{"id":239065,"date":"2026-08-18T15:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=239065"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:37:37","slug":"tim-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/18\/tim-li\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading El Niño, cyclone researcher honored as fellow of national society"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Tim Li<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As one of the most influential scientists in tropical climate dynamics worldwide, University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa<\/span> Department of Atmospheric Sciences<\/a> Professor Tim Li was elected a Fellow<\/a> by the American Meteorological Society. Fellows are elected based on “outstanding contributions to the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences or their applications during a substantial period of years.”<\/p>\n

“It is meaningful to be recognized by the scientific community for hard work and research accomplishments,” said Li, who is also with the International Pacific Research Center<\/a> (IPRC<\/abbr>) in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Li\u2019s research focuses on various aspects of tropical meteorology and climate dynamics, including the dynamics of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Madden-Julian Oscillation, tropical cyclones, Asian-Australian monsoon, climate change and more.<\/p>\n

His recent studies focus on understanding the onset diversity of El Niño and La Niña, super El Niño and multi-year La Niña formation, and extreme weather events. In his research he utilizes observational data analyses alongside theory, numerical model experiments and climate model simulations.<\/p>\n

Li has published 470 professionally referred research papers and a book, with 28,000 citations and a h-index of 91. In recognition of scholarly contributions that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community, he received 糖心视频<\/abbr> Board of Regents Excellence in Research Award<\/a> in 2019. He was elected as a Fellow<\/a> of the Asia-Oceania Geoscience Society in 2025.<\/p>\n

“Tim Li has made many significant contributions in tropical meteorology and climate dynamics, and he exemplifies excellence in research and education at 糖心视频<\/abbr>,” said Malte Stuecker, director of IPRC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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