- TEES Researcher at TAMU-Corpus Christi, TEES Regional Divisions, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Professor, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi - (Corpus Christi, Texas, United States)
I am the Endowed Chair for Ecosystem Science and Modeling at Harte Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies and a Professor in the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Our research focuses on understanding the dynamics of estuarine and ocean acidification and the controlling factors, in an effort to understand its impact on marine organisms. We employ a multitude of techniques, including in situ and shipboard observations, as well as statistical and numerical modeling to unravel the linkages between the changes in the water and the factors that are behind. Our research aims to provide most up-to-date information to stakeholders that include coastal communities, fishing and aquaculture industries, and state and federal agencies for management purposes.
- Ph.D. in Oceanography, Old Dominion University - (Norfolk, Virginia, United States) 2007
- B.S. in Chemistry, Peking University - (Beijing, Beijing, China) 1997
Academic Articles79
- Dias, L., Hu, X., & Yin, H. (2023). A Biogeochemical Alkalinity Sink in a Shallow, Semiarid Estuary of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Geochemistry. 29(1), 49-71.
- Sankar, M. S., Dash, P., Lu, Y., Hu, X., Mercer, A. E., Wickramarathna, S., ... Moorhead, R. J. (2022). Seasonal changes of trace elements, nutrients, dissolved organic matter, and coastal acidification over the largest oyster reef in the Western Mississippi Sound, USA.. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195(1), 175.
- Osborne, E., Hu, X., Hall, E. R., Yates, K., Vreeland-Dawson, J., Shamberger, K., ... Dash, P. (2022). Ocean acidification in the Gulf of Mexico: Drivers, impacts, and unknowns. Progress in Oceanography. 209, 102882-102882.
- Yao, H., Montagna, P. A., Wetz, M. S., Staryk, C. J., & Hu, X. (2022). Subtropical estuarine carbon budget under various hydrologic extremes and implications on the lateral carbon exchange from tidal wetlands.. Water Research. 217, 118436-118436.
- McCutcheon, M. R., & Hu, X. (2022). Long-Term Trends in Estuarine Carbonate Chemistry in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9,
Chapters1
- Wang, H., & Hu, X. (2020). Multidecadal Variations of Sea Surface CO2 Fugacity (fCO2) in the Oyashio Current-Influenced Ocean Margin. Changing Asia-Pacific Marginal Seas. 245-263. Springer Nature.
Conference Papers2
- Scherer, A. E., Bird, C. E., Hu, X., Mccutcheon, M., & Smee, D. L. (2017). The cost and mechanism of an induced morphological defense in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57, E398-E398.
- Wu, J., & Hu, X. P. Polymerization of -stearyl L-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride with multifunctional porphyrin initiator. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 13(3-4), 201-204.
Repository Documents / Preprints2
- McCutcheon, M. R., Yao, H., Staryk, C. J., & Hu, X. (2021). Temporal variability and driving factors of the carbonate system in the Aransas Ship Channel, TX: A time-series study.
- Fennel, K., Alin, S., Barbero, L., Evans, W., Bourgeois, T., Cooley, S., ... Wang, Z. A. (2018). Carbon cycling in the North American coastal ocean: A synthesis.