Yang Ou
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)Department of Environmental Science and Engineering,Peking University We are recruiting multiple self-motivated young scholars to join us as PhD student (1 opening), postdoc scholars (1-2 opening), and research assistants (1-2 opening). Feel free to drop me an email if interested.News
- 08/10/2023 I joined the faculty of Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, at Peking University in Fall 2023 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Professor Ou is recruiting PhD students who are interested in climate change, deep decarbonization, and air pollution control using integrated assessment modeling.
Education
- Ph.D. (Environmental Science and Engineering, 2019) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Advisor: J. Jason West
- Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering, 2015) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Advisor: Haibo Zhai
- Bachelor of Science (Marine Engineering, 2013) Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
Academia
- Earth Scientist: Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (01/2022 - 07/2023)
- Assistant Research Scholar (joint appointment): Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland (01/2022 - 07/2023)
- Postdoc: Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (01/2020 - 12/2021) Mentors: Haewon McJeon, Gokul Iyer
- ORISE Research Fellowship: Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency (08/2015 - 12/2019) Mentors: Daniel H. Loughlin, Christopher G. Nolte
- Master Intern: Integrated Environmental Control Model (IECM) group, Carnegie Mellon University (09/2013 - 05/2015) Director: Edward S. Rubin
Selective Conference Presentations (lead author)
- International Energy Workshop, Oral presentation, Golden, CO, 2023
- Scenarios Forum 2022 (virtual), Oral presentation (virtual). 2022.
- AGU fall meeting, Poster presentation (virtual). 2021
- 14th Annual Meeting of IAMC, Poster presentation (virtual). 2021 (Best Poster Award)
- 13th Annual Meeting of IAMC, Poster presentation (virtual). 2020
- GCAM Community Modeling Meeting, Poster presentation, College Park, MD, 2019
- 18th Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference, Oral presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2019
- 7th International Conference on Air Benefit and Cost and Attainment Assessment (ABaCAS 2019), Oral presentation, Hangzhou, China, 2019
- UNC Climate Change and Resilience Symposium, Poster Presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2019 (Best Poster Prize for Graduate Students)
- 17th Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference, Oral presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2018
- JGCRI Community Modeling Meeting, Poster presentation, College Park, MD, 2018
- 16th Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference, Oral presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2017
- Air & Waste Management Association Climate Change Conference, Oral presentation, Arlington, VA, 2017
Press
- DOE – Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling, Research Highlights. Enhancing Modeled Capacity Expansion Pathways with Improved Power-Sector Dynamics. Nov 2021
- University of Maryland, School of Public Policy News Release. New climate pledges, if fulfilled, now significantly more likely to prevent worst of global warming. Nov 2021.
- Imperial College London News. New climate pledges significantly more likely to prevent worst of global heating. Nov. 2021
- Climate Action Tracker Blog. New paper in Science confirms updated NDCs more likely to meet warming limits than in 2015. Nov. 2021
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory News Release. New Climate Pledges, if Fulfilled, Now Significantly More Likely to Prevent Worst of Global Warming. Nov. 2021
- The Conversation. Air pollution kills thousands of Americans every year – here’s a low-cost strategy to reduce the toll. Feb. 2019
- UNC Gillings School News. New research identifies low-cost options for reducing health impacts of air pollution. Feb. 2019
- The Hill. Which coal-fired plants can use carbon capture to meet EPA goals? Jun. 2015
Service
- Session Chair: AGU Fall Meeting 2020, 2023
- Journal Reviewer: Nature Climate Change, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability, Nature Communications, Joule, Environmental Research Letters, One Earth, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Geoscientific Model Development, Advances in Applied Energy, Energy and Buildings, Ecological Economics