Yufang Jin | |
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| Alma mater | Peking University, Boston University |
| Known for | Wildfires, Remote Sensing, Ecosystem Sciences |
| Website | jin |
Yufang Jin is an assistant professor of remote sensing and ecosystem change at UC Davis's Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, and associate environmental scientist at the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. [1] Her research uses satellite imaging and other techniques to track and model how landscapes and ecosystems change.
Jin received her Bachelor of Science in atmospheric physics in 1995 from Peking University, in Beijing, China. She continued her studies at Peking University to receive her master's degree in environmental science in 1998. In 2002, Jin completed her Ph.D. in geography from Boston University. [2]
After receiving her Ph.D., Jin worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Geography of Boston University. In 2003 she continued her geographical work as an assistant research scientist for the University of Maryland. [4] In 2005, she entered University of California Irvine's Department of Earth System Science, and began her work as an assistant and associate research scientist. Jin has remained in the UC system, and since 2014 has worked as an assistant professor in remote sensing and ecosystem change for the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources at University of California, Davis/ [5]
Her research uses satellite modeling to observe the biogeophysical properties of land and monitor how they are changing. She additionally focuses on ecological responses to climate change and ecosystems' response to wildfires., [6] in particular her current work identifying different fire regimes in Southern California, and the role of the Santa Ana winds [6] [7]
While a student at Peking University, Jin received awards for Excellent Student Honor, as well as the Guanghua Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students. In 2006, she received the second International Young Scientists’ Conference award on Global Change, and in 2008, received the NASA New Investigator Program in Earth Science Award. [2] [8]
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