Prof. Dr. Liangyun Liu graduated from Xi'an Institute of
Optical Precision and Mechanical Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, with a
PhD degree in optics in 2000. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of
Remote Sensing Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2001–2002), an
associate researcher and a researcher at the Beijing Academy of Agricultural
and Forestry Sciences (2003-2006), and from 2008 to present, he has been a
researcher, a PhD director, and a director of the room at the Center for
Earth Observation/Institute of Remote Sensing and Earth Science of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences (CEOS/IRSES). He was awarded the Outstanding Scientific and
Technological Achievement Award of CAS, the Second Prize of National Scientific
and Technological Progress, and the First Prize of Beijing Science and
Technology Award. His research interests include vegetation indices and remote
sensing of vegetation.