Postdoctoral Fellow
Leyuan Zhang’s research focuses on hydroclimatic extremes under anthropogenic climate change and solar climate intervention. She uses large-ensemble global and regional climate simulations to investigate how deliberate radiative forcing alters droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, extreme precipitation, and compound climate events. Her work integrates physical diagnostics, spatial statistics, and data-driven approaches to understand changes in water and energy balance and regional climate risks.
Interests
Hydroclimatic extremes, solar climate intervention, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, extreme precipitation, compound climate events, land–atmosphere interactions, regional climate modeling
Academics
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S., Physical Geography, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
B.S., Geographical Sciences, Nanyang Normal University