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Chen Wang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

M/S 74R316C

cwang4@lbl.gov

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education
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Biography

Chen Wang is a postdoctoral scholar in the Earth & Environmental Sciences Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research focuses on environmental geophysics and hydro-geophysics, aiming to improve the understanding and prediction of subsurface hydrological and biogeochemical processes using various geophysical and hydrological techniques. He received his PhD in Environmental Science from Rutgers University Newark, where his thesis focused on the improvement of data acquisition, data interpretation, and hydrological applications of spectral induced polarization, a geophysical technique assessing the physicochemical properties of porous earth materials by measuring the complex electrical conductivity. At Berkeley lab, he works with Baptiste Dafflon to improve the estimation and prediction of heat/water fluxes in Arctic and snow-dominated regions using sensor network and remote sensing data.

Research Interests

  1. Heat/water fluxes in Arctic and snow-dominated regions
  2. Thermal properties of soil and snow
  3. Low frequency electrical properties (spectral induced polarization or complex conductivity) of porous media
  4. Electrical/magnetic near surface geophysics
  5. Groundwater-surface water interactions in rivers

Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental Science, Rutgers University Newark, 2021, Thesis title:
    “Advancing Spectral Induced Polarization for Near Surface Geophysical Characterization”
  • M.S., Environmental Engineering, joint degree from University of Chinese Academy of Science and University of Copenhagen, 2015
  • B.S., Environmental Science (with honors), Sun Yat-sen University, China, 2012

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2021-Present
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, Rutgers University Newark, 2016-2020

Awards

  • Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Scholarship, 2019; 2020
  • Rutgers Dissertation Fellowship, 2020
  • The Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant, 2019
  • SEG travel grant (SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program), 2019
  • Best student paper award at the 5th International Workshop on Induced Polarization, 2018
  • Travel grant, DOE Environmental System Science PI Meeting, 2018
  • Rutgers student Travel Grant, 2017-2019
  • China National Fellowship, 2009; 2010

Scholarly Service

  • Journal Reviewer, Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydrology, Geophysical Journal International, The Cryosphere, Hydrogeology Journal, Geophysics, Near Surface Geophysics, Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics
  • Student Representative, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Hydrogeophysics Committee, 2019-2021
  • Convener, AGU Fall Meeting, 2019-2021
  • Secretary-treasurer, SEG student chapter of Rutgers Newark Geophysical Society, 2017-2019
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