{"id":17293,"date":"2025-11-29T23:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/?page_id=17293"},"modified":"2026-01-05T06:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:20:56","slug":"research-tec-beta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/research-tec-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Environmental Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tTropical Environmental Change\n\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tAbout TEC\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

Research in the Tropical Environmental Change (TEC) group spans the full breadth of physical geography, with a focus on how natural processes and human activities interact to shape tropical environments and beyond. We work across a range of spatial and temporal scales – from local climates to regional ecosystems and global change, and from short-term disturbances to long-term environmental transformations. We study diverse terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, including forests, peatland, mangroves, corals, rivers, urban landscapes, and atmospheric and space systems, and investigate processes such as biogeochemical and hydrological cycling, plant community dynamics, geomorphological and coastal dynamics, climate variability, and the links between environment and human health.<\/p>\n

Our strength lies in the diverse range of techniques that we employ: from fieldwork and detailed laboratory analyses, long-term monitoring plots, to advanced statistical modelling, GIS and remote sensing and geo-AI, and the integration of theory and simulation models. This interdisciplinary toolkit allows us to reveal the drivers and consequences of environmental change across multiple dimensions. By combining insights from fine-scale empirical observations with large-scale geospatial and temporal analyses, our research directly informs urban planning, coastal protection, conservation and restoration strategies, resource management and climate adaptation policies.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tOur People\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2023_benny_2\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Benny Chin Wei Chien<\/a><\/h3>Lecturer
\n<\/strong>GIS, Geospatial data modelling,
\nHealth informatics
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"chenmengli1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Chen Mengli<\/a><\/h3>Research Fellow
\n<\/strong>Courtesy Joint Appointment\n

 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"David\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

David Taylor<\/a><\/h3>Head and Professor
\n<\/strong>Physical geography, Environmental geoscience, Ecology
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Feng\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Feng Chen-Chieh<\/a><\/h3>Associate Professor
\n<\/strong>Physical geography, Environmental geoscience, Geomatic engineering
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Gretchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Gretchen Coffman<\/a><\/h3>Senior Lecturer
\n<\/strong>Conservation biogeography, Ecosystem recovery, Conservation
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2025_Hao\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Hao Li<\/a><\/h3>Lecturer
\n<\/strong>Geoinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Spatial data\n

 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"kohlianpin\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Koh Lian Pin<\/a><\/h3>Professor
\n<\/strong>CNCS, Faculty of Science\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Lu\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Lu Xixi<\/a><\/h3>Professor
\n<\/strong>Sediment\/carbon fluxes and carbon burial, Climate change
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2025_Soriano_Mario\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Mario Soriano<\/a><\/h3>Assistant Professor
\n<\/strong>Human systems, Movement of water and contaminants in the environment
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Max\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Massimo Lupascu<\/a><\/h3>Assistant Professor
\n<\/strong>Climate and land-use change\n

 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2025_Matthias-Roth\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Matthias Roth<\/a><\/h3>Professor
\n<\/strong>Climate change, Urbanization, Human geography
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2025_Li_Mengze\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Mengze Li<\/a><\/h3>Assistant Professor
\n<\/strong>Carbon cycle and Atmospheric chemistry
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2023_Michiel_van_Breugel\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Michiel van Breugel<\/a><\/h3>Associate Professor
\n<\/strong>Ecology, Environmental management
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Nawaz\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Muhammad Nawaz<\/a><\/h3>Senior Lecturer
\n<\/strong>Geospatial science, Climate change, Energy transitions\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Kench\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Paul Kench<\/a><\/h3>Professor
\n<\/strong>Sea-level rise, Coral reefs, Ecosystem services
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"todd\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Peter Todd<\/a><\/h3>Associate Professor, DBS
\n<\/strong>Marine biology, Urban marine ecology, Ecological engineering
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2025_Rachel\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Rachel Oh<\/a><\/h3>Research Assistant Professor
\n<\/strong>Conservation and biodiversity, Environmental management
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Remi\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Remi Luo Xiangzhong<\/a><\/h3>Assistant Professor
\n<\/strong>Ecology, Climate change science, Earth system sciences\n

 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Susan\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Susan Owen<\/a><\/h3>Senior Lecturer
\n<\/strong>Coastal management, Environmental governance, Participatory processes
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"TangHao\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Hao Tang<\/a><\/h3>Assistant Professor
\n<\/strong>Physical geography, Environmental geoscience, Geomatic engineering
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Wang\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Wang Yi-Chen<\/a><\/h3>Associate Professor
\n<\/strong>One health, Geospatial information systems, Geospatial data modelling\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Wei\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Wei Luo<\/a><\/h3>Assistant Professor
\n<\/strong>Epidemiology, Geoinformatics, Complex systems\n

 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Dr\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Yan Yingwei<\/a><\/h3>Senior Lecturer
\n<\/strong>Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), Social sensing
\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t