Yazhuo Cao
MS Student
Biography
Major Advisor: Dr. Natalie Love
Research topic: Scale-dependent effects of urban green spaces characteristics on urban cooling
Research interests: Urban Forests, Remote Sensing, Spectral Ecology
Current research: My current research focuses on which green spaces characteristic can predict the local land surface temperature better and on which scale green spaces have the strongest cooling effect. By using multi-source remote sensing data, we are trying to explore quantitative interactions between urban green spaces and urban heat. We hope this research will assist in the planning and renewal of urban green spaces, thereby mitigating the various problems caused by the urban thermal environment.
Recent awards: GCC 2026 travel grant (09/2026)