Dr. Susan (Shufen) Pan, an assistant research professor in Auburn University’s International Center for Climate and Global Change Research found that more than half of the global land area could experience water scarcity by the end of 21st century. By the end of 21st century, climate warming would result in large increase of surface evapotranspiration,…Continue Reading Dr. Shufen (Susan) pan warns of possible widespread water scarcity by the end of 21st century
Dr. Shufen (Susan) Pan confirms new threshold for climate change mitigation
In a recently published research led by Assistant research professor and Director of GIS and remote sensing laboratory, Dr. Susan Pan confirms that the increase in surface air temperature must remain below 1.5 degrees Celsius to curb the rate of climate change and maintain ecosystem services. Along with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of…Continue Reading Dr. Shufen (Susan) Pan confirms new threshold for climate change mitigation
AU Climate Research Team Contributes to New National Climate Assessment
The AU climate research team led by Dr. Hanqin Tian contributed a research paper to the Third US National Assessment (NCA). The team consisting of Alumni and Solon Dixon professor Dr. Hanqin Tian, Assistant Research Professor Dr. Susan (Shufen) Pan, and researchers Dr. Chaoqun Lu, and Dr. Bo Tao, has been recognized individually by the…Continue Reading AU Climate Research Team Contributes to New National Climate Assessment
Dr. Tian Research Shows Link Between Fertilizer and Climate in China
Along with colleagues from the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Auburn University team led by Dr. Hanqin Tian found that 50% reduction in the amount of nitrogen fertilizer in certain areas of China would substantially decrease greenhouse gas emissions without substantial impact on crop yield. The…Continue Reading Dr. Tian Research Shows Link Between Fertilizer and Climate in China
Dr. Tian Research featured by North American Carbon Program, a core element of the U.S. Global Change Research Program
May 29, 2014 AUBURN – Dr. Hanqin Tian recent work on on methane and nitrous oxide emission from North America has been featured on the website of the North American Carbon Program. Dr. Tian teamed up with scientist from Harvard University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Northern Arizona University to implement this work. Other members…Continue Reading Dr. Tian Research featured by North American Carbon Program, a core element of the U.S. Global Change Research Program
Dr. Lu receives Early Career Ecologist Award
29 October 2013 AUBURN – Dr. Chaoqun Lu, research fellow in the International Center for Climate and Global Change Research and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences receives Early Career Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Dr. Lu is one of the two winners of this Award. Her research focuses on…Continue Reading Dr. Lu receives Early Career Ecologist Award
Discovery Channel interview to Dr. Tian on recent urban pollution in China and its impact on plants
18 Jan 2013 AUBURN – Discovery Channel’s interview to Dr. Hanqin Tian concerns about the recent urban pollution in China and its impact on plants. In a Discovery news related to China’s increasing air pollution and its effect on rural plants, Dr. Tian said that there has been a 16-fold increase in ozone pollution in…Continue Reading Discovery Channel interview to Dr. Tian on recent urban pollution in China and its impact on plants
Joint NASA IDS Meeting April 29 – May 1, 2013
AUBURN – The International Center for Climate and Global Change Research hosted a Joint NASA IDS Meeting, April 29 – May 1, 2013 on the impact of changing climate and land use on carbon cycling terrestrial-ocean fluxes of carbon, nitrogen and water. Participants from NASA, NOAA, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science,…Continue Reading Joint NASA IDS Meeting April 29 – May 1, 2013
Dr. Tian received the 2008 Global Change Science Prize for his groundbreaking work as an ecosystem scientist
AUBURN – Dr. Hanqin Tian, Alumni Professor, Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, recently received the 2008 Global Change Science Prize for his work as Ecosystem Scientists….Continue Reading Dr. Tian received the 2008 Global Change Science Prize for his groundbreaking work as an ecosystem scientist
Researcher wins NASA grant to study climate changes of monsoon Asia
2:34 PM, July 22, 2008 AUBURN – NASA has awarded an Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences researcher a grant of $1 million to study the monsoon climate changes of 20 countries in the portion of Asia that includes the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and China. “This area is controlled by monsoon climate…Continue Reading Researcher wins NASA grant to study climate changes of monsoon Asia