1984年畢業(yè)于清華大學(xué)水利工程系。

1986年獲清華大學(xué)水力學(xué)與河流動力學(xué)專業(yè)碩士學(xué)位。

1990年獲日本東京大學(xué)海岸工程專業(yè)博士學(xué)位。

1992年在香港大學(xué)工學(xué)院機(jī)械工程系作博士后研究。

1993年任日本長崎大學(xué)土木工程系副教授，兼任研究生院海洋產(chǎn)業(yè)技術(shù)科學(xué)學(xué)科副教授。

1997年調(diào)任日本東京大學(xué)土木工程系副教授。

1999年回國服務(wù)，任上海交通大學(xué)工程力學(xué)系教授，博士生導(dǎo)師。

2001年初入選清華大學(xué)百人計劃，調(diào)任清華大學(xué)水利水電工程系教授。

2003年-2008年任水利系系主任。

學(xué)術(shù)兼職：

海岸及近海工程國家重點實驗室（大連理工大學(xué)）學(xué)術(shù)委員會委員。

海洋工程學(xué)會 常務(wù)理事。

力學(xué)學(xué)會流體力學(xué)專業(yè)委員會水動力學(xué) 組副組長。

全國水利學(xué)科教學(xué)指導(dǎo)委員會 副主任委員。

APAC（亞太海岸）系列國際會議策劃指導(dǎo)委員會 委員。

《Coastal Engineering》編委。

《科學(xué)通報》編委。

《水利學(xué)報》編委。

《水科學(xué)進(jìn)展》編委。

《海洋工程》編委。

《水動力學(xué)研究與進(jìn)展》編委。

水沙科學(xué)與水利水電工程國家重點實驗室（清華大學(xué)）學(xué)術(shù)委員會委員。

海洋工程山東省重點實驗室（中國海洋大學(xué)）學(xué)術(shù)委員會委員。

Coastal Structures 2011 (美國土木工程學(xué)會主辦) 國際學(xué)術(shù)委員委員。

海岸水動力學(xué)。

海岸泥沙動力學(xué)。

海岸工程建筑物先進(jìn)設(shè)計理論。

海岸環(huán)境的安全性及舒適性評價。

[1] Yu, X., M. Isobe, and A. Watanabe (1992). Numerical computation of wave transformation on beaches. Coastal Engineering in Japan, JSCE, Vol. 35, 1-19.

[2] Yu, X., M. Isobe, and A. Watanabe (1992). Finite element solution of wave field around structures in nearshore zone. Coastal Engineering in Japan, JSCE, Vol. 35, 21-33.

[3] Yu, X., M. Isobe, and A. Watanabe (1992). A numerical model for nonlinear wave transformation in nearshore zone by multi-step finite characteristic method. Coastal Engineering in Japan, JSCE, Vol. 35, 35-48.

[4] Yu, X. and A. T. Chwang (1993). Analysis of wave scattering by submerged circular disk. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 119, No. 9, 1804-1917.

[5] Yu, X. and A. T. Chwang (1994). Wave induced oscillation in harbor with porous breakwaters. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 2 125-144.

[6] Yu, X. and A. T. Chwang (1994). Water waves above submerged porous plate. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 6, 1270-1282.

[7] Yu, X. and A. T. Chwang (1994). Wave motion through porous structures. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 5, 989-1008.

[8] Yu, X., M. Isobe, and A. Watanabe (1995). Wave breaking over submerged horizontal plate, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 121, No. 2, 105-113.

[9] Yu, X. (1995). Diffraction of water waves by porous breakwaters. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 121, No. 6, 275-282.

[10] Yu, X. (1996). Finite analytic method for the mild slope wave equation. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol.122, No.2, 109-115.

[11] Yu, X. (1996). Oscillations in a coupled bay-river system. 1. Analytic solution. Coastal Engineering, Vol. 28, Nos.1-4, 147-164.

[12] Yu, X. and H. Togashi (1996). Oscillations in a coupled bay-river system. 2. Numerical method. Coastal Engineering, Vol. 28, Nos.1-4, 165-182.

[13] Yu, X. (1998). Finite difference methods for the reduced water wave equation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 154, 265-280.

[14] Yu, X., M. Isobe, and A. Watanabe (1998). A nonlinear model of monochromatic waves on steady currents over gradually-varying bottoms. Coastal Engineering Journal, JSCE, Vol. 40, No. 3, 1-26.

[15] Yu, X. (2002), Functional performance of a submerged and essentially horizontal plate for offshore wave control: a review, Coastal Engineering, Vol.44, No.2, 127-147.

[16] Yu, X. and B. Zhang (2003), An extended analytic solution for combined diffraction and diffraction of long waves over a circular shoal, Ocean Engineering, 30(10), 1253-1267.

[17] Yu, X. and A. Watanabe (2003), New trends in numerical study of coastal sedimentary processes, International Journal of Sediment Research, 18(2), 192-198.

[18] B. Li, X. Yu, and Y. Yu (2005), A 2-D Numerical irregular wave tank and its verification, Journal of Hydrodynamics, 17(2): 222-227.

[19] B. Li, X. Yu, and Y. Yu (2006), 3-D numerical simulation of oblique wave action on vertical walls, Acta Oceanologica Sinica.

[20] Yu, X., M. Isobe, and A. Watanabe (1990). Numerical simulation of nonlinear wave transformation over a submerged plate. Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE'90), ASCE, Vol. 1, 136-149.

[21] Yu, X., M. Isobe, and A. Watanabe (1991). Analysis of wave motion over a submerged plate by boundary element method. Proceedings of the International Conference on Boundary Element Methods (IABEM'91 Kyoto), 393-402.

[22] Yu, X. and A. T. Chwang (1993). Scattered waves around a submerged circular disk. Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of International Society on Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE'93), Vol. 3, 254-259.

[23] Yu, X. and A. T. Chwang (1993). Wave oscillation in a porous harbor. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics (ICFM'93), 761-766.

[24] Yu, X. (1994). Wave height distribution around a porous breakwaters. Proceedings of the Joint Symposium of Nagasaki University and National Cheju University on High Technology, 21-26.

[25] Yu, X. and H. Togashi (1995). Irregular waves over an elliptic shoal. Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE'94), ASCE, 746 - 760.

[26] Yu, X. and H. Togashi (1995). A sinusoidal shape function for finite element analysis of wave motion. Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering (ICHE'95), 1460-1467.

[27] Togashi, H., Md. H. Zaman, and X. Yu (1995). Wave-current interaction over a mound with trapezoidal cross section. Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering (ICHE'95), 1452-1459.

[28] Yu, X. and H. Togashi (1996). Dynamic effects of river geometry on resonance in nearly-closed bays. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Hydrodynamics (ICHD'96), 673-678.

[29] Yu, X. (1997). Combined diffraction and transmission of water waves around a porous breakwater gap. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE'96), ASCE, 2063-2076.

[30] Yu, X., Liu, H., and Dong, Z. (2000). A numerical method for oil spreading on water, Proceedings of Korea-China Conference on Port and Coastal Engineering, 353-363.

[31] Yu, X. and Dong, Z. (2001). Direct computation of wave motion around submerged plates, Proceedings of 29 IAHR Congress, Beijing.

[32] Yu, X. and Chen, Y. (2001). A new analytic solution of mild slope wave equation, Proceedings of the First Asian and Pacific Coastal Engineering Conference, Dalian.

[33] Yu, X. (2001) Design of a submerged, horizontal plate for wave control, Proceedings of International Workshop on Advanced Design of Maritime Structures in the 21st Century (ADMS21), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Japan, 206-213.

[34] M. Isobe, Y. Hanahara, X. Yu, and S. Takahashi, A VOF-based numerical model for wave transformation in shallow water, Proceedings of International Workshop on Advanced Design of Maritime Structures in the 21st Century (ADMS21), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Japan, 2001, 200-205.

[35] Isobe, M., Y. Hanahara, X. Yu, and S. Takahashi (2002), Numerical Study on Waves Overtopping a Breakwater, 28th Internation Conference on Coastal Engineering, ASCE, Cardiff.

[36] Yu, X. (2003). A high-resolution numerical scheme for Boussinesq equations, Proceedings of the Second Asian and Pacific Coastal Engineering Conference, Yokohama.

[37] Yu, X. and Li, B.-X. (2005). The condition of wave fission, Proceedings of the Third Asian and Pacific Coastal Engineering Conference, Pusan.

[38] Yu, X. and M. Isobe (2000). Numerical Solution of Coastal Water Wave Equations, Chapter 1, Handbook of Coastal Engineering (ed. J. B. Herbich), McGraw Hill, 1-71.

2000年度國家杰出青年科學(xué)基金獲得者。2007年度新世紀(jì)百千萬人才工程國家級人選。2009年度教育部自然科學(xué)一等獎。