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Biography
Dr. Zhuo Wang’s research interests are primarily in weather and climate dynamics, including tropical cyclones, Arctic cyclones, tropical–extratropical interactions, subseasonal-to-decadal variability, prediction, and predictability, and extreme events. Her research aims to better understand the fundamental dynamics and physical processes governing atmospheric motions and to improve prediction skill.
Education
- Ph.D. Meteorology, University of Hawaii, 2004
- M.S. Meteorology, University of Hawaii, 2000
- B.S. Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, 1997
Awards and Honors
- Dean’s Teaching Fellow, University of Illinois, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2010
- Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
- Distinguished Research/Technical Award, American Meteorological Society Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones, 2022.
- Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 2026
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
Professor, Center for Global Studies
Recent Publications
Graber, M., Wang, Z., & Trapp, R. J. (2026). Seasonal prediction of springtime tornado activity in the United States using a hybrid model. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 7(3), 1349-1361. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-1349-2026
Li, H., Wang, Z., Davis, C., Peng, M., Mctaggart-Cowan, R., & Ge, X. (2026). Tropical Cyclogenesis under the Influence of an Upper-Tropospheric Cold Low in Idealized Numerical Simulations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 83(1), 105-123. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-25-0075.1
Wang, Z., Yang, M., Walsh, J. E., & Doyle, J. D. (2026). Classification of Arctic Cyclones Based on Their Intensification Mechanisms. Monthly Weather Review, 154(4), 585-604. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-25-0128.1
Di Girolamo, L., Zhao, G., Zhang, G., Wang, Z., Loveridge, J., & Mitra, A. (2025). Decadal changes in atmospheric circulation detected in cloud motion vectors. Nature, 643(8073), 983-987. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09242-1
Graber, M., Wang, Z., & Trapp, R. J. (2025). Linking weather regimes to the variability of warm-season tornado activity over the United States. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 6(3), 807-816. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-807-2025