Member Since 2004
Yang Liu
Professor, Emory University
Dr. Yang Liu is Gangarosa Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Gangarosa Department of Environment Health at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. His research interests include satellite aerosol retrieval and product design, applications of satellite data in public health research, impacts of global climate change on public health, GIS and machine learning.
Professional Experience
Emory University
Professor
2009 - Present
Education
Harvard University
Doctorate
2004
University of California Davis
Masters
1999
University of California - Davis
Masters
1999
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Current Roles
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GeoHealth
Honors & Awards
GeoHealth Section Award
Received 2023
Dr. Yang Liu is an internationally recognized expert in estimating the effects of air pollution on human health. His work has specifically targeted the intersection between public health and geosciences, and he was one of the first researchers to rec...
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Publications
Satellite‐Based Long‐Term Spatiotemporal Trends in Ambient NO2 Concentrations and Attributable Healt...

Despite the recent development of using satellite remote sensing to predict surface NO2 levels in China, methods for estimating reliable historical...

May 17, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Socially Disadvantaged Communities in Southern California are Under Elevated Risk of Warehouse and E-Commerce Associated Air Pollution
GEOSPATIAL DATA APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE I POSTER
geohealth | 14 december 2023
Binyu Yang, Yang Liu, Qingyang Zhu, Prachi Prasad,...
Over the past few decades, global economic growth has created an optimal environment for manufacturing, leading to significant growth in the warehouse...
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Status of the Spaceborne and In-situ Observational Elements of the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) Investigation into Linkages Between Speciated Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Human Health
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL NEAR-SURFACE AEROSOL PARTICULATE MATTER (E.G., PM<SUB>2.5</SUB>) USING MEASUREMENTS, RETRIEVALS, AND/OR MODEL SIMULATIONS II ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 14 december 2023
David J. Diner, Lori O. Bator, Sina Hasheminassab,...
The Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) investigation is aimed at linking exposure to different types of ambient particulate matter (PM) with adver...
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A Super Learner Model to Estimate Wildfire Smoke PM2.5 Speciation Concentrations in the Contiguous U.S. and Southern Canada from 2002 to 2019
MONITORING, MODELING, AND FORECASTING THE IMPACT OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF FIRE EMISSIONS AND SMOKE, INCLUDING WILDFIRES, AGRICULTURAL BURNS, AND PRESCRIBED BURNS II POSTER
geohealth | 14 december 2023
Zhihao Jin, Danlu Zhang, Yang Liu
Amidst a changing climate, there has been a notable increase in the frequency and intensity of large-scale wildfire events in the Contiguous U.S. (CON...
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Volunteer History
2024 - 2027
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GeoHealth
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