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Dr. Daiwen Kang
AMD Staff
Education:
- Ph.D., Atmospheric Science (minor: Computer Science), North Carolina State University, 2001
- M.S., Computer Science, North Carolina State University, 1999.
- M.S., Marine Chemistry, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao, China, 1990.
- B.S., Chemistry, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao, China, 1987.
Professional Experiences:
2004-Present – Scientific Data Analyst, Science and Technology Corp. (STC) on assignment at Atmospheric Modeling Division, US NOAA/EPA.
2002-2004 – Visiting Scientist, UCAR, on assignment at NOAA/EPA, Atmospheric Modeling Division.
1999-2002 – Canon National Park Science Scholar.
1997-2001 – Research Assistant, North Carolina State University.
1990-1996 – Engineer, Jinan Institute for Environmental Sciences, Jinan, China.
Professional Activities & Memberships:
- Canon National Park Science Scholar, US National Park Service, 1999 to 2002.
- Outstanding Student Paper, “Air-Surface exchange rates of hydrocarbons over oybean”, 1997 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Member, American Geophysical Union
Selected Publications:
Kang, D., B.K. Eder, A.F. Stein, G.A. Grell, S.E. Peckham, and J. McHenry, “The New England air quality forecasting pilot program: development of an evaluation protocol and performance benchmark”, Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, in press, 2004.
Kang, D., V. Aneja, M. Das, and R. Seila, “Measurements of air-surface exchange rates of volatile organic compounds”, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2004.
Kang, D., V. Aneja, R. Mathur, and J. Ray, “Observed and modeled VOC chemistry under high VOC/NO X conditions in the Southeast United States national parks”, Atmospheric Environment, 38, 4969-4974, 2004.
Kang, D., V. Aneja, R. Mathur, and J. Ray, “Non-methane hydrocarbons and ozone in the rural southeast United States national parks: A model sensitivity analysis and its comparison with measurement”, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 4604, doi:10.1029/2002JD003054, 2003.
M. Das, D. Kang , V.P. Aneja, W. Lonneman, D.R. Cook, and M.L. Wesely, Measurements of hydrocarbon air-surface exchange rates over maize, Atmospheric Environment, 37, 2269-2277, 2003.
Kang, D. , B.K. Eder, K.L. Schere, “The evaluation of regional-scale air quality models as part of NOAA’s Air Quality Forecasting Pilot Program”, Preprints, 26 th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, 26-30 May 2003, Istanbul, Turkey, 404-411, 2003.
Kang, D. , V.P. Aneja, R. Mathur, and J.D. Ray, “Measurements and modeling of regional air quality in three southeast United States national parks”, Preprints, 26 th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, 26-30 May 2003, Istanbul, Turkey, 37-44, 2003.
Mohamed, M.F., D. Kang and V.P. Aneja, “Volatile organic compounds in some urban locations in United States”, Chemosphere, 47, 863-882, 2002.
Kang, D ., V. Aneja, R. Zika, C. Farmer, and J. Ray, “Non-methane hydrocarbons in the Southeast United State National Parks”, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 3133-3155, 2001.
Aneja, V., B. Malik, Q. Tong, D. Kang , and J. Overton, “Measurement and modeling of ammonia emissions at waste treatment lagoon-atmospheric interface”, Water, Air and Soil Pollution: Focus 1: 177-188, 2001.
Kang , D., V.P. Aneja, and J.D. Ray, “Non-methane hydrocarbons in the rural southeast United States Naitonal Parks”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on the measurement of toxic and related air pollutants, Cary, NC, September 1-3, 1998, Air, Water, and Waste Management Association, pp. 532-536, 1998.
Scientific Presentations
Kang, D., B. Eder, R. Mathur, S. Yu, and K. Schere, “An operational evaluation of the Eta-CMAQ air quality forecast Model”, 27th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, Banff, Canada, 26-30 October 2004.
Kang, D., B. Eder, and K. Schere, “Evaluating five regional-scale photochemical modeling systems on their performance for air quality forecast over the eastern US”, 26th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-30 May 2003.
Kang, D., V.P. Aneja, R. Mathur, and J. Ray, “Measurements and modeling of regional air quality in three southeast United States National Parks”, 26th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-30 May 2003.
Kang, D., Q. Tong, V.Aneja, and J. Ray, “Measurement, modeling, and analysis of ozone, nonmethane hydrocarbons, and other trace gases in the southeast United States national parks”, 7 th Scientific Conference of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGAC) at Crete, Greece, 18-25 September 2002.
Kang, D. , V. Aneja, R. Mathur, and J. Ray, “Non-methane hydrocarbons and ozone in the rural southeast United States national parks: A model sensitivity analysis and its comparison with measurement”, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 10-14, 2001.
Kang, D., V. Aneja, R. Zika, C. Farmer, and J. Ray, “Non-methane hydrocarbons in Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park”, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Washington, DC, June 1-4, 2000.
Kang, D., V.P. Aneja, R. Seila, W. Lonneman, and T. Meyers, "Air-Surface exchange rates of hydrocarbons over soybean", American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 1999.
Kang, D. and V.P. Aneja, “Regional Comparison of VOC and NOx Data for Shenandoah, Mammoth Cave and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks”, Enhanced Monitoring Data Workshop, Park Headquarters, Shenandoah National Park, December 15, 1998.
Kang, D., B.W. Nelson, V.P. Aneja, and J.D. Ray, "Non-Methane Hydrocarbons in the Rural Southeast United States," EPA-AWMA International Symposium on the Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants, Cary, NC, September 1-3, 1998.
Nelson, B.W., D. Kang and V.P. Aneja, "Measurements and Analysis of Non-Methane Hydrocarbons in the Rural Southeast United States," The Seventh Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, The McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC, April 23, 1998.
Kang, D. and V.P. Aneja, "Flux measurements of volatile organic compounds over a soybean field," NOVA Workshop, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, August 28, 1997.
Kang, D. et al. "Air-Surface exchange rates of hydrocarbons over soybean" American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 1997.