EDUCATION:

7/1992:  Ph.D.  (Meteorology and Physical Oceanography), University of Miami, Miami, FL.

1/1985:  M.S.   (Meteorology), Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China. .

7/1982:  B.Sci., (Meteorology), Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

2005 – present       Professor, Director of Coastal Fluid Dynamics Lab, and Associate Director for Cooperative Program on Climate and Weather Impacts on Society and the Environment (NOAA/NCSU/USC).

2001 --- 2004        Associate Professor, North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina.

1998 --- 2001        Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina.

1992 --- 1998        Coordinator of Marine Science Ph.D. Program, University of North Carolina at Wilmington and North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina.

 PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS, SERVICES AND AWARDS:

Main interests are: atmospheric and marine environment monitoring, modeling and prediction. Global climatic change and regional impact assessment. Climate, weather and environmental risk assessment and mitigation.

1998: National Weather Service Certificate of Appreciation Award.

2003: National Weather Service Award for Collaborative Research.

Co-Chair, Sino-US Workshop on Dust Storms and Their Effects on Human Health, Raleigh, NC. November 25-26, 2002 (Co-sponsored by NASA, NOAA, EPA, NIEHS, and USDA-Forest Services)

Coordinator, International Forum on Environment, September 13-15, 2004, Beijing, China.

Editorial Board: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, Journal of Ocean University of China, Weather and Forecasting.

Science Advisory Panel: Beijing Urban Environment Research Program.

1996 – 1997: Member of U.S. Weather Research Program Prospectus Development Team on Landfalling Hurricanes (PDT5).

1995 – 1996: Member of U.S. Weather Research Program Prospectus Development Team on Coastal Meteorology (PDT3).

Member of American Meteorological Society (AMS), American Geophysical Union (AGU), American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS). Sigma-Xi.  

       Community Services: Co-Founder of Triangle Area Chinese American friendship Association (CAFA), Raleigh Academy of Chinese Language (RACL), Chinese Association for Science and Technology North Carolina Chapter (CAST-NC).