Zhe (Sarina) Zhang
Associate Professor

Dr. Zhe Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University (TAMU), with joint appointments in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Texas A&M Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center. She is also a voting member of the Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System. Dr. Zhang has served as Chair of the Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society. She also serves as Chair of the Research Committee of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science. Her research focuses on developing spatial decision support systems by integrating advanced cyberinfrastructure, geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), and participatory design to address critical challenges in disaster management and sustainability. Her interdisciplinary work spans GIScience, disaster science, decision science, and cognitive science, and has developed strong collaborations across a wide range of organizations. These partnerships have led to competitive proposals funded by federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Geographic Society. Dr. Zhang serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of the Texas A&M FASTER High-Performance Supercomputer (over $3 million) and as a Co-Investigator of the Texas A&M ACES Supercomputer (over $12 million), both supported by the NSF. In addition, she serves as Principal Investigator on eight externally funded grants, totaling over $3 million. She has published peer reviewed articles in several leading GIS-related journals, including the International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Transactions in GIS, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, and the International Journal of Digital Earth. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Computational Urban Science. Dr. Zhang has been honored to receive both the Pathways Award from Texas A&M Faculty Affairs and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in recognition of her impactful research.