Experience

Verisk - atmospheric and environmental research

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Scientist I

  • May 2022 - Present

• Senior Research Associate II

  • May 2019 - Apr 2022



Yale University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jun 2018 - Present

• Ph.D. Researcher

  • Aug 2012 - May 2018

  Ph.D. research on the Role of Eddies in the Arctic Ocean Dynamics  Examined data quality and eliminated data errors from multiple sources based on oceanography knowledge  Processed data with advanced statistical techniques and time series analyses  Visualized findings with diagrams and figures in Matlab and Adobe Illustrator; presented the results in 6 conferences, published 4 papers and 1 in preparation  Participated in a weekly meeting with advisor Prof. Mary-Louise… Show more Ph.D. research on the Role of Eddies in the Arctic Ocean Dynamics  Examined data quality and eliminated data errors from multiple sources based on oceanography knowledge  Processed data with advanced statistical techniques and time series analyses  Visualized findings with diagrams and figures in Matlab and Adobe Illustrator; presented the results in 6 conferences, published 4 papers and 1 in preparation  Participated in a weekly meeting with advisor Prof. Mary-Louise Timmermans to report updates

• Researcher and Dispatcher on a Scientific Cruise to the Arctic Ocean

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2015

  Researcher and Dispatcher  Collaborated with scientists from Institute of Ocean Sciences (Canada) and Woods Hole Oceanography Institution (USA) in the work of deploying equipment and measuring ocean water properties  Participated in a one-day tutorial about sampling routine for scientific stations; quickly absorbed the material and took 2 tasks in this group work  Operated water sampling equipment and cooperated with winch operator and ship’s bridge; supervised real-time monitor of… Show more Researcher and Dispatcher  Collaborated with scientists from Institute of Ocean Sciences (Canada) and Woods Hole Oceanography Institution (USA) in the work of deploying equipment and measuring ocean water properties  Participated in a one-day tutorial about sampling routine for scientific stations; quickly absorbed the material and took 2 tasks in this group work  Operated water sampling equipment and cooperated with winch operator and ship’s bridge; supervised real-time monitor of temperature and salinity diagram as a first step of data quality control  Scheduled sampling orders according to research requirements in the fields of physics, chemistry and biology; led sampling process among 8 people  Gained interdisciplinary knowledge from all scientists on board and wrote daily dispatches of the cruise posted on http://www.whoi.edu/beaufortgyre/expeditions/2015-dispatches  Interviewed by the Yale News reporter and shared this experience with Yale faculties and students posted on http://news.yale.edu/2016/01/20/just-chilling-yale-researchers-share-some-their-coldest-moments

• Teaching Fellow

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Teaching Fellow on Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Change  Instructed and led lab sessions for a group of 10 students; evaluated lab reports  Summarized each student’s mistakes from problem sets and helped individual student with targeted approaches, which led to overall improvements in the final assessment

• Teaching Fellow

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Teaching Fellow on Physics of Weather and Climate



Ocean University of China

• China
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Leader

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

  Project Leader on the Annual Variability of East China Sea Level and Its Influencing Factors  Outlined project idea and drafted research proposal: hypotheses, methods and timelines; organized a team of 5  Collected and analyzed statistics on the sea level, temperature and salinity, evaporation, precipitation and wind field data between 1980 and 2009 in Fortran and Matlab  Held weekly team meetings to update work schedule and solve problems; summarized meeting contents to inform team… Show more Project Leader on the Annual Variability of East China Sea Level and Its Influencing Factors  Outlined project idea and drafted research proposal: hypotheses, methods and timelines; organized a team of 5  Collected and analyzed statistics on the sea level, temperature and salinity, evaporation, precipitation and wind field data between 1980 and 2009 in Fortran and Matlab  Held weekly team meetings to update work schedule and solve problems; summarized meeting contents to inform team members of the entire project progress  Visualized results using Matlab and summarized conclusions in the project final report Show less Project Leader on the Annual Variability of East China Sea Level and Its Influencing Factors  Outlined project idea and drafted research proposal: hypotheses, methods and timelines; organized a team of 5  Collected and analyzed statistics on the sea level, temperature and salinity, evaporation, precipitation and wind field data between 1980 and 2009 in Fortran and Matlab  Held weekly team meetings to update work schedule and solve problems; summarized meeting contents to inform team… Show more Project Leader on the Annual Variability of East China Sea Level and Its Influencing Factors  Outlined project idea and drafted research proposal: hypotheses, methods and timelines; organized a team of 5  Collected and analyzed statistics on the sea level, temperature and salinity, evaporation, precipitation and wind field data between 1980 and 2009 in Fortran and Matlab  Held weekly team meetings to update work schedule and solve problems; summarized meeting contents to inform team members of the entire project progress  Visualized results using Matlab and summarized conclusions in the project final report Show less