DR. YANG

Fields of Specialization:

      Atmospheric Science: Climatology, Hydroclimatology, Hydrometeorology

Education:

      Ph.D. (1992) Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Atmospheric Science

      M.S. (1989) University of Melbourne, Australia; Meteorology

      B.S. (1984) Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, China; Meteorology
 

Professional Experience:
      Associate Professor (with tenure), University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Geological Sciences (9/2005 to present).

      Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Geological Sciences (9/2001 to 8/2005).  Full-time teaching
      and research appointment, holding the John A. Wilson Fellowship in Vertebrate Paleontology.

      Research Associate Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson (1998-2001). Research on land-atmosphere interaction.

      Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson (1997-1998). Research on hydrometeorology.

      Principal Research Specialist, University of Arizona, Tucson (1997-1998). Research on hydrometeorology.

      Senior Research Specialist, University of Arizona, Tucson (1994-1997). Research on hydroclimatology.

      Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson (1993-1994). Research on land-surface models intercomparison..

      Research Associate, Macquarie University, Australia (1992-1993). Research on land-surface models intercomparison.

      Visiting Scientist, BMRC, Australia and NCAR, USA (1990-1991). Research on climate modeling.

Awards and Honors: 

      College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award (2004)
      College of Natural Sciences Dean's Fellow (2004)

      Young Scientists' Travel Award to EGS General Assembly, Hamburg, Germany 1995

      Macquarie University Postgraduate Research Award, Australia 1989-1992

      NCAR Exchange Visiting Research Scholarship, Boulder, CO, USA (May-September, 1991)

      Wisconsin Summer School (Climate System Modeling) Travel Award, USA (July 1991)

Professional Affiliations:

      American Geophysical Union, Member

      American Meteorological Society, Member

      Australian Meteorological&Oceanic Society, Member (1990-1992)
 

Professional Service:

      NOAA/NASA Review Panel:  GEWEX Continental International Project and GEWEX Americas Prediction Project, 1994, 2002
      UT-Austin Representative in the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), 2001-present

      Convener, American Geophysical Union 2002 Fall Meeting, "Snow and Ice in the Earth System I (oral) and II (posters)"

      Session Chair, "Earth-Atmosphere Interaction", 9th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering (Earth
      & Space 2004), League City, Texas,  March 7-10, 2004.

      Reviewer, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1999 and 1995 Scientific Assessment of Climate Change
  

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