CV
Education
2019 - 2023
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Advisors: Dr. Michael Morgan, Dr. Jonathan Martin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Advisors: Dr. Michael Morgan, Dr. Jonathan Martin
2015 - 2019
B.S. in Meteorology
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST)
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST)
Research Experience
2026 - Pres
Postdoctoral Researcher
Shanghai Typhoon Institute
Investigating the alignment process of weak tropical cyclones under moderate wind shear with observational data.
Supervisor: Dr. Robert Rogers
Shanghai Typhoon Institute
Investigating the alignment process of weak tropical cyclones under moderate wind shear with observational data.
Supervisor: Dr. Robert Rogers
2023 - 2025
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Oklahoma (AAARG Group)
Using coupled climate models (CESM2) and data assimilation (DART) to evaluate interactions between summertime Arctic cyclones, tropopause polar vortices (TPVs), and sea ice cover. Developed the DART-Pangu ML weather model interface.
Supervisor: Dr. Steven Cavallo
University of Oklahoma (AAARG Group)
Using coupled climate models (CESM2) and data assimilation (DART) to evaluate interactions between summertime Arctic cyclones, tropopause polar vortices (TPVs), and sea ice cover. Developed the DART-Pangu ML weather model interface.
Supervisor: Dr. Steven Cavallo
2020 - 2023
Research Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Applied WRF adjoint sensitivity modeling to investigate geostrophically balanced quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity (QGPV) initial perturbations and filter out gravity wave patterns in backward integrations.
Supervisors: Dr. Michael Morgan, Dr. Jonathan Martin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Applied WRF adjoint sensitivity modeling to investigate geostrophically balanced quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity (QGPV) initial perturbations and filter out gravity wave patterns in backward integrations.
Supervisors: Dr. Michael Morgan, Dr. Jonathan Martin
2018 - 2019
Research Assistant
Shanghai Typhoon Institute
Analyzed GPS dropsonde composite data to characterize hurricane boundary layer heights and helicity distributions to capture turbulent kinetic behaviors.
Supervisor: Dr. Jie Tang
Shanghai Typhoon Institute
Analyzed GPS dropsonde composite data to characterize hurricane boundary layer heights and helicity distributions to capture turbulent kinetic behaviors.
Supervisor: Dr. Jie Tang
Teaching Experience
2020 - 2021
Teaching Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Madison
AOS 310: Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean. Graded assignments, led weekly recitation sections, and assisted students with dynamical derivations.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
AOS 310: Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean. Graded assignments, led weekly recitation sections, and assisted students with dynamical derivations.
Selected Presentations
May 2022
Adjoint-Based Forecast Sensitivity to Quasigeostrophic States during the Rapid Intensification of Typhoon Surigae (2021)"
Talk at New Orleans, LA
The sensitivity to quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity shows the importance of vortex alignment through the environmental shear contributes to the intensification of Typhoon Surigae (2021)
Talk at New Orleans, LA
The sensitivity to quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity shows the importance of vortex alignment through the environmental shear contributes to the intensification of Typhoon Surigae (2021)
Jan 2022
Adjoint-Based Forecast Sensitivity to Quasigeostrophic States during the Rapid Intensification of Typhoon Surigae (2021)"
Talk at Houston, Tx (Virtual)
Using a balanced adjoint forcing to initialize the WRF adjoint filters out the gravity wave pattern in the adjoint integration.
Talk at Houston, Tx (Virtual)
Using a balanced adjoint forcing to initialize the WRF adjoint filters out the gravity wave pattern in the adjoint integration.
Technical Skills
Code
Unix/Linux, Python, Julia, Fortran, HTML/CSS
Tools
WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting), CESM2 (Community Earth System Model), DART (Data Assimilation Research Testbed), Adobe Premiere
Languages
Chinese (native), Shanghai Dialect (native), English (fluent), German, French, Japanese
Service & Leadership
2022 - 2023
WxChallenge Local Manager
Managed local university participants for the national collegiate weather forecasting competition.
Managed local university participants for the national collegiate weather forecasting competition.
2022
Website Maintainer
UW-Madison AOS Graduate Student Association (GSA)
UW-Madison AOS Graduate Student Association (GSA)
2021 - 2022
Secretary
UW-Madison AOS Graduate Student Association (GSA)
UW-Madison AOS Graduate Student Association (GSA)
2020 - 2021
Member & Participant
URGE (Unlearning Racism in Geoscience)
URGE (Unlearning Racism in Geoscience)