Mian Chin



EDUCATION

Ph.D., 1992, Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
M. A., 1986, Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, U.S.A.
B. S., 1982, Chemistry, Eastern China Normal University, Shanghai, China



EXPERIENCE

Physical Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2003 - present
Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001 - 2003
Research Scientist II, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997 - 2001
Visiting Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 1995 - 2003
Research Scientist, Universities Space Research Association, 1995 - 1997
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 1992 - 1995



RESEARCH INTERESTS

Aerosol-chemistry-climate interactions
Regional and global air quality
Long-range transport of aerosols and trace gases
Short- and long-lived climate forcers
Aerosol impacts on global energy balance and water cycle
Modeling and analysis of data from satellite, ground-based, and in-situ observations
Development and application of global and regional models
Field measurements of atmospheric constituents
Global biogeochemical cycles



AWARDS

Group Achievement Award to ARCTAS, NASA, 2009
Exceptional Achievement Metal, NASA, 2005
Exceptional Achievement Award, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2005
Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Journal of Geophysical Research, 1997
NASA Goddard Visiting Scientist Fellowship Award, 1995



SERVICES

Member, Goddard Scientific Colloquium Committee (2006-2010)
Chair, Goddard AeroCenter Committee (2005-2006)
Member, Goddard AeroCenter Committee (2001-2006)
Member, the Laboratory for Atmospheres Seminar Committee (2004-2005)
Host of the Goddard Visiting Scientists Program (2005-2009)
Mentor of student interns (2006-present)
Ph.D. dissertation committee member in Geology Department, University of Maryland (2003); Meteorology Department, University of Maryland (2005-2006); Earth and Atmospheric Science Department, Purdue University (2009-2012); Chemistry Department, Howard University (2012); Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich (2014)
Regular referee for scientific journals publications
Regular reviewer of proposals
Editor of the on-line joural SOLA (2006-2010)



NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Co-lead, Aerosol Comparisons between Observations and Models (AeroCom) (2006-present)
Co-lead, Aerosol and Short-lived Climate Forcers Working Group in the Decadal Survey GEO-CAPE satellite mission study (2010-present)
Coordinating Lead Author and Editor, US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Synthesis Assessment Product 2.3 on Aerosols and Climate (2009)
Contributing Author, United Nation's Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollutants (HTAP) 2010 Report
Contributing Author and Expert Reviewer, IPCC Third and Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change
Convener, co-convener, and session chair in national and international conferences