Teachers

Basic Information

Email huangyanshi@hit.edu.cn

Adr: Information Building Room 921, Building L, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)

Tel: 0755-26640873

Research Interests

1. Magnetosphere/Ionosphere/Thermosphere coupling

2. Data analysis of ground- and space-based data

3. Numerical simulation using General Circulation Models (GCMs)

4. Impact of energy input on the upper atmosphere (solar irradiance, poynting flux and particle precipitation)

5. Space weather prediction

Biography

Dr. Yanshi Huang graduated from University of Science and Technology of China in 2007, with a B.S. degree in Space Physics. In year 2009, Dr. Huang graduated from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a M.S. degree in Atmospheric and Space Science. She got her Ph.D in Applied Physics from University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Huang serves as reviewer for several international journals, such as Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR), Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP) and Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (SWSC). She also served as session conveners for American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) meeting and CEDAR workshop. Dr. Huang is a member of American Physics Society (APS), AGU and JpGU.

Research Experience                          

2018- Associate Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)

2019- 2014-2017 Research Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico

2012-2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico

Education

2003-2007 B.S. in Space Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
2007-2009 M.S. in Atmospheric and Space Science, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
2009-2012 Ph.D. in Applied Physics, University of Texas at Arlington

Academic Service

Reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR).

Reviewer for Space Weather.

Reviewer for Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (SWSC).

Reviewer for Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP).

Session co-convener and chair at AGU meeting.

Session co-convener a JpGU meeting.

2014-Session convener at CEDAR Workshop.

Research Achievement & Awards

2012 TSAPS Robert S. Hyer Research Award
2011 Outstanding Physics Major Award, University of Texas at Arlington

Project

Shenzhen Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI), Principal Investigator, 2019-2021

Correlation of Poynting Flux and Particle Sedimentation at High Latitudes during Magnetic Storms, National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientist Fund Project, Principal Investigator, 2019-2021

Renewal of understanding the effect of energy input from the solar wind to the magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere system,  (AFOSR),Air Force Office of Scientific Research Participation in the project20172020

MURI: Next Generation Advances in Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling at Multiple Scales for Environmental Specification and Prediction, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Participation in the project20162021

Teaching/Supervising Experience    

Introduction to the Upper Atmosphere

Paper & Book Publications

Huang, C. Y., Huang, Y., Su, Y.-J., Huang, T., & Sutton, E. K., High-latitude neutral mass density maxima. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 122, 10,694–10,711. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024334.

Huang, C. Y., Huang, Y., Su, Y.-J., Hairston, M. R., Sotirelis, T., DMSP observations of high latitude Poynting flux during magnetic storms, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 164, 2017, Pages 294-307, ISSN 1364-6826, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2017.09.005.

Huang, Y., Wu, Q., Huang, C. Y., and Su, Y.-J., Thermosphere variation at different altitudes

over the northern polar cap during magnetic storms. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 146:140 – 148, 2016. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2016.06.003.

Huang, Y., Huang, C. Y., Su, Y.-J., Deng, Y., and Fang, X., Ionization due to electron and proton precipitation during the August 2011 storm. Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 2014. doi:10.1002/2013JA019671.

Huang, Y., Richmond, A. D., Deng, Y., Chamberlin, P. C., Qian, L., Solomon, S. C., Roble, R. G., and Xiao, Z., Wavelength dependence of solar irradiance enhancement during X-class flares and its influence on the upper atmosphere. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2013.10.011.

Deng, Y., Huang, Y., Solomon, S. C., Qian, L., Knipp, D., Weimer, D. R., and Wang, J.-S., Anomalously low geomagnetic energy inputs during 2008 solar minimum. Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) , 117:9307, September 2012. doi:10.1029/2012JA018039 .

Huang, Y., Richmond, A. D., Deng, Y., and Roble, R., Height distribution of Joule heating and its influence on the thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 117:8334, August 2012. doi:10.1029/2012JA017885 .

Huang, Y., Deng, Y., Lei, J., Ridley, A., Lopez, R. E., Allen, R.C., and Butler, B.M., Comparison of joule heating associated with high-speed solar wind between different models and observations. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 75–76:5–14, 2012. doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2011.05.013.