Jian Peng

Prof. Dr. Jian Peng is a Full Professor of Hydrology and Remote Sensing at Leipzig University and Head of the Department of Remote Sensing at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). His research focuses on remote sensing applications in hydrology, climate extremes, and environmental monitoring. He leads interdisciplinary teams addressing drought dynamics, soil moisture retrieval, and land-atmosphere interactions.

• Education:
• PhD in Earth Science (2010-2013), Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
• Post-Doc (2013-2015), Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
• Research Scientist (2015-2017), University of Munich
• Senior Researcher (2018-2020), University of Oxford

Research Interests: Satellite remote sensing, process-based modeling, climate extremes, and hydrological cycles. His work integrates observational data with advanced computational methods to understand environmental systems.

Awards: 2019 MDPI Young Investigator Award in Remote Sensing, highlighted by the World Climate Research Programme as a future leader in climate science, and featured in EOS BUZZ for soil moisture research.

Grants & Teams: Leads the MoDEV PhD program, collaborates on the Remote Sensing Center for Earth System Research (RSC4Earth), and supervises PhD candidates in hydrology and remote sensing. Active in international projects like GCOS EHI and HOLAPS framework development.