People – Hydrology, Hydromteorology, Hydroclimatology and Remote Sensing Laboratory (H3RS)

Dr. Zhi “Allen” Li (Dr. Z) is a Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Dean’s Postdoc Fellow. He earned his doctoral degree (2022) from the University of Oklahoma/Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, directed by Prof. Yang Hong. He obtained Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees at the National University of Singapore (2019) and Hohai University (2017), respectively. He had prior experience working as a Data Scientist in the private sector in Singapore to develop opportunistic sensors for rainfall monitoring.

Dr. Z studies surface water across scales, both spatially (local, continental, and global) and temporally (Hydrology, Hydrometeorology, and Hydroclimatology). His research focuses on flood prediction and monitoring by leveraging Remote Sensing platforms and Hydrologic-Hydraulic coupled models. He devotes himself to improving flood monitoring tools to deliver accurate and timely information for the good of the community.

Dr. Z has so far published over 20 peer-review journal articles and 1 invited book chapter. He has been serving as an invited reviewer for over 10 international journals. His research work has been featured by some mainstream news media, such as the New York Times, Independent, CNN, and AccuWeather.

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Prof. Yang Hong is the director of the Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing Laboratory at the University of Oklahoma. He is my Ph.D. advisor from 2019 to 2022.

Prof. Yang Hong

Professor (University of Oklahoma)

Dr. Jonathan Gourley is a research scientist at NOAA/NSSL and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma. We jointly published over 10 articles.

Dr. Jonathan Gourley

Research Scientist (NOAA/NSSL)

Prof. Pierre Kirstetter is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma He was my Ph.D. committee member from 2019 to 2022.

Prof. Pierre Kirstetter

Associate Professor (University of Oklahoma)

Prof. Randall Kolar is the department director at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Oklahoma. He is an expert in hydrodynamics. He was my Ph.D. committee member from 2019 to 2022

Prof. Randall Kolar

Professor (University of Oklahoma)

Prof. Tiantian Yang is an Assistant Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Oklahoma. He was my Ph.D. committee member from 2019 to 2022

Prof. Tiantian Yang

Assistant Professor (University of Oklahoma)

Prof. Yixin Wen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Florida. She is an expert in ground weather radar. She was my Ph.D. committee member from 2019 to 2022.

Prof. Yixin "Berry" Wen

Assistant Professor (University of Florida)