Jiangong Liu
Assistant Professor
Carbon Neutrality and Climate Change Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
jiangongliu@hkust-gz.edu.cnBackground
Jiangong Liu is an ecosystem ecologist investigating interactions between terrestrial ecosystems and a changing climate. His work brings together field observations, ecological and satellite data, artificial intelligence, and ecosystem modeling to understand the processes shaping land carbon uptake and explore nature-based approaches to climate mitigation.
Research interests
- Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
- Ecosystem responses to climate extremes
- Nature-based climate solutions
- Explainable AI and causal inference
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Education
- 2020
Ph.D. in Physical Geography
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2015
M.S. in Global Change Ecology
Northwest A&F University
- 2013
B.S. in Forestry
Northwest A&F University
Appointments
- May 2025–present
Assistant Professor
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- 2022–2025
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Columbia University
- Jun 2020–Apr 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher
Seoul National University
- Jan–Jul 2019
Visiting Scholar
University of California, Berkeley