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Chuanhui Gu

Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Overview


Dr.Gu graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in the United States with a major in Environmental Science. He completed a postdoctoral study at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Gu held faculty position in Appalachian State University and Beijing Normal University prior to joining DKU. Key areas of his research include pollutant transport and fate at the land-atmosphere and land-water interfaces, groundwater-surface water interaction and its impacts on nutrient cycles, the multiphase flow and reactive transport model in porous media. Current research projects include soil organic amendment by solid wastes and its ecological risk assessment, greenhouse gas emission from human-disturbed lands, sponge city and stormwater management, bio-geomorphic effects on tidal channel evolution, etc.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University · 2020 - Present DKU Faculty

In the News


Published January 22, 2015
Your Well Manicured Lawn Is Contributing to Climate Change

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Recent Publications


Nationally localized strategies for zero-carbon municipal solid waste management

Journal Article Nature Sustainability · October 1, 2025 Strategies for achieving net-zero emissions in municipal solid waste (MSW) management are crucial for a sustainable society, but insights that can guide global policy-making are still scarce. Here we provide a holistic view on this topic on a global scale. ... Full text Cite

How does landscape vegetation configuration regulate local channel initiation in a rapidly expanding micro-tidal system?

Journal Article Journal of Hydrology · March 1, 2025 Tidal channels are essential morphological structures that mediate hydrological connectivity and maintain coastal resilience. Previous studies on vegetation-induced channel development primarily focused on the stages of initial establishment or later elabo ... Full text Cite

Coastal Marsh Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise Is Exacerbated by Plant Species Invasion.

Journal Article Global change biology · February 2025 Coastal salt marshes and their valuable ecosystem services are vulnerable to degradation due to rising sea levels, to which they can adapt through biogeomorphic feedbacks. However, the invasion of plant species, particularly eco-engineering species that al ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Virginia · 2007 Ph.D.