Qubin Qin

Dr. Qubin Qin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Coastal Studies at East Carolina University since August 2023. He earned his Ph.D. in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary in 2019, following an M.S. in Marine Science (2013) and B.S. in Geographical Sciences (2010) from Nanjing University. His research focuses on physical transport processes, physical-biological interactions, and coastal environmental issues such as eutrophication, hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, saltwater intrusion, and contaminants. He develops analytical, process-based, and data-driven models to address climate change impacts on coastal systems.

• Ph.D. Marine Science, VIMS (2019)
• M.S. Marine Science, VIMS (2013)
• B.S. Geographical Sciences, Nanjing University (2010)

Dr. Qin's publications (2017–2025) demonstrate expertise in numerical modeling (SCHISM, Lagrangian particle tracking), machine learning applications for coastal processes, and climate change impact assessments on estuarine systems. His work quantifies sea-level rise effects on tidal marshes and hypoxia, analyzes biophysical interactions in harmful algal blooms, and examines viral dynamics in oysters. Transport time analysis and water exchange mechanisms are central to his methodology.

Current projects include NAAC (v1.0) for cross-scale coastal modeling and Recognizing Salt Wave Events in estuaries. His research provides advisory services to federal and local agencies on coastal water quality management under climate and anthropogenic pressures.