(1)  NSF-Physical Oceanography and Climate & Large-scale Dynamics: Effects of Freshwater Flux Forcing on Interannual Climate Variability and Predictability in the Tropical Pacific, PI,, 2010-2014 (Current), $599,998；

(2)  NASA-Physical Oceanography: Using Satellite Observations to Derive TIW Induced Atmospheric Feedback Effects for Climate and Ecosystem Modeling Studies, PI, 2008-2012 (Completed), $386,509；

(3)  NOAA-Climate variability & predictability: Modulation of Tropical Air-Sea Coupling by TIWs: Sources for Tropical Biases in the Pacific Climate System, PI, 2008-2013 (Completed), $397,333；

(4)  NSF-Atmosphere: Roles of Tropical Instability Waves (TIWs) in Modulating El Niño/Southern Oscillation. PI,2007-2011 (Completed), $352,139.