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ZHAOXIA PU

Professor

Atmospheric Sciences

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  • Professor
    Atmospheric Sciences
  • Adjunct Professor
    School of Computing

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Numerical weather prediction (NWP), data assimilation, AI/machine learning, and high-impact weather forecasting to enhance public safety and strengthen community resilience.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ADVANCED DATA ASSIMILATION FOR TERRAIN-DRIVEN AND STRATIfiED BOUNDARY LAYERS
    15 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    COUPLED LAND-ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN DATA ASSIMILATION FOR E3SM WITH DART FOR UNDERSTANDING SUBSEASONAL-TO-SEASONAL PREDICTABILITY OF EXTREME EVENTS
    DOE OFFICE OF BIOLOGICAL & ENVIRON RSRCH1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2027
    DOE OFFICE OF BIOLOGICAL & ENVIRON RSRCH
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    A Multi-University Consortium for Advanced Data Assimilation Research and Education (CADRE)
    DOC NATL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN1 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2027
    DOC NATL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    JOINT ASSIMILATION OF TROPICS/CYGNSS SATELLITE DATA FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTION OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY1 Oct 2023 - 30 Jun 2026
    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ASSIMILATION OF ALL-SKY GOES-R DATA AT HIGH TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL RESOLUTION FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTION OF MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS
    NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE1 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2026
    NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    UNDERSTANDING THE DIURNAL VARIATION OF PRECIPITATION AND WINDS OVER THE MARITIME CONTINENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MJO USING SATELLITE MULTI-SENSOR OBSERVATIONS AND CLOUD-PERMITTING NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS WITH ENSEMBLE-BASED DATA ASSIMILATION
    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMN1 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2026
    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMN
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    IMPROVING NUMERICAL WEATHER FORECASTING AND S2S PREDICTION WITH THE NCEP UNIFIED FORECAST SYSTEM THROUGH STRONGLY COUPLED LAND-ATMOSPHERE DATA ASSIMILATION IN JEDI
    DOC NATL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN1 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2025
    DOC NATL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ENHANCING COUPLED LAND-ATMOSPHERE MODELING USING STRONGLY COUPLED DATA ASSIMILATION METHOD
    NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE9 Jul 2021 - 8 Jul 2026
    NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ASSIMILATION OF CYGNSS OCEAN SURFACE WIND SPEEDS WITH NCEP GSI-BASED ENSEMBLE-VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE AND TROPICAL CONVECTION
    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN1 Jul 2021 - 30 Sep 2026
    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    COLD FOG AMONGST COMPLEX TERRAIN (CFACT)
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2026
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    OPEN ACCESS DATA GENERATION ENGINE FOR BULK POWER SYSTEM UNDER EXTREME WINDSTORMS
    1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2025
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    OPEN ACCESS DATA GENERATION ENGINE FOR BULK POWER SYSTEM UNDER EXTREME WINDSTORMS
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2025
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    THE PROPERTIES OF CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS IN THE ITCZ AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO TROPOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE WINDS: A STUDY USING ADVANCED DATA ASSIMILATION WITH NASA FIELD CAMPAIGN AND SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS
    NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE1 May 2020 - 30 Apr 2026
    NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NASA CYGNSS SCIENCE
    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN3 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TRACTABLE POWER
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NASA CPEX WITH DAWN
    SIMPSON WEATHER ASSOCIATES1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020
    SIMPSON WEATHER ASSOCIATES
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NGGPS
    DOC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE9 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2020
    DOC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TC OUTFLOW
    OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH5 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
    OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    GPM SATELLITEDATA ASSIMILATION
    DOC NATL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC8 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
    DOC NATL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Investigating the relationship between low-level jets and precipitation extremes with NASA MERRA satellite observations and high-resolution data assimilation
    NASA2 Jan 2015 - 31 Jan 2019
    NASA
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Improving vortex initialization in HWRF multiple-level nested domains with GSI hybrid data assimilation (NA14NWS4680025)
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration1 Jan 2014 - 31 Aug 2017
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Interaction Between Landfalling Hurricanes and the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Using Ensemble-based Data Assimilation (1243027)
    National Science Foundation1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2019
    National Science Foundation
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    THE IMPACT OF CYGNSS SURFACE WIND OBSERVATIONS AND 3-D WINDS ON HIGH IMPACT WEATHER FORECASTINGMEASUREMENT OF GLOBAL WINDS IS RECOGNIZED AS A PRIMARY UNMET OBSERVATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR UNDE...
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2016
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Understanding Impacts of Outflow on Tropical Cyclone Formation and Rapid Intensity and Structure Changes with Data Assimilation and High-resolution Numerical Simulations (N000141310582)
    Office of Naval Research1 Jan 2013 - 1 Oct 2016
    Office of Naval Research
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PU - MATERHORN
    UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME6 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2017
    UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME