EXPERIENCES
MetOcean Data Scientist (2023-present), Axiom Data Science, a Tetra Tech company, North Kingstown, RI
Research Associate (2021–2023), Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2019–2021), Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT
Graduate Research Assistant (2010–2019), School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
EDUCATION
Ph.D., School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA, USA (2014-2019)
M.S., School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA, USA (2010-2013)
B.S., Marine Science, School of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, China (2006-2010)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Liu, C., Onat, Y., and O’Donnell, J. (2023) Modeling the Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Nearshore Flooding Due to Storm Surges. Paper presented at the The 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June 2023. [PDF]
Shackell, N. L., Fisher, J. A. D., den Heyer, C. E., Hennen, D. R., Seitz, A. C., Le Bris, A., Robert, D., Kersula, M. E., Cadrin, S. X., McBride, R. S., McGuire, C. H., Kess, T., Ransier, K. T., Liu, C., Czich, A., & Frank, K. T. (2021) Spatial ecology of Atlantic halibut across the Northwest Atlantic: A recovering species in an era of climate change, Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 30(3):281-305, doi:10.1080/23308249.2021.1948502 (open access).
Liu, C., Onat, Y., Jia, Y., O’Donnell, J. (2021) Modeling nearshore dynamics of extreme storms in complex environments of Connecticut. Coastal Engineering, 168(2021):103950, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.103950 (open access).
Liu, C., Jia, Y., Onat, Y., Ilia, A., Cifuentes-Lorenzen, A.,Ilia, A., McCardell, G., Fake, T., O’Donnell, J. (2020) Estimating the annual exceedance probability of water levels and wave heights from high resolution coupled wave-circulation models in Long Island Sound. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(7):475. doi:10.3390/jmse8070475 (open access).
Liu, C., Bank, C., Kersula, M., Cowles, G.W., Zemeckis, D.R., Cadrin, S.X, McGuire, C. (2019), Movements of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of Maine based on geolocation. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(7):2020-2032, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsz169 (open access, Editor’s Choice)
Liu, C., Cowles, G.W., Zemeckis, D.R., Fay, G., Le Bris, A., Cadrin, S.X. (2019), A hardware-accelerated particle filter for the geolocation of demersal fish. Fisheries Research, 213C(2019):160-171. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2019.01.019. [Accepted manuscript]
Liu, C., Cowles, G., Zemeckis, D.R., Cadrin, S.X, and Dean, M.J. (2017), Validation of a hidden Markov model for the geolocation of Atlantic cod. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 74(11): 1862-1877. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2016-0376. [Accepted manuscript]
Zemeckis, D.R., Liu, C., Cowles, G.W., Dean, M.J., Hoffman, W.S., Martins, D., and Cadrin, S.X. (2017), Seasonal movements and connectivity of an Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) spawning component in the western Gulf of Maine. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74(6):1780–1796. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsw190 [download PDF]
Liu, C., Cowles, G., Churchill, J. and Stokesbury, K. (2015), Connectivity of the bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Fisheries Oceanography, 24(4):364–382. doi:10.1111/fog.12114 [PDF]
DeCelles, G., Cowles, G., Liu, C., and Cadrin, S. (2015), Modeled transport of winter flounder larvae spawned in coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine. Fisheries Oceanography, 24(5):430–444. doi:10.1111/fog.12120 [request PDF]
Hall, V.A., Liu, C., and Cadrin, S.X. (2015), The impact of the second seasonal spawn on the Nantucket population of the northern bay scallop. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 7(1):419–433. doi:10.1080/19425120.2015.1065301 [open access PDF]
Thesis/Dissertation
Liu, C. (2019). Geolocation methods for demersal fish species using archival tagging data. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA. [PDF]
Liu, C. (2014). Quantifying connectivity in Buzzards Bay with application to the study of recruitment variability in the bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) Master’s thesis. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4007.6965.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Liu, C., Onat, Y., Massidda, C., Truscinski, J., O’Donnell, J. Modeling of Future Flood Risks with Sea Level Rise and Mitigation Measures: A Case Study in West Haven, CT, USA. AGU Fall Meeting. Dec. 2022, Chicago, IL (Virtual poster presentation)
Liu, C., Onat, Y., O’Donnell, J. Modeling of Wave Damping by an Array of Reef Balls in the Intertidal Zone. The Middle Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology (MABPOM) Meeting. Oct. 2022, Newark, DE (Poster presentation)
Liu, C., Jia, Y., Onat, Y., O’Donnell, J. Modeling the Extreme Storm Surge and Waves and Nearshore Flooding in the Long Island Sound. Long Island Sound Research Conference. May 2022, Bridgeport, CT (Oral presentation)
Liu, C., Onat, Y., Jia, Y., O’Donnell, J. Modeling nearshore dynamics of extreme storms in complex environments of Connecticut. Ocean Sciences Meeting. Mar. 2022 (Virtual poster presentation)
Liu, C., Massidda, C., Onat, Y., O’Donnell, J. Modeling and mapping of urban flood prone areas with proposed flood control structures. ASBPA 2021 National Coastal Conference. Sep. 2021, New Orleans, LA (Virtual poster presentation)
Liu, C., Jia, Y., Onat, Y., Ilia, A., Cifuentes-Lorenzen, A., Fake, T., O’Donnell, J. Modeling return periods of strong storms for Resilient Connecticut. Ocean Sciences Meeting. Feb. 2020, San Diego, CA (Poster presentation)
Liu, C., Bank, C., Cowles, G., Zemeckis, D., Cadrin, S., and McGuire, C., Tagging and Geolocation of Atlantic Halibut Off Cape Cod Using Pop-up Satellite Archival Tags. American Fisheries Society 148th Annual Meeting. Aug. 2018, Atlantic City, NJ (Oral presentation)
Liu, C. and Cowles, G., A Particle Filter Geolocation Method With Hardware Acceleration For Demersal Fish. American Fisheries Society 148th Annual Meeting. Aug. 2018, Atlantic City, NJ (Poster presentation)
Liu, C., Bank, C., Cowles, G., Zemeckis, D., Cadrin, S., and McGuire, C., Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tagging and Geolocation of Atlantic Halibut off Cape Cod. American Fisheries Society Southern New England Chapter 2018 Winter Meeting. Jan. 2018, New Bedford, MA (Poster presentation)
Liu, C. and Cowles, G., A GPU-accelerated particle filter geolocation method for demersal fish using archival tagging data. ICES Annual Science Conference. Sep. 2017, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Oral presentation)
Liu, C. and Cowles, G., Developing and validating a GPU-accelerated geolocation method for groundfish using the particle filter. American Fisheries Society Southern New England Chapter 50th Anniversary Meeting. Feb. 2017, Mystic, CT (Poster presentation)
Liu, C., Cowles, G., Zemeckis, D., Cadrin, S. and Dean, M., Development and Validation of an HMM-based Geolocation Method Using Archival Tagging Data for Atlantic Cod. American Fisheries Society 146th Annual Meeting. Aug. 2016, Kansas City, MO (Oral presentation)
Liu, C., Cowles, G., Zemeckis, D., Cadrin, S. and Dean, M., Geolocation of Atlantic cod off New England using archival tagging data and hidden Markov models. International Statistical Ecology Conference. Jun. 2016, Seattle, WA (Oral presentation)
Liu, C., Cowles, G., Zemeckis, D., Cadrin, S. and Dean, M., Developing and validating geolocation methods for groundfish species off New England. 2015 The Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) Annual Science Meeting. Oct. 2015, Portsmouth, NH (Poster presentation)
Liu, C., Cowles, G., Zemeckis, D. and Cadrin, S., Developing and validating geolocation methods for groundfish species off New England. American Fisheries Society 145th Annual Meeting. Aug. 2015, Portland, OR (Poster presentation)
Liu, C., Cowles, G. and Churchill, J., Quantifying Connectivity in Buzzards Bay with Application to the Study of Recruitment Variability in the Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians). American Fisheries Society Southern New England Chapter 2013 Summer Meeting. Jun. 2013, Bristol, RI (Oral presentation)
Liu, C., Cowles, G. and Churchill, J., Quantifying Connectivity in Buzzards Bay with Application to the Study of Recruitment Variability in the Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians). NOAA NEFSC 32nd Milford Aquaculture Seminar. Mar. 2012, Westbrook, CT (Poster presentation)
Other conference contributions:
Jia, Y., Liu, C., Onat, Y., O’Donnell, J. The dynamics of narrow coastal inlets: The role of horizontal eddy viscosity. Ocean Sciences Meeting. Mar. 2022
Jia, Y., Liu, C., Onat, Y., O’Donnell, J. Simulating exchange through narrow coastal inlets: The role of horizontal eddy viscosity. Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) 26th Biennial Conference. Nov. 2021 (Virtual)
Ransier, K., Le Bris, A., Fisher. J., Claireaux, G., Den Heyer, N., Desgagnes, M., DeVoe, W., Gatti, P., James, T., Liu, C., McGuire, C., Robert, D. Atlantic halibut migratory behavior and stock mixing across the northwest Atlantic. American Fisheries Society 151th Annual Meeting. Nov. 2021, Baltimore, MD (Virtual)
Massidda, C., Liu, C., Onat, Y., O’Donnell, J. GIS modeling of urban flood prone areas. Northeast Arc User Group 2021 Fall meeting, Oct. 2021, New Haven, CT (Virtual)
Zemeckis, D.R., Dean, M.J., Hoffman, Liu, C., Cowles, G., Martins, D., Kerr, L., Armstrong, M.P., and Cadrin, S.X. Implications of Atlantic cod seasonal movements and population connectivity for fishery management and stock assessment in the Gulf of Maine. ICES 2015 Annual Science Conference, Sep. 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark
DeCelles, G., Cowles, G., Liu, C. and Cadrin, S. Spawning site selection by winter flounder in the Gulf of Maine: Implications for connectivity and recruitment. American Fisheries Society 144th Annual Meeting, Aug. 2014, Quebec City, Canada
MEDIA
Flatfish Forays - Investigating Atlantic halibut movements. On The Water, New England Edition. March 2020.
SMAST researchers employ new methods of fish geolocation. The Standard Times. October 10, 2015.
For Future Flood Control, Cities Need Strategy. UConn Today. July 1, 2021.
Chang Liu ‘19: PhD in marine science. UMass Dartmouth Feature Stories. May 2, 2019.
NOAA Fisheries awards SMAST researchers more than $950,000 in Saltonstall-Kennedy grants. UMass Dartmouth News. June 25, 2015.
Contact
email: chang[AT]changliu.co
