Jingfeng Wang

Jingfeng Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, affiliated with the College of Engineering. Specializing in Water Resources Engineering, Resilient Infrastructure, and Smart Cities, their research focuses on advancing understanding of Earth's surface energy budgets, hydrological processes, and climate modeling through innovative applications of information theory and remote sensing technologies. Their work integrates principles like maximum entropy production to model evapotranspiration, heat flux dynamics, and land-atmosphere interactions.

Key research interests include climate modeling advancements using entropy production frameworks, remote sensing applications for hydrological parameter estimation, and interdisciplinary approaches to Arctic environmental changes. Notable contributions involve improving SMAP soil moisture algorithms, analyzing Amazon rainforest energy budgets, and developing Bayesian methods for ground heat flux reconstruction. Their studies frequently address feedback mechanisms between ecosystems and climate systems, with a focus on water resources sustainability and infrastructure resilience.

Publications span over two decades (1996–2025), demonstrating sustained contributions to hydrometeorology, land surface modeling, and atmospheric science. Academic milestones include earning tenure in 2018. Research methodologies combine computational modeling, satellite data analysis, and field observations to address global challenges in water availability, climate adaptation, and environmental monitoring.