Urban Climate
Research Group@HKUST

Members

The people behind the research.

Meet our groupmates and alumni.

Groupmates

NGAI, Wan Wing

NGAI, Wan Wing

  • 2021-2025
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Environmental Management and Technology
  • 2025-2026
    The University of Hong Kong
    Sustainable Environmental Design
  • Email: wwngai@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23)
XIA, Yuling

XIA, Yuling

  • 2021-2025
    Southwest Jiaotong University
    Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
  • Email: yxiabo@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Even on ordinary days, keep our dreams set on the world!
LI, Huiling

LI, Huiling

  • 2020-2023
    Sun-Yat Sen University
    Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 2016-2020
    Sun-Yat Sen University
    Atmospheric Sciences
  • Email: hlign@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
WANG, Siyu

WANG, Siyu

  • 2021-2024
    Chongqing University
    Civil Engineering
  • 2017-2021
    Chongqing Jiaotong University
    Civil Engineering
  • Email: swanggq@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Embrace a life of perceiving the world's beauty.
CHEN, Yilin

CHEN, Yilin

  • 2019-2023
    Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)
    Atmospheric Science
  • Email: ychenln@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Hope you can understand the code I write:)

Alumni

ZHANG, Liwei

ZHANG, Liwei

  • 2023-2026
    PhD Student at HKUST Urban Climate Research Group
  • 2019-2023
    Nanjing University
    Geological engineering
  • 2015-2019
    China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
  • Email: lzhangdy@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Never give up.
Lieber, Jonathan

Lieber, Jonathan

  • 2022-2026
    PhD Student at HKUST Urban Climate Research Group
  • 2020-2022
    Erasmus+ Joint MSc Programme
    Glasgow Caledonian University, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Universidad de Huelva
    Urban Climate and Sustainability
  • Email: jklieber@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: I model urban climate!
HE, Zheyu

HE, Zheyu

  • 2020-2024
    Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)
    Atmospheric Science
  • Email: zhebw@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Reset to zero at any time.
WANG, Han

WANG, Han

  • 2025-Present
    Postdoc at HKUST
  • 2021-2025
    PhD Student at HKUST Urban Climate Research Group
  • 2017-2021
    Hohai University (HHU)
    Environmental Science
  • Email: hwangew@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: 👈This guy knows nothing.
CHEN, Xuan

CHEN, Xuan

  • 2023-Present
    Postdoc at Delft University of Technology
  • 2019-2023
    PhD Student at HKUST Urban Climate Research Group
  • 2015-2019
    Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
    Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Email:
    cxlne73@gmail.com
    xchendz@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Red sky at night, sailor's delight 🌆 ❤️
CHEN, Liutao

CHEN, Liutao

  • 2025-Present
    Postdoc at University of Washington
  • 2023-2025
    Postdoc at HKUST
  • 2019-2023
    PhD Student at HKUST Urban Climate Research Group
  • 2015-2019
    Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)
    Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
  • Email:
    chenlt@ust.hk
    lchenco@connect.ust.hk
    chenlt326@outlook.com
  • Bio: Lux sit 💡
CHEN, Yedong (Cyder)

CHEN, Yedong (Cyder)

  • 2022-2023
    University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison)
    Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
  • 2018-2022
    Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
    Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Email:
    cyder.chen@connect.ust.hk
    cyder.chen@wisc.edu
  • Bio: CYD plus -ER then is CYDER😎
YU, Ge

YU, Ge

  • 2016-2020
    Nanjing University（NJU)
    Earth System Science and Environment - Geology
  • Email: gyuae@connect.ust.hk
  • Bio: Call me yogurt!
ZHENG, Xing

ZHENG, Xing

  • 2021-2022
    Postdoc at HKUST Urban Climate Research Group
  • Email: janssenzheng@ust.hk