Research Journey 🌍

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Work

  1. Postdoctoral Scholar

    Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi), Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, The University of Chicago
    Modeling Antarctic ice-sheet and ice-shelf dynamics to assess proposed interventions aimed at slowing glacial ice loss, and to quantify their effectiveness, risks and consequences for long-term sea-level rise.

Education

  1. PhD (Marine and Antarctic Studies)

    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, AU
    Thesis: Understanding the Future of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, East Antarctica. Supervised by Dr. Chen Zhao, Dr. Rupert Gladstone, Dr. Ben Galton-Fenzi and Prof. Poul Christoffersen.
  2. BSc (Hons) (Marine and Antarctic Science)

    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, AU

    Honours project:

    • Thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf from borehole observations and simulations supervised by Dr. Chen Zhao, Dr. Rupert Gladstone, Dr. Ben Galton-Fenzi
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  3. BSc (Marine Science)

    College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, CN
Teaching Experience
  • Teaching Assistant - Ice Sheets, Climate & Sea Level Rise, UTAS, Sep 2025 - Oct 2025
    Designed and led practicals; assisted students in analyzing model results.
  • Lecturer - Kioloa Winter School: Antarctic Tipping Points, ANU, Jun 2025
    Delivered lectures on tipping points and irreversibility within ice sheets.
Professional Service & Development
  • Asian Forum for Polar Sciences (AFoPS) Summer School, Jul 2026
    Polar Research Institute of China, China.
  • Creator & Developer - 3D ICE, Feb 2026
    Interactive 3D visualization for Antarctica and Greenland.
  • Peer Reviewer, Apr 2025 - present
    Nature Communications, Journal of Glaciology, Communications Earth & Environment.
  • Co-convenor - WilkesMIP Project, Jan 2025 - present
    Coordinating an international model intercomparison project.
  • Organizer and Host - UTAS Ice Sheets Group Meeting, Jun 2023 - Aug 2024
    Organized weekly group seminars and facilitated discussions.
  • Karthaus Summer School on Ice Sheets and Glaciers, May 2024
    Karthaus, Italy.
  • Monash Hackathon - Disentangling Uncertainties in ISMIP6-2300, Mar 2024
    Monash University, Australia.
  • Subglacial Hydrology and Geology Workshop, Oct 2023
    Tarraleah, Tasmania.
  • Visiting Research Student, Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
    Prof. John Moore’s Group, Beijing Normal University, China.
Presentations
  • Invited Seminar, School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Jul 2026)
  • Oral Presentation, Asia Early Career Polar Forum 2026, Zhuhai (Jun 2026)
  • Oral Presentation, Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington (Feb 2026)
  • Oral Presentation, Climate and Cryosphere Conference 2026, Wellington (Feb 2026)
  • Oral Presentation, Antarctica Day Symposium, Hobart (Dec 2025)
  • Oral Presentation, FRISP - Southern Hemisphere Workshop, Queensland (Jul 2025)
  • Invited Seminar, School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Dec 2024)
  • Poster, Australian Antarctic Research Conference, Hobart (Nov 2024)
  • Oral Presentation, IMAS HDR Conference, Hobart (Nov 2024)
  • Invited Seminar, ICEMAP Antarctic Modelling Workshop, Rovaniemi (May 2024)
  • Poster, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna (Apr 2024)
  • Poster, AAPP Symposium, Hobart (Oct 2023)
  • Poster, ACCESS Community Workshop, Canberra (Sep 2023)
  • Oral Presentation, Coupled Ice-Sheet Modelling and Simulations Workshop (Feb 2023)
  • Lightning talk, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly (Online) (Apr 2021)
Skills
Modeling
Elmer/Ice

Ice flow

GlaDS

Subglacial hydrology

ROMS

Ocean circulation

Computing
MATLAB
Python
Fortran
Linux Shell
High-Performance Computing
Git / GitHub
HTML / CSS

Web development

Software
ParaView
QGIS
Adobe Illustrator
Interests
Rock climbing
Photography
Fitness
Hiking
Badminton & Tennis
Guitar