A group of 23 faculty members and students from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, participated in the University Allied Workshop on Climate and Extreme Weather (UAW) held at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI) of the University of Tokyo's Tsukuba Campus from June 26th to 29th, 2023.

This 2023 UAW workshop, which was interrupted by the pandemic and resumed after a four-year hiatus, brought together professors, graduate students, and researchers from National Taiwan University and the University of Tokyo, as well as invited Professor Xianglei Huang from the University of Michigan. Through oral presentations, poster sessions, and group discussions, participants shared their research results, covering topics such as convection processes, large-scale climate dynamics, extreme precipitation, and the application of machine learning techniques. All students from NTUAS delivered oral presentations in English, receiving high praise and insightful questions and suggestions from Japanese and American scholars in attendance.

This visit not only deepened the academic cooperation between National Taiwan University and the University of Tokyo but also provided many students with their first experience in international academic exchange activities. It enriched the participants' professional knowledge and provided a rare opportunity for face-to-face communication in the post-pandemic era. At the end of the conference, both parties agreed to hold the next UAW in 2025 at National Taiwan University, aiming to continue the established interactions and collaborate further with the University of Tokyo and other international research teams to advance research in the field of climate and extreme weather.

Group photo of the 2023 UAW participants.

This year there are 5 professors, 12 Ph.D students, 8 master students, 2 undergraduate students and 1 researchers from NTUAS attending this conference.

Expressing gratitude to Professors Chung-Hsiung Sui and Yukari Takayabu during the conference banquet.

Faculty members of NTUAS and AORI at the pre-conference meeting.