Hydraulics and Water Resources

(850) 410-6199

huang@eng.fsu.edu

Dr. Huang's research interests are in computational model development and applications in water resource and hydraulic engineering. Dr. Huang has actively conducted research in numerical modeling of environmental hydraulics. He has successfully developed a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model, which is capable of simulating unsteady natural flow systems in rivers, estuaries, and lakes. He has conducted several computer model applications to resolve complex engineering problems of hydrodynamics and pollutant transport in river and estuarine systems. These applications include Taunton River and Mt. Hope Bay of Rhode Island, Apalachicola Bay and Choctawhachee Bay of Florida. Dr. Huang has also conducted successful applications of neural network method to predict water resource variables such as flow and salinity. Dr. Huang's research has been sponsored by Northwest Florida Water Management District and NOAA.

Research Interests

computational method in modeling three-dimensional fluid flow

modeling pollutant transport and effects on surface water systems

coastal system analyses

multivariate time-series modeling applications in water resources. 

Selected Publications

Mortazavi, B., R. Iverson, W. Huang, G. Lewis, and J. Gaffrey, 2000. “Nitrogen Budget of Apalachicola Bay.”  International Journal of Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 195, 1-14, March, 2000.

Huang, W., M. Spaulding, 2000. “Correlation of sub-tidal salinity and freshwater inflow in a tidal river. “ Journal of Waterway, Port, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE.

Mortazavi B, Iverson RL, Landing WM, Lewis FG, Huang W. 2000, “Control of Phytoplankton Production and Biomass in a River-Dominated Estuary: Apalachicola Bay, FL, USA .”  International Journal of Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2000 Jun 5.  198.  P 19-31 (In press)

2. Soronnadi Nnaji, Professor, Ph.D. University of Arizona

(850) 410-6127

nnaji@eng.fsu.edu

Dr. Nnaji is a pioneering faculty member of the college and is involved in activities designed to help students establish an early engineering identity and to assist them to navigate the transitional phases of their education. He received the 1994-95 Tau Beta Pi Teacher of the Year and the University Professorial Excellence Program (PEP) Award, 1998. He teaches courses in engineering concepts, computations and statistics, hydrology, hydraulics and hydraulic engineering. Recent research projects include, an inventory of domestic wastewater residuals in Florida, hydrologic decision modeling for optimal utilization of small lakes, and decision support systems applications in urban transit systems management. His current project involves the determination of horizontal permeability of undisturbed and reconsolidated soils.

Research Interests

development of decision support systems for hydraulic, transit and water resources systems applications

predicting and designing for natural and human-induced hazards

Selected Publications

Yazdani N., S. Nnaji and M. Rambo-Rodenberry, “Conceptual Breakaway Swimming Pool Design for Coastal Areas,” Journal of Coastal Research, 13(1), 1997, pp 61-66.

Nnaji S., N. Yazdani, and M. Rambo-Rodenberry,  “Scour Impact of Coastal Swimming Pools on Beach Systems,” Journal of Coastal Research, 12(1), pp 220- 232, 1996.