Biography

Dr. Xiping xk星空官网 is currently a chair professor at Southern University of Science and Technology and a distinguished visiting professor at Tsinghua University. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1984 and received his doctoral degree at the University of Tokyo in 1990. He served as an associate professor at Nagasaki University from 1993-1997, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo from 1997-1999, a full professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from 1999-2000, and a full professor at Tsinghua University from 2001-2021, before he joined SUSTech. Dr. Xiping xk星空官网’s research interests cover shallow-water oceanography and coastal engineering, particularly, nearshore hydrodynamics and water-wave mechanics, two-phase flows and nearshore sediment transport, air-sea interaction under storm conditions, climatology of tropical cyclone activities, etc.

Educational Background

1979.9 - 1984.7B. Eng.,Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 

1984.9 - 1986.12M. Eng.,Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 

1987.10 - 1990.9D. Eng.,Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN

Professional Experience

2021.8-presentChair Professor, Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, CHINA 

2001.1 – 2021.7Professor, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, CHINA 

Cheung Kong Professor (2001.10 - ) 

Head of Department (2003.5 - 2008.12) 

Chair of Degree Committee (2011.12-2014.12)

 Chair of Teaching Committee (2016.2 -2021.7) 

1999.4 - 2000.12Professor, Department of Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, CHINA 

1997.4 - 1999.3Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN 

1993.4 - 1997.3Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, JAPAN

Honors and Awards

2000Distinguished Young Scientist, awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China 

2001Cheung Kong Professorship, granted by Ministry of Education, China 

2007National Bai-Qian-Wan Talent Program, Ministry of Human Resources, China 2009First Prize, Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education, China 

2009Fellow, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo

Ongoing Projects

1. Development and application of key technologies for effective protection and efficient utilization of muddy coasts, National Key R&D Program, MOST, China, Grant No. 2018YFC0407500, Period: 2018.07~2021.12 

2. Formulation of air-sea momentum exchange under typhoon conditions and its applications to storm waves and surges modeling, Key Project of Mechanics, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 11732008, Period: 2018.01~2022.12 

3. Modeling coastal gravel transport towards sustainable remediation of coastal erosion, Major International Joint Research Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 41961144014, Period: 2020.01~2024.12 

4. Development of a general two-phase flow theory for submarine landslide-generated tsunamis, Regular Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 41976196, Period: 2020.01~2023.12

Publications

[Books and Book Chapters]

1.            xk星空官网, X., Numerical Methods for Nearshore Water Waves, Science Publication, 2017 (in Chinese).

2.            xk星空官网, X., Analytical Methods for Nearshore Water Waves, Science Publication, 2012 (in Chinese).

3.            xk星空官网, X. (ed.), Development Strategy for Coastal Area and Islands of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang People's Publishing House, 2012 (in Chinese).

4.            xk星空官网, X., (ed.), General Assessment and Reclamation Strategy of Coastal Lowland in Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2008 (in Chinese).

5.            xk星空官网, X. and M. Isobe. Numerical Solution of Coastal Water Wave Equations, Chapter 1, Handbook of Coastal Engineering (ed. J. B. Herbich), McGraw Hill, 2000, 1-71.

6.            xk星空官网, X., et al., Coastal Engineering, Chapter 8, Development Strategy of Scientific Disciplines - Hydroscience and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Natural Science Foundation of China, Science Publication, 2016 (in Chinese).

7.            xk星空官网, X., Theories and Methods in Coastal Dynamics, Chapter 5, Frontiers of Hydroscience and Engineering (ed. C. Zhang), Tsinghua University Press, 2002 (in Chinese).

[Journal Papers (* indicates a corresponding author)]

1.        Chen X., Zhang C., Townend I., Paterson D. M., Gong Z., Jiang Q., Feng Q., xk星空官网 X.* (2021). Biological cohesion as the architect of bed movement under wave action. Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1029/2020GL092137.

2.        Shi H.*, Dong P., xk星空官网 X., Zhou Y. (2021). A theoretical formulation of dilatation/contraction for continuum modelling of granular flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, doi: 10.1017/jfm.2021.249.

3.        Shan K., xk星空官网 X.* (2020). A Simple Trajectory Model for Climatological Study of Tropical Cyclones. Journal of Climate, 33 (18): 7777–7786.

4.        Shan K., xk星空官网 X.* (2020). Enhanced understanding to poleward migration of tropical cyclone genesis. Environmental Research Letters, 15: 104062

5.        Shan K., xk星空官网 X.* (2020). Interdecadal variability of tropical cyclone genesis frequency in western North Pacific and South Pacific ocean basins. Environmental Research Letters, 15: 064030.

6.        Xu Y., xk星空官网 X.* (2020). Enhanced formulation of wind energy input into waves in developing sea. Progress in Oceanography, 186: 102376.

7.        Lin X.*, Chamecki M., xk星空官网 X. (2020). Aerodynamic and deposition effects of street trees on PM2.5 concentration: from street to neighborhood scale. Building and Environment, 185: 107291.

8.        Shi H., Si P., xk星空官网 X.* (2019). A two-phase SPH model for massive sediment motion in free surface flows. Advances in Water Resources, 129: 80-98.

9.        Si P., Shi H., xk星空官网 X.* (2019). A general frictional-collisional model for dense granular flows. Landslides, 16: 485-496.

10.    Si P., Shi H., xk星空官网 X.* (2018). A general numerical model for surface waves generated by granular material intruding into a water body. Coastal Engineering, 142: 42-51.

11.    Si P., Shi H., xk星空官网 X.* (2018). Development of a mathematical model for submarine granular flows. Physics of Fluids, 30: 083302.

12.    Liang L., xk星空官网 X.*, Bombardelli F. (2018). A general formulation of relative motion between two phases in sediment-laden water flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 109: 63-83.

13.    Chen Y., Zhang F.*, Green B. W., xk星空官网 X.* (2018). Impacts of ocean cooling and reduced wind drag on Hurricane Katrina (2005) based on numerical simulations. Monthly Weather Review, 146: 287-306.

14.    Wen H., Ren B.*, Zhang X., xk星空官网 X. (2018). SPH modeling of wave transformation over a coral reef with seawall. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 145(1): 04018026

15.    Wen H., Ren B.*, xk星空官网 X. (2018). An improved SPH model for turbulent hydrodynamics of a 2D oscillating water chamber. Ocean Engineering, 150: 152-166.

16.    Lin X., Chamecki M.*, Katul G. G., xk星空官网 X. (2018). Effects of leaf area index and density on ultrafine particle deposition onto forest canopies: A LES study. Atmospheric Environment, 189: 153-163.

17.    Si P., Aaron J., McDougall S., Lu J., xk星空官网 X.*, Roberts N., Clague J. J. (2018). A non-hydrostatic model for the numerical study of landslide-generated waves. Landslides, 15: 711–726.

18.    Shi H., xk星空官网 X.*, Dalrymple R. A. (2017). Development of a two-phase SPH model for sediment laden flows. Computer Physics Communications, 221: 259-272.

19.    Liang L., xk星空官网 X.*, Bombardelli F. (2017). A general mixture model for sediment laden flows. Advances in Water Resources, 107: 108–125.

20.    Chen Y., xk星空官网 X.* (2017). Sensitivity of storm wave modeling to wind stress evaluation methods. Journal of Advances in Modelling Earth System, 9: 893–907.

21.    Chen Y., xk星空官网 X.* (2016). Enhancement of wind stress evaluation method under storm conditions. Climate Dynamics, 47: 3833-3843.

22.    Liu Y., xk星空官网 X.* (2016). A coupled phase-field and volume-of-fluid method for accurate representation of limiting water wave deformation. Journal of Computational Physics, 321: 459-475.

23.    Liang T., xk星空官网 X.* (2016). A numerical study of sea-spray aerosol motion in a coastal thermal internal boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 160: 347-361.

24.    Liang T., Chamecki M., xk星空官网 X. (2016). Sea salt aerosol deposition in the coastal zone: A large eddy simulation study. Atmospheric Research, 180: 119-127.

25.    xk星空官网 X.*, Niu X., Zhou H. (2015). Statistical law for tropical cyclone motion in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. International Journal of Climatology, 36: 1700-1707.

26.    Lin X., xk星空官网 X.* (2015). A finite difference method for effective treatment of mild-slope wave equation subject to non-reflecting boundary conditions. Applied Ocean Research, 53: 179-189.

27.    Chen X., xk星空官网 X.* (2015). A numerical study on oscillatory flow-induced sediment motion over vortex ripples. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45: 228-246.

28.    Shi H., xk星空官网, X.* (2015). An effective Euler-Lagrange model for suspended sediment transport by open channel flows. International Journal of Sediment Research, 30: 361-370.

29.    Niu X., xk星空官网 X. (2014). Numerical study on wave propagation over a fluid-mud layer with different bottom conditions. Ocean Dynamics, 64(2): 293-300.

30.    Chen X., Niu X., xk星空官网 X.* (2013). Near-bed sediment condition in oscillatory sheet flows. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 139(5): 393-403.

31.    Shi H., xk星空官网 X.* (2013). Application of transport timescales to coastal environmental assessment: A case study. Journal of Environmental Management, 130: 176-184.

32.    Niu X., xk星空官网 X.* (2012). An analytic solution for combined wave diffraction and refraction around a vertical cylinder with idealized scour pit. Coastal Engineering, 67: 80-87.

33.    Hu Y., Niu X., xk星空官网 X.* (2012). Large eddy simulation of wave breaking over muddy seabed. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 24(2): 298-304.

34.    Chen X., Li Y., Niu X., Chen D., xk星空官网 X.* (2011). A two-phase approach to wave-induced sediment transport under sheet flow conditions. Coastal Engineering, 58(11): 1072-1088.

35.    Chen X., Li Y., Niu X., Li M., Chen D., xk星空官网 X.* (2011). A general two-phase turbulent flow model applied to the study of sediment transport in open channels. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 37(9): 1099-1108.

36.    Niu X., xk星空官网 X.* (2011). Analytical Solution of Long Wave Propagation over a Submerged Hump. Coastal Engineering, 58(2): 143-150.

37.    Niu X., xk星空官网 X.* (2011). Analytical study on long wave refraction over a dredge excavation pit. Wave Motion, 48(3): 259-267.

38.    Niu X., xk星空官网 X.* (2011). Long Wave Scattering by a Vertical Cylinder with Idealized Scour Pit. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 137(6): 279-285.

39.    Liu Y., Niu X., xk星空官网 X.* (2011). A new predictive formula for inception of regular wave breaking. Coastal Engineering, 58(9): 877-889.

40.    Hua L., xk星空官网 X. (2009). An enhanced element-free Galerkin method for dynamics response of poroelastic seabed. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 21(3): 429-435.

41.    Hua L., xk星空官网 X. (2009). Element-free Galerkin method for response of stratified seabed under wave action. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 21(4): 550-556.

42.    Li B., xk星空官网 X. (2009). Wave decomposition phenomenon and spectrum evolution over submerged bars. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 28(3): 82-92.

43.    Niu X., xk星空官网 X. (2008). A practical model for decay of random waves on muddy beaches. Journal of Hydraulics, 20(3): 288-292.

44.    Lu J., xk星空官网 X. (2008). Numerical study of solitary wave fission over an underwater step. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 20(3): 398-402.

45.    Li B., xk星空官网 Y., xk星空官网 X. (2008). Wave forces acting on vertical wall. China Ocean Engineering, 22(1): 151-160.

46.    Li B., xk星空官网 X., xk星空官网 Y. (2007). Nonlinear dynamics of nearshore irregular waves: a three-dimensional numerical model. Coastal Engineering Journal, 49(2): 103-126.

47.    Li B., xk星空官网 X., xk星空官网 Y. (2006). Three-dimensional numerical simulation of oblique wave action on vertical walls. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 25(1): 147-153.

48.    Li B., xk星空官网 X., xk星空官网 Y. (2005). A 2-D Numerical Irregular Wave Tank and Its Verification. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 17(2): 222-227.

49.    xk星空官网 X., Zhang B. (2003), An extended analytic solution for combined diffraction and diffraction of long waves over a circular shoal. Ocean Engineering, 30(10): 1253-1267.

50.    xk星空官网 X., Watanabe A. (2003). New trends in numerical study of coastal sedimentary processes. International Journal of Sediment Research, 18(2): 192-198.

51.    xk星空官网 X. (2002), Functional performance of a submerged and essentially horizontal plate for offshore wave control: a review. Coastal Engineering Journal, 44(2): 127-147.

52.    xk星空官网 X. (1998). Finite difference methods for the reduced water wave equation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 154: 265-280.

53.    xk星空官网 X. (1996). Finite analytic method for the mild slope wave equation. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 122(2): 109-115.

54.    xk星空官网 X. (1996). Oscillations in a coupled bay-river system. 1. Analytic solution. Coastal Engineering, 28: 147-164.

55.    xk星空官网 X., Togashi H. (1996). Oscillations in a coupled bay-river system. 2. Numerical method. Coastal Engineering, 28: 165-182.

56.    xk星空官网 X., Isobe M., Watanabe A. (1995). Wave breaking over submerged horizontal plate, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 121(2): 105-113.

57.    xk星空官网 X. (1995). Diffraction of water waves by porous breakwaters. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 121(6): 275-282.

58.    xk星空官网 X., Chwang A. T. (1994). Wave induced oscillation in harbor with porous breakwaters. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 120(2): 125-144.

59.    xk星空官网 X., Chwang A. T. (1994). Water waves above submerged porous plate. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 120(6): 1270-1282.

60.    xk星空官网 X., Chwang A. T. (1994). Wave motion through porous structures. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 120(5): 989-1008.

61.    xk星空官网 X., Chwang A. T. (1993). Analysis of wave scattering by submerged circular disk. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 119(9): 1804-1917.

62.    xk星空官网 X., Isobe M., Watanabe A. (1998). A nonlinear model of monochromatic waves on steady currents over gradually-varying bottoms. Coastal Engineering Journal, JSCE, 40(3): 1-26.

63.    xk星空官网 X., Isobe M., Watanabe A. (1992). Numerical computation of wave transformation on beaches. Coastal Engineering in Japan, JSCE, 35: 1-19.

64.    xk星空官网 X., Isobe M., Watanabe A. (1992). Finite element solution of wave field around structures in nearshore zone. Coastal Engineering in Japan, JSCE, 35: 21-33.

65.    xk星空官网 X., Isobe M., Watanabe A. (1992). A numerical model for nonlinear wave transformation in nearshore zone by multi-step finite characteristic method. Coastal Engineering in Japan, JSCE, 35: 35-48.

External Services

2018-PresentMember, National Advisory Committee for Ocean Science Education, Ministry of Education 

2012-2018Member, National Advisory Committee for Ocean Engineering Education, Ministry of Education 

2007-2011Vice Chair, National Advisory Committee for Hydraulic Engineering Education, Ministry of Education 2019-PresentEditor-in-Chief, International Journal of Ocean and Coastal Engineering 

2006-PresentEditorial Board Member, Coastal Engineering (Elsevier) 2006-Present  Editorial Board Member, China Ocean Engineering 

2006-Present  Editorial Board Member, Journal of Hydrodynamics (Elsevier) 

2004-Present  Editorial Board Member, Chinese Science Bulletin (in Chinese) 

2006-Present  Editorial Board Member, Advances in Water Science (in Chinese) 

2008-PresentScientific Committee Member, State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University