Zhaomin Wang is a professor at Hohai University, Nanjing, China. He graduated with a PhD from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His research experience includes development of an earth system model of intermediate complexity, paleoclimate modelling, ocean circulation modelling, and air-sea-ice interaction studies. His current research is on large-scale ocean circulation modelling, ice shelf-ocean interaction, and polar extreme events. He is currently the director of International Polar Environment Research Laboratory at Hohai University, a member of International Commission on Climate, a member of the SCAR Expert Group on Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment.