Prof. ZHAI Shixian 翟世賢
Assistant Professor
Room 320, 3/F, Mong Man Wai Building
3943 3793
Education
| 2019 | Ph.D. Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment | Joint educated by Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and Harvard University |
| 2015 | M.Sc. Atmospheric Science | Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences |
| 2012 | B.En. Atmospheric Physics (Thunder and Lightning Protection Science and Technology) | Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology |
Academic Employments
| 2023- present | Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2023 | Research Assistant Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 2022-2023 | Research Associate, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University |
| 2019-2022 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University |
Research Fields and Current Research Interests
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality
- Satellite Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Composition
- Numerical modeling and AI
Professional Activities
Current
| Reviewer for the journals: Environmental Science & Technology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Science Bulletin |
Teaching
Current
| EESC4550/EASC5550 Practical Atmospheric Modeling; EESC3800 Global Environmental Change; EASC5001 Research Frontiers in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences I |
Selected Recent Publications
- Zhai, S., Jacob, D. J.*, Wang, X., Liu, Z., Wen, T., Shah, V., Li, K., Moch, J. M., Bates, K. H., Song, S., Shen, L., Zhang, Y., Luo, G., Yu, F., Sun, Y., Wang, L., Qi, M., Tao, J., Gui, K., Xu, H., Zhang, Q., Zhao, T., Wang, Y., Lee, H. C., Choi, H., and Liao, H.: Control of particulate nitrate air pollution in China, Nat. Geosci., 14, 389-395, 10.1038/s41561-021-00726-z, 2021. (Hot paper; top 0.1% cited in geoscience)
- Zhai, S.*; Jacob, D. J.; Franco, B.; Clarisse, L.; Coheur, P.; Shah, V.; Bates, K. H.; Lin, H.; Dang, R.; Sulprizio, M. P.; et al. Transpacific Transport of Asian Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN) Observed from Satellite: Implications for Ozone. Environmental Science & Technology 2024. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c01980. (ACS Editor’s Choice Article)
- Zhai, S.*, Jacob, D. J., Wang, X., Shen, L., Li, K., Zhang, Y., Gui, K., Zhao, T., and Liao, H.: Fine particulate matter (PM5) trends in China, 2013-2018: separating contributions from anthropogenic emissions and meteorology, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 11031-11041 10.5194/acp-19-11031-2019, 2019. (Hot paper; top 0.1% cited in geoscience)
- Zhai, S.*, Jacob, D. J., Brewer, J. F., Li, K., Moch, J. M., Kim, J., Lee, S., Lim, H., Lee, H. C., Kuk, S. K., Park, R. J., Jeong, J. I., Wang, X., Liu, P., Luo, G., Yu, F., Meng, J., Martin, R. V., Travis, K. R., Hair, J. W., Anderson, B. E., Dibb, J. E., Jimenez, J. L., Campuzano-Jost, P., Nault, B. A., Woo, J. H., Kim, Y., Zhang, Q., and Liao, H.: Relating geostationary satellite measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) over East Asia to fine particulate matter (PM2.5): insights from the KORUS-AQ aircraft campaign and GEOS-Chem model simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 16775-16791, 5194/acp-21-16775-2021, 2021.
- Zhai, S.*, Jacob, D. J., Pendergrass, D. C., Colombi, N. K., Shah, V., Yang, L. H., Zhang, Q., Wang, S., Kim, H., Sun, Y., Choi, J. S., Park, J. S., Luo, G., Yu, F., Woo, J. H., Kim, Y., Dibb, J. E., Lee, T., Han, J. S., Anderson, B. E., Li, K., and Liao, H.: Coarse particulate matter air quality in East Asia: implications for fine particulate nitrate, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 4271-4281, 10.5194/acp-23-4271-2023, 2023.
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