Rong Zhang 
Senior Scientist, Ocean and Cryosphere Division, GFDL, NOAA
Faculty Member, AOS Program, Princeton University
Email: rong.zhang@noaa.gov; rongz@princeton.edu
Tel: +1-609-987-5061
Fax: +1-609-987-5063
Research Interests
- Ocean’s role in climate and global teleconnections of abrupt climate change
- Low-frequency variability in coupled ocean-atmosphere system, e.g. Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV)
- Mechanisms and fingerprints of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) variability
- Impact of AMOC on regional phenomena (e.g. Gulf Stream separation, ITCZ shift, Atlantic hurricane activity, and Arctic sea ice extent)
Education
2001 Ph. D. Climate Physics and Chemistry, MIT
1997 M. A. Physics, Boston University
1995 B. E. Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University