Machuan Peng
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,27695-8208
Tel:919-513-0935; E-mail: mpeng@ncsu.edu
Education:
8/1998-3/2002: North Carolina State University (Ph.D).
8/1987-7/1990: Ocean University of China (MS).
8/1983-7/1987: Ocean University of China (BS).
Research Experience:
11/2006-present: Research Assistant Professor at Department of Marine, Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences of North Carolina State University.
5/2002-9/2006: Research associate at the Department of Marine, Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences of North Carolina State University.
8/1998-4/2002: Teaching and research assistant at the Department of Marine, Earth
& Atmospheric Sciences of North Carolina State University.
8/1994-7/1998: Research associate professor at the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
8/1992-7/1994: Research assistant professor at the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
Research Interests:
* Modeling and visualization of atmosphere-ocean systems
* Coastal ocean circulation, estuary circulation
* Storm surge modeling with inundation and drying scheme
* Tide and tidal current
* Wave and wave-current interaction
* Estuary plume simulation and pollutant distribution
* Sediment transport and coastal erosion
Selected Publications:
Peng, M., L. J. Pietrafesa, S. Bao 2007 A numerical projection of the coastal flooding and
erosion along the Carolina Coast. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (Submitted).
Peng, M., L. J. Pietrafesa, S. Bao, H. Liu, M. Xia, and T. Yan 2007, LIDAR vs. GEODAS
land
elevation
data
in
hurricane
induced
inundation
modeling.
Ocean
Science., 4, 399-414, 2007
Xie, L., H. Liu., J. Pietrafesa and M. Peng., 2007 The effect of wave-current interactions on
the storm surge and inundation in Charleston Harbor during Hurricane Hugo 1989 J. G.
R-Ocean in print
Xia, M., L. Xie., J. Pietrafesa and M. Peng., 2007 A numerical study of storm surge in the
Cape Fear River Estuary System. Coastal and Shelf Science( In Print)
Bao, S and L. Xie and J. Pietrafesa., and M. Peng, 2007 Numerical simulation of effects of
hurricane’s asymmetric structure on storm surge and inundation, submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev
Peng, M and L. Xie and J. Pietrafesa., 2006 A numerical study on hurricane induced storm
surge and inundation in Charleston, South Carolina. Journal of Geophysical Research. Vol
111, C08017, doi:10.1029/2004JC002755
Peng, M and L. Xie and J. Pietrafesa., 2006, Tropical Cyclone Induced Asymmetry of Sea
Level Surge and Fall and its Presentation in a Storm Surge Model with Parametric Wind
Fields. Ocean Modelling 14, 81-101
Peng, M. and L. Xie and J. Pietrafesa, 2004. A numerical study of storm surge and inundation
in the Croatan-Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary System. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 59,
121-137.
Xie, L., L.J. Pietrafesa, and M. Peng, 2004: Incorporation of a mass-conserving inundation
scheme into a three-dimensional storm surge model. J. Coastal Research, 20, 1209-1223.
Pietrafesa, L.J. Xie, L., D. Dickey, M. Peng, S. Yan, 2003: The North Carolina State
University coastal and estuary storm surge and flood prediction system. Advances in
Ecological Sciences, 18, 100-109.
Pietrafesa, L.J., L. Xie, E. Buckley, D. Hilderbrand, M. Peng, 2002: The need for a coastal
estuary/inland flood risk index. Management Information System. 561-572
Peng, M 2002. A numerical modeling study of the hydrodynamics of the
Croatan-Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary System, North Carolina. (see Machuan Peng @:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/etd/public/etd-165492721023850/etd.pdf )
Peng, M, M. Feng, S. Lian, H. Bai and D. Hu, 1999. Ventilation of the North Pacific Ocean:
water exchanges between subtropical and tropical gyres. Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.17 No.3
271-288
Peng, M and D. Hu., 1997. Outflow of suspended materials from the Changjiang River mouth.
Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.15, No.3 258-264
Peng, M and F. Zhang and Z. Jiao, 1996. A three dimensional numerical model for simulation
of the seasonal thermocline on the continental shelf. Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.16 No.2
123-135
Peng, M. F. Zhang and D. Hu. 1995. A rational boundary condition for simulating pollutants
diffusive fields. Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.11, No.4 294-304