Yumeng Chen
Data Assimilation Scientific Programmer (PDRA)
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolYumeng Chen is a data assimilation scientific programmer with 11 years’ experience applying numerical methods to climate and sea-ice models, currently working on PDAF and Python-based DAPPER tools at the University of Reading. With a PhD in Earth Sciences and a strong background in Fortran, C++ and Python, she designs conservative transport schemes, adaptive mesh refinement and scalable data structures for production modeling code. Her work bridges software engineering and research—developing algorithms, implementing them in object-oriented Fortran, and communicating results through publications and interdisciplinary presentations. Curious by nature, she combines mathematical analysis, advanced visualization and computational simulation to probe numerical model behavior and improve assimilation workflows. An often-overlooked strength is her track record of collaborating across institutions (including the Met Office and University of Hamburg) to translate idealized tests into practical model improvements.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Atmospheric Sciences, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Atmospheric Sciences at Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth Sciences at University of HamburgMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Atmosphere Ocean and Climate, Distinction, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Atmosphere Ocean and Climate, Distinction at University of Reading
English, Chinese, German
Github Skills (13)
bayesian-methods10
particle-filter10
kalman10
chaos9
python8
data-science6
ocean2
mesh1
tracer1
amr1
transport1
geos-chem1
refinement1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
yumengch/pyPDAF
Jan 2022 - Oct 2022
A Python interface to parallel data assimilation framework - pyPDAF
Contributions:4 releases, 59 commits, 16 PRs in 8 months
data-assimilationenkfvariational-method
dalepartridge/eORCA1-BGC-PDAF
Dec 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:21 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 4 months
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