Name: Nan FENG E-Mail

Personal Data Name: Nan FENG E-mail: [email protected] Address: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M/S 233-300, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 233-201C, Pasadena, CA 91101, U.S.A. Tel: +1 818 393 0917 Fax: +1 818 354 3221

Education 2009, May – 2016, Aug Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Atmospheric Science from University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL, USA Dissertation: Understanding the Climatic Impacts of Land Use Change over Southeast Asia Using Numerical Models and Satellite Observations 2009, May – 2012, Apr. Master of Science (M.S.) in Atmospheric Science from University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL, USA 2005, Sep. - 2008, June Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China Dissertation: Studies on Temporal and Spatial Variation of Aerosol in China Mainland 2001, Sep. - 2005, June Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Department of Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, China Dissertation: Study on Aquatic Sediment Quality Criteria of Wu Han Appointments 2017 – Caltech Postdoc Scholar 2009 – 2016 Graduate Research Assistant, Atmospheric Science Department, UAH 2008 – 2009 Instructor at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Research Interests Improve the understanding of climatic and environmental impacts due to atmospheric aerosols and land use change based on satellite remote sensing and numerical model simulations

Peer Reviewed Publications (total citations 262 times based on google scholar) 1. Kuang, S., Feng, N., et al., (2017). Summertime tropospheric ozone enhancement associated with a cold front passage due to stratosphere-to-troposphere transport and biomass burning: simultaneous ground-based lidar and airborne measurements: Ozone

1 Enhancement due to BB and STT, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres. DOI: 10.1002/2016JD026078. 2. Feng, N., S.A. Christopher (2015). Measurement-Based Estimates of Direct Radiative Effects of Absorbing Aerosols above Clouds, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 2015JD023252. 3. Feng, N., S.A. Christopher (2014). Clear Sky Direct Radiative Effects of Aerosols over Southeast Asia based on Satellite Observations and Radiative Transfer Calculations, Remote Sensing of Environment, 152, 333-344. 4. Kang P., Feng, N., et al. (2014). Statistical properties of aerosols and meteorological factors in Southwest China. Journal of Geophysical Research, 10.1002/2014JD022083 5. Guo Y.J., Feng, N. et al. (2014). Satellite remote sensing of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air quality over Beijing using MODIS, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35:17, 6522-6544, DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2014.958245. 6. Feng, N., S. A. Christopher (2013). Satellite and Surface-based Remote Sensing of Southeast Asian Aerosols and their Radiative Effects, Atmospheric Research, 122, 544- 554. 7. Christopher, S.A., N. Feng, A. Naeger, B. Johnson, F. Marenco (2012). Satellite remote sensing analysis of the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull volcanic ash cloud over the North Sea during May 4-May18, J. Geophysical Research,117, 10.1029/2011JD016850. 8. Guo, Y.J., N. Feng, et al. (2012). Spatial distributions and temporal variations of atmospheric aerosols and the affecting factors: a case study for a region in central China, International journal of remote sensing, Vol. 33, No. 12, 3672-3692. 9. B.G. Li, N. Feng, and S. Tao. (2010) Spatial and temporal variations of aerosol optical depth in China during the period from 2003 to 2006, International journal of remote sensing, 31(7), 1801-1817. 10. Guo, Y.J., S. Hong, Y. Zhuang, N. Feng (2010) Temporal variation and spatial distribution of atmospheric aerosols over Hubei province, Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan, Vol. 35, No. 11, 1381-1385. 11. B.G. Li, N. Feng, and S. Tao. (2009) Comparing MODIS and AERONET aerosol optical depth over China, International journal of remote sensing, 30(24), 6519 – 6529. 12. Li, L.L., Ding, G.H., and Feng, N. et al. (2009). Global stem cell research trend: Bibliometric analysis as a tool for mapping of trends from 1991 to 2006. Scientometrics, 80(1): 39-58. 13. B.G. Li, N. Feng and S. Tao (2007). Quantitative Studies on the Residual Age Index of DDT in Soils: A Case Study in Tianjin. Urban Environment & Urban Ecology. 20(1) : 32~34. 14. B.G. Li, N. Feng and S. Tao (2007), Research on Spatial Interpolation Methods of DDT in Tianjin. Journal of Agro-Environment Science. 26(5).

Invited Talks, Conference Presentations and Papers: 1. Feng N. (2015). Assessing Climatic Impacts due to Land Use Change over Southeast Asian Maritime Continent base on Mesoscale Model Simulations, at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, August 25, 2015.

2 2. Feng N. (2015). Assessing the Climatic Impacts of Biomass Burning Aerosols over Southeast Asian Maritime Continent Using Mesoscale Model and Multi-sensor Satellite Observations, Poster Presentation at 95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change), Phoenix, AZ. 3. Feng N. and Christopher S. (2014). Assessing Climatic Impacts due to Land Use Change over Southeast Asian Maritime Continent base on Mesoscale Model Simulations, poster presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California. 4. Feng N. and Christopher S. (2014). First Measurements Based Estimates of Shortwave Aerosol Direct Radiative Effects over Cloudy Sky, presentation at 94th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting at Atlanta, GA. 5. Knupp, K., … Feng N., et al. (2013). High resolution, multi-‐sensor kinematic analysis of heterogeneous boundary layer evolution. 36th Conference on Radar Meteorology at Breckenridge, CO. 6. Feng N. and Christopher S. (2012). The Direct Radiative Effects of Aerosols over Southeast Asia based on Satellite Observations and Modelling Calculations, presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California. 7. Feng N. and Christopher S. (2012). Satellite and Surface-based Remote Sensing of Southeast Asian Aerosols and their Radiative Effects, presentation at 92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology / First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference), New Orleans, LA

Award:  Best Student Oral Presentation Award – Eighth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions at the American Meteorological Society’s 96th Annual Meeting, 2016, New Orleans, LA  NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship since 2013 Grant #: NNX13AN55H  Dean’s list for the university of Alabama in Huntsville between 2009-2011

Research Experiences May. ,2012 – Dec. 2016 Working as graduate research assistant under Dr. Sundar A. Christopher’s supervision. Following the NASA NESSF proposed study, I focus on incorporating realistic land cover data from satellite observations into numerical model simulations to study the climatic impacts due to tropical deforestations over Southeast Asian maritime continents. Estimating the direct radiative effects of aerosols from surface to the top of atmosphere under both cloudy and clear sky conditions based on multi-sensor satellite data fusion and radiative transfer calculations. Published 4 papers in peer review journals. May. ,2009 – May. 2012 Starting my Master program under Dr. Sundar A. Christopher’s supervision. Focus on utilizing multi-sensor satellite data (e.g. MODIS, MISR, OMI, CERES, and CALIPSO) to study aerosols,

3 and their effects on global and regional air quality and climate. Published 4 papers in peer review journals. Apr. ,2007 – April., 2009 Under Dr. Bengang Li’s supervision, applied satellite retrieved aerosol products for studies on the spatial and temporal distribution of aerosols in China mainland. Acquainted rich knowledge of aerosol properties and air pollutants transportation process and distribution over entire continental China. Published 4 papers in peer review journals. Sep. ,2006 – April.2009 Joined Dr. Yuh-Shan Ho’s bibliometric research group. Using bibliometric method to study global research trends and evaluate performance of any research topics. Published 1 paper in peer review journals. Technical Experiences  Experience of working with different radiative transfer models for research on satellite remote sensing of aerosols, clouds and climate.  Experience of handling variety of data sets obtained from space based sensors such as MODIS, MISR, CERES, and CALIOP.  Experience of handling various data sets from ground based measurements of aerosol optical and microphysical properties, such as AERONET instrumentations.  Experience on using multi sensor (both from space and from ground) data sets for aerosol radiative effect studies.  Experience of working with numerical model – Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) for climatic impacts studies due to aerosol and land use

Computer skills  Extensive experience with different operating systems such as Windows and UNIX.  Advanced programming ability in FORTRAN, IDL, C and C++.  Advanced satellite image processing skills in IDL and ENVI.

Society Affiliation and Volunteered Activities: 1) Memberships: American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society 2) Journal Reviwer: Remote Sensing of Environment, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, Atmospheric Measurment Techniques, Environment Pollution, and Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 3) Scientific Committee Member for IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015, 2016, 2017