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Songning Wang

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Contact Information

3000-A Natural History Bulding
1301 W Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Robert J. Trapp

Biography

I am now working with Dr. Robert J. Trapp, on frequency change of tornadoes in China due to climate change. I'm also interested in Thunderstrom dynamics and climate dynamics. 

Research Interests

Climate Variability and Change

Thunderstorm Dynamics and Hazards

Weather and Climate Risk

Research Description

My present research is to explore the change in possibility of tornadoes via analyzing and comparing GCM model outputs of different time period. To evaluate the risk of tornadoes, Significant Tornado Parameters are calculated. By comparing the GCM historical data and ssp data outputs, the change of tornado frequency due to climate change is to be inferred, which is a implicit method. Currently we are working on CESM2 models, and hopefully we are also going to work on other models.

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois, USA
Ph.D in Atmospheric Science Aug. 2022 - Present
Dissertation:
    Environment Informed Convection-Permitting Dynamical Downscaling and Response of Climate Risk of Convective Storms to Anthropogenic Climate Change in United States
 
Advisor:
    Dr. Robert J. Trapp
 
   
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois, USA
M.S. in Atmospheric Science Jan. 2021 - Aug. 2022
Thesis:
    The Change of Tornado Frequency in China under the Context of Climate Change
 
Advisor:
    Dr. Robert J. Trapp
 
   
Zhejiang University Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
B.S. in Atmospheric Science Aug. 2017 - Jun. 2021
Thesis:
    Fire Smoke Feature Extraction from Dual-Polarization Radar Observations and Auto-detection Algorithm
 
Advisor:
    Dr. Bi Lei