Hankui Zhang

Education

B.S. in Geographic information systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. 2007.
M.S. in Remote sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. 2010.
Ph.D. in Geography and resource management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 2013.

Awards and Honors

• South Dakota State University Wadsworth research award 2020-2021
• South Dakota State University Professional Staff Excellence Award 2016-2017: Excellence in Research and Scholarship
• Global Scholarship for Research Excellence of Chinese University of Hong Kong (2011-2012)

Grants

• Zhang, X., Zhang, H.K., Gray, J., Development of Near Real-Time Land Surface Phenology Product by Fusing Geostationary Satellite and VIIRS Observations in Support of Agriculture and Land Management, NASA Solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-ESROGSS (Earth Science Research from Operational Geostationary Satellite Systems), $521,777, August 2020 - July 2023.
• Roy, D.P., Zhang, H.K., Egorov, H., Michaelis, A., Nemani, R., Global Long-Term Multi-Sensor Web-Enabled Landsat Data Record – A Continuation Request, NASA MEaSUREs. Total 3 year budget $570,881 for August 2018 - July 2021.
• Roy, D.P., Yan, L., Zhang, H.K., Landsat science team 2017-2022: “Pathfinding near real time moderate resolution land surface monitoring, looking forward to an operational Landsat 9/10 Sentinel 2A/2B era”, This proposal solicits membership to the Landsat Science Team for Dr. Roy and his team who have a proven capability in assessing, processing and developing products from Landsat and Sentinel-2 data. Funded by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Solicitation G17PS00256, Total 5 year budget $1,173,581 for January 2018 - December 2022.

Professional Memberships

Landsat Science Team member

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, August 2019 - now
Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA
Seek and apply externally-funded research grants, prepare and deliver teaching materials, teach and mentor students, and occasionally travel to meetings.
• Assistant Research Professor, November 2017 - July 2019
Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA
Develop algorithms and codes for remote sensing of the global terrestrial surface using Landsat data to support the NASA funded project “Global Long-Term Multi-Sensor Web-Enabled Landsat Data (WELD) Record” and the USGS funded project “Continuity of the Web Enabled Landsat Data (WELD) Product Record in the LDCM Era”.
• Postdoctoral Fellow, February 2014 - October 2017
Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA
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• Research Associate, November 2013 - January 2014
Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Develop and test effective satellite image fusion algorithms to generate high spatial-spectral-temporal resolution data.