GeoWater Research Lab · Peking University

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We are an interdisciplinary group working across hydrology, Earth observation, geospatial science, and river–human interactions.

Principal InvestigatorLab Director
Peirong Lin

Principal Investigator

Peirong Lin

Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS
School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University

Peirong Lin leads GeoWater Lab at Peking University. Her research combines Earth system science and models with remote sensing, GIS, and geospatial analytics to study terrestrial water cycling, river systems, and flood–human interactions. She completed postdoctoral training in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University and received her Ph.D. in Water, Climate, and Environment from The University of Texas at Austin.

Current MembersLab Group
Ziyun Yin

Ziyun Yin

PhD candidate (2022/9–)

Human-impacted streamflow; River-network modeling; Large-sample hydrology; Machine-learning streamflow estimation

Awards & Honors
  • First Prize Award, Earth System & Data Assimilation Forum
  • Outstanding Students Fellowship of Peking University
Zimin Yuan

Zimin Yuan

PhD student (2023/9–); former undergraduate researcher

Hydrologic remote sensing (SWOT); River channel geometry; River morphology and hydraulics; Large-scale river modeling

Haomei Lin

Haomei Lin

PhD student (2024/9–)

Human-impacted discharge simulation; Multi-source data fusion; River-network modeling

Junwei Su

Junwei Su

PhD student (2025/9–)

Compound flood risk; Anthropogenic influences on flood dynamics; Large-scale hydrodynamic modeling

Fenghe Zhang

Fenghe Zhang

PhD student (2026/9–)

Reservoir modeling and operations; GeoAI for hydrologic systems

Jinxuan Guo

Jinxuan Guo

MS student (2026/9–)

Multisource inference for Earth system hydrology

Yicong Liu

Yicong Liu

Undergraduate student (2026/3–)

Satellite river discharge; Human-impacted hydrology; Remote sensing-informed GNNs

Han Bao

Han Bao

Undergraduate student (2026/3–)

Hydraulic geometry; River regulation

Former Students, Postdocs, & Visiting StudentsPrevious Members
Xiangyong Lei

Xiangyong Lei

Former PhD candidate (2022–2026)

Now Associate Professor, Fujian Normal University

Physics-based modeling; hydrometeorology

Kaihao Zheng

Kaihao Zheng

Former MS student (2023–2026); former undergraduate researcher

Geospatial science; sustainability science

Awards & Honors
  • Grand Prize Award, Challenge Cup @ PKU
  • Outstanding Students Fellowship of Beijing
  • National Scholarship for Undergraduate Students
Jie Xu

Jie Xu

Former postdoc

Remote sensing of hydrology

Meng Ding

Meng Ding

Visiting student (2021/10–2023/08)

Now PhD student at the University of Kansas · Human–water relationships

Wenli Fei

Wenli Fei

Visiting student (2023/6–2023/08)

Now Assistant Research Professor at CAS-Shenyang · Land hydrologic modeling

Koutian Wu

Koutian Wu

Visiting student (2024/6–2024/08)

Now PhD student at UT Austin · Land hydrologic modeling

Peng Yao

Peng Yao

Undergraduate researcher

Now PhD student at CAS-AIRS · Cold-region hydroclimatology

PhotosLab Moments
July 2026 · Graduation Ceremony
July 2026 · Graduation Ceremony
July 2026 · Graduation Party
July 2026 · Graduation Party
March 2026 · Cohosting Prof. Paul Bate’s visit
March 2026 · Cohosting Prof. Paul Bate’s visit
AGU 2025 · GeoWater Lab presentations
AGU 2025 · GeoWater Lab presentations
AGU 2025 · Celebrating Prof. Yang’s big moment
AGU 2025 · Celebrating Prof. Yang’s big moment
June 2025 · Hosting Prof. Dai Yamazaki’s visit to PKU
June 2025 · Hosting Prof. Dai Yamazaki’s visit to PKU
GeoWater Lab · Group gathering and field visit
GeoWater Lab · Group gathering and field visit
GeoWater Lab · Celebrating research milestones
GeoWater Lab · Celebrating research milestones
GeoWater Lab · Conference presentations
GeoWater Lab · Conference presentations
GeoWater Lab · Research seminar and discussion
GeoWater Lab · Research seminar and discussion
GeoWater Lab · River and floodplain field observations
GeoWater Lab · River and floodplain field observations
GeoWater Lab · Hydrological monitoring and modeling
GeoWater Lab · Hydrological monitoring and modeling
GeoWater Lab · River landscape fieldwork
GeoWater Lab · River landscape fieldwork
GeoWater Lab · Hands-on field data analysis
GeoWater Lab · Hands-on field data analysis
GeoWater Lab · Reviewing hydrological observations
GeoWater Lab · Reviewing hydrological observations