Curriculum Vitae for XMUM Official Website

BIOGRAPHY

Having stepped into the major of physical oceanography since 1999, I have constant curiosity in exploring various problems on basin-scale ocean dynamics and their implications in a wider background. I personally like to probe those tough problems in my field though they may take longer time and greater efforts and have higher risk of failure, and I did get various failures in my research history. But I believe a good scientist should have such courage to challenge the difficult problems in his own research area and fear no failures. I like to ask questions, no matter good or stupid ones. Questions can effectively stimulate critical thinking, which may breed many new and original research ideas. I deem the critical thinking as the most valued quality to a scientist. Besides doing research of my own interest, I also review articles for several journals, such as Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR), Journal of Climate (JC), Journal of Atmospheric Science (JAS), Geoscience letters, Acta Oceanologica Sinica, etc.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

•   Large-scale ocean dynamics;  

•   Meridional overturning circulation;  

•   Diapycnal mixing and upwelling in the deep ocean;  

•   Water masses and circulations in the deep Pacific Ocean;  

•   Thermohaline circulation;  

Meridional ocean heat transport.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• PhD (Physical oceanography), Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2013)

• MSc (Physical oceanography), Ocean University of China (2006)

• BSc (Marine Sciences), Ocean University of China (2003)

WORKING EXPERIENCE

•   Professor, China-ASEAN College of Marine Science and Technology, Xiamen University Malaysia. (2019-present)

• Associate Professor, Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China (2018-2021)

• Associate Professor, First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, China (2013-2018)

• Assistant Professor, FIO, Qingdao, China (2008-2013)

• Research trainee, FIO, Qingdao, China (2006-2008)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS

•   2007 – 2010, National Hi-Technology Research & Development Programme of China (“863” Project). “Whitecap noise detection system with X-band radar” (Grant No.:2006AA09A305).
  Sponsored by: Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
  Granted Fund: 400k CNY. Role: PI

•   2010 – 2012, Natural Science Foundation of China. “Energy input to the surface ocean turbulence from wave breaking” (Grant No.: 40906017).
  Sponsored by: Natural Science Foundation Committee of China.
  Granted Fund: 200k CNY. Role: PI

•   2010 – 2014, “Investigations on the dynamical environment of waves, currents, and winds”. (Grant No.: 201005027-5).
  Sponsored by: State Oceanic Administration of China.
  Granted Fund: 420k CNY. Role: PI

•   2013 – 2014, “The hydrodynamic numerical simulation module on the West Pacific Ocean”. (Grant No.: BJ-1113003, BJ-1114009)
  Sponsored by: State Oceanic Administration of China.
  Granted Fund: 500k CNY. Role: PI

•   2019 – 2024, National key research and development project: “Interaction of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans and its influence on climate”. (Grant No.: 2019YFA0606703)
  Sponsored by: Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
  Granted Fund: 570k CNY. Role: PI

•   2022-2024, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund: “Mechanism of the meridional ocean heat transport”. (XMUMRF/2022-C9/ICAM/0009)
  Sponsored by: XMUM. Fund: 60k RM. Role: PI

•   2024-2027, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund: “Upwelling Mechanism for the Bottom Water in the Ocean”. (XMUMRF/2024-C14/ICAM/0017)
  Sponsored by: XMUM. Fund: 50k RM. Role: PI

•   2025-2028, Natural Science Foundation of China. “Dynamics of the deep meridional overturning circulation in the South China Sea and its role in impacting the horizontal circulation system” (Grant No.: 42476006).
  Sponsored by: Natural Science Foundation Committee of China.
  Granted Fund: 480k CNY. Role: PI

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Lei Han*. Exploring the AMOC Connectivity Between the RAPID and OSNAP Lines with a Model-Based Data Set, Geophysical Research Letters, 2023, 50(19): e2023GL105225. (SCIE, Q1)

• Lei Han*. Mechanism on the Short-Term Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in the Subtropical and Tropical Regions, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2023, 53(9): 2231-2244. (SCIE, Q1)

• Lei Han*. The sloshing and diapycnal meridional overturning circulations in the Indian Ocean, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2021, 51(3): 701-725. (SCIE, Q1)

• Lei Han*, Rui Xin Huang. Using the Helmholtz Decomposition to Define the Indian Ocean Meridional Overturning Streamfunction, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2020, Vol.50, No.3, 679-694. (SCIE, Q1)

• Lei Han*, A two-time-level split-explicit ocean circulation model (MASNUM) and its validation, Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, Vol.33, No.11, 11-35. (SCIE, Q3)

• Lei Han*, Error evaluation on the vertical velocity algorithm in a mode-splitting ocean circulation model POM, Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, Vol.33, No.7, 12-20. (SCIE, Q3)

HONORS/AWARDS

Prospective PhD/MSc Applications

• I am not accepting any further PhD/MSc applications.