Xinchang Li Urban climate · energy

Service & leadership

Strengthening research communities

Leadership, peer review, convening, and outreach that help interdisciplinary climate and urban-systems communities thrive.

Professional societies

Chair, Canvassing Committee

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Global Environmental Change Section · 2025–Present

Early Career Working Group

International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) · 2025

Conferences

Session Chair & Convener

2023–2026

  • Weather–human–energy dynamics in urban areas · AMS 2026
  • Early Career Researcher Showcase in Urban Systems Research · AGU 2025
  • Urban Areas and Global Change · AGU 2024–2025
  • Integrated Modelling Techniques for Urban Energy Systems · ICUC 2025
  • Representing Urban Processes and Dynamics in Models Across Scales · AGU 2023

Peer review

Expert Reviewer

IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities · 2025–2026

Journal Reviewer

Nature Portfolio, AGU, Copernicus, and other journals

Subject Matter Expert

PNNL Laboratory Directed Research and Development proposal review · 2025

Memberships

Member

American Geophysical Union · International Association for Urban Climate · American Meteorological Society · Tau Beta Pi · AEESP