Group Members

Current: Postdoc Fellow (1), PhD Students (4), Master students (4), Final Year Students (3), Visiting scholar (0)
Alumni: Research Assistants (3), Master students (3), Final Year Students (2), Visiting scholar (3)

- Principle Investigator -

Prof. Qiming Zheng
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- Postdoc Fellow -

Dr. Xia Liao (2025- )
PhD (Chinese Academy of Sciences); MSc/BSc (Chongqing University)
-Focus: Urban and regional sustainability; Land-use change and its impacts
-Email:xialiao@cuhk.edu.hk
-Awards:
(1) Research Fellow Scheme, CUHK (2025-2026,HKD 250,000);
(2) Research Fellow Scheme, CUHK (2026-2027,HKD 250,000, only awardee of the Faculty)
-Leading projects:
(1) Research Development Fund 2025, Worldwide Universities Network (leading Co-I; GBP 20,000)
(2) 1+1+1 CUHK–CUHK(SZ)–GDSTC Joint Collaboration Fund, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Co-I; HKD 150,000)

- PhD Students -

Mr. Te Mu (2024- )
MSc (Zhejiang University); BSc (Shanxi University)
-Focus: Nighttime light; Natural Disaster; Time Series Modelling
-Email: mateomu@link.cuhk.edu.hk
-First-author publications: TGRS; RSE;
-Leading Projects:
(1) Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant, CUHK (Co-I; HKD 367,400)

Ms. Yifei Zhao (2025- )
MSc (Beijing Normal University); BSc (University of Science and Technology Beijing)
-Focus: Nature-based Solutions; Climate Change Mitigation; Afforestation
-Email: zhaoyf@link.cuhk.edu.hk
-Leading Projects:
(1) Direct Grant, CUHK (Co-I; HKD 100,000);
(2) Environment Conservation Fund, Environment and Ecology Bureau of Hong Konk (Co-I; HKD 371,000)

Ms. Yu Gong (2025- )
MSc (Wuhan University); BSc (Hohai University)
-Focus: Nighttime light; Urban remote sensing
-Email:yuGong@link.cuhk.edu.hk
-Leading Projects:
(1) Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant, CUHK (Co-I; HKD 367,400)

Ms. Hanyue Luo (2025- )
MSc (Shanghai Jiaotong University); BSc (China Agricultural University)
-Focus: Nature-based Solutions; Urban afforestation
-Email:luoHanyue@link.cuhk.edu.hk

- Master Students -

- Visiting Scholars -

- Alumni -

Ms. Ruijia Yang (Visiting PhD student)
BSc, MSc (Zhejiang University)

Dr. Xingyu Zheng (Visiting Scholar)
Lecturer at Zhejiang A&F University
-Focus: forest carbon stock modeling

Ms. Mianxi Wu (Final Year student)
CUHK, 2024-2025
BSc (CUHK);
-Achievements: First class honor; GRM Undergraduate International Conference Award; Tam Sai Wing Scholarship for Final Year Thesis.
-Current job: Admitted to HKU Master Program

Ms. Mengni Xia (Master Student)
HK PolyU, 2023-2025
MSc (HK PolyU); BSc (Anhui Normal University)
-Focus: GIS; Cropland Abandonment

Ms. Yang Qu (Master Student)
HK PolyU, 2023-2025
MSc (HK PolyU); BSc (Hainan University)
-Focus: GIS; Natural Climate Solution
-Current job: High-School Geography teacher at Shanghai

Mr. Zhenyu Wang (Master Student)
HK PolyU, 2022-2023
MSc (HK PolyU); BSc (Guangzhou University)
-Focus: Carbon Emission Modelling; GIS
-Current job: Research Assistant at PolyU HK

Mr. Te Mu (Research Assistant)
HK PolyU, 2023-2024
MSc (Zhejiang University); BSc (Shanxi University)
-Focus: Nighttime light; Natural Disaster; Time Series Modelling
-Current job: PhD Student at CUHK

Mr. Tim Ha (Research Assistant)
National University of Singapore, 2022-2023
MSc (The University of Freiburg); BSc (The University of Edinburgh)
-Focus: Nature-based Climate Solution; Cropland Abandonment; Land use Policy
-Achievements: publication in Nature Communications (2nd author)
-Current job: Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Waldkirch; Oil Change International

Ms. Nicole Chung (Research Assistant)
National University of Singapore, 2020-2021
BSc (National University of Singapore)
-Focus: Nature-based Climate Solution; Land-use classification
-Current job: Yale-NUS College student