Bio

Tianjia (Tina) is not appointed at IRES and instead is a Faculty Associate of our unit. Please see appointments in left-hand column.

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. Prior to joining UBC, she was a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Irvine.

The EMBRS (Environmental Modeling, oBservations, and Remote Sensing) Lab’s research lies at the intersection of geography, atmospheric science, and public health, with special focus on India, Equatorial Asia, and North America. We use remote sensing, GIS, data science, and atmospheric models to study natural disasters, climate extremes, and human-environment interactions. We rely on a variety of data sources from satellites, aircraft, ground monitors, models, surveys, and reports. 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.