Liwen Wu
Dr. rer. nat.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Eco-Environmental Research Lab Westlake University
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About my work
The movement of water never fails to fascinate me. The delicate interplay of water from different parts and of various forms composes the most elegant melody in nature.
Driven by the strong curiosity, my researches are focused on the interactions between surface water and groundwater, and mainly within the hyporheic zone. I create numerical models, apply data analyses, and conduct field investigations to understand how flow, energy and solute transport from the surface to the subsurface regions under varying hydrological conditions.
I hold a doctoral degree in Geography (Dr. rer. nat. with great honors: Magna Cum Laude) from department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Humboldt University of Berlin. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in Eco-Environmental Research Laboratory, Westlake University in China.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
- Wu, L.*, Singh, T., Gomez‐Velez, J., Nützmann, G., Wörman, A., Krause, S., & Lewandowski, J. (2018). Impact of Dynamically Changing Discharge on Hyporheic Exchange Processes under Gaining and Losing Groundwater Conditions. Water Resources Research, 54(12), 10-076. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023185
- Wu, L.*, Gomez-Velez, J. D., Krause, S., Singh, T., Worman, A., & Lewandowski, J. (2020). Impact of flow alteration and temperature variability on hyporheic exchange. Water Resources Research, 56, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026225
- Wu, L.*, Gomez-Velez, J. D., Krause, S., Singh, T., Worman, A., Nützmann, G., & Lewandowski, J. (2021). How groundwater table dynamic affects hyporheic exchange processes? Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 25, 1905–1921, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1905-2021
- Singh, T., Wu, L., Gomez‐Velez, J. D., Lewandowski, J., Hannah, D. M., & Krause, S. (2019). Dynamic Hyporheic Zones: Exploring the Role of Peak Flow Events on Bedform‐Induced Hyporheic Exchange. Water Resources Research, 55(1), 218-235. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022993
- Lewandowski, L., Arnon, S., Banks, E., Batelaan,…, & Wu, L. (2019). Is the hyporheic zone relevant beyond the scientific community? Water, 2009, 11, 2230, https://doi.org/:10.3390/w12010296
- Singh, T., Gomez‐Velez, J. D., Wu, L., Wörman, A, Hannah, D. M., & Krause, S. (2020). Impacts of antecedent peak flow events on hyporheic exchange and residence time. Water Resources Research, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027113
- Earon, R., Riml, J., Wu, L., & Olofsson, B. (2020). Insight into the influence of local streambed heterogeneity on hyporheic-zone flow characteristics. Hydrogeology Journal, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-020-02244-5
Selected Conference Proceedings
- Riml, J., Wu, L., Earon, R., Krause, S., & Blume, T. (2020, May). Identifying flow transience in the hyporheic zone by Electric Resistivity Tomography. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 16594.
- Wu, L., Singh, T., Gomez-Velez, J. D., Lewandowski, J., Worman, A. L., Nuetzmann, G., & Krause, S. (2018). Heat transport in dynamically-changing hyporheic zones. AGUFM, 2018, H31D-04.
- Wu, L., Singh, T., Gomez-Velez, J., Lewandowski, J., Nützmann, G., Wörman, A., & Krause, S. (2018). Impacts of Flood on Bedform-driven Hyporheic Flux under Gaining and Losing Groundwater Conditions. EGU General Assembly, 15411.
Awards
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship, 2015
- Swedish Institute Study Scholarship, 2012
Upcoming Events
- AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA & Online Everywhere, 13-17 Dec 2021. I will give an oral presentation on Hyporheic Exchange under Seasonally Connected Groundwater Surface-water Systems in the session of Non-perennial Streams: An Interface Between Hydrology, Ecology, Biogeochemistry, and Society on Thursday, 16 December 2021 at 08:00 - 09:15 am CST. Registered attendees can already check out my presentation video and slides in the conference system. See you then!