Lujia FENG

Principal Research Fellow

Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University

About Me

I am a geodesist who was trained as a geologist and a geophysicist, and now is exploring atmospheric science!

My research lies in a broad spectrum of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. I use the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) as the primary tool to study natural hazards related to climate, earthquakes, and volcanoes. My academic journey started from volcanic deformation due to unrest in large calderas, and later shifted to tectonic, seismic, and aseismic deformation during various stages of the earthquake cycle. Now I focus on using the atmospheric water vapor information collected by the GNSS to better understand climate hazards and climate change.

Education

  • 2011: Ph.D. in Geophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Advisor Professor Andrew V. Newman)

  • 2006: M.Sc. in Structural Geology, Zhejiang University, China

  • 2004: B.Sc. in Geology, Zhejiang University, China

Employment

Primarily working with my postdoc advisor Associate Professor Emma M. Hill

  • 2021 – present: Principal Research Fellow, Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

  • 2015 - 2021: Senior Research Fellow, EOS, NTU, Singapore

  • 2011 – 2015: Research Fellow, EOS, NTU, Singapore

Research

GNSS meteorology for Southeast Asia

Earthquake-related deformation along the Sumatran subduction zone

Interseismic deformation along the Nicoya subduction zone

Volcanic deformation in large calderas

Teaching

  • 2018 Fall: Co-lecturer, ES 7021 Space Geodesy for Earth-Science Applications, Asian School of the Environment (ASE), NTU, Singapore

  • 2016 Fall: Teaching Assistant, ES 0138 Introduction to Effective Communication, ASE, NTU, Singapore

  • 2007 – 2010: Graduate Teaching Assistant for four courses, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech, USA

        1. EAS 3610 Introduction to Geophysics (Fall 2009, Fall 2010)

        2. EAS 4200/6320 Structural Geology (Spring 2008)

        3. EAS 2600 Earth Processes (Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

        4. EAS 1601 Habitable Planet (Spring 2007)

Mentoring

Research Assistant Paul M. Morgan (Oct 2014 – Mar 2017)

Undergraduate Nathanael Z. Wong (Jun 2016 – Aug 2019)

PhD student Wardah Fadil for her side project (Jan 2018 – present)

Undergraduate Ayshah Xuan Chan (Jun 2019 – present)

Master student intern Gokul Vishwanathan (Sep 2019 – Dec 2019)

Publications