Education: 

B.S. in Geographic Information Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. 2007.

M.S. in Geological Resources and Geological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. 2010.

Ph.D. in Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 2013.

Research Interest: 

Hankui K. Zhang is an Assistant Professor at the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence co-founded by the South Dakota State University (SDSU) and USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. He got his PhD degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013. He is now doing research in making satellite data ready to use and applying deep learning for quantitative remote sensing, such as foundation models, and build physics in deep learning model.  He is a Landsat Science Team member. He has been published >60 SCI papers that gained >4000 citations. His developed Landsat BRDF correction method has been adopted by NASA to produce Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) products.

Current Group Members:

Dong Luo (Post-doctoral Fellow) (https://www.sdstate.edu/directory/dong-luo)

Marcelline Ndekelu Ngomba (PhD)

Ann Zurbriggen (Master)

Soubhoon Shinjini (Master)

Belinda Apili (Master)

Now hiring:

1 PhD student working on deep learning for remote sensing information extraction 

Please send CV and transcript to: hankui.zhang@sdstate.edu

Grant: 

Zhang, H.K., Maimaitijiang, M., Zhang, X., Democratic Republic of the Congo swamp and peatland extent mapping demonstration in support of Wildlife Works Carbon LLC Reduction Emission Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects. Wildlife Works Carbon LLC, Total 3 year budget $250,039 for Feb 2024 – Jan 2027. 

Zhang, W., Zhang, H.K., Sun, Y., Ball, J., Sustaining maple syrup industry under a changing climate through expanding research and extension, USDA Acer Access and Development Program. Total 3 year budget $499,280 for Oct 2023 – Sep 2026.

Zhang, X., Zhang, H.K., Maimaitijiang, M., Yang, Z., Developing an enhanced geospatial tool for operationally monitoring species-specific crop progress and growth condition in near real time from Geostationary Satellite Observations and Harmonized Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 Time Series. Total 4-year budget $759,272 for Sep 2023 – Aug 2027. 

Leigh L., Zhang, H.K., Pinto C., Kaewmanee M., IARPA SMART Optical Satellite Harmonization and AI Construction detection, IARPA Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) (IARPA-BAA-19-04). Total 3-year budget $1,412,746, Jan 2021 - Dec 2023.

Zhang, X., Zhang, H.K., Gray, J., Development of Near Real-Time Land Surface Phenology Product by Fusing Geostationary Satellite and VIIRS Observations in Support of Agriculture and Land Management, NASA Solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-ESROGSS (Earth Science Research from Operational Geostationary Satellite Systems), $521,777, Aug 2020 - Jul 2023.

Roy, D.P., Yan, L., Zhang, H.K., Pathfinding near real time moderate resolution land surface monitoring, looking forward to an operational Landsat 9/10 Sentinel 2A/2B era, This proposal solicits membership to the Landsat Science Team for Dr. Roy and his team who have a proven capability in assessing, processing and developing products from Landsat and Sentinel-2 data. Funded by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Solicitation G17PS00256. Total 5 year budget $1,173,581 for Jan 2018 – Dec 2022.

Roy, D.P., Zhang, H.K., Egorov, H., Michaelis, A., Nemani, R., Global Long-Term Multi-Sensor Web-Enabled Landsat Data Record – A Continuation Request. NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. Total 3 year budget $570,881 for May 2019  –  Apr 2022.

Services:

Special issue editor for Remote Sensing of Environment

Editorial board of Remote Sensing of Environment

Editorial board of Remote Sensing

Award:

2021 South Dakota State University Wadsworth research award 

2017 South Dakota State University Professional Staff Excellence in Research & Scholarship

2012 Global Scholarship for Research Excellence of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hobby: 

Fishing 

Basketball