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Housen Chu

Research Scientist

Building 084, Room 363

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-486-6138

hchu@lbl.gov

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

I am a broadly trained Environmental Scientist studying the underlying processes of plant-ecosystem-atmosphere interactions for natural and managed ecosystems. My main research interest is the response and biophysical regulation of ecosystem-atmosphere momentum, energy, carbon, and water fluxes to climatic variability in contrasting terrestrial ecosystems. The goal of my research is to understand, predict, and increase the resilience of terrestrial ecosystems under the influence of climate change.

Over the years, I worked on FLUXNET and AmeriFlux Management Project and studied ecosystem-level carbon, water, and energy cycling in a wide spectrum of ecosystem types, e.g., subtropical and temperate forests, croplands, wetlands, Great Lake. Despite of the diverse ecosystem types, the focus of my research is always on the linkage between ecosystem characteristics (i.e., physiological, phenological, structural traits) and ecosystem functions and processes (i.e., fluxes).

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Education

  • PhD, University of Toledo, USA, Department of Environmental Sciences, 2014
  • MS, National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Natural Resources, 2008
  • BE, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Department of Civil Engineering, 2001

Experience

  • Research Scientist (career-track), Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, 2019-Present
  • Data Processing Team Member, AmeriFlux and FLUXNET Synthesis Database, 2015-Present
  • Postdoc, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, 2017-2019
  • Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, 2015-2017
  • Lab Instructor, University of Toledo, Environmental Problem Lab, Biodiversity Lab, 2011-2014
  • Graduate Research Assistant, University of Toledo, 2010-2014
  • Research Technician, National Dong-Hwa University, 2009-2010

Awards

  • Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, AGU: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 2016
  • Highlighted Alumni, University of Toledo, 2016
  • Best Student Research Paper Award, University of Toledo, 2015
  • Research/Teaching Assistantship, University of Toledo, 2010-2014
  • Studying Abroad Scholarship, Bureau of International Cultural and Educational Relations, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2010-2011
  • Short-Term Visiting Scholarship to University of Münster, Germany, sponsored by National Science Council, Taiwan , 2010
  • Short-Term Visiting Scholarship to Changbai Mountain LTER site, China, sponsored by Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan, 2007
  • Presidential Award, National Dong-Hwa University, 2007-2008
  • Research Assistantship, National Dong-Hwa University, 2007-2008

Scholarly Service

  • Graduate Mentor, California State University—East Bay, Berkeley Lab CSUEB Intern Pilot Program, 2018-Present
  • Organizing Committee Member, AmeriFlux 2018 PI Meeting, 2018
  • Organizing Committee Member, LBNL-EESA Climate Brownbag Seminar, 2018
  • Conference Convener, AGU Annual Meeting: Biogeosciences section, 2017-2018
  • Organizing Committee Member, FLUXNET 2017 Workshop, 2017
  • Conference Convener, FLUXNET 2017 Workshop, 2017
  • Undergraduate Mentor, University of California Berkeley, 2017
  • Book Proofreader & Language Editor, Chinese version of “Eddy Covariance: A Practical Guide to Measurement and Data Analysis (by Aubinet, M., T. Vesala, and D. Papale)”, Higher Education Publication, Beijing, China, translated by Guo, H., G. Dong, and C. Shao, 2016
  • Student Award Judge, AGU Annual Meeting – Biogeosciences Section, 2015-Present
  • Organizer, FLUXNET Young Scientist Network, 2015-Present

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  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
  • Journal of Hydrology
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