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Binbin Wang

Texas A&M University

Geochemical and Environmental Research Group

833 Graham Road
College Station , TX  77845  

wangbinb@missouri.edu

Project List:

Synthesis of the Physical Processes in Subsea Bubble Plume to Connect Natural Seeps and Oil Spills

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact, Principal Investigator, Program Manager / Technical Coordinator, Outreach Point of Contact

Understanding How the Complex Topography of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Influences Water-column Mixing Processes and the Vertical and Horizontal Distribution of Oil and Gas after a Blowout

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Research Scientist

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2021

Polzin, K. L., Wang, B., Wang, Z., Thwaites, F., & Williams, A. J., III. (2021). Moored Flux and Dissipation Estimates from the Northern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Fluids, 6(7), 237.

2020

Li, G., Wang, B., Wu, H., & DiMarco, S. F. (2020). Impact of bubble size on the integral characteristics of bubble plumes in quiescent and unstratified water. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 125, 103230.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Wang, B., Daneshgar Asl, S., & Thurnherr, A. M. (2020). Variability of a natural hydrocarbon seep and its connection to the ocean surface. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 12654.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Wang, B., & MacDonald, I. (2020). Temporal Variations of a Natural Hydrocarbon Seep Using a Deep-Sea Camera System. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37(9), 1737–1751.
Wang, B., Jun, I., Socolofsky, S. A., DiMarco, S., & Kessler, J. (2020). Dynamics of gas bubbles from a submarine hydrocarbon seep within the hydrate stability zone. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47(18).

2019

Wang, B., Lai, C. C. K., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2019). Mean velocity, spreading and entrainment characteristics of weak bubble plumes in unstratified and stationary water. J. Fluid Mech., 874, 102–130.
Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2019). Characteristics of mean flow and turbulence in bubble-in-chain induced flows. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 4(5).

2018

Leonte, M., Wang, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Mau, S., Breier, J. A., & Kessler, J. D. (2018). Using Carbon Isotope Fractionation to Constrain the Extent of Methane Dissolution Into the Water Column Surrounding a Natural Hydrocarbon Gas Seep in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 19(11), 4459–4475.

Conference Presentations - 19

2020

Bae, S., Wang, B., Socolofsky, S., & Akkutlu, I. (2020). Turbulence and Dynamics in the Wake of Stabilized Bubbles in a Water Tunnel. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Li, G., Wang, T., & Wang, B. (2020). Investigation of variability of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height (SSH) in the Gulf of Mexico using multiple statistical tools. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Wang, B., & Daneshgar Asl, S. (2020). Transfer of Hydrocarbons from a Natural Seep to the Water Column and Its Footprint on the Sea Surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Wang, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Inok, J., Leonte, M., & Kessler, J. D. (2020). Observations and modeling of submarine hydrocarbon seeps within the hydrate stability zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Wu, H., Wang, B., Li, G., Bae, S., & DiMarco, S. F. (2020). Impact of bubble size on the budget of turbulent kinetic energy and mean flow structure in a bubble plume. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.

2019

Bae, S., Wang, B., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. (2019). Physics of bubble plumes from natural seeps. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Dissanayake, A., French McCay, D., Wang, B., & Payne, J. (2019). Simulation of surface conditions and plume extent from shallow oil and gas spills. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Jun, I., Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. (2019). Modeling Gas Seep Bubbles Through the Continental Slope within Hydrate Stability Zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Kim, B., Socolofsky, S., & Wang, B. (2019). Comparison between NETL High Pressure Water tunnel experiment and numerical modeling for analysis of natural gas bubble behavior in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Thurnhurr, A., Wang, B., Daneshgar Asl, S., Dissanayake, A., et al. (2019). Temporal Variability of Vertical Upwelling of a Natural Hydrocarbon Seep and its Connection to the Ocean Surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Wu, H., Li, G., & Wang, B. (2019). Impact of bubble size on the budget of turbulent kinetic energy in a bubble plume. In Mid-America Environmental Engineering Conference. Columbia, MO : 10/19/19-10/19/19: Poster.

2018

Jun, I., Wang, B., Dissanayake, A., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2018). Predicting dissolved concentrations in the water column for natural seep plumes in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Jun, I., Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2018). A Model for the Dissolved Phase Concentration Field for Natural Gases Released in the Deep Ocean from Natural Seep Bubble Plumes. In The 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics. Notre Dame, IN : 06/04/18-06/07/18.
Nygren, C., DiMarco, S., Wang, Z., Wang, B., & Polzin, K. (2018). Observations of Microstructure in the Loop Current Using Slocum Gliders. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Polzin, K., Dimarco, S., Toole, J., Wang, Z., Wang, B., Ruiz Angulo, A., et al. (2018). Benthic Frontogenesis, Production of Negative Potential Vorticity and Turbulence over the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Wang, Z., Polzin, K., DiMarco, S., Toole, J., Ruiz Angulo, A., Tenreiro, M., et al. (2018). Topographic Enhancement of Diapycnal Diffusivity on the Continental Slope in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Its Application to the Oil Droplet Dynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Wang, Z., Polzin, K., DiMarco, S., Toole, J., Ruiz Angulo, A., Tenreiro, M., et al. (2018). Topographic Enhancement of Diapycnal Diffusivity on the Continental Slope in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Its Application to the Oil Droplet Dynamics. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.

2016

Socolofsky, S. A., Jun, I., & Wang, B. (2016). Observations and Modeling of Natural Gas Seeps in the Deep Ocean. In Gordon Research Conference on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems. Galveston, TX : 02/28/16-03/04/16.
Socolofsky, S. A., Jun, I., Wang, B., & Hutschenreuther, J. (2016). Comparison of numerical model simulations of submarine hydrocarbon seeps measured at MC 118 and GC 600 by GISR in Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.