Interdisciplinary Working Groups

IWG02 - Proxy-inferred and Model-simulated Climate and Environment Changes in the Asia-Oceania Region Since the Last Glaciation
*Prof. Chuan-Chou Shen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Dr. Xianfeng Wang (Earth Observatory of Singapore/Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Dr. Shih-Yu Lee (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Dr. Ludvig Löwemark (Stockholm University, Sweden)

IWG03 - High Resolution Indo-Pacific Paleoclimate and Environment Records over the Anthropocene: Proxy Measurement, Verification and Modeling
*Dr. Intan Suci Nurhati (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore)
Dr. Sri Yudawati Cahyarini (Research Centre for Geotechnology, LIPI, Indonesia)

IWG04 - GNSS/InSAR/Altimetry Remote Sensing for the Earth Sciences
*Mr. Thomas Yunck (GeoOptics Inc., United States)
Prof. Shuanggen Jin (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Jens Wickert (GFZ Potsdam, Germany)
Prof. X.L. Ding (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China)

IWG05 - Gravity field and Mass Transport Associated with Earthquakes, the Hydrological Cycle, Oceans, and the Cryosphere
*Prof. Shuanggen Jin (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Prof. Benjamin Chao (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Prof. Kosuke Heki (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Dr. Urs Marti (Swisstopo, Switzerland)
Dr. Jens Schroeter (Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Germany)
Prof. Roland Klees (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)

IWG06 - Land-Ocean-Atmospheric Processes: Implication to Natural Hazards and the Global Carbon Cycle
*Dr. Yevgeniy Kontar (The University of Findlay & Federal GEOS Funding, Inc, United States)
Dr. Frank Rack (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)
Prof. Ramesh Singh (Chapman University, United States)
Prof. Yosuke Yamashiki (Kyoto University, Japan)
Dr. Swadhin Behera (Research Institute for Global Change/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan)
Dr. Katsumi Hattori (Chiba University, Japan)
Dr. DanLing Tang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Viacheslav Gusiakov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation)

IWG07-19-24 - Out of the lab, Into the world: Theory, Research, and Practice in Education, Communication and Outreach in the Geosciences
*Dr. Masa-Yuki Yamamoto (Kochi University of Technology, Japan)
Dr. Inez Ponce de Leon (Klima Climate Center, Philippines)
Dr. Susan Eriksson (Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

IWG08 - Scaling and Stochastic Processes, Nonlinear Variability, in the Ocean and Atmosphere
*Prof. Francois Schmitt (CNRS-LOG, France)
Dr. Shaun Lovejoy (McGill University, Canada)

IWG09 - Regional Earth System Predictions and Projections for Southeast Asia: Meeting the User Needs
*Prof. Raghu Murtugudde (University of Maryland, United States)
Prof. Xinzhong Liang (University of Maryland, United States)
Prof. Antonio Busalacchi (University of Maryland, United States)
Dr. Shie-Yui Liong (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

IWG10 - Concatenated Hazards and Disasters
*Dr. Tom Beer (Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Australia)
Dr. Vasily Titov (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, University of Colorado, United States)

IWG11 - Modelling Natural Catastrophes in Asia Pacific
*Mr. Richard Sanders (Willis (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore)
Dr. Shie-Yui Liong (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

IWG12 - An Integrated Approach to Climate and LULUCF Research: Bridging Science and Climate Change Action Planning
*Dr. Kevin Gurney (Arizona State University, United States)
*Dr. C. Kendra Gotangco Castillo (Manila Observatory, Philippines)

IWG14 - From Multi-sensors Observation Towards Inter-disciplinary Study of Mega Earthquakes
*Dr. Dimitar Ouzounov (Chapman University and NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, United States)
Dr. Katsumi Hattori (Chiba University, Japan)
Prof. Qinghua Huang (Peking University, China)
Dr. Jann-Yenq Liu (National Central University, Taiwan)

IWG15 - Monsoon onset Over Bay of Bengal and its Social and Ecosystem Impacts
*Dr. Weidong Yu (The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China)
Dr. Tim Li (University of Hawaii, United States)
Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong (Phuket Marine Biology Center, Thailand)

IWG16 - Sedimentary Registers to Evaluate Environmental Science
*Dr. M.P. Jonathan (Instituto Politecnico Nacional (IPN), Mexico)
Dr. Priyadarsi Roy (Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico)
Dr. Nagarajan Ramasamy (Curtin University, Malaysia)
Dr. Subramani S (Anna University, India)

IWG17 - Geophysical Drivers of Infectious Disease Transmission
*Prof. Jeffrey Shaman (Columbia University, United States)
Dr. James Tamerius (Columbia University, United States)
Dr. Alicia Karspeck (National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States)

IWG18 - Applications of Emerging Computational and Informational Technology to Climate Sciences
*Prof. Saji Hameed (University of Aizu, Japan)
Prof. Wim Vanderbauwhede (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Dr. Victor Venema (University of Bonn, Germany)

IWG20 - Regional Nutrient Sources, Fluxes and Eutrophication
*Prof. Pavel Tkalich (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Dr. Vethamony P (National Institute of Oceanography, India)

IWG21 - Observational and Theoretical Consideration on Landslide Process for Forecasting and Monitoring
*Dr. Katsumi Hattori (Chiba University, Japan)
Prof. Qinghua Huang (Peking University, China)
Dr. Byung-Gon Chae (Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Korea, South)

IWG22 - Remote Sensing of Oceans and Atmosphere
*Prof. Iyyanki V Murali Krishna (Administrative Staff College of India, India)
Prof. Xiao-Hai Yan (University of Delaware, United States)

IWG23 - Engineering Geology and Geotechnology in Developing Countries
*Dr. Louis Ngai Yuen Wong (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Prof. Jili Feng (China University of Mining and Technology, China)