Dr. Jiwen Fan

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Biography

Jiwen Fan is the Deputy Division Director of the Environmental Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory and a Senior Scientist Affiliate at the University of Chicago’s Center for Data and Computing. With a strong background in atmospheric sciences, Dr. Fan's research interests lie at the intersection of atmospheric chemistry, cloud physics, and severe weather phenomena. His work primarily focuses on the interactions between human activities, climate change, and weather systems, including the impacts of urbanization, anthropogenic aerosols, and wildfires on climate dynamics and precipitation patterns. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of convective storms, weather hazards, and cloud microphysics. Recently, Dr. Fan has been involved in developing machine learning models to predict precipitation and hail, as well as in analyzing observational data to build emulators for complex cloud microphysical processes. He is recognized as a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society for his contributions to the field.

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Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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Required:26
Reading
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Writing
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IELTS
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Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
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Department of Philosophy