BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 

Y. Peter Sheng,  Professor, Civil and Coastal Engineering Department

 

1975    Ph.D.   Fluid and Thermal Sciences              Case Western Reserve University

1972    M.S.     Fluid and Thermal Sciences              Case Western Reserve University

1968    B.S.      Mechanical Engineering                    National Taiwan University

 

Professional History

 

2000-Present   Professor, Civil & Coastal Engineering                     University of Florida

2004-2007       UF Research Foundation Professor                           University of Florida

1988-2000       Professor, Coastal & Oceanographic Eng.               University of Florida

1986-1988       Asso. Professor, Coastal & Oceanographic Eng.     University of Florida

1984-1986       Sr. Consultant & Head, Coastal Oceanography      ARAP/Titan

1978-1984       Consultant, Environmental Fluid Dynamics                        ARAP, Inc.

1976-1978       Sr. Research Associate, Earth Sciences                     Case Western Reserve U.

1975-1976       Research Associate, Earth Sciences                          Case Western Reserve U.

 
Ten Significant Publications

 

1.“Skill Assessment of An Integrated Modeling system for Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems,” Y. P. Sheng and T. Kim, Journal of Marine Systems, 2008 (In Press).

2.“Circulation and Flushing in the lagoonal system of Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida,” Y. P. Sheng,  B. Tutak, V. Paramygin, and J.R. Davis, Journal of Coastal Research, 55, pp. 9-25, 2008.

3. “An Integrated Modeling system for Forecasting of Storm Surge and Coastal

Inundation,” .Y. P. Sheng,  V. Alymov, V. Paramygin,  and J.R. Davis,  in Estuarine

and Coastal Modeling, IX, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 585-602, 2006.

  4. “Modeling Three-Dimensional Sediment and Water Quality Dynamics in a Large  Shallow Lake,” X. Chen and Y.P. Sheng, Journal of Environmental Engineering, March, 2005.

  5. “A Parallel Storm Surge Model,” J.R. Davis and Y.P. Sheng, International Journal of  Numerical Methods in Fluids (Elsevier), 42(5), 549-80, 2003.

6. “Tracking Larval Mass in a Coastal Lagoon,” W.S.Arnold, G.L.Hitchcock, M.Frischer, R. Wanninkhof,  Y.P. Sheng,  Limnology and Oceanography, May 2005, ASLO (2005).

  7. “Modeling the Effect of Suspended Sediment Stratification on Bottom Exchange Processes,” Y. P. Sheng and C. Villaret, Journal of Geophysical Research, 94:C10, 14429-44 (1989).

8.“On Modeling Three-Dimensional Estuarine and Marine Hydrodynamics,” Y.P. Sheng, in Three-Dimensional Models of Marine and Estuarine Dynamics, J.C.J. Nihoul and B.M. Jamart, eds , Elsevier Oceanography Series (Elsevier), 35-54 (1987).

9. “Architecture of a Community Infrastructure for Coastal Inundation Prediction  and        Response,” Bogden, P., Gale, T., Allen, G., MacLaren, J., Almes, G., Creager, G., Bintz, J.,     Wright, L. D., Graber, H., Williams, N., Graves, S., Conover, H., Galluppie, K., Luettich, R.,     Perrie, W. Toulany, B.， Sheng, Y. P.， Davis, J. R., Wang, H., and Forrest, Marine Technology Society Journal, 41(1), pp. 53-61, 2007.

10. “An Integrated Modeling System for Forecasting the Response of Coastal Ecosystems to Anthropogenic and Climatic Changes,” Y.P. Sheng, in Ecological Forecasting – New Tools for Marine Ecosystem Management, N.J. Valette-Silver and D. Scavia, eds, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 103-10 (2003).

 

Synergistic Activities

 

  • Principal Investigator, IOOS Grant: “A Regional Storm Surge and Inundation Model Testbed for the SECOORA Region.” 2008-Present.
  • Member, National Academies Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection System, 2006-2009.
  • Member, National Academies Committee on FEMA Flood Mapping, 2007-2009.
  • UF Representative and Member of Board of Directors, South Eastern Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA), 2007-Present
  • UF Representative, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS), 2007-Present
  • Panelist, US-Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) Coastal Environment Science and Technology Panel, 1997-Present.
  • Member/Secretary, Florida Coastal Ocean Observing System (FLCOOS), 2006-Present
  • Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, University of Florida Water Institute, 2006 - Present

·         Member, Coastal Research Committee, Southeastern Universities Research Association, 2001-Present.

  • Member of Advisory and Organizing Committees, International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, 1989-Present.
  • Organizer of Coastal Hazard Conference, FLCOOS, February, 2008.
  • Organizer of the SURA Workshop on Coastal Ocean Modeling GRID, July, 2003.
  • Member, Technical Advisory Committees of several National Estuary Programs (Chesapeake Bay, Indian River Lagoon, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, and Tampa Bay).
  • Member of American Geophysical Union, 1975-Present.
  • Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, 1976-Present.
  • Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 2003.
  • Gledden Fellow, University of Western Australia, Nedland, Australia, 1992-93.
  • Models Developed –

 

 

Teaching and Graduate Students

 

Courses –  Physical Oceanography, Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Numerical Simulation.

 

Graduate Students – Chair of 14 graduated Ph.D.s and 15 Masters. Current chair of 5 Ph.D.s.