First Name
William
Last Name
Hsieh
Position
Professor Emeritus
Office Room
EOS-South 162
Tel (Office)
(604) 822-2821
Email
whsieh@eos.ubc.ca
Research Groups
Students Wanted
not accepting
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Bachelor's Degree
U.B.C., 1976, Combined Honours in Mathematics and Physics
Master's Degree
U.B.C., 1978, Physics
Doctoral Degree
U.B.C., 1981, Physics and Oceanography
Employment History
Post-doctoral: Cambridge University (Dept. of Applied Maths. & Theoretical Physics) 1981-82;
University of New South Wales (School of Mathematics) 1983-85.
Faculty at U.B.C. since 1986.
Professor (jointly appointed between the Dept. of Earth & Ocean Sciences, and the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy) and Chair of the Atmospheric Science Programme (2002-2007, 2008-2010).
Awards
President's Prize (1999), Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.
Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, U.B.C.(2000).
Fellow of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (2010).
Citizenship
Canadian
Research Area
Theoretical Physics
Research Field
Climate Dynamics
Selected Publications