ANNOUNCEMENT: We have moved our lab website to https://chenghaow.github.io/ due to service issues as of Sep 26, 2025. Please refer to our new site for all future updates.

Welcome to the Sustainable URban Futures (SURF) Lab in the School of Meteorology and the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma.

Global cities in a changing climate are confronted with numerous environmental challenges, such as exacerbated heat stress, frequent air pollution episodes, degraded water quality, and increased energy consumption and water use. Dr. Chenghao Wang and the Sustainable URban Futures Lab examine the mechanisms of urban environments, their interactions with regional and global climates, and their impacts on building energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and public health using numerical models and data analytics. Through our interdisciplinary research, we aim to advance the understanding of the urban environment and support more sustainable urban development under global environmental changes.