​Dr. Yao is interested in using numerical modeling and in situ and remote sensing observations to understand and predict the ocean circulations in the Arabian marginal seas, including the Red Sea​ and Arabian Gulf, and the impacts of the circulations on the marine ecosystems.

• ​Rapid Red Sea deep water renewals caused by volcanic eruptions and the North Atlantic Oscillation
  F. Yao, I. Hoteit
  Sci. Adv., 4, eaar5637, 2018
• Thermocline regulated seasonal evolution of surface chlorophyll in the Gulf of Aden
  F. Yao, I. Hoteit
  PloS one, 2015
• Seasonal overturning circulation in the Red Sea: 1. Model validation and summer circulation
  F. Yao, I. Hoteit, L. J. Pratt, A. S. Bower, P. Zhai, A. Köhl, G. Gopalakrishnan J. Geophys Res. Oceans, 119, 2238–2262, 2014
• Seasonal overturning circulation in the Red Sea: 2. Winter circulation
  F. Yao, I. Hoteit, L. J. Pratt, A. S. Bower, A. Köhl, G. Gopalakrishnan, D. Rivas J. Geophys Res. Oceans, 119, 2263–2289, 2014
• A HYCOM modeling study of the Persian Gulf: 1. Model configurations and surface circulation
  F. Yao, W. E. Johns
  J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 115, C11017, 2010

• Ph.D., Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, University of Miami
• M.Sc., Fluid Mechanics, Ocean University of China
• B.Sc., Oceanography, Ocean University of China

• ​2014-Present: Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  
• 2010-2014: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

• ​American Geophysical Union

• Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)