Xinrui Liu
Research Scholar
Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group
Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Research Scholar
Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems Research Group
Advancing Systems Analysis Program
Biography
Xinrui Liu is a research scholar jointly associated with the Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems Research Group of the Advancing Systems Analysis Program and the Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group of the Energy, Climate, and Environment Program.Her academic journey with IIASA began in 2024 as a guest researcher through the bilateral PKU-IIASA Postdoctoral Program before joining the Institute in 2025. She holds a PhD in environmental geography from the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University (2023) and a bachelor’s degree from the College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University (2018).
Her current research focuses on the development and application of OSCAR, a reduced-complexity Earth system model. Her core work involves the development and integration of the OSCAR-crop emulator to evaluate future food security and the potential of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) under climate change. Additionally, she works on developing the permafrost thaw and aerosol radiative forcing modules within the model. Her research seeks to enhance the representation of critical climate feedback processes in simple climate models, providing efficient scientific tools for global climate policy and systemic risk assessment.
Last update: 16 FEB 2026