Ming He
School
School of Civil Engineering
Professional Title
Associate professor
Administrative Appointments
Deputy Head of Department
Discipline
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Contact Information
minghe@tju.edu.cn
Yaguan Road 135, Jinnan District, Tianjin, China
300350
Brief Introduction
Dr. Ming He obtained his BEng (2010) and PhD (2017) degrees from Dalian University of Technology. He subsequently joined Tianjin University, where he served as a Lecturer in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from 2017 to 2020 and has been an Associate Professor since 2020. His research focuses on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), Wave Hydrodynamics, Wave/Current-Structure Interaction, and Fluid Mechanics in Water Sports.
Education Background
- Ph.D.| Dalian University of Technology| Port, Coastal and Offshore Engineering| 2017
- B.Eng.| Dalian University of Technology| Port, Waterway and Coastal Engineering| 2010
Research Interests
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Ocean Wave Hydrodynamics
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Sports Fluid Dynamics
Courses
Professional Membership
- Member of Group for AI Application Technologies, Academic
Committee of Ship Mechanics, Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers - Senior Member of Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
- Member of Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
- Youth Editorial Committee of Journal of Southwest Petroleum University (Science & Technology Edition)
- Youth Editorial Committee of Journal of Waterway and Harbor
- Youth Editorial Committee of Journal of Changsha University of Science & Technology (Natural Science)
- Review Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Science
- Guest Editor of Sustainability
- Guest Editor of Water
- Guest Editor of Applied Sciences
- Guest Editor of Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing
- Guest Editor of International Journal of Ocean and Coastal Engineering
- Reviewer of Over 50 Journals/Conferences (https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1657127)
Positions & Employments
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2024.4-2025.4
Department of Engineering | University of Cambridge | Visiting Scholar -
2020.9-2022.9
College of Engineering | Ocean University of China | Visiting Scholar -
2020.5-Now
School of Civil Engineering | Tianjin University | Associate Professor -
2017.3-2020.5
School of Civil Engineering | Tianjin University | Lecturer
Academic Achievements
- Papers
- [1] H. Yu, M. He, Y. Lu, V. D. P. Remco, D. Liang, 2026. Feeling the unseen: Clear air turbulence as a window into climate communication challenges. Environ. Impact Assess. Rev. 121, 108539
- [2] J. Liu, M. He*, D. Liang, 2026. Institutions, culture, and resources: Triple constraints and breakthroughs in localizing the undergraduate educational philosophy of the University of Cambridge. China University Teaching (3-4), 123-128 (in Chinese)
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- [3] M. He, Y. Wang, J. Ma, J. Gao, C. Yang, D. Liang, 2025. Design of submerged floating tunnel subjected to solitary wave impact using SPH method. Marit. Eng. 178(4), 143-156
- [4] X. Li, Y. Sui, Y. Meng, X. Zhang, A. Khayyer, M. He, D. Liang, 2024. Theory for plunger-type wavemakers to generate second-order Stokes waves and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics verification. Appl. Ocean Res. 153, 104244
- [5] M. He, D. Liang, B. Ren, J. Li, S. Shao, 2023. Wave interactions with multi-float structures: SPH model, experimental validation, and parametric study. Coast. Eng. 184, 104333
- [6] W. Guo, J. Zou, M. He, H. Mao, Y. Liu, 2022. Comparison of hydrodynamic performance of floating breakwater with taut, slack, and hybrid mooring systems: An SPH-based preliminary investigation. Ocean Eng. 258, 111818
- [7] M. He, A. Khayyer, X. Gao, W. Xu, B. Liu, 2021. Theoretical method for generating solitary waves using plunger-type wavemakers and its Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics validation. Appl. Ocean Res. 106, 102414
- [8] M. He, X. Gao, W. Xu, B. Ren, H. Wang, 2019. Potential application of submerged horizontal plate as a wave energy breakwater: A 2D study using the WCSPH method. Ocean Eng. 185, 27-46
- [9] M. He, X. Gao, W. Xu, 2018. Numerical simulation of wave-current interaction using the SPH method. J. Hydrodyn. 30(3), 535-538
- [10] M. He, B. Ren, D. Qiu, 2016. Experimental study of nonlinear behaviors of a free-floating body in waves. China Ocean Eng. 30(3), 421-430
- Patents
- [1] R. Jin, M. He, M. Liu, B. Geng, Y. Zhu, Z. Qi, G. Kang, C. Hu, Y. Xiong, X. Zhao, A method and system for generating second order Stokes waves using plunger-type wavemaker. Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202210992453.1, 2026.02.17
- [2] W. Ouyang, M. He, Y. Lu, Z. Huang, A flexible inter-modular connector for floating photovoltaics. Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411818293.4, 2025.10.10
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- [3] R. Jin, M. He, Y. Zhu, B. Geng, M. Liu, G. Kang, Z. Qi, C. Hu, Y. Xiong, X. Zhao, A method and system for generating linear waves using plunger-type wavemaker. Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202210992473.9, 2024.09.10
- [4] X. Zhang, Y. Sui, M. He, X. Li, SPH procedure for interaction between waves and multi-module floating structure V1.0. Chinese Software Copyright, 2023SR1020175, 2023.09.06
- [5] Y. Meng, M. He, X. Li, SPH procedure for interaction between waves and submerged horizontal plate V1.0. Chinese Software Copyright, 2023SR0056287, 2023.01.10
- [6] X. Li, Y. Meng, M. He, SPH procedure for interaction between waves and box-shaped structure V1.0. Chinese Software Copyright, 2022SR1403815, 2022.10.18
- [7] M. He, Y. Sui, X. Li, Software for wave generation using wedge-type plunger V1.0. Chinese Software Copyright, 2022SR0959571, 2022.07.22
- [8] M. He, W. Xu, X. Gao, H. Wang, A fluid-structure interaction algorithm for elastic thin-walled structures. Chinese Invention Patent, ZL201810580464.2, 2022.05.17
- [9] X. Gao, H. Huo, M. He, W. Xu, A breakwater with integrated power generation functionality. Chinese Utility Model Patent, ZL202021106369.8, 2021.03.12
- [10] M. He, H. Huo, X. Gao, A flexible-connected very large floating structure. Chinese Utility Model Patent, ZL202021149246.2, 2021.02.26
- Honors & Awards
- [1] Outstanding Presentation Award at the 2025 Conference for Early-Career and Mid-Career Scholars in Port, Waterway, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 2025.12
- [2] Coastal Engineering Journal Reviewer Award of 2024, 2025.11
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- [3] Applied Ocean Research Top Reviewer 2019-2024, 2025.04
- [4] First Prize in the 2024 National Competition for the Application of Shipbuilding CAE Industrial Software Numerical Tank (Supervisor)
- [5] Second Prize of the 2023 Teaching Achievement Award in Hydraulic Engineering-related Majors of Higher Education Institutes, 2023.07
- [6] ICCES Best Student Paper Award (Supervisor), 2023.04
- [7] Third Tier of the Tianjin "131" Innovative Talent Cultivation Project, 2019.10
- [8] Excellent Paper Award for Young Researchers at the 19th Chinese Ocean and Coastal Engineering Academic Symposium, 2019.10
- [9] Elite Scholar Program of Tianjin University, 2018.12
- [10] Outstanding Youth Award at the 2018 Conference for Early-Career and Mid-Career Scholars in Port, Waterway, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 2018.04
- Research Grants
- [1] General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on the drift-sinking coupled motion characteristics of overboard containers in complex marine environments, Jan. 2025 - Dec. 2028, 480,000 RMB, PI
- [2] Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 3D numerical investigation on the dynamic response characteristics of the multi module floating structure under wave action, Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2020, 300,000 RMB, PI
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- [3] General Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Key technology research on the very large floating structure used as harbors in the Bohai Bay, Nov. 2017 - May 2020, 50,000 RMB, PI
- [4] Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Study on hydrodynamic characteristics of a composite structure consisting of submerged horizontal plate and VIVACE device that designed for wave attenuation as well as electricity generation, Jan. 2023 - Dec. 2024, 80,000 RMB, PI
- [5] Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Elaborate simulation of the hydrodynamic performance of large floating structures connected with flexible joints, May 2017 - Oct. 2020, 30,000 RMB, PI
- [6] Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Port, Waterway and Sedimentation Engineering of the Ministry of Transport, Study on dynamic response mechanism and wave protection measures of offshore floating solar, Aug. 2024 - Dec. 2025, 45,000 RMB, PI
- [7] "Tianhe" Qingsuo Open Research Fund, Maritime search and rescue, Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2023, 300,000 Core-Hours, PI
- [8] Elite Scholar Program of Tianjin University, Large multi-module floating structure, Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2020, 100,000 RMB, PI
- [9] Technical service commissioned by Road and Bridge International Co., Ltd., Calculation of floating transportation of steel structure of main span of new Panlong-Jialing River bridge construction project, Apr. 2022 - Jun. 2022, 300,000 RMB, PI
- [10] Technical service commissioned by China Northeast Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., Validation and optimization of simulation technology of wind engineering for building based on OpenFOAM, Jan. 2024 - Jan. 2025, 200,000 RMB, PI