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Director Introduction
Dynamics And Modeling Research Group
Professor
Hung-Chi Kuo 郭鴻基
Ph. D. Colorado State University, 1987. 
+886-2-33663910 / +886-2-23671291
Grounded in atmospheric dynamics and mathematical modeling, we leverage AI and advanced computing to deepen tropical cyclone research and advance weather forecasting.
Cloud and Aerosol Research Laboratory
Professor
Jen-Ping Chen 陳正平
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1992
+886-2-33663912 / +886-2-23633317

Cloud and Aerosol Research Laboratory specializes in theoretical and modeling studies of cloud and aerosol microphysics, with particular emphasis on aerosol-cloud-climate interactions, new particle formation, and air pollution processes, using detailed microphysical schemes integrated into regional and global climate frameworks.

Typhoon Dynamics Research Center
Professor
Chun-Chieh Wu 吳俊傑
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. 
+886-2-33663913 / +886-2-23632303
TDRC warmly welcomes you to join our scientific exploration of typhoon dynamics.
Satellite Remote Sensing Lab.
Professor
I-I, Lin 林依依
Ph.D. University of Cambridge, UK, 1995.
+886-2-33663917 / +886-2-23660418
Tropical Cyclone –Ocean Interaction in the Changing Climate
Mesoscale and Orographic Precipitation Laboratory
Professor
Cheng-Ku Yu 游政谷
Ph.D. National Taiwan University, 1995.
+886-2-33663902
Professor Cheng-Ku Yu leads the Mesoscale and Orographic Precipitation Laboratory. Primary research directions of the laboratory include the mechanisms of orographic precipitation, midlatitude and tropical mesoscale convective systems, local circulations and precipitation, severe weather systems and mesoscale phenomena. Current research topics particularly focus on the investigation of the physical processes of orographic precipitation in the tropical cyclone environment, as well as the formation and development of tropical cyclone rainbands and coastal convection, using Doppler radar and various available observations.
Convection and Precipitation Laboratory
Professor
Ming-Jen Yang 楊明仁
Ph.D. University of Washington, 1995.
+886-2-33663900
Convection and Precipitation Laboratory is directed by Prof. Ming-Jen Yang. The research topics of this laboratory include severe weather phenomena which produced deep convection and heavy rainfall, including typhoon, squall line, mesoscale convective system, and afternoon thunderstorm.
Laboratory of Instrumentation and Measurement (COOK Team)
Professor
Po-Hsiung Lin 林博雄
Ph.D. National Taiwan University,1996. 
+886-2-33663916
 
Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory
Professor
Hui-Ming, Hung 洪惠敏
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2000.
+886-2-33663919
Our research uses experiments, observations, and modeling to comprehensively investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of atmospheric constituents (including gases and aerosols) and how interactions between these constituents, atmospheric dynamics, and chemical reactions influence the climate.
Lab. for Cloud Dynamics and Modeling (LCDM)
Professor
Chien-Ming Wu 吳健銘
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, 2008.
+886-2-33663905
Our laboratory centers on TaiwanVVM and employs a unified set of governing physical equations to investigate multiscale convective aggregation processes, while examining the mechanisms and potential of environmental soundings for predicting local weather. We further integrate explainable artificial intelligence to develop the AI-TaiwanVVM framework, enabling physically guided predictions of future weather patterns over Taiwan under climate change scenarios.
Terrstrial Hydroclimatology & Remote Sensing Research Group
Professor
Min-Hui Lo 羅敏輝
Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, 2010.
+886-2-33663918
Our group focuses on land-atmosphere interactions, integrating in situ observations, satellite remote sensing, and numerical modeling to investigate how water and energy cycles respond to anthropogenic climate change and how these changes affect climate, extreme events, and ecosystems.
Atmospheric Environment Laboratory
Associate Professor
Wei-Ting Chen 陳維婷
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2009.
+886-2-33663914
The Atmospheric Environment Laboratory studies tropical organized convection in the Asian monsoon region, spanning convective organization, synoptic controls, and the regional convection–circulation–energetic coupling that leads to features of convection aggregation. We integrate satellite data analysis and field observation campaigns with a hierarchy of models—from large eddy simulations, superparameterized global model, and global storm-resolving models—to develop physically interpretable, storyline-centered projections for weather and extreme rainfall dominated by organized convection over Taiwan and the surrounding monsoon region.
Climate Dynamics and Global Change Laboratory
Professor
Yen-Ting Hwang 黃彥婷
Ph.D. University of Washington, 2013.
+886-2-33663904

Our lab views the Earth as a coupled system, investigating how energy exchanges between the atmosphere, land, and ocean drive global circulation changes under GHGs, aerosols, and ozone depletion. Integrating physical theory with observational data, IPCC-class modeling, and AI-driven emulators, we decode these large-scale dynamics to sharpen regional projections of shifting rainfall, droughts, and flooding.

Polar Climate Research Group
Associate Professor
Yu-Chiao Liang 梁禹喬
Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, 2018.
+886-2-33663907

The Polar Climate Research Group aims at studying the fast changing polar climate system. We focus on the causes and consequences of polar amplification using observations, theories, new modeling approaches with different complexity, and innovative data-driven methods.

Lab of Chaos and Predictability
Assistant Professor
Kai-Chih Tseng 曾開治
Ph.D. Colorado State University

Using hierarchical modeling frameworks, data-driven methods, and statistical mechanics, our lab focuses on the predictability and future projections of climate extremes from a dynamical system perspective.

Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics Lab
Assistant Professor
Chiung-Yin Chang 張瓊尹
Ph.D. Princeton University
We bridge the gap between theory and reality by using a hierarchy of simplified models to figure out the "how" and "why" behind the global circulation of our atmosphere and oceans.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY IN TAIWAN
Project Assistant Professor
STEPHEN M. GRIFFITH
In my lab, we focus on atmospheric gas-phase and aerosol chemistry research questions and employ a range of analytical techniques to address them. We are eager to solve air quality problems and direct our findings to policymakers as an aid in making informed decisions