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The University of Western Australia (M050), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Dr. Qiaoyun Xie (Qiaoyun is pronounced like Ciao-young, Hear name), or Dr. X, is a geospatial scientist and a Lecturer at the School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia. Dr. X and her lab ‘take the pulse of nature’ by using geographical information systems and remote sensing technologies to monitor vegetation dynamics and its interactions with climate. Please visit the lab website for more information.
Using satellite data, or what she describes as her ‘eyes in the sky’, along with field measurements, she tracks ecosystem dynamics, especially plant growth. Her research on ecosystem monitoring focuses on vegetation parameter retrieval; vegetation dynamics; vegetation phenology and shifting seasonality with climate variability; land surface responses and their interactions with climate; and land use activities and major disturbance events.
Currently, her research involves using remote sensing and field measurements to understand the phenology patterns and carbon dynamics of vegetation across Australian landscapes, including vegetation resilience and resistence to droughts. Her research reported ground-breaking evidence of climate change impacts on Australian grassland composition, which is key to informing fire, agriculture, and pollen management to improve human life quality and mitigate health threats.
Dr. X has also developed Australia’s first nationwide vegetation phenology products at 500m resolution using satellite data to support researchers and management activities. This can take the form of data that informs ecosystem resilience to climate change, bushfire fuel accumulation, crop yields, airborne allergens, native vegetation conditions, and agricultural management.
Dr. X’s significant contributions to this research field are evidenced through her publication record in a variety of prestigious journals and textbooks; and invitations to convene and present at international conferences. She has also recorded one patent and received several merit-based awards totalling over $1M in research funding. In addition, Dr. X is a reviewer for 20 academic journals including top journals in her field such as Global Ecology and Biogeography, Remote Sensing of Environment, and Science of the Total Environment.
Incredibly passionate about her work, Dr. X’s ultimate aim is to prepare for biogeography in future climates. Her research provides vital information about changes in plant growth and distribution induced by climate and environmental changes. This information will help humanity adapt in how we rely on plants for critical things like food, fuel, and clean air.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Environental Science, Visiting Scholar, University of California Berkeley
2022
Remote Sensing and GIS, PhD, University of Southampton
2016 → 2017
Remote Sensing and GIS, PhD, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2014 → 2017
Scientific Steering Committee member, The Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Study (iLEAPS)
2024 → …
Honorary Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
May 2023 → Jul 2023
Visiting Scholar, University of California Berkeley
Jun 2022 → Sept 2022
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Xie, Q. (Chief Investigator), Biederman, J. A. (CoPI), Callow, N. (CoPI), Fu, Z. (CoPI), Guo, J. (CoPI), Lapides, D. A. (CoPI), Moore, C. (CoPI), Smith, W. K. (CoPI), Thompson, S. (CoPI) & Zhang, F. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Xie, Q. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Award
Xie, Q. (Recipient), Feb 2023
Prize: Award
Xie, Q. (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Xie, Q. (Developer)
Activity: Teaching and learning › Course or unit development
Xie, Q. (Advisor)
Activity: Service and engagement › Collaboration on community projects
Xie, Q. (Convenor)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Xie, Q. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
29/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Xie, Q. (Participant)
Impact: Understanding and Awareness Impact
Xie, Q. (Participant)
Impact: Other forms of decision making and behavioural change impact