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Yao Zhang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Building 084, Room 0118L

M/S 74R316C

yaozhang@lbl.gov

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Yao Zhang is a postdoctoral scholar in the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His current research uses remote sensing and model simulations to evaluate the ecosystem responses to climate change. He is also interested in using new remote sensing dataset (SIF and VOD) to understand the plant physiological responses to drought and heat. Prior to joining Dr Keenan’s group, Dr. Zhang worked as a postdoc researcher with Pierre Gentine at Columbia University. He obtained his Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Oklahoma in 2017. His Ph.D. studies focused on the simulation of terrestrial gross primary production using light use efficiency models and the solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence. He developed a widely used global GPP product using the Vegetation Photosynthesis Model (VPM) at high temporal and spatial resolution.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oklahoma, 2017
  • M.Sc. in Forest Management, Northwest A&F University, China, 2014
  • B.Sc. in Geographic Information Science, Nanjing University, China, 2011

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA, 2019-Present
  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, USA, 2018-2019

Awards

  • George L. and Cleo Cross Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, 2017
  • South Central Climate Science Center Travel Grant, South Central Climate Science Center, 2017
  • Robberson Travel Grant, Graduate College, University of Oklahoma, 2015
  • National scholarship for graduate students, Northwest A&F University, 2013
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