CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University, 2017 – 2022
- Advisor: Zhe-Min Tan
- B.S. in Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University, 2013 – 2017
Academic Appointments
- Postdoc, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton University, 2025 – Present
- Advisor: Gabriel Vecchi
- Postdoc, Ocean & Climate Physics Division, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 2023 – 2025
- Advisors: Adam Sobel, Chia-Ying Lee, Suzana Camargo, Richard Seager
Peer-Reviewed Publications
(* denotes corresponding author)
- Zhuo J.-Y.*, Wenchang Yang, G. A. Vecchi, and Emma L. Levin, 2026: Tropical Cyclone Hazards in a Large-Ensemble AI Climate Emulator. In prep.
- Zhuo J.-Y.*, Wenchang Yang, and G. A. Vecchi, 2026: Global Tornado Trends and Related Impacts from Evolving Sea Surface Warming Patterns. In prep.
- Zhuo J.-Y.*, C. Lee, G. A. Vecchi, R. Seager, A. Sobel, and S. J. Camargo, 2026: Eastern Pacific Cooling due to Northern Hemisphere Aerosol Reduction, and the Role of Model Bias. Resubmitted.
- Zhuo J.-Y.*, Lorenzo M. Polvani, and G. A. Vecchi, 2026: Muted eastern Pacific cooling response to stratospheric ozone depletion linked to double-ITCZ bias. Under review.
- Zhuo J.-Y.*, C. Lee, A. Sobel, S. J. Camargo and A. Vecchi, 2026: Impact of Sea Surface Temperature Trend Biases on Tropical Cyclone Activity and Hazard. GRL, Accepted.
- Jones, K., Zhuo J.-Y.* (corresponding), S. J. Camargo, K. I. Hodges, S. S. Bell, and S. S. Chand, 2026: Re-examining Historical Trends of Tropical Cyclone Frequency. GRL, 53, e2026GL122083.
- X. Zhang*, Zhuo J.-Y., S. Guo, K. Zhu, and Z.-M. Tan, 2026: Integrating Diurnal Pulsing Signatures for AI-Driven Tropical Cyclone Intensity Prediction. GRL, 53, e2025GL119496.
- Liu Y., J.-Y. Zhuo, K. Chu*, and Z.-M. Tan, 2026: Detection of eye occurrence in sequential satellite infrared imagery and its application to improve deep learning-based tropical cyclone intensity estimation. JGR: Machine Learning and Computation, 3, e2025JH000816.
- Brizuela, N. G.*, C.-Y. Lee, A. Sobel, R. Seager, S. J. Camargo, and J.-Y. Zhuo, 2025: Tropical Thermocline Powers Pacific Equatorial Upwelling. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 55, 2349–2361.
- Zhuo, J.-Y.*, C. Lee, A. Sobel, R. Seager, S. J. Camargo, Y. Lin, B. Fosu, and K. A. Reed, 2025: A More La Niña–Like Response to Radiative Forcing after Flux Adjustment in CESM2. J. Climate, 38, 1037–1050.
- Lin, J.*, C. Lee, S. J. Camargo, A. Sobel, J.-Y. Zhuo, 2025: The response of tropical cyclone hazard to natural and forced patterns of warming. npj Clim Atmos Sci, 8, 109.
- Duong, Q.-P.*, A. Wimmers, D. Herndon, Z.-M. Tan, J.-Y. Zhuo, J. Knaff, I. A. Abdulsalam, T. Horinouchi, R. Miyata, and A. Avenas, 2023: Objective satellite methods including AI algorithms reviewed for the tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (ITWC-10). Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 12(4), 259–266.
- Zhuo, J.-Y.*, and Z.-M. Tan, 2023: A Deep-Learning Reconstruction of Tropical Cyclone Size Metrics 1981–2017: Examining Trends. J. Climate, 36, 5103–5123.
- Zhuo, J.-Y.*, and Z.-M. Tan, 2021: Physics-Augmented Deep Learning to Improve Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Size Estimation from Satellite Imagery. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2097–2113. Adopted operationally by the China National Satellite Meteorological Center; cited 100+ times.
Presentations (recent 3 years’ invited & oral talks)
- Impact of Sea Surface Temperature Trend Biases on Tropical Cyclone Activity and Hazard. 37th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, 2026.3 (Oral)
- Mean-state bias alters SST warming patterns and influences TC activity. 37th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, 2026.3 (Oral)
- Eastern Pacific Cooling due to Northern Hemisphere Aerosol Reduction, and the Role of Model Bias. AGU25 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2025.12 (Invited talk)
- Mean-State Biases Affect Forced Responses of the Tropical Pacific. Symposium on Tropical Cyclone Risk in a Changing Climate, Tampa, FL, 2025.6 (Oral)
- Mean-State Biases Affect Forced Responses of the Tropical Pacific. OCP seminar, Palisades, NY, 2025.4 (Invited talk)
- A more La Niña-like response to radiative forcing after flux adjustment in CESM2 and why? Department of Energy: RGMA Climate Extremes Meeting, Online, 2024.12 (Invited talk)
- A more La Niña-like response to radiative forcing after flux adjustment in CESM2 and its possible impact on TC activity. GFDL, Princeton, NJ, 2024.10 & Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2024.8 (Invited talks)
- Tropical Pacific Warming Biases in CESM2 and their impacts on TCs. TROPICANA Workshop, Orsay, France, 2024.7 (Oral)
- Projected Tropical Cyclones in a Coupled Earth System Model: Sensitivity to Changes in Tropical Pacific Mean State Induced by Flux Adjustments. AMS 36th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Long Beach, CA, 2024.5 (Oral)
- Deep Learning Reconstructs a 37-yr Dataset for Inner- to Outer-core TC Size over the Western North Pacific. AMS 103rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2023.1 (Oral)
Mentoring
- Kailey Jones (Undergraduate), Columbia University, 2024 – 2025
- Senior thesis advising, co-authored one paper; Kailey was admitted to Duke University. Co-supervised with Dr. Suzana Camargo.
- Abhinav Radhakrishnan (Master’s student), Columbia University, Fall 2024
- APAM Fall semester learning program. Co-supervised with Dr. Adam Sobel.
- Sherry Ren (Master’s student), Columbia University, 2023 – 2024
- Lamont intern program. Co-supervised with Dr. Suzana Camargo & Dr. Chia-Ying Lee.
- Yi Liu (Ph.D. student), School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, 2022 – 2023
- Senior thesis advising, co-authored one paper; awarded the NSFC Young Scientists funding (Ph.D.). Co-supervised with Dr. Zhe-Min Tan & Dr. Kekuan Chu.
Honors and Awards
- National Scholarship for Ph.D. Student (Top 0.2%, China), 2021
- President’s Award Scholarship (Top 1%, Nanjing University), 2017
- Ph.D. Student National Fellowship (Top 1%, Nanjing University), 2018
- Outstanding Undergraduate & Undergraduate Thesis, Nanjing University, 2017
- People’s Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2014, 2015, 2016
Professional & Community Service
- Peer Reviewer: Nature Climate Change, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Climate, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Journal of Meteorological Research, Environmental Research Letters, Climate Dynamics, Atmosphere
- Chair: 37th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Session 5B “Climate Variability and Change in the Tropics”
- Open-Access Data: Real-time estimation of tropical cyclone intensity and size using deep learning (Jul. 2021 – present). Data access: deeptcnet
- Contributing Author: International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10) Topic 1.2: Objective Satellite Methods, Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 2022; Ocean Data and Artificial Intelligence (Chinese Textbook)