The key Laboratory of Wave Scattering and Remote Sensing Information (WSRS), established in 1993, is one of China’s leading research laboratories in electromagnetic (EM) wave scattering and space-borne microwave remote sensing. With 20 years of development, the laboratory conducts a broad range of research in modeling and simulation of EM scattering, propagation and emission of complex earth environment, interactions between EM waves with targets and the earth environment, data validation, multi-sources information fusion, and quantitative information retrieval from satellite observations, especially in fundamental theories and applications.
 
During the past five years, WSRS has undertaken a great many key projects with high theoretical levels, including National Major Basic Research Project “973”, National Advanced Technological and Research Project “863”, National Natural Science Foundation, and several internationally funded projects, whose total research expenditures exceed 20 million RMB. Meanwhile, 5 books in Chinese or English have been published, 25 innovation patents of China have been registered, and 174 papers have been published in China or abroad, which include 72 SCI cited papers and 102 EI cited papers.
 
WSRS has won a number of national and ministerial awards for research and education achievement, including the China National Science Prize (2011, 1993), the First-Grade Ministry of Education Science Prizes (2009), the State Book Prize (1997), and the first-grade Guang-Hua Science Prize (1993), etc.
 
WSRS is actively engaged in international exchanges and collaborations. Each year the laboratory invites over twenty overseas scholars to give lectures and academic seminars, host several short-term visitors to conduct joint research, and holds one or two international and national academic conferences.

Major Research Areas
The laboratory is mainly focused on four research areas: Space-Borne Microwave Remote Sensing, Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Radiative Transfer in Complex Natural Media, Computational Electromagnetics in Complex System, and Antenna and Microwave Technology.

Faculty Members
WSRS research team has a multidisciplinary background, which consists of 11 professors, 6 associate professors, and 6 lecturers.
Group 1: EM Scattering and Remote Sensing
Leader: Ya-Qiu Jin
Members: Feng Xu, Peng Liu, Hong-Xia Ye, Hai-Peng Wang
Group 2: Hyperspectral and Multispectral Remote Sensing
Leader: Bin Wang
Members: Qun Zhang, Geng-Ming Jiang, Xiao-Xian Dai,
Group 3: Antenna and Microwave Technology
Leader: Ge-Yi Wen
Member: Guo-Min Yang
Group 4: Tera-Hz Wave and Optical Communications
Leader: Jian-Jun Yu
Members: Yi-Wei Shi, Nan Chi, Xiao-Song Zhu
Group 5: Image Processing and Intelligent Computation
Leader: Yan-Qiu Chen
Members: Hui Wei, Yi-Fan Shen

Academic Programs
There are two graduate programs in the lab, namely Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Technology and Radio Physics. The EM & Microwave program is the top 5 program in Fudan University. The curriculum of the programs comprises Advanced EM Theory, EM Waves in Complex Systems, Computational EM, Microwave Technology, Microwave Remote Sensing Theory, Image Processing, and EM Waves in Communication and Remote Sensing. Over the years, WSRS alumni (46 PhDs, 88 Masters, and 4 Post-docs) have played critical roles in industry and academia.

Academic Advisory Board
Ding-Bo Kuang, Academician of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, CAS
Yong-Qi Xue, Academician of CAS, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, CAS
Sheng-Gang Liu, Academician of CAS, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Bing-Kun Zhou, Academician of CAS, Tsinghua University
Qi-Ming Wang, Academician of CAS, Institute of Semiconductor, CAS
Ru-Ceng Lu, Academician of CAS, Institute of Mathematics, CAS
Jing-Shan Jiang, Academician of CAS, National Space Science Center, CAS
Xiu-Ji Zhou, Academician of CAS, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
Qing-Xi Tong, Academician of CAS, Institute of Remote Sensing Application, CAS
De-Ren Li, Academician of CAS, Wuhan University
 
Academic Committee
Da-Ren Lu, Academician of CAS, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS
Hai Lin, Professor, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Xi-Ru Xu, Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University
Jian Yang, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Nai-Meng Lu, Professor, National Satellite Meterological Center
Xiao-Long Dong, Professor, National Space Science Center, CAS
Chang-Bao Zhou, Professor, the Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA
Cai-Xing Yun, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University
Ming-Sen Lin, Professor, State Oceanic Administration