Can T. Nguyen
Researcher in Environmental Geography & Geoinformatics
Environment Centre, Charles University
José Martího 407/2
16200 Prague, Czech Republic
Can T. Nguyen is a junior scientist. He is currently working as a researcher at Environmental Footprint Lab, Charles University Environment Centre (CZP) under the project of Pathways towards Environmental Sustainability (GAČR EXPRO; 2023–2027) with Dr. Jan Weinzettel and Dr. Davina Vačkářová.
Prior to join CZP, he was a postdoc researcher for a joint program between Prince of Songkla University (Hatyai campus) and Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA, Public Orgainization), under the framework of Future Earth Thailand.
He completed doctoral degree in Environmental Technology in 2022 at The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT, Thailand), under the supervision of Prof. Amnat Chidthaisong. His research focuses were Urbanization and Climate Change Impacts on Urban Thermal Environments and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) of Urban Green Spaces (UGS). He received B.Eng. and M.Sc. in Land Management from Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam, in 2016 and 2019, respectively. In 2016, he joined Land Resources Department (LRD), College of Environment and Natural Resources, CTU as a Research and Teaching Assistant (RA/TA), where he closely worked with Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thi Hong Diep. In 2018, he was a short-term visiting researcher at KMUTT Geospatial Engineering and Innovation Center (KGEO, Thailand), with Dr. Pariwate Varnakovida.
His mission is to be an Environmental Geographer, who adopts Remote sensing and Geoinformatics by both quantitative and qualitative approaches to address diverse environmental problems and work towards ensuring environmental and living qualities for involved stakeholders.
News
| Dec 14, 2025 | New paper accepted in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation |
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| Nov 28, 2025 | Our Special Issue on Sustainability accepts the first article 👏 |
| Oct 04, 2025 | New Dataset on Biodiversity Intactness for agricultural systems published on Zenodo |
| Jun 01, 2025 | I am pleased to join the Editorial Board of Discover Sustainability 😄 |
| Sep 01, 2024 | I am excited to begin my role on EBM of Discover Cities 👍 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards |
Latest posts
Latest publications
- Article
Remote Sensing for Urban Heat Island Research: Progress, Current Issues, and PerspectivesRemote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2023 - Article
A Modified Bare Soil Index to Identify Bare Land Features during Agricultural Fallow-Period in Southeast Asia Using Landsat 8Land, 2021