Dr. Zhengchen (John) Zang

Dr. Zhengchen (John) Zang

Assistant Professor
[email protected]
225-421-4719

Education

  • Ph.D., 2019, Oceanography, Louisiana State University
  • M.S., 2015, Marine Geology, Ocean University of China
  • B.S., 2012, Earth Science and Technology, Ocean University of China

Research Interests

  • Environmental Impact on Marine Ecosystem and Deltaic System
  • Coastal Sediment-Biogeochemical Process Coupling
  • Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Dynamics in Marine Ecosystem
  • Benthic-Pelagic Coupling
  • Fishery species biogeography and population dynamics
  • Coastal Morphodynamics
  • Sediment Dynamics in Estuaries and Coastal Seas

Current Projects

  • Disentangling recruitment and growth dynamics of the Atlantic sea scallop
  • The development of observation and modeling system for assessing scallop growth potential in the Northeast U.S. Shelf
  • Modeling to Inform Sustainable Oyster Populations in Louisiana Estuaries
  • Assessing the impacts of shellfish aquaculture on planktonic food web dynamics in coastal South Korea
  • Assessing the risk of submarine mudslides in coastal Louisiana

Selected Publications

  • Zang, Z., et al. 2023. Effects of warming and fishing on Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) size structure in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsad063.
  • Zang, Z., et al. 2022. Modeling the seasonality of Atlantic sea scallop scope for growth in the Northwest Atlantic Shelf. Fisheries Oceanography 31(3): 271–290.
  • Zang, Z., et al. 2021. Spatially varying phytoplankton seasonality on the Northeast Atlantic Shelf: A model-based assessment of patterns, drivers and implications. ICES Journal of Marine Science 78: 1920–1934.
  • Zang, Z., et al. 2020. The Role of Sediment-induced Light Attenuation on Primary Production during hurricane Gustav (2008). Biogeosciences 17(20): 5043–5055.
  • Zang, Z., et al. 2019. A Two Decadal (1993–2012) Numerical Assessment of Sediment Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Water 11, 938.
  • Zang, Z., et al. 2018. Numerical study of sediment dynamics during Hurricane Gustav. Ocean Modeling 126: 29–42.