Environmental Resilience, Climate and Sustainability

Dr. Min-cheng (Mason) Tu is an Assistant Professor in the Program of Environmental Science at the College of Coastal Georgia, USA. He earned his PhD in Water Management and Hydrological Science from Texas A&M University. His research focuses on hydrology, stormwater management, environmental modeling, GIS, remote sensing, climate resilience, urban heat islands, and nature-based solutions. He serves as an Associate Editor and Guest Editor for international journals and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading environmental science journals.

• Water Resources
• Environmental Modeling
• Urban Heat Island

• Ssewanyana, A., & Tu, M.-c. (2026). Performance of Spectral Indices and Machine Learning Algorithms in Seasonal Classification of Urban Impervious Surfaces from Sentinel-2 Imagery. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences.
• Chen, W.-j., & Tu, M.-c. (2025). Automated Process for Analyzing 2D CAD Floor Plan Drawings for Building Energy Simulations. Building and Environment.
• Liu, C.-c., Tu, M.-c., et al. (2025). Environmental Influence on Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for Mitigation of Urban Heat Islands. Remote Sensing.
• Tu, M.-c., & Chen, W.-j. (2023). Field Measurement of Dynamic Interaction Between Urban Surface and Microclimate with Multiple Sensors. Sensors.
• Tu, M.-c., & Huang, Y.-c. (2023). Impacts of Land Reclamation on Coastal Water in a Semi-Enclosed Bay. Remote Sensing.
• Wang, C.-p., Shih, B.-j., & Tu, M.-c. (2021). Study on the Improvement of Disaster Resistance Against Tsunamis at Taiwan's Keelung Port. Natural Hazards.
• Nichols, W., Welker, A., Traver, R., & Tu, M.-c. (2021). Modeling Seasonal Performance of Operational Urban Rain Gardens Using HYDRUS-