Yang Ou
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Peking University
We are recruiting multiple self-motivated young scholars to join us as research assistants (1-2 opening). Feel free to drop me an email if interested.
Looking for motivated PhD students in 2026 Fall and 2027 Fall.
Education
Ph.D. (Environmental Science and Engineering, 2019) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Advisor: J. Jason West
Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering, 2015) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Advisor: Haibo Zhai
Bachelor of Science (Marine Engineering, 2013) Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
Earth Scientist: Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (01/2022 - 07/2023)
Assistant Research Scholar (joint appointment): Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland (01/2022 - 07/2023)
Postdoc: Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (01/2020 - 12/2021) Mentors: Haewon McJeon, Gokul Iyer
ORISE Research Fellowship: Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency (08/2015 - 12/2019) Mentors: Daniel H. Loughlin, Christopher G. Nolte
Master Intern: Integrated Environmental Control Model (IECM) group, Carnegie Mellon University (09/2013 - 05/2015) Mentors: Haibo Zhai, Edward S. Rubin
Selective Conference Presentations (lead author)
IAMC, 2023, 2024, 2025 (expected)
International Energy Workshop, Oral presentation, Golden, CO, 2023
Scenarios Forum 2022 (virtual), Oral presentation (virtual). 2022.
AGU fall meeting, Poster presentation (virtual). 2021
14th Annual Meeting of IAMC, Poster presentation (virtual). 2021 (Best Poster Award)
13th Annual Meeting of IAMC, Poster presentation (virtual). 2020
GCAM Community Modeling Meeting, Poster presentation, College Park, MD, 2019
18th Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference, Oral presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2019
7th International Conference on Air Benefit and Cost and Attainment Assessment (ABaCAS 2019), Oral presentation, Hangzhou, China, 2019
UNC Climate Change and Resilience Symposium, Poster Presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2019 (Best Poster Prize for Graduate Students)
17th Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference, Oral presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2018
JGCRI Community Modeling Meeting, Poster presentation, College Park, MD, 2018
16th Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference, Oral presentation, Chapel Hill, NC, 2017
Air & Waste Management Association Climate Change Conference, Oral presentation, Arlington, VA, 2017
Press
DOE – Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling, Research Highlights. Enhancing Modeled Capacity Expansion Pathways with Improved Power-Sector Dynamics. Nov 2021
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy News Release. New climate pledges, if fulfilled, now significantly more likely to prevent worst of global warming. Nov 2021.
Imperial College London News. New climate pledges significantly more likely to prevent worst of global heating. Nov. 2021
Climate Action Tracker Blog. New paper in Science confirms updated NDCs more likely to meet warming limits than in 2015. Nov. 2021
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory News Release. New Climate Pledges, if Fulfilled, Now Significantly More Likely to Prevent Worst of Global Warming. Nov. 2021
The Conversation. Air pollution kills thousands of Americans every year – here’s a low-cost strategy to reduce the toll. Feb. 2019
UNC Gillings School News. New research identifies low-cost options for reducing health impacts of air pollution. Feb. 2019
The Hill. Which coal-fired plants can use carbon capture to meet EPA goals? Jun. 2015
Service
Lead Author: IPCC AR7 (WGIII); China Fifth National Assessment Report on Climate Change
Session Chair: AGU Fall Meeting 2020, 2023; EGU 2025
Journal Reviewer: Nature Climate Change, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability, Nature Communications, Joule, Environmental Science & Technology, National Science Review, Scientific Data, Environmental Research Letters, One Earth, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Geoscientific Model Development, Advances in Applied Energy, Energy and Buildings, Ecological Economics
