Professor
Chun Zhao / 赵纯
赵纯，教授，博士生导师，中国科学技术大学地球和空间科学学院大气科学专业。2005年本科毕业于中国科学技术大学，2009年于美国佐治亚理工大学获得大气科学博士学位，之后在美国能源部太平洋西北国家实验室从事研究工作。2016年回国任教。长期从事区域及全球模式的开发和应用，主要专注如何利用数值模拟的方法来研究大气多尺度过程间相互作用机制，包括区域大气污染、极端天气以及它们之间的相互作用。高度参与了WRF-Chem和MPAS模式的开发及其在大气污染及气溶胶、辐射、云、雨相互作用方面的应用。 截止2020年5月已在Nature Geoscience、Nature Communication、PNAS、ACP、JGR等国际SCI期刊上发表文章90余篇，SCI总引3000余次，H因子35。长期担任多个学术期刊评审和基金评审专家，并多次主持国际会议专题会场，目前担任Adv. Atmos. Sci. (AAS)编辑，JGR-Atmosphere，JAMES副编辑，Environmental Research Communication编委。2017年曾获“求是”杰出青年学者奖。
Education
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, U.S. 2009
M.S. in Atmospheric Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, U.S. 2007
B.S. in Atmospheric Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China 2005
B.A. in Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China 2005
Employment
Professor University of Science and Technology of China 11/2016 - present
Scientist Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 01/2011 – 01/2017
Post Doctorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 07/2009 – 12/2010
Research Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology 08/2005 – 06/2009
Honors and awards
“QiuShi” Outstanding Young Scholar Award China 2017
Award for Young Professionals China 2016
Exceptional Contribution Program Award Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2014
Outstanding Performance Award Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2014
Glen Cass Award Georgia Institute of Technology 2009
Outstanding Student Scholarship University of Science and Technology of China 2002-2005
Professional service
Editor
Editor of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (2020-present)
Editorial Board Member of Environmental Research Communication (2019-present)Associate Editor of Journal of Geophysics Research-Atmosphere (2019-present)
Guest Editor of Aeolian Research (2013, 2014)
Convener and Chair
“Mineral dust aerosols: from small‐scale insights to large‐scale understanding”, AGU Fall Meeting, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 (Convener and Chair)
“Multi-scale modeling of the atmosphere”, AGU Fall Meeting, 2016 (Convener and Chair)
“Aerosol-cloud interaction representations in regional and global models and associated climate impact”, the 94th AMS Annual Meeting, 2014 (invited to Chair)
Paper Reviewer
Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Tellus B, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Journal of Climate, Climate Dynamics, Geophysics Research Letter, Journal of Geophysical Research, Environmental Research Letters, Scientific Report, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, etc
Selected Publication
19 .Zhang, M., C. Zhao*, Cong, Z., Du, Q., Xu, M., Chen, Y.,
Chen, M., Li, R., Fu, Y., Zhong, L., Kang, S., Zhao, D., and Yang, Y.: Impact
of topography on black carbon transport to the southern Tibetan Plateau during
the pre-monsoon season and its climatic implication, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20,
5923–5943, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5923-2020, 2020.
18. Du, Q., C.
Zhao*, M. Zhang, X. Dong, Y. Chen, Z. Liu, Z. Hu, Q. Zhang, Y. Li, R.
Yuan, and S. Miao (2020): Modeling diurnal variation of surface PM2.5
concentration over East China with WRF-Chem: Impacts from boundary mixing and
emission, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 2839–2863, 2020.
17. Mao, R., Z. Hu, C. Zhao*, D. Gong, D. Guo, G. Wu (2019): The source contributions to the dust over the Tibetan Plateau: A modelling analysis, in press, Atmos. Environ.
16. Zhao, C.*, M. Xu, Y. Wang, M. Zhang, J. Guo, R. L. Leung, Z. Hu, W. Skamarock, M. Duda (2019): Modeling extreme precipitation over East China with a global variable-resolution modelling framework (MPASv5.2), Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 2707–2726, 2019.
15. Zhao, C.*, L. R. Leung, S. Park, S. Hagos, J. Lu, K. Sakaguchi, J.-H. Yoon, B. E. Harrop, W. Skamarock, M. Duda: Exploring the impacts of physics and resolution on aqua-planet simulations from a non-hydrostatic global variable-resolution modeling framework, J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst.，8, doi:10.1002/2016MS000727.
14. Zhao, C.*, M. Huang, J. D. Fast, L. K. Berg, Y. Qian, A. Guenther, D. Gu, M. Shrivastava, Y. Liu, S. Walters, G. Pfister, J. Jin, J. E. Shilling, C. Warneke (2016): Sensitivity of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) to land surface parameterizations and vegetation distributions in California, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 1959–1976, doi:10.5194/gmd-9-1959-2016, 2016.
13. Hu, Z., C. Zhao*, J. Huang, L. R. Leung, Y. Qian, H. Yu, L. Huang, O. V. Kalashnikova (2016): Trans-pacific transport and evolution of aerosols: Evaluation of quasi-global WRF-Chem simulation with multiple observations, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 1725–1746, 2016.
12. Zhao, C.*, Z. Hu, Y. Qian, L. R. Leung, J. Huang, M. Huang, J. Jin, M. Flanner, R. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Yan, Z. Lu, and D. G. Streets (2014): Simulating black carbon and dust and their radiative forcing in seasonal snow: a case study over North China with field campaign measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 11475-11491, 2014.
11. Chen, S., C. Zhao*, Y. Qian, L. R. Leung, J. Huang, Z. Huang, J. Bi, W. Zhang, J. Shi, L. Yang, D. Li, J. Li (2014): Regional modeling of dust mass balance and radiative forcing over East Asia using WRF-Chem, Aeolian Research, 15, 15–30, 2014.
10. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, Y. Qian, G. Lin, S. McFarlane, J. Yoon, H. Wang, Z. Hou, B. Yang, P. Ma, H. Yan, J. Bao (2013): Sensitivity of Radiative Fluxes at Top of Atmosphere to Cloud-Microphysics and Aerosol Parameters in the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM5), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10969-10987, 2013.
9. Zhao, C.*, S. Chen, L. R. Leung, Y. Qian, J. Kok, R. Zaveri, J. Huang (2013): Uncertainty in modeling dust mass balance and radiative forcing from size parameterization, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10733–10753, 2013.
8. Zhao, C.*, L. R. Leung, R. Easter, J. Hand, J. Avise: Characterization of speciated aerosol direct radiative forcing over California, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 2372–2388, doi:10.1029/2012JD018364, 2013.
7. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, L. R. Leung (2012): Impact of the Desert dust on the summer monsoon system over Southwestern North America, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3717-3731.
6. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, L. R. Leung, and S. Hagos (2011): Radiative impact of mineral dust on monsoon precipitation variability over West Africa, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 1879-1893.
5. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, L. R. Leung, B. Johnson, S. McFarlane, W. I. Gustafson Jr., J. D. Fast, and R. Easter (2010): The spatial distribution of mineral dust and its shortwave radiative forcing over North Africa: Modeling sensitivity to dust emissions and aerosol size treatments, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 8821-8838.
4. Zhao, C.*, Y. Wang, Q. Yang, R. Fu, and Y. Choi (2010): Impact of East Asia summer monsoon on the air quality over China: view from space, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D09301, doi:10.1029/2009JD012745.
3. Zhao, C.*, Y. Wang, Y. Choi, and T. Zeng (2009): Summertime impact of convective transport and lightning NOx production over North America: modeling dependence on meteorological simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 4315-4327.
2. Zhao, C.*, Y. Wang, and T. Zeng (2009): East China plains: A “basin” of ozone pollution, Environ. Sci. & Tech., 43, 1911–1915.
1. Zhao, C.*, and Y. Wang (2009): Assimilated inversion of NOx emissions over East Asia using OMI NO2 column measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L06805, doi:10.1029/2008GL037123.