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Xiaodong Chen, Ph.D.
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
Research Experience
2018.3 - now
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Mentor: Dr. Ruby Leung
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
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
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
Thesie: 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
Thesie: 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
2011.9 - 2015.3
B.E. in Hydraulic Engineering
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Honors and Awards
2020
4th Yuxiang Early Career Award
2019
EED Of-The-Year Award
2019
Editor's Award, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
2017
Chinese Goverment Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
2015
Graduate Student Fellowship
2010
Friend of Tsinghua-Huang Qianheng Scholarship
2010
Second Prize in 2nd Hydrological Innovation Competition
2009
Allen T. Chwang Award of Fluid Mechanics
Memberships
Grants
PNNL
Approaching High-resolution Downscaling of Climate Projections with Machine Learning (PI)
Community Services
Associcate Editor
Journal of Hydromteorology (2018 - present)
Referee
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Sciences Letters; Earth’s Future; Geophysical Research Letters; Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere; Journal of Hydrologic Engineering; Journal of Hydrology; Journal of Hydrometeorology; Water Resources Research; WIREs Water
Mentor
Hisham Eldardiry (Ph.D. student at Unversity of Washington, 2016-2017)
Asif Mahmood (Ph.D. student at University of Washington, 2015-2016)
Asif Mahmood (Ph.D. student at University of Washington, 2015-2016)
Judge
PNNL Post Graduate Research Symposium (2018)