Dr Xiaoyan Wei
Biography
2024-present, Senior Coastal Research Scientist. Marine Physics and Ocean Climate, National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, the United Kingdom
2017-2024, Coastal Researcher. Marine Physics and Ocean Climate, National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, the United Kingdom
2013-2017, PhD Candidate. Applied Mathematics, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
Research interests
Estuarine circulation, salt intrusion, sediment transport
Estuarine & coastal flooding, nature-based solutions
Ocean-shelf exchange
Arctic Ocean dynamics
Research skills
Analytical and semi-analytical modelling
Numerical modelling (e.g., Delft3D, FVCOM)
Data analysis
Projects
Ongoing projects:
HabFloSal (2025-2026): Impact of intertidal flats on estuarine flooding and salt intrusion. Open Research Fund Program, National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Hohai University, China. Project Lead.
HabFloSal (2025-2026): Impact of intertidal flats on estuarine flooding and salt intrusion. Open Research Fund Program, National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Hohai University, China. Project Lead.
MiTSalt (2023–2025): Towards developing a robust and efficient salt intrusion model for the Pearl River Delta, China. Royal Society International Exchanges. Project Lead.
FlaHSDen (2022–2024): Impact of intertidal flats on estuarine hydrodynamics, salt dynamics, and denitrification. Open Fund, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal Disaster and Protection, Hohai University, China. Project Lead.
CHAMFER (2022–2027): UK Coastal Hazards, Multi-hazard Controls on Flooding and Erosion. Researcher.
CANARI (2022-2027): Climate change in the Arctic-North Atlantic Region and Impacts on the UK. Researcher.
CLASS (2023–2024): Climate Linked Atlantic Sector Science. Researcher.
Completed projects:
BLUE-coast (2017–2021): Improving our understanding of processes controlling the dynamics of our coastal systems. Researcher.
Roles Provided
Estuarine & Coastal Researcher
Other roles:
Science committee member for the Challenger Conference 2026
Science committee member for the Challenger Conference 2026
Organizer of the Virtual European Physical Oceanography and Shelf Sea Seminar Series (VEPOSSSS)
EPSRC peer review college member
NERC peer review college member
NERC peer review college member
UK Blue Carbon Forum member
