Prof. Tso-Ren Wu
update date :
2025-04-25
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E-mail: tsoren ncu.edu.tw |
| EXT: 65687 | |
| Office: S-352 | |
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Research expertise: Tsunami Science, Local Scour Simulation, Storm Surge Simulation, 3D Numerical Modeling, Two-way Coupled Moving-Solid Model, Landslide and Debris Flow Simulation |
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Educational background
| School | Department | Degree |
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| Cornell University, USA | Civil and Environmental Engineering | PhD |
| National Central University | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Master |
| National Chung Hsing University | Department of Soil and Water Conservation | BS |
Experiences
| Date | Job |
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| 2024/02 ~ | Director, Earth Science Research Promotion Center, National Science and Technology Council |
| 2024 ~ 2026 | Ocean Sciences President, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society(AOGS) |
| 2022/08 ~ | Director, Interdisciplinary program of Earth System Sciences, National Central University |
| 2021/08 ~ | Professor, Institute of Hydrological and Oceanic Sciences, National Central University |
| 2016 ~ 2021 | Associate Vice President for International Affairs, Office of International Affairs, National Central University |
| 2014/08 ~ 2016/07 | Director, Institute of Hydrological and Oceanic Sciences, National Central University |
| 2013/08 ~ 2021/07 | Associate Professor, Institute of Hydrological and Oceanic Sciences, National Central University |
| 2006/08 ~ 2013/07 | Assistant Professor, Institute of Hydrological Sciences, National Central University |
| 2004 ~ 2006 | Post-doctorate Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, USA |
| 1994 ~ 1998 | Research Assistant, Agricultural Engineering Research Center |
Journal Papers
| Year | Title |
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| 2023 | Nhat-Minh Truong*, Yu-Chiao Wang, Hwa Chien, and Tso-Ren Wu, 2023: Analysis of the Surface Current off the Taiwanese International and Local Harbors Using High-Frequency Coastal Radar Data. Journal of Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 19(1), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.6266/JOCOE.202311_19(1).0008 (Open new window) 張明南*、王又巧、錢樺、吳祚任，2023：利用高頻海岸雷達數據分析台灣國際港口和地區港口的表面海流。海岸及海洋工程學刊，19卷1期，第87-100頁。 |
| 2023 | Thi-Hong-Nhi Vuong, Tso-Ren Wu*, Yi-Xuan Huang, and Tai-Wen Hsu, 2023: Numerical Analysis of Local Scour of the Offshore Wind Turbines in Taiwan. Marine Science and Engineering, 11(5), 936. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11050936 (Open new window) |
| 2023 | Chun-Wei Lin, Tso-Ren Wu*, Yu-Lin Tsai, Shu-Chun Chuang, Chi-Hao Chu, and Chuen-Teyr Terng, 2023: Member Formation Methods Evaluation for a Storm Surge Ensemble Forecast System in Taiwan. Water, 15(10), 1826. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15101826 (Open new window) |
| 2023 | Le-Em Huynh*, Chia-Ren Chu, and Tso-Ren Wu, 2023: Hydrodynamic loads of the bridge decks in wave-current combined flows. Ocean Engineering, 270, 113520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113520 (Open new window) |
| 2023 | Haekal A. Haridhi, Bor Shouh Huang*, Kuo Liang Wen, Arif Mirza, Syamsul Rizal, Syahrul Purnawan, Ilham Fajri, Frauke Klingelhoefer, Char Shine Liu, Chao Shing Lee, Crispen R. Wilson, Tso-Ren Wu, Ichsan Setiawan, and Van Bang Phung, 2023: Tsunami scenario triggered by a submarine landslide offshore of northern Sumatra Island and its hazard assessment. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 23(2), 507-523. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-507-2023 (Open new window) |
| 2022 | Tien-Chi Liu, Tso-Ren Wu*, and Shu-Kun Hsu, 2022: Historical tsunamis of Taiwan in the 18th century: the 1781 Jiateng Harbor flooding and 1782 tsunami event. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22(8), 2517-2530. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2517-2022 (Open new window) |
| 2022 | Chia-Ren Chu*, Le-Em Huynh, and Tso-Ren Wu, 2022: Large Eddy Simulation of the wave loads on submerged rectangular decks. Applied Ocean Research, 120, 103051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2022.103051 (Open new window) |
| 2022 | Yu-Lin Tsai, Tso-Ren Wu*, Eric Yen, Chuan-Yao Lin, and Simon C. Lin, 2022: Parallel-Computing Two-Way Grid-Nested Storm Surge Model with a Moving Boundary Scheme and Case Study of the 2013 Super Typhoon Haiyan. Water, 14(4), 1308. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040547 (Open new window) |
| 2021 | Chia-Ren Chu*, Truc Thi Thu Tran, and Tso-Ren Wu, 2021: Numerical Analysis of Free-Surface Flows over Rubber Dams. Water, 13(9), 124445. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13091271 (Open new window) |
| 2021 | Jie Yang*, Chuan-yao Lin, Haijiang Liu, Linlin Li, Tso-ren Wu, Peitao Wang, Benxia Li, and Philip L.-F. Liu, 2021: Effects of Island Topography on Storm Surge in Taiwan Strait during Typhoon Maria. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 147(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000619 (Open new window) |
| 2021 | Tso-Ren Wu, Hong-Yueh Lo, Yu-Lin Tsai*, Li-Hung Ko, Mei-Hui Chuang, and Philip L.-F. Liu, 2021: Solitary Wave Interacting with a Submerged Circular Plate. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 147(1). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000605 (Open new window) |
| 2020 | Jann-Yenq Liu*, Chi-Yen Lin, Yuh-Ing Chen, Tso-Ren Wu, Meng-Ju Chung, Tien-Chi Liu, Yu-Lin Tsai, Loren C. Chang, Chi-Kuang Chao, Dimitar Ouzounov, and Katsumi Hattori, 2020: The source detection of 28 September 2018 Sulawesi tsunami by using ionospheric GNSS total electron content disturbance. Geoscience Letters, 7, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-020-00160-w (Open new window) |
| 2020 | Yu-Lin Tsai, Tso-Ren Wu*, Chuan-Yao Lin, Simon C. Lin, Eric Yen, and Chun-Wei Lin, 2020: Discrepancies on Storm Surge Predictions by Parametric Wind Model and Numerical Weather Prediction Model in a Semi-Enclosed Bay: Case Study of Typhoon Haiyan. Water, 12(12), 3326. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123326 (Open new window) |
| 2020 | Eric Yen*, Simon C. Lin, Tso-Ren Wu, Yu-Lin Tsai, and Meng-Ju Chung, 2020: Knowledge-Building Approach for Tsunami Impact Analysis Aided by Citizen Science. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 315. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00315 (Open new window) |
| 2020 | Thi-Hong-Nhi Vuong, Tso-Ren Wu*, Chun-Yu Wang, and Chia-Ren Chu, 2020: Modeling the Slump-Type Landslide Tsunamis Part II: Numerical Simulation of Tsunamis with Bingham Landslide Model. Applied Sciences, 10(19), 6872. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196872 (Open new window) |
| 2020 | Tso-Ren Wu*, Thi-Hong-Nhi Vuong, Chun-Wei Lin, Chun-Yu Wang, and Chia-Ren Chu, 2020: Modeling the Slump-Type Landslide Tsunamis Part I: Developing a Three-Dimensional Bingham-Type Landslide Model. Applied Sciences, 10(18), 6501. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186501 (Open new window) |
| 2020 | Chia-Ren Chu, Tso-Ren Wu*, Yuan-Fu Tu, Shun-Kai Hu, and Chia-Lin Chiu, 2020: Interaction of two free-falling spheres in water. Physics of Fluids, 32(3), 033304. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5130467 (Open new window) |
| 2019 | Jann-Yenq Liu*, Chi-Yen Lin, Yu-Lin Tsai, Tien-Chi Liu, Katsumi Hattori, Yang-Yi Sun, and Tso-Ren Wu, 2019: Ionospheric GNSS Total Electron Content for Tsunami Warning. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 13(05n06), 1941007. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431119410070 (Open new window) |
| 2019 | Mien-Tze Kueh, Wen-Mei Chen, Yang-Fan Sheng, Simon C. Lin, Tso-Ren Wu, Eric Yen, Yu-Lin Tsai, and Chuan-Yao Lin*, 2019: Effects of horizontal resolution and air–sea flux parameterization on the intensity and structure of simulated Typhoon Haiyan (2013). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19(7), 1509-1539. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1509-2019 (Open new window) |
| 2018 | Chia-Ren Chu*, Yi-Ru Wu, Tso-Ren Wu, and Chung-Yu Wang, 2018: Slosh-induced hydrodynamic force in a water tank with multiple baffles. Ocean Engineering, 167, 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.08.049 (Open new window) |
| 2018 | Yu-Sheng Sun*, Po-Fei Chen, Chien-Chih Chen, Ya-Ting Lee, Kuo-Fong Ma, and Tso-Ren Wu, 2018: Assessment of the peak tsunami amplitude associated with a large earthquake occurring along the southernmost Ryukyu subduction zone in the region of Taiwan. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 18(8), 2081-2092. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2081-2018 (Open new window) |
| 2018 | Chu Chia-Ren*, Lin Yu-An, Wu Tso-Ren, and Wang Chung-Yue, 2018: Hydrodynamic force of a circular cylinder close to the water surface. Computers & Fluids, 171, 154-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.05.032 (Open new window) |
| 2018 | Wei‐An Chao*, Tso‐Ren Wu, Kuo‐Fong Ma, Yu‐Ting Kuo, Yih‐Min Wu, Li Zhao, Meng‐Ju Chung, Han Wu, Yu‐Lin Tsai, 2018: The Large Greenland Landslide of 2017: Was a Tsunami Warning Possible? Seismological Research Letters, 89(4), 1355-1344. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8010014 (Open new window) |
| 2018 | Tso-Ren Wu, Thi-Hong-Nhi Vuong, Jun-Wei Lin, Chia-Ren Chu, and Chung-Yue Wang, 2018: Three-Dimensional Numerical Study on the Interaction Between Dam-Break Wave and Cylinder Array. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 12(2), 1840007. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431118400079 (Open new window) |
| 2017 | Chia-Ren Chu*, Ting-Wei Lan, Ren-Kai Tasi, Tso-Ren Wu, and Chih-Kai Yang, 2017: Wind-driven natural ventilation of greenhouses with vegetation. Biosystems Engineering, 164, 221-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2017.10.008 (Open new window) |
| 2017 | Ming-Hong Chen*, Chun-Wei Lin, Tso-Ren Wu, and Chin-Cheng Huang, 2017: Scour Behavior Analysis for the Mono-Pile Substructure of the Offshore Wind Turbine. Journal of Taiwan Energy, 4(3), 249-266. 陳銘宏*、林君蔚、吳祚任、黃金城，2017：離岸風機單樁式支撐結構之水動力與沖刷分析。臺灣能源期刊，4卷3期，第249-266頁。 |
| 2016 | Chia-Ren Chu*, Chun-Hsuan Chung, Tso-Ren Wu, and Chung-Yue Wang, 2016: Numerical Analysis of Free Surface Flow over a Submerged Rectangular Bridge Deck. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 142(12). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001177 (Open new window) |
| 2015 | Bing-Ru Wu*, Siao-Syun Ke, Tso-Ren Wu, and Kun-Sung Liu, 2015: Tsunami Inundation Map and Its Application on Evacuation Planning in Taiwan. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 9(5), 1540004. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431115400047 (Open new window) |
| 2015 | Chang Lin*, Ming-Jer Kao, Guang-Wei Tzeng, Wei-Ying Wong, James Yang, Rajkumar V. Raikar, Tso-Ren Wu, and Philip Li-Fang Liu, 2015: Study on Flow Fields of Boundary-Layer Separation and Hydraulic Jump during Rundown Motion of Shoaling Solitary Wave. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 9(5), 1540002. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431115400023 (Open new window) |
| 2015 | Simon C. Lin, Tso-Ren Wu*, Eric Yen, Hsin-Yen Chen, John Hsu, Yu-Lin Tsai, Chun-Juei Lee, and Philip, L.-F. Liu, 2015: Development of a tsunami early warning system for the South China Sea. Ocean Engineering, 100, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.02.003 (Open new window) |
| 2015 | Chang Lin*, Po-Hung Yeh, Ming-Jer Kao, Min-Hsuan Yu, Shih-Chun Hsieh, Sung-Chen Chang, Tso-Ren Wu, and Ching-Piao Tsai, 2015: Velocity Fields in Near-Bottom and Boundary Layer Flows in Prebreaking Zone of a Solitary Wave Propagating over a 1:10 Slope. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 141(3). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000269 (Open new window) |
| 2015 | G.A. Zarruk*, E.A. Cowen, T.-R. Wu, and P.L.-F. Liu, 2015: Vortex shedding and evolution induced by a solitary wave propagating over a submerged cylindrical structure. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 52, 181-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2014.11.001 (Open new window) |
| 2014 | Tso-Ren Wu, Chia-Ren Chu*, Chih-Jung Huang, Chung-Yue Wang, Ssu-Ying Chien, and Meng-Zhi Chen, 2014: A two-way coupled simulation of moving solids in free-surface flows. Computers & Fluids, 100, 347-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.05.010 (Open new window) |
| 2014 | Chia-Ren Chu*, Ssu-Ying Chien, Chung-Yue Wang, and Tso-Ren Wu, 2014: Numerical simulation of two trains intersecting in a tunnel. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 42, 161-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2014.02.013 (Open new window) |
| 2014 | Tso-Ren Wu, Helsin Wang*, Yung-Yen Ko, Jiunn-Shyang Chiou, Shih-Chun Hsieh, Cheng-Hsing Chen, Cheng Lin, Chung-Yue Wang, and Mei-Hui Chuang, 2014: Forensic Diagnosis on Flood-Induced Bridge Failure. II: Framework of Quantitative Assessment. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000393 (Open new window) |
| 2013 | Chia-Ren Chu*, Chao-Yen Chang, Chih-Jung Huang, Tso-Ren Wu, Chung-Yue Wang, and Ming-Yi Liu, 2013: Windbreak protection for road vehicles against crosswind. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 116, 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2013.02.001 (Open new window) |
| 2013 | ZHENHUA HUANG*, TSO-REN WU, and SYAMSIDIK, 2013: RECENT RESEARCH ON TSUNAMI HAZARDS FOR SUMATRA AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AREA. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 7(1), 1303001. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431113030012 (Open new window) |
| 2013 | Zhenhua Huang*, Tso-Ren Wu, Tzu-Yu Chen, and Shawn Y. Sim, 2013: A possible mechanism of destruction of coastal trees by tsunamis: A hydrodynamic study on effects of coastal steep hills. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 7(2), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jher.2012.06.004 (Open new window) |
| 2013 | Shou-Yeh Gong, Tso-Ren Wu, Fernando P. Siringan, Ke Lin, and Chuan-Chou Shen*, 2013: An abrupt backreef infilling in a Holocene reef, Paraoir, Northwestern Luzon, Philippines. Coral Reefs, 32, 293-303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-012-0982-0 (Open new window) |
| 2012 | Kai Cheng Hu, Shih Chun Hsiao*, Hwung Hweng Hwung, and Tso Ren Wu, 2012: Three-dimensional numerical modeling of the interaction of dam-break waves and porous media. Advances in Water Resources, 47, 14-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.06.007 (Open new window) |
| 2012 | TSO-REN WU*, 2012: DETERMINISTIC STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL LARGE TSUNAMI HAZARD IN TAIWAN. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 6(3), 1250034. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431112500340 (Open new window) |
| 2011 | T.-R. Wu and T.-C. Ho, 2011: High resolution tsunami inversion for 2010 Chile earthquake. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 11(12), 3251-3261. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-3251-2011 (Open new window) |
| 2011 | Tso-Ren Wu*, Chih-Jung Huang, Mei-Hui Chuang, Chung-Yue Wang, and Chia-Ren Chu, 2011: DYNAMIC COUPLING OF MULTI-PHASE FLUIDS WITH A MOVING OBSTACLE. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 19(6), Article 8. https://jmstt.ntou.edu.tw/journal/vol19/iss6/8 (Open new window) |
| 2011 | 吳祚任*，2011：2011日本福島海嘯之研究與省思 若發生馬尼拉海溝地震‧預測海嘯將於13分鐘達我核三廠。土木水利：中國土木水利工程學會會刊，38卷2期，第001-007頁。https://www.hyread.com.tw/hyreadnew/search_detail_new.jsp?sysid=00131095 (Open new window) |
| 2011 | 王鶴翔、王仲宇、陳正興、林呈、吳祚任，2011：橋梁基礎抗洪能力之整合評估方法。地工技術，127期，第51-60頁。https://tpl.ncl.edu.tw/NclService/JournalContentDetail?SysId=A11015066 (Open new window) |
| 2009 | Tso-Ren Wu* and Hui-Chuan Huang, 2009: Modeling tsunami hazards from Manila trench to Taiwan. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 36(1), 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.12.006 (Open new window) |
| 2009 | Zhenhua Huang*, Tso-Ren Wu, Soon Keat Tan, Kusnowidjaja Megawati, Felicia Shaw, Xiaozhen Liu, and Tso-Chien Pan, 2009: Tsunami hazard from the subduction Megathrust of the South China Sea: Part II. Hydrodynamic modeling and possible impact on Singapore. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 36(1), 93-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.08.007 (Open new window) |
| 2009 | Kusnowidjaja Megawati*, Felicia Shaw, Kerry Sieh, Zhenhua Huang, Tso-Ren Wu, Yunung Lin, Soon Keat Tan, and Tso-Chien Pan, 2009: Tsunami hazard from the subduction megathrust of the South China Sea: Part I. Source characterization and the resulting tsunami. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 36(1), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.11.012 (Open new window) |
| 2008 | Tso-Ren Wu, Po-Fei Chen*, Wu-Ting Tsai, and Guan-Yu Chen, 2008: Numerical Study on Tsunamis Excited by 2006 Pingtung Earthquake Doublet. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 19(6), 705-715. https://doi.org/10.3319/TAO.2008.19.6.705(PT) (Open new window) |
| 2008 | Po-Fei Chen, Andrew V. Newman, Tso-Ren Wu*, and Ching-Ching Lin, 2008: Earthquake Probabilities and Energy Characteristics of Seismicity Offshore Southwest Taiwan. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 19(6), 697-703. https://doi.org/10.3319/TAO.2008.19.6.697(PT) (Open new window) |
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