Widar Wang
Consultant Co-founder at REEF Consulting AS
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
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Top SchoolWidar Wang is a researcher and consultant co-founder with a decade of experience in hydrodynamics, coastal engineering and wave modelling, currently splitting his time between NTNU and REEF Consulting. He earned a PhD developing large-scale, phase-resolved wave models for Norwegian fjords and led the creation of multiple modules (SFLOW, FNPF, NHFLOW) within the open-source REEF3D hydrodynamics suite. His work spans academic research funded by ERC and EEA grants—on particle-resolved sediment dynamics and coastal resilience—and practical engineering consulting for fjord-crossing and marine renewable projects. Widar combines deep numerical modelling expertise (including novel coastline algorithms and non-hydrostatic formulations) with hands-on software development in an open-source ecosystem. Colleagues describe him as someone who turns rigorous research into deployable tools for real-world coastal problems, and he’s leveraged that to co-found a company that directly channels REEF3D development into industry solutions. Based in Trondheim, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor, production-grade code contributions, and entrepreneurial drive toward sustainable marine engineering.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, average 87.9, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, average 87.9 at Harbin Engineering UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 5, Master of Science (MSc), Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 5 at Chalmers University of TechnologyNorwegian University of Science and Technology
Chinese, English, Swedish, NorwegianProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
WidarWW/MBCanCode
Jun 2023 - Jul 2024
Contributions:13 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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