Year: 2025
New Study Led by Fujiang Ji Demonstrates How Satellite Hyperspectral Imaging Can Track Seasonal Plant Trait Dynamics Across U.S. Forests
A new paper led by Fujiang Ji demonstrates that satellite hyperspectral data can reliably track seasonal changes in plant physiology across U.S. forests. Using a framework that links PRISMA satellite imagery with NEON airborne hyperspectral …
Congratulations to Dr. Fujiang Ji on His Successful PhD Defense
We are thrilled to celebrate Fujiang Ji on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation. Fujiang’s dissertation, Understanding the Dynamics of Plant Functional Traits Across Spatial, Temporal, and Biological Scales Using Multi-Source Hyperspectral Remote Sensing …
New Publication: Advancing Understanding of Using SIF to Track Forest Carbon
We are excited to announce the publication of a new paper from our lab in Remote Sensing of Environment, led by Haoran Liu. The team developed TECs-SIF, a new computer model that can simulate both …
New Publication: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Improves Photosynthesis Modeling
We are excited to announce that our lab’s latest research, led by Haoran Liu with contributions from Fa Li, Hamid Dashti, and Min Chen, has been published in Remote Sensing of Environment:“Hyperspectral surface reflectance improves …
Congratulations to Dr. Meng Luo on Her Successful PhD Defense
We are so pleased to celebrate Meng Luo on the successful defense of her PhD dissertation. Meng’s dissertation, Quantifying the Impacts of Forest Carbon Change on Future Land Use and Land Cover Change Projections, makes …
New Publication: Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Uncertainty Challenging Energy Transition Predictability
We are thrilled to announce the release of our latest open-access publication: We are excited to share that our latest open-access paper, “Uncertain Global Terrestrial Carbon Cycles Complicate the Predictability of Global Energy Transition Pathways”, …
New Publication: TECs (v1) — Bridging Carbon Flux Modeling and Hyperspectral Observations
Congratulations to Haoran Liu, PhD student in our lab, on his new publication in Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems! The paper, “TECs (v1): A Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Cycle Simulator Integrated with Spectral Reflection …
New Publication in Ecology Letters Reveals the Link between Canopy Structure and Max Light Use Efficiency
Hamid led a significant new publication, titled “Canopy Structure Exhibits Linear and Nonlinear Links to Biome-Level Maximum Light Use Efficiency“, in Ecology Letters. By synthesizing data from an extensive network of 320 global eddy covariance …
Great day at EPIC
Our lab enjoyed a fun and relaxing day touring the EPIC campus! From whimsical architecture to beautiful walking paths, it was a great chance to unwind, explore, and spend time together outside the lab.