Education
- Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and GIS, Zhejiang University, China, 2015-2020
- Visiting Ph.D. in Remote Sensing of Urban Environment, Indiana State Universtiy, USA, 2018-2019
- B.S. in Environment and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, China, 2011-2015
Work experience
- 07/2024 - Present : Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
- Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 01/2024 - 06/2024 : Part-time Lecturer
- Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 01/2023 - 06/2024: Research Assistant Professor
- Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Affliated with The JC STEM Lab of Earth Observations (Lab Head: Prof. Qihao Weng)
- 01/2023 - 10/2023: Lab Manager
- The JC STEM Lab of Earth Observations, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- 08/2020 - 01/2023: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, National University of Singapore
- Supervisor: Prof. Lian Pin Koh
Research Interests
- Remote sensing of urban environment
- Global environmental and climate change
- Land-based and nature-based climate change mitigation solutions
- Remote sensing image processing techniques and applications
- Nighttime light remote sensing
Publications
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Teaching
- Advanced GIS (GRMD3106, 3rd-year undergraduate). The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2023/2024.
- Remote Sensing of Environment (GRMD2105, 2nd-year undergraduate). The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2023/2024.
- Remote Sensing of Urban Landscape (GE4214, 4th-year undergraduates). National University of Singapore. Oct. 18, 2022 (Invited lecture).
- Climate Change - Potential of Nature-based Climate Solutions. Civil Service College Singapore & Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. Sept. 7, 2022 (Invited lecture).
- Change detection with remote sensing data: theory, method and applications. National University of Singapore, Sept. 3, 2021 (Teaching session).
- Geographic Information Systems and Agricultural Modernization, No: 1440001001: Zhejiang University, winter semester, 2019 (Guest Lecturer & Teaching Assistant).
Professional Service
Editorship
- 06/2022 - present: Editorial Board Member, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Q1:2/52)
- 2021 - 2023: Guest editor, Remote Sensing (Q2:12/33), Special Issue: Remote Sensing Imagery For Mapping Economic Activities
Journal Reviewer (Total: 135)
Remote Sensing of Environment, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, PNAS Nexus, GIScience & Remote Sensing, Building and Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, Earth System Science Data, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.
Grants
- Supporting both food security and climate change mitigation with abandoned cropland: potential and trade-offs. Start-up Fund for RAP under the Strategic Hiring Scheme. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. PI: HK$ 250,000. 2023-2024
- Exploring the spatio-temporal pattern of polycentric cities based on night-time light remote sensing data, Zhejiang University. PI: RMB 40,000. 2019-2020.
Awards
- 2021, Remote Sensing 2021 Best Cover Award, MDPI, CHF 100
- 2020, Excellent Doctoral Graduate of Zhejiang Province, Department of Education of Zhejiang Province
- 2019, National PhD Student Award of China, Ministry of Education of China, RMB 30,000
- 2019 Student Honors Paper Competition Award (1st place), Remote Sensing Specialty Group of American Association of Geographers, USD 500
- 2019, IndianaView Student Scholarship Award, IndianaView Consortium (USGS), USD 750
- 2018, Visiting PhD Student Fellowship, China Scholarship Council
- 2017, Outstanding PhD student scholarship, Zhejiang University, RMB 10,000
- 2015, TOP 100 Best Undergraduate Thesis, Zhejiang University
Talks
- Zheng Q. Supporting both food security and climate change mitigation with abandoned cropland: potential and trade-offs. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2022, Dec. 2022, Chicago, USA.
- Zheng Q. Future land-use competition constrains natural climate solutions. Nature-based Solutions Conference 2022, July 2022, Oxford, United Kingdom.
- Zheng Q Weng Q. Characterizing urban land changes of global megacities using nighttime light time series. Symposium 2021 of Group on Earth Observations, June 2021, Online.
- Zheng Q. Earth Observation at Night: Nighttime Light Images Open Up New Applications. September 2019. Indiana State University, USA. (Invited talk)
- Zheng Q. Developing a new cross-sensor calibration model for DMSP-OLS and Suomi-NPP VIIRS night-light imageries. AAG 2019-Annual Meeting of American Association of Geographers, April 2019, Washington D.C., USA.
- Zheng Q, Wang K. Analysis of the spatio-temporal dynamic of polycentric city using night-time light remote sensing imagery. IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, July 2018, Valencia, Spain.
- Zheng Q, Wang K. Monitoring “ghost cities” in China from the view of night-time light remote sensing data. Workshop of “Sustainable Systems and Societies: energy, environment and policy frameworks”, November 2016, Campinas, Brazil.