The 6th International Conference on Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Change

Professor and Chair at the Department of Meteorology and a Team Leader for the Monsoon Research at the International Pacific Research Center at University of Hawaii.  His areas of expertise are climate and atmospheric dynamics including Global Monsoons, Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillation, El Nino-Southern Oscillation, Climate Variability, Predictability and Prediction, Climate Changes, Tropical Cyclones, Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction, Atmospheric Waves and Instability. He has published over 260 scholar publications and edited “The Asian Monsoon” book. He has 42 papers having more than 100 citations each. Wang’s many contributions to the climate research community include serving as co-chair of the CLIVAR/Asian-Australian Monsoon panel, co-chair of Science Steering Committee of the Asian Monsoon Years (2007-2012), Co-Chair of Scientific Advisory Committee of APEC Climate Center. He served as an editor for the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences. He is a Fellow of American Meteorological Society and received the “Scientist of the Year” Award from ARCS (Achievement Awards for College Scientists) foundation in 2012 and University Hawaii “Regent’s Medal for Excellence in Research” in 2013.