Pao-Kuan Wang (Chinese: 王寳貫; born 1949) is a Taiwanese atmospheric scientist.

Wang studied meteorology at National Taiwan University, then pursued advanced degrees in atmospheric science at University of California, Los Angeles, culminating in a doctorate completed in 1978.[1][2] He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison starting in 1980, and was granted emeritus status in 2016.[1][2] He is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the Meteorological Society of the Republic of China, which he was elected to in 2005 and 2008 respectively.[2] He was president of the latter organization from 2013 to 2017.[2] In 2018, Wang was elected an academician of Academia Sinica.[2][3] Wang has written several popular science books in Chinese.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pao K. Wang". University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pao-Kuan Wang". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "2018 Academicians Announced". Academia Sinica. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Wang, Pao-Kuan 王寳貫". Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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