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Tianjia (Tina) Liu is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist with a PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University and a BA in Environmental Science from Columbia University. Before joining the University of British Columbia, she was a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on the intersection of geography, atmospheric science, and public health, with a particular emphasis on India, Equatorial Asia, and North America. Her lab, the EMBRS (Environmental Modeling, Observations, Remote Sensing) Lab, employs remote sensing, GIS, data science, and atmospheric models to study the impacts of natural disasters, climate extremes, and human-environment interactions. Key research themes include modern human-fire relationships, the role of fire in the Earth system, and the impacts of extreme events on planetary health. Liu has published extensively on topics related to air pollution, wildfire smoke exposure, and climate effects on agriculture, contributing greatly to the field of environmental science.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.