Yafang Cheng Explained

Yafang Cheng
Birth Place:Wuhan, China
Fields:Atmospheric science
Workplaces:Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,Peking University
Awards:Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Member of Academia Europaea
Website:https://www.mpic.de/3599133/Profile_Y_Cheng
Education:Peking University (Ph.D., 2007)

Yafang Cheng is a Chinese geoscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, in Mainz, Germany. She specialises in atmospheric chemistry and physics.

Biography

She was born and grew up in Wuhan, China. She received a BSc in environmental science from Wuhan University and a PhD in environmental science from Peking University. In 2011, she became an assistant professor of atmospheric science at Peking University. In 2014, she was appointed as head of Minerva Independent Research Group "Aerosols, Air Quality & Climate" at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. She is also a guest professor at the Peking University and University of Science and Technology of China.

Cheng's work focuses on atmospheric aerosols and their impact on air quality, public health and climate. She has published in highly regarded scientific journals including Science, PNAS etc., and has been recognized as "Highly cited researcher" by Web of Science & Clarivate.[1]

Cheng has been co-editor and senior editor of the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of European Geosciences Union.[2] In January 2023, she was appointed editor-in-chief of Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere of the American Geophysical Union.[3] [4]

In 2021, Cheng was elected a member of Academia Europaea,[5] and in 2022, she became a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.[6]

Selected awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Highly cited researcher, Web of Science & Clarivate, 2021 Recipients & 2022 Recipients .
  2. https://www.atmospheric-chemistry-and-physics.net/editorial_board.html Editorial board, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, EGU
  3. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/21698996/editorial-board Editorial board, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, AGU
  4. Web site: Introducing the New Editor in Chief of JGR: Atmospheres . EOS . 25 May 2023 . American Geophysical Union . 25 May 2023. 2023-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525161033/https://eos.org/editors-vox/introducing-the-new-editor-in-chief-of-jgr-atmospheres . live .
  5. https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Cheng_Yafang Member information: Yafang Cheng, Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe)
  6. https://www.agu.org/SearchResults?searchterm=Yafang%20Cheng&searchtype=pages&searchboxid=247B77AE-E2D7-4B83-9656-609C7344460D&pageSize=12 American Geophysical Union
  7. https://www.agu.org/Award-Showcase/Pages/Medalists Medalists, AGU Honors 2022
  8. https://eos.org/agu-news/congratulations-to-the-2022-agu-union-medal-award-and-prize-recipients Joanne Simpson Medal for Mid-Career Scientists 2022 of the AGU, EoS
  9. https://falling-walls.com/people/yafang-cheng/ Yafang Cheng, 2021 Winner in Physical Sciences, Falling Walls
  10. https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/Section-Awards/Ascent-Award Recipients, Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award, American Geophysical Union
  11. https://www.info.gaef.de/schmauss-award Winners of the Schmauss Award, The Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung (GAeF, German Association for Aerosol Research)

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