Weiming Wu

Biography

Dr. Weiming Wu is a Professor at Clarkson University, NY, USA. Dr. Wu earned his Ph.D. from Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering, China in 1991. He was a Lecturer/Associate Professor at his Alma Mater in 1991-1995, a Research Fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Institute for Hydromechanics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany in 1995-1997, and a faculty member at the National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering of the University of Mississippi in 1997-2013. He taught courses Sediment Transport, Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Computational River Dynamics, and Water Quality Modeling. His research interests include fundamental sediment transport; hydro- and morphodynamics in rivers, estuaries, coastal waters and uplands; surge and wave attenuation by vegetation; interaction between surface and subsurface flows; free surface flow and sediment transport modeling; dam/levee breach and flood modeling; and water quality and aquatic ecosystem/ecotoxicology modeling. He has developed a suite of computational models for flow, sediment transport, pollutant transport and aquatic ecology in riverine and coastal waters. His nonuniform sediment transport capacity formula has been recommended by international peers as one of the best choices. He authored a book "Computational River Dynamics" published through Taylor & Francis, UK in November 2007. In addition, he has published more than 130 articles on journals and conferences, and given a number of lectures, keynotes and short courses in several countries. He received a best paper award in 2007 from the World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER). He is a Fellow of ASCE, and a member of IAHR, CERF and WASER. He served as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sediment Research in 2008-2010, the Chair for ASCE Computational Hydraulics Committee (2010-2012), and the Chair for ASCE Task Committee on Dam/Levee Breaching (2009-2012). He currently serves as an Associate Editor for ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering and the Chair for ASCE Sedimentation Committee.

Education Background

Ph.D. - 1991 Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering
M.S. - 1988 Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering
B.S. - 1986 Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering

Teaching Interests

Sediment Transport; Hydraulics; Fluid Mechanics; Computational River Dynamics; Water Quality Modeling

Research Interests

Fundamentals of sediment transport; hydro- and morphodynamics in river, estuarine, and coastal waters; free surface flow and sediment transport modeling; dam/levee breach and flood modeling; surge and wave attenuation by vegetation; interaction between surface and subsurface flows; water quality and aquatic ecosystem/ecotoxicology modeling

Awards

• 1995–1997, Research Fellowship of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany.
• 2007, Best Paper Award by World Association of Sedimentation and Erosion Research.
• 2013, Excellent Paper Award by 12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation, Kyoto, Japan.
• 2014, Lectureship of the State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, in recognition of his sustained academic contribution to the discipline of Dam Breach Modeling.

Publications

Books Published

• W. Wu (2007). Computational River Dynamics, Taylor & Francis, UK, 494 p.
• A. Khan and W. Wu (eds) (2013). Sediment Transport: Monitoring, Modeling and Management, Nova Science Publishers, NY.

Selected Journal Articles Published

• W. Wu, C. Perera, J. Smith and A. Sanchez (2017). “Critical shear stress for erosion of sand and mud mixtures.” Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, published online in May 2017, doi: 10.1080/00221686.2017.1300195.
• W. Wu and W. Li (2017). “Porosity of bimodal sediment mixture with particle filling.” International Journal of Sediment Research, Volume 32, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 253-259, doi: 10.1016/j.ijsrc.2017.03.005.
• W. Wu and H. Li (2017). “A simplified physically-based model for coastal dike and barrier breaching by overtopping flow and waves.” Coastal Engineering, Volume 130, December 2017, Pages 1-13, doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2017.09.007.
• Q. Zhong, W. Wu, S. Chen, and M. Wang (2016). “Comparison of simplified physically-based dam breach models.” Natural Hazards, (2016) 84:1385–1418. DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2492-9.
• A. Sanchez, W. Wu, and T. M. Beck (2016). “A depth-averaged 2-D model of flow and sediment transport in coastal waters.” Journal of Ocean Dynamics, (2016) 66:1475–1495. DOI: 10.1007/s10236-016-0994-3.
• W. Wu and Q. Lin (2015). “A 3-D implicit finite-volume model of shallow water flows.” Advances in Water Resources, 83(2015), 263-276, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.06.008.
• R. Marsooli and W. Wu (2015). “Three-dimensional finite-volume model of dam-break flows with sediment transport over movable beds,” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 141(1), 04014066, 1–12, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000947.
• R. Marsooli and W. Wu (2014). “Numerical investigation of wave attenuation by vegetation using a 3D RANS model,” Advances in Water Resources, 74, 245-257. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.09.012.
• W. Wu and Q. Lin (2014). “Nonuniform sediment transport under non-breaking waves and currents,” Coastal Engineering, 90, 1–11, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2014.04.006.
• W. Wu (2014). “A 3-D phase-averaged model for shallow water flow with waves in vegetated water,” Ocean Dynamics, 64(7), 1061-1071. DOI: 10.1007/s10236-014-0739-0
• R. Marsooli and W. Wu (2014). “3-D finite-volume model of dam-break flow over uneven beds based on VOF method,” Advances in Water Resources, 70, 104–117, DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.04.020.
• Y. Ozeren, D. Wren, and W. Wu (2014). “Experimental investigation of wave attenuation through model and live vegetation,” Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering (ASCE), 140(5), CID: 04014019, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000251.
• W. Wu (2013). “Simplified physically-based model of earthen embankment breaching,” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 139(8), 837–851.
• Q. Lin and W. Wu (2013). “A one-dimensional model of mixed cohesive and non-cohesive sediment transport in open channels,” J. Hydraulic Research, 51(4), 506–517, DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2013.812046.
• W. Wu, M. Zhang, Y. Ozeren, and D. Wren (2013). “Analysis of vegetation effect on waves using a vertical 2-D RANS model,” J. Coastal Research, 29(2), 383–397.
• W. Wu and R. Marsooli (2012). “A depth-averaged 2-D shallow water model for breaking and non-breaking long waves affected by rigid vegetation,” J. Hydraulic Research, 50(6), 558–575.
• W. Wu, R. Marsooli and Z. He (2012). “A depth-averaged two-dimensional model of unsteady flow and sediment transport due to non-cohesive embankment break/breaching,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 138(6), 503–516.
• ASCE/EWRI Task Committee on Dam/Levee Breaching (W. Wu as the Committee Chair and corresponding author) (2011). “Earthen embankment breaching,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 137(12), 1549–1564.
• A. Sanchez and W. Wu (2011). “A non-equilibrium sediment transport model for coastal inlets and navigation channels,” J. Coastal Research, 59(Special Issue), 39–48.
• W. Wu, A. Sanchez, and M. Zhang (2011). “An implicit 2-D shallow water flow model on unstructured quadtree rectangular mesh,” J. Coastal Research, 59(Special Issue), 15–26.
• Z. He, W. Wu, and F. D. Shields, Jr. (2009). “Numerical analysis of effects of large wood structures on channel morphology and fish habitat suitability in a southern U.S. sandy creek,” J. Ecohydrology, Wiley-Blackwell, 2(August), 370–380.
• Z. He, W. Wu, and S. S.Y. Wang (2009). “An integrated two-dimensional surface and three-dimensional subsurface contaminant transport model considering soil erosion and sorption,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 135(12), 1028–1040.
• W. Wu and Z. He (2009). “Effects of vegetation on flow conveyance and sediment transport capacity,” Int. J. Sediment Research, 24(3), 247–259.
• Z. He, W. Wu, and S. S.Y. Wang (2008). “Coupled finite-volume model for 2-D surface and 3-D subsurface flows,” J. Hydrologic Eng., ASCE, 13(9), 835–845.
• W. Wu and S. S.Y. Wang (2007). “One-dimensional modeling of dam-break flow over movable beds,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 133(1), 48–58.
• W. Wu, M. Altinakar, and S. S.Y. Wang (2006). “Depth-average analysis of hysteresis between flow and sediment transport under unsteady conditions,” Int. J. Sediment Research, 21(2), 101–112.
• W. Wu, F.D. Shields, Jr., S.J. Bennett, and S.S.Y. Wang (2005). “A depth-averaged 2-D model for flow, sediment transport and bed topography in curved channels with riparian vegetation,” Water Resources Res., 41, W03015, 1–15.
• W. Wu and S. S.Y. Wang (2005). “Empirical-numerical analysis of headcut migration,” Int. J. Sediment Research, 20(3), 233–243.
• W. Wu and S. S.Y. Wang (2005). “Formulas for sediment porosity and settling velocity,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 132(8), 858–862.
• W. Wu (2004). “Depth-averaged 2-D numerical modeling of unsteady flow and nonuniform sediment transport in open channels,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 130(10), 1013–1024.
• W. Wu, D. A. Vieira, and S. S.Y. Wang (2004). “A 1-D numerical model for nonuniform sediment transport under unsteady flows in channel networks,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 130(9), 914–923.
• W. Wu and S. S.Y. Wang (2004). “Depth-averaged 2-D calculation of tidal flow, salinity and cohesive sediment transport in estuaries,” Int. J. Sediment Research, 19(3), 172–190.
• W. Wu, W. Rodi, and T. Wenka (2000). “3-D numerical modeling of water flow and sediment transport in open channels,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 126(1), 4–15.
• W. Wu, S. S.Y. Wang, and Y. Jia (2000). “Nonuniform sediment transport in alluvial rivers,” J. Hydraulic Research, 38(6), 427–434.
• W. Wu and S. S.Y. Wang (1999). “Movable bed roughness in alluvial rivers,” J. Hydraulic Eng., ASCE, 125(12), 1309–1312.