Academic Staff
Prof. WANG Fan (王凡博士)
Research Assistant Professor
Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Modeling, Chemistry-Climate Interactions, Compound Extremes
| Office: | AAB 1219 |
| Email: | fanwang@hkbu.edu.hk |
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
- 2021-2025, Ph.D., Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, HK, China
- 2024, Visiting Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- 2023, Visiting Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- 2018-2021, M.Sc. Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, NJ, China
- 2014-2018, B.S., Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, NJ, China
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Atmospheric chemistry and climate modeling
- Climate–air pollution interaction
- Urban climate and air quality
- Attribution and prediction of compound extremes
TEACHING
- Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical & Environmental Geography)
WEBSITES
- Personal Website: https://fanwang1.github.io//
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UTeBiGAAAAAJ&hl=en
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fan-Wang-159?ev=hdr_xprf
AWARDS
- 2024 Outstanding Publication Award (OPA) of the Faculty of Social Sciences, HKBU
- 2023 Wai Tak Land Investment & Loan Co., Ltd. Research Scholarship, HKBU
- 2022 Postgraduate Outstanding Publication Award of the Department of Geography, HKBU
- 2021 Outstanding Graduates, NUIST
Journal Papers
- Wang, F., Xu, Y., Patel, P.N., Gautam, R., Gao, M., Liu, C., Ding, Y., Chen, H., Yang, Y., Zhou, Y., Carmichael, G.R. and McElroy, M.B., 2024. Arctic amplification–induced decline in West and South Asia dust warrants stronger antidesertification toward carbon neutrality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 121(14), p.e2317444121.
- Wang, F., Gao, M., Liu, C., Zhao, R. and McElroy, M.B., 2024. Uniformly elevated future heat stress in China driven by spatially heterogeneous water vapor changes. Nature Communications, 15(1), p.4522.
- Wang, F., Lu, Z., Lin, G., Carmichael, G.R. and Gao, M., 2024. Brown Carbon in East Asia: Seasonality, Sources, and Influences on Regional Climate and Air Quality. ACS Environmental Au, 5(1), pp.128-137.
- Wang, F., Carmichael, G., Zang, X., Xiao, X., and Gao, M.,2022. Pollution severity-regulated effects of roof strategies on China’s winter PM2.5, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 5(1), pp.1-9.
- Wang, F., Carmichael, G.R., Wang, J., Chen, B., Huang, B., Li, Y., Yang, Y. and Gao, M., 2022. Circulation-regulated impacts of aerosol pollution on urban heat island in Beijing. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(20), pp.13341-13353.
- Wang, F. and Gao, M., 2025. Reduced aerosols and intensified summertime rainfall in India during the pandemic suggest potentially more amplified precipitation in the future. Environmental Research Letters, 20(2), p.024038. (Q1, IF=5.6)
- Gao, M.#, Wang, F.#, Xu, Y., Chen, J., Lu, X. and Carmichael, G.R., 2024. Future intensification of co-occurrences of heat, PM2.5 and O3 extremes in China and India despite stringent air pollution controls. Environmental Research Letters, 20(1), p.014044.
- Wang F., and Wang Y.: Potential role of local contributions to record-breaking high-temperature event in Xiamen, China. Weather and Climate Extremes, 2021, 33, 100338.
- Wang, F., Wang, Y. and Gao, M., 2023. Impact of lake-atmosphere exchange on summertime ozone in the Lake Taihu region. Atmospheric Environment, 300, p.119664.
Book Chapter
- Wang, F., Gao, M., Carmichael, G.R. 2024. Air quality and climate interactions. Air Quality, pp.345-358, Elsevier.