Jian Zhang

Jian Zhang received the B.S. degree in atmospheric physics from Peking University, Beijing, China, in 1984; the M.S. degree in atmospheric physics from the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, in 1987; and the Ph.D. degree in meteorology from The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA, in 1999. From 1999 to 2009, she was a Research Scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, The University of Oklahoma. Since 2009, she has been a Research Meteorologist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Norman. She is also the Lead Scientist of NOAA's Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor hydrometeorological system. She is an author of more than 40 articles. Her research interests include weather radar data quality control, 3-D multiradar mosaic, radar data assimilation in numerical weather prediction models, automated multiradar multisensor precipitation classifications, and quantitative precipitation estimation. Dr. Zhang is a recipient of many awards and honors, including the Bronze Model Award from NOAA in 2012 for the development of the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor system and the Excellence in Aviation Award from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2002 for the development of a national radar mosaic system for aviation applications.