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:

• Integrated surface-water modeling (hydrology, hydrodynamics, and water quality in watersheds, rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal ecosystems).
• Impacts of human activities and climate changes on water resources, water environment, and aquatic ecosystems.
• Computational modeling of river and coastal hazards.
• Computational fluid dynamics and turbulence modeling.

Services

• Co- Editor, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems
• Associate Editor, Journal of Coastal Research

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

• Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics
• Vice Chair, Turbulence Committee, Engineering Mechanics Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers

Currently Available Research Assistantship:

Available to support a graduate student (doctoral student preferred) in integrated hydrological, hydrodynamic, and water quality modeling of surface water ecosystems/

Recent Publications:

Huang, W. , Xiaohai Liu, Xinjian Chen , Michael S. Flannery, 2011. Critical Flow for Water Management in a Shallow Tidal River Based on Estuarine Residence Time. Water Resources Management. . Volume 25, Number 10, August 2011 , pp. 2367-2385(19).

Wan W. and W. Huang, 2011. Investigation on complete characteristics curves and hydraulic transient of centrifugal pump, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. In print.

Xu Sudong, Wenrui Huang, 2010. Estimating extreme water levels with long-term data by GEV distribution at Wusong station near Shanghai city in Yangtze Estuary, Ocean Engineering, Volume 38, Issues 2-3,  Pages 468-478.

Chen Shui-sen, Wenrui Huang, Weiqi Chen, Hongqing Wang,2010. Remote sensing analysis of rainstorm effects on sediment concentrations in Apalachicola Bay, USA. Ecological Informatics, Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2011, Pages 147-155.

Huang W, Debraj Mukherjee, Shuisen Chen, 2010. Assessment of Hurricane Ivan impact on chlorophyll-a in Pensacola Bay by MODIS 250 m remote sensing. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 62, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 490-498.

Xiao H., Wenrui Huang, 2010.Effects of turbulence models on numerical simulations of wave breaking and run-up on a mild slope beach. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B. Volume 22, Issue 5, Pages 166-171.

Shuisen Chen, Ligang Fang , Hongli Li, Weiqi Chen, Wenrui Huang, 2010. Chlorophyll-a estimation using three-band model in tidal reaches of Pearl River Estuary, China. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing，Volume 66, Issue 3, May 2011, Pages 356-364.

Pan C., and Wenrui Huang, 2010. Numerical Modeling of Suspended Sediment Transport Affected by Tidal Bore in Qiantang Estuary. Journal of Coastal Research 26 (6), pg 1123–1132 .

Xiao H., Wenrui Huang, and Qin Chen, 2010. Effects of submersion depth on wave uplift force acting on Biloxi Bay Bridge decks during Hurricane Katrina, Computers & Fluids,Volume 39, Issue 8, Pages 1390-1400.

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.  2010, 439-453.

Huang, W., 2010. 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.