Yong Chen received B.S. and M.S. degrees in atmospheric sciences from Peking University, Beijing, China, in 1996 and 1999, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in atmospheric sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2005. Currently, he is a Physical Scientist with NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, MD, USA. His research interests include (1) radiative transfer theory and applications; (2) the development and implementation of fast radiative transfer models for satellite data assimilation; (3) the radiometric and spectral calibration and validation of satellite hyperspectral infrared sounders, IR data processing; and (4) Global Navigation Satellite System radio occultation data processing and data assimilation.