Dr. Ying Sun (??), works in the National Climate Center, CMA. She received her Ph.D in atmosphere sciences from Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences in 2002. In 2004, as a recipient of the National Research Council Resident Research Associateship in the United States, she went to NOAA and served as a Post-Doctoral research associate. Dr Sun’s expertise is on detection and attribution of climate change, future projection of climate change in East Asia, and the past and future changes of climate extremes and their impacts on the severe disasters in China. She has worked on the studies of climate extremes and precipitation in East Asia and the globe for the past and in the future. Dr. Sun has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. During the past 10 years, Dr. Sun has lead and participated in multiple projects and programs, such as the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project, the State Key Programs, and the National Key Basic Research Development Planning Projects, etc. She also served as a chapter author of the National Assessment Report on Climate Change in China and some national reports. She has been and will continue to be actively involved in many scientific activities in CMA.
