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About

           Dr. Xuguo Zhang holds a BSc and an MS degree in Applied Mathematics from Xi’an Jiaotong University and University College London, respectively. In August 2020, he earned his PhD in Air Quality Modeling and Data Assimilation from Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), under the supervision of Chair Prof. Jimmy Fung. Following his PhD, he became a Hong Kong Research Talent Hub (RTH) Postdoc Fellow and later a Research Associate, continuing his work with Prof. Fung's air quality modeling group in the Department of Mathematics at HKUST. He hold a Postdoctoral Laboratory Associate at Yale University in 2023, focusing on air pollution and health co-benefits while working with Prof. Kai Chen as part of the CHEN (Climate, Health, and Environment Nexus) lab.  

           Dr. Zhang has served as a Co-I on a Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) project awarded by the Resarch Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, as a Co-I on a National Natural Science Foundation of China - RGC (NSFC-RGC) Joint Research Project, and as a Co-I on a University-level internal fund at HKUST. His research has been supported by prestigious funding sources, including the RGC of Hong Kong, the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the NSFC-RGC Joint Scheme, and various levels of government, including the Hong Kong Government and the Greater Bay Area authorities.

           Dr. Zhang's research interests include multi-scale air quality modeling, health exposure science, data analysis and assimilation, dynamic emission projection and mitigation, and the interactions between climate change, air quality, and health exposure. 

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Education

  • Post-doc Lab Associate, School of Public Health, Yale Unviersity, United States

  • Ph.D. Air Pollution Modeling/Data Assimilation,
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

  • M.S., Applied Mathematics, University College London, United Kingdom

  • BSc., Applied Mathematics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Academic Services

  • Journal Guest editor: Urban Science (JCR 1, IF: 2.9), 2025 - 2026.                                        Special Issue Topic: Advances in Urban Mobility Analysis, Air Quality Modelling and Spatiotemporal Data Science for Urban Pollution, Health and Social Disparities
  • Review Editor: Frontier in Environmental Science (IF: 5.411) 2022-now
  • Journal Reviewer: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Environment International, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere,  Environmental Pollution, Environmental Research Letters, Journal of Environmental Science, Sustainable Cities and Society
  • HK Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (HKSIAM) member since 2023.
  • Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) member since 2026
  • Global Emissions InitiAtive (GEIA) member since 2022.
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU) member since 2023.
  • European Geophysical Union (EGU) member since 2021.

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

  • As a Co-I and core member, earn the Green Building Award 2025 towards Project: Turning 2060 Carbon Neutrality into Reality: a Cross-disciplinary study of air pollution and health co-benefits of climate change mitigation of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA)

  • Overseas Research Award for visiting Yale University

  • Research Talent Hub for Innovation and Technology Fund. 

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, HKUST/Innovation & Technology Commission, the Gov. of the HKSAR

  • Research Fellowship, HKUST

  • Teaching Assistant Coordinator in Division of Environment and Sustainability, HKUST

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