Weijia Zhan

Email: zweijia@clemson.edu

Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634

About

My background


Education and Experiences

Feb 2022----current, Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder.

Jan 2020------ Jan 2022, Postdoctoral Fellow, Clemson University.

Aug 2015------Dec 2019, PhD candidate, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas.

Fall 2015, Teaching Assistant.

Spring 2016 - Dec 2019, Research Assistant.

2012------2015, Master of Spacephysics, School of Electronic Information, Wuhan University.

2008------2012, Bachelor of Telecommunication Engineering, School of Electronic Information, Wuhan University.

Publications and Presentations

Publications

  1. Zhan, W., S. R. Kaeppler, A. Rimer, and R. Varney (2021) Seasonal and solar cycle dependence of energy transfer rates in the Auroral E-region. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029719.

  2. Zhan, W., Kaeppler, S. R., Larsen, M. F., Reimer, A., and Varney, R. (2021). An investigation of auroral E region energy exchange using Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar observations during fall equinox conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029371.

  3. Rodrigues, F. S., Zhan, W., Milla, M. A., Fejer, B. G., de Paula, E. R., Neto, A. C., et al. ( 2019), MELISSA: System description and spectral features of pre‐ and post‐midnight F‐region echoes. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics Space Physics, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027445.

  4. Zhan, W., Rodrigues, F., & Milla, M. ( 2018). On the genesis of postmidnight equatorial spread F: Results for the American/Peruvian sector. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 7354– 7361. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078822.

  5. Zhan, W., & Rodrigues, F. S. ( 2018). June solstice equatorial spread F in the American sector: A numerical assessment of linear stability aided by incoherent scatter radar measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123, 755– 767. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024969.

  6. Rodrigues, F. S., Hickey, D. A., Zhan, W. , Martinis, C. R., Fejer, B. G., Milla, M. A., and Arratia, J. F. (2018). Multi-instrumented observations of the equatorial F-region during June solstice: large-scale wave structures and spread-F. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 5(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-018-0170-0.

  7. Cai, H., Li, F., Shen, G., Zhan, W. , Zhou, K., McCrea, I.W. and Ma, S. 2014, \E layer dominated ionosphere observed by EISCAT ESR radars during solar minimum", Annales Geophysicae , vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 1223-1231.

  8. ZHOU Kang-Jun, CAI Hong-Tao, CHENG Li-Jun MA Shu-Ying, ZHAN Wei-Jia , SHEN Ge, LI Fei, 2014. \Feature of ion up-ow at high-latitude topside ionosphere during geomagnetic storms from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program".Chinese Journal Of Geophysics ,57(11): 3541-3550, doi: 10.6038/cjg20141106.

  9. SHEN Ge, CAI Hong-Tao, LI Fei, ZHOU Kang-Jun, ZHAN Wei-Jia , HUANG Ding-Juan. 2014. EISCAT/ESR radar observations of ELDI in polar region during solar minimum. Chinese Journal Of Geophysics , 57(11): 3532-3540, doi:10.6038/cjg20141105.

Presentations

  • CEDAR-GEM Joint Workshop, Santa Fe, NM Jun 2016

  • International ISR Summer Worhshop, Sodankyl, Finland Jul 2016

  • National Radio Science Meeting (URSI), Boulder, CO Jan 2017

  • CEDAR Workshop, Keystone, CO Jun 2017

  • National Radio Science Meeting (URSI), Boulder, CO Jan 2018

  • CEDAR Workshop, Santa Fe, NM Jun 2018

  • CEDAR Workshop, Santa Fe, NM Jun 2019

  • CEDAR Workshop, Virtual, Jun 2020

  • AGU Fall Conference, Virtual, 2020

  • CEDAR Workshop, Virtual, Jun 2021

  • AGU Fall Conference, New Orleans, LA, Dec 2021

  • CEDAR Workshop, Austin, TX, Jun 2022

  • AOGS virtual, Singapore, Aug 2022

  • Beacon Satellite Symposium (BSS) 2022, Boston College, Aug 2022

  • Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) 2022, Bellevue/Seattle, Aug 2022

Skills and Languages

    1. Matlab/Python/Fortran/C programming

    2. SQL

    3. English, Chinese

Awards and Interests

Travel Awards

  • 2017 USNC-URSI Student Fellowship Award, Boulder, CO Jan 2017

  • 2018 USNC-URSI Student Fellowship Award, Boulder, CO Jan 2018

  • 2018 Renfrow Student Support Fund, UTDallas, March 2018