Principal Investigator

Wei-Liang CHUANG, PhD

Associate Professor & Distinguished Young Scholar

Department of Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University

Education

• 2012–2017 PhD, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
• 2008–2010 MSc, Dept of Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
• 2004–2008 BSc, Dept of Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University

Professional Experience

• 2024/08 – Present Associate Professor, Dept of Marine Environment & Engineering, NSYSU
• 2019/08 – 2024/07 Assistant Professor, Dept of Marine Environment & Engineering, NSYSU
• 2018/03 – 2019/07 Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
• 2017/09 – 2017/12 Teaching Assistant, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
• 2017/01 – 2017/05 Teaching Assistant, Dept of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University
• 2012/08 – 2017/12 Research Assistant, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
• 2011/08 – 2012/07 Research Assistant, Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory, NCKU

Honors

• 2024 Distinguished Young Scholar, NSYSU
• 2023 Industry–Academia Incentive (Emerging Category), NSYSU
• 2022 Outstanding Team Teacher, NSYSU — for intramural project “Drift-control technology for waterline devices in intertidal zones”
• 2020 Coastal Engineering Journal Reviewer Award
• 2020–2025 Einstein Program for Young Scholars, National Science and Technology Council
• 2019–2021 New Faculty Award, NSYSU

Services

• 2023–Present Supervisor, Taiwan Marine Pollution Prevention Association
• 2021–2023 Consultant, Kaohsiung Marine Technology Zone
• 2021–2023 Topic Editor, Water

Journal Reviewer

• Archives of Mechanics
• Coastal Engineering Journal
• Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
• Flow Measurement and Instrumentation
• Fluids
• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
• Journal of Engineering Mechanics
• Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami
• Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Physics of Fluids
• Remote Sensing
• The European Physical Journal Plus
• Water

Teaching

Fall Semester

Spring Semester