Profile
Xian Lu
Physics and Astronomy
Associate Professor
864-656-4204
Kinard Lab 302A [Office]
Educational Background
Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011
M.S., Space Physics, Wuhan University, 2006
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University, 2003
Profile/About Me
I joined Clemson University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, as an assistant professor in 2016. Before that, I was the CIRES postdoctoral fellow at University of Colorado Boulder from 2012 to 2013, and worked as a research scientist at CIRES from 2013 to 2016. I got my PhD degree from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbama Champaign in 2011.
Research Interests
Space weather
Atmospheric wave dynamics
Numerical modeling and supercomputing
Data assimilation and machine learning
Courses Taught
PHYS 2210: College Physics with Calculus II (Honor)
PHYS 4410/6410: Electricity and Magnetism I (Core Physics)
PHYS 4420/6420: Electricity and Magnetism II (Core Physics)
PHYS 4200/6200: Atmospheric Physics
PHYS 8290: Numerical Fluid Dynamics (New Curriculum)
Selected Publications
Lu, X., Wu, H., Heale, C., England, S., Zhang, S. (2024). Impacts of Thunderstorm-Generated Gravity Waves on the Ionosphere-Thermosphere using TIEGCM-NG/MAGIC Simulations and Comparisons with GNSS TEC, ICON and COSMIC-2 Observations, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 129, e2024JA032854. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA032854.
Martinez, B., Lu, X., Pedatella, N., Wu, H., Oberheide, J. (2024). Impact of the Polar Vortex on Sub-seasonal O/N2 Variability in the Lower Thermosphere using GOLD and WACCM-X, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 129, e2024JA032724, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA032724.
Lu, X., H. Wu, S. Kaeppler, J. Meriwether, Y. Nishimura, W. Wang, J. Li, X. Shi (2023), Understanding Strong Neutral Vertical Winds and I-T Responses to the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Storm Using TIEGCM Driven by Data-Assimilated Aurora and Electric Fields, Space Weather, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022SW003308.
Martinez, B., and X. Lu (2023), Quantifying Day-to-day Variability of O/N2 and its Correlation with Geomagnetic Activity using GOLD, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Volume 10-2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2023.1129279.
Wu, H., Lu, X., Wang, W., and Liu, H.-L. (2023). Simulation of the propagation and effects of gravity waves generated by Tonga volcano eruption in the thermosphere and ionosphere using nested-grid TIEGCM. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 128, e2023JA031354. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JA031354.
Wu, H., X. Tan, Q. Zhang, W. Huang, X. Lu, Y. Nishimura, Y. Zhang (2022), Multiresolution data assimilation for auroral energy flux and mean energy using DMSP SSUSI, THEMIS ASI, and an empirical model, Space Weather, 20, e2022SW003146. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022SW003146.
Wu, H., and X. Lu (2022), Data Assimilation of High-Latitude Electric Fields: Extension of a Multi-Resolution Gaussian Process Model (Lattice Kriging) to Vector Fields, Space Weather, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021SW002880.
Memberships
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) President's Advisory Committee on University Relations (PACUR, 2020.8-)
UCAR member representative (2019.8-)
Member, American Geophysical Union, AGU, (2007- )
Honors and Awards
Dean's Professor Award, College of Science, Clemson University, 2021
Rising Star in Discovery, College of Science, Clemson University, 2020
Pilot Program for Faculty Incentive for Global Engagement in SCIENCE, Awardee, Clemson University, 2020
Junior Researcher of the Year, Nominee, Clemson University, 2019
NSF/CAREER award, 2018
NCAR/Advanced Study Program (ASP) Faculty Fellowship, 2018
CIRES Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2012
