Fizzy Huiying Fan

URBAN ECOLOGY · TRANSPORTATION MODELING

 (+1) 984-209-6804 |  hf63@duke.edu |  www.linkedin.com/in/FizzyFan

Research Interests
Spatial Analysis, Urban Informatics, Urban Greenery, Transportation Planning, Landscape Ecology, Statistical Analysis, Climate Change, Urban
Infrastructure, Urban Simulation, Urban Economics, Sustainable Development, Environmental Justice.

Education
Duke University 9 Circuit Dr, Durham, NC 27705
MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION 2018 - 2020
• Certificate: Geospatial Analysis Certificate
• Area of Focus: Urban Ecology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
BSC. IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2014 - 2018
• Area of Focus: Sustainable Development
University of Copenhagen, Denmark 1165 København, Denmark
EXCHANGE STUDENT IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Sep 2016 - Jan 2017
• Area of Focus: Landscape Architecture
University of California, Berkeley Wurster Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
DISC (DESIGN AND INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES) SUMMER PROGRAM Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
• Performed demographic, economic, ecological, and building types analysis in East Palo Alto, CA under three different sea level rise scenarios.
• Applied climate change adaptation strategies (for example, piled structure and living levees), for climate-adaptive urban design.
National University of Singapore 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore
SUMMER BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
• Conducted a 7-day field trip in tropical rain forest area in Tioman Island, Malaysia.
• Investigated human influence on invasive species distribution based on GPS guided field methods and statistical analysis.

Research Experience
Urban Ecology Research Lab, Dr. Marina Alberti, University of Washington 3949 15th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105
URBAN BIODIVERSITY · STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Dec 2018 - Present
• Investigated the spatio-temporal changes of generalist and specialist species in response of urbanization.
• Conducted multivariate analysis on a meta-dataset with over 1 million samples.
• Quantified the effects of urbanization on 380 amphibian species in the United States over 20 years time frame.
• Inferred the impacts of urbanization on endangered species.
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University 2101 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27708
FOREST DYNAMICS · ECOSYSTEM SERVICE VALUATION Feb 2019 - May 2019
• Researched models that simulates impacts of forest fires on forest dynamics and hydrologic system in continental US.
• Constructed a tools library listing 15 models for different forest dynamics relationships and summarizing their algorithms and procedures.
• Refined a conceptual framework that valuated ecosystem services of US forest in response of different planning scenarios.
• Supported the client, US Forest Services, for transformation towards data-based environmental planning.
Heffernan Lab, Dr. Anika Bratt, Duke University 9 Circuit Dr, Durham, NC 27705
URBANIZATION SCENARIOS · SPATIAL ANALYSIS Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
• Explored future urbanization simulation based on the Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) model.
• Quantified the decadal land use change in each sub-watershed (HUC12 level) in the United States.
• Contributed to analyses that simulated impact of urbanization on storm water runoff and nutrient loads.
Dr. Zhaowu Yu, University of Copenhagen 1165 København, Denmark
URBAN HEAT ISLAND · LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS Nov 2016 - Apr 2018
• Conducted supervised classification with Fast Naive Bayes classifier in Google Earth Engine for land cover in 7 hot-humid Asian cities.
• Extracted land surface temperature from Landsat 8 TIRS band 10 for the target cities.
• Reviewed and cross-compared 40 landscape metrics commonly used in previous studies.
• Extracted urban green patches from target cities, and explored their characteristics using landscape metrics for area, shape and connectivity.
• Formulated a general rule to identify the most cost-effective size of urban green patches in tropical Asia.

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Dr. Jeffrey Chow, Conservation International Hong Kong 20/F, 77 Leighton Rd, HK, China
LANDSLIDE MITIGATION · LITERATURE REVIEW Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
• Conducted literature review to investigate previous studies on landslide mitigation functions of urban forests.
• Constructed a conceptual model to connect forest cover, root structure and shear strength with landslide risks and vulnerability.
• Connected with researchers from other institutes for collaboration through phone and interview.
• Facilitated a comprehensive ecosystem service valuation of landslide mitigation value for forests in Hong Kong.

Professional Experience
Master Project | Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association 2600 W. Carver St, Durham, NC 27705
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE · HYDROLOGIC MODELING Aug 2019 - Present
• Compare algorithms for land classification, including nearest neighbor, random forest, SVM, for high-resolution classification in Durham.
• Model runoff reduction and nutrients filtration potential for over 8,000 proposed Best Management Practices (BMPs) in Durham, NC.
• Develop an interactive tool to quantitatively predict the hydrologic impact of urban greenery plans and evaluate the cost effectiveness of BMPs.
Transportation Planning Intern | WSP USA 434 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601
CLIMATE CHANGE · TRANSPORTATION MODELING May 2019 - Aug 2019
• Conducted a comprehensive climate change vulnerability assessment for North Carolina’s 2050 Long-range Transportation Plan.
• Simulated future nuisance flooding regime with logistic regression and Monte Carlo simulation using 40 years of hourly water level data.
• Constructed a hydrologic model for prediction of future fluvial flooding.
• predicted future heavy precipitation occurrences based on 15-minutes rainfall and monthly rainday data from 50 rain gages over 40 years.
• Combined the predictions for sea level rise, nuisance flooding, storm surge, and heavy precipitation to estimate future road condition metrics.
• Fed future road condition metrics, including updated travel speed, temporary road closure and permanent damage to a travel demand model.
• Computed overall magnitude of congestion and road malfunction, and identified hotspots for climate change impacts.
Cofounder | Ms. Moringa, a Social Enterprise for Poverty Alleviation Daihua Town, Guizhou, China
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE · STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Oct 2015 - Feb 2018
• Led and collaborated with a team of 6 for sustainable poverty alleviation in Guizhou China, in response to a large-scale relocation policy that
moves an entire village to a new community in town.
• Established a business line that helps rural women in the new community to be engaged in economic production activity again.
• Administered a stakeholder analysis for 8 stakeholders, contributting to bilateral agreement for planting 30 moringa trees.
• Coordinated and took charge of an 11-day site-study in 6 cities in Guizhou, China for 19 people.
• Won the second place in Challenge Cup National startup competition, Hong Kong Regional Final.
• Managed different selling channels, including online stores and pop-up booths.
Intern | Interface Hong Kong 50 Gloucester Rd, HK, China
CIRCULAR ECONOMY · MARKET ANALYSIS Feb 2016 - Jun 2016
• Carried out market research for B2B and B2C market for carpets in Hong Kong, advising on Interface’s new social venture: ReEntry program.
• Developed a new product line for carpet recycling to facilitate circular economy in Hong Kong.
Intern | Longyan Urban and Rural Planning Bureal 68 Denggao Rd, Longyan, China
URBAN PLANNING · FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
• Engaged in feasibility analysis for an airport under construction, responsible for EIA on noise pollution and biodiversity loss.
• Compiled the Institute’s annual design portfolio for year 2015, including 15 featured projects.

Publication
Fan, H., Yu, Z., Yang, G., Liu, T. Y., Liu, T. Y., Hung, C. H., & Vejre, H. (2019). How to cool hot-humid (Asian) cities with urban trees? An optimal
landscape size perspective. Agricultural and forest meteorology, 265, 338-348.

Working Papers
Fan, H., Miller, R., & Huntsinger, L. Climate change impacts on state-wide transportation: a comprehensive risk assessment for state of North
Carolina.
Fan, H., Alberti, M., & Lambert, M. Phylogenetic homogenization of amphibian species in urban area.

Honors & Awards

2018 Nicholas School Scholarship, Entry Scholarship for Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University Durham, NC
2018 First Class Honor, Graduate with First Class Honor from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong, China
2017 Second Place, Challenge Cup National Start-up Competition, Hong Kong Regional Final Hong Kong, China
2017 Dean’s List, for Academic Excellence, Spring 2017 Hong Kong, China
2017 Reaching Out Award, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Scholarship Fund Hong Kong, China
2015 Dean’s List, for Academic Excellence, Fall 2015 Hong Kong, China

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Courses
Land Use Planning and Policies, Transportation Planning Models, Theories of Urban Design,
Urban Planning
Community Design for Environmental Health
Urban Ecology, Urban Ecosystem Analysis, Landscape Ecology, Landscape Hydrology,
Urban Ecology
Introduction to Ecosystem Services, Landscape and Restoration Ecology, Coastal and Fluvial Geosciences
Spatial Analysis Remote Sensing, Landscape Analysis and Management, Geospatial Analysis for Conservation Management
Bayesian and Modern Statistics, Probabilistic Machine Learning, Applied Data Analysis,
Data Analysis
Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Linear Algebra and Application
Urban Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Circular and Sharing Economy, Environmental Economics
Economics
Energy Resources and Usage, Financial Management
Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Environmental Law and Regulations, Culture and Environment,
Environment
Natural Perception, Environmental Technology
Honors Calculus I, Honors Calculus II, Honors General Physics I, Introduction to Computer Science,
Science General Chemistry IB, General Chemistry II, Laboratory for General Chemistry I, General Biology II
Material and Energy Balance

Skills
Spatial Analysis ArcGIS, ENVI
Programming Python, R, LaTeX
Graphic Design Adobe Suite (Photoshop InDesign, Illustrator)
3D Modeling Rhinoceros, SketchUp
Modeling TransCAD, AutoCAD

Languages
Mandarin Chinese Native
English Fluent
Cantonese Chinese Conversational
Indonesian Basic

Interests
A nature and architecture photographer; a regular hiker (monthly) and jogger (every other day); a home-cooking weekday vegetarian; a Chinese
Zither performer for 15 years, a previous percussion player and chairperson in HKUST Chinese Orchestra; a beginning dancer for hip hop and
break dance.

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