Atmospheric Sciences

AS01 - Climate Change, Tropical Climatic hazards and Meridional Circulation Changes in Asia-Oceania
*Prof. Yuriy Kuleshov (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
Dr. David Jones (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
Dr. Bertrand Timbal (National Environment Agency, Singapore)

AS02 - Mesoscale Meteorology and High-impact Weather
*Prof. Tieh-Yong Koh (Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore)
Prof. Chung-Chieh Wang (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)
Dr. Kevin Cheung (Macquarie University, Australia)
Dr. Chee-Kiat Teo (Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore)

AS03 - Asian Haze: Sources, Transformation and Its Impacts from Regional to Global Scales
*Dr. Hsiang-He Lee (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore)
Prof. Jianmin Chen (Fudan University, China)
Dr. Tong Zhu (Peking University, China)
Prof. Mikinori Kuwata (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

AS04 - Middle Atmosphere Science
*Prof. Shigeo Yoden (Kyoto University, Japan)
Prof. Zeyu Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Prof. Hye-Yeong Chun (Yonsei University, Korea, South)
Dr. S. K. Dhaka (University of Delhi, India)

AS06 - Spatial and Temporal Variability of Aerosol in an Around Indian Subcontinent and the Associated Radiative Forcing - a Study from In-situ and Satellite Derived Data
*Prof. Harilal Menon (Goa University, India)
Dr. Binita Pathak (Dibrugarh University, India)
Dr. Mukunda M. Gogoi (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, India)
Dr. Yogesh Kant (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, India)

AS07 - Atmospheric and Space Electricity
*Dr. Gaopeng Lu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Yaov Yair (The Open University of Israel, Israel)
Prof. Tai-Yin Huang (Penn State Lehigh Valley, United States)
Prof. Cheng-Liing Kuo (National Central University, Taiwan)
Dr. Xianghui Xue (School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, China)

AS10 - The Science and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones
*Prof. Chun-Chieh Wu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Dr. Zhuo Wang (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
Prof. Yuqing Wang (University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States)
Dr. Jeff Kepert (Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Australia)
Prof. Kosuke Ito (University of the Ryukyus, Japan)

AS11-38 - Monsoon Climates over South, East and Southeast Asia and its Tele-connections
*Dr. Ramesh Kripalani (Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, India)
Prof. Jaiho Oh (Pukyong National University, Korea, South)
Prof. Kyung-Ja Ha (Pusan National University, Korea, South)
Dr. Amita Prabhu (Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, India)
Dr. Sheeba Nettukandy Chenoli (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

AS13 - Seasonal to Decadal Climate Variability in Southeast Asia and Indo-pacific: Impact and Predictions
*Dr. R. Kartika Lestari (Centre for Climate Research Singapore, Singapore)
Prof. Jianping Li (Beijing Normal University, China)
Dr. Yukiko Imada (Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan)
Prof. Renguang Wu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Prof. Song Yang (Sun Yat-sen University, China)

AS14 - Theory, Observations and Modelling of Maritime Continent Convection
*Dr. Muhammad Eeqmal Hassim (Meteorological Service Singapore, Singapore)
Dr. Masaki Katsumata (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan)
Dr. Jayakrishnan P. R. (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Prof. Azizan Abu Samah (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

AS15 - Satellite Remote Sensing Methods and Data Applications for Air Quality Monitoring and Research in Asia
*Dr. Pawan Gupta (Universities Space Research Association/ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States)
Dr. Robert Levy (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States)
Prof. Jhoon Kim (Yonsei University, Korea, South)
Dr. Sachin Ghude (Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, India)
Dr. Lok Lamsal (Universities Space Research Association/ NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, United States)

AS16 - Anthropogenic and Aeolian Aerosols
*Prof. Cheol-Hee Kim (Pusan National University, Korea, South)
Dr. Fan Meng (Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China)
Prof. Chung-Shin Yuan (National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan)
Dr. Mizuo Kajino (Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan)
Prof. Soon-Ung Park (Center for Atmospheric and Environmental Modeling, Korea, South)

AS17 - Heavy Rainfall Monitoring and Associated QPE/QPF in the Complex Terrain Area
*Prof. Chian-Yi Liu (National Central University, Taiwan)
Prof. Dong-In Lee (Pukyong National University, Korea, South)
Prof. Edgar Vallar (De La Salle University, Philippines)
Dr. Tien-Chiang Yeh (Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan)
Prof. Ben Jou (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

AS18 - Advances in Understanding and Simulation of Land-atmosphere Interactions
*Prof. Eun-Soon Im (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR)
Prof. Min-Hui Lo (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Prof. Joong-Bae Ahn (Pusan National University, Korea, South)

AS19 - The Science and Prediction of Heavy Rainfall and Floods
*Prof. Yali Luo (China Meteorological Administration, China)
Prof. Johnny Chan (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)
Dr. Pradeep Mandapaka Venkata (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Dr. Edmond Lo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Prof. Xiaosheng Qin (Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore)

AS20 - 10th Sasaki Symposium on Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Hydrologic Applications
*Prof. Seon Ki Park (Ewha Womans University, Korea, South)
Dr. Liang Xu (Naval Research Laboratory, United States)
Prof. Ibrahim Hoteit (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)

AS21 - Madden - Julian Oscillation and Its Impacts
*Prof. Ziniu Xiao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Jian Ling (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Shuguang Wang (Columbia University, United States)
Dr. Wen Zhou (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)
Dr. Chidong Zhang (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States)

AS22 - Enso and Iod Theory, Impact and Prediction
*Dr. Tao Lian (State Oceanic Administration, China)
Prof. Dake Chen (State Oceanic Administration, China)
Dr. Youmin Tang (State Oceanic Administration, China)

AS23 - Passive and Active Remote Sensing of the Chemistry and Dynamics of the Middle and Upper Atmosphere
*Prof. Patrick Espy (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Prof. Iain Reid (ATRAD Pty Ltd, Australia)
Dr. Jeng-Hwa Yee (Johns Hopkins University, United States)

AS24 - Utilizing the Cloud-resolving Models for Studying Cloud-related Processes in Global Model / Climate Simulation
*Prof. Chung-Hsiung Sui (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Prof. Masaki Satoh (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Dr. Wei-Kuo Tao (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States)
Prof. Pay-Liam Lin (National Central University, Taiwan)
Prof. Chuanfeng Zhao (Beijing Normal University, China)

AS27 - Aerosol-Fog Interactions: Theoretical, Observational and Modeling Studies
*Dr. Charles C.K. Chou (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Prof. Tzung-May Fu (Peking University, China)

AS28 - Precipitation Science and Application of Satellite Data
*Prof. Yukari Takayabu (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Dr. Gail Jackson (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States)
Dr. Geun-Hyeok Ryu (Korea Meteorological Administration, Korea, South)
Prof. Kenji Nakamura (Dokkyo University, Japan)
Dr. Kusuma Rao (Indian Space Research Organization, India)

AS29 - Mountain Effects on Airflow, Precipitation, and Weather Systems
*Prof. Cheng-Ku Yu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Dr. Tetsuya Takemi (Kyoto University, Japan)
Prof. Gyu Won Lee (Kyungpook National University, Korea, South)
Dr. Zhiyong Meng (Peking University, China)
Prof. Ching-Yuang Huang (National Central University, Taiwan)

AS31 - Regional Climate Downscaling and CORDEX: Challenges and Prospects
*Dr. Hyun-Suk Kang (Korea Meteorological Administration, Korea, South)
Dr. Satyaban B. Ratna (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
Prof. Fredolin T. Tangang (National University of Malaysia, Malaysia)
Dr. Xianxiang Li (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore)
Prof. Jason Evans (University of New South Wales, Australia)

AS32 - Satellite Data Assimilation And Applications For The Weather Forecasting
*Prof. Myoung Hwan Ahn (Ewha Womans University, Korea, South)
Dr. Kozo Okamoto (Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan)
Prof. Chian-Yi Liu (National Central University, Taiwan)
Dr. Wei Han (Chinese Meteorological Administration, China)
Dr. Hyun-Cheol Shin (Korea Meteorological Administration, Korea, South)

AS34 - Atmospheric Chemistry in Highly Polluted Environments
*Prof. Jianlin Hu (Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, China)
Dr. Hongliang Zhang (Louisiana State University, United States)
Dr. Sri H. Kota (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India)

AS35 - Atmospheric Pollution and Its Effects on Cryospheric Changes Over the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau
*Prof. Shichang Kang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Arnico Panday (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal)
Dr. Orjan Gustafsson (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Dr. Maheswar Rupakheti (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Germany)
Dr. Qianggong Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

AS36 - Extreme Weather Resiliency: Prediction and Response Strategies
*Dr. Everette Joseph (University at Albany, State University of New York, United States)
Prof. Pay-Liam Lin (National Central University, Taiwan)
Prof. Ming-Jen Yang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Dr. Shanka Lal Garg (Disaster Advances, India)
Mr. Ashwajeet Garg (World Research Journals, India)

AS40 - Results from the 2016 KORUS-AQ and Related Field Studies in Asia
*Dr. James Crawford (NASA Langley Research Center, United States)
Prof. Cheol-Hee Kim (Pusan National University, Korea, South)
Dr. Louisa Emmons (National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States)
Dr. Chang-Keun Song (National Institute of Environmental Research, Korea, South)
Dr. Xinrong Ren (NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, United States)

AS41 - Exploration and Science of the Earth’s Lower and Middle Atmosphere: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
*Dr. Som Kumar Sharma (Physical Research Laboratory, India)
Dr. Shikha Raizada (Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico, USA, United States)
Dr. Krishna Shukla (Physical Research Laboratory, India)
Dr. Sumit Kumar Mishra (CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, India)
Dr. P K Rajesh (National Central University, Taiwan)

AS42 - Remote Sensing of Fires, Aerosols, Surface Pm2.5, and Aerosol Precursors
*Dr. Jun Wang (The University of Iowa, United States)
Prof. Liangfu Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Prof. Andy Chan (The University of Nottingham, Malaysia)
Dr. Santo Salinas (National University of Singapore, Singapore)