Yang Zhang

Yang Zhang

Professor, Head of the Department of Meteorology at the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University

The focus of Yang Zhang’s research is the fundamental dynamics of atmospheric circulations, including eddy-mean flow interactions in various climate variabilities and regional weather extremes, mechanisms of extratropical air-sea interactions and planetary waves connecting polar regions and midlatitudes.

Research Funding and Awards

  • “Changjiang Scholar Award” for Faculty, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2023
  • “Changjiang Scholar Award” for Young Scientist, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2019

  • “Dengfeng Award” for Outstanding Young Faculty, Nanjing University, 2013

  • Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MOST), National Key Research and Development Project for International Collaboration: “Air-sea interactions in the Arctic Seas: Processes and Mechanisms”, 2022-2026, Project Manager (PI)
  • Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MOST), National Key Research and Development Project: “Inter-annual Variability and Predictability of East Asian Monsoon Climate”, 2018-2021, Project Manager (PI)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): On the mechanism of the fine structure of the North Pacific oceanic frontal zones affecting the midlatitude transient eddy activities, 2017-2020, Project Manager (PI)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): On the mechanism that surface processes affecting the seasonal variations of transient Eddy activities in East Asia, 2013-2016, Project Manager (PI)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): On the mechanism that subtropical jet affects the low-frequency variability of the midlatitude jet, 2011-2013, Project Manager (PI)