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Dr. Lei Meng

Assistant Professor

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Program

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Lei Meng holds a PhD degree in Geography from Texas A&M University (2009), an M.Sc. degree in Geology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2005), additional M.Sc. degree in Soil Science from China Agricultural University (2003), and a B.Sc. degree in Geology from Nanjing University (2000).

Dr. Meng is a physical geographer with research interest and expertise in climate variability and climate change as well as their impacts on hydrological and terrestrial ecosystems. He uses the Community Earth System Model (CESM) to investigate hydrological and biogeochemical processes that are interactive with climate. Specifically, his research focuses on the following areas: 1) land-atmosphere interactions, 2) climate change and terrestrial ecosystem modeling, and 3) soil moisture modeling. He has published many refereed journal articles and presented his research at regional and national conferences. Research results from his dissertation have been published in high-impact journals including Journal of Hydrometeorology, International Journal of Climatology, and Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres.

Dr. Meng is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Program at Western Michigan University.  Dr. Meng has received several prestigious awards including the John Russell Mather Paper of the Year (POY) award from Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (2008) and the Mills scholarship from Texas Water Resources Institute (2007).

Dr. Meng is a member of the Association of American Geographers and the American Geophysical Union.