Susan (Shufen) Pan

Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Susan Pan is an environmental scientist and principal investigator of the GeoAI Lab, where she leads interdisciplinary research at the intersection of environmental systems, geospatial technologies, and artificial intelligence. By integrating remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS), environmental modeling, and machine learning/deep learning, she develops a spatial data鈥揹riven systems approach to address environmental sustainability challenges, with a particular focus on essential human needs such as water and food security.

Her research addresses the complex nexus of water, food, and ecosystems using integrated environmental modeling and GeoAI tools. Supported by NSF, NASA, EPA, NOAA, DOT, and USDA, Dr. Pan鈥檚 work tackles critical issues such as water and food security, land use change, and ecosystem resilience. With a global perspective, her projects span North America, South America, Asia, and Africa, offering insights into how environmental systems interact with human activity across scales鈥攆rom local to global.

Dr. Pan currently serves as Research Director of the Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability and the Global Carbon Project 艾可直播 Office. In these roles, she fosters collaborative partnerships to advance understanding of the global carbon cycle and to develop data-driven strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Pan is deeply committed to preparing the next generation of engineers and scientists. She fosters creativity, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary learning, empowering students to tackle the world鈥檚 most pressing sustainability challenges. Through both her research and teaching, she strives to contribute to a more sustainable and equitable future for all.

Selected Publications

  • Pan, S., N. Pan, et al. (2020) Evaluation of terrestrial evapotranspiration by state of the art approaches in remote sensing, machine learning, and process-based modeling, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 24 (3), 1485-1509.聽
  • Pan, S., J. Yang, et al.聽 (2020) Climate extremes versus carbon extreme: Responses of terrestrial carbon fluxes to temperature and precipitation: J. Geophy. Res. Biogeosciences, 125 (4), e2019JG005252.聽
  • Pan S., Z. Bian, et al. (2021) Impacts of Multiple Environmental Changes on Long-term Nitrogen Loading from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, J. Geophy. Res. Biogeosciences 2021-126(5).聽
  • Bian, Z., S. Pan, et al.聽 (2022). A Century鈥怢ong Trajectory of Phosphorus Loading and Export from Mississippi River Basin to the Gulf of Mexico: Contributions of Multiple Environmental Changes. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36(6), e2022GB007347.聽
  • Li, X., H. Tian, C. Lu and S. Pan (2023) Four-century history of land transformation by humans in the United States (1630鈥2020): annual and 1 km grid data for the HIStory of LAND changes (HISLAND-US). Earth System Science Data, 15(2), ESSD, 15, 1005-1035,2023.聽
  • Bian, Z., S. Pan, et al.聽 (2024) Divergent responses of nitrogen-species loadings to future climate change in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 56,102060.聽
  • Zhang, L., S. Pan, et al. (2024) Global nitrous oxide emissions from livestock manure during 1890鈥2020: An IPCC tier 2 inventory. Global Change Biology 30 (5), e1730.
  • Li, Y.,聽 鈥.. S. Pan (2024) Increased nitrous oxide emissions from global lakes and reservoirs since the pre-industrial era, Nature Communications 15, 942 (2024).聽聽
  • Gong, C., ...S. Pan, et al. (2024) Global net climate effects of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen. Nature 632, 557-563.聽
  • Shi, Y., S. Pan, et al. (2025) Extreme Dry-Heat Climate Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity in Wheat Production: Insights and Mitigation Strategies. Global Change Biology 31(7), e70349.
  • Recent Publications Selected from 145 Journal Articles ()
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