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Weicheng Lo Professor Office: 4691, Building of
Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering |
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Weicheng Lo Professor Office: 4691, Building of
Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering |
Education |
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| Service | ||
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Education
2003 Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley 1996 M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University 1993 B.S. Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
Experience
08/2011 - present Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
06/2006 - 12/2013 Guest Scientist, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
08/2008 - 07/2011 Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
02/2005 - 07/2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
11/2003 - 01/2005 Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
07/2000 - 08/2003 Graduate Student Research Assistant, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
08/1999 - 06/2000 Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
Teaching
Dr. Lo teaches graduate courses on
Advanced Engineering Mathematics,
Advanced Groundwater Hydrology,
Applied Hydrology,
Two-phase Fluid Flows in Deformble Porous Media,
Vadose Zone Hydrology,
and Seminar,
as well as undergraduate courses on
Applied Mechanics,
Fluid Mechanics (I)(II),
Hydrology ,
Mechanics of Materials ,
and Structural Analysis.
Research
Remediation of groundwater aquifers and enhanced oil recovery
Modeling multiphase flow and transport in elastic porous media
Wave propagation and attenuation through an elastic porous medium containing two immiscible compressible viscous fluids
Dynamic response of unsaturated poroelastic media to acoustic wave stimulation
Continuum mechanics of mixtures
Awards
Service Award - Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Republic of China, 2012
Project for Distinguished Young Reseacher - National Science Council, 2011
"Emerging Star" Award - College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Research Award of Dr. Kwoh-Ting Li's Lecture on Science and Social Science - National Cheng Kung University, 2010
Excellent Research Award - Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2010
Incubation Project for Outstanding Scholars - National Science Council, 2009
High-ranking Paper Award (totally 5 papers up to now) - College of Engineering (Aim for the Top-Tier University and Elite Research Center Development Plan), National Cheng Kung University, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Excellent Research Award - College of Engineering (Aim for the Top-Tier University and Elite Research Center Development Plan), National Cheng Kung University, 2007, 2008, 2009
Excellent Teaching Award - Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2008
Distinguished Young Engineer - Chinese Water Resources Management Society, 2007
Laboratory Directed Research and Development Grant - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Fellowship, Department of Civil and Environmental Enginnering - University of California at Berkeley
Li Kuo Wei and Rong Mu Yung Fellowship - University of California at Berkeley
Dr. and Mrs. James C, Y. Soong Fellowship - University of California at Berkeley
Service
Vice Secretary, Kaohsiung branch, Chinese Institute of Engineers
Board Member, Foundation of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering Research
Member: American Geophysical Union
Reviewer: Advances in Water Resources; Applied Mathmatical Modelling; Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science; Computers and Electronics in Agriculture; Computers & Geosciences; Journal of Hydrology; Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures; Journal of Sound and Vibration; Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; Transport in Porous Media; Water Resources Research;
Publications
Archival Journal Paper
Year 2012
[16] Lo, W. C. , G. Sposito, and Y. H. Huang, (2012), Modeling enhanced multi-phase fluid flow in porous media subjected to pore-pressure pulsing at seismic frequencies, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 78, 77-84, (Invited, Special Issue - Developments in GPR and near-surface seismics - New applications and strategies for data integration, inversion, and modeling). (SCI) (NSC: 99-2116-M-006-011) (IF = 1.294, Rank: 4/24 in Mining & Mineral Processing)
Year 2011
[15] Yu, H. W, C. H. Chen, W. C. Lo*, (2011), Mechanical behavior of the soil-root system, Soil Science, 176(2), 99-109. (SCI) (IF = 0.974, Rank: 24/31 in Soil Science)(* Corresponding author)
Year 2010
[14] Lo, W. C., C. H. Chen, and C. L. Yeh, (2010), Analytical solution for the dynamic response of a saturated poroelastic half-space to harmonic stress loading, Journal of Hydrology, 387, 233-243. (SCI) (NSC: 98-2628-M-006-008) (IF = 2.433, Rank: 3/106 in Civil Engineering)
[13] Lo, W. C., G. Sposito, E. Majer, and C. L. Yeh, (2010), Motional modes of dilatational waves in elastic porous media containing two immiscible fluids, Advances in Water Resources, 33(3), 304-311. (SCI) (NSC: 98-2628-M-006-008) (IF = 2.354, Rank: 5/66 in Water Resources)
[12] Yeh, C. Y., W. C. Lo*, C. D. Jan, and C. C. Yang, (2010), Reflection and refraction of obliquely incident elastic waves upon the interface between two porous elastic half-spaces saturated by different fluid mixtures, Journal of Hydrology, 395, 91-102. (SCI) (NSC: 98-2628-M-006-008) (IF = 2.433, Rank: 3/106 in Civil Engineering) (* Corresponding author) (The first author is the advised Ph.D. student)
[11] Chen, Y. S., W. C. Lo , J. M., Leu, and Alexander H. D. Cheng, (2010), Effect of impermeable boundaries on the propagation of Rayleigh waves in an unsaturated poroelastic half-space, Journal of Mechanics, 26(4), 501-511. (SCI) (IF = 0.610, Rank: 98/123 in Mechanics) (The first author is the advised Ph.D. student)
Year 2009
[10] Lo, W. C., G. Sposito, and E. Majer, (2009), Analytical decoupling of poroelasticity equations for acoustic wave propagation and attenuation in a porous medium containing two immiscible fluids, Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 64(2), 219-235. (SCI) (Invited, Special Issue - Applying Mathematics to Flow in Porous Media). (SCI) (NSC: 95-2211-E-006-062) (IF = 0.691, Rank: 41/79 in Engineering, Multidisciplinary)
Year 2008
[9] Lo, W. C. (2008), Propagation and attenuation of Rayleigh waves in a semi-infinite unsaturated poroelastic medium, Advances in Water Resources, 31, 1399-1410. (SCI) (NSC: 95-2211-E-006-062) (IF = 2.354, Rank: 5/66 in Water Resources)
[8] Lo, W. C., C. L. Yeh, and C. D. Jan, (2008), Effect of soil texture and excitation frequency on the propagation and attenuation of acoustic wave at saturated conditions, Journal of Hydrology, 357, 270-281. (SCI) (NSC: 95-2211-E-006-062) (IF = 2.433, Rank: 3/106 in Civil Engineering)
Year 2007
[7] Lo, W. C., C. L. Yeh, and C. T. Tsai, (2007), Effect of soil texture on the propagation and attenuation of acoustic wave at unsaturated conditions, Journal of Hydrology, 338, 273-284. (SCI) (NSC: 95-2211-E-006-062) (IF = 2.433, Rank: 3/106 in Civil Engineering)
[6] Lo, W. C., G. Sposito, and E. Majer, (2007), Low-frequency dilatational wave propagation through unsaturated porous media containing two immiscible fluids, Transport in Porous Media, (Invited, Special Issue - Vadose Zone Dynamics and the Legacy of Wilford R. Gardner), 68, 91-105. (SCI) (IF = 0.966 Rank: 58/126 in Engineering, Chemical)
[5] Jan, C. D., T. H. Chen, and W. C. Lo (2007), Effect of rainfall intensity and distribution on groundwater level fluctuations, Journal of Hydrology, 332 (3-4), 348-360. (SCI) (IF = 2.433, Rank: 3/106 in Civil Engineering)
Year 2006
[4] Lo, W. C., (2006), Decoupling of the coupled poroelastic equations for quasistatic flow in deformable porous media containing two immiscible fluids, Advances in Water Resources, 29 (12), 1893-1900. (SCI) (NSC: 94-2211-E-006-062) (IF = 2.354, Rank: 5/66 in Water Resources)
[3] Lo, W. C., G. Sposito, and E. Majer, (2006), Low-frequency dilatational wave propagation through fully-saturated poroelastic media, Advances in Water Resources, 29 (3), 408-416. (SCI) (IF = 2.354, Rank: 5/66 in Water Resources)
Year 2005
[2] Lo, W. C., G. Sposito, and E. Majer, (2005), Wave propagation through elastic porous media containing two immiscible fluids, Water Resources Research, 41, W02025, (20 pp.). (SCI) (IF = 2.447, Rank: 3/66 in Water Resources)
Year 2002
[1] Lo, W. C., G. Sposito, and E. Majer, (2002), Immiscible two-phase fluid flows in deformable porous media, Advances in Water Resources, (Invited, Special Issue - 25 Years of Advances in Water Resources), 25 (8-12), 1105-1117. (SCI) (IF = 2.354, Rank: 5/66 in Water Resources)
Invited Book Chapter
[1] Lo, W. C., G. Sposito, and E. Majer, (2003), Immiscible two-phase fluid flows in deformable porous media, 25 Years of Advances in Water Resources edited by C. T. Miller, M. B. Parlange, and S. M. Hassanizadeh, Elsevier, pages 245-257.
Research projectsModeling Multiphase Flow and Transport in Deformable Porous Media
Ultrasonic and Seismic Measurements of Hydrological and Geophysical Parameters in Shallow Subsurface Zones
12/2009