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Biography
Dr Yun Chen is a Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO Land and Water. She develops frameworks and methodologies for integrating multi-spatial, multi-temporal and multiscale data and models with trans-disciplinary knowledge to inform decision-making on the sustainable management of land and water resource and environment. She holds a PhD in GIS and Remote Sensing from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She has been working in the field of the Spatial Sciences for 10 years in China and over 20 years in Australia. Her research has been across a broad spectrum of Geoinformatics which incorporates big data, cutting-edge technology and computational models/platforms at various spatiotemporal scales with multidisciplinary knowledge in fields as diverse as water, landscape, urban, agriculture and ecosystems. Her current research interests are remote-sensing based flood/drought modelling and multicriteria-decision-making based spatial vulnerability/risk assessment for sustainable development/hazard management under climate extremes. She has been appointed as a visiting professor in several universities in China, invited to make keynotes at international conferences and workshops, supervising many PhD students and visiting scientists from overseas, and received several awards, including Julius Career Awards (2020), CSIRO Impact from Science Award (2016), CSIRO Strategic Excellence Award (2007) and CSIRO Service from Science Award (2005). Her most recent publications since 2010 include over 90 SCI journal articles, with several being listed as top cited articles by the journals, and 3 listed by Web of Science as highly cited papers - top 1% in Geosciences, Computer Science and Environmental Sciences.
Other Interests
Hydro-geoinformatics - Integrated water resource management under extreme climates, in particular water availability and quality assessment
Eco-geoinformatics - Spatial floodplain inundation modelling using earth observations and hydrological data
Agro-geoinformatics - Sensitivity and uncertainty in GIS-based multi-criteria decision making, and spatial land suitability assessment and hazard/vulnerability/risk evaluation
Remote-sensing and GIS-based spatio-temporal modelling on vegetation dynamics, soil erosion, land subsidence, land use/degradation and urban study
Professional Areas
Academic Qualifications
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PhD
University of New South Wales, Australia
Professional Experiences
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2020-present
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia -
2012-2019
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia -
2003-2011
Scientist
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia -
2000-2003
Senior GIS Officer
Department of Environment, Australia -
1985-1996
Lecturer
East China Normal University, China
Achievements and Awards
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2020-2024
Julius Career Award
CSIRO, Australia -
2021-2021
Digital Culture Award
CSIRO Land and Water -
2016-2017
Impact from Science Award - Water Information Research and Development Alliance
CSIRO, Australia -
2007-2007
Strategic Excellence Award - Partnership Excellence
CSIRO, Australia -
2006-2006
Highly Commended Award
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water, Queensland Government, Australia -
2005-2005
Service from Science
CSIRO, Australia -
2002-2002
Team Excellence Award
Department of Environment, Australia -
1996-2000
Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship (OPRS)
Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET), Australia -
1996-2000
Postgraduate (PhD) Scholarship
University of New South Wales, Australia -
1993-1993
Scientific Excellence Award
Shanghai Municipal Government, China -
1990-1990
Scientific Research Excellence Award
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China -
1986-1986
Scholarship for 4-months training at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V., Cologne Federal Republic of Germany
Other highlights
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2008-2023
Visiting professorships at 5 universities
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2010-2023
Among over 180 publications, 3 listed as highly cited papers - “top 1% of its academic field (Geosicences and Computer Science)” - by ISI Web of Science based on Essential Science Indicators in 2015, 2016 and 2018; 4 publications listed as top cited articles of the key journals in the research domain in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019.
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2009-2019
Presented several plenary speeches/keynotes and plenary at international conferences/workshops
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2012-2021
Member of Scientific Committee of the International Conference of Agro-Geoinformatics
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2015-2020
Member of Management Committee of the International Congress of Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM)
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2016-2019
Chair of CSIRO Land and Water and Ecosystem Science Seminar Series
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2012-2020
Member of the UNESCO International Hydrological Program (IHP) expert panel on flood management
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2019-2020
Guest Editor: Remote Sensing jounral Special Issue on "Remote Sensing of Groundwater Variations and Ground Response"
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2012-2020
Invited review of more than 30 international journals
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2012-present
Reviewer of PhD theses for Australian Universities, including Austrulian National University, University of New Soutth Wales and Charles Sturt Unicersity
ORCID 0000-0001-6819-6562
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