Diandong Ren

(DPOB: June 16th, 1972; Shandong, China)

 

School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma

National Weather Center, Suite 5365

120 David L. Boren Blvd.

Norman, Oklahoma 73072

E-mail: dd_ren@rossby.metr.ou.edu

 

 

 

 

Education

 

Doctor of Philosophy, Meteorology, July 2004

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Dissertation: “4DVAR Retrieval of Prognostic Land Surface Model Variables using Advanced Regional Prediction System”.

Master of Science, Atmospheric Sciences, September 1998-November 2001

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Thesis: “Scaling issues in the calculation of surface latent and sensible heat fluxes at Blue River Basin using SHEELS model”.

Bachelor of Science, Meteorology (Major in Climatology), September 1990-June 1994

Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China

Major: Climatology

 

Research Employment

 

2004-Present   Research Scientist, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK

 

2001-2004       Research Assistant, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, University of

Oklahoma, Norman OK

 

1998-2001           Research Assistant, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK   

June 1999 - July 1999 Intern, Hydrology Research, Global Hydrology and Climate Center, NASA, Huntsville, AL

July 8-21, 1999 Intern,            Hydrology Research, USDA, Chickasha, OK

September 1997 – July 1998, Medium- and Long-range weather forecasting group leader, Shandong Meteorological Institute, Jinan, China

 

July 1994 – June 1997,            Research Assistant, Regional Climate Research (START/IGBP Programme): Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

 

 

FELLOWSHIPS

 

Graduate Alumni Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, 1998-2002

Gary C. Comer Abrupt Climate Change Fellowship, 2007

 

REFEREED PAPERS (15 altogether current as of January 2008; cover a wide spectrum of studies: Climatology, NWP, and Storm-triggered landslides. Many thanks for the collaborators and reviewers that make this possible for a non-native English speaker)