Zhuang, Qianlai

Qianlai Zhuang
William F. and Patty J. Miller Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Agronomy, Purdue University
Former Visiting Professor, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT
qzhuang@purdue.edu
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Bio

Dr. Zhuang's research focuses on the interactions among atmosphere, biosphere, and human dimension in the context of climate change, chemical element cycles, and policy-making. To study these interactions, he uses a systems approach that integrates the basic principles of biology, physics, and chemistry. His primary research is to integrate the knowledge derived from field and laboratory experiments with theoretical and computational techniques to advance ecosystem sciences.

Current Projects:
Changes of Land-Cover and Land-Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Northern Eurasia: Impacts on Human Adaptation and Quality of Life at Regional and Global Scales

Past Projects:
Collaborator on Synthesis of Arctic System Carbon Cycle Research

Education + Credentials
M.S., The Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 1991
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2001

Recent Publications

Conference Proceedings Paper
Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification of E3SM Methane model using Machine Learning
Sandeep, C., X. Gao and Q. Zhu (2022). American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, B16D-02
Journal Article
Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): Facing the Challenges and Pathways of Global Change in the 21st Century
Groisman, P., H. Shugart, D. Kicklighter, G. Henebry, N. Tchebakova, S. Maksyutov, E. Monier, G. Gutman, S. Gulev, J. Qi, A. Prishchepov, E. Kukavskaya, B. Porfiriev, A. Shiklomanov, T. Loboda, N. Shiklomanov, S. Nghiem, K. Bergen, J. Albrechtová, J. Chen, M. Shahdedanova, A. Shvidenko, N. Speranskaya, A. Soja, K. deBeurs, O. Bulygina, J. McCarty, Q. Zhuang and O. Zolina (2017). Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 4(41)
Joint Program Report
A Review of and Perspectives on Global Change Modeling for Northern Eurasia
Monier, E., D. Kicklighter, A. Sokolov, Q. Zhuang, I. Sokolik, R. Lawford, M. Kappas, S. Paltsev and P. Groisman (2017). Joint Program Report Series Report 311, May, 20 p.
Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Potential influence of climate-induced vegetation shifts on future land use and associated land carbon fluxes in Northern Eurasia
Kicklighter, D.W., Y. Cai, Q. Zhuang, E.I. Parfenova, S. Paltsev, A.P. Sokolov, J.M. Melillo, J.M. Reilly and N.M. Tchebokova (2014). Environmental Research Letters, 9(3): 035004, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/035004 [PDF]
Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Permafrost degradation and methane: low risk of biogeochemical climate-warming feedback
Gao, X. C.A. Schlosser, A. Sokolov, K.W. Anthony, Q. Zhuang and D. Kicklighter (2013). Environmental Research Letters, 8(3): 035014 [PDF]
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