Xiaozhou Ruan
Assistant Professor at Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolXiaozhou Ruan is an Assistant Professor and physical oceanographer at Boston University with 11 years of research experience bridging environmental science, applied mathematics, and atmospheric sciences. After earning a Ph.D. from Caltech in Environmental Science and Engineering & Applied and Computational Mathematics, he completed a postdoc at MIT before transitioning to a faculty role, bringing deep expertise in quantitative modeling of ocean-atmosphere processes. His work combines rigorous computational methods with observational oceanography, enabling insights into coupled climate dynamics that inform both theory and practical forecasting. Known for translating complex mathematical tools into actionable geophysical understanding, he often blends high-performance modeling with field data to tackle multiscale environmental problems.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Science and Engineering & Applied and Computational Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Science and Engineering & Applied and Computational Mathematics at California Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Bachelor's degree, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at Ocean University of China
Github Skills (19)
climate-change10
ocean10
fluid9
dynamics9
fluid-dynamics9
julia9
gpu8
machine-learning8
prediction-model5
ecology4
modeling3
simulation3
transport3
climate-science3
agent-based-modeling3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
xiaozhour/xiaozhour.github.io
Aug 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
xiaozhour/xruan.github.io
Aug 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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