JIDA WANG
E-mail: gdbruins@g.ucla.edu
Office: A155, Bunche Hall, UCLA

EDUCATION

Ph.D.(2008-2013). Geography. University of California, Los Angeles.

M.S.(2006-2008). Environmental Resources Engineering. State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

B.M.(2002-2006). Environmental Economics and Managements. Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology.

SUBFIELDS

Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Spatial Statistics, GIS

RESEARCH

Ph.D.:
Large-area assessment of lake vulnerability from natural determinants and anthropogenic activities

Master of Science:
Algorithmic development for urban land use modeling using artificial intelligence and spatial statistics

Bachelor of Managements:
Configuration of an indicator system for environmental evalution in Precision
Agriculture

PUBLICATIONS

< REFERRED JOURNAL PAPERS >
Hinkel, K.M., Sheng, Y., Lenters, J.D., Lyons, E.A., Beck, R.A., Eisner, W.R. and Wang, J., 2012. Thermokarst Lakes on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska: Geomorphic Controls on Bathymetry. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1744.

Hinkel, K.M., Lenters, J.D., Sheng, Y., Lyons, E.A., Beck, R.A., Eisner, W.R., Maurer, E.F., Wang, J., and Potter, B.L., 2012. Thermokarst Lakes on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska: Spatial and Temporal Variability in Summer Water Temperature. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1743.

Wang, J., Sheng, Y., Hinkel, K.M., Lyons, E.A., 2012. Drained thaw lake basin recovery on the Western Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska using high-resolution digital elevation models and remote sensing imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 119: 325-336.

Wang, J. and Mounrtakis, G., 2011. Developing a multi-network urbanization model: a case study of urban growth in Denver, Colorado. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 25(2): 229-253.

Triantakonstantis, D., Mountrakis, G., Wang, J., 2011. A spatially heterogeneous expert based (SHEB) urban growth model using model regionalization. Journal of Geographic Information System, 3(3): 189-202.

Mountrakis, G., Watts, R., Luo, L., and Wang, J., 2009. Developing collaborative classifiers using an expert-based model. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 75(7): 831-844.

Wang, J., Tang, W., Li, X., Zhou, Y., Zhao, G., Wu, X., and Liu, Y., 2006. Factorial study on global temperature rising - impact of heat dissipation from energy consumption. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae (ISSN: 0253-2468; in Chinese), 26(3): 515-520.

Wang, J. and Chen, Y., 2006. An eco-agricultural design of An-Ding Town, Daxing District, Beijing - an application of circular economy in the agricultural and social aspects. Agro-Environment & Development (ISSN 1005-4944, in Chinese), 23(1): 27-31.

< RELEASED SCIENTIFIC DATASETS >
Sheng, Y., Wang, J., Hinkel, K.M., 2011. Recovered Drained Thaw Lake Basins (DTLBs) on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska using InSAR DEM and Remote Sensing Imagery. Hosted by the Earth Observing Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Available online http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=106.343.

< THESIS/DISSERTATION >
Wang, J., 2008. Developing a multi-thread spatial autocorrelation (MuTSA) Model: a case study of urban growth for Denver, Colorado. M.S. dissertation, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, United States - New York. In Dissertations & Theses: ProQuest, publication number AAT 1463733.

< BOOK CHAPTERS >
Wang, J. and Chen, Y., 2006. An eco-agricultural design for An-Ding Town, Daxing District, Beijing. In: J. Lu, ed., Treasury of Thoughts in Contemporary China (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Daily Press, pp. 262-267.

< PAPERS IN REVIEW/PREPARE >
Lyons, E.A., Sheng, Y., Smith, L.C., Li, J., Hinkel, K.M., Lenters, J.D., and Wang, J., Quantifying sources of error in multitemporal, Landsat-based lake mapping. International Journal of Remote Sensing, in revision.

Wang, J., Sheng, Y., Wada, Y., Smith, L.C., and van Beek, L.P.H., A global assessment of lake stress, in preparation.

Wang, J., Sheng, Y., Smith, L.C., Margulis, S.A., Tong, D.T., Li, J., Lake dynamics in the central and lower reaches of Yangtze Basin in response to water level modulation at the Three Gorges Reservoir, in preparation.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Distinguished Teaching Award, Teaching Assistant (2012-2013). Academic Senate, University of California, Los Angeles

Doctoral Dissertation Year Fellowship (2012-2013). University of California, Los Angeles

Outstanding Teaching Assistant (2011-2012). Geography, University of California, Los Angeles

University Fellowship (2008-2010). University of California, Los Angele

Excellence in Academics, Scholarship and Leadership (2008). International Students Affairs Committee (ISAC), State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Student Travel Award (2008). State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Tuition Scholarship (2006-2008). State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Outstanding Thesis (2006). Office of Education Affairs, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

Undergraduate Research Training Award (2006). Office of Education Affairs, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

ADVISORS

Ph.D.: Prof. Yongwei Sheng, UCLA
M.S. : Prof. Giorgos E. Mountrakis, SUNY-ESF
B.M. : Prof. Yunhui Chen, BIPT

Other Ph.D. committee members:
Dr. Lawrence C. Smith, UCLA,
Dr. Michael E. Shin, UCLA,
Dr. Steven A. Margulis, UCLA.

Other M.S. committee members:
Dr. Lianjun Zhang, SUNY-ESF,
Prof. Myrna H.P. Hall, SUNY-ESF,
Dr. Jungho Im, SUNY-ESF.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

< LEADING PRESENTATIONS >
Wang, J., Sheng, Y., and Wada, Y., 2013. Decadal decline of lake inundation areas in the Yangtze basin downstream from the Three Gorges Dam - consequences from climatic variability or human water modulation? Session: 1639 [oral presentation]. Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California, April 8-13, 2013.

Wang, J., Sheng, Y., and Tong, T.D., 2012. Decadal dynamics of lake inundation areas in the Yangtze Basin downstream from the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) - consequences from climate variability or from the TGR water modulation? Abstract number: H21H-1294 [poster presentation]. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 3-7, 2012.

Wang, J. and Sheng, Y., 2011. Lake dynamics in the central and downstream Yangtze Basin in response to water level modulation in the Three Gorges Dam. Abstract number: H21F-1198 [poster presentation]. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 5-9, 2011.

Wang, J. and Sheng, Y., 2010. A basin-based analysis of global lake stress from scarcity of sustainable water resource. Abstract number: H11I-0934 [poster presentation]. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 13-18, 2010.

Wang, J., Sheng, Y., and Clark, W.A.V., 2009. A global-scale analysis of demographic dynamics and fresh water availability stored in lakes. Session: 3105 International Issues in Water [oral presentation]. Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 22-27, 2009.

Wang, J. and Mountrakis, G., 2008. Modeling land use changes in Colorado over a 60-year period. Session: 4155 Seeing Change from Space, Remote Sensing and Land Cover Change [oral presentation]. Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 15-19, 2008.


< COLLABORATED PRESENTATIONS >
Sheng, Y., Smith, L.C., Wang, J., and Lyons, E.A., 2013. A Systematic Pan-Arctic Lake Inventory from Circa 2000 Landsat ETM+ Imagery: North America Session: 5157 [oral presentation]. Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California, April 8-13, 2013.

Sheng, Y., Smith, L.C., Li, J., Lyons, E.A., and Wang, J., 2011. A pan-Arctic assessment of high-latitude lake change ~25 years apart. Abstract number: GC31C-01 [oral presentation]. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 5-9, 2011.

Pitcher L.H., Smith, L.C., Chu, V.W., Wang, J., and Yang, K., 2011. A GIS modeled DEM-based hydrologic drainage network of the Greenland Ice Sheet and non-ice land surface areas. Abstract number: C23C-0512 [poster presentation]. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 5-9, 2011.

Lyons, E.A., Sheng, Y., Hinkel, K.M., and Wang, J., 2010. The role of ice-push shoreline features in the orientation of thaw lakes. Abstract number: C41C-01 [poster presentation]. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 13-18, 2010.

Sheng, Y., Li, J., Smith, L.C., Shah, C.A., Lyons, E.A., and Wang, J., 2009. A systematic assessment of pan-Arctic lake dynamics. Session: 4548 Cryosphere [oral presentation]. Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 22-27, 2009.