Dr. Lei Wang is a geodesist specializing in acquiring, analyzing and interpreting various geodetic data. His research interests are broad and interdisciplinary, including high-precision static and kinematic GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning algorithm and applications, tectonic and geodynamic deformations, interaction between environmental changes and the solid Earth. He is currently a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering at Ohio State University. He is also a Discovery Themes faculty in the focus area of 'Data Analytics'. In 2018, he won the prestigious NASA Early Career Investigator Awards, which is designed to support outstanding scientific research and career development of scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers, and encourage innovative research initiatives and cultivate scientific leadership in Earth system science.