1. Climate services
2. Meteorological disaster monitoring and risk assessment
3. Climate dynamics

1. 2010 CMA Award for Distinguished Meteorological Service
2. First Prize of 2007 Higher Education Institution Science and Technology Award of by Ministry of Education (Range 3)

Sept. 1995-Jul. 1999 B.S. in Meteorology, Nanjing University, China
Sept. 1999-Jun.2004 M.S. and Ph.D. in meteorology, Nanjing University, China

Jun.2004-Aug.2006 Engineer, National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration
Sep.2006-Dec.2018 Senior Engineer, National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration
Jan.2019-Present Professor, National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration

1. “Application of Nonlinear Methods in the Assessment of Climate System Models”, a project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 41605069).
2. Long-Term Correlation Calculation Based on Self-Adaptive Detrending Approach, a project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 41875120).

1. S. S. Zhao, W. P. He, and Y. D. Jiang (2017). “Evaluation of NCEP-2 and CFSR reanalysis seasonal temperature data in China using detrended fluctuation analysis.” International Journal of Climatology, 38(1), DOI: 10.1002/joc.5173.
2. S. S. Zhao, and W.P. He (2015).“Evaluation of the performance of the Beijing Climate Centre Climate System Model 1.1(m) to simulate precipitation across China based on long-range correlation characteristics.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (3.38), 120 (24); DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024059.
3. S. S. Zhao, and W. P. He (2015). “Evaluation of the performance of the Beijing Climate Centre Climate System Model in simulating daily average temperature series in four seasons in China.” Acta Physica Sinica (0.624), 64(4), 049021.
4. S. S. Zhao, and W. P. He (2014). “Evaluation of the performance of the Beijing Climate Centre Climate System Model in simulating air temperatures across China based on long-range correlation.” Acta Physica Sinica (0.624), 63(20), 209201.
5. S. S. Zhao, T. J. Zhou, X. Q. Yang, Y. M. Zhu, Y. K. Tan, and X. G. Sun (2011). “Interdecadal change of the relationship between the tropical Indian ocean dipole mode and the summer climate anomaly in China.” Acta Meteorologica Sinica (1.551), 25(2), 129-141.