Dr Yang Liu is the Gangarosa Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. His research focuses on applying various satellite data products in investigating population exposure to environmental stressors such as air pollution, extreme heat, wildland fires, and UV radiation, as well as their associated adverse health outcomes including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health issues. He is a science team member of the NASA EVI-3 MAIA investigation and the Terra MISR mission, and a PI member of the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team.

