I received my Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2020 and my B.Sc. in Geology from Peking University in 2015. Prior to moving to Glasgow, I was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow/Postdoctoral Researcher at the GFZ Potsdam.

My research interest centers around the interactions between climate and Earth surface processes, as well as their impacts on rates and patterns of landscape evolution. My work combines numerical models with geological, geomorphic, and remote sensing data to explore the sensitivity of landscape characteristics to variability in climate and surface processes. I am particularly interested in how changing climate alters the movement of ice, water, and sediments during glacial-interglacial cycles.

My past and ongoing research focuses on:

• sensitivity of glacier dynamics and glacial erosion processes to climate forcings
• impact of past glaciations on postglacial river processes
• sediment dynamics in recently deglaciated mountains
• drainage reorganization in glacial landscapes
• impact of short-term extreme events (e.g., landslides) to long-term landscape evolution

Please visit my personal website and Google Scholar profile for more information about my research.

PhD opportunities: Please visit this page for up-to-date opportunities. I am always happy to discuss potential PhD projects with students who have or intend to apply for external funding. Please get in touch if you have a research idea related to the broad theme of interactions between climate and Earth surface processes.

Prior publications