I am a postdoctoral scholar at the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University. Priorly, I was a postdoc at Colorado State University, working with Prof. Elizabeth Barnes and Prof. Eric Maloney. My current research is at the intersection of artificial intelligence and tropical meteorology. I use a novel deep-learning climate emulator to study tropical cyclogenesis from subseasonal-to-decadal timescales.
I obtained my PhD in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington in 2024, working with Prof. Daehyun Kim and Prof. Peter Blossey. My PhD thesis focuses on convectively coupled Kelvin waves (KWs) in current and future climates. I investigate the response of KWs to surface warming by running aquaplanet simulations. I also quantify the relative importance of tropical and midlatitude forcing in maintaining KWs in each basin and season. For my Master's research, I diagnosed the energetics of KWs and compared them in multiple reanalysis products.
I love teaching and interacting with people. Growing up in Taiwan, I was always curious about schools on the other side of the world. After graduating from National Taiwan University (NTU), I decided to pursue a PhD degree and a postdoc position in the US. Beyond science, I love hiking, biking, jogging, tennis, and traveling.
Contact: mchien@bu.edu