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Lei Zhao

Assistant Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lei Zhao is currently serving as a Civil & Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor at Uiuc.

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Lei Zhao

UIUC

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earth science geography environmental science climate change urban climate climatology geoscientific model development climatic change environmental modelling urban climate impact climate models ecohydrology urban heat mitigation ecology aquatic ecosystems limnology urban energy budget water quality freshwater biology earth system science urban weather ecosystems atmospheric research hydrological process water resource management eutrophication urban greening water resources hydrometeorology climate modelling urban modelling urban geography water science environmental microbiology water quality management phytoplankton ecology climatic impact water quality forecasting urban adaptation land cover agronomy crop growth modeling bloom ecology urban environments climate projections hydrological modeling heat stress air temperature air quality regional climate response hydrobiology water monitoring yield prediction urban land use freshwater ecosystems water ecologies climate change effects global warming surface water microbial diversity crop yields urban development lake yilong plateau lakes strong contributions higher latitudes observed increase rural evaporation heat waves urban aerosol haze pollution global multi-model projections warmer climate surface energy allocation global lake evaporation heat risk climate change impacts urban heat islands machine learning

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Asymmetric Influence of Urban Morphology Changes on Land Surface Temperature Between Daytime and Nighttime. Sustainable Cities and Society (2025)

Jiyao ZhaoLe YuLei ZhaoHaohuan FuPeng Gong

climatologyclimatic changeurbanizationgeographyurban morphology changesurban heat mitigationurban climateasymmetric influenceearth scienceland surface temperatureurban weather

Delayed Water Quality Response to External Nutrient Loading Reduction: The Role of Internal Nutrient Loading in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake Over 20 Years. Ecological Indicators (2025)

Lei ZhaoYule SuWei GaoKeyi ZhangJunen Wu

environmental engineeringinternal nutrient loadingwater qualityecohydrologyaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental scienceexternal nutrienteutrophicationfreshwater biologywater pollutionnutrient cyclesshallow eutrophic lakeenvironmental degradationlimnology

Enhancing Global-Scale Urban Land Cover Representation Using Local Climate Zones in the Community Earth System Model. EarthArXiv (California Digital Library) (2025)

Yuan SunKeith OlesonLei ZhaoGerald MillsCenlin HeMatthias DemuzereDavid ToppingNing ZhangZhonghua Zheng

earth system scienceurban modellingsustainable urbanismenvironmental modellingclimatologyhigh densitygeographysensible heat fluxurban heat mitigationgeoscientific model developmenturban climateearth scienceclimate changeurban weatherclimate models

Enhancing Urban Thermal Environment and Energy Sustainability With Temperature-Adaptive Radiative Roofs. (2025)

Keer ZhangLei ZhaoKeith OlesonXinchang “Cathy” LiXuhui Lee

architecturegreen buildingenergy efficiencythermal comfortthermal engineeringenergy sustainabilityreflective roofurban heat mitigationurban climatebuilt environmentearth scienceroof coatingbuilding engineeringclimate changetae roofs

Enhancing Urban Thermal Environment and Energy Sustainability With Temperature‐Adaptive Radiative Roofs. Earth s Future (2025)

Keer ZhangLei ZhaoKeith OlesonXinchang “Cathy” LiXuhui Lee

architecturegreen buildingenergy efficiencythermal comfortenergy penaltythermal engineeringenergy sustainabilityreflective roofurban heat mitigationurban climatebuilt environmentbuilding energybuilding engineeringclimate changeair temperatureurban energy budgetheat transfer

Evaluating the Energy and Micro-Climatic Effects of Large-Scale Air-Source Heat Pump Adoption Through Urban-Resolving Earth System Modeling. (2025)

Xinchang "Cathy" LiLei ZhaoZhiwen LuoXiaoxiong XieKeith Oleson

green buildingenergy efficiencybuilding energyunited kingdomenergy systemsurban heat mitigationurban climateenergy strategiesurban canyonunited statesenergy modelingbuilding engineeringenergy managementurban energyurban energy budget

Exacerbated Heat Stress Induced by Urban Browning in the Global South. Nature Cities (2025)

Huilin DuWenfeng ZhanBingbing ZhouYang JuZihan LiuAriane MiddelKangning HuangLei ZhaoTC ChakrabortyZhihua WangShasha WangJiufeng LiLong LiFan HuangYingying JiXuecao LiManchun Li

urban greeningextreme environmentsclimatologyheat stressclimatic changeenvironmental sciencegeographyextreme weatherurban browningurban climateurban climate impactearth scienceclimate changeglobal southurban energy budget

Humidity-Driven Air-Conditioning Energy Demand Changes in Global Cities Under Climate Change. (2025)

Xinchang "Cathy" LiLei ZhaoZhiwen LuoKeith OlesonXiaoxiong XieMitsuna SekiyaAlvin VarquezYifan Cheng

climate change impactarchitecturegreen buildingenergy efficiencygeographyindoor climateenergy systemsurban climateurban energybuilt environmentbuilding energybuilding engineeringclimate changeair conditioningbuilding energy conservationurban energy budget

Impact of Spatially Continuous Urban Surface Properties on Heatwave Simulations: A Multi-City Analysis. EarthArXiv (California Digital Library) (2025)

Timothy JiangTC ChakrabortyYifan ChengRohit MukherjeeLei ZhaoAlberto Martilli

urban modellingenvironmental modellingclimatologyurban humiditygeographyhydrometeorologysuch datasetgeoscientific model developmenturban climateearth scienceurban canopyurban weathermeteorology

Improving Urban Climate Adaptation Modeling in the Community Earth System Model (Cesm) Through Transient Urban Surface Albedo Representation. (2025)

Yuan SunBowen FangKeith OlesonLei ZhaoDavid ToppingDavid SchultzZhonghua Zheng

urban greeningarchitectureurban surface albedoroof albedo modificationsurban energy budgeturban climate adaptationgeographyreflective roofurban heat mitigationurban climatebuilt environmentearth scienceclimate changeclimate models

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Lei Zhao

Assistant Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lei Zhao is currently serving as a Civil & Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Lei Zhao

UIUC

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Asymmetric Influence of Urban Morphology Changes on Land Surface Temperature Between Daytime and Nighttime. Sustainable Cities and Society (2025)

Jiyao ZhaoLe YuLei ZhaoHaohuan FuPeng Gong

climatologyclimatic changeurbanizationgeographyurban morphology changesurban heat mitigationurban climateasymmetric influenceearth scienceland surface temperatureurban weather

Delayed Water Quality Response to External Nutrient Loading Reduction: The Role of Internal Nutrient Loading in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake Over 20 Years. Ecological Indicators (2025)

Lei ZhaoYule SuWei GaoKeyi ZhangJunen Wu

Enhancing Global-Scale Urban Land Cover Representation Using Local Climate Zones in the Community Earth System Model. EarthArXiv (California Digital Library) (2025)

Yuan SunKeith OlesonLei ZhaoGerald MillsCenlin HeMatthias DemuzereDavid ToppingNing ZhangZhonghua Zheng

Enhancing Urban Thermal Environment and Energy Sustainability With Temperature-Adaptive Radiative Roofs. (2025)

Keer ZhangLei ZhaoKeith OlesonXinchang “Cathy” LiXuhui Lee

Enhancing Urban Thermal Environment and Energy Sustainability With Temperature‐Adaptive Radiative Roofs. Earth s Future (2025)

Keer ZhangLei ZhaoKeith OlesonXinchang “Cathy” LiXuhui Lee

Evaluating the Energy and Micro-Climatic Effects of Large-Scale Air-Source Heat Pump Adoption Through Urban-Resolving Earth System Modeling. (2025)

Xinchang "Cathy" LiLei ZhaoZhiwen LuoXiaoxiong XieKeith Oleson

Exacerbated Heat Stress Induced by Urban Browning in the Global South. Nature Cities (2025)

Huilin DuWenfeng ZhanBingbing ZhouYang JuZihan LiuAriane MiddelKangning HuangLei ZhaoTC ChakrabortyZhihua WangShasha WangJiufeng LiLong LiFan HuangYingying JiXuecao LiManchun Li

Humidity-Driven Air-Conditioning Energy Demand Changes in Global Cities Under Climate Change. (2025)

Xinchang "Cathy" LiLei ZhaoZhiwen LuoKeith OlesonXiaoxiong XieMitsuna SekiyaAlvin VarquezYifan Cheng

Impact of Spatially Continuous Urban Surface Properties on Heatwave Simulations: A Multi-City Analysis. EarthArXiv (California Digital Library) (2025)

Timothy JiangTC ChakrabortyYifan ChengRohit MukherjeeLei ZhaoAlberto Martilli

urban modellingenvironmental modellingclimatologyurban humiditygeographyhydrometeorologysuch datasetgeoscientific model developmenturban climateearth scienceurban canopyurban weathermeteorology

Improving Urban Climate Adaptation Modeling in the Community Earth System Model (Cesm) Through Transient Urban Surface Albedo Representation. (2025)

Yuan SunBowen FangKeith OlesonLei ZhaoDavid ToppingDavid SchultzZhonghua Zheng

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