Zhengchen (John) Zang
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Assistant Professor
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Education · Research Interests · Current Projects · Selected Publications
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
- Enviromental 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 inthe 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., Ji, R., Hart D.R., Chen, C., Li, S., Davis, C.S., 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., Ji, R., Hart D.R., Chen, C., Li, S., Davis, C.S., 2022. Modeling the seasonality of Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) scope for growth in the Northwest Atlantic Shelf. Fisheries Oceanography. 31(3), 271–290.
- Zang, Z., Ji, R., Liu, Y., Chen, C., Li, Y., Li, S., Davis, C.S., 2022. Investigation of the interannual variability of spring bloom magnitude in the Gulf of Maine using a self-organizing map. Limnology and Oceanography Letters.https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10245
- Zang, Z., Ji, R., Feng, Z., Chen, C., Li, S., Davis, C.S., 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.
- Ou, Y., Xue, Z.G., Li C., Xu, K., White, J.R., Bentley, S.J., Zang, Z., 2020. A 3-dimensional numerical study of salinity variations in the Barataria Estuary, Louisiana. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 245, 107021.
- Zang, Z., Xue, Z.G., Xu, K., Bentley, S.J., Chen, Q., D’Sa, E.J., Zhang, L., Ou, Y., 2020. The Role of Sediment-induced Light Attenuation on Primary Production during hurricane Gustav (2008). Biogeosciences, 17(20), 5043–5055.
- Zang, Z., Xue, Z. G., Xu, K., Ozdemir, C. E., Chen, Q., Bentley, S. J., Sahin, C., 2020. A numerical investigation of wave-supported gravity flow during cold fronts over the Atchafalaya shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125, e2019JC015269
- Zang, Z., Xue, Z.G., Xu, K., Bentley, S.J., Chen, Q., D’Sa, E.J., Ge, Q., 2019. A Two Decadal (1993–2012) Numerical Assessment of Sediment Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Water, 11, 938.
- Zang, Z., Xue, Z.G., Bao, S., Chen, Q., Walker, N.D., Haag, A.S., Ge, Q., Yao, Z., 2018. Numerical study of sediment dynamics during Hurricane Gustav. Ocean Modeling. 126, 29–42.