1992.07-1994.08 兰州市地震局，助理工程师
1997.07-2002.12 中国科学院南海海洋研究所，助理研究员
2009.02-2010.12 新加坡-MIT联合科技研究所（SMART），新加坡/美国，博士后, 合作导师：Paola Rizzoli MIT教授
2011.01-2016.07 新加坡-MIT联合科技研究所（SMART） 研究员
2016.08-2019.08 中山大学大气科学学院，特聘研究员
2019.10- 南方海洋科学与工程广东省实验室（珠海），首席工程师

1. 面向云架构的海洋数值预报模式关键技术研究，科技部重点研发项目课题，2018YFCFC140621，2018.08-2021.12，155万，在研，主持；
2. 南海近海台风风暴潮城市淹水模式研究，科技部重点研发项目子课题，2018YFC1506903，2019.01-2021.12，45万，在研，主持；
3. 台风风暴潮对深圳近海海洋环境的影响，深圳先进技术研究院委托横向课题74110-71010006，2018.05-2019.05，47.5万，在研，主持；
4. 粤港澳大湾区城市淹水模式在天河2号上的研发，中山大学超算基金，2019.01-2019.12，30万，在研，主持；
5. 北极海冰的数值模拟和预估，中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院（筹）冰冻圈科学国家重点实验室开 放 基 金，SKLCS-OP-2017-08，2018.05-2019.05，8万，结题，主持；
6. 基于大数据的区域海陆气环境预警预报关键技术，课题二“近海海洋环境预报和海上安全保障预警”，国家自然基金委-广东省联合基金，U1811464，2018.12-2022.08，319万，在研，参加

近5年内发表的5篇代表性论著
1. Wei, J., P. Rizzoli, E. Eltahir, P. Xue, D. Xu, 2013, Coupling of a Regional Atmospheric Model (RegCM3) and a Regional Oceanic Model (FVCOM) over the Maritime Continent, Climate Dynamics, Doi: 10.1007/s00382-013-1986-3.
2. Xu, D. and P. Rizzoli, 2013, Seasonal Variation of the Upper Layer of the South China Sea and the Indonesian Seas: An Ocean Model Study, Dyn. Atmos. Oceans.,63,103-130, Doi:10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2013.05.002
其他文章
1. Xu, D. and H. Xue, 2011, A Numerical Study of Horizontal Dispersion in a Macro Tidal Basin, Ocean Dynamics,61, 623-637, doi:10.1007/s10236-010-0371-6.
2. Incze, L., H. Xue, N. Wolff, D. Xu et al, 2010, Connectivity of Lobster (Homarus americanus) Populations in the Coastal Gulf of Maine Part II: Coupled Biophysical Dynamics, Fisheries Oceanography,19,1,1-20. Doi: 10.1111/j.l365-2419.2009.00522.x
3. Xu, D., 2008, Lagrangian Study of Particle Transport Processes in the Coastal Gulf of Maine, Ph.D thesis, University of Maine, pp.144. Doi: SMS2008-010.
4. Xue, H., L. Incze, D. Xu, N. Wolff, N. Pettigrew, 2008, Connectivity of Lobster Populations in the Coastal Gulf of Maine Part I: Circulation and Larval Transport Potential, Ecological Modelling, 210,193-211.
5. Xu, D., H. Xue and D. A. Greenberg, 2006, A Numerical Study of the Circulation and Drifter Trajectories in Cobscook Bay, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Coastal & Estuarine Modeling, edited by M. L. Spaulding, 176-194.doi:10.1061/40876(209)11.
6. Xue, H., F. Chai, N. Pettigrew, D. Xu, M. Shi, and J. Xu, 2004, Kuroshio Intrusion and the Circulation in the South China Sea, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C02017. doi:10.1029/2002JC001724.
7. Xue, H., F. Chai, D. Xu, M. Shi, 2000, A circulation Model of the South China Sea, Oceanography in China, 13, 1-14.
8. Xue, H., F. Chai, D. Xu, M. Shi, 2000, Characteristics and Seasonal Variation of the Coastal Currents in the South China Sea, Oceanography in China, 13, 64-75.
9. Xue, H., F. Chai, N. R. Pettigrew, D. Xu, and M. Shi, 2000, Upper Ocean Circulation in the Northern South China Sea. Proceedings - Second International Ocean and Atmosphere Conference COAA, 2000, 73-78.
10. Xu, D. and B.Zhao, 1999, An Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Anticyclonic Eddy in Qindao-Shidao Vicinity Sea. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 7, 25-33.
11. Zhao, B., D. Xu and Y.Yang, 1999, Variability of the Temperature and Salinity of Western part of southern Huanghai Sea After Autumn Storm, Studia Marina Sinica, 38-48.
12. Xu, D. and B. Zhao, 1998, A Numerical Study of the Circulation of Qingdao-Shidao Vicinity Sea, Marine Sciences, 7, 32-39.
13. Xu, D.,1998, Numerical Modeling of Circulation in the Bohai Sea, Marine Sciences Abstract of IOCAS, 37, 5-8.
论著之外的研究成果和获得学术奖励
1. Xu, D. and P. Rizzoli, 2015, Numerical modeling the interaction between the South China Sea Throughflow (SCSTF) and the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF), FVCOM Users’ Workshop 2015, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 20-22, Oct.
2. Xu, D. and P. Rizzoli, 2013, The Seasonal Circulation and Dynamics of the South China Sea (SCS) and the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) Region, Session OS003., Dynamics of the Equatorial Oceans and Atmosphere, AGU fall meeting 2013, San Francisco, 9-13, Dec.
3. Xu, D., 2013, Using FVCOM and GNOME study the oil spill in Singapore coastal waters, 7th International Workshop on Marine Environmental Change of the South China Sea, Guangzhou, China, 23-25, Nov.