CURRICULUM VITAE


NAME: Fang-Yi Cheng

Postdoctoral Fellow

Institute for Multidimensional Air Quality Study (IMAQS)

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Department of Mathematics

University of Houston

Tel: 713-743-0742 (O)

Email: fcheng@mail.uh.edu

 

EDUCATION

  • B.S., Atmospheric Science Department, National Central University, Taiwan (May, 2000)
  • M.S., Geosciences Department, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA (August, 2003)

    • Thesis: A study of meteorological conditions causing high ozone episodes in the Houston-Galveston area with land surface modeling

  • Ph.D., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA (August, 2006)

    • Dissertation: A numerical study to understand impact of meteorological changes due to land use and land cover differences on Houston’s high ozone problem

 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • 2001~2006: Graduate research assistant, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston

    • Project: Establish meteorological sensitivity simulations in UH/IMAQS to support the UH/IMAQS meteorological forecasting system

    a. Use the updated LANDSAT satellite-derived Land use and land cover (LULC) databases for the MM5 to support the UH/IMAQS meteorological forecasting system

    b. Test and refine the land surface (Noah) and boundary layer (MRF) parameterization in MM5 to improve the surface wind and temperature prediction, and surface heat and moisture flux conditions

    c. Improve the processes of meteorological and chemical modeling interface (MCIP) to provide suitable meteorological inputs for CMAQ air quality simulations

     

  • 2006 - Currently, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geosciences, Department of Mathematics, University of Houston.

    • Projects:

    a. Studies of CMAQ aerosol predictions by two thermodynamic modules: UHAERO VS. ISORROPIA

    b. Implementation of UTCSR-LULC data into MM5 and WRF meteorological modeling system for the Eastern Texas area

    c. Implementation and test of the up-dated soil data, vegetation fraction data and terrain height data in MM5 and WRF meteorological modeling system for Eastern Texas area

    d. Study effects of boundary layer processes in coastal and urban environments on air chemistry in Houston during the TexAQS-II episode

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILL

  • Air pollution modeling: CMAQ
  • Meteorological modeling: MM5, WRF

    • --- Boundary layer parameterization (MRF PBL scheme)

    --- Land surface model (Noah LSM)

    --- Sensitivity studies on cloud physics

  • Model evaluation techniques: surface measurement, radiosonde, wind profiler and aircraft data
  • Graphical software: IDL, GrADS, RIP, PAVE, MATLAB
  • Others:

    • --- Web page design experience (html)

    --- GIS application (ArcView, ArcGIS, spatial analyst, ESRI)

    --- Aerosol thermodynamic modeling

    --- PC/UNIX environment

    --- I/O API interface

    --- netCDF data format

 

HONORS, AWARDS

  • President award in senior year, 2000, Department of Atmospheric Science, National Central University, Taiwan
  • Graduate research fellowship, 2001 ~ 2006, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Byun, D.W., Kim, S. T., Cheng, F. Y., Kim, S. B., Cuclis, A. and Moon, N. K. Information Infrastructure for Air Quality Modeling and Analysis: Application to the Houston-Galveston Ozone Non-attainment Area, J. Environmental Informatics, 2(2), 38-57, 2003.
  • Cheng, F. Y. and D.W. Byun: Application of High Resolution Land Use and Land Cover Data for Atmospheric Modeling in the Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Area: Part I, Meteorological Simulation Results (accepted, 2007).
  • Cheng, F. Y., S.T. Kim and D.W. Byun: Application of High Resolution Land Use and Land Cover Data for Atmospheric Modeling in the Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Area: Part II, Air Quality Simulation Results (accepted, 2007).

 

    Papers in preparation:

  • Cheng, F. Y., Martynenko, A.V., Bhave, P., Athanasios, N., Seinfeld, J.H., Byun, D.W., He, J., 2008: Microphysical Consistent Air Quality Modeling of Atmospheric Inorganic Aerosol using UHAERO (Preparation for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics).
  • Cheng, F. Y., S.T. Kim and D.W. Byun, 2008: A fine scale meteorological modeling with high resolution land use and land cover data in Houston urban area using WRF (Preparation for Atmospheric Environment).
  • Cheng, F. Y., F. Ngan, ST. Kim and D.W. Byun, 2008: Better description of the vegetation fraction and soil moisture inputs for Houston's meteorological simulation (Preparation for Atmospheric Environment).
  • Kim, S., D.W. Byun, F.Y. Cheng, B. Czader, S. Stetson, D. Nowak, J. Walton, M. Estes, and D. Hitchcock, 2008: Modeling Effects of Land Use Land Cover Changes on Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality in Houston, Texas (Preparation for Atmospheric Environment).
  • Kim, S., D.W. Byun, D. Cohan, F.Y. Cheng, and B. Czader, 2008: Contributions of Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds on Ozone and Intermediate Species in Houston (Preparation for Atmospheric Environment).

 

PRESENTATIONS

  • Cheng, F.Y., S.B. Kim and D.W. Byun, 2002:  Effects of soil moisture treatment in MM5 on the land-sea breeze simulation during TexAQS2000 period in the Houston-Galveston area. Extended Abstract, 12-th Penn State/NCAR MM5 User's Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
  • Cheng, F.Y., D.W. Byun, and S.B. Kim, 2003:  Sensitivity study of the effects of land surface characteristics on meteorological simulations during the TexAQS 2000 period in the Houston-Galveston area. Extended Abstract, 13-th Penn State/NCAR MM5 User's Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
  • Cheng, F.Y., D.W. Byun, and S.T. Kim, 2004:  Fine scale meteorological simulations of the Houston-Galveston Metropolitan area with LANDSAT-derived high-resolution land use and land cover datasets. Extended Abstract, Fifth Conf. on Urban Environment, Vancouver, BC, Amer. Meteor. Soc..
  • Cheng, F.Y., D.W. Byun, and S.T. Kim, 2005: Study the interaction between meteorology and chemistry on the Houston's high ozone problem using CMAQ/MM5. Extended Abstract, 4th Annual CMAS Models-3 Users' Conf., Chapel Hill.
  • Cheng, F.Y., S.T. Kim and D.W. Byun, 2006: Study the effect of land use changes on simulated meteorology in Houston using MM5. 17th conference on boundary layer and turbulence, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc..
  • Cheng, F.Y., D.W. Byun, and S.T. Kim, 2007: A numerical study to understand impact of meteorological fields on Houston's high O3 problem using CMAQ/MM5. Extended Abstract, 2007 AMS Conf., San Antonio.
  • Cheng, F.Y., A.V. Martynenko, D.W. Byun and J. He, 2007: A Comparison Study of CMAQ Aerosol Prediction Using Two Thermodynamic Modules: UHAERO V.S. ISORROPIA. AAAR 26th Annual Conference, Reno, NV.
  • Cheng, F.Y., A.V. Martynenko, D.W. Byun and J. He, 2007: Comparison of CMAQ Aerosol Prediction Using Two Thermodynamic Modules: UHAERO V.S. ISORROPIA. 6th Annual CMAS Models-3 Users' Conf., Chapel Hill, NC.

     

    Posters:

  • Cheng, F.Y. and D.W. Byun, 2005: Fine Scale Meteorological Simulations Of The Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Area With LANDSAT-derived High-resolution Land Use And Land Cover Datasets, Sep. 5, 2005, UH research day.
  • Cheng, F.Y., A.V. Martynenko, D.W. Byun and J. He, 2007: Comparison of CMAQ Aerosol Prediction Using Two Thermodynamic Modules: UHAERO V.S. ISORROPIA. International aerosol modeling algorithms conference, Dec. 5-7, 2007, UC-Davis, CA.