CV
Education
- B.E. (2019), Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Supervisor: Prof. Jianyao Chen (chenjyao@mail.sysu.edu.cn), Prof. Ming Luo (luom38@mail.sysu.edu.cn)
- GPA: 91/100
- Ph.D. (2023), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Supervisor: Prof. Jiachuan Yang (cejcyang@ust.hk)
- GPA: 3.922/4.3
Work experience
- 2023.9 – present: Post-doctoral researcher, Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST
- Supervisor: Prof. Zhe Wang (cezhewang@ust.hk)
- 2019.9 – present: Teaching assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST
- Provide guidance for 6 M.Sc. and 14 UG students in their final thesis, final year project, and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- Responsible for conducting tutorials, grading assignments/exams, and addressing student inquiries for three undergraduate courses:
- CIVL 3510 - Hydrosystems Engineering (2020 Fall)
- CIVL 2510 - Fluid Mechanics (2021 Spring, 2022 Spring)
- CIVL 4560 - Urban Hydroclimate and the Built Environment (2021 Fall)
Research Interests
- Urban Climate; Urban Heat Island; Land-Atmosphere Interaction;
- Urban-scale Building Energy Model; Green Building and Sustainable Development;
- Impact Assessment of Renewable Energy Technology (e.g., Photovoltaic panel and Building–integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology);
- Public Health; Human thermal comfort;
- Performance-driven Architecture and Urban Design.
Selected Honors and Awards
- 2023: Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) – Research Talent Hub, Innovation and Technology Commission, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR
- 2022: RedBird Academic Excellence Award, HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
- 2019 – 2023: Postgraduate Studentship, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- 2019: 11th National Excellent Graduate in Hydraulic Engineering, China Association of Hydraulic Engineering Education
- 2019: Outstanding Undergraduate Graduates, Sun Yat-sen University
Publications
[1] Chen, L., Zhang, S., Cheng, I., Chang, H., Chen, F., Li, M., & Wang, Z. (2025). The Resilience Paradox of Rooftop PV: Building Cooling Penalties and Heat Risks. Building and Environment, 113233.
[2] Chen, L., Lin, Z., Zhou, Q, Zhang, S., Li, M., Wang, Z. (2025). Impacts of photovoltaics and integrated green roofs on urban climate: Experimental insights for urban land surface modelling, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 217 (2025) 115709.
[3] Chen, L., Yang, J., & Zheng, X. (2024). Modelling the impact of building energy consumption on urban thermal environment: The bias of the inventory approach. Urban Climate, 53, 101802.
[4] Chen, L., Sun, Y., Zhang, N., Yang, J., & Wang, D. (2024). Quantifying the benefits of BIPV windows in urban environment under climate change: A comparison of three Chinese cities. Renewable Energy, 119740.
[5] Chen, L., Yang, J., & Li, P. (2022). Modelling the effect of BIPV window in the built environment: Uncertainty and sensitivity. Building and Environment, 208, 108605.
[6] Chen, L., Zheng, X., Yang, J., & Yoon, J. H. (2021). Impact of BIPV windows on building energy consumption in street canyons: Model development and validation. Energy and Buildings, 249, 111207.
[7] Chen, L., Chen, X., Cheng, L., Zhou, P., & Liu, Z. (2019). Compound hot droughts over China: Identification, risk patterns and variations. Atmospheric Research, 227, 210-219.
[8] Zhang, S., Chen, L., Xu, L., & Wang, Z. (2025). GeoBEM: A geospatial computing empowered framework for urban-scale building energy modeling. Sustainable Cities and Society, 106203.
[9] Zhang, S., Zhou, Y., Chen, L., Huang, Y., & Wang, Z. (2025). Inferring building type using textual data and Natural Language Processing for urban building energy modelling. Building and Environment, 269, 112428.
[10] Zheng, X., Chen, L., & Yang, J. (2023). Simulation framework for early design guidance of urban streets to improve outdoor thermal comfort and building energy efficiency in summer. Building and Environment, 228, 109815.
[11] Wang, Y., Chen, L., Song, Z., Huang, Z., Ge, E., Lin, L., & Luo, M. (2019). Human-perceived temperature changes over South China: Long-term trends and urbanization effects. Atmospheric Research, 215, 116-127.
[12] Song, Z., Chen, L., Wang, Y., Liu, X., Lin, L., & Luo, M. (2019). Effects of urbanization on the decrease in sunshine duration over eastern China. Urban Climate, 28, 100471.
Conference Presentation
[1] 2024 AGU Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union (AGU). Elightning and Poster, Washington, DC (United States), Dec 2024.
[2] 10th National Urban Meteorological Academic Forum, Chinese Meteorological Society. Poster, Hangzhou (China), Oct 2024.
[3] 2nd International Bay Area Urban Agglomeration Green Development Conference (IBACEC) and the 2024 Academic Annual Meeting of Urban Agglomeration Green Development Committee of Chinese Society for Urban Studies (CSUS), Oral, Macau, Aug 2024.
[4] Asian University Alliance (AUA) Seminar – Smart and low carbon city, Oral & Session chair, Hong Kong, Jun 2024.
[5] 11th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC), The International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC), Oral, Sydney (Australia), Aug 2023.
[6] 20th Annual Meeting, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS). Oral, Singapore, Jul 2023.
[7] 9th National Urban Meteorological Academic Forum. Chinese Meteorological Society. Oral, Xiong An (China), May 2023. Received Best Paper Award.
[8] 2022 AGU Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union (AGU). Poster, Chicago (US), Dec 2022.
[9] 19th Annual Meeting, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS). Poster, Online, Aug 2022.
[10] 8th National Urban Meteorological Academic Forum, Chinese Meteorological Society. Oral, Online, Oct 2021.
Projects
[1] Toward 2060 Carbon Neutrality: Life-cycle Planning and Design of Photovoltaic Integrated Green Roof (PVIGR) Systems for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong Research Grant Committee, Collaborative Research Fund, C6003-22Y, 2023 – 2026, Sub-task leader.
[2] Interaction mechanisms between building energy consumption and urban climate, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2021 – 2023, Key member.
Service and Professional Memberships
[1] Reviewer of Sustainable Cities and Society, npj Urban Sustainability, Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, Geography and Sustainability, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Scientific Data, Urban Climate, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.
[2] Member of American Geophysical Union (AGU), since 2022.
[3] Member of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), since 2022.
[4] Member of International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC), since 2023.
Skills
Computer languages: Matlab, Fortran, Python.
Climate modelling tools: Urban canopy model coupled with building energy model, Weather Research and Forecasting model.
Building energy simulation tools: EnergyPlus, OpenStudio.
Others: ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, Sketchup, Adobe Illustrator.
Languages Chinese (Mandarin: native, Hakka: native, Cantonese: fluent)
English: working proficiency