Yuchen Wang
PhD Student (School of Geographical & Earth Sciences)
Room 304, East Quad, School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8744-3634
Research title: Sediment transport of made ground along Scottish sites
Research Summary
My research focuses on an overlooked kind of beach -- anthropogenic mixed beaches. Specifically, I examine their grain size characteristics, sediment compositions and morphological features. I selected six beaches along the Firth of Forth in Scotland and used a multi-method approach to obtain fundamental parameters, aiming to classify these beaches within existing beach classification systems. Annual UAV surveys were conducted to track temporal changes in surface sediments and a deep learning model -- GRAINet was used for grain size analysis. In the future, I plan to map the distribution of anthropogenic geomaterials comprised partly of artificial waste across Europe based on user-uploaded images from Google Maps and explore the relationship between their distribution and socio-economic parameters.
Grants
2024
- Sir Alwyn Williams Postgraduate Scholarship (£800)
- The Clough Fund of the Edinburgh Geological Society (EGS) (£500)
- 1st ONSEA International Workshop Grant (€300)
2023
- SAGES 12th Call Small Grants Scheme (£500)
- British Society for Geomorphology PGR Travel Grant (£300)
- Conference support funding (£200)
2022
- SAGES 10th Call Small Grants Scheme (£750)
University of Glasgow - The China Scholarship Council (CSC) Co-operative Scholarship (2022-2026)
Conference
2024
- 6th November, MASTS Annual Science Meeting (ASM), Glasgow, UK - Poster
- 11th - 12th October, 1st OnSea (EvolutiOn of SEAscapes) workshop, Montpellier, France - Presentation (15min)
- 21st - 22nd May, Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES) Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK - Poster
2023
- 5th December, Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK - e-Poster
- 4th - 6th September, British Society for Geomorphology (BSG) Annual Conference, Edinburgh, UK - Poster
2022
- 5th - 8th December, Windsor Workshop, Winsor, UK - Oral Presentation (5min)
Teaching
2024/25
Semester 2: Tutor - GEOG L2 Physical/Environmental Labs
Semester 1: Tutor - GEOG L2 STATS/GIS Labs and Demonstrator - GIS A GEOG4111
2023/24
Full year: Tutor - GEOG L1 Labs
Semester 2: Demonstrator - GEOG L2 Physical/Environmental Labs
Semester 1: Demonstrator - GEOG L2 STATS/GIS Labs and MSc Introduction to GIS Labs
2022/23
Full year: Demonstrator - GEOG L1 Labs
Full year: Demonstrator - GEOG L2 Earth Science Workshops
