Lai-yung Ruby Leung

Lai-yung Ruby Leung
Lai-yung Ruby Leung in 2010
Alma materChinese University of Hong Kong (BS), Texas A&M University (MS and PhD)
Known forEarth Systems Analysis, Climate Modeling
AwardsMember of National Academy of Engineering (2017)
Fellow at American Geophysical Union (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsClimate Models, Atmospheric Science, Hydrology
InstitutionsPacific Northwest National Laboratory

Lai-yung Ruby Leung is an atmospheric scientist internationally recognized in the field of Earth Systems modeling and hydrologic processes. She is known for her contributions to the development of local climate models, and for her understanding of the consequences of climate change.[1][2] Her interests are diverse across mountain hydrometeorology, aerosol-cloud interactions, orographic precipitation and climate extremes.

Leung was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for leadership in regional and global computer modeling of the Earth's climate and hydrological processes. In 2019, she became one of eight Battelle Fellows at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).[3]

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