Employing a multifaceted approach, Wang employs stable isotopes, greenhouse experiments, field observations, data syntheses, remote sensing, and modeling to unravel the complexities of ecohydrology and provide solutions for a sustainable future. Specifically, Wang investigates the underlying hydrological drivers of ecological changes in global drylands, the impact of environmental changes (e.g., drought and soil biogeochemical changes) on vegetation water use and carbon cycling as well as the interactions between agricultural resilience and climate variabilities. Lixin Wang joined
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) (now renamed Indiana University Indianapolis) as an assistant professor in 2013, and he was promoted to full professor in July 2022. Wang is the Editor of
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS) and an Associate Editor of the
Journal of Hydrology. He also serves on the editorial board of
Scientific Data. He served as an associate editor for
Geophysical Research Letters between 2011 and 2015. With his exceptional expertise in the field, Wang is frequently invited to review manuscripts for a wide range of top-tier international journals, including
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,
Science,
Science Advances,
Nature,
Nature Climate Change,
Nature Geoscience,
Nature Sustainability,
New Phytologist, and
Journal of Hydrology. Furthermore, he contributes his valuable insights as a grant reviewer for multiple federal funding agencies, such as the
United States Department of Agriculture and the
National Science Foundation. Wang has supervised five postdoctoral researchers, advised six Ph.D. students, four MS students as well as numerous ungraduated students and high school students. == Awards ==