Yimian Ma

Dr. Yimian Ma is a Research Fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, affiliated with the Department of Biogeochemical Signals (BSI) and the Climate-ecosystem-disturbance interactions research group. His current work focuses on the ERC-funded project ForExD, simulating forest disturbances (e.g., insect outbreaks, wind events) using the QUINCY model. He holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics (2016-2022, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and a B.S. in Environmental Sciences (2012-2016, China Agricultural University). Prior to his postdoc, he was a visiting student at the University of Exeter (2018-2019).

His research interests span climate-vegetation interactions, biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystem disturbance dynamics. He develops and applies advanced models (e.g., iMAPLE, Yale Interactive Biosphere Model) to assess global vegetation vulnerability, ozone pollution impacts, and aerosol-radiation effects on ecosystems.

Key research themes include ozone-vegetation feedback mechanisms, diffuse radiation impacts on productivity, and fire-climate interactions. His work integrates climate modeling, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological data to address pressing environmental challenges such as compound climate extremes and biodiversity loss.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. His research group is part of the Max Planck Biogeochemistry community in Jena, Germany.