海洋科学、物理海洋学、环境科学、近岸水动力学、波流相互作用的数值模拟与现场观测、波流耦合模型及拉格朗日粒子追踪模型的改进及应用。

本科毕业于浙江大学，美国马里兰大学取得博士学位，研究员，博士生导师，入选中科院引进人才计划、烟台市“双百计划”全职创新人才。研究方向为近岸水动力学的研究，研究兴趣包括近岸波流相互作用的模拟与观测，三维水动力学模型、第三代海浪模型及拉格朗日粒子追踪模型的改进及应用，近岸环流与水交换动力过程。以第一或通讯作者先后在物理海洋顶级期刊Journal of Physical Oceanography, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans与数值模拟顶级期刊Ocean Modelling等发表论文10余篇，参加国际学术会议20余次（包括大会主旨报告、分会场主席、最佳海报）。国家自然科学基金函评专家，全国高校博士论文通讯评审专家，参加天津大学硕士学位论文答辩（主席），浙江海洋大学硕士学位论文答辩（委员），指导中国海洋大学、长安大学本科生毕业论文。（近岸河口）物理海洋著名期刊Progress in Oceanography, Ocean Modelling, Water Resources Research, Geoscienntific Model Development, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (ECSS), Marine Pollution Bulletin, Ocean and Coastal Management, Journal of Sea Research, Ocean Dynamics, Journal of Operational Oceanography, Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE), Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers in Earth Science, Water, Sustainability, Energies, Journal of Oceanography and Limnology, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Quaternary Science Advances, Marine Technology Society Journal, 海洋学报（英文版）及国内物理海洋学高质量期刊担任审稿人。2018年获近岸河口物理海洋学权威期刊ECSS杰出审稿人，2023年获SCI期刊JMSE杰出审稿人。主持国家自然科学基金项目、中科院人才项目、烟台市双百计划创新人才项目、烟台海岸带研究所前沿部署项目子课题等科研项目。

承担项目：
7. 中国科学院高层次人才引进项目，2021-2023，500万，主持。
6. 国家自然科学基金青年项目，寒潮期间黄河三角洲近岸波流相互作用机制研究，2021-2023，24万，主持。
5. 烟台市双百计划高层次人才项目，2019-2024，100万，主持。
4. 烟台海岸带研究所前沿部署项目，渤海溴系阻燃剂的传输过程与机制模拟，2018-2021，80万，主持。

3. 科技部外国青年人才计划，2021-2022，30万，中方合作者。
2. 国家自然科学基金国际（地区）合作与交流项目，Mechanism of Bohai Sea coastal dynamics associated with typhoon induced storm surge and extreme waves in changing climate scenarios，2021-2022，40万，中方合作者。
1. 中科院外国青年学者项目，Machine learning for multi-hazard risk assessment in the Bohai coastal zone，2020-2022，30万，中方合作者。

代表性论文：

17. Peng, J., Mao, M.*, Xia, M., 2024. Wave spectra analysis on the spatiotemporal variability of sea states under distinct typhoon tracks in a semi-enclosed sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 54(3), https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-23-0066.1.

16. Mao, M., Xia, M.*, 2023. Seasonal dynamics of water circulation and exchange flows in a shallow lagoon-inlet-coastal ocean system. Ocean Modelling, 186, 102276, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2023.102276.

15. Xia, M.*, Mao, M., Kang, X., 2023. Storm Surge Modeling: Influencing Factors. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Book Chapter, Impact of extreme events, Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, 2nd Edition, Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90798-9.00033-0.

14. Nguyen, Q.T., Mao, M.*, Xia, M., 2023. Numerical Modeling of Nearshore Wave Transformation and Breaking Processes in the Yellow River Delta with FUNWAVE-TVD Wave Model. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11, 1380, https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11071380.

13. Peng, J., Mao, M.*, Xia, M., 2023. Dynamics of wave generation and dissipation processes during cold wave events in the Bohai Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 280(7), 108161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108161.

12. Fitzenreiter, K., Mao, M.*, Xia, M., 2022. Characteristics of surface currents in a shallow lagoon-inlet-coastal ocean system revealed by surface drifter observations, Estuaries and Coasts, 45(8), 2327-2344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01086-6.

11. Sahoo, B., Mao, M.*, Xia, M., 2021. Projected changes of water currents and circulation in Lake Michigan under Representative Concentration Pathways scenarios. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans., 126, e2020JC016651, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016651.

10. Mao, M., Xia, M.*, 2020. Particle dynamics in the nearshore of Lake Michigan revealed by an observation–modeling system. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans., 125, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015765.

9. Mao, M., Xia, M.*, 2020. Monthly and episodic dynamics of summer circulation in Lake Michigan. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans., 124, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015932.

8. Xia, M.*, Mao, M., Niu, Q., 2020. Implementation and comparison of the recent three-dimensional radiation stress theory and vortex-force formalism in an unstructured-grid coastal circulation model. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 240, 106771.

7. Kang, X., Sahoo, B., Mao, M., Xia, M.*, 2020. “Marine Environmental Characterization”: A Practical Book for Marine Scientists and Engineers. Morgan & Claypool Publishers.

6. Mao, M., Xia, M.*, 2018. Wave–current dynamics and interactions at the two inlets of a shallow coastal lagoon system under Hurricane conditions. Ocean Modelling, 129, 124–144. (Most Cited Ocean Modelling Articles published since 2018, extracted from Scopus)

5. Xia, M.*, Mao, M., Kang, X., 2018. The St. Martin River and Maryland Coastal Bays inlet circulation and their sediment dynamics with the consideration of the ground water. Report to Maryland Coastal Bays Program.

4. Mao, M., Xia, M*, 2017. Dynamics of wave–current–surge interactions in Lake Michigan: A model comparison. Ocean Modelling, 110, 1–20. (Most Cited Ocean Modelling Articles published since 2017, extracted from Scopus)

3. Mao, M., van der Westhuysen, A.J., Xia, M.*, Schwab, D.J., Chawla, A., 2016. Modeling wind waves from deep to shallow waters in Lake Michigan using unstructured SWAN. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans., 121, 3836–3865.

2. He, Z., Weng, H., Ho, H.-C*., Ran, Q., Mao, M., 2014. Soil erosion and pollutant transport during rainfall-runoff processes. Water Resources, 41 (5), 604–611. 

1. He, Z.*, Weng, H.,  Mao, M., Ran, Q., 2013. Experimental study on soil erosion and pollutant transport during rainfall-runoff processes. In Proceedings of the 35th IAHR World Congress, Vols I and II. 

招生专业：环境科学、环境工程等。

目前在读博士生3名，硕士生1名（其中一位在美国马里兰大学交流），已毕业硕士生2名（其中一位全奖赴英国University of Nottingham Ph.D）。欢迎具有海洋科学、大气科学、环境科学、流体力学、数值模拟、数学等背景的同学报考，可资助优秀学生参加国际（包括Ocean Science Meeting, AGU或CERF）及国内海洋学会议（包括河口海岸学会议PECS），表现优异者，推荐前往美国等海外高校学习深造。 

联系方式：电话：0535-2109141; Email: mhmao@yic.ac.cn