Education
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (1987), University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
M.A. in Applied Mathematics (1985), University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
B.Sc. in Mechanics (1982), Nanjing University of Science and Technology, CHINA

Research interest
I am an applied mathematician with research interests in statistical climatology and nonlinear waves. My group is working on a variety of research projects, including statistical optimal averaging and interpolation of climate parameters, error estimation in climate data analysis, development of agroclimate datasets and drought monitoring, optimal blending of satellite remote sensing data with in situ observations, weather risk analysis and statistical decision theory, Hilbert-Huang signal analysis for nonlinear and non-stationary processes, climate informatics, internal and surface waves in water flows over a topography,  and nonlinear evolution equations and solitons. We have developed a suite of theories and datasets to help quantify the uncertainties in the analysis of the climate data from both observations and modeling. Together with the research group of Gerald R. North at Texas A&M University, we established the SOA (spectral optimal average) theory to estimate the sampling errors in the average of an inhomogeneous field. The United Nations’ Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) adopted our theory to estimate the uncertainties in global warming assessment from 1861 to 2000 (IPCC AR3 Report 2001, Figures 2.7 and 2.8). Collaborating with William K.M. Lau group at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, we established the ECC (ensemble canonical correlation) theory for predicting monthly precipitation over the United States.

My research projects have been supported by many agencies, including US National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Research Council, Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment Canada, Alberta Agriculture, Alberta Innovation and Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, University of Alberta, and San Diego State University.

Monographs

1. Huang, N.E. and S.S.P. Shen (ed.), 2005: Hilbert-Huang Transform and Its Applications, World Scientific, 360pp.
2. Chetner, S., and the Agroclimatic Atlas Working Group, 2003: Agroclimatic Atlas of Alberta, 1971 to 2000. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Agdex071-1, Edmonton, Alberta, 89pp. (S.S.P. Shen is the lead scientist in the Working Group.)
3. Shen, S.S.P., 1995: Climate Sampling Errors, Lecture Notes at University of Tokyo, 74pp.
4. Shen, S.S.P., 1993: A Course on Nonlinear Waves, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 327pp.

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