Jiali Wang

Dr. Jiali Wang is an atmospheric scientist in the Environmental Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, holding fellowships with the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE) at Northwestern University and the Center for Advanced Study of Environmental (CASE) at the University of Chicago. Since earning her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science in 2012, she has established herself as a leading researcher in climate impact assessment and high-resolution modeling.

Her educational background centers on her 2012 Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, which provided the foundation for her expertise in climate dynamics and numerical modeling.

Dr. Wang specializes in understanding climate and extreme climate variability and their impacts on water, energy, and infrastructure systems. Her research integrates high-resolution numerical modeling, advanced data analysis, and machine learning to address critical challenges in climate resilience. Key focus areas include regional climate modeling for extreme events, infrastructure vulnerability assessment, and renewable energy applications. Her methodological innovations bridge atmospheric science with practical engineering solutions for climate adaptation.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a strong trajectory in convection-permitting regional climate modeling, with increasing emphasis on coupled atmosphere-ocean-land systems and machine learning applications. Her work consistently targets high-impact areas including North Atlantic cyclones, Great Lakes regional climate, and infrastructure resilience, demonstrating a strategic alignment with national energy and security priorities.

Dr. Wang's exceptional contributions have been recognized through numerous prestigious awards:

• Argonne Pacesetter Award (2019)
• HPC Innovation Excellence Award for Risk and Resiliency of Infrastructure Southeastern USA for AT&T (2019)
• R&D 100 Finalist for Climate Risk and Resilience Analysis technology (2019)
• Argonne Director’s Award for climate impacts analysis on AT&T infrastructure (2020)
• Consecutive Impact Argonne Awards (2021-2023)
• Delivering Impact Award for Commercialization Excellence (2024)

As principal investigator and co-investigator, she has secured substantial funding from diverse sources including the Department of Energy (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Biological and Environmental Research), Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, industrial partners (notably AT&T), and Argonne's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program. These projects consistently translate climate science into actionable risk assessment frameworks for critical infrastructure.

Within Argonne's Environmental Science Division, Dr. Wang leads collaborative research initiatives that leverage the laboratory's advanced computing resources and national user facilities. Her work integrates closely with university partners through NAISE and CASE, creating a robust research ecosystem focused on solving complex climate-infrastructure challenges through interdisciplinary approaches.