Position：Assistant Professor
Address： Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Postal
Code：100084
E-mail：sky_typhoon@tsinghua.edu.cn
Educational Background
2011.9 - 2015.8 B. Eng., Department of Hydraulic Engineering,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2015.9 - 2020.8 Ph.D., Department of Hydraulic Engineering,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Work Experience
2025.6 - Present Assistant Professor Department of Hydraulic Engineering,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2020.9 – 2025.6 Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Hydraulic Engineering,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research Interests
Tropical Cyclone / Hurricane Hazards (Wind, Storm Surge, Rainfall)
Dynamics and Predictability of Extreme Weather and Climate Events
Risk Analysis and Coastal Resilience
Research Projects
As Principal Investigator:
Title: The mechanism of the energy index variability in typhoon life cycle and its impact on typhoon-induced disaster process (Young Scholars Program)
Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Duration: 2022.01 – 2023.12
As Major participant:
Title: Description of air-sea interactions and its application to simulations of storm waves and surges (Key Program)
Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Duration: 2018.01 – 2022.12
Role: proposal preparation, numerical study, and data analysis.
Professional Service
Fellow, Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society-Youth Scientific Committee
Fellow, Beijing Society for Hydroelectric Engineering-Youth Scientific Committee
Honors and Awards
2024, Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program, Chinese Association for Science and Technology
2024, Excellent Postdoctoral Fellow, Tsinghua University
2023, Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program, Beijing Association for Science and Technology
Academic Achievement
1. Shan, K., Lin, Y., Chu, P.-S., Yu, X.*, Song, F.* Seasonal advance of intense tropical cyclones in a warming climate. Nature, 2023, 623: 83-89. (This paper ranks in the top 1% of all tracked papers of a similar age and the top 10% of Nature papers).
2. Shan, K., Song, F.*, Lin, Y., Chu, W., He, C., Chu, P.-S., Wu, L., Yu, X.* 2025：How does globally accumulated tropical cyclone energy vary in response to a changing climate? Science Bulletin, 70(6): 943–950.
3. Shan, K., Chu, W., Chu, P.-S., Yu, X.* 2025: Seesaw of tropical cyclone frequency between eastern and western regions of the western North Pacific. Journal of Climate, 38(8): 1871–1879.
4. Shan, K. & Yu, X.*, 2021: Variability of tropical cyclone landfalls in China. Journal of Climate, 34(23): 9235–9247.
5. Shan, K. & Yu, X.*, 2020: A simple trajectory model for climatological studies of tropical cyclones. Journal of Climate, 33(18): 7777-7786.
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