Jiachen Lu

Dr. Jiachen Lu is a Research Associate at the Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX), UNSW Sydney. He holds a Ph.D. in Built Environment (2024), an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (2019), and a B.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering (2017).

• Ph.D. in Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, UC San Diego
• B.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University

His research focuses on urban climatology, land surface modelling, and computational fluid dynamics, particularly in improving urban canopy parameterization in climate models like CABLE. He develops one-dimensional urban flow models with advanced turbulent transport schemes (MLUCM v3.0) and studies how building height variability affects airflow.

Recent publications include machine learning applications for wind flow prediction from urban morphology (Environmental Research Letters, 2025) and systematic analyses of urban canopy dynamics using EDMF schemes (Geoscientific Model Development, 2024). His work intersects atmospheric science, CFD simulations, and urban climate adaptation.

• National 1st prize, Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2017)
• Honour graduate, Sichuan Province (2017)
• 1st place (blind review), China Petroleum Engineering Design Competition (2017)