教授，博士生导师，中国科学技术大学地球和空间科学学院大气物理和大气环境专业。2005年本科毕业于中国科学技术大学，2009年于佐治亚理工学院获得大气科学博士学位，之后在美国能源部太平洋西北国家实验室从事研究工作。2016年回国任教。长期从事区域及全球模式的开发和应用，主要专注利用数值模拟的方法来研究区域大气污染及其与天气气候过程之间的相互作用。高度参与了WRF-Chem模式的开发及其在大气污染及气溶胶、辐射、云、雨相互作用方面的应用。同时也开发和使用全球变尺度模式来研究大气中多尺度之间的相互作用。截止2020年，已在国际一流期刊上发表文章90余篇，SCI总引用2900余次，H-Index 35。2016年入选国家创新人才计划，2017年获得“求是”杰出青年学者奖。
中国科学技术大学人才引进启动经费，2017.01-2019.12
基金委专项经费，2017.01-2019.12
博士，大气科学，佐治亚理工学院，美国，2009.05
硕士，大气科学，佐治亚理工学院，美国，2007.06
学士，大气科学，中国科学技术大学，中国，2005.06
学士，管理科学，中国科学技术大学，中国，2005.06
2016.12-:教授，中国科学技术大学，中国
2011.01-2016.12:研究员，太平洋西北国家实验室，美国
2009.07-2010.12:博士后，太平洋西北国家实验室，美国
2005.08-2009.05: 研究助理，佐治亚理工学院，美国
“求是”杰出青年学者奖，2017
所有文章列表：
http://aemol.ustc.edu.cn/content/list/3/page/1/
• 代表性论著：
15. Zhao, C.*, L. R. Leung, S. Park, S. Hagos, J. Lu, K. Sakaguchi, J.-H. Yoon, B. E. Harrop, W. Skamarock, M. Duda (2016): Exploring the impacts of physics and resolution on aqua-planet simulations from a non-hydrostatic global variable-resolution modeling framework, J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst.，8, doi:10.1002/2016MS000727.
14. Zhao, C.*, M. Huang, J. D. Fast, L. K. Berg, Y. Qian, A. Guenther, D. Gu, M. Shrivastava, Y. Liu, S. Walters, G. Pfister, J. Jin, J. E. Shilling, C. Warneke (2016): Sensitivity of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) to land surface parameterizations and vegetation distributions in California, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 1959–1976, doi:10.5194/gmd-9-1959-2016, 2016.
13. Hu, Z., C. Zhao*, J. Huang, L. R. Leung, Y. Qian, H. Yu, L. Huang, O. V. Kalashnikova (2016): Trans-pacific transport and evolution of aerosols: Evaluation of quasi-global WRF-Chem simulation with multiple observations, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 1725–1746, 2016.
12. Zhao, C.*, Z. Hu, Y. Qian, L. R. Leung, J. Huang, M. Huang, J. Jin, M. Flanner, R. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Yan, Z. Lu, and D. G. Streets (2014): Simulating black carbon and dust and their radiative forcing in seasonal snow: a case study over North China with field campaign measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 11475-11491, 2014.
11. Chen, S., C. Zhao*, Y. Qian, L. R. Leung, J. Huang, Z. Huang, J. Bi, W. Zhang, J. Shi, L. Yang, D. Li, J. Li (2014): Regional modeling of dust mass balance and radiative forcing over East Asia using WRF-Chem, Aeolian Research, 15, 15–30, 2014.
10. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, Y. Qian, G. Lin, S. McFarlane, J. Yoon, H. Wang, Z. Hou, B. Yang, P. Ma, H. Yan, J. Bao (2013): Sensitivity of Radiative Fluxes at Top of Atmosphere to Cloud-Microphysics and Aerosol Parameters in the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM5), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10969-10987, 2013.
9. Zhao, C.*, S. Chen, L. R. Leung, Y. Qian, J. Kok, R. Zaveri, J. Huang (2013): Uncertainty in modeling dust mass balance and radiative forcing from size parameterization, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10733–10753, 2013.
8. Zhao, C.*, L. R. Leung, R. Easter, J. Hand, J. Avise: Characterization of speciated aerosol direct radiative forcing over California, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 2372–2388, doi:10.1029/2012JD018364, 2013.
7. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, L. R. Leung (2012): Impact of the Desert dust on the summer monsoon system over Southwestern North America, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3717-3731.
6. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, L. R. Leung, and S. Hagos (2011): Radiative impact of mineral dust on monsoon precipitation variability over West Africa, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 1879-1893.
5. Zhao, C.*, X. Liu, L. R. Leung, B. Johnson, S. McFarlane, W. I. Gustafson Jr., J. D. Fast, and R. Easter (2010): The spatial distribution of mineral dust and its shortwave radiative forcing over North Africa: Modeling sensitivity to dust emissions and aerosol size treatments, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 8821-8838.
4. Zhao, C.*, Y. Wang, Q. Yang, R. Fu, and Y. Choi (2010): Impact of East Asia summer monsoon on the air quality over China: view from space, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D09301, doi:10.1029/2009JD012745.
3. Zhao, C.*, Y. Wang, Y. Choi, and T. Zeng (2009): Summertime impact of convective transport and lightning NOx production over North America: modeling dependence on meteorological simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 4315-4327.
2. Zhao, C.*, Y. Wang, and T. Zeng (2009): East China plains: A “basin” of ozone pollution, Environ. Sci. & Tech., 43, 1911–1915.
1. Zhao, C.*, and Y. Wang (2009): Assimilated inversion of NOx emissions over East Asia using OMI NO2 column measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L06805, doi:10.1029/2008GL037123.