2001 Ph.D in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, MPO/RSMAS,
University of Miami,
Miami,
Florida,
1998 M.S. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, MPO/RSMAS,
University of Miami,
Miami,
Florida,
1992 M.S. in Climatology, Department of Geophysics,
Peking University,
Beijing,
China,
1986 B.S. equivalent in Meteorology, Beijing Institute of Meteorology,
Beijing,
China.
01/2019-present Project Scientist III,
CCR/
CGD,
NCAR,
Boulder,
CO
10/2010-12/2018 Project Scientist II,
CCR/
CGD,
NCAR,
Boulder,
CO
03/2006-09/2010 Project Scientist I,
CCR/
CGD,
NCAR,
Boulder,
CO
11/2001-02/2006 Associate Scientist III,
CCR/
CGD,
NCAR,
Boulder,
CO
10/2001-present Visiting Scientist,
Los Alamos Nat'l Lab, Los Alamos,
NM
03/2000-10/2001 Visiting Scientist,
University of Colorado,
Boulder,
CO
06/1998-10/2001 Technical staff research assistant,
Los Alamos Nat'l Lab,
Los Alamos,
NM
08/1995-10/2001 Research Assistant, RSMAS,
University of Miami,
Miami,
FL
09/1989-07/1993 Research Assistant,
Peking University,
Beijing,
China
09/1990-01/1991 Teaching Assistant,
Peking University,
Beijing,
China
07/1986-10/1989 Teaching Assistant, Beijing Institute of Meteorology,
Beijing,
China
CLIVAR Atlantic regional panel member (2024-2026)
Future Earth Ocean Knowledge Action Network (Ocean KAN) steering committee member (2024-2026)
Co-chair for the organizing committee of the summer school and workshop on Atlantic Variability and Tropical Basin Interactions at Interannual to Multi-decadal Timescales: Mechanisms, Drivers and Impacts (2022-2023).
PAGES science steering committee member (2021-2026)
CESM CVCWG co-chair (2021-2024)
Board member of Environmental Research Communications (2019-2024)
CLIVAR Climate Dynamics Panel member (2018-2023)
US AMOC Science team Task Team 3 Co-chair (2018-2022)
US AMOC Science team Task Team 3 Vice chair (2017-2018)
Guest editor of special issue on sea level change for Water (2015-2017)
Convener and session chair of Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024 PS14A Modeling the Ocean/Atmosphere Using the Lagrangian Vertical Coordinate and Their Applications in Scientific Research: Past and Future (02/19/2024)
Convener and session chair of AGU session A51M and A53D explaining and predicting midlatitude weather and climate variability through air-sea interaction and teleconnections (12/15/2023)
Convener and session chair of AGU sessions (A55F, A56D, A51E, A52L, A42H) Extratropical and High-Latitude Storms, Teleconnections, and Extreme Events in the Context of Air-Ice-Sea Interactions and Rapidly Changing Polar Climate (12/12-16/2022)
Convener and session chair of Ocean Sciences Meeting 2022 A104 -- Extratropical climate variability and change associated with air-sea interactions (02/24-03/04/2022)
Convener and session chair of AGU sessions GC55G Mid-Latitude Air-Sea Interaction and InterBasin Teleconnections Under Changing Climate (12/13-17/2021)
Convener and session chair of AGU session A014 - Advancing predictive understanding of climate variability and change associated with air-sea interactions and interbasin connections (12/7-11/2020)
Convener and session chair of AGU session PP11A - Deep-Ocean Circulation Changes and Their Impacts (12/9-13/2019)
Convener of AGU session GC21A - Decadal to Multidecadal Climate Variability: Mechanisms, Predictability, and Impacts (12/9-13/2019)
Convener of AGU session OS32BUnderstanding Regional and Global Sea Level Changes from Remote and In Situ Observations and Modeling (12/15-19/2015).
Editor for Scientific World Journal (2013-2017)
Organized the NCAR ECSA 2008 Junior Faculty Forum from July 8 to 10, 2008
NOAA CCDD panel review (Nov., 2009)
DOE Regional and Global Climate Modeling Panel Review (May 2010, April 2014, April 2018, April 2020, April 2022)