Chaoqun Lu
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Journalists: Please use these pronouns when appropriate.
Expert on agricultural sustainability, ecological modeling, carbon and nutrient budget, nutrient loss under extreme weather conditions, nature-based climate solutions, climate-resilient and low-emission food systems
Professor, Soil and Environmental Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Work: 608-263-4947 clu274@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Assessing spatiotemporal trends in agricultural land use, management practices, and conservation program adoption across the U.S.
- Assessing crop-specific nutrient budgets from farm inputs to consumption, with a focus on nutrient use efficiency and sustainability
- Improving process-based land surface modeling by incorporating cross-scale observations, lab incubations, and AI technologies
- Evaluating land-use and management strategies to enhance crop resilience, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve water quality
- Predicting nutrient loss and water pollution under extreme weather conditions
Achievements
- International Research Fellowship from OECD Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems in 2023
- Ranked #490 by The Reuters Hot Lists for the world's 1,000 most influential climate scientists in 2021
- NSF CAREER award in 2020