Research

Ecosystems play a crucial role in climate regulation by mediating carbon, water, and energy exchanges with the atmosphere. At the same time, climate and human activities are reshaping ecosystem structure, composition, and functioning. We study how ecosystems respond to and influence climate dynamics and disturbances (e.g., wildfire, deforestation, flooding) through biogeochemical and biophysical processes. Our goal is to assess ecological and climate risks, and advance nature-based solutions to enhance ecosystem service benefits.

Selected Projects

Wetland Carbon Cycle

We investigate wetland CO2 and CH4 dynamics at site, regional, and global scales.

Advanced AI for Earth Science Studies

We develop interpretable AI and causal inference approaches to understand the complex Earth system.

Land-Atmosphere Interactions

We study biophysical processes in water and energy cycles that affect temperature and water availability, and how they change under disturbances (e.g., deforestation, land cover change).

Coastal Resiliency

We monitor and analyze ecological and hydrologial dynamics of coastal ecosystems, to support more informed and sustainable coastal restoration and nature-based climate solutions.

Wildfire modeling

We develop process-based models and hybrid AI models for wildfire studies.