I am a second year Ph.D. student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Fudan University, co-advised by Prof. Wen Zhou and Prof. Shang-Ping Xie (Scripps).

Before embarking on my Ph.D. journey, I earned a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from Fudan University in June 2023. In my sophomore year, I conducted my first research project on air quality under the supervision of Prof. Xingnan Ye from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University. After one year of training, I joined Prof. Ruifen Zhan’s team to investigate multiple tropical cyclone events (MTCEs), supported by Fudan’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (FDUROP).

My current research focuses on the dynamics of extreme climate/weather events, including heatwaves, floods, and tropical cyclones.

You can find my CV here: Zheng-Hang’s Curriculum Vitae (updated October 2025)

Education

• Ph.D in Climate Sciences (Fudan Elite Ph.D Program)
  • Fudan University, 2023.09-present
  • Visiting Graduate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2025.10-present
  • Visiting Graduate, University of Bergen, 2025.03-2025.04
• B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences (with Highest Honor)
  • Fudan University, 2019.09-2023.06

Research Interests

• Climate Dynamics
• Climate/Weather Extremes
• Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics

Selected Awards

• Youth Talent Support Program (Ph.D. Students), China Association for Science and Technology, 2025
• Best Student Poster Award, AOGS Annual Meeting 2024
• Outstanding Student Presentation Award, AGU Fall Meeting 2023
• The May Fourth Youth Medal, Fudan University, 2023 (2 students every year)
• The Graduate Star, Fudan University, 2023 (Highest honor for undergraduates, Top 10 among ~3625)
• Outstanding Bachelor Student in Shanghai, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, 2023 (Top 5%)
• National Scholarship, Fudan University, awarded three times in 2021, 2022 and 2024
• Merit Student Pacesetter, Fudan University, 2022 (10 students every year)

News

• October 2025: I went on an exchange to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, as a Visiting Graduate, working with Prof. Shang-Ping Xie.
• September 2025: Prof. Wen Zhou led us to the Iceland for the China-Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Research Expedition, where we observed the aurora!
• August 2025: Check our new study in Journal of Climate! Our findings offer a comprehensive view to better understand the spatial diversity of MTCE over the WNP.
• July 2025: Check our new study in Nature Climate Change! Our results identify La Niña-like warming pattern as the main culprit that drove tropical cyclone cluster hotspots from the western North Pacific to the North Atlantic in recent decades.
• July 2025: I attended AOGS2025 meeting in Singapore, and had an oral presentation about the tropical cyclone clusters.
• April 2025, I attended the Workshop on Polar Winter Climate and Processes: Towards Filling Knowledge Gaps in the Understanding of the Coupled Climate System, in Cambridge, UK.
• March-April 2025, I went on an exchange to the University of Bergen as a visiting PhD student, working with Prof. Noel Keenlyside.
• December 2024, I received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Student Basic Research Project (Ph.D. Students). Award total: ¥300,000
• October 2024, I was awarded the National Scholarship for PhD students. Award total: ¥30,000
• June 2024: I attended the AOGS2024 meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and won the Best Student Poster (BSP) Award. Poster PDF
• May 2024: I attended the 2024 PhD Student Forum on Climate Change in Nanjing University, and won the Best Oral Presentation Award.
• May 2024: I attended the 9th Young Scientist Forum of Earth Science in Xiamen, and won the OSPA.
• Apr 2024: Check out our new and cover paper in Science Advances! We show that Pakistan is a “sweet spot” for heavy rainfall there to perturb the westerly jet, leading further to persistent heatwaves in East Asia downstream.
• Mar 2024: I have been selected to receive an Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) of AGU2023 meeting.
• Dec 2023: I attended AGU2023 fall meeting in San Francisco, and had an oral presentation about the dynamic pathway linking Pakistan flooding to East Asian heatwaves.
• Nov 2023: I started to set up my personal website.
• Sep 2023：I started my PhD at Fudan University.
• June 2023：I graduated from Fudan University.