More about Dr. Tu
Personal Profile
I was (and still am, to a lesser degree) a heavy computer gamer who loves nature and had a childhood dream of space exploration. Such a seemingly incompatible combination of interests leads me to my current career, as my primary research skills include hydrological modeling (surface and vadose zone) and remote sensing (satellite and drone). I have done several studies on stormwater management facilities (e.g., low impact development, LID) analysis, optimization of stormwater management plans, environmental monitoring using remote sensing, and analysis of the urban heat island effect with field data and remote sensing.
I love to provide different points of view on the same subject in my classes whenever possible. Having a diverse background is an asset, while it is more important to know what you love and what you are good at and forge a career by joining both.
Education
2009-2014
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
The interdisciplinary Water Program at Texas A&M is where I earned my Ph.D. degree. My dissertation focuses on optimizing stormwater management plans using hydrological modeling.
2007-2008
Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Law
Pittsburgh, PA
Being a patent agent in Taiwan from 2004 to 2007, this one-year program focusing on patent law was an opportunity to see whether this would be my lifelong career. Okay, practicing law is not for me.
2001-2003
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Astronomy and space exploration has been my childhood dream, and naturally, I chose aerospace engineering as the focus of my master's degree. Those two years were fun!
1995-1999
National Tsinghua University
Hsinchu, Taiwan
I graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Department of Engineering and System Science at Tsinghua University. Besides studying, I was also active in the Astronomy Club.