2007-2012.  Ph.D. Quantitative Remote Sensing, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 

2003-2007.  B.S.  Engineering of Surveying and Mapping, College of GeoExploration Science and Technology, Jilin University.  

1. Glacier Change and Driving Force Investigation

2. Glacier-Ocean Interaction and Global Sea Level Rise

3. Earth Science Applications of Remote Sensing, Altimetry and Geodetic Data

Welcome Postdocs and PhD candidates with background of Remote Sensing, Geodetic, Computer Science, Atmospheric Physics, Glaciology, Physical Oceanography, Microwave Engineering or Mechanical Engineering to join

2021.09 - Present Associate Professor, School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 

2015.11 - 2021.08 Research Scientist, Center for global Sea Level Change, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE. 

2017.09 - 2017.10  Visiting Scientist, Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, United States. 

2013.10 - 2015.10   Postdoc Associate, Center for global Sea Level Change, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE. 

2013.02 - 2013.07  Visiting Scholar, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, United States. 

2012.07 - 2014.12  Postdoc, Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, China. 

Field Work in Greenland, Antarctica, and Tibetan Pleatau

2026.02-2026.04 Took part in Korean Antarctic Research Expedition and deployed Terrestrial Radar Interferometry (TRI), Drone operated Lidar/Thermal Imager, CTD to observe rapid change of Campbell Glacier, Antarctica, physical ocean characteristics, and glacier-ocean interactions.

2025.12      Organized field trip to Yalong Glacier, Tibetan Pleatau to observe glacier elevation, flow, temperature, calving and basal melting of iceberg in proglacial lake with Terrestrial Radar Interferometry (TRI), Drone operated Lidar/Thermal Imager, camera and Automatic Weather Station (AWS) 

2025.8      Organized field trip to Yalong Glacier, Tibetan Pleatau to observe glacier elevation, flow, temperature, calving and temperature change of proglacial lake with Terrestrial Radar Interferometry (TRI), Drone operated Lidar/Thermal Imager, Drone operated CTD, camera and Automatic Weather Station (AWS) 

2019.12-2020.02 Took part in Korean Antarctic Research Expedition and deployed ApRES and GPS on Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica to detect glacier change and basal melting related to warm water intrusion.

2019.10   Conducted fieldwork on Jakobshavn Glacier, West Greenland and deployed GPS, CTD and ApRES to observe glacier changes and ocean-ice interaction within Ilulissat icefjord.

2019.08    Conducted fieldwork on Helheim Glacier, East Greenland and deployed GPS, ApRES, CTD, and Terrestrial Radar Interferometry (TRI) to observe glacier changes and ocean-ice interaction within Helheim fjords.

2018.12-2019.02 Took part in Korean Antarctic Research Expedition and deployed ApRES and GPS close to grounding line of David Glacier, Antarctica to detect basal melting and its relation to tide.

2017.08-2017.09 Greenland fieldwork on Jakobshavn and Helheim Glacier, conducted GPS, ApRES and TRI observation and ocean survey (CTD and Mooring) in both fjords.

2017.01-2017.03 Took part in Korean Antarctic Research Expedition and deployed ApRES and GPS on Drygalski ice front, Antarctica to detect local tide and ice thickness changes, using CTD and mooring data to detect surrounding ocean characteristics and glacier-ocean interactions.

2009.10- 2010.04 Took part in the 26th Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE), from Great Wall Station to Zhong Shan Station. Major task is to measure spectrum of blue ice, snow, rock, moss and lichen to provide validation data for our project.

Zhang, C., Wang, X.* and Zhou, Y. (2026). How velocity extraction from Sentinel-2A/B affects the accuracy and availability of surface strain rate and stress: a case study of Helheim Glacier. Journal of Glaciology. 2026;72:e19. doi:10.1017/jog.2025.10108

Zhou, Y., Wang, X.*, Lei, R.*, Divine D. V., Zhang C.T. and Zhang, Y. (2026): Seasonal Variability of Sea Ice Bulk Density During the MOSAiC Expedition: Results from Synergistic In-Situ, Airborne, and Satellite Observations. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2025.3650353.

Zhou, Y., Wang, X.*, Lei, R.*, Zhang, C., Zhang Y. (2025) AdaSA-SD (v1.0): An Adaptive Seasonal Algorithm for Snow Depth Retrieval Over Arctic Sea Ice.  IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2025.3593433. 

Zhou, Y., Zhang, C. and Wang, X.* (2025) A Machine Learning-based Estimation of Snow Depth over Arctic Sea Ice in Spring, 2013–2023. Submitted to IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 

郭怡心, 王显威*. 2025. 基于ICEat-2数据的南极德里加尔斯基冰舌崩解前干舷特征提取. 极地研究，37卷，第2期，1-18页，doi: 10.13679/j.jdyj.20240037

Wang, X.W.*, H. Gudmundsson, and D. M. Holland. 2026. Collision with Seamount Triggers Breakup of Antarctic Iceberg, UNDER CONSIDERATION.

Stevens, C., Yoon, S. T., Zappa, C. J., Miller, U. K., Wang, X., Elliott, F., ... & Lee, W. S. (2024). Ocean processes south of the Drygalski Ice Tongue, western Ross Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 217, 105411.

Wang, X.W.* and D. M. Holland. 2022. Rapid Glacier-Ocean Interaction Observed by Terrestrial Radar Interferometry. In 2022 3rd China International SAR Symposium (CISS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE (doi: 10.1109/CISS57580.2022.9971205).

Wang, X.W.* D. Voytenko and D. M. Holland. 2022. Accuracy Evaluation of Digital Elevation Model Derived from Terrestrial Radar Interferometer over Helheim Glacier, Greenland. Remote Sensing of Environment, 268, 112759 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112759).

Wang, X.W.* and D. M. Holland. 2020. An Automatic Method for Black Margin Elimination of Sentinel-1A Images over Antarctica. Remote Sensing. 12(7), 1175. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12071175

Wang, X.W.* and D. M. Holland. 2018. A Method to Calculate Elevation-Change Rate of Jakobshavn Isbrae using Operation IceBridge Airborne Topographic Mapper Data. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 15(7), 981-985, doi : 10.1109/LGRS.2018.2828417

Wang, X.W.*, D. M. Holland and H. Gudmundsson. 2018. Accurate coastal DEM generation by merging ASTER GDEM and ICESat/GLAS data over Mertz Glacier, Antarctica. Remote Sensing of Environment, 206. 218-230. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.12.041

Wang, X.W.*, D. M. Holland, X. Cheng and P. Gong. 2016. Grounding and Calving Cycle of Mertz Ice Tongue Revealed by Shallow Mertz Bank, The Cryosphere, 10, 2043-2056, doi:10.5194/tc-10-2043-2016.

Wang, X.W.*, X. Cheng, P. Gong, C.K. Shum, D. M. Holland and X. W. Li. 2014. Freeboard and Mass Extraction of the Disintegrated Mertz Ice Tongue with Remote Sensing and Altimetry Data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 144, 1-10. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2014.01.002 (First Prize of 2014 Polar Science Publication Reward-Natural Science).

Wang, X.W.*, X. Cheng, F. Hui, C. Cheng, H.K. Sum and Y. Liu. 2014. Xuelong navigation in fast-ice near the Zhongshan Station, Antarctica. Marine Technology Society Journal, 48(1), 84-91.

Wang X.W., P. Gong, Y. Zhao, Y. Xu, X. Cheng, Z. Niu, Z. Luo, H. Huang, F. Sun and X. Li. 2013. Water-level changes in China's large lakes determined from ICESat/GLAS data, Remote Sensing of Environment, volume, 132, issue, C, 131-144, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.01.005

Wang, X.W., X. Cheng, H. B Huang, Z. Li. 2013. DEM production for Dome-A combining GPS and GLAS data, Journal of Remote Sensing, 17(2), 439-444.

Wang, X. W.*, X. Cheng, Z. Li, H. B. Huang, Z.G. Niu, X. W. Li and P. Gong. 2012. Lake water footprints identification from time-series ICESat/GLAS data, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, volume, 9, issue, 3, 333-337, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2011.2167495

Wang, X.W., X. Cheng, P. Gong, H. B. Huang, Z. Li and X. W. Li. 2011. Earth Science Applications of ICESat/GLAS: a Review, International Journal of Remote Sensing, volume, 32, issue, 23, 8837-8864, doi: 10.1080/01431161.2010.547533

Eayrs, C., Lee, W. S., Jin, E., Lemieux, J. F., ...X.W. Wang, S.M. Xu & Yun, S. (2024). Advances in machine learning techniques can assist across a variety of stages in sea ice applications. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105(3), E527-E531.

Wu, W., Sun, X., Wang, X., Fan, J., Luo, J., Shen, Y., & Yang, Y. (2018). A Long Time-Series Radiometric Normalization Method for Landsat Images. Sensors, 18(12), 4505.

Wu W., Shen Z., Wang X., Wu T., & Wang W. (2018). An Affine Invariant-based Match Propagation Method for Quasi-dense Image Registration. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 43(6): 930-936 (In Chinese).

Tseng, K. H., Shum, C. K., Kim, J. W., Wang, X., Zhu, K., & Cheng, X. (2016). Integrating Landsat Imageries and Digital Elevation Models to Infer Water Level Change in Hoover Dam. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 9(4), 1696-1709.

Hui, F. M, T.Y, Ci, X. Cheng, T. A. Scambos, Y, Liu, Y.M Zhang, Z.H, Chi, H.B Huang, X.W, Wang, F. Wang, C. Zhao, Z.Y, Jin and K. Wang. 2014. Mapping blue ice areas in Antarctica using ETM+ and MODIS data. Annals of Glaciology, 55(66), 129-137.

Zhao, C., X. Cheng, Y. Liu, F. M. Hui, J. Kang, X.W. Wang, F. Wang and C. Cheng. 2013. The slow-growing tooth of the Amery Ice Shelf from 2004 to 2012. Journal of Glaciology, 59, doi:10.3189/2013JoG3112J3225

Liu Y., X. Cheng, F. M. Hui, X. W. Wang, C. Cheng and F Wang. 2014. Detection of crevasse over polar ice shelves using laser altimeter. Science China Earth Sciences, 57(6), 1267-1277.

Hui F.M., X Cheng, Y. Liu, Y. M. Zhang, Y. F. Ye, X.W. Wang, Z. Li, K. Wang, Z.F. Zhan, J.H. Guo, H.B. Huang, X.H. Li, Z.Q.Guo, P.Gong. 2013. An Improved Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica, Science China Earth Sciences, 56(1), 1-12, doi: 10.1007/s11430-012-4481-5

Zhao, C., X. Cheng, F. M., Hui, J. Kang, Y. Liu., X.W. Wang, F. Wang, C. Cheng et al. (2013). Monitoring the Amery Ice Shelf front during 2004–2012 using ENVISAT ASAR data. Adv Polar Sci, 24, 133-137.

Feng Z, X. Cheng, J. Kang, F. Hui, Y. Liu, C. Cheng, F. Wang, X.W. Wang, C. Zhao, S. Zhao, T. Chen. 2013. Review of the NASA IceBridge mission: Progress and Prospects, Journal of Remote Sensing, 17(2), 400-410.

Tseng K.H., C.K. Shum, Y. C. Yi, H. Lee, X. Cheng and X.W. Wang. 2013. Envisat altimetry Radar waveform retracking of Quasi-specular echoes over ice-covered Qinghai Lake. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and oceanic sciences, 24(4), 615-627, doi: 10.3319/TAO.2012.12.03.01(TibXS).

Niu Z.G., H.Y. Zhang, X.W. Wang, W.B. Yao, D.M.Zhou, K.Y. Zhao, H.Zhao, N.N. Li, H.B. Huang, C.C. Li, J.Yang, C.X. Liu, S.Liu, L,Wang, Z. Li, Z.Z.Yang, F.Qiao, Y.M. Zheng, Y.L. Chen, Y.W. Sheng, X.H. Gao, W.H. Zhu, W.Q. Wang, H. Wang, Y.L. Weng, D.F. Zhuang, J.Y. Liu, X. Cheng, Z.Q. Guo, Peng Gong. 2012. Mapping wetland changes in China between 1978 and 2008. Chinese Science Bulletin, 57(22), 2813-2823, doi: 10.1007/s11434-012-5093-3 (2012 Forerunners 5000)

Gong P, Z. G. Niu, X. Cheng, K.Y. Zhao, D.M. Zhou, J.H. Guo, L. Liang, X.F. Wang, D.D. Li, H.B. Huang, Y. Wang, K. Wang, W.N. Li, X.W. Wang, Q Ying, Z.Z. Yang, Y.F. Ye, Z. Li, D.F. Zhuang, Y.B. Chi, H.Z. Zhou, J. Yan, 2010. China’s wetland change (1990–2000) determined by remote sensing. Science China Earth Sciences, 53, 1036–1042, doi: 10.1007/s11430-010-4002-3 (Second Prize of Best Paper Reward in Science China Earth Sciences in 2014)

Niu ZG, P. Gong., X Cheng, J.H. Guo, L. Wang, H.B. Huang, S.Q. Shen, Y.Z. Wu, X.F. Wang, X.W. Wang, Q. Ying, L. Liang, L.N. Zhang, L. Wang, Q. Yao, Z.Z. Yang, Z.Q. Guo and Y.J. Dai, 2009, Geographical characteristics of China’s wetlands derived from remotely sensed data. Science China Earth Sciences, 52,723–738.

Spring Semester 2026   Blue Ocean: Ten Whys

Fall Semester 2025   Polar Remote Sensing

Fall Semester 2025   Approaching the Poles

Spring Semester 2025   Blue Ocean: Ten Whys

Spring Semester 2025   Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing

Fall Semester 2024   Polar Remote Sensing

Fall Semester 2024   Approaching the Poles

Spring Semester 2024   Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing

Fall Semester 2023   Polar Remote Sensing

Fall Semester 2023   Approaching the Poles

Spring Semester 2023   Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing

Fall Semester      2022   Approaching the Poles

Spring Semester 2022   Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing

Spring Semester 2022   Methods of Ocean Observation