{"id":5,"date":"2017-03-23T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T17:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/template-blue-prepop\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:23:31","slug":"front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/","title":{"rendered":"front page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Ke_Chen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n\t<h2>Dr. Ke Chen<\/h2>\nAssociate Scientist<br \/>\nPhysical Oceanography Department\n<strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nWork: 508-289-2308<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kchen@whoi.edu\">kchen@whoi.edu<\/a><br \/>\nBuilding: Clark 305A\n<strong>Mailing Address:<\/strong><br \/>\n266 Woods Hole Road,\u00a0MS #21<br \/>\nWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br \/>\nWoods Hole, MA 02543\n\t<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Coastal Ocean and Climate, Shelf-Ocean Exchange, Physical-Biological\/Biogeochemical Interactions, Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation<\/p>\n\t<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<p>Ph.D., Physical Oceanography. 2011. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.<\/p>\n<p>M.S., Physical Oceanography. 2007. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.<\/p>\n<p>B.S., Oceanography. 2004. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Research Statement<\/h3>\n<p>I am a physical oceanographer interested in the coastal ocean dynamics including shelf circulation, shelfbreak exchange, eddies and fronts, physical-biogeochemical interactions, and linkages between the coastal ocean and the global climate system. My work relies on both numerical modeling and <em>in situ<\/em> and remote sensing observations whenever possible to achieve integrated results. I believe the integration of observation and modeling would comprehensively advance our understanding of the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>While I aim to understand ocean dynamics, recent climatic extreme events in the coastal ocean such as the large-scale warming of the continental shelf in the Northwest Atlantic have motivated me to relate my work to societal impacts. As our ocean-climate system undergoes rapid changes, I look forward to trying to advance both fundamental research and use-inspired science.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Ke Chen Associate Scientist Physical Oceanography Department Contact Information: Work: 508-289-2308 kchen@whoi.edu Building: Clark 305A Mailing Address: 266 Woods Hole Road,\u00a0MS #21 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 Research Interests Coastal Ocean and Climate, Shelf-Ocean Exchange, Physical-Biological\/Biogeochemical Interactions, Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation Education Ph.D., Physical Oceanography. 2011. North Carolina State University,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":258,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/kchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}