CV

Curriculum vitae for Yu Zhou.

Contact Information

Name Yu Zhou, Ph.D.
Professional Title Research Associate, Lecturer
Email yu.zhou at usys.ethz.ch; zhouy.work at gmail.com
Location LFW A 7, Universitätstrasse 2, Zürich, Switzerland 8092
Website https://yuzhoubiogeo.github.io

Experience

  • 2024 - present

    Zürich, Switzerland

    Research Associate
    ETH Zurich
    Advised by Prof. Nina Buchmann, Department of Environmental Systems Science.
    • SNSF CERES: Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Extremes on the Resilience of European Forests
    • COST Action CLEANFOREST: Joint effects of climate extremes and atmospheric deposition on European forests
  • 2022 - 2024

    Ithaca, NY, USA

    Schmidt AI for Science Postdoctoral Fellow
    Cornell University
    Advised by Prof. Yiqi Luo and Prof. Carla Gomes.
    • Schmidt Sciences: AI for Interpreting Dryland Carbon Dynamics
  • 2021 - 2022

    Flagstaff, AZ, USA

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Northern Arizona University
    Advised by Prof. Yiqi Luo, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society.
    • DOE LTER: Trait Adaptations to Atmospheric and Soil Aridity Across Dryland Species
  • 2016 - 2020

    Worcester, MA, USA

    Research Assistant
    Clark University
    Advised by Prof. Christopher Williams, School of Geography.
    • NASA EVS2 ACT-America: Advancing Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Models with Atmospheric Carbon Data
    • NASA Carbon Monitoring System: Translating Forest Change to Carbon Emissions/Removals

Education

  • 2015 - 2021

    Worcester, MA, USA

    Ph.D.
    Clark University
    Geography
    • Dissertation: Improving Carbon Cycle Modeling with Flux Measurements, Forest Inventories, and Satellite Observations
  • 2012 - 2015

    Beijing, China

    M.S., with Honors
    Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth
    Geographic Information System and Cartography
    • Thesis: Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Water Use Efficiency in Central Asia
  • 2008 - 2012

    Qingdao, China

    B.E., with Honors
    Shandong University of Science and Technology
    Remote Sensing

Research Interests

  • Carbon cycle science; nature-based climate solutions; ecosystem ecology; climate change impacts; process-based modeling; machine learning/artificial intelligence; remote sensing.

Grants

  • 2023 - 2024
    Schmidt AI for Science Postdoctoral Fellowship at Cornell University
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Funding source: Schmidt Sciences
    Amount: USD 150,000
  • 2017 - 2017
    Sussman Research Grant
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Funding source: Edna-Bailey Sussman Foundation
    Amount: USD 7,275

Awards

  • 2020
    Group Achievement Award for ACT-America project of NASA
  • 2019
    Purser Dissertation Enhancement Grant, Clark University
  • 2017
    Travel Award of Max Planck Institute, Jena, Germany
  • 2012
    Excellent Thesis Award of Shandong University of Science and Technology
  • 2016
    Libbey Graduate Fellowship, Clark University
  • 2014
    National Scholarship for Graduate Student, Ministry of Education, China
  • 2008
    First Class Scholarship of Shandong University of Science and Technology

Languages

Mandarin : Native
English : Proficient
German : Beginner

Skills

Programming: MATLAB, R, Python, FORTRAN