Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

I am an ecological modeler with a great interest in linking hydrology with ecosystems using multidisciplinary approaches. I investigate surface and subsurface water processes and their implication in fluvial ecosystems. I use varied statistical and modeling techniques to combine disparate spatial and ecoinformatics datasets, validated with field measurements, to describe complex interaction patterns between biotic and abiotic processes contributing to ecosystem services. I build ecological predictive models to better address fluvial habitat degradation under anthropogenic and climate change. Knowing the interaction between ecosystems and their adjacent environments is not only a profound knowledge itself and is informative to policy makers and natural resources managers in order to conserve sustainable water resources and to preserve functional aquatic ecosystems. My ultimate goal is to advance our knowledge to achieve a balance between development and sustainable ecosystems.

Ph.D. Biological Resources Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008
M.S. Bioenvironmental System Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2003
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2001

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