Bin Zhang

Bin Zhang received his B.S. in Geophysics from University of Science and Technology of China, M.S. in Physical Oceanography from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science and Ph.D. in Oceanography from Old Dominion University (2008). His research interests include ocean circulation dynamics and ocean state forecast, ocean modeling and data assimilation, sea surface height measurements and application, satellite sensor calibration/validation and GNSS Radio Occultation. He was a postdoc associate at Rutgers University from 2007-2009 on ocean modeling and data assimilation, then joined UMD as a research associate in 2009 working on Chesapeake Bay ocean forecasting and data assimilation. At UMD, he also worked as NOAA affiliate on various satellite calibration/validation work, including JPSS/VIIRS, Microwave Radiometers for Jason satellites, and GNSS Radio Occultation. He was a (senior) satellite sensor calibration scientist at Earth Resource Technology Inc. from 2014 to 2018. He has been a senior scientist working at Global Science and Technology, LLC  since 2023. He rejoined CISESS/UMD in January 2026 as a Visiting Associate Research Scientist supporting the GNSS Radio Occultation Cal/Val project.