Dr. Zeng is the recipient of:
- The NSF CAREER Award in 2023
- The ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award in 2020
People
Ruijie Zeng
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Current member
Diming Liao
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D student 2023 – Present
Working with Evaporation Temporal Variance Decomposition to help improving weather forecast
Zhongxing Deng
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D student 2023 – Present
Monitoring barge to help mitigate the inland waterway supply chain disruptions due to seasonal droughts
Antonio Blair
Graduate Research Assistant
M.S. student 2024 – Present
Investigating sustainable hydrogen production by evaluating potential sites for floating photovoltaic installations
Alumni
Qianqiu Longyang
Now Assistant Scientist (Tenure-track) at University of Kansas
Ph.D 2020 – 2024
Qianqiu’s research is dedicated to enhancing the accuracy and utility of hydrologic models for human-water system interactions through advanced quantification methods to facilitate informed decision-making for effective water
Weiwei Ren
Now Senior Engineer at Chinese Academy of Science
Ph.D 2018-2021
Weiwei’s research focuses on combining machine learning with physically-based modeling to improve the understanding of cryospheric ecohydrology in changing environments.
Chuncheng Yao
Now Civil Infrastructure Engineer at AZTEC Engineering Group, Inc.
Ph.D 2020 – 2024
Chuncheng worked on developing image processing, computer vision and machine learning algorithm to detect engineered hydrologic features (e.g., agricultural drainage, urban stormwater infrastructure) in natural and built