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Ping  Wang

Ping Wang

Ping Wang
Associate Professor

Contact

Office: CHE 215
Lab: CHE 110
Phone: 813/974-9170
Email: pwang@cas.usf.edu

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Education

Ph.D., University of South Florida, 1995

Research

Coastal geology,Sedimentary Geology,Coastal sedimentary processes,Nearshore sediment transport,Nearshore wave and current dynamics,Coastal morphodynamics,Coastal engineering and management.

  Current Courses
RefCourseSecCourse TitleCRDayTimeLocation
88812GLY 4734001Beaches/Coastal Environments
3TR2:00pm-3:15pmCHE 314
89685GLY 6739009Adv. Coastal Field Mtds
3W8:30am-11:30amCHE 309
85396GLY 6905003Independent Study
1-19  TBA TBA
87327GLY 6971011Thesis: Master's
2-19  TBA TBA
85334GLY 7912011Directed Research
1-30  TBA TBA

Recent Publications

Wang, P., Kirby, J.H., Haber, J.D., Horwitz, M.H., Knorr, P.O., and Krock, J.R., 2006. Morphological and sedimentological impacts of Hurricane Ivan and immediate post-storm beach recovery along the northwestern Florida barrier-island coasts. Journal of Coastal Research, 1382-1403.

Wang, P. and Horwitz, M.H., 2006 (published online). Erosional and Depositional Characteristics of Regional Overwash Deposits Caused by Multiple Hurricanes. Sedimentology.

Li, C., Wang, P. (corresponding author), Fan, D., and Yang, S., 2006. Characteristics and formation of Late-Quaternary incised-valley-fill sequences in sediment-rich deltas and estuaries: case studies from China. SEPM Special Publication 85.

Elko, N.A. and Wang,P., 2007. Immediate profile and planform evolution of a beach nourishment project with hurricane influences. Coastal Engineering. 54, 54-79.

Wang, P., Ebersole, B.A., Smith, E.R., and Johnson, B.D., 2002. Temporal and spatial variations of surf-zone currents and suspended-sediment concentration. Coastal Engineering, 46, 175-211.