Prof. Dr. Zhiguo Pang | Environmental Science
| Research Excellence Award

The research focuses on advanced applications of remote sensing, GNSS/BeiDou navigation, and intelligent data interpretation for water resources and hydrological monitoring. It has advanced quantitative methodologies for water cycle assessment, including evapotranspiration estimation, hydrological process inversion, water quality retrieval, and ecological health evaluation. The work integrates multi-source satellite observations, big data analytics, and system modeling to support smart water conservancy and disaster risk management. Multiple remote-sensing-driven models and software platforms have been developed for spatiotemporal monitoring and regional hydrological simulation product generation. These systems enable real-time decision support for river basins, reservoirs, and large-scale water resource operations. The research outcomes have been widely implemented in operational environments, improving accuracy, efficiency, and intelligence in water management systems. Its scholarly impact is demonstrated by 552 citations by 538 documents, 64 publications, and an h-index of 11 (Scopus).