Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
McGill University
Sisi Chen
Ph.D. candidate
Room#844, Burnside Hall
805 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0B9
B [email protected]
Research Interest
Cloud microphysical processes: modeling and parameterization; cloud formation;
warm rain initiation; turbulence in clouds
Education
Ph.D. candidate McGill University, Montreal, Canada, (Expected 2017).
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
M.Sc. student McGill University, Montreal, Canada, (2012-2013).
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
B.Sc. Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou, China, 2007-2011.
Applied Meteorology
Professional Experience
Research
Graduate research assistant, Droplet Growth in Turbulent Clouds.
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
McGill University
2011-2012 Research assistant, Tropical Cyclones and MJO.
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Sun Yat-sen University
2008-2011 Undergraduate research Assistant, Weather Observations; IT Technician.
Atmospheric Exploration Laboratory
Sun Yat-sen University
2012-
Teaching
Graduate teaching assistant, McGill University.
ATOC-214: An Introduction: Physics of the Atmosphere
ATOC-183: Climate and Climate Change
ATOC-185: Nature Disasters
2012 Teaching assistant, Sun Yat-sen University.
Professional English on Meteorology
2009-2010 Undergraduate teaching assistant, Sun Yat-sen University.
Meteorological Observations Lab Course
2014-
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Publication
2013 Ye, Q and Chen, S., 2013, Ultimate Meteorological Question from Observational
Astronomers: How Good is the Cloud Cover Forecast?, Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society.
Conference Presentation
Poster Chen, S., Zwijsen, K., Vaillancourt, P., Bartello, P., Yau, M.K., April 1217, 2015, Cloud droplet collisions under different turbulent intensities, European
Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2015.
Vienna,Austria
Oral Chen, S., Yau, M.K., Bartello, P., Zwijsen, K., Vaillancourt, P., May 3-7,
2015, A New Warm Cloud Microphysics Parameterization on the Droplet Collision
Statistics, AGU-GAC-MAC-CGU Joint Assembly 2015.
Montreal,Canada
Scholarship and Award
2015
2014
201220122010
McGill GREAT Award - travel (Twice)
AMS Student Travel Award
Graduate Excellence Award, McGill University
Canada Steamship Lines Award, McGill University
Panasonic Scholarship, SYSU
Outstanding student award in SYSU work-study program, SYSU
2009 National Scholarship for Encouragement, SYSU
2008-2010 Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship, SYSU
Skill
Computer MATLAB; FORTRAN; C Language; Gnuplot; GrADS; LATEX; Linux OS; Window
OS
Language Chinese(native), English(fluent), French(elementary), Cantonese(elementary)
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