Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Physics, Princeton University, USA

B.A. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Teaching Area

• Mathematics

• Astronomy

• Scientific Computation

Research Area

• Planet Jupiter

• Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Astrophysics

Professional Services

• Director, Center for Mathematics Teaching (Undergraduate), since 2025

• Coordinator, Bachelor of Engineering Program in Interdisciplinary Engineering (Technology and Management), FIE, MUST, 2023 – 2025

• Director, Engineering Foundation Courses, FIE, MUST, since 2023

• Member, Faculty of Innovation Engineering (FIE) Preparatory Committee, since 2021

• Member, Science Review Group for China’s Solar System Boundary Exploration, 2021

• Supervisor, The Macau Scholar Program, 2019 – 2021

• Member, Senate of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), 2015 – 2018

• Member, Report Group for China’s Deep Space Exploration Missions Plan, 2017

• Coordinator, Organizing Committee of 2013 Summer Space Camp, HKUST, 2013

• Member, Science School Appointments and Substantiation Committee, 2012 – 2013

• Supervisor, The Hong Kong Scholar Program, 2011 – 2013

• Member, Expert Committee for Discussion of Scientific Objectives of China’s Deep Space Exploration, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 2011

• External Member, Full Professorship Interview Committee, Macao University, 2011

• Member, Science Application Committee of the Chang’E Lunar Project, China, 2007

• Senate Representative to the University Court, 2007 – 2010

• Member, HKUST Senate, 2006 – 2008

• Chair/Member, Math Dept Review Committee, 2000 – 2010

• Member, Math Dept Postgraduate Study Committee, since 2000

• Chair/Member, UG Study Committee/Subcommittee, since 1996

• Member, Departmental Advisory Committee, 1996 – 2003

• Member, Math Dept Executive Committee, 1995 – 1996

• Chair/Member, Math Dept Search Committee, 1994 – 2008

• Undergraduate Coordinator, Math Dept of HKUST, 1994 – 1997

• Chair/Member Science School Research Committee, 1994 – 1995, 2002 – 2003, & 2011 – 2013

• External Examiner, post-graduate dissertations (U. Wien, U. Oulu, Keele U., Hong Kong U., Chinese U., City U.), since 1994

• SOC/LOC member, international & regional scientific meetings, since 1994

• Invited speaker at international & regional scientific meetings, since 1986

• Supervisor of post-doctoral researchers and graduate students, since 1985

• Reviewer, papers submitted to professional journals (Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomische Nachrichten, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Astrophysical & Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, AIAA Journal, SIAM Journal of Multiscale Modeling & Simulation), IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, since 1975

• Reviewer/Review Panel Member, research proposals submitted to research funding agencies (NSF, NASA, RGC), since 1975

• Editor, international conference proceedings, since 1997

• Advisor (Astronomy & Space Science), Leisure & Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong, since 2000

• Science Advisor, Space Observers H.K., since 2002

• Science Advisor, Starrix, since 2006

• Science Advisor, Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association, 2000 – 2015

• Project Manager, Developing Aerospace Science and Technology Test Items for Inter-school Contest organized by Education Bureau of Hong Kong, 2008

• Member, Mathematics & Statistics Subject Committee of the Hong Kong Examinations Authority, 2001 – 2004

• Speaker, science popularization presentations in primary & secondary schools, universities, museums, since 1994

• Interviewee, science related topics for newspapers, radio, & TV stations, since 1994

• Adjudicator, science fairs & competitions, debate contests (e.g. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Regional Final, Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition, Hong Kong Youth Science and Technology Invention Competition, Liberal Cup’ Debate Contest), since 1992

Working Experience

• 2022 ~ present, Professor and Deputy Head, Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, MUST

• 2021 ~ 2022, Professor, School of Information Technology, MUST

• 2018 ~ 2021, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences (MUST)

• 2016 ~ 2018, Director, Institute for Space Science Research, MUST

• 2015 ~ 2018, Director, Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory, MUST

• 1998 ~ 2015, Professor of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

• 2014 Spring, Visiting Scholar, Earth and Space Sciences Dept, UCLA, USA

• 2007 ~ 2015, Director, Center for Space Science Research, HKUST

• 1998 ~ 1999, Senior Research Fellow, Noel Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong

• 1994 ~ 1998, Senior Lecturer, HKUST

• 1990 ~ 1991, Visiting Adjunct Professor, Yale University, USA

• 1986 ~ 1994, Senior Scientist (contracting at Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA), Applied Research Corporation, USA

• 1980 ~ 1986, Associate Scientist, Applied Research Corporation, USA

• 1977 ~ 1980, Lecturer/Research Associate, Physics Dept, Queen’s University, Canada

• 1976 ~ 1977, Postdoctoral Fellow, Phys Dept, Calgary University, Canada

• 1974 ~ 1976, Postdoctoral Fellow, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, USA

Academic Publication (selected)

Refereed Journal Articles

1. Chan, K. L., & Jones, B. J. T. 1975, Distortions of the 3K background radiation spectrum: observational constraints on the early thermal history of the universe, Astrophys. J., 195, 1-11.

2. Chan, K. L., & Jones, B. J. T. 1975, Distortions of the microwave background radiation spectrum in the submillimeter wavelength region, Astrophys. J., 198, 245-248.

3. Chan, K. L., & Jones, B. J. T. 1975, The evolution of cosmic radiation spectrum under the influence of turbulent heating: I. theory, Astrophys. J., 200, 454-460.

4. Chan, K. L., & Jones, B. J. T. 1975, The evolution of cosmic radiation spectrum under the influence of turbulent heating: II. numerical calculation and applications, Astrophys. J., 200, 461-470.

5. Chan, K. L., & Yu, K. C. 1975, Effects of Compton scattering on the radiation energy spectrum of a radiative fluid, Phys. of Fluids, 18, 1814-1816.

6. Chan, K. L. 1977, Radiation hydrodynamics with opacity enhancement by Doppler shift, Phys. of Fluids, 20, 1202-1203.

7. Karp, A. H., Lasher, G., Chan, K. L. & Salpeter, E. E. 1977, The opacity of expanding media: the effect of spectral lines, Astrophys. J., 214, 161-178.

8. Chan, K. L., Chau, W. Y., & Henriksen, R. N. 1978, Anisotropic explosion of rotating, self-gravitating, uniform spheroids, Astrophys. J., 225, 625.

9. Henriksen, R. N., Chau, W. Y., & Chan, K. L. 1979, Magnetic dipole radiation from an exploding or collapsing magnetized rotating spheroid, Astrophys. J., 227, 1013.

10. Chan, K. L., Henriksen, R. N., & Chau, W. Y. 1979, X-ray sources and their induced surrounding clouds, Astron. & Astrophys., 75, 133.

11. Lasher, G., & Chan, K. L. 1979, A method for predicting soft X-ray emission from supernovae, Astrophys. J., 230, 742.

12. Chan, K. L., & Chau, W. Y. 1979, Structure and evolution of very close binary systems: I. structure equations including rotational and tidal distortions and calculations for 1, 2, and 0.65 solar mass ZAMS stars, Astrophys. J., 233, 950-960.

13. Chan, K. L., & Chau, W. Y. 1979, Mathematical theory of reduction of physical parameters and similarity analysis, International J. Theor. Phys., 18, 835-844.

14. Chan, K. L., Chau, W. Y., & Henriksen, R. N. 1980, Anisotropic explosion of magnetized spheroids, Astrophys. J., 236, 889-894.

15. Chan, K. L., & Henriksen, R. N. 1980, On the supersonic dynamics of magnetized jets of thermal gas in radio galaxies, Astrophys. J., 241, 534-551.

16. Bridle, A. H., Henriksen, R. N., Chan, K. L., Fomalont, E. B., & Perley, R. A. 1980, Collimation of the radio jets in 3C31, Astrophys. J. Lett., 241, L145-L149.

17. Bridle, A. H., Chan, K. L., & Henriksen, R. N. 1981, A model for collimation of supersonic beams in extragalactic radio sources, J. Roy. Astron. Soc. Canada, 75, 69-93.

18. Chan, K. L., Wolff, C. L., & Sofia, S. 1981, A variable mixing length ratio for convection theory, Astrophys. J., 244, 582-586.

19. Sofia, S., & Chan, K. L. 1982, Quick matching technique to study the relationship between solar radius and luminosity variations, Solar Phys., 76, 145-153.

20. Henriksen, R. N., Bridle, A. H., & Chan, K. L. 1982, Synchrotron brightness distribution of turbulent radio jets, Astrophys. J., 257, 63-74.

21. Chan, K. L., & Wolff, C. L. 1982, ADI on staggered mesh - a method for the calculation of compressible convection, J. Comput. Phys., 47, 109-129.

22. Chan, K. L., Sofia, S., & Wolff, C. L. 1982, Turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere: I. Preliminary 2D results, Astrophys. J., 263, 935-943.

23. Chan, K. L. 1983, What causes the buoyancy reversal in compressible convection?,Astrophys. & Space Sci., 95, 453-457.

24. Sofia, S., & Chan, K. L. 1984, Turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere: II. two- dimensional results for main sequence A5 and F0 type envelopes, Astrophys. J., 282, 550-556.

25. Mayr, H. G., Harris, I., & Chan, K. L. 1984, Differential rotation in a solar-driven quasi-axisymmetric circulation, Earth, Moon, & Planets, 30, 245-274.

26. Mayr, H. G., Harris, I., Hartle, R. E., Schatten, K. H., Taylor, Jr., H. A., Chan, K. L., & Stevens- Rayburn, D. R. 1985, Conjecture on superrotation in planetary atmospheres: a diffusion model with mixing length theory, Adv. Space Res., 5, 63.

27. Chan, K. L., & Sofia, S. 1986, Turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere: III. test on the validity and limitation of the numerical approach, Astrophys. J., 307, 222-241.

28. Chan, K. L., & Sofia, S. 1987, Validity tests of the mixing-length theory of deep convection, Science, 235, 465-467.

29. Mayr, H. G., Harris, I., Schatten, K., Stevens-Rayburn, D., & Chan, K. L. 1988, Venus’super-rotation, mixing length theory, and eddy diffusivity: a parametric study, Earth, Moon,& Planets, 41, 45-76.

30. Chiu, H.-Y., Chan, K. L., & Kondo, Y. 1988, Correlation mass method for analysis of neutrinos from supernova 1987A, Astrophys. J., 329, 326- 34.

31. Chan, K. L., Chiu, H.-Y., & Kondo, Y. 1989, The modified correlation mass method for detecting neutrino mass from an astrophysical neutrino burst, Astron. Astrophys., 215, 387-398.

32. Chan, K. L., & Sofia, S. 1989, Turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere: IV. Results of three-dimensional computations, Astrophys. J., 336, 1022-1040.

33. Mayr, H. G., Chan, K. L., Harris, I., & Schatten, K. 1991, What maintains the zonal circulation in planetary atmospheres? Astrophys. J., 367, 361-366.

34. Fox, P. A., Sofia, S., & Chan, K. L. 1991, Convective flows around Sunspot-like objects, Solar Phys., 135, 15-42.

35. Chan, K. L., & Gigas, D. 1992, Downflows and entropy gradient reversal in deep convection, Astrophys. J. Lett., 389, L87-L90.

36. Chau, W. Y., Mak, S. S., Law, Y. M., & Chan, K. L. 1992, A smoothing scheme for reducing field anisotropy in N-body simulation, Astrophys. & Space Sci., 188, 159-164.

37. Singh, H. P., & Chan, K. L. 1993, A study of three-dimensional turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere at various Prandtl numbers, Astron. Astrophys., 279, 107-118.

38. Singh, H. P., Roxburgh, I. W., & Chan, K. L. 1994, Three-dimensional simulation of penetrative convection - penetration above a convection zone, Astron. Astrophys., 281, L73-L76.

39. Chan, K. L., Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., & Harris, I. 1994, A spectral approach for studying middle and upper atmospheric phenomena, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 56, 1399-1419.

40. Chan, K. L., Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., & Harris, I. 1994, A ’stratified’ spectral model for convective and stable atmospheres, J. Comput. Phys., 113, 165-176.

41. Chan, K. L., & Mayr, H. G. 1994, Rotating convection and solar differential rotation, Solar Phys., 152, 283-290.

42. Singh, H. P., Roxburgh, I. W., & Chan, K. L. 1995, Three-dimensional simulation of penetrative convection - penetration below a convection zone, Astron. Astrophys., 295, 703-709.

43. Mengel, J. G., Mayr, H. G., Chan, K. L., Hines, C. O., Reddy, C. A., Arnold, N. F., & Porter, H. S. 1996, Equatorial oscillations in the middle atmosphere generated by small scale gravity waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 3027-3030.

44. Singh, H. P., Roxburgh, I. W., & Chan, K. L. 1996, Numerical simulation of penetrative convection, Bull. Astron. Soc. India, 24, 281-284.

45. Chan, K. L., & Sofia, S. 1996, Turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere: V. higher- order statistical moments for a deeper case, Astrophys. J., 466, 372-383.

46. Mayr, H., Mengel, J., Hines, C., Chan, K. L., Arnold, N., Reddy, C., & Porter, H. 1997, The gravity wave Doppler spread theory applied in a numerical spectral model of the middle atmosphere: 1. model and global scale seasonal variations, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 26077-26091.

47. Mayr, H., Mengel, J., Hines, C., Chan, K. L., Arnold, N., Reddy, C., & Porter, H. 1997, The gravity wave Doppler spread theory applied in a numerical spectral model of the middle atmosphere: 2. equatorial oscillations, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 26093-26105.

48. Mayr, H., Mengel, J., & Chan, K. L. 1998, Equatorial oscillations maintained by gravity waves as described with the Doppler spread parameterization: I. numerical experiments, J.Atm. Solar-Terr. Phys., 60, 181-199.

49. Mayr, H., Hartle, R., & Chan, K. L. 1997, Equatorial oscillations maintained by gravity waves as described with the Doppler spread parameterization: II. heuristic analysis, J. Atm. Solar-Terr. Phys., 60, 201-213.

50. Kim, Y. C., & Chan, K. L. 1998, A hydrodynamical simulation of the highly superadiabatic layer of the sun, Astrophys. J., 496, L121-L124.

51. Mayr, H., Mengel, J., Chan, K. L., & Porter, H. S. 1998, Seasonal variations of the diurnal tide induced by gravity wave filtering, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 943-946.

52. Mayr, H., Mengel, J., Reddy, C. A., Chan, K. L., & Porter, H. S. 1998, Variability of the equatorial oscillations induced by gravity wave filtering, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 2629-2632.

53. Singh, H. P., Roxburgh, I. W., & Chan, K. L. 1998, A study penetration at the bottom of a stellar convective envelope and its scaling relationships, Astron. Astrophys., 340, 178-182.

54. Singh, H. P., Roxburgh, I. W., & Chan, K. L. 1999, A parametric study of 3-D simulation of penetrative convection, Astrophys. Space Sci., 261, 53-54.

55. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Reddy, C. A., Chan, K. L., & Porter, H. S. 1999, The role of gravity waves in maintaining the QBO and SAO at equatorial latitudes, Adv. Space Res., 24, 1531-1540.

56. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Chan, K. L., & Porter, H. S. 1999, Seasonal variations and planetary wave modulation of diurnal tides influenced by gravity waves, Adv. Space Res., 24, 1541-1544.

57. Singh, H. P., Roxburgh, I. W., & Chan, K. L. 1999, Convective overshooting in stellar interiors, Bull. Astron. Soc. India, 27, 81-84.

58. Saikia, E., Singh, H. P., Chan, K. L., Roxburgh, I. W., & Srivastava, M. P. 2000, Examination of scaling relationships involving penetration distance at the bottom of a stellar convective envelope, Astrophys. J., 529, 402-413.

59. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Reddy, C. A., Chan, K. L., & Porter, H. S. 2000, Properties of QBO and SAO generated by gravity waves, J. Atmos. Sol-Terr. Phys., 62, 1135-1154.

60. Robinson, F. J., & Chan, K. L. 2001, A large-eddy simulation of turbulent compressible convection: differential rotation in the solar convection zone, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 321, 723-732.

61. Chan, K. L. 2001, Rotating convection in f-planes – mean flow and Reynolds stress, Astrophys. J., 548, 1102-1117.

62. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., & Chan, K. L. et al. 2001, Mesosphere dynamics with gravity wave forcing: Part I. Diurnal and semi-diurnal tides, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phy., 63, 1851-1864.

63. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., & Chan, K. L. et al. 2001, Mesosphere dynamics with gravity wave forcing: Part II. Planetary waves, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phy., 63, 1865-1881.

64. Chow, K. C., Chan, K. L., & Lau, K. H. 2002, Generation of moving spiral bands in tropical cyclones, J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 2930-2950.

65. Rudiger, G., Kuker, M., & Chan, K. L. 2003, Differential rotation and meridional flow in the solar supergranulation layer: measuring the eddy viscosity, Astron. Astrophys., 399, 743-748.

66. Robinson, F. J., Demarque, P., Li, L. H., Sofia, S., Kim, Y. C., & Chan, K. L., & Guenther, D. B. 2003, Three dimensional convection simulations of the outer layers of the sun using realistic physics, Mon. Not. Roy. Astro. Soc., 340, 923-936.

67. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Drob, D. P., Porter, H. S., & Chan, K. L. 2003, Modeling studies with QBO: I. Quasi-decadal oscillation, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 65, 887-899.

68. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Drob, D. P., Porter, H. S., & Chan, K. L. 2003, Modeling studies with QBO: II. Solar cycle effect, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 65, 901-916.

69. Chow, K. C., & Chan, K. L. 2003, Angular momentum transport by moving spiral waves, J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2004-2009.

70. Saikia E., Das M. K., Singh H. P., Srivastava M. P., & Chan, K. L. 2003, On characterization of turbulent stellar convection, Mon. Not. Roy. Astro. Soc., 343, 1002-1006.

71. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Talaat, E. R., Porter, H. S., & Chan, K. L. 2003, Nonmigrating diurnal tides generated with planetary waves in the mesosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, Art. No. 1832.

72. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Drob, D. P., Porter, H. S., & Chan, K. L. 2003, Intraseasonal oscillations in the middle atmosphere forced by gravity waves, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 65, 1187-1203.

73. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Talaat, E. R., Porter, H. S., & Chan, K. L. 2003, Planetaryscale inertio gravity waves in the mesosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, Art. No. 2228.

74. Robinson, F. J., Demarque, P., Li, L. H., Sofia, S., Kim, Y.-C., Chan, K. L., & Guenther, D. B. 2004, Three-dimensional simulations of the upper radiation-convection transition layer in subgiant stars, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., 347, 1208-1216.

75. Robinson, F. J., & Chan, K. L. 2004, Non-Boussinesq simulations of Rayleigh-Benard convection in a perfect gas, Phys. Fluids, 16, 1321-1333.

76. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Talaat, E. R., Porter, & Chan, K. L. 2004, Modelling study of mesospheric planetary waves: genesis and characteristics, Ann. Geophys., 22, 1885-1902.

77. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Talaat, E. R., Porter, & Chan, K. L. 2004, Properties of internal planetary-scale inertio gravity waves in the mesosphere, Ann. Geophys., 22, 3421-3435.

78. Chan, J. C. L., Liu, Y. M., Chow, K. C., Ding, Y. H., Lau, W. K. M., & Chan, K. L. 2004, J. Meteo. Soc. Japan, 8, 1645-1665.

79. Brandenburg, A., Chan, K. L., Nordlund, A., & Stein, R. F. 2005, Effect of the radiative background flux in convection, Astron. Nachr., 326, 681-692.

80. Robinson, F. J., Demarque, P., Guenther, D. B., Kim, Y.-C., & Chan, K. L. 2005, Simulating the outer layers of Procyon A: A comparison with the Sun, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., 362, 1031-1037.

81. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Talaat E. R., Porter, H. S., & Chan, K. L. 2005, Mesospheric non-migrating tides generated with planetary waves: I. Characteristics, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 67, 959-980.

82. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Talaat E. R., Porter, H. S., & Chan, K. L. 2005, Mesospheric non-migrating tides generated with planetary waves: II. Influence of gravity waves, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 67, 981-991.

83. Deng, L., Xiong, D. R., & Chan, K. L. 2006, An anisotropic nonlocal convection theory, Astrophys. J., 643, 426-437.

84. Pal, S., Singh, H. P., Chan, K. L., & Srivastava, M. P. 2007, Turbulent compressible convection with rotation - penetration below a convectio zone, Astrophys. Space Sci., 307, 399-407.

85. Tang, D. C. W., Ko, I. M. C., & Chan, K. L. 2007, Modeling the transport of metals with rate-limited EDTA-promoted extraction and dissolution during EDTA-flushing of copper-contaminated soils, Environ. Sci. Tech., 14, 3660-3666.

86. Tian, C. L., Xu, K., Chan, K. L., & Deng, L. 2007, A multi-dimensional gas-kinetic scheme for the Navier-Stokes equations under gravitational fields, J. Comput. Phys., 226, 2003-2027.

87. Chan, K. L. 2007, Rotating convection in f-boxes: faster rotation, Astron. Nach., 328, 1059-1061.

88. Pal, P. S., Singh, H. P., Chan, K. L., & Srivastava, M. P. 2008, Turbulent compressible convection with rotation - penetration above a convection zone, Astrophy. Space Sci., 314, 231-239.

89. Chan, K. L., & Mayr, H. G. 2008, A shallow convective model for Jupiter’s alternating wind bands, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E10002, doi:10.1029 /2008JE003124.

90. Tian, C. L., Deng, L.-C., & Chan, K. L. 2009, Numerical simulations of downward convective overshooting in giants, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 398, 1011.

91. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Chan, K. L., & Huang, F. T. 2010, Middle atmosphere dynamics with gravity wave interactions in the numerical spectral model: Zonal-mean variations, J Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 72, 807-828.

92. Chan, K. L., Tsang, K. T., Kong, B., & Zheng, Y.-C. 2010, Lunar regolith thermal behavior revealed by ChangE-1 microwave brightness temperature data, Earth and Planetary Sci. Lett., 295, 287-291.

93. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Chan, K. L., & Huang, F. T. 2011, Middle atmosphere dynamics with gravity wave interactions in the numerical spectral model: Tides and planetary waves, J Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 73, 711-730.

94. Cai, T., Chan, K. L., & Deng, L. 2011, Numerical simulation of core convection by a multi-layer semi-implicit spherical spectral method, J Comput. Phys., 230, 8698-8712.

95. Zheng, Y. C., Tsang, K. T., Chan, K. L., Zou, Y. I., Zhang, F., & Ouyang, Z. Y. 2012, First microwave map of the Moon with Chang’E-1 data: The role of local time in global imaging, Icarus, 219, 194-210.

96. Cai, T., & Chan, K. L. 2012, Three-dimensional numerical simulation of convection in giant planets: Effects of solid core size, Planet. Space Sci., 21, 125-130.

97. Chan, K. L., & Mayr, H. G. 2013, Numerical simulation of convectively generated vortices: Application to the Jovian planets, Earth and Planetary Sci. Lett., 371-372, 212-219.

98. Hu, G.-P., Chan, K. L., Zheng, Y.-C., Tsang, K. T., Xu, A.-A. 2017, Comparison and evaluation of the Chang’E microwave radiometer data based on theoretical computation of birghtness temperatures at the Apollo 15 and 17 sites, Icarus, 294, 72-80.

99. Chow, K.-C., Chan, K. L., Xiao, J. 2018, Dust activity over the Hellas basin of Mars during the period of southern spring equinox, Icarus, 311, 306-316.

100. Hu, G.-P., Chan, K. L., Zheng, Y.-C., Xu, A.-A. 2018, A rock model for the cold and hot spots in the Chang’E microwave brightness temperature map, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 56, 5471-5480.

101. Xiao, J., Chow, K.-C., Chan, K. L. 2019, Dynamical processes of dust lifting in the northern mid-latitude region of Mars during the dust storm season, Icarus, 317, 94-103.

102. Chow, K.-C., Xiao, J., Chan, K. L., Wong, C.-F. 2019, Flow associated with the condensation and sublimation of polar ice caps on Mars, J. Geophysical Research - Planets, 124, 1570-1580.

103. Zheng, Y.-C., Chan, K. L., Tsang, K. T., Zhu, Y.-C., Hu, G. P., Blewett, D. T., Neish, C. 2019, Analysis of Chang’E-2 brightness temperature data and production of high spatial resolution microwave maps of the Moon, Icarus, 319, 627-644.

104. Yang, F., Xu, Y., Chan, K.L., Zhang, X., Hu, G. P., Li, Y. 2019, Study of Chang’E-2 microwave radiometer data in the lunar polar region, Advances in Astronomy, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/3940837.

105. Mayr, H. G., Chan, K. L. 2019, Convective models of Jupiter’s zonal jets with realistic and hyper-energetic excitation source, Int. J. Astron. Astrophys., 9, 292-301.

106. Wong, C. F., Chow, K.-C., Chan, K. L., Xiao, J., Wang, Y. 2021, Some features of effective radius and variance of dust particles in numerical simulations of the dust climate on Mars, Earth and Planetary Phys., 5, 11-18.

107. Cai, T., Chan, K. L., Mayr, H. G., Deep 2021, closely packed long-lived cyclones on Jupiter’s poles, The Planetary Science J., 2, 81.

108. Mayr, H. G., Chan, K. L., Meridional circulation with latitude bands of long-lived cyclones in Jupiter’s convective atmosphere 2021, International J. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11, 392-405.

109. Yang, F., Hu, G. P., Chan, K. L., Tsang, K. T., Zheng, Y. C., Xu, Y., Yu, L. H. S. 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60, 1-11.

110. Cai, T., Chan, K. L., Chow, K.-C. 2022, Spontaneously generated convective anticyclones at low latitude - A model for the Great Red Spot, The Astrophysical J., 925, 94.

111. Xia, D., Nie, H., Sun, L., Wang, J., Chow, K. C., Chan, K. L., Wang, D. 2022, Urbanization effects on surface wind in the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area using a fan-sector method, International J. of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 3194.

112. Xia, D., Sun, L., Wang, J., Nie, H., Chow, K. C., Chan, K. L., Wang, D., Jiang, C. 2023, Correspondence between urbanization and surface wind in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Observations and idealized large-eddy simulation, Urban Climate, 49, 101475.

113. Zhang, K., Chow, K. C., Chan, K. L., Xiao, J., Cai, T. 2025, A large eddy simulation of dust-devil-like vortices on Mars: Characteristics of formation and structure, Planetary and Space Science, 106215.

Conference Presentations and Reports

1. Chan, K. L. 1975, The cosmic primeval turbulence: its energy spectrum and evolution, IBM RC 5574.

2. Chan, K. L. 1975, Radiative transfer in a moving medium and the structure of radiationdriven shock waves, IBM RC 5731.

3. Lasher, G. Karp, A. H., & Chan, K. L. 1977, The early type I supernova light curve: the effect of hydrogen abundance, Supernovae, ed. D. Schramm, p. 13, D. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht, Holland.

4. Chan, K. L., & Sofia, S. 1981, Estimating short-term solar variation by a simple envelope matching technique, Variation of the solar constant, p. 131, NASA Conference Publication 2191.

5. Chan, K. L. 1983, Application of the alternating direction implicit method to the computation of time-dependent compressible convective flow, Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flows, eds. C. Taylor, J. A. Johnson, & W. R. Smith, p. 898-907, Pineridge Press, Swansea, United Kingdom.

6. Chan, K. L., Mayr, H. G., & Harris, I. 1985, Non-radiative energy from differential rotation in hot stars, The origin of non-radiative heating/momentum in hot stars, ed. A. B. Underhill, p. 164, NASA Conference Publication 2358.

7. Chan, K. L., Chau, W. Y., Jessop, C., & Jorgenson, M. 1986, Multi-mesh-particle scheme for N-body simulation, The use of supercomputer in stellar dynamics, eds. P. Hut & S. McMillan, p. 146, Springer-Verlag, New York.

8. Chan, K. L., Sofia, S., & Mayr, H. G. 1987, Mixing-length, shears, and differential rotation, The internal solar angular velocity, eds. B. R. Durney & S. Sofia, p. 347-360, D. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht, Holland.

9. Chan, K. L., & Sofia, S. 1987, The mixing length ratio, eddy diffusivity, and acoustic waves, Atmospheric diagnostics of stellar evolution: Chemical peculiarity, mass loss, and explosion, IAU Colloquium No. 108, ed. K. Nomoto, p. 191, Springer-Verlag, New York.

10. Chiu, H.-Y., Chan, K. L., & Kondo, Y. 1987, Analysis of neutrinos from SN1987A, Atmospheric diagnostics of stellar evolution: Chemical peculiarity, mass loss, and explosion, IAU Colloquium No. 108, ed. K. Nomoto, p. 422, Springer-Verlag, New York.

11. Chan, K. L., & Serizawa, K. 1990, On numerical studies of solar/stellar convection, The sun and cool stars: Activities, magnetism, dynamos, eds. I. Tuominen, D. Moss, & G. R¨udiger, p. 15-26, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

12. Chan, K. L., & Mayr, H. G. 1990, Differential rotation as an axisymmetric mode of convection, The sun and cool stars: Activities, magnetism, dynamos, eds. I. Tuominen, D. Moss, & G. R¨udiger, p. 178-181, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

13. Mayr, H. G., & Chan, K. L. 1991, Puzzle of solar/planetary differential rotation, 1991R&T Report of Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA, p. 77.

14. Chan, K. L. 1991, Compressible convection: deeper layers, Proc. of the 7th Cambridge workshop on cool stars, stellar systems, and the sun, eds. M. S. Giampapa & J. A. Bookbinder, p. 165-167, Astron. Soc. of the Pacific Press, San Francisco.

15. Fox, P., Sofia, S., & Chan, K. L. 1992, Numerical simulation of the surface energy balance of sunspot-like objects, Proc. of the workshop on the solar electromagnetic radiation study for solar cycle 22, ed. R. F. Donnelly, p. 136, NOAA/US Dept. of Commerce.

16. Mayr, H. G., & Chan, K. L. 1993, Modeling the middle and upper atmosphere, 1993 R&T Report of Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA, p. 93.

17. Chan, K. L. 1995, Turbulent compressible convection: Behavior in deep regions, Proc. of the 1st Asian computational fluid dynamics conference, eds. W. H. Hui, Y.-K. Kwok, J. R. Chasnov, p. 391-395, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong.

18. Chan, K. L. 1996, The ‘stratified’ approximation for computing geophysical flows, Southeast Asian Bull. Math., Vol. 20, p. 65-70.

19. Chan, K. L. 1996, Convection under the influence of rotation, Proc. of the 9th Cambridge workshop on cool stars, stellar systems, and the sun, eds. R. Pallavicini & A. K. Dupree, Astron. Soc. of the Pacific Conf. Series Vol. 109, p. 561-562, Astro. Soc. Pacific, San Francisco.

20. Chan, K. L. 1997, On simulation of convection for close binary stars, Proc. the 3^rd Pacific rim conference on recent developments on binary star research, 26 Oct - 1 Nov 1995, Ching Mai, Thailand, ed. K. C. Leung, Astro. Soc. Pacific Conf. Series, Vol. 130, p. 83, Astro. Soc. Pacific, San Francisco.

21. Chan, K. L. 1997, Numerical simulation of solar/stellar convection, Proc. of the 21^st Century Chinese Astronomy Conference (Dedicated to Prof. C. C. Lin), 1-4 Aug 1996, Hong Kong, eds. K. S. Cheng & K. L. Chan, p. 332, World Scientific, Singapore.

22. Kim, Y.-C., & Chan, K. L. 1997, A hydrodynamic simulation of the radiation-convection transition region, Proc. SCORe ‘96 Solar convection and oscillations and their relationship, 27-31 May 1996, Aarhus, Denmark, eds. F. P. Pijpers, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, & C. S. Rosenthal, p. 131, Kluwer, Dordrecht.

23. Chan, K. L., & Kim, Y.-C. 1997, 3D hydrodynamic simulation of the solar radiationconvection transition region, Sounding solar and stellar interiors, IAU Symp. 191, 30 Sep – 3 Oct 1996, Nice, France, Poster Volume, eds. J. Provost & F.-X. Schmider, p. 71, Universite de Nice, Nice.

24. Chan, K. L. 1998, Stellar convection & related research at HKUST, Proc. 1997 Pacific rim conference on stellar astrophysics, 13-16 Aug 1997, Hong Kong, eds. K. L. Chan, K. S. Cheng, & H. P. Singh, Astro. Soc. Pacific Conf. Series, Vol. 138, p. 41, Astro. Soc. Pacific, San Francisco.

25. Singh, H. P., & Chan, K. L. 1998, Numerical simulation of penetrative convection–verifying the scaling relation between penetration distance and the vertical velocity, Proc. 1997 Pacific Rim conference on stellar astrophysics, 13-16 Aug 1997, Hong Kong, eds. K. L. Chan, K. S. Cheng, & H. P. Singh, Astro. Soc. Pacific Conf. Series, Vol. 138, p. 313, Astro. Soc. Pacific, San Francisco.

26. Singh, H. P., Roxburgh, I. W., & Chan, K. L. 1998, Numerical simulation of penetrative convection - a parametric study, New eyes to see inside the sun and stars, IAU Symp. 185, 18-22 Aug 1997, Kyoto, Japan, eds. F.-L. Deubner & J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, & D. Kurtz, p. 123.

27. Chan, K. L., & Kim, Y.-C. 1998, Exploratory simulation of solar granules: how sharp is the convection/radiation transition? New eyes to see inside the sun and stars, IAU Symp. 185, 18-22 Aug 1997, Kyoto, Japan, eds. F.-L. Deubner& J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, & D. Kurtz, p. 217.

28. Chan, K. L. 1999, The dynamics of rotating convection in f-planes, Theory and tests of convection in stellar structure, CD-601.

29. Singh, H. P., Saikia, E., Roxburgh, I. W., Chan, K. L., & Srivastava, M. P. 1999, Numerical simulation of penetrative convection above a stellar convection zone, Theory and tests of convection in stellar structure, CD-874.

30. Chan, K. L. 1999, f-plane simulation of compressible convection, Bull. American Astron. Soc., Vol. 31, p. 998.

31. Chan, K. L. 2000, Generation of the angular velocity shear near the solar surface, Stellar Astrophysics, Proc. 1999 Pacific Rim Conf. in Astrophysics, eds. K. S. Cheng, H. F. Chau, K. L. Chan, & K. C. Leung, p. 17-24, Kluwer, Dordrecht.

32. Chan, K. L. 2000, Generation of the solar subsurface shear, Recent insights into the physics of the sun and heliosphere - highlights from SOHO and other space missions, IAU Symp. 203, eds. P. Brekke, B. Fleck, & J. B. Gurman, p. 173-176, Astron. Soc. Pacific, San Francisco.

33. Chan, K. L. 2001, Solar/stellar differential rotation, Bull. American Astron. Soc., 33, p. 913.

34. Chan, K. L. 2002, Numerical study of rotating convection, 3D Stellar Evolution, 2002, Livermore, Astron. Soc. Pacific Conf. Series, Vol. 293, p. 168-179.

35. Chan, K. L. 2002, Turbulence in rotating convection, Turbulence, Waves and Instabilities in the Solar Plasma, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Publication of the Astronomy Department of the Eotvos University, Vol. 13, p. 49-60.

36. Chan, K. L. 2003, Dependence of differential rotation on stellar rotation, IAU XXV General Assembly, Sydney, 2003.

37. Chan, K. L., & Mayr, H. G. 2003, Numerical simulation of the Jovian wind band as a convective phenomena, Highlights of Astronomy, Vol. 13, p. 915.

38. Chan, K. L. 2004, Recent computational studies in stellar physics, International Conference on Physics Education and Frontier Research, OCPA 2004, Shanghai, 2004.

39. Chan, K. L., & Mayr, H. G. 2004, A 3D spectral model for the Jovian wind bands, 2004 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

40. Chan, K. L., & Mayr, H. G. 2004, Spontaneous generation of large-scale anti-cyclonic vortical structures in a fast-rotating convective atmosphere, 2004 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

41. Chan, K. L. 2005, Flow patterns and transitions in rotating convection, Proc. of the Workshop on Interdisciplinary Aspects of Turbulence, 18-22 Apr 2005, Ringberg Castle, Germany, p. 159-160.

42. Chan, K. L. 2006, A finite-difference convective model for Jupiter’s equatorial jet, Convection in Astrophysics, IAU Symp. 239, eds. F. Kupka, I. W. Roxburgh, & K. L. Chan, p. 230-232, Cambridge University Press.

43. Chan, K. L. 2006, Round table discussion: Convection in planets and brown dwarfs, Convection in Astrophysics, IAU Symp. 239, eds. F. Kupka, I. W. Roxburgh, & K. L. Chan, pp. 217-220, Cambridge University Press.

44. Chan, K. L., Tsang, K. T., & Kong, Z. W. 2008, Preliminary discussion on the characteristics of the the Chang’E-1 microwave data, Proc. of the Lunar Exploration and Earth Sciences Forum, 16-18 Jun 2008, Beijing.

45. Chan, K. L. 2009, ’Negative’ surface differential rotation in stars having low Coriolis numbers, Solar and Stellar Variability - Impact on Earth and Planets, IAU Symp. 264, eds. A. G. Kosoviechev, A. H. Andrei, & J. P. Rozelot, pp. 219-221.

46. Chan, K. L. 2009, Turbulent convection in stars and planets, CCTAM 2009, Zhengzhou, Chinese Society of Theoretical Mechanics, China.

47. Tsang, K. T., Chan, K. L., Kong, Z. W., & Zheng, Y. C. 2009, Mapping the Moon with Chang’E-1 microwave brightness temperature data, Development in Research Application 13 of Lunar Exploration Data, pp. 240-244, Lunar Exploration Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

48. Sum, S. F., & Chan, K. L. 2009, Modeling of zonal flows on gas giants and ice giants - A unified approach using 3D compressible model, 2009 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco.

49. Chan, K. L., Cai, T., & Singh, H. P. 2010, Overshooting above a convection zone, Astrophysical Dynamics: From Stars to Galaxies, IAU Symp. 271, eds. N. H. Brummell, M. S. Miesch, & Y. Ponty, pp. 317-325.

50. Zheng, Y. C., Zou, Y. L., Chan, K. L., Tsang, K. T., Kong, Z. W., & Ouyang, Z. Y. 2010, Global brightness temperature of the Moon: Results from Chang’E-1 microwave radiometer, European Planetary Science Congress 2010, September 19-24, 2010, Rome.

51. Chan, K. L. 2011, Overshooting above stellar convection zone, CCTAM 2011, 22-24 Aug 2011, Harbin, Chinese Society of Theoretical Mechanics, China.

52. Chan, K. L. 2011, Science issues of solar system exploration, 19th Annual Conference of Hong Kong Institute of Science, Hong Kong.

53. Chan, K. L. 2012, A convective model of long-lived vortices on giant planets, International Symposium on Lunar and Planetary Science, March 26-27, 2012, Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao, China.

54. Chan, K. L. 2012, New insight of overshooting above a convection zone, 17th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, 24-29 Jun 2012, Bacelona, Spain.

55. Chan, K. L. 2012, Long-lived vortices on outer planets, 10th Conference on Lunar Science, Comparative planetology, asteroid, and astrochemistry, 24-28 Oct 2012, Guilin, China.

56. Chan, K. L. 2012, Compressible turbulent convection in outer planets, International Conference on Rayleigh Bernard Convection, Croucher Conference, 10-14 Dec 2012, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

57. Chan, K. L. 2013, Rotational Effects on Convection, Conference on Differential Rotation and Magnetism across the HR Diagram, NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden.

58. Chan, K. L. 2013, Numerical simulation of convectively generated vortices: Application to the Jovian planets, Crossing the Boundaries in Planetary Atmospheres: From Earth to Exoplanets, June 24-27, 2013, Annapolis, Maryland, USA.

59. Yam, C. H. & Chan, K. L. 2013, Proposal for a mission to Uranus, International Symposium on Planetary Science, 1-4 Jul 2013, Shanghai, China.

60. Chan, K. L. 2013, Turbulent convection of rotating planets, CCTAM 2013, 19-21 Aug 2013, Xian, Chinese Society of Theoretical Mechanics, China.

61. Chan, K. L., Sum, S. F., Zheng, Y. C., Tsang, K. T., & Yu, L. H. 2013, An attempt to align the microwave data sets of CE1 and CE2, 1st International Forum on Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, 3-6 Sep 2013, Beijing, China, Program Book, p. 71.

62. Zheng, Y. C., Chan, K. L., Zhu, Y. C., Tsang, K. T., Hu, G. P., Zou, Y. L., Ouyang, Z. Y. 2014, Catalogue of lunar thermal anolmalies, Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts 45, 2208.

63. Tsang, K. T., Fu, S., Gu, J., Zhou, M., Chan, K. L., Zheng, Y. C. 2014, A statistical learning approach to Chang’E microwave radiometer data calibration, 11th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, 374-378.

64. Chan, K. L., Mayr, H. G. 2015, Convective origin of long-lived Spots on the giant planets, American Astronomical Society, DPS Meeeting No. 47, id.311.29.

65. Chan, K. L. 2017, What can numerical simulations say about the dynamics of Jupiters deep long-lived anticyclones?, DPS Meeting No.49 , 2017DPS....4911525C.

66. Blewett, D. T., Zhang, Y.-C., Chan, K. L., Hu, G. P., Neish, C., Tsang, K. T., Zhu, Y. C. 2018, Chang’E-2 microwave brightness temperature maps of the Moon, 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contribution No. 2083, id.1228.

67. Hu, G. P., Bugiolacchi, R., Chan, K. L., Zhang, Y.-C., Tsang, K. T. 2018, A new map of tthermal variations within Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium using Chang’E (CE-2) microwave radiometers (MRMs) data, 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contribution No. 2083, id.1228.

68. Bugiolacchi, R., Hu., G.-P., Chan, K. L. 2019, A new map of thermal variations with depth within Copernicus crater using Chang’E-e (CE-2) microwave radiometers (MNMS) data, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, EPSC-DPS2019-1359.

69. Cai, T., Chan, K. L., Chow, K. C. 2023, Prediction on the depth of Great Red Spot by a rotating convection model, AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstract 55 (8), 508.07.

70. Chan, K. L., Cai, T. 2026, Differential Rotations in Outer Convection Zones of Different Depths and Rotation Rates, Cool Stars 23, June 15-19, 2026, Tokyo, Poster P1003.

Book Chapters

1. Chan, K. L., Nordlund, A., Steffen, M., & Stein, R. F. 1991, Recent development in solar convection theory, a chapter in Solar interior and atmosphere, eds. A. Cox & W. C. Livingston, p. 223-274, University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

2. Chan, K. L., Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J., & Harris, I. 1995, A numerical spectral model for the mean zonal circulation and the tides in the middle and upper atmosphere, a chapter in The upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere: a review of experiment and theory, p. 265-278, eds. R. M. Johnson & T. L. Killeen, American Geophys. Union.

3. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Hines, C. O., Chan, K. L., & Arnold, N. F. 1997, Modeling the seasonal cycles and equatorial oscillations with a parameterization of the Doppler spread gravity wave theory, a chapter in Gravity wave processes: their parameterization in global climate models, p. 257-274, K. Hamilton, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, NATO ASI Series, Vol. I 50.

4. Chan, K. L. 2003, Multi-dimensional numerical studies of convection-related stellar problems, a chapter in Publications of Purple Mountain Observatory, Vol. 22, No. 2, p. 2-16.

5. Chan, K. L. 2021, Our home in the universe - the earth, Chapter 9 in Where does our material world come from? China Youth Publishing Group, ISBN 9787515359960.

Research Grants

As Principal Investigator

• 2019 - 2021 Dynamics and Forecast of Multiscale Severe Weather Processes over the Pearl River Estuary Region, FDCT(Macau)/NSFC(China)

• 2016 - 2019 Dust climate associated with mesoscale dynamics in the atmosphere of Mars, FDCT, Macau

• 2013 - 2016 Numerical study of overshooting stellar convective cores, Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong

• 2010 - 2011 Lunar thermal behavior based on microwave characteristics, 863 Project, China

• 2010 - 2013 A lunar Geographic Information System, Research Project Competition, HKUST, Hong Kong

• 2009 - 2011 Numerical study of Jovian winds - deep versus shallow convection, RGC, Hong Kong

• 2008 - 2010 Modeling of lunar helium-3 distribution with remote sensing data from Chang’E-1, Research Project Competition, HKUST, Hong Kong

• 2007 - 2008 Supportive research for China’s moon project, School-Based Initiative, HKUST, Hong Kong

• 2006 - 2009 Numerical study of stellar core overshooting and mixing, RGC/Hong Kong

• 2005 - 2006 Supersonic convection in supergiant envelops, Direct Allocation Grant, HKUST, Hong Kong

• 2002 - 2005 Numerical study of solar/stellar differential rotation, RGC, Hong Kong

• 2000 - 2002 Numerical study of solar differential rotation by a global spectral method, RGC, Hong Kong

• 1998 - 2000 Numerical solar convection and differential rotation, RGC, Hong Kong

• 1998 - 1999 Numerical study of astrophysical dynamos, British Council, Hong Kong

• 1995 - 1998 Numerical study of fundamental problems in solar physics: convection and differential rotation, RGC, Hong Kong

• 1994 - 1995 Numerical study of gravity waves/atmospheric dynamics, Direct Allocation Grant, HKUST, Hong Kong

• 1991 - 1993 Solar differential rotation and its connection to solar variation, National Science Foundation (NSF), USA

• 1989 - 1991 Numerical study of stellar convection: the upper solar convection zone, NSF, USA

• 1985 - 1988 Numerical study of turbulent compressible convection, NSF, USA

• 1985 - 1994 NSF(USA) supercomputer time awards

As Co-Investigator

• 2024 - 2027 Numerical study of hydromagnetic convection in giant planets, FDCT, Macau

• 2021 - 2023 On the study of Jovian oscillation and its excitation mechanism, FDCT, Macau

• 2019 - 2021 Rapid development of dust storms on Mars - Dynamics and its parameterization, FDCT, Macau

• 2009 - 2010 High performance computing system, Research Equipment Competition, HKUST, Hong Kong

• 2001 - 2004 Regional climate prediction of South China, Central Allocation, RGC, Hong Kong

• 1996 - 1998 Stefan problem in severe nuclear reactor accident, RGC, Hong Kong

• 1995 - 1997 Analysis and modeling of air quality measurements obtained from ground stations and by aircraft, Research Infrastructure Grant, RGC, Hong Kong

• 1994 - 2006 Dynamics of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere - empirical and theoretical models, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA (NASA)

• 1992 - 1993 A model for the deep convective circulation and zonal wind bands on the outer planets, NASA, USA

• 1989 - 1991 Energetics and dynamics of planetary atmospheres, NASA

• 1989 - 1991 Numerical study of a convective Jovian-type atmosphere, NASA, USA

• 1985 - 1992 Global modeling of year-to-centuries timescales solar phenomena with probable terrestrial consequences, NASA, USA

Educational Funding

• 1996 - 1997 Astronomy equipments, Teaching Development Grant, HKUST

Professional Society Membership

• Since 1974, American Physical Society

• Since 1974, American Astronomical Society

• Since 1981, International Astronomical Union

• 1982 – 1984, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

• 1988 – 2020, American Geophysical Union