{"id":469,"date":"2020-08-20T13:27:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T13:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/?page_id=469"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:56:00","slug":"tropical-environmental-change-tec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/tropical-environmental-change-tec\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Environmental Change (TEC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tTropical Environmental Change\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAbout TEC\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>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 &#8211; 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<p>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<h2  id=\"gateway-course\">\n\t\t\tOur People\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/22241-wei-chien-benny-chin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/2023_benny_2-e1741331041609-circle-eef4bbe4413f05541e3e4be463273d6f-.png\" alt=\"2023_benny_2\" height=\"1667\" width=\"1503\" title=\"2023_benny_2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/22241-wei-chien-benny-chin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benny Chin Wei Chien(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Lecturer<br \/>\n<\/strong>GIS, Geospatial data modelling,<br \/>\nHealth informatics<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.menglichen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/chenmengli1-circle-d8e3285c42983684776e832a51721381-.jpg\" alt=\"chenmengli1\" height=\"291\" width=\"243\" title=\"chenmengli1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menglichen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chen Mengli(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Research Fellow<br \/>\n<\/strong>Courtesy Joint Appointment\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/3403-david-mark-taylor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/TaylorDavid-circle-bcd9d6d776e07e65258ed43c81802c6c-.jpg\" alt=\"David Taylor\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"TaylorDavid\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/3403-david-mark-taylor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Taylor(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Head and Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Physical geography, Environmental geoscience, Ecology<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/1234-chenchieh-feng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/FengChen-Chieh-circle-0d8f6ec07d4b5d9b184946e245843682-.jpg\" alt=\"Feng Chen-Chieh\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"FengChen-Chieh\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/1234-chenchieh-feng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feng Chen-Chieh(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Associate Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Physical geography, Environmental geoscience, Geomatic engineering<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/18567-gretchen-christina-coffman\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Gretchen_Coffman-circle-2805846bc08d1b123e97c4904ff3be3f-.jpg\" alt=\"Gretchen Coffman\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"Gretchen_Coffman\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/18567-gretchen-christina-coffman\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gretchen Coffman(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Senior Lecturer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Conservation biogeography, Ecosystem recovery, Conservation<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/28938-hao-li\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/2025_Hao-Li-e1741329297797-circle-7a0b71c43db6b385754785df3a986019-.jpg\" alt=\"2025_Hao Li\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1111\" title=\"2025_Hao Li\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/28938-hao-li\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hao Li(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Lecturer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Geoinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Spatial data\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/16042-lian-pin-koh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/kohlianpin-e1658365230279-circle-182bdf4e2c773ffedba69b0cf6ba59aa-.jpg\" alt=\"kohlianpin\" height=\"284\" width=\"245\" title=\"kohlianpin\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/16042-lian-pin-koh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Koh Lian Pin(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>CNCS, Faculty of Science\n\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/782-xixi-lu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/LuXixi-circle-512c2bbbc27ab87eface9ea2249c1847-.jpg\" alt=\"Lu Xi Xi\" height=\"149\" width=\"134\" title=\"LuXixi\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/782-xixi-lu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lu Xixi(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sediment\/carbon fluxes and carbon burial, Climate change<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/29492-mario-soriano-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/2025_Soriano_Mario-circle-5d8709172251abeaca9dbf02170aca57-.jpg\" alt=\"2025_Soriano_Mario\" height=\"1000\" width=\"800\" title=\"2025_Soriano_Mario\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/29492-mario-soriano-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mario Soriano(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hydrology, Climate Change, Environmental Management<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/6276-massimo-lupascu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/LupascuMax-circle-22316965df1ad699811ce123896e4142-.jpg\" alt=\"Max Lupascu\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"LupascuMax\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/6276-massimo-lupascu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massimo Lupascu(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Associate Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Climate and land-use change\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/31796-matei-georgescu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Matei-Georgescu-scaled-circle-98eac9218f5a0f5ca0979ec2302c598d-.jpeg\" alt=\"Matei Georgescu\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Matei Georgescu\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/31796-matei-georgescu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matei Georgescu(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Urbanization, Climate Models, Hydrology<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/711-matthias-roth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/2025_Matthias-Roth-scaled-e1736293943961-circle-58df5ff14771748b5b78066581233424-.jpg\" alt=\"2025_Matthias-Roth\" height=\"2312\" width=\"1920\" title=\"2025_Matthias-Roth\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/711-matthias-roth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthias Roth(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Climate change, Urbanization, Human geography<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/29567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/2025_Li_Mengze-circle-f96d0bded65cdc949d35b405d21c0772-.jpg\" alt=\"2025_Li_Mengze\" height=\"1075\" width=\"996\" title=\"2025_Li_Mengze\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/29567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mengze Li(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Carbon cycle and Atmospheric chemistry<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/4611-michiel-van-breugel\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/2023_Michiel_van_Breugel-circle-b5efa6748bfb9e42f23ce7d5c506a706-.jpg\" alt=\"2023_Michiel_van_Breugel\" height=\"223\" width=\"179\" title=\"2023_Michiel_van_Breugel\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/4611-michiel-van-breugel\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michiel van Breugel(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Associate Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ecology, Environmental management<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/6392-nawaz-m-mian\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/NawazMuhammad-circle-5b4907140ca27be3b1adbc0a341e8010-.jpg\" alt=\"Nawaz Muhammad\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"NawazMuhammad\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/6392-nawaz-m-mian\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muhammad Nawaz(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Senior Lecturer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Geospatial science, Climate change, Energy transitions\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbs.nus.edu.sg\/staffs\/todd-peter-alan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/todd-circle-3e1042342089fda8f518fde49ecdb72a-.jpg\" alt=\"todd\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"todd\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbs.nus.edu.sg\/staffs\/todd-peter-alan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Todd(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Associate Professor, DBS<br \/>\n<\/strong>Marine biology, Urban marine ecology, Ecological engineering<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/29569-rachel-r-y-oh\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/2025_Rachel-scaled-e1754006740267-circle-bfc90dabcafb52d5016157625373d2a9-.jpg\" alt=\"2025_Rachel\" height=\"2190\" width=\"1920\" title=\"2025_Rachel\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/29569-rachel-r-y-oh\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Oh(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Research Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Conservation and biodiversity, Environmental management, Human health and wellbeing<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/18560-xiangzhong-luo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/xluo_kv-circle-00a396c82c083f64069883986e898187-.jpeg\" alt=\"Remi Luo Xiangzhong\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"xluo_kv\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/18560-xiangzhong-luo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remi Luo Xiangzhong(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ecology, Climate change science, Earth system sciences\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/20197-hao-tang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/TangHao-circle-da156a99fdd2e611e95a3d8053b7fa1c-.jpg\" alt=\"TangHao\" height=\"290\" width=\"251\" title=\"TangHao\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/20197-hao-tang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hao Tang(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Physical geography, Environmental geoscience, Geomatic engineering<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/1117-yichen-wang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/WYC_photo_-1-circle-05d616f674565cb674d4470d1897ec3e-.jpg\" alt=\"WYC_photo_\" height=\"292\" width=\"253\" title=\"WYC_photo_\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/1117-yichen-wang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wang Yi-Chen(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Associate Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>One health, Geospatial information systems, Geospatial data modelling\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/19623-wei-luo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Wei-Luo-1-circle-9ab1d043fffcbba3506a6c0c67f30426-.jpg\" alt=\"Wei Luo\" height=\"291\" width=\"253\" title=\"Wei Luo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/19623-wei-luo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wei Luo(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/h3><strong>Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Epidemiology, Geoinformatics, Complex systems\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/19079-yingwei-yan\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Dr-Yan-Yingwei-circle-fb1fdddf25fa2275ed668a530a3f13f3-.png\" alt=\"Dr Yan Yingwei\" height=\"283\" width=\"262\" title=\"Dr Yan Yingwei\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(opens in new tab)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a 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