I’m an incoming Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, starting on August 1, 2025. I’m currently a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley, working with Dr. Joshua Apte. I received my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington in 2023, working with Dr. Julian Marshall. I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a second Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Tsinghua University in 2017.

My research interests include: (1) Air Quality Modeling; (2) Air Pollution Exposure; (3) Machine Learning; (4) Environmental Policy. My primary research objective is to develop data-driven models and evidence-based policy solutions for addressing environmental, climate, and health impacts from emission activities.

I can be reached at yuzhouw[AT]berkeley[DOT]edu.