Selected projects
Urban Stormwater
Stormwater Fate & Transport of Biological Contaminants
Led high-resolution SWMM development to simulate Bacillus anthracis transport across urban surfaces under multiple storm scenarios, integrating custom Python automation and field observations for decontamination-strategy evaluation.
Output & impactPeer-reviewed SWMM study · automated modeling workflow · evidence for interagency emergency-response planning
- SWMM / PCSWMM
- Python / IronPython
- GIS
- HPC
Model development · Python scripting · Field-data integration · Scenario evaluation
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Funding
U.S. EPA Homeland Security Research Program
Technical components
- Urban catchment modeling
- Rainfall-scenario design
- Contaminant fate and transport
- Model automation
Climate & Agriculture
Climate-Sensitive Agricultural Management & Erosion Prediction
Simulated impacts of storm intensification and climate change on crop yield and soil loss under multiple tillage systems using WEPP and Python automation.
Output & impactPeer-reviewed climate-impact studies · automated multi-scenario WEPP workflow
- WEPP
- Python
- Climate Ensembles
- CLIGEN
Model development · Workflow automation · Data analysis · Visualization and manuscript preparation
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Funding
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Technical components
- Climate-data processing
- Batch simulation
- Cropping and tillage scenarios
- Runoff, soil-loss, and yield assessment
Watershed Modeling
Advancing Streamflow Prediction with SWAT & Machine Learning
Developed hybrid SWAT–SVR and SWAT–Wavelet models to improve streamflow and sediment predictions while supporting EPA watershed and water-quality tool evaluation.
Output & impactHybrid SWAT–SVR and SWAT–Wavelet frameworks · peer-reviewed publications and technical review
- SWAT / SWAT-CUP
- SVR
- Wavelet
- GIS
Model development · Data processing · Machine-learning integration · Statistical evaluation and manuscript preparation
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Funding
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Technical components
- Hydrologic calibration
- Machine-learning integration
- Multi-site evaluation
- Performance visualization
GIS Education & Technology Development
Developed GIS-based educational systems through university–industry collaboration, supporting interactive instruction, spatial analysis, and geographic visualization.
Output & impactThree registered GIS and geography educational software systems
- ArcEngine
- Visual C#
- WebGIS
Soil Erosion & GIS-Based Risk Mapping in the Loess Plateau
Principal Investigator of a rill-erosion modeling project using 3D Cellular Automata and GIS, validated through laboratory and field rainfall experiments and 3D laser scanning.
Output & impact3D cellular-automata erosion model · field and laboratory validation
- Cellular Automata
- GIS
- 3D Laser Scanning
- Rainfall Simulation
Principal Investigator · Model development · Experimental design · Analysis and reporting
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Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Grant No. 41001158
Technical components
- Rill-erosion process modeling
- Experimental validation
- Terrain analysis
Agricultural Nonpoint-Source Pollution Risk Assessment
Developed GIS-based spatial multi-criteria models for nitrogen and phosphorus pollution-risk evaluation and created a database for watershed vulnerability zones.
Output & impactWatershed vulnerability maps · nutrient-risk assessment database
- GIS
- Multi-Criteria Analysis
- Geodatabase
Framework development · GIS processing · Risk assessment · Database development
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Funding
Ministry of Education of China
Technical components
- Nutrient-risk indicators
- Watershed vulnerability mapping
- Spatial database design
Climate–Hydrology–Substance Transport
Used geostatistics and wavelet analysis to simulate long-term runoff, rainfall variability, and sediment transport in the Poyang Lake Basin.
Output & impactLong-term hydro-climate analyses · peer-reviewed precipitation study
- Geostatistics
- Wavelet Analysis
- GIS
- Hydrologic Data
Data processing · Statistical analysis · Hydrologic interpretation and reporting
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Funding
Chinese Academy of Sciences Knowledge Innovation Program
Technical components
- Long-term rainfall and runoff variability
- Sediment-transport assessment
- Spatial analysis