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Xiaoming Hu

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Tel: (919) 513-4438

Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~xhu/

Email:  yuanfangcan AT hotmail.com ; xhu AT ncsu.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Candidate, Atmospheric Science, North Carolina State University, Aug. 2004- present

        Thesis Title: Incorporation of MADRID into WRF/Chem: Model Development and Retrospective Applications
        Advisor: Yang Zhang

M.S., Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment, Peking University, China, 2004

         Thesis Title: Study of Atmospheric Boundary Layer over Beijing Area
        Advisor: Shu-Hua Liu

B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Peking University, China, 2001

         Thesis Title: Numerical Simulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Structure over a City and Rural Area
        Advisor: Shu-Hua Liu

Research & Work Experience:

7.       Visiting Scholar, June 23-July 05, 2007 National University of Mexico (also called UNAM), Mexico City

6.       Research Assistant Aug. 2004 - Present NC State University, USA

Main research focus: Aerosol thermodynamics and dynamics and Development and Application of 3-D Model, WRF/Chem-MADRID. 

5.    Teaching Assistant Jan. 2006 - present NC State University, USA
Course title: (1) Advanced Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting; (2) Intro. to Atmospheric Chemistry

4.       Intern at a meteorology program in cctv4(china centre television channel 4) Nov. 2003

3.       Research Assistant  September 2001 - July 2004 Peking University, Beijing, China

Main research focus: land surface process and structure of atmospheric boundary layer.

2.  Teaching Assistant January 2003 – January 2004  Peking University, Beijing, China

           Course title: (1)Algorithms and Data structures in C; (2)Environmental Ecology  

1.  Field Measurement for meteorology variables May 2001  Suburb of Haidian district, Beijing, China  

Awards and Honors:

5.         The National Scholars Honor Society, 2008

4.         Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, North Carolina State University, 2005

3.         Certificate for Studying Excellence, Peking University, Beijing, China, Oct. 2003

2.        Guanghua Fellowship, Peking University, Beijing, China, Oct. 2003

1.        Champion of “youth cup” table tennis match of Peking university, Peking Univ., May 2003

 

 Publications:

6.        Zhang, Y., X.-M. Hu, L. R. Leung, and W. I. Gustafson Jr., 2008, Impacts of Regional Climate Changes on Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D18310, doi:10.1029/2008JD009965. (PDF file here).

5.         Hu, X.-M., Y. Zhang, M.Z. Jacobson, and C.K. Chan, 2008, Coupling and Evaluating Gas/Particle Mass Transfer Treatments for Aerosol Simulation and Forecast, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D11208, doi:10.1029/2007JD009588. (PDF file here).

4.         Hu, X.-M., and S. Liu, 2005, Numerical Simulation of Land Surface Process and Atmosphere Boundary Layer Structure over Hill underlying surface. Journal of Applied Meteorological Science(China), 16(1), 13-23. PDF file here

3.         Hu, X.-M., S. Liu, Y. Wang, and J. Li, 2005, Numerical Simulation of Wind Field and Temperature Field Over Beijing Area in summer, Acta Meteorologica Sinica, 19(1), 120-127. PDF file here

2.         Hu, X.-M., S. Liu, F. Liang, J. Wang, H. Liu, Y. Wang, and J. Li, 2005, Observational study of wind fields, temperature fields over Beijing area in summer and winter, Acta Sci. Natur. Uni. Pek.,s, 41(3), 399-407. PDF file here

1.        Hu, X.-M., S. Liu, F. Liang, J. Wang, H. Liu, Y. Wang, and J. Li, 2005, Numerical Simulation of Features of Boundary-Layer Over Beijing Area, Acta Sci. Natur. Uni. Pek.,s, 41(4), 514-522. abstract here; PDF here

Non-Refereed Conference Proceedings

Hu, X.-M., Y. Zhang, and M.Z. Jacobson, 2006, Evaluation and Improvement of Gas/Particle Mass Transfer Treatments for Three-Dimensional Aerosol Simulation and Forecast, Proceedings of the 2006 Models-3 Workshop, September 16-18, Chapel Hill, NC, 3 pages. PDF here

Hu, X.-M. and Y. Zhang, 2006, Implementation and Testing of A New Aerosol Module in WRF/Chem, Proceedings of the 86th AMS Annual Meeting/the 8th Conference on atmospheric chemistry, 27 Jan.–3 Feb., Atlanta, GA, 6 pages. PDF here or webpage here

Misenis, C., X.-M. Hu, S. Krishnan, Y. Zhang, and J. Fast, 2006, Sensitivity of WRF/Chem Predictions to Meteorological Schemes, Proceedings of the 86th Annual AMS Conference/the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA, 27 Jan.–3 Feb., Atlanta, GA, 6 pages.

Hu, X.-M., Y. Zhang, and M.Z. Jacobson, 2005, Evaluation of the Trajectory-Grid and the Bott Schemes for Solving Aerosol Condensation and Evaporation Equations, Proceedings of the 2005 Models-3 Workshop, September 26-28, Chapel Hill, NC, 6 pages. PDF here

Zhang, Y., X.-M. Hu, G. W. Howell, E. Sills, J. D. Fast, W. I. Gustafson Jr., R.A. Zaveri,  G. A. Grell, S. E. Peckham, and S. A. McKeen, 2005, Modeling Atmospheric Aerosols in WRF/CHEM, Proceeding of the 2005 Joint WRF/MM5 User’s Workshop, June, 27-30, Boulder, CO, 4 pages.

Hu, X.-M., and S.-H. Liu, 2004, Numerical Simulation of Land Surface Process and Atmosphere Boundary Layer Structure over Hill underlying surface. Proceedings of the 2003 Annual of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Beijing.

Contributed Conference Presentations

Zhang, Y., X.-Y. Wen, Y.-S. Chen, X.-M. Hu, 2008, Studying Climate-Chemistry-Aerosol-Cloud-Radiation Feedbacks in North America and Asia using Online-Coupled WRF/Chem, to be presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of American Association for Aerosol Research, October 20-24, 2008, Orlando, FL.

Hu, X.-M., Y. Zhang, S.-C. Yu, K. L. Schere, S. A. McKeen, G. A. Grell, and S. E. Peckham,  2008, Application of WRF/Chem-MADRID with Updated Emissions to the July 2004 New England Air Quality Study Episode, poster presentation at the 9th Annual WRF User’s Workshop , June 23 - 27, 2008, Boulder, CO.

Zhang, Y., X.-M. Hu, Y. Pan, X.-Y. Wen, Y.-S. Chen, J.D. Fast, G. A. Grell, and S. E. Peckham, K. L. Schere, and C. J. Jang, 2008, Updates on the Development and Application of WRF/Chem-MADRID, poster presentation at the 9th Annual WRF workshop, June 23 - 27, 2008, Boulder, Colorado.

Wen, X.-Y., X.-M. Hu, Y. Pan,Y. Zhang, W. C. Skamarock, F. Vitt, P. Karamchandani, and G. A. Grell, 2008, Using Global WRF/Chem to Study Climate-Chemistry Interactions, poster presentation at the 9th Annual WRF User’s Workshop , June 23 - 27, 2008, Boulder, CO.

Zhang, Y., Y.-S. Chen, X.-M. Hu, X.-Y. Wen, K. Wang, C. J. Jang, L.-T. Wang and J.-M. Hao, 2008, Coupled Regional Climate and Air Quality Modeling:  History, Current Status, and Challenges, invited keynote speech at the International Workshop on Regional and Urban Air Quality in Yangtze River Delta Region, April 17-18, Shanghai, China.

Zhang, Y., X.-Y. Wen, X.-M. Hu, Y. Pan, J.J. Hemperly, and N. Meskhidze, 2008, Current Status of the Development and Application of Mesoscale and Global WRF/Chem at NCSU, oral presentation at the Department of Energy Atmospheric Science Program FY 2008 Science Team Meeting, Annapolis, MD, 25–27 February, 2008. 

Zhang, Y., X.-Y. Wen, X.-M. Hu, and C. J. Jang, Simulating the Effect of Aerosols on Regional Climate Using WRF/Chem, oral presentation at the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, New Orleans, Louisiana, 20–24 January 2008.

Pan, Y., X.-M. Hu, and Y. Zhang, Sensitivity of Gaseous and Aerosol Predictions to Gas-Phase Chemical Mechanisms, poster presentation at the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, New Orleans, Louisiana, 20–24 January 2008.

Zhang, Y., X.-M. Hu, and X.-Y. Wen, K. L. Schere, C. J. Jang, 2007, Simulating Climate-Chemistry-Aerosol-Cloud-Radiation Feedbacks in WRF/Chem: Model Development and Initial Application, oral presentation at the 6th Annual CMAS Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 1-3.

Misenis, C., X.-M. Hu, Y. Zhang, J. Fast, G. Grell and S. Peckham, 2007, An Examination of WRF/Chem: Physical Schemes, Nesting Options, and Grid Resolutions, oral presentation at the 6th Annual CMAS Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 1-3.

Hu, X.-M., E. F. Frazier, and Y. Zhang, S. A. McKeen, G. A. Grell, and S. E. Peckham, S.-C. Yu and K. L. Schere, 2007, Evaluation of WRF/Chem-MADRID with the July 2004 New England Air Quality Study Episode, poster presentation at the 6th Annual CMAS Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 1-3.

Chen, J., P. Liu, X.-M. Hu, and Y. Zhang, 2007, Evaluating Aerosol Size Distribution Predictions from a 3-D Air Quality Model, oral presentation at the 1st NCSU-Zhejiang University Joint Undergraduate Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC, August 17.

Hu, X.-M., and Y. Zhang, 2007, Gas/Particle Mass Transfer Treatments in WRF/Chem-MADRID: Development, Application, and Evaluation, oral presentation at the 8th Annual WRF User’s Workshop , 11-15 June 2007, Boulder, CO.

Zhang, Y. and X.-M. Hu, 2007, Some preliminary results from mesoscale WRF/Chem development and application, poster presentation at the Consequences of Global Change for Air Quality Festival, Research Triangle Park, NC, Feb.  20-22.

Hu, X.-M., Y. Zhang, and M.Z. Jacobson, 2006, Evaluation and Improvement of Gas/Particle Mass Transfer Treatments for Three-Dimensional Aerosol Simulation and Forecast, oral presentation at the 2006 Models-3 Workshop, October 16-18, Chapel Hill, NC. PDF link1; PDF link2

Huang, J.-P., X.-M. Hu, Y. Zhang, G. Sarwar, T. L. Otte, and K. L. Schere, Implementation and Testing of the 2005 Version of Carbon Bond Mechanism in WRF/Chem, oral presentation at the 7th Annual WRF User’s Workshop, 19-22 June 2006, Boulder, CO.

Hu, X.-M., and Y. Zhang, 2006, Implementation and Testing of A New Aerosol Module in WRF/Chem, oral presentation at the 86 th AMS Annual Meeting/the 8 th Conference on atmospheric chemistry, 27 Jan.–3 Feb., Atlanta, GA. PDF here or webpage here

Zhang, Y., X.-M. Hu, K, Wang, J.-P. Huang, J. D. Fast, W. I. Gustafson Jr., D. A. Chu, C. J. Jang, 2005, Evaluation of WRF/Chem-MADRID with Satellite and Surface Measurements: Chemical and Optical Properties of Aerosols, oral presentation at the 2005 AGU Fall Meeting, 5-9 Dec., San Francisco, GA.

Misenis, C., X.-M. Hu, S. Krishnan, and Y. Zhang, and J. Fast, 2006, Sensitivity of WRF/Chem Predictions to Meteorological Schemes, poster presentation at the 86 th Annual AMS Conference/the 14 th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA, 27 Jan.–3 Feb., Atlanta , GA. PDF here

Hu, X.-M., Y. Zhang, and M.Z. Jacobson, 2005, Evaluation of the Trajectory-Grid and the Bott Schemes for Solving Aerosol Condensation and Evaporation Equations, poster presentation at the 2005 Models-3 Workshop, September 26-28, Chapel Hill, NC. PDF here

Zhang, Y., X.-M. Hu, G. W. Howell, E. Sills, J. D. Fast, W. I. Gustafson Jr., R.A. Zaveri, G. A. Grell, S. E. Peckham, and S. A. McKeen, 2005, Modeling Atmospheric Aerosols in WRF/CHEM, oral presentation at the 2005 Joint WRF/MM5 User’s Workshop, June, 27-30, Boulder, CO. PDF here

Invited Presentations

  • Hu, X.-M. and Zhang, Y., 2007, Model Development and Initial Application of WRF/Chem-MADRID, invited seminar at National University of Mexico (also called UNAM), Mexico City, June 27.
  • Hu, X.-M. and Zhang, Y., 2007, Model Development and Initial Application of WRF/Chem-MADRID, invited presentation at RTI, Research Triangle Park,NC, June 22.
  • Hu, X.-M., 2007, Preliminary Understanding of 3-D Aerosol Simulation, Guest Lecture for a graduate course entitled Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting, NCSU, Raleigh, April 19.

Membership/Activities:

  • Participated in table tennis National Championship Tournament at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, March 29 to April 1, 2007.
  • Participated in the national collegiate table tennis association tournament at Duke University, Dec. 2,2006.
  • Member of American Geophysical Union (AGU), Sept. 2006~present .
  • Participate the 5 th Annual CMAS Models-3 User's Conference , October 16-18, 2006 , Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Participated in the 86th AMS meeting, Jan. 29-Feb. 2, 2005, Atlanta, GA
  • Member of American Meteorological Society, Dec. 2005-present.
  • Participated in the 4th Annual CMAS Models-3 Users’ Conference, September 26-28, 2005, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Participated in the WRF tutorial, July 25 - 29, 2005, at the Foothills Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado.
  • Member of Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), Mar. 2005-present.
  • Participated in the national collegiate table tennis association tournament at UNC-Charlotte, Feb. 5,2005.
  • Participated in the national collegiate table tennis association tournament at Duke University, Nov. 13,2004.
  • Participated in the 2004 Models-3 Users’ Conference, October 18-20, 2004, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Participated in the second Intercontinental Continental Transport and Climatic Effects of Air Pollutants (ICAP) workshop, October 21-22, 2004, Chapel Hill, NC.

Skills:

  • Fortran, C, MATLAB, LINUX, Vis5D, GNU plot, NCL, PAVE, Cluster building, Shell script

Hobby: Table tennis , Beach Volleyball