Former Z.Li-advised Doctorate Student Niu, Recognized at AMS

Former AOSC doctorate student Feng Niu – advised by AOSC/ESSIC professor Zhanging Li – was recognized at the Chinese-American Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (COAA) 2013 AMS Reception as winner of the 2012 COAA Chinese Doctorate Student Thesis Award.

Niu, (PhD, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland-College Park) was award the $500.00 first-place prize for his dissertation entitled, “Investigating Aerosol Effects on Clouds, Precipitation and Regional Climate in US and China by Means of Ground-based and Satellite Observations and a Global Climate Model.”

Congratulations to Drs. Niu and Li.