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Education: 

Sept, 2008-Jan., 2012          Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

                                                Ph. D. in Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment

                                                Supervisor: Prof. Yan Yin

                                                Thesis topic: Numerical simulations of interactions between aerosol particles and 

                                                convective clouds.

Sept., 2005-June, 2008          Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

                                                M. S. in Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment 

                                                Supervisor: Prof. Shengjie Niu

                                                Thesis topic: Observation study on the physical mechanism for convective precipitation 

                                                over Leizhou Peninsula.

Sept., 2001-June, 2005           Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

                                                B. E. in Electronic Information Engineering (Lightning Protection and Electromagnetic 

                                                Compatibility, with recommendation to postgraduate without entrance examination)

Work Experience:

Jul., 2021-present                   Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

                                                219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210044, China

                                                Associate Professor

                                                Teaching and conducting research on cloud physics, aerosol-cloud interactions and 

                                                numerical modeling.

Jan., 2012-Jun., 2021             Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

                                                Lecturer

Nov., 2014-Nov., 2016            Weizmann Institute of Science

                                       234 Herzl St., Rehovot 7610001, Israel

                                        PostDoc

                                                Supervisor: Prof. Ilan Koren

                                                Conducting research on cloud-aerosol interactions and improvement of model.

Apr., 2012-Aug., 2013           Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

                                                902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA, United States

                                        Visiting Scholar

                                                Supervisor: Dr. Jiwen Fan

                                                Conducting research on aerosol-cloud interactions.

Research Interests:

1. The effects of aerosols on clouds and precipitation as Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) and Ice Nuclei (IN). 

2. The coupling of models and improvement of cloud microphysical parameterizations.

3. The impacts of deep convection on distribution of aerosol particles at upper troposphere. 

Research Projects：

1. National Science Foundation of China (grant 42275078), "Numerical study of aerosol effects on the development of deep convective clouds using spectral-bin microphysics", 2023.01-2026.12.

2. National Key Scientific and Technological Infrastructure project  (grant 2022-EL-PT-00077), "Numerical study of the effects of wet scavenging on interactions between aerosol and deep convective clouds", 2022.09-2023.02.

3. National Science Foundation of China (grant 41775136), "Numerical study of convective cloud-aerosol interactions using spectral-bin microphysics", 2018.01-2021.12.

4. National Science Foundation of China (grant 41405126), "The effects of on the growth of hailstones using a mesoscale model with spectral-bin microphysics", 2015.01-2017.12.

Publications: 

2022

Wei, J., Lu, B., Song, Y., Jin, Q., Yang, Y., Chen, Q., and Chen, H (2022). Impact of Aerosol Radiative Effect on the Diurnal Cycle of Summer Precipitation Over North China: Distinct Results From Simulations With Parameterized Versus Explicit Convection. Geophysical Research Letters,  49(9): e2022GL098795.

2021

Xu, X., Sun, C., Lu, C., Liu, Y., Zhang, G. J., and Chen, Q (2021). Factors Affecting Entrainment Rate in Deep Convective Clouds and Parameterizations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,  126(15): e2021JD034881.

2020

Chen, Q., Fan, J., Yin, Y., and Han, B. (2020), Aerosol Impacts on Mesoscale Convective Systems Forming Under Different Vertical Wind Shear Conditions, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125(3), e2018JD030027, doi:10.1029/2018JD030027. 

2019

Chen, Q., Yin, Y., Jiang, H., Chu, Z., Xue, L., Shi, R., Zhang, X., and Chen, J. (2019), The Roles of Mineral Dust as Cloud Condensation Nuclei and Ice Nuclei During the Evolution of a Hail Storm, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124(24), 14262-14284.

Hu, Jiaying, Yan Yin, and Qian Chen, 2019: The acidity distribution of drops in a deep convective cloud, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 424-440.

2017

Chen, Q., Koren, I., Altaratz, O., Heiblum, R. H., Dagan, G., and Pinto, L.: How do changes in warm-phase microphysics affect deep convective clouds? Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 9585-9598, 10.5194/acp-17-9585-2017, 2017.

2016

Xiao, H., Y. Yin, Q. Chen, and P. Zhao (2016), Impact of aerosol and freezing level on orographic clouds: A sensitivity study, Atmospheric Research, 176, 19-28, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.02.014.

Heiblum, R. H., O. Altaratz, I. Koren, G. Feingold, A. B. Kostinski, A. P. Khain, M. Ovchinnikov, E. Fredj, G. Dagan, L. Pinto, R. Yaish, and Q. Chen (2016), Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center-of-gravity vs. water mass phase space. Part I: Cloud tracking and phase space description, J. Geophys. Res., 6336-6355, doi:10.1002/2015JD024186.

Heiblum, R. H., O. Altaratz, I. Koren, G. Feingold, A. B. Kostinski, A. P. Khain, M. Ovchinnikov, E. Fredj, G. Dagan, L. Pinto, R. Yaish, and Q. Chen (2016), Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center-of-gravity vs. water mass phase space. Part II: Aerosol effects on warm convective clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 121(11), 6356-6373, doi:10.1002/2015JD024193. 

2015

Chen, Q., J. Fan, S. Hagos, W. I. Gustafson, and L. K. Berg (2015), Roles of wind shear at different vertical levels: Cloud system organization and properties, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(13), 6551-6574, doi:10.1002/2015JD023253.

Xiao, H., Y. Yin, L. Jin, Q. Chen, and J. Chen (2015), Simulation of the effects of aerosol on mixed-phase orographic clouds using the WRF model with a detailed bin microphysics scheme, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(16), 8345-8358, doi:10.1002/2014JD022988.

Fan, J., Y.-C. Liu, K.-M. Xu, K. North, S. Collis, X. Dong, G. J. Zhang, Q. Chen, P. Kollias, and S. J. Ghan (2015), Improving Representation of Convective Transport for Scale-Aware Parameterization – Part I: Convection and Cloud Properties Simulated with Spectral-Bin and Bulk Microphysics, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2014JD022142, doi:10.1002/2014JD022142. 

2014

Guo, J., M. Deng, J. Fan, Z. Li, Q. Chen, P. Zhai, Z. Dai, and X. Li (2014), Precipitation and Air Pollution at Mountain and Plain Stations in Northern China: Insights Gained from Observations and Modeling, J. Geophys. Res, 2013JD021161, doi:10.1002/2013jd021161.

Chen, J., Y. Yin, Q. Chen, H. Ding, and H. Xiao (2014), The impact of convection scheme on the monsoon climate simulation: a sensitivity study of RegCM4, Climate Research, Vol. 60: 147–162, doi: 10.3354/cr01229.

Chen, J., Y. Yin, H. Xiao, and Q. Chen (2014), A numerical investigation of the impacts of anthropogenic sulfate aerosol on regional climate in East Asia, Asia-Pacific J Atmos Sci, 50(3), 391-403, doi:10.1007/s13143-014-0026-5.

Xiao, H., Y. Yin, L. Jin, Q. Chen, and J. Chen (2014), Simulations of aerosol effects on orographic clouds and precipitation using WRF model with a detailed bin microphysics scheme, Atmos. Sci. Lett., 15: 134–139, DOI: 10.1002/asl2.480. 

2013

Fan, J., L. R. Leung, D. Rosenfeld, Q. Chen, Z. Li, J. Zhang, and H. Yan, Microphysical effects determine macrophysical response for aerosol impacts on deep convective clouds, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2013, 110(48), E4581-E4590. 

2012

Yin, Y., Q. Chen, L. Jin, B. Chen, S. Zhu, X. Zhang, The effects of deep convection on the concentration and size distribution of aerosol particles within the upper troposphere: A case study, J. Geophys. Res., 2012, 117(D22), D22202. 

2011

Chen, Q., Y. Yin, L. Jin, H. Xiao, S. Zhu, The effect of aerosol layers on convective cloud microphysics and precipitation, Atmos. Res., 2011, 101(1-2), 327-340, 2011.

Honors and Awards:

2018        Excellent oral presentation of conference of 60th anniversary of national weather modification of China

2012        Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.

2010        Excellent poster in the 27th annual conference of Chinese Meteorological Society, Beijing, China.