Professor TAN’s research focuses on the fundamental theoretical research in the atmospheric dynamics, tropical cyclone, and atmospheric predictability. He acted as Vice President of the Chinese Meteorological Society, member of the International Commission for Dynamic Meteorology (ICDM), Vice-Chairman of Chinese National Committee for THORPEX, Co-Chair of the Discipline Evaluation Group for Atmospheric Science of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, and member of the Advisory Committee of the Earth Science Division of National Natural Science Foundation of China. He now serves as the President of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Chairman of the Chinese National Committee of the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), Vice President of the Chinese National Committee of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), member of the Chinese National Expert Committee on Climate Change, Chair of Atmospheric Sciences Education Advisory Committee of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and Chairman of Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology.