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Safi Ullah

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Postdoctoral Fellow

(May 2023 - Present)

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Biography

Safi Ullah is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate Change and Urban Livability at KAUST, Saudi Arabia. He previously held a similar position at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Dr. Ullah has also served as a Lecturer at the Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He earned his Ph.D. in Climate System and Climate Change (Atmospheric Science) from Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing, China. Additionally, he holds a Master’s degree in Disaster Risk Management from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. His research focuses on climate change impact assessment, climate change modeling, disaster preparedness, and enhancing urban livability.

Research Interests

Safi’s research focuses on climate change risk assessment and projection, with a particular focus on hydroclimate extremes, such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves. By conducting multi-hazards vulnerability and risk assessments, Dr. Safi improves understanding of complex climate impacts and develops effective disaster resilience modeling. This research creates robust frameworks for managing climate-related risks and building resilient systems that adapt to and mitigate climate change effects.

Selected Publications

  • Yasmin, N., Ullah, S., & Al-Ghamdi, S. G. (2024). Evolution and Customisation of the RegCM Model for Urban Climate Studies: Addressing Multifaceted Challenges and Advancing Climate Science. Geography and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2024.08.005 
  • Buri, V., Ullah, S., Kumar, T. V. L., & Al-Ghamdi, S. G. (2024). Amplification of Temperature Extremes in Arabian Peninsula Under Warmer Worlds. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67514-8
  • Ullah, S., Aldossary, A., Ullah, W.,  Al-Ghamdi, S, G. (2024). Amplified Human Thermal Discomfort in the Urban Centers of the Arabian Peninsula. Scientific Reports.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54766-7 
  • Ullah, S., & Al‐Ghamdi, S. G. (2023). Advancing Urban Resilience and Sustainability Through the WRF‐Urban Model: Bridging Numerical Modeling and Real‐World Applications. Sustainable Cities in a Changing Climate: Enhancing Urban Resilience. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394201532.ch2 
  • Abuwaer, N., Ullah, S., & Al‐Ghamdi, S. G. (2023). Building climate resilience through urban planning: strategies, challenges, and opportunities. Sustainable Cities in a Changing Climate: Enhancing Urban Resilience.  https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394201532.ch12 

Education

• PhD – Climate System and Climate Change, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing, China, 2020
• MSc – Disaster Risk Management, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2014
• BSc (Hons) – Agriculture Sciences, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2012

Professional Profile

• 2023 – Present: Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST Climate & Livability Initiative (CLI), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
• 2020 – 2023: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Fudan University, China
• 2014 – 2017: Lecturer, Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Awards

• 2020: Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 2020: Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST) Outstanding International Graduates Award
• 2020: Jiangsu Government Excellent International Student Award
• 2019: NUIST Excellent International Student Award
• 2017: Chinese Government Scholarship

KAUST Affiliations

• Climate and Livability Initiatives
• Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering
• Urban Lab

Research Interests Keywords

Climate Change Regional Climate Modeling Weather and climate extremes Land-Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions
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