Research Experience

2020–2025

Graduate Student Researcher

University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Ph.D. research on the detection and attribution of anthropogenic climate change in global ocean chlorophyll.
  • Developed novel methods integrating satellite remote sensing with climate model simulations.
  • Skills: Bayesian framework, space–time series analysis, Linux/HPC computing.
2024

International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks

Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Supported by WMO, MAP-AQ, IRDR)

  • Served as team leader (6 scholars) of a mini-project on land–atmosphere coupling and its role in modulating heatwaves and droughts in past and future climates.
  • Project awarded 3rd Prize and Fellowship.
2022

Research Cruise Participant

R/V Sally Ride, Pacific Ocean, San Diego – 32.7°N transect

  • Participated in a one-week field campaign sampling water and plankton at 5 in situ stations.
  • Gained experience in oceanographic field sampling, biogeochemical measurements, and cruise operations.
2020–2021

Participant, 'Hacking 4 Oceans' Innovation Program

University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Collaborated with ocean-focused companies and NGOs to develop solutions to real-world ocean sustainability challenges.
  • Applied systems thinking, policy design, and technological innovation in interdisciplinary teamwork.
2018–2019

Undergraduate Researcher

Nantong University, China

  • Built sediment microbial fuel cells and designed controlled experiments by varying organic matter concentration in the anode area, achieving optimized power generation efficiency.
2018

Research Intern

Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province

  • Assisted in cyclic cultivation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms, prepared experimental reports, and operated laboratory instruments for water sample biochemical analyses.
2017–2018

'Challenge Cup' National College Academic Competition

Nantong University, China

  • Team project: System design of CW-MFC and its application in nitrogen-containing sewage treatment.
2017

'Ocean Star' Research Fieldwork

Nantong Fisheries Bureau, China

  • Led an 8-member project team to conduct literature review presentations, interviews with institutional researchers, field surveys, questionnaire-based assessments, and preparation of the final project report.

Presentations

December 9–13, 2024 Oral

Can anthropogenic influence on ocean chlorophyll be detected through observations?

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

October 26, 2024 Oral

Dynamic space-time modeling for detecting trends in ocean chlorophyll

Southern California Biogeochemical Ocean Observations and Models (SoCal BOOM) Symposium

May 10, 2024 Invited Talk

Assessing trends in satellite ocean chlorophyll through a dynamic space-time model lens

Monterey Bay Marine GIS Annual Meeting

February 18–23, 2024 Oral

Assessing long-term trends in ocean chlorophyll using a dynamic space-time model

Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM)

December 11–15, 2023 Poster

Long-term trends in the extremes and variability of global and regional ocean chlorophyll concentrations

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

June 6, 2023 Poster

Long-term trends in the distribution of ocean chlorophyll

University of California Santa Cruz Postdocs Association (USPA) Postdoc Symposium

March 26, 2022 Poster

Detecting long-term trends in satellite ocean chlorophyll

Southern California Biogeochemical Ocean Observations and Models (SoCal BOOM) Symposium

February 28 – March 4, 2022 Poster

Detecting long-term trends in satellite ocean chlorophyll

Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM)