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Month: August 2025

Xochitl Hidalgo joined our group. Welcome!

Xochitl Hidalgo recently joined the Sustainable URban Futures (SURF) Lab as an M.S. student. Welcome!

Xochitl completed her undergraduate studies at OU, receiving dual bachelor’s degrees in Meteorology and Environmental Sustainability. Her previous research endeavors include an assessment of non-profit organization response and adaptation post-Hurricane Harvey and an analysis of the agricultural response to increased vapor pressure deficit in Oklahoma. Xochitl also worked as the Climate Communications Assistant for the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program. Xochitl’s research interests include applied climatology, climate variability, and precipitation extremes. She is particularly interested in how precipitation extremes will impact the agricultural industry, urban planning, and disaster management. Her M.S. research will focus on hurricane-induced precipitation modeling along the Houston coast.

Tianze Luo joined our group. Welcome!

Tianze Luo recently joined the Sustainable URban Futures (SURF) Lab as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!

Before coming to OU, Tianze received his Master’s degree (MLA) in landscape Architecture from the University of Edinburgh and Bachelor of Agriculture degree in Landscape gardening from Northwest A&F University. Tianze’s research interests include urban climate modeling, urban thermal comfort, and natural solutions based on urban trees. His doctoral research will focus on urban climate models, particularly numerical simulations of heat stress and air pollution. Additionally, he uses state of art technology modeling tools (such as machine learning) to combine observational data, remote sensing technology, and climate model output to deepen our understanding of the urban environment.

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