Xi Zhang joined LPL in January 2013, working as a Bisgrove post-doctoral scholar on planetary atmospheres with Dr. Adam Showman. His research focuses on developing a fundamental understanding of the planetary climate system from observational, theoretical and modeling work. He has been involved in several projects on Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Titan, Neptune, extra-solar planets, brown dwarfs, as well as Earth. Xi’s work covers topics on atmospheric science, including fluid dynamics, spectroscopy, chemistry, cloud microphysics, and radiative transfer.

Xi is from Sichuan, China. He studied at Peking University, where he earned a B.S. in Space Physics (2007). Xi earned his Ph.D. in 2012 from California Institute of Technology with a thesis on aerosol and chemistry on planetary atmospheres in the solar system. Xi enjoys reading, swimming, and outdoor activities.