Capstone replicating and extending the "Nested economies of scale in global city mass" analysis across four Chinese mega-cities.
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I supervise NYU Shanghai undergraduates on capstones, research projects, and fellowships. The work is research design, methods, revision, and how to present results.
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Honors capstone on urban heat risks in Chongqing using remote sensing and spatial analysis.
- Admitted to Erasmus Mundus International Master in Urban Studies (University of Glasgow, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Kyoto University)
Capstone extending urban scaling analysis with machine learning to identify factors explaining deviations from urban scaling patterns.
Research on extreme heat exposure and urban mobility in Shanghai.
- Secured Pingan Youth Inspiration Plan funding
- Best presentation award at NYU Shanghai symposium
- Admitted to Yale School of Public Health (M.S.)
Capstone on pocket park accessibility and equitable green space distribution in Shanghai.
Developed rapid flood monitoring algorithm using Sentinel-1 SAR data on Google Earth Engine.
- Co-authored published paper in Remote Sensing: "Rapid Probabilistic Inundation Mapping Using Local Thresholds and Sentinel-1 SAR Data on Google Earth Engine"
- Admitted to Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science (M.S.)
Mingya Zhang
Class of 2026Research on low-carbon transport time penalties in Shanghai.
- Selected as Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) Fellow
Research on urban slum heat mitigation in Rio de Janeiro.
- Selected as Millennium Fellow (United Nations Academic Impact)
- Most Popular Project, Undergraduate Symposium, NYU Shanghai (Fall 2025)
Xi Bingxin
Class of 2028Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund project.
- Selected as Millennium Fellow