{"id":338,"date":"2025-09-25T20:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:32:53","slug":"chuyan-zhao","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/student-researchers\/chuyan-zhao\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuyan Zhao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chuyanzhao-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chuyan Zhao smiles while seated on a bench outside.\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chuyanzhao-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chuyanzhao-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chuyanzhao-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I earned my Ph.D. and M.S. in Harbor, Coastal, and Offshore Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, where I developed numerical models to study wave attenuation by vegetation and conducted physical experiments to validate these models. My research broadened during my time as a Visiting Graduate Student at MIT, where I investigated the effects of vegetation on sediment transport. While at MTU, I developed a data assimilation strategy to improve water temperature simulations and contributed to ecosystem process simulations in the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Projects:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C-CHARM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-term data assimilative, temperature and currents database for Lake Superior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparative Evaluation of Biophysical Models for Predicting Phytoplankton Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achievements\/Contributions:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>[1] Tang, J.,&nbsp;<strong>Zhao, C.<\/strong>, Shen, Y., 2019. Numerical investigation of the effects of coastal vegetation zone width on wave run-up attenuation. Ocean Engineering. 189, 106395.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2019.106395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2019.106395<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[2]&nbsp;<strong>Zhao, C.<\/strong>, Zhang, Y., Tang, J., Shen, Y., 2020. Numerical investigation of solitary wave run-up attenuation by patchy vegetation. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 39(5), 105-114.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/s13131-020-1572-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/s13131-020-1572-6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3]&nbsp;<strong>Zhao, C.<\/strong>, Tang, J., Shen, Y., 2021. Experimental study on solitary wave attenuation by emerged vegetation in currents. Ocean Engineering. 220, 108414.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2020.108414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2020.108414<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[4]&nbsp;<strong>Zhao, C.<\/strong>, Tang, J., Shen, Y., Wang, Y., 2021. Study on wave attenuation in following and opposing currents due to rigid vegetation. Ocean Engineering. 236, 109574.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2021.109574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2021.109574<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[5]&nbsp;<strong>Zhao, C.<\/strong>, Tang, J., Shen, Y., 2022. Numerical investigation of the effects of rigid emergent vegetation on wave runup and overtopping. Ocean Engineering. 264, 112502.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2022.112502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2022.112502<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[6] Ge, Z., Tang, J.,&nbsp;<strong>Zhao, Z.<\/strong>, 2022. Numerical study on influence of vegetation on bed shear stress under coastal waves. Haiyang Xuebao, 44(11)\uff1a111\u2013120.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[7] Zhang, X<strong>.,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Zhao, C<\/strong>.,Nepf, H., 2024.A simple prediction of time-mean and wave orbital velocities in submerged canopy. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 982(10), A3.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/jfm.2024.61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/jfm.2024.61<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentations:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cNumerical study of the effect of Coastal Meadow Width on Wave Run-up Attenuation\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evolution of wetland ecosystems in delta and bay areas: coupling of ecological processes and dynamic geomorphology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cRiver Delta and Coastal Area\u201d Academic Conference, September 2019, Nanjing, China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cStudy on Influence of Currents on Regular Wave Attenuation due to Rigid Vegetation\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hydraulics and River Dynamics, Marine Science and Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 594th Tsinghua University Doctoral Academic Forum, May 2020, Virtual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cStudy on Wave Attenuation in Following and Opposing Currents due to Rigid Vegetation\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coastal hydrodynamics and coastal processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling in Coastal and Port Engineering and Science (COASTLAB2020), December 2020, Zhoushan, China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cExperimental Study on Solitary Wave Attenuation by Emerged Vegetation in Currents\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Estuarine and Coastal Ecological Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young and Middle-aged Academic Seminar on Port, Waterway, Coasts and Marine Engineering, June 2021, Qingdao, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cInitiation of Sediment Resuspension by combined Wave-Current Conditions in an Artificial Seagrass Meadow\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ecohydraulics and Ecomorphodynamics: Biophysical Interactions Across Scales in Natural and Engineered Aquatic Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting, December 2022, Chicago, IL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cImproved thermal structure and lake surface temperature simulation for Lake Superior using a data assimilative model\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advances in Hydroclimate Modeling and Data to Support Great Lakes Adaptive Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IAGLR\u2019s 67<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, May 2024, Windsor, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cEnhancing Short-Term Forecast Accuracy of Water Temperature in Lake Superior through Data Assimilation\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ecological Forecasting as a Tool for Adaptation and Mitigation in Aquatic Ecosystems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASLO (Association for the science of Limnology and Oceanography), June 2024, Madison, WI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Goals:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My future goals include securing a tenure-track position where I can further explore the physical and ecological processes in both oceanic and lacustrine systems. I aim to deepen our understanding of these environments, focusing on how they respond to climate change and human impacts while contributing to the development of predictive models that support sustainable management and conservation efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background:&nbsp; I earned my Ph.D. and M.S. in Harbor, Coastal, and Offshore Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, where I developed numerical models to study wave attenuation by vegetation and conducted physical experiments to validate these models. 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