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Zhankun Wang

Texas A&M University

Geochemical and Environmental Research Group

833 Graham Road
College Station , TX  77845  

zhankunwang@tamu.edu

Project List:

Understanding How the Complex Topography of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Influences Water-column Mixing Processes and the Vertical and Horizontal Distribution of Oil and Gas after a Blowout

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Research Scientist

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2021

Polzin, K. L., Wang, B., Wang, Z., Thwaites, F., & Williams, A. J., III. (2021). Moored Flux and Dissipation Estimates from the Northern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Fluids, 6(7), 237. doi

2018

Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Polzin, K. (2018). Turbulence Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from a Slocum Glider. 2018 OCEANS – MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans, . doi

2016

Spencer, L. J., DiMarco, S. F., Wang, Z., Kuehl, J. J., & Brooks, D. A. (2016). Asymmetric oceanic response to a hurricane: Deep water observations during Hurricane Isaac: ASYMMETRIC OCEANIC RESPONSE TO ISAAC. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(10), 7619–7649. doi
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S. F., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2016). Turbulence measurements in the northern gulf of Mexico: Application to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on droplet dynamics. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 109, 40–50. doi

Conference Presentations - 19

2018

Nygren, C., DiMarco, S., Wang, Z., Wang, B., & Polzin, K. (2018). Observations of Microstructure in the Loop Current Using Slocum Gliders. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18. openurl
Polzin, K., Dimarco, S., Toole, J., Wang, Z., Wang, B., Ruiz Angulo, A., et al. (2018). Benthic Frontogenesis, Production of Negative Potential Vorticity and Turbulence over the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18. openurl
Ruiz-Angulo, A., Pallas-Sanz, E., Tenreiro, M., Meunier, T., Portela, E., Ochoa, J., et al. (2018). Estimacio?n de Coeficientes de Disipacio?n Turbulenta Dentro y Fuera de los Remolinos de Mesoescala en el Golfo de Me?xico. In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2018). Puerta Vallarta, MX : 10/28/18-11/02/18. openurl
Wang, Z., Polzin, K., DiMarco, S., Toole, J., Ruiz Angulo, A., Tenreiro, M., et al. (2018). Topographic Enhancement of Diapycnal Diffusivity on the Continental Slope in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Its Application to the Oil Droplet Dynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Wang, Z., Polzin, K., DiMarco, S., Toole, J., Ruiz Angulo, A., Tenreiro, M., et al. (2018). Topographic Enhancement of Diapycnal Diffusivity on the Continental Slope in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Its Application to the Oil Droplet Dynamics. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster. openurl

2017

Polzin, K., DiMarco, S., Wang, Z., Toole, J., & Ruiz, A. (2017). Boundary Mixing along the Northern Deepwater Gulf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Polzin, K. (2017). Evaluating turbulence measurements around the Deepwater Horizon spill site from a microRider mounted on a glider. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl

2016

Angulo, R., Costa, A., A., DiMarco, S., Ledwell, J. R., Polizn, K. L., & Wang, Z. (2016). Boundary Mixing along the Northern Deep Water Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster. openurl
DiMarco, S., Knap, A. K., Wang, Z., Walpert, J., & Dreger, K. (2016). Deadzones, Dying Eddies, and the Loop Current: Stability, Ventilation, and Heat Content from Buoyancy Glider Observations in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico in Spring and Summer 2015. In ALSO, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
DiMarco, S. F., Knap, A. H., Wang, Z., Walpert J., & Dreger, K. (2016). Deadzones, dying eddies, and the Loo Current: stability, ventilation and heat content from buoyancy glider observations in the northwest Gulf of Mexico in spring and summer 2015. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans. LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster. openurl
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. (2016). Turbulence Measurements in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Application to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Droplet Dynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. (2016). How Was the Deep Scattering layers (DSLs) Influenced by the Deepwater Horizon Spill? --- Evidences from 10-year NTL Oil/Gas ADCP Backscattering Data Collected at the Spill Site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. (2016). How Was the Deep Scattering layers (DSLs) Influenced by the Deepwater Horizon Spill? --- Evidences from 10-year NTL Oil/Gas ADCP Backscattering Data Collected at the Spill Site. In ALSO, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2016). Turbulence Measurements in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Application to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Droplet Dynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2016). How Was the Deep Scattering layers (DSLs) Influenced by the Deepwater Horizon Spill? --- Evidences from 10-year NTL Oil/Gas ADCP Backscattering Data Collected at the Spill Site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2016). How Was the Deep Scattering layers (DSLs) Influenced by the Deepwater Horizon Spill? --- Evidences from 10-year NTL Oil/Gas ADCP Backscattering Data Collected at the Spill Site. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans. LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster. openurl

2015

Wang, Z., DiMarco, S. F., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2015). The Role of Turbulence on Droplet Dynamics: Application to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl

2014

Wang, Z., & DiMarco, S. (2014). Observations and analysis of turbulent mixing near the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl
Wang, Z., & DiMarco, S. F. (2014). The Role of Turbulence in the Mixing and Diffusion of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
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