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Xiaodong Chen, Ph.D.

Pacific Northwest Natioanl Laboratory
PO Box 999, MS: K9-30
Richland, WA 99352
Phone: +1-509-372-6448
Email: xiaodong.chen@pnnl.gov
Website: https://www.xiaodongchen.com


Research Interest
  • Hydrolclimate Extreme Events
  • Regional Climate Modeling and Applications
  • Machine Learning and Neuralhydorlogy
  • Engineering Hydrometeorology
  • Research Experience

    2021.2 - now

    2018.3 - 2021.1

    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
    Mentor: Dr. Ruby Leung

    2013.7 - 2013.8

    Visiting Scholar
    National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Host: Dr. Shamil Maksyutov
    Degrees

    2015.3 - 2017.12

    Ph.D. in Civil and Environmetnal Engineering
    Dissertation: Understanding probable maximum precipitation and safety of water management infrastructures under a changing climate
    Adviser: Dr. Faisal Hosssain
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, USA

    2011.9 - 2015.3

    M.S. in Civil and Environmetnal Engineering
    Thesis: Model estimate of Pan-Arctic wetland methane emissions and their climate sensitivity during 1960-2006
    Adviser: Dr. Dennis Lettenmaier
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, USA

    2007.9 - 2011.7

    B.E. in Hydraulic Engineering
    Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
    Honors and Awards

    2023

    EBSD BESTies Award (ASGC Paper of the Year)
    PNNL Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate

    2023

    Silver Dollar Award for High-Impact Publication
    PNNL Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate

    2021

    Pathway to Excellence Award
    PNNL

    2020

    American Meteorological Society

    2019

    EED Of-The-Year Award
    PNNL Energy and Environment Directorate

    2019

    Springer Sciences+Business Media and Science Press

    2015

    Graduate Student Fellowship
    University of Washington

    2010

    Friend of Tsinghua-Huang Qianheng Scholarship
    Tsinghua University

    2010

    Second Prize in 2nd Hydrological Innovation Competition
    Tsinghua University

    2009

    Allen T. Chwang Award of Fluid Mechanics
    Tsinghua University
    Memberships
  • American Geophysical Union (2012 - present)
  • American Meteorological Society (2015 - present)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012 - present)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (2015 - present)
  • Grants
    DOE OS-BER
    A Framework for Improving Analysis and Modeling of Earth System and Intersectoral Dynamics at Regional Scales (HyperFACETS) (co-PI)
    (2021-2024)
    PNNL
    Understanding the Physics Representation of Deep Learning Models in Environmental Applications (PI)
    $80,000 (2021-2022)
    PNNL
    Approaching High-resolution Downscaling of Climate Projections with Machine Learning (PI)
    $7,000 (2019-2020)
    Community Services

    Editorial

    Associate Editor: Journal of Hydrometeorology (2018 - present)
    Review Editor: Frontiers in Water, Frontiers in Climate (2021 - present)

    Reviewer

    IPCC AR6 WG I report (second round expert reviewer)

    Convener

    AGU 2023: H023 - Advancing Precipitation Forecasting with Physical Models and Artificial Intelligence
    AGU 2021: GC052 - Integrated investigations of hydroclimate variability and extremes across multiple scales: processes and implications over complex terrains

    Referee

    Advances in Atmospheric Sciences; Atmosfera; Atmosphere; Atmospheric Sciences Letters; Climate Dynamics; Earth's Future; Earth Interactions; Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science; Geophysical Research Letters; Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere; Journal of Hydrologic Engineering; Journal of Hydrology; Journal of Hydrometeorology; Resources, Conservation & Recycling; Water Resources Research; WIREs Water

    Mentor

    Hisham Eldardiry (Ph.D. student at University of Washington, 2016-2017)
    Asif Mahmood (Ph.D. student at University of Washington, 2015-2016)

    Judge

    PNNL Post Graduate Research Symposium (2018, 2021)