Shih-Nan Chen
Shih-Nan Chen
Shih-Nan Chen
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<strong>Shih</strong>-<strong>Nan</strong> <strong>Chen</strong><br />
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science<br />
Horn Point Laboratory<br />
2020 Horns Point Rd, Cambridge, MD 21613<br />
Email : schen@hpl.umces.edu<br />
Phone : 410-221-8296<br />
Education<br />
University of Maryland, College Park, USA 2008<br />
Ph.D. in Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences, with a concentration in<br />
Physical Oceanography (Advisor: Dr. Larry Sanford)<br />
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 2002<br />
M.S. in Physics<br />
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 1999<br />
B.A. in Physics<br />
Research Interests<br />
Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal oceans, Numerical ocean<br />
modeling, Physical-biological interactions.<br />
Publications<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N. and Sanford L.P., 2008. Axial wind effects on salinity structure and<br />
longitudinal salt transport in idealized, partially-mixed estuaries. Journal of Physical<br />
Oceanography, accepted pending minor revision.<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N. and Sanford L.P., 2008. Lateral circulation driven by boundary mixing and<br />
the associated transport of sediments in idealized partially-mixed estuaries.<br />
Continental Shelf Research, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2008.01.001.<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N., Sanford, L.P., Koch, E.W., Shi, F., and North, E.W., 2007. A nearshore<br />
model to investigate the effects of seagrass geometry on wave attenuation and<br />
suspended sediment transport. Estuaries and Coasts, 30(2), 296-310.
Koch, E. W., Sanford, L. P., <strong>Chen</strong>, S.N., Shafer, D. J., and Smith, J. M., 2006. Waves in<br />
Seagrass Systems: Review and Technical Recommendations, U.S. Army Engineer<br />
Research and Development Center, ERDC TR-06-15, Vicksburg, MS.<br />
Manuscripts Submitted or in Preparation<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N., Sanford L.P., and Ralston, D. K., 2008. Lateral circulation and sediment<br />
transport driven by axial winds in an idealized partially-mixed estuaries. Submitted<br />
to Journal of Geophysical Research.<br />
Smith, K.A., North, E.W., Shi, F., <strong>Chen</strong>, S.N., Hood, R.R., Newell, R.I.E., Koch, E.W.,<br />
2008. Modeling the effects of oyster reefs and breakwaters on seagrass beds.<br />
Submitted to Estuaries and Coasts.<br />
Research Experience<br />
Graduate Research Assistant, Horn Point Laboratory 2002-2004, 2007-2008<br />
Set up numerical models (ROMS) for process-based studies. Participate the Community<br />
Sediment Transport Modeling project (NOPP-sponsored).<br />
Dissertation topic: Density- and wind-driven lateral circulation and the associated<br />
transport of sediments in idealized, partially mixed estuaries.<br />
Advisor: Larry Sanford<br />
Summer Student, Friday Harbor Laboratory, University of Washington 2006<br />
Intensive lectures on coastal and estuarine fluid dynamics. Learn instrumentation, plan<br />
and participate a field project in the Snohomish River, WA, analyze ship-mounted<br />
ADCP and hydrographic data. Project title: Vertical mixing of salt in the Snohomish<br />
River estuary.<br />
Instructors: Rocky Geyer and Parker MacCready<br />
NOAA/Maryland Sea Grant Fellow, Horn Point Laboratory 2004-2007<br />
Develop and incorporate a cohesive sediment transport module into a nearshore<br />
circulation and wave model (SHORECIRC and REF/DIF). Parameterize seagrass drag<br />
on currents and waves to study wave attenuation. Analyze monthly wind data and carry<br />
out wave modeling (GLERL) for Chesapeake Bay.<br />
Advisor: Larry Sanford; Collaborator: Fengyan Shi
Field Experience<br />
R/V Hugh R. Sharp, 5 times 4-day cruise, Apr., May, Oct. 2007, Jan and Apr. 2008<br />
Mooring deployment/recovery, CTD casts, operate the Digital Imaging Particle Settling<br />
Tube with In-situ Capture (DIPSTIC) in the upper reach of Chesapeake Bay.<br />
R/V Bay Eagle and R/V Terrapin, one 3-day and multiple 1-day surveys, 2004-2006<br />
Sediment coring and run sediment erosion test. Axial and lateral ADCP and CTD<br />
surveys in the Potomac River.<br />
Deploy ADV, OBS, and pressure sensors for wave studies near Todds Point in the<br />
Choptank River.<br />
Selected Presentations<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N. and Sanford, L.P., 2008. Axial wind effects on stratification and salt transport<br />
in an idealized partially mixed estuary, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory,<br />
Stanford University, Stanford, March 2008 (invited).<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N. and Sanford, L.P., 2008. Axial wind effects on stratification and salt transport<br />
in an idealized partially mixed estuary, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br />
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Seminar, Woods Hole, MA, Feb. 2008<br />
(invited).<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N. and Sanford, L.P., 2007. Lateral circulation driven by boundary mixing in<br />
idealized partially mixed estuaries, the 19 th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine<br />
Research Federation, Providence, RI, Nov. 4-8.<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N. and Sanford, L.P., 2007. Axial wind effects on density structure and residual<br />
circulation in partially mixed estuaries, the Gordon Research Conference on coastal<br />
ocean modeling, New London, NH, June 17-22.<br />
<strong>Chen</strong>, S.N., Sanford, L.P., Koch, E.W., Shi, F., and North, E.W., 2005. The influences of<br />
seagrass beds on wave attenuation and suspended sediment transport: Numerical<br />
studies and field observations. The 18 th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine<br />
Research Federation, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.<br />
Awards<br />
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Scholarship 2008<br />
Outstanding Student Presentation Award, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2008
NOAA/Maryland Sea Grant fellowship 2004-2007<br />
Horn Point Student Research Grant and Travel Award<br />
Professional Affiliations and Activities<br />
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Estuarine Research Federation (ERF), Reviewer<br />
for Continental Shelf Research and National Science Foundation (NSF)<br />
References<br />
Dr. Lawrence P. Sanford, Professor<br />
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science<br />
Horn Point Laboratory, P.O. Box 775, Cambridge, MD 21613<br />
Phone: 410-221-8429<br />
Email: lsanford@hpl.umces.edu<br />
Dr. Shenn-Yu Chao, Professor<br />
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science<br />
Horn Point Laboratory, P.O. Box 775, Cambridge, MD 21613<br />
Phone: 410-221-8427<br />
Email: chao@hpl.umces.edu<br />
Dr. Parker MacCready, Associate Professor<br />
University of Washington, School of Oceanography<br />
P.O. Box 35535, Seattle, WA 98195-5351<br />
Phone UW: 206-685-9588<br />
Phone Olympia: 360-956-3216<br />
Email: parker@ocean.washington.edu<br />
Dr. Elizabeth W. North, Assistant Professor<br />
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science<br />
Horn Point Laboratory, P.O. Box 775, Cambridge, MD 21613<br />
Phone: 410-221-8497<br />
Email: enorth@hpl.umces.edu
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