海洋环境和可燃冰：得到美国自然科学基金会和英国工程与物理基金会多个项目的资助。在近海和河流多种复杂条件下的的污染扩散，难降解有机污染物的计算模拟和现场污染治理等方面取得一系列有重要的学术和应用价值的成果。回国后继续在石油污染物的吸附解析特性方面开展工作。鉴于可燃冰的重大应用前景，回国后开始建立可燃冰研究团队和实验室。目前已经建成微纳尺度的X-射线观测系统。正在进行可燃冰的机理和开采工艺的研究。

　　海洋仪器和装备：获得了英国工程与物理基金会的重大项目资助，与英国国家实验室合作以开发超高速度LDV/PIV仪检测纳米颗粒及海洋观测仪器。在超高速图像获取、处理和传输等方面取得重要突破，有广泛和重要的应用价值。回国后得到863重大项目课题和孔雀计划课题资助，研制成功深海原位微颗粒速度和通量观测仪器，近期将安放在深海，连入国家海底科学实验网。近期获批国家级《深圳深海海洋工程装备配套试验平台项目》，在深圳大鹏筹建海上试验场。

　　海洋动力学：浅水动力学的浅水海岛尾流问题是多年来困扰科学家们的难题。首次在实验室成功的重演了卫星观测到的洋流大尺度紊动水流结构并找出了流态演变的控制参数。运用稳定性理论成功地获得与天然观测和实验室模拟吻合的结果。实验成果在权威的国际流体力学年鉴中被评价为非常漂亮的成果。这一创造性工作对浅水动力学作出了重大的贡献。该研究领域已发展为一门新兴学科，是三次国际浅水动力学会议的科学顾问，被公认为该新兴学科的主要创始人之一。回国后继续开展海岛和海山尾流的研究，参加由中国海洋大学主持的国家973项目关于岛屿周围涡动力学的课题。

　　海洋卫星遥感和信息： 在卫星遥感的中红外波段信号成功地检测植物水，所提出的新植物指数NDWI在国际上得到广泛认可。单篇文章SCI引用超200次。回国后正在开展海洋遥感方面的工作， 包括卫星高度计，SAR等方面。在信息科学方面，与美国大气与海洋管理局合作开发了现代化的环境和水文信息系统用于河流和近海环境污染预测和防洪，并且作为欧洲环境和水文开放式系统的一部分继续开发。回国后主持环保部公益科研项目关于污水排海优化的数据库和信息系统开发。

　　奖励与荣誉

　　1995年获洛克菲勒基金会授予的中国-康奈尔奖励基金

　　2000年获英国皇家工程院的工程展望奖

　　2005年获中国自然科学基金会杰出青年科学基金(海外合作)

　　2010年入选中组部千人计划国家特聘专家

　　2013年深圳市国家级领军人才

　　学术成果

　　【论文与专利】

　　1.Chen, D. (1991), Turbulent dynamic equations based on eddy and its application in k-e model. Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics in China, V.3, 65--73, International Academic Publishers, Pergamon Press, Oxford.

　　2.Chen, D. and G. H. Jirka (1994), Axisymmetric instability of the annular Hagen Poiseuille flow with small inner radius by Chebyshevpseudospectral method. International J. of Computational Fluid Dynamics, V.3, 265-280.

　　3.Chen, D. and G. H. Jirka (1995), Experimental study of plane turbulent wakes in a shallow water. Fluid Dynamics Research, V.16, 11-41. (Journal Impact Factor 1.012, SCI citations over 90, referred as elegant results in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics)

　　4.Chen, D. and W. Brutsaert (1995), Diagnostics of landsurface spatial variability and water vapor flux. J. of Geophysical Research 100(D12), 25595-25606.

　　5.Nash, J., G. H. Jirka and D. Chen (1995), Large scale planar laser induced fluorescence in turbulent density stratified flows. Experiments of Fluids, V.19, 297-304.

　　6.Brutsaert, W. and D. Chen (1995), Desorption and the two drying stages of tall grass prairie. Water Resources Research, V.31, No.5, 1305-1313.

　　7.Brutsaert, W. and D. Chen (1996), Diurnal variation of surface fluxes during thorough drying (or severe drought) of natural prairie. Water Resources Research, V.32, No.7, 2013-2020.

　　8.Chen, D., T. Engman and W. Brutsaert (1997), Spatial distribution and pattern persistence of surface soil moisture and temperature over prairie from remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment, V.61(3), 347-360.

　　9.Chen, D. and G. H. Jirka (1997), Absolute and convective instabilities of plane turbulent wakes in shallow-water layer. J. of Fluid Mechanics, V.338, 157-172.

　　10.Chen, D. and G. H. Jirka (1998), Instability characteristics of mixing layer and jet under the joint effects of bottom friction and viscosity. IAHR J. of Hydraulic Research, V.36, 815-830.

　　11.Chen, D. and W. Brutsaert (1998), Satellite-sensed distribution and spatial patterns of vegetation parameters over tall grass prairie. J. of the Atmospheric Sciences, V55(7), 1225-1238.

　　12.Chen, D. and G. H. Jirka (1999), LIF study of plane jet bounded in shallow water layer. ASCE J. of Hydraulic Eng., V.125(8), 817-826.

　　13.Spanou, M. and D. Chen (2000), An Object-Oriented tool for the control of point-source pollution in river systems. Environmental Modelling and Software, V.15(1),35-54.

　　14.Letherman, S. B., M. A. Cotton, P. K. Stansby, C. Chen and D. Chen, (2000), An assessment of k-e and k-i turbulence models for oscillatory rough bed flows, IAHR Journal of Hydroinformatics, V.4(2), 221-234.

　　15.Lloyd, P. M., P. K. Stansby and D. Chen (2001), Wake formation around islands in oscillatory laminar shallow-water flows. J. of Fluid Mechanics. V.429, 217-238.

　　16.Spanou, M. and D. Chen (2001), Water quality modelling of the upper Mersey River system using an Object-Oriented software. IAHR Journal of Hydroinformatics, V.3, 173-194.

　　17.Spanou, M. and D. Chen (2002), Integrated management of Upper Mersey River basin using the SMILE Object-Oriented software system, IWA Water Science and Technology, V46(6-7), 105-112.

　　18.Jackson, T.J., D. Chen, M.H. Cosh, F. Li, C. Walthall, M. Anderson, C. Walthall, P. Doriaswamy and E.R. Hunt (2004), Vegetation water content mapping using Landsat data derived normalized difference water index for corn and soybeans, Remote Sensing of Environment, V92, 475-482

　　19.Chen, D., F.E. Tang and C.Q. Chen (2005), Pollutant Trapping at a Coastal Headland, ASCE J. of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering. V131(3), 98-114

　　20.Chen, D. and J.F. Huang and T. Jackson (2005), Vegetation Water Content Estimation Using MODIS Near- and Short-Wave Infrared Bands and Derived Indices, Remote Sensing of environment, V98, 225-236.

　　21.Shams, S. P. Bhattacharya, S. Langaas, G. Jacks, K.M. Ahmed,G. Anders, D. Chen and A. Granlund (2006), Mapping and Interpretation of field data for Evaluation and Mitigation of Groundwater Contamination: The Case of Arsenic in Bangladesh. J. of Hydroinformatics, V7, 25-36.

　　22.Ahmed, A.A. and D. Chen (2006), Effects of contamination age on phenanthrene desorption from aquifers, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substance & Environmental Engineering, V41, 1-15.

　　23. Leone A, Shams S and Chen D (2006) An Object-Oriented and OpenGIS Supported Hydro Information System (30-HIS) for Upper Mersey River Basin Management. Journal of River Basin Management, V4(2), 1-9.

　　24.Ahmed, A.A. and D. Chen (2006), Field Scale DNAPLs transport under nonequilibrium sorption conditions, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substance & Environmental Engineering, V41(3), 273-290.

　　25.Daoyi Chen, CQ Chen, Fu-Ee Tang, PK Stansby, Ming Li, (2007), Boundary Layer Structure of Oscillatory Open-Channel Shallow Flows over Smooth and Rough Beds, Experiments in Fluids, V42 (5), 719-736.

　　26. Yonghong Yi, Dawen Yang, Daoyi Chen and Jingfeng Huang (2007) Retrieving crop physiological parameters and assessing water deficiency using MODIS data during winter wheat growing period. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, V.33(3), 189-202.

　　27.Andrea Leone and Daoyi Chen, (2007), Implementation of an Object Oriented data model in an Information System for water catchment management: JAVA JDO and db4o Object Database. Environmental Modelling & Software, V22, 1805-1810

　　28.Ming Li, B.A O’Connor, S Pan and D Chen, (2007), Development of a quasi-3d numerical model for sediment transport in the coastal region, J of Hydro-Environment Research, V.1 (2) 143-156.

　　29.YH Yi, DW Yang, D Chen, JF Huang (2008) Evaluation of MODIS surface reflectance products for wheat LAI retrieval . ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, V63 (6), 661-677

　　30.Burrows R, (Walkington IA), Yates NC, Hedges TS, Li M, Zhou JG, Chen DY, (Wolf J, Holt J and Proctor R) (2009) 'Tidal energy potential in UK waters'. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering vol 162 issue MA4 pp 155-164

　　31.JF Huang, D Chen and M Cosh (2009) Sub-Pixel Reflectance Unmixing in Estimating Vegetation Water Content and Dry Biomass of Corn and Soybeans Cropland using Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) from Satellites. International Journal of Remote Sensing V30 (8), 2075-2104

　　32. Ashraf A Ahmed and Daoyi Chen (2010) Desorption Kinetics of TCE and PCE in Aged DNAPL Contaminated Soil. Water and Environment Journal, V24, 159-164

　　33. Shahriar Shams, EblalZakzok, Daoyi Chen, Jingfeng Huang (2010), Estimation and monitoring non-point source pollutant loads: an object oriented hydro information approach, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, V6 (3/4), 220-236.

　　34.Ahmed AT, Khalid HA, (Ahmed AA) and Chen D (2010) Experimental and numerical characterisation of the leaching of incinerator bottom ash waste. Waste Management, V30 (8/9), 1536-1543

　　35. D Chen, S Shams, C Carmona-Moreno and A Leone (2010) Assessment of Open Source GIS Software for Water Resources Management in Developing Countries. J of Hydro-Environment Research, V.4 (3), 253-264

　　36. Itugha, O.D, Chen, D and Ahmed, A.A., (2010) Solute migration and transport in coastal sand-beach sediments under strong tides, Environmental Hydraulics: Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Athens, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Eds, G. C. Christodoulou and A. I. Stamou, V.2, 935-942. (ISBN: 978-0-415-59546-9)

　　37. Dondeynaz,C. P. Mainarsi, C. Carmona-Moreno and D Chen, (2010), A web based knowledge management platform for the cooperation and development in the water sector: AquaKnow.net, Processding ofthe9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC2010), Tianjin, China, pp 1026-1034 ISBN 978-7-89472-324-6 Chemical Industry Press

　　38.SX Shi and D Chen (2011), The Development of An Automated PIV Image Processing Software - SmartPIV, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, V22, 181–189

　　39.SX Shi and D Chen (2011), Enhancing particle image tracking performance with a sequential Monte Carlo method the bootstrap filter, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation V22, 190-200.

　　40.J. A. Griffiths, D. Chen, R. Turchetta, G. J. Royle (2011), Characterization study of an intensified complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor active pixel sensor, Review of Scientific Instrument, 82, 033709

　　41.GQ Wang, D Chen and XK Wang, M Asim and JQ Xia (2011), Effects of Shallowness on Sediment Depositions in Shallow Recirculation Zones, submitted to ASCE J of Hydraulic Engineering，V137(9)976-985

　　42.Xin Chen, Yong Li, XiaojingNiu, Daoyi Chen , Xiping Yu (2011), A two-phase approach to wave-induced sediment transport under sheet flow conditions, Coastal Engineering, V.58, 1072-1088

　　43.Xin Chen , Yong Li , XiaojingNiu , Ming Li , Daoyi Chen , Xiping Yu, (2011), A general two-phase turbulent flow model applied to the study of sediment transport in open channels, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, V37(9), 1099-1108

　　44. Ashraf A Ahmed and Daoyi Chen (2012), Modelling of naphthalene sorption in shallow beach aquifers, Proceedings of the ICE - Water Management, V.165(7), 355 –364.

　　45. F.E Tand and D Chen, (2012), Tidal Flow Patterns Near A Coastal Headland, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology V.63, 782-790

　　46. Chen, D. and Huang, H. (2012), Interaction of flows and particles at sub-micrometer scales, Environmental Fluid Mechanics: Memorial Volume of IAHR Monographs in honour of Prof. Gerhard H. Jirka, Taylor & Francis, Edited by Wolfgang Rodi, Markus Uhlmann Chapter 12, 239-247. (ISBN-978-0-415-67045-6)

　　47. Chen， D(2012)，Onset Conditions for Vortex Shedding Wakes in Atmosphere and Ocean，3rd Int. Symp.on Shallow Flows,Iowa City, USA, June 4 - 6, 2012

　　48. Wu, GZ, L. He and D. Chen (2013) Sorption and distribution of asphaltene, resin, aromatic and saturate fractions of heavy crude oil on quartzsurface: molecular dynamic simulation, Chemosphere, V92, 1465-1471.

　　49. Wu G, Zhu X, Ji H, Chen D, 2014. Molecular modeling the interactions between heavy crude oil and the soil organic matter coated quartz surface, Chemosphere, Doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.030