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UM unveils Centre for Regional Oceans as part of its research blueprint
UM and CAS’ Institute of Oceanology establish joint lab in marine environment and ocean engineering
University of Macau delegates visit the South China Sea Institute Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
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UM and CAS’ Institute of Oceanology establish joint lab in marine environment and ocean engineering

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Liu, F.M., Zhou, W.H., Yi, S.P., and Geng, X.Y. (2019). Morphological and mineral features of nZVI induced precipitation on quartz particles. Environmental Geotechnics, 1-8. In Press

Chen, Y.Z., Zhou, W.H., Liu, F.M., and Yi, S.P. (2019). Exploring the effects of Nanoscale Zero-valent Iron (nZVI) on the Mechanical Properties of Lead-contaminated Clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. In Press.

Chen, Y.Z., Zhou, W.H., Liu, F.M., Yi, S.P., and Geng, X.Y. (2019). Microstructure and morphological characterization of lead-contaminated clay with nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) treatment. Engineering Geology, 256: 84-92.

Zhou, W.H., Jing, X.Y., Yin, Z.Y., and Geng, X.Y. (2019). Effects of particle sphericity and initial fabric on the shearing behavior of soil–rough structural interface. Acta Geotechnica, 14(66): 1-18.

Zhao, L.S., Zhou, W.H., Geng, X.Y., Yuen, K.V., and Fatahi, B. (2019). A closed-form solution for column-supported embankments with geosynthetic reinforcement. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 47(3): 389-401.

Chen, W.B., Zhou, W.H., and Jing, X.Y. (2019). Modeling geogrid pullout behavior in sand using discrete-element method and effect of tensile stiffness. International Journal of Geomechanics, 19(5): 04019039(1-13).

Zhou, W.H. and Qi, X.H. (2019). Root cohesion estimation of riparian trees based on model uncertainty characterization. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(2): 04018389(1-11).

Jin, Y.F., Yin, Z.Y., Zhou, W.H., and Huang, H.W. (2019). Multi-objective optimization-based updating of predictions during excavation. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 78: 102-123.

Jin, Y.F., Yin, Z.Y., Zhou, W.H., Yin, J.H., and Shao, J. F. (2019). A single-objective EPR based model for creep index of soft clays considering L2 regularization. Engineering Geology, 248: 242-255.

Zhou, W.H., Liu, F.M., Yi, S.P., Chen, Y.Z., Geng, X.Y., and Zheng, C.M. (2019). Simultaneous stabilization of Pb and improvement of soil strength using nZVI. Science of The Total Environment, 651(Pt 1): 877-884.

Tang, M.; Chan, C. K.; Li, Y. J.; Su, H.; Ma, Q.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Wang, Z.; Ge, M.; Hu, M.; He, H.; Wang, X., A review of experimental techniques for aerosol hygroscopicity studies. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19: 12631–12686.

Wang, M.; Huang, R. J.; Cao, J.; Dai, W.; Zhou, J.; Lin, C.; Ni, H.; Duan, J.; Wang, T.; Chen, Y.; Li, Y. J.; Chen, Q.; El Haddad, I.; Hoffmann, T., Determination of n-alkanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hopanes in atmospheric aerosol: evaluation and comparison of thermal desorption GC-MS and solvent extraction GC-MS approaches. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 2019, 12: 4779-4789.

Tang, M. J.; Gu, W. J.; Ma, Q. X.; Li, Y. J.; Zhong, C.; Li, S.; Yin, X.; Huang, R. J.; He, H.; Wang, X. M., Water adsorption and hygroscopic growth of six anemophilous pollen species: the effect of temperature. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19: 2247-2258.

Reddington, C. L.; Conibear, L.; Knote, C.; Silver, B. J.; Li, Y. J.; Chan, C. K.; Arnold, S. R.; Spracklen, D. V., Exploring the impacts of anthropogenic emission sectors on PM2.5 and human health in South and East Asia. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19: 11887-11910.

Liu, B.; He, M. M.; Wu, C.; Li, J. J.; Li, Y.; Lau, N. T.; Yu, J. Z.; Lau, A. K. H.; Fung, J. C. H.; Hoi, K. I.; Mok, K. M.; Chan, C. K.; Li, Y. J., Potential exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and black carbon on jogging trails in Macau. Atmos. Environ. 2019, 198: 23-33.

Li, Z.; Tan, H.; Zheng, J.; Liu, L.; Qin, Y.; Wang, N.; Li, F.; Li, Y. J.; Cai, M.; Ma, Y.; Chan, C. K., Light absorption properties and potential sources of particulate brown carbon in the Pearl River Delta region of China. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19: 11669-11685.

Li, W. J.; Li, Y. J.; Lee, S. M. Y.; Mok, K. M.; Hao, T. W., Nitrogen Removal in Moving Bed Sequencing Batch Reactors with Polyurethane Foam Cube and Luffa Sponge Carrier Materials. J. Environ. Eng. 2019, 145: 04019025.

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Huang, R. J.; Wang, Y. C.; Cao, J. J.; Lin, C. S.; Duan, J.; Chen, Q.; Li, Y. J.; Gu, Y. F.; Yan, J.; Xu, W.; Frohlich, R.; Canonaco, F.; Bozzetti, C.; Ovadnevaite, J.; Ceburnis, D.; Canagaratna, M. R.; Jayne, J.; Worsnop, D. R.; El-Haddad, I.; Prevot, A. S. H.; O'Dowd, C. D., Primary emissions versus secondary formation of fine particulate matter in the most polluted city (Shijiazhuang) in North China. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19: 2283-2298.

Guo, L.; Gu, W.; Peng, C.; Wang, W.; Li, Y. J.; Zong, T.; Tang, Y.; Wu, Z.; Lin, Q.; Ge, M.; Zhang, G.; Hu, M.; Bi, X.; Wang, X.; Tang, M., A comprehensive study of hygroscopic properties of calcium- and magnesium-containing salts: implication for hygroscopicity of mineral dust and sea salt aerosols. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2019, 19: 2115-2133.

Gen, M.; Zhang, R.; Huang, D. D.; Li, Y. J.; Chan, C. K., Heterogeneous Oxidation of SO2 in Sulfate Production during Nitrate Photolysis at 300 nm: Effect of pH, Relative Humidity, Irradiation Intensity, and the Presence of Organic Compounds. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53: 8757-8766.

Gen, M.; Zhang, R.; Huang, D. D.; Li, Y. J.; Chan, C. K., Heterogeneous SO2 Oxidation in Sulfate Formation by Photolysis of Particulate Nitrate. Environ. Sci. Tech. Let., 2019, 6: 86-91.

Duan, J.; Huang, R. J.; Lin, C.; Dai, W.; Wang, M.; Gu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhong, H.; Zheng, Y.; Ni, H.; Dusek, U.; Chen, Y.; Li, Y. J.; Chen, Q.; Worsnop, D. R.; O'Dowd, C. D.; Cao, J., Distinctions in source regions and formation mechanisms of secondary aerosol in Beijing from summer to winter. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19: 10319-10334.

Zhang, P., Zhang, N., Huang, S., Kan, A.T., Tomson, M.B. (2019). Automated analytical method to determine solution alkalinity of oilfield brine in the presence of weak organic acids. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 58, 4667−4673.

Zhang, P., Zhang, Z., Zhu, J., Kan, A.T., Tomson, M.B. (2019). Experimental evaluation of common sulfate mineral scale co-precipitation kinetics in oilfield operating conditions. Energy Fuels. 33, 7, 6177-6186.

Zhang, P., Liu, Y., Kuok, S.C., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2019). Development of modelling approaches to describe mineral scale deposition kinetics in porous medium and pipe flow system. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 178, 594-601.

Zhang, P., Liu, Y., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2019). Laboratory evaluation of synergistic effect of transition metals with mineral scale inhibitor in controlling halite scale deposition. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 175, 120-128.

Zhang, P., Li, Z., Cheng, X., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2019). Modeling analysis of two common organic pollutants' adsorption and desorption from activated carbon, C60, and soil organic carbon. Environmental Engineering Science, 36, 136-147.

Zhang, P., Zhang, Z., Liu, Y., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2019). Investigation of the impact of ferrous species on the performance of common oilfield scale inhibitors for mineral scale control. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 172, 288-296.

Zhang, P., Zhang, N., Liu, Y., Ip, W.F., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2019). A novel attach-and-release mineral scale control strategy: Laboratory investigation of retention and release of scale inhibitor on pipe surface. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 70, 462-471.

Zhang, P., Zhang, N., Li, Z., Yean, S., Li, H., Shipley, H.J., Kan, A.T., Chen, W. & Tomson, M.B. (2018). Identification of a new high-molecular-weight Fe-citrate species at low citrate-to-Fe molar ratios: Impact on arsenic removal with ferric hydroxide. Chemosphere, 212, 50-55.

Fan, R.L., Zhang, L.M., Shen, P. (2019). Evaluating volume of coseismic landslide clusters by flow direction-based partitioning. Engineering Geology, 105238.

Yin, R., Shen, P., Lu, Z.Y. (2019). A Green Approach for the Reduction of Graphene Oxide by Ultraviolet/Sulfite Process. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 550, 110-116.

Gao, L., Zhang L.M., Li X.Y., Zhou S.Y. (2019) Evaluating Metropolitan Flood Coping Capabilities under Heavy Storms. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 24(6), 05019011.

Zhou, S.Y., Gao, L., Zhang, L.M., (2019) Predicting Debris-Flow Clusters under Extreme Rainstorms: A Case Study on Hong Kong Island. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment., 33: 2537-2553.

Zhong, M., Wang, J., Gao, L., Lin, K., Hong, Y. (2019) Fuzzy risk assessment of flash floods using a cloud-based information diffusion approach. Water Resources Management 33(7), 2537–2553.

Feng S.J., Gao H.Y., Gao L., Zhang L.M., Chen H.X. (2019) Numerical modeling of interactions between a flow slide and buildings considering the destruction process. Landslides (on line).

Li, R., Gao, L., Pan, C., Pang, Y., (2019) Detecting the mechanisms of longitudinal salinity transport in Qiantang Estuary. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences (accepted).

Liu F.M., Zhou W.H., Yi S.P. and Yang S.D. (2019). Immobilization of Pb in Soil using nZVI Nanoparticles: Effects on Vane Shear Strength. In: Barman M., Zaman M., Chang JR. (eds). Proceedings of the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018-Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability. Transportation and Geotechniques: Materials, Sustainability and Climate. GeoChina 2018. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer, Cham, pp. 174-185.

Zhang, P., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2019). Experimental evaluation of ferrous and ferric ions on oilfield mineral scale inhibitor performance. The 3rd International Conference on Gas, Oil and Petroleum Engineering, San Francisco, CA, February 18 to 20.

Zhou, S.Y., Zhang, L.M., Shen, P. (2019). Predicting Multiple Hazards under Extreme Rainstorms. In Proceeding of Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, 24-27 March, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Zeng, Q., Zan, FX., Hao, TW. KumarBiswal, B., Lin, S., van Loosdrecht, MCM., Chen, GH. (2019). Electrochemical pretreatment for stabilization of waste activated sludge: Simultaneously enhancing dewaterability, inactivating pathogens and mitigating hydrogen sulfide. Water Research. 166: 115035.

Xue, WQ., Zeng, Q., Lin, S., Zan, FX., Hao, TW. Lin, YM., van Loosdrecht, MCM., Chen, GH. (2019). Recovery of high-value and scarce resources from biological wastewater treatment: Sulfated polysaccharides. Water Research. 163: 114889.

Li, XL., Lin, S., Hao, TW. Khana, SK., Chen, GH. (2019). Elucidating pyrolysis behaviour of activated sludge in granular and flocculent form: Reaction kinetics and mechanism. Water Research. 162:409-419.

Zhang, M., Wang, X., Du, TT., Wang, HH., Hao, H.Z., Wang, YY., Li, Y., Hao, TW. (2019). Effects of carbon materials on the formation of disinfection byproducts during chlorination: Pore structure and functional groups. Water Research. 162:01-10.

Wang, HH, Zhang, M., He, XZ., Du, TT., Wang, YY., Li, Y., Hao, TW. (2019). Facile prepared ball-like TiO2 at GO composites for oxytetracycline removal under solar and visible lights. Water Research. 160:197-205.

Zan, FX., Zeng, Q., Hao, TW., Ekama, GA., Hao, XD., Chen, GH. (2019). Achieving methane production enhancement from waste activated sludge with sulfite pretreatment: Feasibility, kinetics and mechanism study. Water Research. 158: 438-448.

Wu, RY., Su, KZ., Wang, ZD., Hao, TW., Liu, SG. (2019). A comprehensive investigation of filtration performance in submerged hollow fibre membrane modules with different fibre geometries. Separation and Purification Technology. 221: 93-100

Li, WJ., Li, YJ., Lee, MY., Mok, KM., Hao Tianwei. (2019). Nitrogen Removal in Moving Bed Sequencing Batch Reactors with Polyurethane Foam Cube and Luffa Sponge Carrier Materials. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 145: 04019025 (1-8)

Zeng Q., Hao, TW., Mackey, H., van Loosdrecht, MCM., Chen, GH (2019). Recent advances in dissimilatory sulfate reduction: From metabolic study to application. Water Research. 150: 162-181.

Zhicheng Hu and Guanghui Hu, An efficient steady-state solver for microflows with high-order moment model, Journal of Computational Physics.

Lei Yang and Guanghui Hu, An adaptive finite element solver for demagnetization field calculation, Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. In Press.

Yedan Shen, Yang Kuang, and Guanghui Hu, An asymptotic-based adaptive finite element method for Kohn-Sham equation, Journal of Scientific Computing, in press.

Yan, J.J., Song, H., Dong, Y.P., Quach, W.M. , and Yan, M. (2019), High strength (~2000 MPa) or highly ductile (~11%) additively manufactured H13 by tempering at different conditions, (Under review).

Yao, Y., Quach, W.M., and Young, B. (2019), Cross-section behavior of cold-formed steel elliptical hollow sections Â– a numerical study, Engineering Structures, (Accepted).

Cai, Y., Quach, W.M., and Young, B. (2019), Experimental and numerical investigation of concrete-filled hot-finished and cold-formed steel elliptical tubular stub columns, Thin-Walled Structures, 145, 106437.

Yao, Y., Quach, W.M., and Young, B. (2019), Finite element-based method for residual stresses in cold-formed steel hollow sections, Engineering Structures, 188, 24-42.

Yan, J.J., Chen, M.T., Quach, W.M., Yan, M., and Young, B. (2019), Mechanical properties and cross-sectional behavior of additive manufactured high strength steel tubular sections, Thin-Walled Structures, 144, 106158.

Cai, Y., Quach, W.M., Chen, M.T., and Young, B. (2019), Behavior and design of cold-formed and hot-finished steel elliptical tubular stub columns, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 156, 252-265.

Yan, J.J., Zhou, Y.H., Gu, R.N., Zhang, X.M., Quach, W.M. , and Yan, M. (2019), A comprehensive study of steel powders (316L, H13, P20 and 18Ni300) for their selective laser melting additive manufacturing, Metals, 9(86), pp.1-20.

Hu, D., Gao, C., Sun, C., Jin, T., Fan, G., Mok, K. M. and Lee, S. M.-Y. (2019) Genome-Guided and Mass Spectrometry Investigation of Natural Products Produced by a Potential New Actinobacteria Strain Isolated from a Mangrove Ecosystem in Futian, Shenzhen, China, Scientific Reports, 9:823.

Lopes D., Ferreira J., Hoi K.I., Miranda A.I., Yuen K.V. and Mok K.M. (2019) Weather Research and Forecasting Model Simulations over the Pearl River Delta Region, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, Vol. 12(1), 115-125.

Liu, B., He, M.M., Wu, C., Li, J., Li, Y., Lau, N.T., Yu, J.Z., Lau, A.K.H., Fung, J.C.H., Hoi, K.I., Mok, K.M., Chan, C.K., Li, Y.J., (2019) Potential Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Black Carbon on Jogging Trails in Macau, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 198, 23-33.

Su, L.J., Zhou, W.H., Chen, W.B., and Jie, X.X. (2018). Effects of relative roughness and mean particle size on the shear strength of sand-steel interface. Measurement, 122(2018): 339-346.

Zhou, W.H., Tan F., and Yuen, K.V. (2018). Model updating and uncertainty analysis for creep behavior of soft soil. Computers and Geotechnics, 100(2018): 135-143.

Tan, F., Zhou, W.H., and Yuen, K.V. (2018). Effect of loading duration on uncertainty in creep analysis of clay. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 42(11): 1235-1254.

Jin, Y.F., Yin, Z.Y., Wu, Z.X., and Zhou, W.H. (2018). Identifying parameters of easily crushable sand and application to offshore pile driving. Ocean Engineering, 154(2018): 416-429.

Gamse, S., Zhou, W.H., Tan, F., Yuen, K.V., and Oberguggenberger, M. (2018). Hydrostatic-season-time model updating using Bayesian model class selection. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 169(2018): 40-50.

Zhou, W.H., Zhao, L.S., Lok, T.M.H., Mei, G.X., and Li, X.B. (2018). Analytical solutions to the axisymmetric consolidation of unsaturated soils. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 2018, 144(1): 04017152(1-11).

Jing, X.Y., Zhou, W.H., Zhu, H.X., Yin, Z.Y., and Li, Y. (2018). Analysis of soil‐structural interface behavior using three‐dimensional DEM simulations. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 42(2): 339-357.

Zhu, H.X., Zhou, W.H., and Yin, Z.Y. (2018). Deformation mechanism of strain localization in 2D numerical interface tests. Acta Geotechnica, 13(3): 557-573.

Zhang, Y.; Gong, Z. H.; de Sa, S.; Bateman, A. P.; Liu, Y. J.; Li, Y. J.; Geiger, F. M.; Martin, S. T., Production and Measurement of Organic Particulate Matter in the Harvard Environmental Chamber. Jove-J. Vis. Exp., 2018, 141: e55685.

Wang, Y.; Liu, P. F.; Li, Y. J.; Bateman, A. P.; Martin, S. T.; Hung, H. M., The Reactivity of Toluene-Derived Secondary Organic Material with Ammonia and the Influence of Water Vapor. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2018, 122: 7739-7747.

Sun, J. X.; Liu, L.; Xu, L.; Wang, Y. Y.; Wu, Z. J.; Hu, M.; Shi, Z. B.; Li, Y. J.; Zhang, X. Y.; Chen, J. M.; Li, W. J., Key Role of Nitrate in Phase Transitions of Urban Particles: Implications of Important Reactive Surfaces for Secondary Aerosol Formation. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 2018, 123: 1234-1243.

Qin, Y. M.; Tan, H. B.; Li, Y. J.; Li, Z. J.; Schurman, M. I.; Liu, L.; Wu, C.; Chan, C. K., Chemical characteristics of brown carbon in atmospheric particles at a suburban site near Guangzhou, China. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2018, 18: 16409-16418.

Liu, P. F.; Li, Y. J.; Wang, Y.; Bateman, A. P.; Zhang, Y.; Gong, Z. H.; Bertram, A. K.; Martin, S. T., Highly Viscous States Affect the Browning of Atmospheric Organic Particulate Matter. ACS Central Sci., 2018, 4: 207-215.

Jia, X. H.; Gu, W. J.; Li, Y. J.; Cheng, P.; Tang, Y. J.; Guo, L. Y.; Wang, X. M.; Tang, M. J., Phase Transitions and Hygroscopic Growth of Mg(CIO4)(2), NaCIO4, and NaCIO4 center dot H2O: Implications for the Stability of Aqueous Water in Hyperarid Environments on Mars and on Earth. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2018, 2: 159-167.

Huang, R. J.; Yang, L.; Cao, J. J.; Chen, Y.; Chen, Q.; Li, Y. J.; Duan, J.; Zhu, C. S.; Dai, W. T.; Wang, K.; Lin, C. S.; Ni, H. Y.; Corbin, J. C.; Wu, Y. F.; Zhang, R. J.; Tie, X. X.; Hoffmann, T.; O'Dowd, C.; Dusek, U., Brown Carbon Aerosol in Urban Xi'an, Northwest China: The Composition and Light Absorption Properties. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52: 6825-6833.

Huang, R. J.; Cheng, R.; Jing, M.; Yang, L.; Li, Y. J.; Chen, Q.; Chen, Y.; Yan, J.; Lin, C. S.; Wu, Y. F.; Zhang, R. J.; El Haddad, I.; Prevot, A. S. H.; O'Dowd, C. O.; Cao, J. J., Source-Specific Health Risk Analysis on Particulate Trace Elements: Coal Combustion and Traffic Emission As Major Contributors in Wintertime Beijing. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52: 10967-10974.

Huang, R. J.; Cao, J. J.; Chen, Y.; Yang, L.; Shen, J. C.; You, Q. H.; Wang, K.; Lin, C. S.; Xu, W.; Gao, B.; Li, Y. J.; Chen, Q.; Hoffmann, T.; O'Dowd, C. D.; Bilde, M.; Glasius, M., Organosulfates in atmospheric aerosol: synthesis and quantitative analysis of PM2.5 from Xi'an, northwestern China. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 2018, 11: 3447-3456.

Zhang, P., Liu, Y., Li, Z., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2018). Sorption and desorption characteristics of anionic surfactants to soil sediments. Chemosphere, 211, 1183-1192.

Zhang, P., Zhang, N., Liu, Y., Lu, Y-T., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2018). Application of a novel tube reactor for investigation of calcium carbonate mineral scale deposition kinetics. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 137, 113-124.

Zhang, Z., Zhang, P., Li, Z., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2018). Laboratory evaluation and mechanistic understanding of the impact of ferric species on oilfield scale inhibitor performance. Energy Fuels, 32, 8348-8357.

Shen, P., Zhang, L.M., Chen, H.X., and Fan, R.L. (2018). EDDA 2.0: integrated simulation of debris flow initiation and dynamics, considering two initiation mechanisms. Geoscientific Model Development, 11, 2841-2856.

Gao, L., Zhang, L.M., Cheung R.W.M. (2018) Relationships between natural terrain landslide magnitudes and triggering rainfall based on a large landslide inventory in Hong Kong. Landslides, 15(4), 727–740.

Ma M., He, B., Wan, J., Jia, P., Guo, X., Gao, L., Maguire, L.W., Hong, Y., (2018) Characterizing the Flash Flooding Risks from 2011 to 2016 over China. Water 2018, 10, 704.

Li S., Zhou W.H., Jing, X.Y. and Zhu H.X. (2018). Evaluation of Grain Shape Parameters of Fujian Standard Sand. Proceedings of the China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, 13th-16th Aug. 2018, Vienna, Austria. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham, pp. 186-190.

Zhou W.H. and Chen W.B. (2018). Two-dimensional Soil-structure Interface Shearing Characteristics by Discrete Element Method. In: Wang C.M., Ho J.C.M. and Kitipornchai S. (eds). Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM25), 4th-7th Dec. 2018, Brisbane, Australia.

Zhou W.H., Zhao L. S., Chen G.M. and Yuen K.V. (2018). 3D Geologic Modeling with Borehole Data by General Regression Neural Network. Proceedings of the 6th Intl. Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (6ISRERM), In: Qian X.D., Pang S.D., Ong G.P.R. and Phoon K.K. (eds) 31st May-1st Jun. 2018, Singapore, pp. 279-284.

Zhou W.H., Mu Y., Qi X.H. and Yang S. (2018). Reliability-Based Design of Basal Heave Stability for Braced Excavation Using Three Different Methods. In: Chen R., Zheng G., Ou C. (eds). Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Asia Urban GeoEngineering, 24th-27th Nov. 2017, Hunan University, Changsha, China. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Singapore, pp. 273-283.

He S.Y., Zhou W.H. and Garg A. (2018). Spatial Variation of Soil Suction and Radiant Energy Around a Tree Vicinity in an Urban Green Infrastructure. In: Chen R., Zheng G., Ou C. (eds). Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Asia Urban GeoEngineering, 24th-27th Nov. 2017, Hunan University, Changsha, China. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Singapore, pp. 665-675.

Jing X.Y. and Zhou W.H. (2018). Study on the Effect of Particle Shape on the Soil-Rough Interface Shearing Using 3D DEM. In: Zhou A., Tao J., Gu X., Hu L. (eds). Proceedings of the GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours. GSIC 2018, May 27th-30th, Shanghai, China. Springer, Singapore, Volume 1, 2018, pp. 193-200.

Jin Y.F., Yin Z.Y., Zhou W.H. and Zhang D.M. (2018). Identifying Soil Parameters from Excavation Using MOOP. In: Zhou A., Tao J., Gu X., Hu L. (eds) Proceedings of the GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviours. GSIC 2018, 27th-30th May, Shanghai, China. Springer, Singapore, Volume 1, 2018, pp. 505-512.

Zhou W.H., Chen Y.Z., Liu F.M. and Yi S.P. (2018). Experimental Study on the Strength Characteristics of Lead Contaminated Soil with nZVI Treatment. In: Farid A., Chen H. (eds). Proceedings of the GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Geoenvironment and Geohazard. GSIC 2018, 27th-30th May, Shanghai, China. Springer, Singapore, Volume 1, 2018, pp. 273-279.

Zhang, P., Huang, S., Li, Z., Kan, A.T. & Tomson, M.B. (2018). Preparation and laboratory evaluation of novel scale inhibitor nanofluids as delivery vehicles for oilfield mineral scale control. 256th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, M.A., August 19 to 23.

Feng, J.W., Zhang, L.L., Gao, L., Feng, S.J. (2018) Stability of railway embankment under extreme storms. Environmental Geotechnics.

Zhou, S.Y., Zhang, L.M., Gao, L. (2018) Scenarios of Large-Scale Landslides and Debris Flows under Extreme Rainstorms, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management.

Lin, S., Mackey, H., Hao, TW., Gang, G., van Loosdrecht, MCM., Chen, GH (2018). Biological Sulfur Oxidation in Wastewater Treatment: A Review of Emerging Opportunities. Water Research. 143: 399-415.

Guanghui Hu, Hehu Xie, and Fei Xu, A multilevel correction type adaptive finite element method for Kohn-Sham models, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 355, pp. 346-449, 2018.

Xucheng Meng, and Guanghui Hu, A NURBS-enhanced finite volume solver for steady Euler equations, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 359, pp. 77-92, 2018.

Li Chen, Guanghui Hu, and Ruo Li, Integrated Linear Reconstruction for Finite Volume Scheme on Arbitrary Unstructured Grids, Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 24(2), pp. 454-480, 2018.

Yang Kuang, and Guanghui Hu, Adaptive finite element solution of steady Schrodinger equation by imaginary time propagation approach, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, Vol. 95(1), pp. 187-201, 2018.

Guanghui Hu, Xucheng Meng, and Tao Tang, On robust and adaptive framework of finite volume solutions of steady Euler equations, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, Theory, Numerics and Applications of Hyperbolic Problems II, Springer International Publishing, pp. 21-40, 2018

Chen, M.T., Yan, J.J., Quach, W.M., Yan, M., and Young, B. (2018), Additive manufactured high strength steel tubular sections, The Eighth International Conference on THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES (ICTWS 2018), Lisbon, Portugal, July 24-27, 2018 (Keynote Paper).

Yao, Y., Quach, W.M., and Young, B. (2018), Simplified residual stress model for cold-formed steel elliptical hollow sections, The Eighth International Conference on THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES (ICTWS 2018), Lisbon, Portugal, July 24-27, 2018

Yao, Y., Quach, W.M., and Young, B. (2018), Numerical simulation for stub columns behavior of cold-formed steel elliptical hollow sections, The Eighth International Conference on THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES (ICTWS 2018), Lisbon, Portugal, July 24-27, 2018.

Cai, Y.C., Quach, W.M., and Young, B. (2018), Tests of concrete-filled cold-formed and hot-finished steel elliptical tubular stub columns, The Eighth International Conference on THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES (ICTWS 2018), Lisbon, Portugal, July 24-27, 2018

Yao, Y., Quach, W.M., and Young, B. (2018), Numerical simulation for residual stresses in cold-formed steel hollow sections, International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018 (ICSC2018), Hong Kong, China, 5-7 Sep. 2018.

Li, L., Yang, J., Lin, C.-Y., Chua, C. T., Wang, Y., Zhao, K., Wu, Y.-T., Liu, P. L.-F., Switzer, A. D., Mok, K. M., Wang, P. and Peng, D. (2018) Field Survey of Typhoon Hato (2017) and a Comparison with Storm Surge Modeling in Macau, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 18, 3167-3178.

Hu, D., Chen, Y., Sun, C., Jin, T., Fan, G., Liao, Q., Mok, K. M. and Lee, S. M.-Y. (2018) Genome Guided Investigation of Antibiotics Producing Actinomycetales Strain Isolated from a Macau Mangrove Ecosystem. Scientific Reports, 8 (1): 14271.

Mok, K. M., Yuen, K. V., Hoi, K. I., Chao, K. M. and Lopes, D. (2018) Predicting Ground-level Ozone Concentrations by Adaptive Bayesian Model Averaging of Statistical Seasonal Models, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Vol. 32, no. 5, 1283–1297.

Hoi K. I., Mok, K. M., Miranda, A.I., Yuen, K. V., Monteiro, A., Ribeiro, I., and Lopes, D. (2018). 利用簡約函數形式對數值空氣品質預報系統進行自我調整偏差修正, 兩岸四地環境科技創新與合作青年學者論壇, August 4, Hefei, China.

Yang, J., Li, L.-L., Lin C.-Y., Liu, P. L.-F., and Mok, K. M. (2018). Hindcast Study of Inundation in Macau Caused by Typhoon Hato and Hagupit, 15th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Annual Meeting, June 3 – 8, Honolulu, HI, USA. (OS24-D3-PM1-317B-003 (OS24-A020))

Lopes, D., Ferreira, J., Yuen, K.V., Borrego, C., Hoi, K.I., Miranda, A.I. and Mok, K.M. (2018) Desenvolvimento de um Sistema Multi-Escala de Modelação da Qualidade do ar sobre a Região Administrativa Especial de Macau, CIALP - 1º Conferência Internacional de Ambiente em Língua Portuguesa, 8-10 May, Aveiro, Portugal.

Li, L.-L., Yang, J., Lin C.-Y., Chua, C. T., Wang, Y., Zhao, K.-F., Wu, Y.-T., Liu, P. L.-F., Switzer, A. D. and Mok, K. M. (2018) Storm Surge Modeling of the 2017 Typhoon Hato Based on a Field Survey in Macau, New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in Asia: An AOGS-EGU Joint Conference, 4-8 February, Tagaytay, Philippines.

Bordoloi, S., Hussain, R., Garg, A., Sreedeep S., and Zhou, W.H. (2017). Infiltration characteristics of natural fiber reinforced soil. Transportation Geotechnics, 12(2017): 37-44.

Qi, X.H., Zhou, W.H., and Yuen, K.V. (2017). Detection of stationary Markovian zones in a geologically heterogeneous area. ASCE-ASME J. Risk Uncertainty Eng. Syst., Part A: Civ. Eng., 2017, 3(4): 04017026.

Zhou, W.H., Zhao, L.S., and Yuen, K.V. (2017). A simplified axisymmetric model to analyze the column supported embankment system. Computers and Geotechnics, 92 (2017): 96-107.

Zhou, W.H., Lok, T. M.H., Zhao, L.S., Mei, G.X., and Li, X.B. (2017). Analytical solutions to the axisymmetric consolidation of a multi-layer soil system under surcharge combined with vacuum preloading. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 45(5): 487-498.

Zhou, W.H., Zhao, L.S., Garg, A., and Yuen, K.V. (2017). Generalized analytical solution for the consolidation of unsaturated soil under partially permeable boundary conditions. International Journal of Geomechanics, 17(9): 04017048(1-16).

Zhou, W.H., Garg, A., and Garg, A. (2017). Computation of coupled effects of root and shoot characteristics on transpiration based on optimization approach. Engineering computations, 34 (3): 725-738.

Qi, X.H. and Zhou, W.H. (2017). An efficient probabilistic back-analysis method for braced excavations using wall deflection data at multiple points. Computers and Geotechnics, 85: 186-198.

Wang, L.; Huang, D.; Chan, C. K.; Li, Y. J.; Xu, X. G., Nanoscale spectroscopic and mechanical characterization of individual aerosol particles using peak force infrared microscopy. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53: 7397-7400.

Tang, M. J.; Huang, X.; Lu, K. D.; Ge, M. F.; Li, Y. J.; Cheng, P.; Zhu, T.; Ding, A. J.; Zhang, Y. H.; Gligorovski, S.; Song, W.; Ding, X.; Bi, X. H.; Wang, X. M., Heterogeneous reactions of mineral dust aerosol: implications for tropospheric oxidation capacity. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2017, 17: 11727-11777.

Qin, Y. M.; Tan, H. B.; Li, Y. J.; Schurman, M. I.; Li, F.; Canonaco, F.; Prevot, A. S. H.; Chan, C. K., Impacts of traffic emissions on atmospheric particulate nitrate and organics at a downwind site on the periphery of Guangzhou, China. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2017, 17: 10245-10258.

Li, Y. J.; Sun, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Li, X.; Li, M.; Zhou, Z.; Chan, C. K., Real-time chemical characterization of atmospheric particulate matter in China: A review. Atmos. Environ., 2017, 158: 270-304.

Li, Y. J.; Liu, P. F.; Bergoend, C.; Bateman, A. P.; Martin, S. T., Rebounding hygroscopic inorganic aerosol particles: Liquids, gels, and hydrates. Aerosol Sci. Technol., 2017, 51: 388-396.

Gu, W. J.; Li, Y. J.; Zhu, J. X.; Jia, X. H.; Lin, Q. H.; Zhang, G. H.; Ding, X.; Song, W.; Bi, X. H.; Wang, X. M.; Tang, M. J., Investigation of water adsorption and hygroscopicity of atmospherically relevant particles using a commercial vapor sorption analyzer. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 2017, 10: 3821-3832.

Gu, W. J.; Li, Y. J.; Tang, M. J.; Jia, X. H.; Ding, X.; Bi, X. H.; Wang, X. M., Water uptake and hygroscopicity of perchlorates and implications for the existence of liquid water in some hyperarid environments. RSC Advances, 2017, 7: 46866-46873.

Zhang, P., Shen, D., Ruan, G., Kan, A.T. and Tomson, M.B. (2017), Phosphino-polycarboxylic acid modified scale inhibitor nanomaterial: Synthesis, characterization and migration Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 45, 366–374

Shen, P., Zhang, L.M., Chen, H.X., and Gao, L. (2017). Role of vegetation restoration in mitigating hillslope erosion and debris flows. Engineering Geology, 216, 122-133.

Gao, L., Zhang, L.M., Lu, M.Q. (2017) Characterizing the spatial variations and correlations of large rainstorms for landslide study. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21: 4573-4589.

Gao, L., Zhang, L.M., Chen, H.X. (2017). Two-dimensional simulation of debris flow impact pressures on buildings. Engineering Geology, 226, 236-244.

Li, X.Y., Zhang, L.M., Gao, L., Zhu, H. (2017). Simplified slope reliability analysis considering spatial soil variability. Engineering Geology, 216: 90-97.

Shen, P., Zhang, L.M., Chen, H.X., Gao, L. (2017). Role of vegetation restoration in mitigating hillslope erosion and debris flows. Engineering Geology, 116, 122-133.

Chen W.B., Zhou W.H. and Jing X.Y. (2017). Effects of Shear Direction on The Shearing Behavior of a Soil-Structural Interface Using Discrete Element Method. Proceedings of the ICSMGE 2017 - 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17th-21st September 2017, pp. 703-706.

Jing X.Y., Zhou W.H. and Li Y.M. (2017). Interface Direct Shearing Behavior between Soil and Saw-tooth Surface by DEM Simulation. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Material Point Method (MPM 2017), Edited by Alexander Rohe, Kenichi Soga, Hans Teunissen and Bruno Zuada Coelho, 10th-13th January 2017, Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands. Procedia Engineering, Volume 175, 2017, pp. 36-42.

Zhu H.X., Zhou W.H., Jing X.Y. and Yin Z.Y. (2017). Numerical Study on Formation of Shear Band in Soil under Interface Shearing. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Material Point Method (MPM 2017), Edited by Alexander Rohe, Kenichi Soga, Hans Teunissen and Bruno Zuada Coelho, 10th-13th January 2017, Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands. Procedia Engineering, Volume 175, 2017, pp. 102-109.

Jing X.Y., Zhou W.H., Zhu H.X., Yin Z.Y. and Li Y.M. (2017). On the Interface Shearing Behavior Between Granular Soil and Artificial Rough Surfaces. In: Ferrari A., Laloui L. (eds). Proceedings of the Advances in Laboratory Testing and Modelling of Soils and Shales (ATMSS). ATMSS 2017. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham, Conference held on 18th-20th January 2017, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. pp. 437-444.

Zhou W.H., Lao J.Y., Huang Y.S. and Chen R.P. (2017). Group effect on soil arching in geogrid-reinforced pile-supported embankments. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication 5(2), 130-134.

Shen, P., Zhang, L.M., Zhu, H., and Li, X.Y. (2017). Simulating Hillslope Surface Erosion and Debris Flow Considering Variability of Soil Property. In Proceeding of Geo-risk 2017, ASCE, 4-7 June, Denver, Colorado, pp. 236-245.

Gao, L., Zhang, L.M. (2017) Can Empirical Rainfall-Landslide Correlations Be Extended to Future Extreme Storms? 6th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Denver, ASCE, GSP284.

Zhang, L.M., Gao L., Zhou S.Y., Cheung R.W.M., Lacasse, S. (2017) Stress testing framework for managing landslide risks under extreme storms. Workshop on World Landslide Forum.

Xue, WQ., Hao, TW., Mackey, HR., Li, XL., Chan, R., Chen, GH. (2017). The role of sulfate in aerobic granular sludge process for emerging sulfate-laden wastewater treatment. Water Research. 124: 513-520.

Guo, G., Wu, D., Hao, TW., Mackey, HR., Wei, L., Chen, GH. (2017). Denitrifying sulfur conversion-associated EBPR: the effect of pH on anaerobic metabolism and performance. Water Research. Water Research. 123:687-695.

Tsui, T., Hao, TW. Chen, GH. (2017). Facing up to high-rate anaerobic treatment of saline sewage in coastal regions: SANI Process and Granular Sludge. 7th IWA-ASPIRE Conference 2017 & Water Malaysia Exhibition 2017.

Xue, WQ., Hao, TW., Mackey, HR., Chen, GH. (2017). How does sulfate influence sludge granulation? The 14th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies. 29 May – 2 June 2017, Florianópolis, Brazil. (Platform Presentation)

Zhen Gao, and Guanghui Hu, High Order Well-Balanced Weighted Compact Nonlinear Schemes for the Gas Dynamics Equations under Gravitational Fields, East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 7(4), pp. 697-713, 2017.

Zhen Gao, and Guanghui Hu, High Order Well-Balanced Weighted Compact Nonlinear Schemes for Shallow Water Equations, Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 22, pp. 1049-1068, 2017

Yaguang Gu, and Guanghui Hu, A third order adaptive ADER scheme for one dimensional conservation laws, Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 22, pp. 829-851, 2017

Guanghui Hu, A numerical study of 2D detonation waves with adaptive finite volume methods on unstructured grids, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 331, pp. 297-311, 2017

Mok, K. M., Miranda, A.I., Yuen, K.V., Hoi, K.I., Monteiro, A. and Ribeiro, I. (2017) Selection of Bias Correction Models for Improving the Daily PM10 Forecasts of WRF-EURAD in Porto, Portugal, Atmospheric Pollution Research, Vol. 8, no. 4, 628-639.

Wang, Y., Xie, Z., Lou, I., Ung, W. K. and Mok, K. M. (2017) Algal Bloom Prediction by Support Vector Machine and Relevance Vector Machine with Genetic Algorithm Optimization in Freshwater Reservoirs, Engineering Computations, Vol. 34, no. 2, 664-679.

Lou, I., Xie, Z., Ung, W. K. and Mok, K. M. (2017). Integrating Support Vector Regression with Particle Swarm Optimization for Numerical Modeling for Algal Blooms of Freshwater. In I. Lou, B. Han & W. Zhang (Eds.), Advances in Monitoring and Modelling Algal Blooms in Freshwater Reservoirs (pp. 125-141). Dordrecht: Springer.

Zhang, W., Cao, C., Lou, I., Ung, W. K., Kong, Y. and Mok, K. M. (2017). Profiling Phytoplankton Community in Drinking Water Reservoirs Using Deep Sequencing. In I. Lou, B. Han & W. Zhang (Eds.), Advances in Monitoring and Modelling Algal Blooms in Freshwater Reservoirs (pp. 113-124). Dordrecht: Springer.

Zhang, W., Lou, I., Ung, W. K., Kong, Y. and Mok, K. M. (2017). Analysis of Cylindrospermopsin- and Microcystin-Producing Genotypes and Cyanotoxin Concentrations in the Macau Storage Reservoir. In I. Lou, B. Han & W. Zhang (Eds.), Advances in Monitoring and Modelling Algal Blooms in Freshwater Reservoirs (pp. 89-111). Dordrecht: Springer.

Zhang, W., Lou, I., Ung, W. K., Kong, Y. and Mok, K. M. (2017). Application of PCR and Real-Time PCR for Monitoring Cyanobacteria, Microcystis spp. and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, in Macau Freshwater Reservoir. In I. Lou, B. Han & W. Zhang (Eds.),Advances in Monitoring and Modelling Algal Blooms in Freshwater Reservoirs (pp. 69-88). Dordrecht: Springer.

Kong, Y., Lou, I., Zhang, Y., Lou, C. U., and Mok, K. M. (2017). Using an Online Phycocyanin Fluorescence Probe for Rapid Monitoring of Cyanobacteria in Macau Freshwater Reservoir. In I. Lou, B. Han & W. Zhang (Eds.), Advances in Monitoring and Modelling Algal Blooms in Freshwater Reservoirs (pp. 45-67). Dordrecht: Springer.

Zhang, W., Lou, I., Ung, W. K., Kong, Y. and Mok, K. M. (2017). Spatiotemporal Variations of Phytoplankton Structure and Water Quality in the Eutrophic Freshwater Reservoir of Macau. In I. Lou, B. Han & W. Zhang (Eds.), Advances in Monitoring and Modelling Algal Blooms in Freshwater Reservoirs (pp. 21-44). Dordrecht: Springer.

Liu, B., He, M. M., Hoi, K. I., Mok, K. M. and Li, Y. J. (2017) Potential Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Black Carbon on Jogging Trails in Macau, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Regional Air Quality Management in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions, 16-19 November, Guangzhou, China.

Hoi, K. I., Chio, C. W., D. Lopes and Mok, K. M. (2017) Seasonal Difference of PM10 Exposure in a Diesel Bus, The 5th International Symposium on Regional Air Quality Management in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions, 16-19 November, Guangzhou, China.

Research Areas

Offshore Civil Engineering

Ocean Environment and Ecology

Ocean Disaster Prevention