Wenrui Huang, Ph.D.,P.E., Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, USA.

Phone: 850-410-6199; E-mail: whuang@eng.fsu.edu

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Research Interests:

• Coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics and ecosystems.
• Coastal hazards (storm surge and wave modeling, and dynamic wave load simulations).
• Time series modeling and analysis in hydrology and coastal oceanography.
• Computational fluid dynamics and turbulence modeling

Services

• Co-Chief Editor, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems
• Chair, Turbulence Committee, Engineering Mechanics Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, (2008-2010)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Coastal Research

New membership for Coastal Education & Research Foundation for two Free JCR special issues.

Currently Available Research Assistantship:

Immediately available to support an American graduate student’s research (doctoral student preferred) hydrological and ecological assessments. The student will have opportunities to participate in the ongoing improvement and applications of advanced surface water models, and have opportunities to work on co-authored papers for publications in international journals.

Recent Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Pan, C., and Wenrui Huang, 2010. Numerical Modeling of Suspended Sediment Transport in Qiantang River - an Estuary Affected by Tidal Bore. Journal of Coastal Research, in print.

Wang, Hongqing, Christine M. Hladik, Wenrui Huang, Katherine Milla, Lee Edmiston, Mark A. Harwell, and John F. Schalles, 2010. Detecting and mapping water quality indicators in Apalachicola Bay, Florida using MODIS Terra 250 m imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol 31, No. 2, Jan. 20 2010, 439-453.

Huang, W., 20010. Hydrodynamic Modeling and Eco-hydrological Analysis of River Inflow Effects on Apalachicola Bay, Florida, USA. Estuaries, Coastal, and Shell Science, volume 86, issue. 3, pages 526-534.

Huang, W., Xiaohai Liu, Xinjian Chen, Michael S. Flannery. 2010. Estimating river flow effects on water ages by hydrodynamic modeling in Little Manatee River estuary. Journal of Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Volume 10, Numbers 1-2, pages 197-211.

Huang. W., 2010, Enhancement of the Turbulence Sub-model for More Accurate Predictions of Vertical Stratifications in 3D Coastal and Estuarine Modeling. International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems., Volume 1 • Number 1 , pages 37-50.

Chen, Shuisen, Wenrui Huang, Hongqing Wang, D. Li, 2009. Remote sensing of sediment re-suspension during Hurricane Frances in Apalachicola Bay, USA. Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 113, Issue 12, pages 2670-2681.

Huang, W., and Hong Xiao, 2009. Numerical Modeling of Dynamic Wave Force Acting on Escambia Bay Bridge Deck during Hurricane Ivan, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Volume 135, Issue 4, pp. 164-175.

Liu, Xiaohai, Wenrui Huang, 2009. Wind-induced Sediment Resuspension and Transport in Apalachicola Bay. Journal of Environmental Modelling & Software, Volum 90 24, Issue 11, pages 1302-1313.

Huang Wenrui，Liu Xiaohai, 2009, Effects of Reducing River Flow on Pulse Residence Time in Little Manatee River, USA. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 2009, 15: 095-100.

Chen, Shuisen, Ligang Fang, Lixin Zhang, and Wenrui Huang, 2009. Remote sensing of turbidity in sea water intrusion reaches of Pearl River estuary- A case study in Modaomen waterway. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages 119-127.

Xiao, H. W. Huang, and J. Tao, 2009. Hydrodynamic modeling of wave overtopping a levee during Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Computers and Fluids, Volume 38, Issue 5, May 2009, Pages 991-99

Courses Taught

Hydraulics, Hydraulic Lab, Hydraulic Engineering I , Coastal and Estuarine Hydraulics, Surface Water Modeling, Environmental Fluid Mechanics.