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Jingtao Lai received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2020, and he completed his Bachelor of Science in Geology from Peking University in 2015. Before his current position at the University of Glasgow as a Research Scientist in the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, he was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Researcher at the GFZ Potsdam. His research focuses on the interactions between climate and Earth surface processes, particularly how these interactions impact the rates and patterns of landscape evolution. His work employs numerical models alongside geological, geomorphic, and remote sensing data to examine the sensitivity of landscape characteristics to climate variability and surface processes. His ongoing research delves into glacier dynamics, glacial erosion processes, the impacts of climate forcings on past glaciations, and drainage reorganization in glacial landscapes.