Professor Xiaoming Wang

Xiaoming Wang is a professor of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources in Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), adjunct professor with the School of Engineering in Monash University, and the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology in Swinburne University of Technology. He was a senior principle scientist of Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Development in Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia, and the theme leader of the Sustainable Cities and Coasts managing, one of the four research portfolios in the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship. His current researches are involved in a wide range of climate change adaptation and sustainable development, with a special focus on cryosphere science. Xiaoming has extensive experiences working on climate impact and adaptation related projects of national significance in Australia, and was a contributing author to the Australasia chapter in the IPCC AR5 as well as reviewer for IPCC AR6 and Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere, a leading/contributing author of 2nd Assessment Report of Climate Change and Cities (ARC3-2). He is also a contributing author to the book – Climate Change: Science and Solutions for Australia, a key CSIRO document for communication with government, industries and communities. He published about 300 papers and reports with collaborations in broad international and national research networks cross multi- and cross-disciplines, covering material science, mechanical and civil engineering, urban environment, green cities and planning, public health, risk assessment, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Some of publications can be found in https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=Q0bITuYAAAAJ&hl=en. He has been also involved in Australian Aid Development Programs in East Asia, including Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines as well as Brazil, on the aspect of climate change adaptation and natural disaster risk reduction. He was once appointed as a technical advisor to a commissioner in the Climate Change Commission of the Philippine Government, and resources persons with Asian Development Bank (ADB).