Email: tpang11616@upei.ca
Tianze joined the Climate Smart Lab on January 2022, as a PhD student in environmental sciences of UPEI. Before this he graduated from University of Saskatchewan with a Master of Water Security (2021), and from Ocean University of China with a Bachelor of Engineering in Geo-information Science and Technology (2020). He has a multidisciplinary background in marine geosciences, hydrology, and geomatics. Currently Tianze is focusing on the research of modeling and investigating the coastal erosion and nearshore hydrodynamics of Prince Edward Island.
Publications
Pang, T., Shah, M.A.R., Dau, Q., & Wang, X. (2024). Assessing the social risks of flooding for coastal societies: A case study for Prince Edward Island, Canada. Under Review.
Pang, T., Wang, X., Basheer, S., & Guild, R. (2024). Landcover-based detection of rapid impacts of extreme storm on coastal landscape. Science of the Total Environment, 932, 173099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173099
Pang, T., Penney, H.D., & Wang, X. (2023). Effective Communication of Coastal Flood Warnings: Challenges and Recommendations. Sustainability, 15(24), 16693. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416693
Pang, T., Wang, X., Nawaz, R. A., Keefe, G., & Adekanmbi, T. (2023). Coastal erosion and climate change: A review on coastal-change process and modeling. Ambio: A Journal of Environment and Society, 52(12), 2034–2052. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01901-9
Nawaz, R. A., Wang, X., Basheer, S., Sonier, K., Pang, T., & Adekanmbi, T. (2023). Spatiotemporal Trends in Temperature and Precipitation for Prince Edward Island over 1971-2020. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 50(11), 892-910–910. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2023-0186
Adekanmbi, T., Wang, X., Basheer, S., Nawaz, R. A., Pang, T., Liu, S., & Hu, Y. (2023). Assessing Future Climate Change Impacts on Potato Yields — A Case Study for Prince Edward Island, Canada. Foods, 12(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12061176
Outreaches
Pang, T. & Wang, X. (June 2024) Canadian Water Resources Association 2024 Conference. Presentation: Coastal Flood and Climate Change: Impacts and Responses.
Pang, T. & Wang, X. (November 2023) The 4th IAHR Young Professionals Congress. Presentation: Oceanic Processes-Based Modeling: The Key Pathway for Future Coastal Erosion Prediction.
Pang, T. & Wang, X. (August 2023) PEOPLE 2023 International Conference. Presentation: Oceanic Processes-Based Modeling: The Key Pathway for Future Coastal Erosion Prediction.
Pang, T. & Wang, X. (June 2023) Coastal Zone Canada 2023 Conference. (Valium) Presentation: Rapid Response of the Coastline to Hurricane Fiona in Prince Edward Island.
Pang, T. & Wang, X. (May 2023) Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 2023 Conference. Presentation: Mapping Coastline Changes in Prince Edward Island due to Hurricane Fiona.
Parnham, H., Jardine, D., Kennedy, C., Weatherbie, C., Keefe, G., Pang, T., Kinay, P., Wang. X. and Farooque, A. (2023) Prince Edward Island Interim Coastal Policy Recommendations Report. Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peters Bay, Canada. Report submitted to the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, Government of Prince Edward Island. https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/publication/interim-coastal-policy-recommendations-report
CBC News: Fiona changed everything. Here’s how P.E.I. is adapting. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-changed-by-fiona-land-management-1.6853507
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Congratulations Climate Smart Lab Members, for Passing PhD Candidacy Exam
Congratulations to the student members of the Climate Smart Lab, Rana Ali Nawaz and Tianze Pang, who have passed their PhD candidacy exams on May 16, 2024. Tianze Pang took his exam with the topic of Dynamic Process of Shoreline Change in the Context of Climate Change. Currently Tianze is […] -
Island-Wide Assessment of Hurricane Fiona’s Impact on PEI Coastal Environments
The members of Climate Smart Lab, Tianze Pang (first author), Dr. Xander Wang (corresponding author), Sana Basheer, and Ryan Guild, have published a research paper in the well-known journal Science of the Total Environment entitled “Landcover-based detection of rapid impacts of extreme storm on coastal landscape”. Research Summary Our results […] -
Challenges and Recommendations on Coastal Flood Warning
Members of the Climate Smart Lab recently published a paper in the journal Sustainability titled “Effective Communication of Coastal Flood Warnings: Challenges and Recommendations.” Authored by PhD student Tianze Pang and corresponding author Dr. Xander Wang, the study highlights the potential for improving current coastal flood warning systems. This enhancement […] -
Spatiotemporal Trends in Temperature and Precipitation for Prince Edward Island Over 1971–2020
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Rana Ali Nawaz, Dr. Xiuquan Wang, Sana Basheer, Katie Sonier, Tianze Pang, and Toyin Adekanmbi, recently published a study on Spatiotemporal trends in temperature and precipitation for PEI between 1971-2020. Abstract Climate change has been attracting significant attention in Canada lately. This study investigates spatiotemporal […] -
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Director of Climate Smart Lab, Dr. Xander Wang, and his two student members (Genevieve Keefe and Tianze Pang) attended the CZC2023 Conference on 11-15 June 2023 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The conference theme is “Connecting Canadians with the Coast”. As Canada’s national conference for coastal zone management professionals, CZC2023 […] -
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