Alan Z. Liu

Alan Z. Liu received the B.S. degree in meteorology and the M.S. degree in atmospheric dynamics from Beijing University, Beijing, China, in 1987 and 1990, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in atmospheric sciences in 1996. He joined the Electro-Optics System Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1997 as a Research Scientist. His primary research area is using remote sensing methods, including lidar and airglow, to study the middle atmosphere dynamics and aeronomy. One of his main research interests is in the dynamics and effects of gravity waves in the middle atmosphere. Dr. Liu is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorology Society.