Lele Shu
Associate Professor
Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Top SchoolLele Shu is an Associate Professor and hydrologist with 11 years of research experience developing integrated surface-subsurface models and coupled human–nature systems, best known for leading the Simulator for Hydrological Unstructured Domains (SHUD). Trained with a PhD from Penn State and postdoctoral work at UC Davis, Lele combines expertise in hydrologic modeling, GIS/remote sensing, and climate–land use impact assessment across diverse settings from China’s Loess Plateau to California’s Central Valley and archaeological landscapes. At the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (CAS) he advances flood and drought prediction tools that link groundwater, snowpack, and human water use. His work blends deep academic rigor with practical model development—he has contributed to PIHM-based projects and applied models to assess lake environments and ancient water systems. Based in Lanzhou, he integrates high-resolution spatial data and process-based simulation to inform water resource resilience under climate change. An insatiable modeler, he publishes code-backed tools (SHUD) that aim to make complex hydrology reproducible and actionable for managers.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), GIS and Remote Sensing, A, Master of Science (MS), GIS and Remote Sensing, A at University of Chinese Academy of SciencesDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Hydrology and Water Resources Science, A, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Hydrology and Water Resources Science, A at Penn State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Geographic Information Science and Cartography, A, Bachelor of Science (BS), Geographic Information Science and Cartography, A at Lanzhou University
English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (42)
watershed10
multi-process9
hydrology9
rmarkdown8
rstudio8
hugo-theme8
r8
netlify8
page-builder7
jupyter7
hugo7
website-template7
gis7
rgl6
parallel-processing6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
shulele/PIHM.AnalysisR
Apr 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
shulele/PIHMgisR
Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
Tool for preprocess GIS data for PIHM and post-process PIHM result.
Contributions:1 PR, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
gispreprocess
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