CV

General Information

Name Kunxiaojia (Tammy) Yuan
Position Assistant Professor
Department Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Institution University of Houston
Email kyuan@central.uh.edu

Appointments

  • 2025.9–present
    Assistant Professor
    University of Houston
  • 2025.9–present
    Affiliate Researcher
    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
  • 2022.1–2025.8
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
  • 2021.10–2022.1
    Visiting Scholar
    University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • 2019.10–2020.3
    AI Researcher (Intern)
    Google X
  • 2018.10–2021.9
    Affiliate Researcher
    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Education

  • 2021
    Ph.D. in Geographic Information Science
    Wuhan University
  • 2016
    B.Eng. in Remote Sensing Science and Technology
    Wuhan University

Teaching

  • 2024
    Guest Lecture
    University of Wisconsin–Madison
    • ECOL711 Multivariate Analysis of Ecological and Community Data
  • 2023
    Guest Lecture
    University of Wisconsin–Madison
    • ECOL711 Multivariate Analysis of Ecological and Community Data
  • 2017
    Teaching Assistant
    Wuhan University
    • Principles & Applications of Remote Sensing
  • 2017
    Teaching Assistant
    Wuhan University
    • Advanced Geographic Information Technology

Service

  • Convenor, EGU Session AS5/BG9 (2025)
    • Machine learning for Carbon Cycle Research
  • Workshop Organizer (2025)
    • Bridging the Gap – Flux Data Meets Land Surface Models
  • Session Chair & Convenor, AGU Session B41M/B43D (2024)
    • The Global Methane Budget and Advancing Understanding of Wetland Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Reviewer
    • ICLR 2025 (top-tier ML conference)
    • Reviewed 40+ papers in 27 journals, e.g., Nature Communications, Global Change Biology, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Communications Earth & Environment, Earth System Science Data, Environmental Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Journal of Geophysical Research-Machine Learning and Computation, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Atmospheric Environment, Environmental Research Communications, Environmental Research: Climate, Remote Sensing.
  • Committee Member
    • FLUXNET Early Career Scientist Network (2024–present)
  • Workshop Organizer
    • AmeriFlux Early Career Networking Workshop (2024)
  • Judge
    • AMS Student Presentation Competitions (2023–present)
    • AGU OSPA (Outstanding Student Presentation Awards) (2022–present)