Longhuan Zhu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher Great Lakes Research Center Michigan Technological University Email: [email protected]
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Education
- Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ocean/Coastal Engineering Focus), University of Maine, 2020
- M.S., Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Tianjin University, 2015
- B.S., Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Tianjin University, 2012
Research Interests
- Natural and nature-based solutions for coastal protection, restoration, and resilience improvement
- Numerical modeling of wave-current-sediment processes including extreme wave events, sediment transport, coastal erosion, and flooding
- Fluid-structure-interaction modeling including wave-current-vegetation interaction and wave attenuation by vegetation and aquaculture structures
- Dynamical modeling of offshore engineering structures including jacket platforms, integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system
- Digital twin technologies in coastal, offshore, and aquaculture engineering
Selected Publications
- Zhu, L., Huguenard, K., Fredriksson, D. W., & Lei, J. (2022). Wave attenuation by flexible vegetation (and suspended kelp) with blade motion: Analytical solutions. Advances in Water Resources. DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104148 pdf
- Huang, C., Zhu, L., Ma, G., Meadows, G. A., & Xue, P. (2021). Wave Climate Associated With Changing Water Level and Ice Cover in Lake Michigan. Frontiers in Marine Science. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.746916 pdf
- Zhu, L., Lei, J., Huguenard, K., & Fredriksson, D. W. (2021). Wave attenuation by suspended canopies with cultivated kelp (Saccharina latissima). Coastal Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.103947 pdf
- Zhu, L., Huguenard, K., Zou, Q., Fredriksson, D. W., & Xie, D. (2020). Aquaculture farms as nature-based coastal protection: Random wave attenuation by suspended and submerged canopies. Coastal Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2020.103737 pdf
- Zhu, L., Zou, Q., Huguenard, K., & Fredriksson, D. W. (2020). Mechanisms for the Asymmetric Motion of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Waves: A Consistent‐Mass Cable Model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(2). DOI: 10.1029/2019jc015517 pdf