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Prof. JIANG Feifeng (蔣妃楓教授) Prof. JIANG Feifeng (蔣妃楓教授)
Dr. WANG Fan (王凡博士)

Research Assistant Professor

Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Modeling, Chemistry-Climate Interactions, Compound Extremes

Office:WYS 841
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
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
  • PI, RGC General Research Fund (GRF), Isotope-constrained modeling of carbonaceous aerosol sources and radiative effects in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), HKD 814,320

  • PI, NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Type C), Numerical modeling of combustion-parameterized brown carbon light-absorbing properties and their impacts on ozone in South China, CNY 300,000

  • PI, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology, Numerical simulation of the optical properties of atmospheric brown carbon in South China and its impacts on regional weather and air quality, CNY 80,000

  • Co-I, Guangdong and Hong Kong Universities “1+1+1” Joint Research Collaboration Scheme, Physiological and psychological health risk assessment and prediction of ultrafine particles and pollen in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area based on numerical modeling, deep learning and statistical learning
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.

  • Gao, M. #, Wang, F. #, Ding, Y., Wu, Z., Xu, Y., Lu, X., Wang, Z., Carmichael, G.R., and McElroy, M.B., 2023. Large-scale climate patterns offer preseasonal hints on the co-occurrence of heat wave and O3 pollution in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 120(26), p.e2218274120.

  • 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.

  • 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.