Ph.D. in Geology, University of South Florida, 1995.

Dissertation: Nearshore Sediment Transport--Field Measurement and Prediction.

Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 1992.

M.S. in Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 1991.

Thesis: Barrier Island Depositional Systems in Northeastern Shandong Peninsula, China.

B.S. in Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 1988.

 

 

05/14-present  Professor, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida.

08/07-05-14     Associate Professor, Department of Geology, University of South Florida.

08/01-08/07     Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, University of South Florida.

01/98-08/01     Assistant Professor of Research, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University.

01/97-01/98     Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University.

01/97-01/98     Instructor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University.

10/95-12/96     Research Associate, Coastal Research Laboratory, University of South Florida.

03/96-06/96     Visiting Research Scientist, Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science, Texas A&M University &endash; Corpus Christi.

06/92-10/95     Research Assistant, Coastal Research Laboratory, University of South Florida.

Ph.D. in Geology, University of South Florida, 2015

 

M.S. in Physical Geography, Nanjing University, China, 2009

 

B.S. in Geography, Nantong University, China, 2006

 

 

01/2016-Current    Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Adjunct Instructor, Coastal Research Laboratory, University of South Florida.

06/2009-12/2015     Research/Teaching Assistant, Coastal Research Laboratory, University of South Florida.

Areas of research interest:

Coastal geology.

Coastal sedimentary processes.

Coastal engineering and management.

Nearshore wave and current dynamics.

Nearshore sediment transport.

Coastal morphodynamics.

Aeolian sand transport.

 

 

Ph.D. in Geology, University of South Florida, Expected 2019

 

M.S. in Geology, University of South Florida, 2013

Thesis: Distinguishing Processes that Induce Temporal Beach Profile Changes Using Principal Component Analysis: A Case Study at Long Key, West-Central Florida

B.S. in Geology, University of South Florida, 2010

A.A. in Liberal Arts, Hillsborough Community College, 2009

06/11-Current    Research/Teaching Assistant, Coastal Research Laboratory, University of South Florida.

08/18-Current    Adjunct Instructor, Physical Science, Hillsborough Community College, Florida

Ph.D. Student in Geology, University of South Florida

 

M.S. in Coastal Geosciences and Geophysics, Univeristy of La Rochelle, France, 2016

 

B.S. in Earth, Universe, and Environmental Science, University of La Rochelle, France, 2014

 

 

01/17-Current    Research Assistant, Coastal Research Laboratory, University of South Florida.

B.A. in Environmental Science - Ecology/Geology Concentration, Emory University, 2015

 

 

 

1993 Creaser, Gary Wave Refraction Analysis as a Tool for Beach Nourishment Performance Prediction: Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas County, FL . Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1991 Cuffe, C. Kelly Development and Stratigraphy of Ebb-and Flood-Tidal Deltas at Hurricane Pass, Pinellas County, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1991 Hogue, Robert C. Time Series Investigation of Beach Sediments, Pinellas County, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1991 Gibbs, Ann E. Stratigraphy and Geologic History of Three Rooker Bar: A Recently Emergent Barrier Island on the West-Central Coast of Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1990 Kemble-McKenna, Kimberly Time-series Analysis of Beach Morphology Pinellas County, Florida

 

1990 Herrygers, Ronald F. Jr. Effect of Shell on Nourishment Performance, Redington Beach, Pinellas County, Florida

 

1990 Beaudoin, Cathleen The Effects of Dredge and Fill Canals on the Fresh-Water Lens of a Small Oceanic Island, Big Pine Key, Florida

 

1983 Crowe, Douglas Stratigraphy and Geologic History, Bunces Key, Pinellas County, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1997 Ferguson, IV, Thomas W Post-Miocene Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of Valley Fill Sequences at the Mouth of Tampa Bay Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1997 Kling, Jennifer The Morphodynamics of Egmont Key, Hillsborough County, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1997 Spurgeon, Darren L. Origin and Distribution of Beachrock, Siesta Key, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1997 Yale, Kristin E . Regional Stratigraphy and Geologic History of Barrier Islands, West-central Coast of Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1996 Cargill, John G. IV Surface Sediment Facies Distribution and Holocene Stratigraphy of the Northern  Great Bahama Bank Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1996 Pekala, John Stratigraphy and Geologic History of Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1995 PhD Ping Wang Surf Zone Sediment Transport on Low Energy Coasts -- Field Measurement and Prediction Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1995 Fitzgerald, Megan Stratigraphy of tidal and fluvial paleochannel sequences beneath West-Central Florida gulf coast barrier islands Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1995 Kowalski, Katherine Morphodynamics and stratigraphy of big Sarasota pass and new pass ebb-tidal deltas, Sarasota County, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1995 Sedgwick, Peter E. Stratigraphy of Washover Deposits in Florida: Implications for Recognition in the Stratigraphic Record Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

2005 Jennifer Krock Historical morphodynamics of John’s Pass, west-central Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2005 David Tidwell Sedimentation patterns and hydrodynamics of a wave-dominated tidal inlet: Blind Pass, Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2004 Alyssa Saint John Characteristics of a rapidly, chronically eroding beach: A case study of Long Key, Pinellas County, Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2004 Jack Wilhoit Morphodynamics of Buncas Pass, Florida Dr. R.A. Davis

 

2000 Becky L. Bortnick Post-construction adjustment of nourished beaches: Examples from Pinellas County, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

2000 Tiffany Hepner Effect of El Niño (1997-98) on the peninsular gulf coast of Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1999 Elko, Nicole Long-term beach performance and sediment budget of Long Key, Pinellas County, FL Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1998 Barnard, Patrick Lewis Historical morphodynamics of inlet channels: West-central Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

1998 Hand, Jacqueline Geologic development and modern morphodynamics of Dog Island, Florida Dr. Richard A. Davis

 

2011 MS Katherine Brutché First Year Sedimentological Characteristics and Morphological Evolution of an Artificial Berm at Fort Myers Beach, Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2011 PSM Joseph Fredericks The Hydrogeology and Water Quality of the ROMP 111.5-Hampton Prairie Site in Lake County, Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2011 PSM John-Reid Theriac Evaluation of seepage into an underground utility corridor at a coastal power plant Dr. Ping Wang

 

2010 Eric Stone Hydrogeology Internship project: "Assessing Saturated/Unsaturated Zone Flow Groundwater Interaction Using the MODFLOW-2005 UZF1 Package" Dr. Ping Wang

 

2008 MS Tanya M. Beck Morphodynamics of two anthropogenically altered tidal inlets: New Pass and Big Sarasota Pass, west-central Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2008 MS Mark Horwitz Sedimentological Characteristics and 3-D Internal Architecture of Washover Deposits from Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne Dr. Ping Wang

 

2008 MS Tiffany M. Roberts Limits of Beach Erosion and Dune Erosion in Response to Wave Runup from Large-Scale Laboratory Data Dr. Ping Wang

 

2007 MS Kyle Kelso Natural and anthropogenic influences on flow patterns and sediment characteristic in the Dona and Roberts Bay Estuarine System, Sarasota County, Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2006 PhD Nicole Elko Storm-influenced sediment transport gradients on a nourished beach Dr. Ping Wang

 

2014 PhD Katherine Emily Brutsché Evolution and Equilibration of Artificial Morphologic Perturbations in the Form of Nearshore Berm Nourishments Along the Florida Gulf Coast Dr. Ping Wang

 

2014 MS Ming Xie Verification and comparison of two commonly used numerical modeling systems in hydrodynamic simulation at a dual-inlet system, West-Central Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2014 MS Lance Croft Interpolating Beach Profile Data Using Linear and Non-Linear Functions Dr. Ping Wang

 

2013 MS Andrew T. Brownell Morphological Changes Associated with Tropical Storm Debby In the Vicinity of Two Tidal Inlets, John's Pass and Blind Pass, West-Central Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2013 MS Denise M. Davis Distinguishing Processes that Induce Temporal Beach Profile Changes Using Principal Component Analysis: A Case Study at Long Key, West-Central Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2012 PhD Marianne O'Neal Caldwell Assessment of Student Achievement in an Introductory Physical Geology Course: A Three-year study on delivery method and term length (with a section on hurricane overwash) Dr. Jeffrey Ryan

Dr. Ping Wang

 

2012 PhD Tiffany Roberts Natural and Anthropogenic Influences on the Morphodynamics of Sandy and Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches Dr. Ping Wang

 

2012 PSM Michael J. Cook Shoreline change at Assateague Island National Seashore, 1994 - 2010 Dr. Ping Wang

 

2017 PhD Mark Horwitz - Morphodynamics and Sediment Pathways of the John's Pass-Blind Pass Dual-Inlet System: Pinellas County, Florida - Dr. Ping Wang

 

2017 PSM Kimberly Tapley The Management Challenge of Integrating Shoreline Restoration Into a Dynamic Coastal Conservation Park Dr. Ping Wang

 

2016 MS Zhaoxu Zhu Storm Induced Beach Profile Changes Along the Coast of Treasure Island, West-Central Florida, U.S.A. Dr. Ping Wang

 

2016 MS Zachary Tyler Morphodynamics of Egmont Key at the Mouth of Tampa Bay: West-Central Florida Dr. Ping Wang

 

2015 PhD Jun Cheng Multiple Scales of Beach Morphodynamic Processes: Measurements and Modelling Dr. Ping Wang

 

2015 MS Emeli Sandoval Morphodynamics of Mullet Key, West-central Florida Dr. Ping Wang