Research Associate

Lu (Emma) Liu

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Objective

Dedicated and enthusiastic student intending to obtain an entry level position at a consulting firm or research institution related to climate change and environmental sustainability issues. Have a strong background and experience in conducting climate and water resources studies. Desire to contribute to global environment improvement and gain practical experience.

Education

University of Oklahoma

M.S., Environmental Science (major) GPA: 3.89 Norman, OK

• Graduate Research Assistant at National Weather Center May 2012

• Teaching Assistant for Climate Change/Natural Hazard course at OU during Fall 2010

University of Oklahoma (transferred from Beijing Normal University)

BA, Environmental Science (major) GPA: 3.59 (with distinction) Norman, OK

Aug 2008-May 2010

Non-specified, Environmental Science (major) GPA: 4.00 Beijing, China

• ARRC Student Paper Award, 2012 Sep 2006-Jun 2008

• Engineering Dean’s Honor Roll, 2009 and 2010

• Outstanding Senior in Environmental Science, 2010

• John & Dolores Owensby Family Scholarship & Guy Bradford Treat Memorial Scholarship, 2009

• Conducted undergraduate research “Solar Energy Potential in Central Oklahoma” granted by Honors College at the University of Oklahoma, 2009

• Academic Scholarship at Beijing Normal University, 2007

Experience

Current Position

Oklahoma Climatological Survey (http://climate.ok.gov/)

Research Associate May 2012-Jul 2012

I conduct climate and water related research for Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) (http://www.southernclimate.org/) under NOAA. Daily duties include collecting data, writing report, organizing meetings, and coordinating parallel projects.

Previous Positions

University of Oklahoma

Graduate Research Assistant Jun 2010-May 2012

I conducted climate and water related research for Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) (http://www.southernclimate.org/) under NOAA. Research focus is mainly about climate variability and hydrologic responses to regional climate change. My Thesis title is “Assessments and Projections of Regional Hydro-climatic Variability over the Southern U.S.: Potential Teleconnections with El Niño/Southern Oscillation”. Summary of publications and conference presentations are listed below.

Peer Reviewed Journals

Liu L., Y. Hong, E. J. Hocker, M. A. Shafer, L. M. Carter, J. J. Gourley, C. N. Bednarczyk, P. Adhikari, 2012: Analyzing Projected Changes and Trends of Temperature and Precipitation in the Southern U.S. from 16 Downscaled Global Climate Models under Different Emission Scenarios, Theoretical and Applied Climatology. DOI:10.1007/s00704-011-0567-9

Liu L., Y. Hong, J. E. Hocker, M. A. Shafer, C. N. Bednarczyk, 2012. Hydro-climatological Drought Analyses and Projection using Meteorological and Hydrological Drought Indices: A Case Study in Blue River Basin, Oklahoma, Water Resources Management. DOI: 10.1007/S11269-012-0044-y

Liu L., Y. Hong, J. Looper, R. Riley, B. Yong, Z. Zhang, J. Hocker, M. Shafer, 2012: Climatological Drought Analyses and Projection using SPI and PDSI: A Case Study for Arkansas Red River Basin. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (accepted)

Bednarczyk C., Y.Hong, L. Liu, P. Adhikari, J. Gourley, J.Hocker, M. Shafer, 2012: Assessing Climate Change Impacts on the Blue River Basin of Oklahoma, Water Resources Management (under review).

Peer Reviewed Proceedings

Liu, Lu and Hong, Yang, "Analyzing Past and Predicting Future Droughts with Comprehensive Drought Indices for Arkansas-Red River Basin" (2011). 2011 Symposium on Data-Driven Approaches to Droughts. Paper 38.

Selected Conference Presentations & Posters

Liu L., Y. Hong, J. Hocker, M. Shafer, B. Yong, 2011. Climatological Drought Analyses and Projection with SPI and PDSI: A Case Study for Arkansas-Red River Basin. Oral presentation at International Symposium on Earth-Science Challenges, September 15, 2011; Norman, OK.

Liu L., Y. Hong, J. Hocker, 2011. Analyzing Past Drought and Predicting Future Drought with Comprehensive Drought Indices for Arkansas-Red River Basin. Poster session presented at:Symposium on Data-Driven Approaches to Droughts (DDAD2011), June 21-22, 2011; West Lafayette, IN.

Lu Liu, Yang Hong, James E. Hocker, Mark A. Shafer, Lynne M. Carter, Jonathan J. Gourley. Analyzing Past Drought and Predicting Future Drought with Comprehensive Drought Indices for Arkansas-Red River Basin. Poster session presented at: AGU Chapman Conference on Climates, Past Landscapes, and Civilizations; 2011 March 21-25; Santa Fe, NW.

Lu Liu, Christopher N. Bednarczyk, Yang Hong, Jonathan J. Gourley, James Hocker, Mark Shafer. Assessing Climate Change Impacts on the Blue River Basin of Oklahoma. Poster session presented at: 2010 Governor’s Water Conference and OWRRI Water Research Symposium; 2010 October 26-27; Norman, OK.

Lu Liu, Yang Hong, Christopher N. Bednarczyk, James E. Hocker, Mark A. Shafer, Lynne M. Carter, Jonathan J. Gourley, PradeepAdhikari. Analyzing Projected Changes and Trends of Temperature and Precipitation in the Southern U.S. from 16 Downscaled Global Climate Models under Different Emission Scenarios. Poster session presented at: TeraGrid'10; 2010 August 2-5; Pittsburgh, PA.

Liu, L.; Evans, L. and Hong, Y. “Determining the Most Efficient Locations for Solar Photovoltaic Cells in the State of Oklahoma.” SCAUG Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, October 19-23, 2009.

University of Oklahoma

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Mentor Jun 2010-Aug 2011

• Mentor for two undergraduate students for the summer of 2010 and 2011

• Each research results demonstrate the water availability stress for the Blue River Basin in Oklahoma and the extreme precipitation pattern change in Oklahoma City and Houston

• Each research results were presented at 2010 Governor’s Water Conference and OWRRI Water Research Symposium, and 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Creating Critical Connections in Math and Science (C3MS) Mentor Jun 2011-Jun 2011

• Held two-week workshop in the summer of 2011 for 7 or 8th grade Math and Science teachers from Oklahoma public schools

• Educated teachers with updated climate science and water resources research

• Organized touring activities to local research facilities and institutions

• Helped local teachers implement science and math from a research perspective into their teaching

Additional information

Software---Microsoft Office, MATLAB, ArcGIS, Google Docs, ModFlow, Vflow, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, Python

Languages---Mandarin (native speaker)

Activities:

o Student leader supporting the Hearing on the determination of the Maximum Annual Yield Order on the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, OK

o Group leader of Climate-Water Focus Group rooted at HyDROS Lab (HyDROS Lab: http://hydro.ou.edu)

o Secretary for the Society of Chinese Students and Scholars (SCSS) at the University of Oklahoma for 2010 academic year

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