Yi Yin#

Yi is an ecologist and atmospheric scientist curious about how climate change impacts ecosystems and communities, with a focus on extreme events such as heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires. She combines satellite data, ground observations, and inverse modeling to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and untangle the interactions between land, atmosphere, and people. Before joining NYU, Yi spent time as a research scientist at Caltech, and did postdocs at NASA JPL and LSCE in France. She received her PhD from Peking University in China. Outside work, Yi loves hiking, playing music with her family, and reading, to her kids or quietly by herself.

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Xinlei Liu#

Xinlei is an environmental researcher focusing on emissions and associated impact of air pollutants from wildfires and solid fuel combustion. She combines field/satellite observations and statistical/modeling approaches to address current research questions. She received her PhD from Nankai University in China, and gained postdoctoral experience at Peking University. She is working on wildfire dynamics, emissions, and impacts on ecosystem and human health. In her spare time, she loves hiking, swimming, playing badminton, or curl up with a book.

Qingyu Wang#

Qingyu is interested in the carbon cycle and atmospheric science, trying to understand where greenhouse gases come from, how they move through the atmosphere, and what that means for our future climate. She earned her PhD from the University of Oklahoma, studying how boundary-layer meteorology shapes greenhouse gas transport and source attribution. Now she is working on these processes at larger spatial and temporal scales and study how greenhouse gases interact with agricultural systems and human activities. Outside of research, she enjoys spending time with family, walking through the city to feel the air and wind.

Shangyi Guo#

Shangyi Guo is a second-year M.S. student at NYU CUSP, working at the intersection of urban data science, complex systems, and AI. His research combines large-scale data engineering with statistical modeling to understand how environmental structures shape spatial inequality and collective human behavior at different scales. He builds scalable pipelines integrating environmental, socioeconomic, human mobility, and sensor datasets, develops models and frameworks to quantify heterogeneous treatment effects, structural dependencies, and system resilience across space and time. Outside research, he enjoys exploring nature, playing chess and guitar.

Hoon Cho#

Hoon is a second-year M.S. Computer Science student at New York University. His work largely lies in machine learning and its applications. He is particularly interested in understanding how models form and justify their decisions, why they fail, and how these failures reveal underlying patterns in the data. Outside research, he enjoys playing the piano and playing squash.

Elinor Adams#

Elinor is an undergraduate student at Gallatin studying Environmental Justice and Philosophy. She is interested in understanding how humans situate themselves in and relate to the environment through the study of earth systems science and the humanities. Her research interests include the impacts of urban forestry on urban heat equity in New York City and the function of community gardens as places of activism and community building. Outside of research, she enjoys creative writing, backpacking, and cooking for her loved ones.