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faculty
Changsheng Chen, PhD
Commonwealth Professor & Montgomery Charter Chair
SMAST / Fisheries Oceanography
Contact
508-910-6388
508-910-6371
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School for Marine Science & Technology East, New Bedford 226
Education
| 1992 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program | PhD in Physical Oceanography |
| 1989 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MS in Physical Oceanography |
| 1983 | Ocean University of China | MS in Meteorology |
Teaching
- MAR650: Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
- MAR513: Numerical Methods in Ocean Sciences
- MAR599: Special Topics-Arctic Ocean Dynamics and Its Roles to Climate Change
- MAR599: Special-Topic: Ocean Circulation Theory
- MAR599: Special Topic: Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystem.
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Intercampus Marine Science Programs MS, PhD
- Marine Science and Technology MS
- Marine Science and Technology PhD
- University of São Paulo Dual PhD PhD
Teaching
Courses
Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in Marine Science or Technology under a faculty advisor.
Structures and dynamics of ocean ecosystems. The dynamics of global to local scale biophysical interaction processes are explored in terms of basic dynamic principles. Existing ecosystem models are used to solve some realistic coastal ecosystem problems. There is a strong emphasis on solving process oriented problems requiring integration of lecture materials. A term paper is required.
Structures and dynamics of ocean ecosystems. The dynamics of global to local scale biophysical interaction processes are explored in terms of basic dynamic principles. Existing ecosystem models are used to solve some realistic coastal ecosystem problems. There is a strong emphasis on solving process oriented problems requiring integration of lecture materials. A term paper is required.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
An advanced treatment of a special topic in specific areas of marine sciences and technology with an emphasis on recent developments. The subject matter varies according to the interests of the instructor and the students.
Register for this course.
Research
Research activities
- Multi-scale resolving global-regional-coastal-esturine integrated FVCOM model development
- Arctic Ocean modeling, the Gulf of Maine/New England ecosystem dynamics
- Northeast Coastal Ocean Forecast System (NECOFS) development and operations
- Coastal ocean acidification/ecosystem/water quality
- FVCOM development and improvement
Research
Research awards
- $ 214,085 awarded by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) for Modernizing IOOS in the Northeast to Build Equity and Resilience in a Changing Climate
- $ 16,000 awarded by CAPE COD COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN'S ALLIANCE for IoT in the Deep: Putting Massachusetts at the Helm of Coastal Ocean Observing
- $ 481,850 awarded by NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN for Assessing Cumulative Impact of Offshore Wind Energy Development on Sea Scallop Laval Transport and Settlement in Southern New England Waters (RSA)
- $ 100,000 awarded by MA DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES for Mass Sewage Treatment Plan Outfall Modeling FY25
- $ 571,878 awarded by United States Coast Guard for Development of a Fully Coupled, Nonhydrostatic, Marine Infrastructure-Resolving Atmospheric And Ocean Model System in the Northeast US
Research
Research interests
- Modeling and observational exploration of coastal ocean circulation
- Oceanic frontal processes
- Biological and physical interactions
- Arctic Ocean and Climate Change
- Multi-scaling ocean model developments
Select publications
- Chen, C., G. Gao, Y. Zhang, R. C. Beardsley, Z. Lai, J. Qi, H. Lin (2016).
Circulation in the Arctic Ocean: Results from a high-resolution coupled ice-sea nested Global-FVCOM and Arctic-FVCOM system
Progress in Oceanography, 141, 60-80. - Zhang, Y., C. Chen, R. C. Beardsley, G. Gao, Z. Lai, B. Curry, C. M. Lee, H. Lin, J. Qi, and Q. Xu (2016).
Studies of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago water transport and its relationship to basin-local forcings: Results from AO-FVCOM
Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 121, doi:10.100. - Sun, Y., C. Chen, R. C. Beardsley, D. Ullman, B. Butman, H. Lin (2016).
Surface circulation in Block Island Sound and adjacent coastal and shelf regions
Progress in Oceanography, 143, 26-45.