Qiao Liu is a full professor at the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research spans mountain glacier dynamics, the hydrology of glacierized systems, and the relationship between these systems and their responses to climate change. He recently focused on geohazards related to glacier changes. He has led more than 20 field expeditions to Mt. Gongga (west Sichuan), Southeast Tibet, the Himalaya, and Karakoram during the past 5 years. Guiding local government and academy institutes installed more than 10 ground observation stations at selected glaciers and glacial lakes in the above mountain regions.