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Fields of Research (FoR)
Urban informatics, Human impacts of climate change and human adaptationBiography
Dr. Jiachen Lu completed his PhD at UNSW Sydney, focusing on urban canopy parameterization in complex neighborhoods. His current research focuses on developing urban modelling capabilities for the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) and advancing urban boundary-layer parameterisations through improved turbulence closure schemes. He also works on high-resolution urban airflow modelling and machine-learning...view more
Dr. Jiachen Lu completed his PhD at UNSW Sydney, focusing on urban canopy parameterization in complex neighborhoods. His current research focuses on developing urban modelling capabilities for the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) and advancing urban boundary-layer parameterisations through improved turbulence closure schemes. He also works on high-resolution urban airflow modelling and machine-learning approaches for urban climate applications.
My Qualifications
- B.Eng in Petroleum Engineering. Southwest Petroleum University, China. 2017
- M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering. UC San Diego, USA. 2019
- Ph.D. in Built Environment. UNSW Sydney, Australia. 2024
My Awards
- ACCESS-NRI Early Career Researcher Travel Scholarship - 2025/2026
- Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis - 2024
- Top 10 Most-Cited Paper in 2023, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (QJRMS) - 2023
- National 1st prize in China/Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling - 2017
- Honour graduate for excellent academic and professional performance in Sichuan Province - 2017
- 1st place in the blind review round of China Petroleum Engineering Design Competition - 2017
Contact
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5921-8977