Xiaojie Gao
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolXiaojie Gao is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with 11 years of experience applying remote sensing and geospatial analytics to ecosystem and climate science. Currently at Harvard after completing a Ph.D. in Geospatial Analytics at NC State, Xiaojie studies how cold and warm temperature interactions drive the timing of spring leaf-out and its implications for the carbon cycle. A NASA Future Investigator, they blend field-aware ecological insight with advanced spatial data methods and hyperspectral expertise from prior work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Earlier roles as a GIS engineer and joint graduate student sharpened their capacity to translate complex sensor data into actionable environmental understanding. Known for thoughtful, hypothesis-driven analysis rather than flashy software showcases, Xiaojie focuses on bridging human–nature interactions to inform conservation and climate response. Based in Raleigh, they bring both international training and practical engineering experience to interdisciplinary research teams.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Geospatial Analytics, Ph.D., Geospatial Analytics at North Carolina State UniversityMaster's degree, Natural Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing, Master's degree, Natural Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing at Chengdu University of Technology
Github Skills (56)
hierarchical10
electron10
microsoft10
typescript10
landsat10
vscode-extension10
editor10
vscode10
surface10
jags10
r9
visual-studio-code9
sparse9
visual-studio9
indices9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
MrJGao/mrjgao
Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:7 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
MrJGao/AO_J
Apr 2018 - Jul 2019
Contributions:35 commits, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
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