Curriculum Vita

Gaopeng Lu

Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidiate
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Physics Department
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801

Phone: 575-418-5660 (mobile), 505-835-5423 (office)
E-mail: gplu@nmt.edu
MSN: ustc_aihualu@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/~gplu

EDUCATION
09/1998 - 07/2003 B.S.in Atmospheric Science, Univ. of Science and Technology of China

Thesis
Simulation of Electric Field at High Altitude due to Thunderstorm
Advisors - Prof. Zhu Baoyou, and Prof. Tao Shanchang.

 

09/1998 - 07/2002 B.S.in Management Science, USTC

Thesis
Analysis of the Distribution Model in Logistics
Advisor - Prof. Hua Zhongsheng.

 

06/2004 - present Ph.D. student in Atmospheric Physics, New Mexico Tech
Thesis
Charge transportation in intracloud flashes

Research Advisor - Prof. William P. Winn.

Committee: William P. Winn, Richard G. Sonnenfeld, William Rison, and Ken Eack.

 

HONORS(1998-present)
09/1998 Excellent Freshman Fellowship (USTC)
1999-2002 Excellent Student Fellowships (USTC)
04/2001 Excellent Member in Team Activities (USTC)
07/2003 Excellent Graduate Fellowship (USTC)
07/2003 Excellent Graduate Fellowship (Anhui Province)
WORK/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
06/2004~present Research assistant at Langmuir Lab, NMT;
07/2002~04/2004 Research assistant at Atmospheric Remote Sensing Lab, USTC;
07/2003~09/2003 Full-time programmer at Xiamen Alpha Information System Co., YAMAHA;
09/2002~01/2003 Part-time assistant at Center of Career Guiding, USTC.
PERSONALITIES
Characters: Warm-hearted,Responsible,Independent,Honest,Cooperative,Hardworking
Hobbies: Collecting Stamps, basketball, Swimming, Climbing, Reading and photography
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Period
Project
2007. Jan. - now
* Observation of TLEs associated with New Mexico thunderstorms using ground-based optical instrument
2004. July - now
* The formation mechanisms of TLEs (red sprites, elves, blue jets, and blue starters, etc.)
2003. Dec. - now
* Calculation of electric field driven by lightning discharges (using transmission line model, and finite element method with COMSOL)
2005. July - 2007. October
* Design of a new instrument for lightning research
2005. July - now
* Charge structure of intracloud flashes, and the charge structure of electrically active thunderstorm (for dissertation)

Publications * Research Interests

Professional Membership
Member of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member of Sigma Pi Sigma
Student Member of IEEE

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