Gangfeng Ma

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Contact Information

129G KAUFMAN HALL
NORFOLK, VA 23529

Email: gma@odu.edu

Phone: 757-683-4732

Education/Credentials

Web Link(s)

sites.google.com/site/gangfma/

Expertise

Coastal Engineering
Research Interests

Estuarine and Coastal Hydrodynamics, Coastal Hazard Assessment, Sediment Transport Dynamics, Wetland Hydrodynamics, Sea Level Rise Impacts, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Articles

Niroomandi, A., Ma, G., Ye, X., Lou, S., and Xue, P. (2018). Extreme value analysis of wave climate in Chesapeake Bay. Ocean Engineering, 159, pp. 22-36.

Lou, S., Liu, S. G., Ma, G., Zhong, G. H., and Li, B. (2018). Fully integrated modeling of surface water and groundwater in coastal areas. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 30 (3), pp. 441-452.

Su, S. F., and Ma, G. (2018). Modeling two-dimensional infragravity motions on a fringing reef. Ocean Engineering, 153, pp. 256-267.

Sha, L., Shuguang, L., Chaomeng, D., An, T., Bo, T., Ma, G., Chalov, R. S., and Chalov, S. R. (2017). Heavy metal distribution and groundwater quality assessment for a coastal area on a chinese island. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 26 (2), pp. 733-745.

Lou, S., Liu, S., Dai, C., Tao, A., Tan, B., Ma, G., Chalov, R. S., and Chalov, S. R. (2017). Heavy Metal Distribution and Groundwater Quality Assessment for a Coastal Area on a Chinese Island.. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 26 (3),

Keshtpoor, M., Puleo, J. A., Shi, F., and Ma, G. (2015). 3D numerical simulation of turbulence and sediment transport within a tidal inlet. Coastal Engineering, 96, pp. 13-26.

Ma, G., Kirby, J. T., Hsu, T., and Shi, F. (2015). A two-layer granular landslide model for tsunami wave generation: Theory and computation. Ocean Modelling, 93, pp. 40-55.

Su, S. F., Ma, G., and Tsu, T. W. (2015). Boussinesq modeling of spatial variability of infragravity waves on Fringing reefs. Ocean Engineering, 101, pp. 78-92.

Grilli, S. T., O'Reilly, C., Harris, J. C., Bakhsh, T. T., Tehranirad, B., Kirby, J. T., Baxter, C., Eggeling, T., Ma, G., and Shi, F. (2015). Modeling of SMF tsunami hazard along the upper US East Coast: Detailed impact around Ocean City, MD. Natural Hazards, 76, pp. 705-746.

Ma, G., Han, Y., Niroomandi, A., and Liu, S. (2015). Numerical study of sediment transport on the tidal flat with a patch of vegetation. Ocean Dynamics, 65, pp. 203-222.

Tian, M., Sheremet, A., Kaihatu, J. M., and Ma, G. (2015). On the shoaling of solitary waves in the presence of short random waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45, pp. 792-806.

Tappin, D. R., Grilli, S. T., Harris, J. C., Geller, R. J., Masterlark, T., Kirby, J. T., Shi, F., Ma, G., Thingbaijam, K. K., and Mai, P. M. (2014). Did a submarine landslide contribute to the 2011 Tohoku tsunami?. Marine Geology, 357, pp. 344-361.

Ma, G., Shi, F., Hsiao, S. C., and Wu, Y. T. (2014). Non-hydrostatic modeling of wave interactions with porous structures. Coastal Engineering, 91, pp. 84-98.

Ma, G., Su, S. F., Liu, S., and Chu, J. C. (2014). Numerical simulation of infragravity waves in fringing reefs using a shock-capturing non-hydrostatic model. Ocean Engineering (85), pp. 54-64.

Reckley, A. R., Hsu, W. W., Chen, C. H., Ma, G., and Huang, E. W. (2014). Sensor selection and integration to improve video segmentation in complex environments. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2014, pp. doi:10.1155/2014/654790.

Ma, G., Chou, Y. J., and Shi, F. (2014). A wave-resolving model for nearshore suspended sediment transport. Ocean Modelling, 77, pp. 33-49.

Ma, G., Shi, F., Liu, S., and Qi, D. (2013). Migration of sediment deposition due to the construction of large-scale structures in Changjiang Estuary. Applied Ocean Research, 43, pp. 148-156.

Ma, G., Kirby, J. E., and Shi, F. (2013). Numerical simulation of tsunami waves generated by deformable submarine landslides. Ocean Modelling, 69, pp. 146-165.

Ma, G., Kirby, J. T., Su, S., Figlus, J., and Shi, F. (2013). Numerical study of turbulence and wave damping induced by vegetation canopies. Coastal Engineering, 80, pp. 68-78.

Ma, G., Shi, F., and Kirby, J. T. (2012). Shock-capturing non-hydrostatic model for fully dispersive surface wave processes. Ocean Modelling, 43-44, pp. 22-35.

Sheng, Y., Lapetina, A., and Ma, G. (2012). The reduction of storm surge by vegetation canopies: Three-dimensional simulations. Geophysical Research Letter, 39 (L20601), pp. doi: 10.1029/2012GL053577.

Ma, G., Shi, F., and Kirby, J. T. (2011). A polydisperse two-fluid model for surf zone bubble simulation. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116 (C05010), pp. doi: 10.1029/2010JC006667.

Ma, G., Shi, F., Liu, S., and Qi, D. (2011). Hydrodynamic modeling of Changjiang Estuary: model skill assessment and large-scale structure impacts. Applied Ocean Research, 33, pp. 69-78.

Shi, F., Kirby, J. T., and Ma, G. (2010). Modeling quiescent phase transport of air bubbles induced by breaking waves. Ocean Modelling, 35, pp. 105-117.

Ma, G., Liu, S., and Qi, D. (2007). Study of back-silting strength in the northern passage channel of Changjiang Estuary. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 26, pp. 56-64.

Ma, G., Liu, S., and Qi, D. (2006). Three dimensional hydrodynamic model of Yangtze Estuary. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 21, pp. 53-61.

2013 ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Ma, G. "How Do Climate Change And Sea Level Rise Affect The Extreme Wave Heights In The Chesapeake Bay?" $5,499. Other. June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017

Ma, G. "Collaborative Research: The interaction of waves, tidal currents and river outflows and their effects on the delivery and resuspension of sediments in the near field" . Federal. September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2016

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