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Mr Jiachen Lu

Mr Jiachen Lu

Research Associate
  • B.Eng in Petroleum Engineering. Southwest Petroleum University, China. 2017
  • M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering. UC San Diego, USA. 2019
  • Ph.D. in Built Environment. UNSW Sydney, Australia. 2024

 

 

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Built Environment

Dr. Jiachen Lu completed his PhD at UNSW Sydney, focusing on urban canopy parameterization in complex neighborhoods. His current research focuses on developing urban modelling capabilities for the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) and advancing urban boundary-layer parameterisations through improved turbulence closure schemes. He also works on high-resolution urban airflow modelling and machine-learning approaches for urban climate applications.
Phone
+61-492468109
E-mail
jiachen.lu@unsw.edu.au
Location
Red Centre West Wing 2043
  • Journal articles | 2026
    Snaiki R; Lu J; Li S; Nazarian N, 2026, 'A hierarchical deep learning model for predicting pedestrian-level urban winds', Building and Environment, 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2026.114354
    Journal articles | 2025
    Lu J; Li W; Hobeichi S; Azad S; Nazarian N, 2025, 'Machine Learning Predicts Pedestrian Wind Flowfrom Urban Morphology and Prevailing WindDirection', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/icuc12-101
    Journal articles | 2025
    Lu J; Li W; Hobeichi S; Azad SA; Nazarian N, 2025, 'Machine learning predicts pedestrian wind flow from urban morphology and prevailing wind direction', Environmental Research Letters, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adc148
    Journal articles | 2025
    Nazarian N; Lu J; Lipson MJ; Hart MA; Liu S; Krayenhoff ES; Blunn L; Martilli A, 2025, 'UrbanTALES: A Large-Eddy Simulation Dataset for Urban Canopy Layer Turbulence and Parameterization', Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 106, pp. E2461 - E2478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0061.1
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lu J; Nazarian N; Hart MA; Krayenhoff ES; Martilli A, 2024, 'A one-dimensional urban flow model with an eddy-diffusivity mass-flux (EDMF) scheme and refined turbulent transport (MLUCM v3.0)', Geoscientific Model Development, 17, pp. 2525 - 2545, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-2525-2024
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lu J; Nazarian N; Hart MA; Krayenhoff ES; Martilli A, 2024, 'Representing the effects of building height variability on urban canopy flow', Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 150, pp. 46 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.4584
    Journal articles | 2024
    Martilli A; Nazarian N; Krayenhoff S; Lachapelle J; Lu J; Rivas E; Rodriguez-Sanchez A; Sanchez B; Santiago JL, 2024, 'Assessing heat stress with a mesoscale model. An application of WRF-comfort to Madrid', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/ems2024-1136
    Journal articles | 2024
    Martilli A; Nazarian N; Scott Krayenhoff E; Lachapelle J; Lu J; Rivas E; Rodriguez-Sanchez A; Sanchez B; Santiago JL, 2024, 'WRF-Comfort: simulating microscale variability in outdoor heat stress at the city scale with a mesoscale model', Geoscientific Model Development, 17, pp. 5023 - 5039, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5023-2024
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lu J; Nazarian N; Hart MA; Krayenhoff ES; Martilli A, 2023, 'Novel Geometric Parameters for Assessing Flow Over Realistic Versus Idealized Urban Arrays', Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003287
    Journal articles | 2018
    He R; Dai Y; Lu J; Mou C, 2018, 'Developing ladder network for intelligent evaluation system: Case of remaining useful life prediction for centrifugal pumps', Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 180, pp. 385 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.08.010
  • Preprints | 2026
    Lu J; He Y; Fraser L; Hart MA; Nazarian N, 2026, Urban Wind Response to Wind Direction and Morphology, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6884927
    Other | 2025
    Lu J; Nazarian N; Hart M; Krayenhoff S, 2025, A one-dimensional urban flow model with an Eddy-diffusivity Mass-flux (EDMF) scheme and refined turbulent transport (MLUCM v3.0), Copernicus Publications, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-4829
    Other | 2025
    Nazarian N; Lu J; Hart M; Krayenhoff ES, 2025, UrbanTALES: A comprehensive dataset of Urban Turbulent Airflow using systematic Large Eddy Simulations, Copernicus Publications, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7011
    Preprints | 2025
    Snaiki R; Lu J; Li S; Nazarian N, 2025, A Hierarchical Deep Learning Model for Predicting Pedestrian-Level Urban Winds, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2510.27101
    Other | 2023
    Lu J; Nazarian N; Hart M; Krayenhoff S; Martilli A, 2023, Supplementary material to "A one-dimensional urban flow model with an Eddy-diffusivity Mass-flux (EDMF) scheme and refined turbulent transport (MLUCM v3.0)", http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2811-supplement
    Other | 2023
    Lu J; Nazarian N; Hart M; Krayenhoff S; Martilli A, 2023, Urban canopy parameterization of the non-local building effects with variable building height, Copernicus Publications, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3877
    Preprints |
    Lu J; Li W; Hobeichi S; Azad S; Nazarian N, Machine Learning Predicts Pedestrian Wind Flow from Urban Morphology and Prevailing Wind Direction, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/x5f717
    Preprints |
    Lu J; Nazarian N; Hart M; Krayenhoff S; Martilli A, A one-dimensional urban flow model with an Eddy-diffusivity Mass-flux (EDMF) scheme and refined turbulent transport (MLUCM v3.0), http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2811
    Preprints |
    Martilli A; Nazarian N; Krayenhoff ES; Lachapelle J; Lu J; Rivas E; Rodriguez-Sanchez A; Sanchez B; Santiago JL, WRF-Comfort: Simulating micro-scale variability of outdoor heat stress at the city scale with a mesoscale model, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1069
    Preprints |
    Nazarian N; Lu J; Lipson M; Liu S; Hart M; Krayenhoff S; Blunn L; Martilli A, UrbanTALES: A Comprehensive LES Dataset for Urban Canopy Layer Turbulence Analyses and Parameterization Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/x58x3b

  1. ACCESS-NRI Early Career Researcher Travel Scholarship - 2025/2026
  2. Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis - 2024
  3. Top 10 Most-Cited Paper in 2023, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (QJRMS) - 2023
  4. National 1st prize in China/Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling - 2017
  5. Honour graduate for excellent academic and professional performance in Sichuan Province - 2017
  6. 1st place in the blind review round of China Petroleum Engineering Design Competition - 2017