Liying Qian

Dr. Liying Qian received her Ph.D. in Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics and her M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from Nanjing University and her M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Qian’s research focuses on the physics, dynamics, and electrodynamics of the ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere (ITM), with an emphasis on understanding their variability and coupling processes. Her work includes investigations of space weather and space climate, as well as the coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere. She has extensive experience in numerical modeling and has worked with several state-of-the-art models, including the Thermosphere-Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIE-GCM), the Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIME-GCM), and the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere and ionosphere extension (WACCM-X).