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Shiyuan (Sharon) Zhong is a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Her research group focuses on applied meteorology and climatology, with an emphasis on local mesoscale atmospheric processes. She investigates how topography and landscape heterogeneity affect boundary layer dynamics, atmospheric turbulence, pollutant dispersion, and wildfire-atmosphere interactions. A central focus of her current work is understanding the transport and dispersion of air pollutants, especially smoke from prescribed wildland fires, and the physical processes that drive these patterns. Zhong applies an integrated approach, combining observational data with multi-scale numerical modeling to improve the understanding of the complex processes governing atmospheric behavior and interactions with the surface and broader environment. Interested individuals are welcome to reach out to learn more about her work.
Department of Psychology