Prof. Yanju Liu | Climate Change | Best Researcher Award
Yanju Liu is a senior researcher at the National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration. She holds a PhD in Meteorology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and has over two decades of experience in climate monitoring, diagnosis, and prediction. Her research focuses on climate change, atmospheric pollution, and monsoon variability. She has published extensively in top journals and received multiple national honors, including the AAS Esteemed Paper Prize and recognition in the Frontrunner 5000 series. Dr. Liu has also led several major national and international climate research projects.
Education
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Yanju Liu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Meteorology from the Department of Applied Meteorology at Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, completed between September 1991 and June 1995. She further pursued a Master’s degree in Climatology at the Department of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University, from September 1995 to June 1998. She also earned her Doctorate in Meteorology from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences during the same period.
Experience
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Yanju Liu has had a distinguished career at the National Climate Center under the China Meteorological Administration. She began in project management at the Science and Technology Department from July 1998 to September 2001. From October 2001 to May 2005, she transitioned into climate and climate change research. In 2004, she undertook a short-term assignment at the Bureau of Australian Meteorology focusing on monsoon simulation and prediction. Since August 2006, she has been dedicated to climate monitoring, diagnosis, and prediction research. Her international training includes a session at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics on tropical seasonal predictability.
Awards and Recognition
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Yanju Liu has received numerous accolades for her contributions to climate science. These include the Outstanding Academic Paper Award from the China Association for Science and Technology in 2007, and the First Prize in Marine Science and Technology awarded by multiple Chinese oceanographic societies in 2012. From 2014 to 2016, she consistently ranked among the Frontrunner 5000 Top Articles in Outstanding Chinese S&T Journals. In 2017, she received the Second Prize for Hot Papers in Science China Earth Sciences, and in 2019, she was honored with the AAS Esteemed Paper Prize and listed among the Top 10 Excellent Papers in Arid Area Research.
Skills and Certifications
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Her core competencies lie in the diagnosis and prediction of climate systems, climate change dynamics, and atmospheric pollution. She has significant experience in large-scale research project coordination and international collaboration. She is also skilled in monsoon systems analysis, climate modeling, and environmental impact assessments.
Research Focus
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Yanju Liu’s research centers on the variability of the Asian monsoon system, interannual and interdecadal changes in haze events, atmospheric humidity’s role in fog and haze, and climate change impacts on precipitation patterns and pollution. Her studies span multiple aspects of the atmospheric sciences, particularly in relation to climate extremes, seasonal forecasting, and human-induced climate effects over regions such as North China, the Yangtze River Basin, and the Tibetan Plateau. She has led or contributed to key national projects including the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition, the National Basic Research (973) Program, and several major grants supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other national agencies.
Conclusion
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Dr. Yanju Liu exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding climate researcher—rigorous, visionary, collaborative, and impactful. Her body of work contributes substantially to climate science, public risk reduction, and sustainable development. Based on her sustained contributions, innovation, and leadership, Dr. Liu is highly deserving of the Research for Best Researcher Award. Her achievements not only enhance the scientific community’s capacity to understand and respond to climate change but also inspire future researchers in the field.
Publications
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Title: China is suffering from fewer but more severe drought to flood abrupt alternation events
Authors: Jun Su, Yihui Ding, Yanju Liu, Jing Wang, Yingxian Zhang
Journal: Weather and Climate Extremes, 2024 -
Title: Evaluation and projection of circulation conditions tied to summertime compound drought and heatwave frequency over the Yangtze River Delta, China, for the carbon neutrality period based on CMIP6 GCMs
Authors: Jing Wang, Ping Liang, Fei Cheng, Yanju Liu, Chengyu Song, Wei Wu, Qingfeng Zheng, Tianyu Zhang, Ping Qu, Yujie Li et al.
Journal: International Journal of Climatology, 2024 -
Title: Role of the Indian Ocean basin mode in driving the interdecadal variations of summer precipitation over the East Asian monsoon boundary zone
Authors: Jing Wang, Yanju Liu, Fei Cheng, Chengyu Song, Qiaoping Li, Yihui Ding, Xiangde Xu
Journal: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2024 -
Title: Rapid increase in warm‒wet compound extreme events with high health risks in southern China: Joint influence of ENSO and the Indian Ocean
Authors: Cai-Meng Liang, Liang Zhao, Shun-Wu Zhou, Xin-Yong Shen, Cun-Rui Huang, Yi-Hui Ding, Yan-Ju Liu, Hao-Xin Yao, Kai-Xing Zhou
Journal: Advances in Climate Change Research, 2023 -
Title: Stratosphere–troposphere synergetic effect on the extreme low-temperature event over China in late November 2022
Authors: Ying-Xian Zhang, Dong Si, Yan-Ju Liu, Mei Mei, Guo-Fu Wang
Journal: Advances in Climate Change Research, 2023