Dr. Banghua Yan received a Ph.D. in atmospheric physics from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, in 1997 and a Ph.D. in atmospheric radiation from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in 2001. She is currently a physical scientist with the Satellite Calibration and Data Assimilation Branch in the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). From 2017 to 2019, she successfully led calibrations/validations of Metop-C AMSU-A. She also coordinated the JPSS/STAR (JSTAR) mission program for more than half a year. Currently, she leads the Sensor Data Record calibration and validation of the Joint Polar Satellite System Ozone Mapping and Profiler
Suite (OMPS), and the STAR Integrated Calibration/Validation System (ICVS) Long-term Monitoring.
Dr. Likun Wang received a B.S. degree in atmospheric sciences and an M.S. degree in meteorology from Peking University, Beijing, China, in 1996 and 1999, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in atmospheric sciences from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in 2004. He is currently a research scientist with Dell Services Federal Government in support of the satellite sensor calibration and validation program for NOAA/NESDIS. Before that, he worked on the LiDAR/radar remote sensing of clouds as a postdoctoral research associate with the University of Maryland from 2004 to 2005. His current principal areas of interest include (1) improving the accuracy and preciseness of satellite measurements and products through calibration and validation efforts, and (2) recalibrating NOAA's historic satellite data records to create consistent, homogeneous long-term satellite measurements for climate studies.
