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Basics

Name Zhen Wu
Email zhenwu@pku.edu.cn
Summary I seek to understand the interactions between the global cycles of climatically important elements and microbial activities in aquatic ecosystems (both ocean and lakes). To this end, I use idealized ecological theory, numerical models and the analysis of observed data.

Work

  • 2025.03 - NOW

    Beijing, China

    Assistant Professor
    Peking University
    College of Environmental Science and Engineering
  • 2023.07 - 2025.03

    Cambridge, MA, USA

    Research Scientist
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • 2018.09 - 2023.07

    Cambridge, MA, USA

    Postdoc
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Education

Projects

  • 2019.03 - NOW
    PlanktonIndividuals.jl
    A fast individual-based microbial life cycle model written in Julia.
    • Individual-based Model
    • Phytoplankton

Languages

Chinese
Native speaker
English
Fluent