Xiao Liu, Ph.D.

I am a marine ecologist by training. I am interested in observing, understanding, and predicting changes in the ocean and the climate system. My current research involves the use of remote sensing and autonomous in situ observations, numerical ocean physical-biogeochemical models, and state-of-the-art data assimilation techniques to improve the skills of ocean weather and ecological predictions.

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I received my Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences from the University of Southern California in 2017, M.S. in Marine Biology from Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the College of William & Mary in 2011, and B.S. in Biological Sciences from the Ocean University of China in 2008. I completed my postdoctoral training at Princeton University and NOAA GFDL before accepting a research position to support work at NOAA NCEP's Environmental Modeling Center.