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Zhongjing Jiang

Research Associate, Aerosol Processes & Observing Systems, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department

Zhongjing Jiang

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Environmental and Climate Sciences Department
Bldg. 815E, Room 1-52
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-4078
zjiang2@bnl.gov

Dr. Zhongjing Jiang is a research associate in the Aerosol Processes & Observing Systems Group at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Dr. Jiang’s research interests lie in atmospheric chemistry & earth system modeling, model uncertainty quantification,  model-data fusion, and chemistry-climate interaction. Her Ph.D. work primarily focuses on air pollution in China and the impact of natural climate variability on tropospheric ozone, utilizing modeling tools with multisource measurements. After joining BNL, she has been working on a cross-disciplinary, internally funded project to develop a novel computational framework for Optimal Experimental Design to advance climate model predictability. She is also the vice president of the Association of Students and Postdocs at BNL.

Expertise | Research | Education | Appointments | Publications | Awards

Expertise

  • Tropospheric ozone, Air pollution, Chemistry-climate interaction
  • Earth system and atmospheric modeling (E3SM, CESM, GEOS-Chem, WRF-Chem)
  • Uncertainty quantification, Model-data fusion (Bayesian inference)

Research Activities

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2022-present

  • Project: Advancing FASSt-Simulation: A Novel Computational Framework for Model-Measurement Integration for Climate Prediction

Graduate Research Assistant, Peking University, 2017-2022

  • Project 1: Spatiotemporal and probability variations of surface PM2.5 over China between 2013 and 2019 and the associated changes in health risks: An integrative observation and model analysis 
  • Project 2: Impact of Western Pacific Subtropical High on Ozone Pollution in China
  • Project 3: Impact of Eastern Pacific and Central Pacific El Nino on LowerTroposphere Ozone in China

Education

  • Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University, Ph.D., Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment, 2022.
  • School of Mathematical Science, Beijing Normal University, B.S., Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, 2017.

Professional Appointments

  • Vice President of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Association of Students & Postdocs, 2023/01-present
  • Chair of the “Azure Space” Graduate Student Forum of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Peking University, 2018/09-2020/09

Selected Publications

  • Ying T, Li J, Jiang Z, et al (2023) Increased aerosol scattering contributes to the recent monsoon rainfall decrease over the Gangetic Plain. Science Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2023.08.052
  • Zhang C, Jiang Z, Liu M, et al (2023) Relationship between summer time near-surface ozone concentration and planetary boundary layer height in Beijing. Atmospheric Research 293:106892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106892
  • Liu G, Li J, Jiang Z, Li X (2022) Impact of Sea Surface Temperature Variability at Different Ocean Basins on Dust Activities in the Gobi Desert and North China. Geophysical Research Letters 49:. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl099821
  • Zhang L, Li J, Jiang Z, et al (2022) Clear-Sky Direct Aerosol Radiative Forcing Uncertainty Associated with Aerosol Vertical Distribution Based on CMIP6 models. Journal of Climate 35:3021–3035. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-21-0480.1
  • Zhang L, Li J, Jiang Z, et al (2022) Clear-Sky Direct Aerosol Radiative Forcing Uncertainty Associated with Aerosol Optical Properties Based on CMIP6 models. Journal of Climate 35:3007–3019. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-21-0479.1
  • Jiang Z, Li J (2022) Impact of eastern and central Pacific El Niño on lower tropospheric ozone in China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 22:7273–7285. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7273-2022
  • Jiang Z, Li J, Lu X, et al (2021) Impact of western Pacific subtropical high on ozone pollution over eastern China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21:2601–2613. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2601-2021
  • Jiang Z, Jolleys MD, Fu T-M, et al (2020) Spatiotemporal and probability variations of surface PM2.5 over China between 2013 and 2019 and the associated changes in health risks: An integrative observation and model analysis. Science of The Total Environment 723:137896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137896
  • Dong Y, Li J, Guo J, et al (2020) The impact of synoptic patterns on summertime ozone pollution in the North China Plain. Science of The Total Environment 735:139559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139559
  • Xu X, Jiang Z, Li J, et al (2020) Impacts of meteorology and emission control on the abnormally low particulate matter concentration observed during the winter of 2017. Atmospheric Environment 225:117377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117377

Awards & Recognition

  • Second Place in BNL Research SLAM Competition, 2023 
  • Outstanding Graduates of Peking University, 2022
  • Merit Student of Peking University, 2021
  • Outstanding Student Presentation Awards (OSPA) in the Fall 2020 AGU meeting, 2021
  • Pacemaker to Merit Student of Peking University, 2020
  • Doctoral President Scholarship of Peking University, 2020
  • Second prize for 2020WAIC Hackathon, 2020
  • Merit Student of Peking University, 2019
  • Third prize for “Shenqi” challenge algorithm and application competition, 2019
  • Award for Contribution in Student Organization of Peking University, 2018
  • Second prize “Huawei Cup” The 15th China Post-Graduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2018
Zhongjing Jiang

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Environmental and Climate Sciences Department
Bldg. 815E, Room 1-52
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-4078
zjiang2@bnl.gov

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