Staff information

Biography

My research focuses on understanding the structure, evolution, physical processes, and impact of convective clouds using combinations of multi-platform remote sensing observations (e.g., radar and satellite) and high-resolution model simulations. I am also interested in understanding the impact of climate change to organized convection and extreme weather, assessing and improving the representations of convective clouds, mesoscale convective systems and precipitation in high-resolution regional and global models using innovative techniques and advanced observations.

Research Interests

• Develop innovative techniques to study deep convection by connecting observations and model simulations across scales.
• Simulation and evaluation of mesoscale convective systems and their large-scale environments in high-resolution regional and global models.
• Process understanding of convection initiation and upscale growth.
• Impact of climate change to mesoscale convective systems and associated extreme weather.
• Interactions between convection and planetary boundary layer and land surface.
• Remote sensing of clouds and cloud property retrievals.

Education and Credentials

• Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota
• M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota
• B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

Affiliations and Professional Service

• American Meteorological Society
• American Geophysical Union

Awards and Recognitions

• American Geophysical Union Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing Award for Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 2016.
• American Geophysical Union Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing Award for Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 2013.
• Best Graduate Dissertations Award, Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA), 2013.
• Peter V. Hobbs Prize, American Meteorological Society 13th Conference on Cloud Physics, 2009.
• Outstanding Graduate Student Overall, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of North Dakota, 2009.
• Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of North Dakota, 2007.
• Sun Yet-Sen University Scholarship, 2000-2003.