Zheng WEI

I am a second year Ph.D. student of the Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Thrust, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Before joining HKUST(GZ) in September 2022, I did my master’s research in the School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, working with Prof. Zhaoru Zhang. I did some work in the air-ice-sea interaction processes in the Southern Ocean. I received my bachelor’s degree of Petrolumn Engineering in the School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum.

Now, I am doing large eddy simulations by using software Oceananigans.jl to better understand the mixing processes in ocean boundary layers. I am also interested in how to improve existed turbulence closure models based on our understandings of mixing processes by using 1D water column model – General Ocean Turbulence Model. All of above research are conducted under the guidance of Prof. Qing Li.

This webpage is last updated on Oct. 02, 2023.

Research Interests

• Ocean boundary layer turbulence simulation
• Ocean boundary layer turbulence parameterization

Education

• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)), Guangzhou, China
  • Ph.D. student in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Thrust, Sept. 2022 – Present
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China
  • M.S. of Physical Oceanography, Sept. 2019 – Jun. 2022
  • GPA: 3.31/4.0 (3/40)
• National University of Oil and Gas (Gubkin University), Moscow, Russia
  • Graduation Project and Thesis funded by China Scholarship Council, Feb. 2019 – Aug. 2019
• China University of Petroleum (UPC), Tsingtao, China
  • B.S. of Petroleum Engineering, Sept. 2015 – Jun. 2019
  • GPA: 3.7/4.0 (14/273)

Awards

• Guanghua Scholarship, SJTU, 2021.
• First Prize Scholarship, SJTU, 2020.
• Outstanding Graduates of Shandong Province, UPC, 2019.
• China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship, UPC, 2018.
• China National Offshore Oil Corporation Scholarship, UPC, 2017.
• Soong Ching Ling Foundation – China National Offshore Oil Corporation scholariship, UPC, 2016.
• Leadership Scholarship, UPC, 2016.
• Science and Technology Innovation Scholarship, UPC, 2016.
• First Prize Scholarship, UPC, 2015.
• Outstanding student of UPC, 2015

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