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Winston Chow

Ph.D. Program

SCOB 311
(480) 965-6913

Education:

M. S. (2005), Geography, National University of Singapore

B.S. Hons. (1st Class) (2002), Geography, National University of Singapore

B.A. (Merit) (2001), English Literature and Geography, National University of Singapore

Research Interests:

Urban heat islands, urban climate, sustainability

Areas of Specialization:

Physical geography with a focus on urban climatology

Research Activities:

Observing and modeling urban heat islands in Phoenix (with Anthony J. Brazel)

Measuring surface energy balance and CO2 fluxes for a Phoenix residential neighborhood (with Anthony J. Brazel, Susanne Grossman-Clarke & CAP-LTER)

Publications:

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Chow, W.T.L., Chuang W-C., and Gober, P. 2009. "Mapping vulnerability to extreme heat in metropolitan Phoenix: Spatial, temporal and demographic dimensions." Submitted to The Professional Geographer in 10/2009. Under review.

Chow, W.T.L., Pope, R.L. and Brazel, A.J. 2009. "Observing and modeling the nocturnal park cool island of an arid city: Horizontal and vertical impacts." Submitted to Theoretical and Applied Climatology in 7/2009. Under review.

Sun, C.Y., Brazel, A.J., Chow, W.T.L., Hedquist, B.C. and Prashad, L. 2009. "Desert heat island study in winter by mobile transect and remote sensing techniques." Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 98(3-4):323-335. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0120-2.

Chow, W.T.L and Roth, M. 2006. "Temporal dynamics of the urban heat island of Singapore." International Journal of Climatology 26(15): 2243-2260.

Non-peer reviewed articles

Chow, W.T.L., 2009. "Conference Report: Urban Climates in Sin City: The 2009 AAG Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, March 22-27, 2009" International Association for Urban Climate Newsletter, 32 (Jun 2009): 26-27. Available from http://www.urban-climate.org/IAUC032.pdf

Chow, W.T.L. 2008. "Beijing Olympics - an experiment in controlling urban air pollution?" International Association for Urban Climate Newsletter, 29 (Sep 2008): 2-4. Available from http://www.urban-climate.org/IAUC029.pdf

Chow, W.T.L and Roth, M. 2007. "Country report: UHI research in Singapore." International Association for Urban Climate Newsletter, 24 (Aug 2007): 7-11. Available from http://www.urban-climate.org/IAUC024.pdf

Awards and Honors:

2008 - Freeman Foundation Fellowship
Salzburg Global Seminar Session 454 "Combating Climate Change at Local and Regional Scales: Sustainable Strategies, Renewable Energy"

2007 - Overseas Graduate Scholarship
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore.

2006 - University Graduate Scholar Fellowship
School of Geographical Sciences and Division of Graduate Studies, Arizona State University.

2006 - Geographical Sciences Associateship
School of Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University.

2006 - International Interdisciplinary Presentation Grant
School of Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University.

2002-2004 - Graduate Research Scholarship
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore.

Community Outreach:

2008 - News sub-editor
International Association for Urban Climate Newsletter

2007 - Session Organizer, "Urban Climates (i) and (ii)"
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 2007. San Francisco, California.

Recent Presentations:

2009 "Vulnerability to extreme heat in Metro Phoenix: Spatial, temporal and demographic dimensions"
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 2009. Las Vegas, Nevada (with W-C Chuang and Gober, P.). Poster presentation.

2009 "Modeling micro-scale park-cooling effects within the ASU campus: An evaluation of the Envi-Met climate model "
CAP LTER 11th Annual Poster Symposium, 2009. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (with Pope, R.L.). Poster presentation

2008 "The impact of rural thermal admittance on the UHI of Singapore."
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 2008. Boston, Massachusetts. Poster presentation.

2007 "Urban climate research in Phoenix - SEB observations and MM5/WRF modeling."
Baltimore Ecological Systems - Long-term Ecological Research workshop on Urban Atmospheres, 2007. University of Maryland-Baltimore Campus, Baltimore, Maryland. Paper presentation.

2007 "A review of canopy-level tropical and subtropical urban heat islands."
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 2007. San Francisco, California (with Roth, M. and Brazel, A.J.). Paper presentation.

2004 "The spatial form and temporal dynamics of the urban heat island of Singapore."
Department Seminar Series 2003 - 2004, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Paper presentation.

2004 "Historical progression and geographical contribution of urban climate studies in Singapore."
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 2004. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (with Roth, M.). Paper presentation.

2003 "Observations and analysis of the urban heat island in Singapore."
Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, 2003. San Francisco, California (With Roth, M.). Paper presentation.

2002 "Urban heat island dynamics in Singapore."
Fourth Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society. 2002. Norfolk, Virginia (with Roth, M.). Paper presentation.