GONG Zheng
3.Personal Data
Name: GONG Zheng
Nationality: China
Gender: Male
Position: Professor, Vice Dean
Date of Birth: October, 1975
Phone: 86-25-83787340
E-mail: gongzheng@hhu.edu.cn
Address: 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing, 210098, China
2.Professional Experience
2016 - 2018
Specially-Appointed Professors by Universities in Jiangsu Province, China
2013.01-present
Vice Dean of College of Harbor, Waterway and Coastal Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
2013.07-present Professor, Hohai University, Nanjing, China 2010.09-2011.09
Visiting Scholar at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands 2008.05-2013.07
Associated Professor, Hohai University, Nanjing, China 2006.09-2008.05 Expert Engineer at Hohai University, China 2002.12-2006.09 Expert Engineer at Taihu Basin Authority, Ministry of Water resources, China
3.Education
1999.03-2002.12
Doctor in Coastal Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
1997.09-1999.03
Master in Coastal Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
1993.09-1997.07 Bachelor in Shipping and Ocean Engineering, Hohai University, China
4.Research Interests
Ecomorphodynamics of tidal flats
Coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics and morphodynamics
Coastal and harbor engineering and management
5.Main Prizes and Awards
[1]New Century Excellent Talents in Innovation, The Ministry of Education of China, 2012-2015
[2]Second Prize for the Science and Technology Progress Award of Chinese Universities, The Ministry of Education of China, 2011 (the 3rd place)
[3]First Prize for the Science and Technology Progress Award of Chinese Universities, The Ministry of Education of China, 2010 (the 3rd place)
[4]First Prize for the Science and Technology Progress Award, The Ministry of Water Resources of China, 2009 (the 4th place)
[5]Excellent Research in Science and Technology of Hohai University, 2009
6.Selected Research Projects
[1]Principal Investigator, “Research & application of key techniques on water security of the Yangtze Estuary and coastal area under a changing environment”, National key research and development projects, supported by Ministration of Science and Technology of China, RMB 4300,000, 2016/07-2019/12 (ref. 2016YFC0401505)
[2]Principal Investigator, “Evolution mechanism of muddy tidal flats”, supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB 800,000, 2014/01-2017/12 (ref. 51379003)
[3]Principal Investigator, “Sustainable operation techniques and mechanisms of siltation downstream flood gates of tidal rivers on Jiangsu coast”, supported by the Water Authority of Jiangsu province, RMB 900,000, 2012/01-2013/12
[4]Principal Investigator, “Water and sediment fluxes of muddy tidal inlets”, supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB 200,000, 2011/01-2013/12 (ref. 51009062)
[5]Principal Investigator, “Changes in Water and Sediment Fluxes after the Construction of lock in Estuaries”, supported by Ministry of Water Resources, RMB 750,000, 2008-2011 (ref. 200801016-1).
[6]Main Participant, “Hydrodynamic processes and salinity dynamics of Yangtze River estuary”, supported by National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program), RMB 4,230,000, 2009-2014 (ref. 2010CB429001).
7.Recent Publications
[1]Zhang, W.Y., Gong, Z., Zhang, C.K., Tan, W. Response of nearshore circulation outside Yangtze Estuary to El Niño events. Water Science and Engineering, 2016.DOI: 10.1016/j.wse.2016.02.004
[2]Zhang, Q., Gong, Z., Zhang, C.K., Townend, I., Jin, C., Li,H. Velocity and sediment surge: What do we see at times of very shallow water on intertidal mudflats? Continental Shelf Research, 2016,113: 10-20.
[3]Zhou Z., Coco G., van der Wegen M., Gong Z., Zhang C.K., and Townend I. (2015) Modeling sorting dynamics of cohesive and non-cohesive sediments on intertidal flats under the effects of tidal currents and wind waves. Continental Shelf Research, 104, 76-91, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.05.010.
[4]Li, H., Zhang, C.K., Gong, Z., Mapping sediment types of muddy intertidal zone by means of TM remote sensing image, Indian Journal of Geo-marine Sciences, 2014, 43(10).
[5]Zhang, G.S., Xu, Q., Gong, Z.，Cheng, Y.C., Wang, L., Ji, Q.Y., Annual and Interannual Variability of Scatterometer Ocean Surface Wind over the South China Sea. Journal of Ocean University of China, 2014(13): 191-197
[6]Ferreira, V. G., Gong, Z., He, X.F., Zhang, Y.L., Andam-Akorful, S. A.. Estimating total discharge in the Yangtze River Basin using satellite-based observations. Remote Sensing, 2013, 5(7),3415-3430.
[7]Li, H., Zhang, C.K., Zhang, Y., Zhang, D., Gao, J., Gong, Z.. Predicting water content using linear spectral mixture model on soil spectra. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2013, 7 (1), doi: 10.1117/1.JRS.7.073539
[8]Gong, Z., Wang, Z.B., Stive, M.J.F., Zhang, C.K.,Chu A.. Process-based morphodynamic modeling of a schematized mudflat dominated by a long-shore tidal current at the central Jiangsu Coast, China. Journal of Coastal Research, 2012, 28(6): 1381 – 1392
[9]Gong, Z., Zhang, C.K.,Wan, L.M., Zuo, J.C.. Tidal level response to sea-level rise in the Yangtze Estuary. China Ocean Engineering, 2012, 26(1): 109-122 DOI: 10.1007/s13344-012-0008-2.
[10]Ferreira, V. G., Gong, Z., Andam-Akorful, S. A. Monitoring mass changes in the Volta River Basin using GRACE satellite gravity and TRMM precipitation. Journal of Geodetic Sciences (Boletim de Ciencias Geodesicas) 2012,Vol, 18(4), 549-563.
[11]Gong, Z., Zhang, C.K., Zuo, C.B., Wu, W.D. Sediment transport following water transfer from Yangtze River to Taihu Basin. Water Science and Engineering. 2011, 4(4): 431-444.
8.Academic Services
[1]Council Member, Jiangsu Provincial Society of Oceanology and Limnology
[2]Member of Coastal Education & Research Foundation (CERF)
[3]Journal reviewer for: Maritime Engineering, Journal of Coastal Research
