Assistant Professor
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences (AOSS)
University of Michigan
Email: xianglei at umich.edu
Phone: (734) 936-0491
Fax: (734) 936-0503
1541A Space Research Building
2455 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
Research Interests:
  • Infrared radiative transfer and remote sensing
  • Diagnostic analysis of satellite observations and climate simulations
    • Our research on radiative effect of TTL cirrus on tropospheric-stratospheric transport has been highlighted on Geophysical Research Letters.
  • Hydrological cycle and its interaction with atmospheric radiation and dynamics
  • Climate diagnostics
  • Planetary Atmospheres
Research Group:
  • Students: Hui-wen Chuang, Chunpeng Wang, Fei He
  • Postdoc: Xiuhong Chen
  • Alums: Wenze Yang(University of Maryland), LeKeisha Suggs(Cooley Law School), Andrew Chen(Northwestern University), Lei Song(Institute of Atmospheric Physics, China Academy of Sciences)
We heartily invite self-motivated and talented students to join our group. Given the interdisciplinary nature of our research, students from all related fields are encouraged to apply. The related fields include but not be limited to physics, applied mathematics, meteorology, environmental engineering.
Research News:
  • February 2012, Huiwen successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis!
  • June 2011, Chunpeng's first paper is now in press on JGR-Atmospheres.
  • March 2011, Huiwen won first prize (tie) in the 2011 MGU (Michigan Geophysical Union) for her work on atmospheric bridge.
  • December 2010, Xianglei has been selected into the science definition team for CLARREO, a tier-1 mission recommended by the 2007 NRC Decadal Survey.
  • July 2010, Hui-wen's first paper is now in press on JGR-Atmospheres(link).
  • March 2010, both Hui-wen and Chunpeng won prizes in the 2010 MGU (Michigan Geophysical Union).
Job Opportunity:
  • Currently there is one opening of postdoctoral research associate. Details can be found here.
  • Please directly contact me if you are interested in opportunities of graduate study or postdoctoral research.