Programs: Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Program

Contact: Xinrong.Ren@noaa.gov

Current Research

• AEROMMA Field Campaign, NOAA Air Resources Lab, Summer 2023.
• Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Program, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory
• Aircraft observations for the Tracers of Opportunity project, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory
• Air Pollution in Maryland – RAMMPP, co-PI (PI: Russell Dickerson), University of Maryland, funded by Maryland Department of Environment, renewable annually.
• Fluxes of Greenhouse Gases in Maryland: FLAGG-MD, co-PI (PI: Russell Dickerson), University of Maryland, funded by NIST, 10/01/2016 – 09/30/2023.

Honors, Awards and Professional Recognition:

• NASA Group Achievement Award for ACT-America, 2020
• NASA Group Achievement Award for OWLETS, 2018
• NASA Group Achievement Award for DISCOVER-AQ, 2015
• University of Miami Provost Research Award, 2010
• NASA Group Achievement Award for ARCTAS, 2009
• University of Miami Summer Research Award, 2008
• NASA Group Achievement Award for INTEX-B, 2007
• NOAA Research Outstanding Scientific Paper Award (Cooper et al, JGR, 2006), 2007
• NASA Group Achievement Award for INTEX-A, 2005

Education

Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, Peking University

2001 B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Peking University, 1996

Professional Experience

08/2020 – present Physical Scientist, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory

10/2012 – 07/2020 Research Scientist & Aircraft Program Director, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland College Park

01/2011 – 07/2020 Affiliate Scientist, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory

01/2011 – 09/2012 Associate Scholar, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University

08/2007 – 12/2010 Research Associate Professor, RSMAS, University of Miami

10/2005 – 07/2007 Research Associate, Departmental of Meteorology, Penn State University

06/2001 – 09/2005 Post-doctoral fellow, Departmental of Meteorology, Penn State University

09/1996 – 06/2001 Research Assistant, Center for Environmental Sciences, Peking University