Research

June 2026 - present

Advisor: Jun Yang

Research Project, Peking University, Beijing, China

Derived analytical solutions for the global-mean surface temperature response to time-varying orbital eccentricity in a linear energy-balance climate model.
Expanded the orbital forcing in a Fourier series to fifth order in eccentricity and incorporated long-term eccentricity evolution into the seasonal forcing.
Currently comparing the analytical solutions with numerical integrations to evaluate their accuracy and characterize the amplitude and phase lag of the climate response.

June 2025 - June 2026

Advisor: Robin Wordsworth

Undergraduate Thesis, Peking University and Harvard University,

Developed and validated a numerical framework combining Mie scattering calculations, spectral reflectance models, and the PCM_LBL one-dimensional radiative-convective climate model.
Quantified how dust composition, optical depth, and atmospheric pressure affect surface temperatures on early Mars.
Evaluated uncertainties in surface albedo arising from particle size, mineral composition, and mixing geometry.

June 2024 - present

Advisor: Tao Cai and Jun Yang

Research Project, Peking University and Macau University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China and Macau, China

Conducted three-dimensional numerical simulations of idealized vortices in stably stratified rotating atmospheres and mapped their stability regimes in Rossby–Froude parameter space.
Performed a linear stability analysis that confirmed a distinct gravito-inertial instability emerging when rotational and buoyancy effects are comparable.
Applied the resulting stability criterion to estimate polar vortex depths of approximately 200 km on Jupiter and 300 km on Saturn.