PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Di Tian, Associate Professor (CV)
Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
Earth System Science Program
226 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 844-3819; tiandi@auburn.edu
Departmental Webpage: http://cses.auburn.edu/di-tian/
RESEARCH STAFF
Dr. Fang Wang
Research Fellow IV
Office:
240 Funchess Hall
Email: fzw0024@auburn.edu
Fang received her PhD in Environmental Engineering Sciences from the University of Florida. Her research focuses on computational hydrology and deep learning for the earth systems.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Tayler Schillerberg
Ph.D. student, 8/2019-
Office:
251 Upchurch Hall
Email: tas0053@auburn.edu
Tayler is a NSF research trainee. She received her M.S. in Crop,
Soil, and Environmental Sciences from Auburn University, and
B.S. in Meteorology from Iowa State University. Her research
focuses on climate impact on agriculture and food
security. 3-min research video: https://youtu.be/e4sdBUHA-04
Dr. Linqiang Ge
Ph.D. student, 1/2020-
Office:
251 Upchurch Hall
Email: lzg0048@auburn.edu
Linqiang received his Ph.D. degree in Computer
Science from Towson University in Maryland. He is a faculty member in computer science at Columbus State University.
He is studying part-time to pursue his second Ph.D. in Earth
System Science through the Department of Crop, Soil, and
Environmental Sciences.
Kyle Lesinger
Ph.D. student, 8/2020-
Office:
253 Upchurch Hall
Email: kdl0013@auburn.edu
Kyle is a NSF research trainee. He received his M.S. in Crop,
Soil, and Environmental Sciences, and B.S. in Biology, both from
Auburn University. His research interests include climate impact assessment, drought mechanisms and predictions, and
environmental data science. 3-min research video: https://youtu.be/G66oHFjvszg
Taufiq Rashid
Ph.D. student, 1/2021-
Office:
253 Upchurch Hall
Email: tzr0042@auburn.edu
Taufiq was a research assistant in the World Resources Institute
in Washington D.C. He received his M.S. in Environmental
Engineering (concentration in GIS) from the University of
Georgia, and B.S. in Leather Engineering from Khulna University
of Engineering and Technology in Bangladesh. His research
focuses on improving evapotranspiration monitoring, forecasting, and modeling using satellite remote sensing and machine learning.
Sudhanshu Kumar
Ph.D. student, 8/2022-
Office:
253 Upchurch Hall
Email: szk0237@auburn.edu
Sudhanshu received his M.Tech. in Earth System Science and Technology from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT BHU Varanasi in India. His research
focuses on investigating flash drought causations and predictions using data science and machine learning approaches.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Undergraduate researcher
Undergraduate student
Office: 251 Upchurch Hall
Email: smh0089@auburn.edu
Currently accepting undergraduate summer interns to participate in the NSF CAREER project (link) or through AU's undergraduate research fellowship program (link).
FORMER MEMBERS
Hanoi Medina, Ph.D. student, Jan 2017-May 2020, Research Fellow: May 2020-Oct 2020. Currently a Data Scientist at Noble Corporation in Houston, Texas, USA. Paper-1 Paper-2 Paper-3 Paper-4 Paper-5
Tayler Shillerberg, M.S. student, August 2017-July 2019. Currently Ph.D. student in our group. Paper-1 Paper-2
Kyle Lesinger, M.S. student, August 2018-July 2020. Currently Ph.D. student in our group. Paper-1
Marie Harris, Undergraduate student, 2020-2021. Abstract-1 Abstract-2
Yanzhong Li, Visiting professor from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, March 2019 to Feburary 2020. Paper-1
Yizhuo Li, Visiting student from China Agricultural University, September 2018 to October 2019. Paper-1
Parisa Asadi, Research Assistant, Jan 2019-Feb 2020. Paper-1