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)

• Publication: Communications Earth & Environment(1st author)
• Current job: PhD student at Zhejiang University

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