Education
- Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2022.
- Ph.D. candidate in Physical Oceanography, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China, 2017.
- B.S. in Marine Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China, 2015.
Work experience
Scientist at Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (Sep 2024 - Present)
- Developed the regional ocean model for the Maritime Continent, integrating river runoff into NEMO.
- Conducted hindcast experiments and validated results against satellite and in-situ data.
- Advanced atmosphere-ocean-wave coupled modeling.
Research Fellow at National University of Singapore, Singapore (Nov 2023 - Present)
- Researched climate change impacts on coastal dynamics, focusing on downscaling and ocean wave climatology using WW3.
- Advanced probability frameworks and extreme value theory for storm surge and wave analysis.
- Developed models for simulating extreme weather risks in Southeast Asia.
Project Researcher at University of Tokyo, Japan (May 2022 - Nov 2023)
- Developed wave-ice coupled models and studied environmental changes in the Arctic using ROMS.
- Investigated wave-induced turbulence and its effects on polar ocean dynamics and sea ice.
- Supported Arctic and Antarctic research through the development of a remote platform.
Professional Affiliation
- Honorary Fellow (Ocean Engineering, University of Melbourne)
- Member of The American Geophysical Union.
- Member of the American Meteorological Society.
- Reviewer for Ocean Modelling; Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Publications
Xu, X., Sasmal, K., Wen, Y., Xu, H., Ma, P., Tkalich, P., Lin, P. (2024). An integrated approach for the decision of wave energy converter deployment based on forty-five-years high-resolution wave climate modeling. Energy, 132238.
Wen Y, Xu X, Waseda T, et al. Energy flux variations and safety assessment of offshore wind and wave resources during typhoons in the northern South China Sea[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2024, 302: 117683.
Xu, X., Voermans, J. J., Zhang, W., Zhao, B., Qiao, F., Liu, Q., et al. (2023). Tropical Cyclone modeling with the inclusion of wave-coupled processes: Sea spray and wave turbulence. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL106536. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL106536
Liu, J., Meucci, A., Liu, Q., Babanin, A. V., Ierodiaconou, D., Xu, X., & Young, I. R. (2023). A high-resolution wave energy assessment of south-east Australia based on a 40-year hindcast. Renewable Energy, 215, 118943.
Xu X, Voermans J, Waseda T, Moon I-J, Liu Q and Babanin AV (2023) The impact of spume droplets induced by the bagbreakup mechanism on tropical cyclone modeling.Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1133149. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1133149
Xu, X., Voermans, J. J., Moon, I.-J., Liu, Q., Guan, C., & Babanin, A. V. (2022). Sea spray impacts on Tropical Cyclone Olwyn using a coupled atmosphere-ocean-wave model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2022JC018557. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JC018557
Voermans JJ, Xu X, Babanin AV (2022). Validity of the wave stationarity assumption on estimates of wave attenuation in sea ice: toward a method for wave–ice attenuation observations at global scales. Journal of Glaciology 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.99
Xu Xingkun, Voermans Joey J., Guan Changlong, Babanin Alexander V. 2023. Sea spray induced air-sea heat and salt fluxes based on the wave-steepness-dependent sea spray model. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 42(5): 1–7, doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2073-68
Xu, X.; Voermans, J.J.; Liu, Q.; Moon, I.-J.; Guan, C.; Babanin, A.V. Impacts of the Wave-Dependent Sea Spray Parameterizations on Air–Sea–Wave Coupled Modeling under an Idealized Tropical Cyclone. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 1390. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121390
Xu, X.; Voermans, J.J.; Ma, H.; Guan, C.; Babanin, A.V. A Wind–Wave-Dependent Sea Spray Volume Flux Model Based on Field Experiments. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 1168.https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111168
Talks
April 24, 2024
InvitedTalk at Bureau Of Meteorology, Bureau Science Seminars 2024, Melbourne, Australia
April 10, 2024
Workshop at 5th workshop on waves and wave-coupled processes., Reading, United Kingdom
November 14, 2023
Conference at International conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC) 2023., Kyoto, Japan
October 01, 2023
Workshop at the 3rd International Workshop on Waves, Storm Surges, and Coastal Hazards incorporating the 17th International Waves Workshop, Holy Cross Dr, Notre Dame, USA
June 11, 2023
Conference at the 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering, Melbourne, Australia
March 07, 2023
InvitedTalk at College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China., Ocean University of China, China
March 06, 2023
Symposium at the Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7), Tokyo, Japan
November 15, 2022
Symposium at the 13th Symposium on Polar Science., Tokyo, Japan
September 06, 2022
Conference at 27th Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (PACON-2022), Gangneung, Korea
September 05, 2022
Workshop at Cross-linking lab and field measurements and numerical modeling to identify and quantify the mechanisms of air-sea gas transfer., Heidelberg University, German
April 19, 2021
Conference at European Geosciences Union General Assembly. 2021, Vienna, Austria
May 04, 2020
Conference at European Geosciences Union General Assembly. 2020, Vienna, Austria
November 14, 2019
Workshop at The 2nd International Workshop on Waves, Storm Surges and Coastal Hazards., Melbourne, Australia
Skills
- Numerical Models
- WRF, SWAN/WW3, ROMS/NEMO/POM/MOM6, COAWST
- Programming language
- Other skills
- International Chinese Teacher Certification (2011).
- Psychological Counseling Certification of China (2014)