Tianfeng Chai, Ph.D.
Title: Research Physical Scientist
Contact: tianfeng.chai@noaa.gov
Current Research:
- HYSPLIT dispersion modeling
- Inverse modeling
- Data assimilation
Professional Experience
- 2023 – present: Research Physical Scientist, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, College Park, MD
- 2012 – 2023: Associate Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS), NOAA-ARL/University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- 2009 – 2012: Atmospheric Scientist, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (Science and Technology Corp./Earth Resources Technology, Inc.), Silver Spring, MD
- 2007 – 2009, Senior Scientific Data Analyst, U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory/NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (Science and Technology Corporation), Research Triangle Park, NC
- 2002 – 2007: Postdoctoral Research Scholar and Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Organizational Memberships:
- American Geophysical Union
- American Meteorological Society
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- M.E., Fluid Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- B.E., Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- B.E., Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Honors, Awards and Professional Recognition:
- NOAA Administrator’s Award to recognize the upgrade to the National Air Quality Forecasting Capability (NAQFC) developed jointly with NOAA Air Resources Laboratory and National Weather Services, 2020
- NASA Group Achievement Award, member of the selected science team in the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment-North America (INTEX-NA), 2004
