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Lecturer in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Ze Jiang is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Early Career Industry Fellow, in partnership with WaterNSW, and a research associate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, specializing in hydroclimate extremes modelling and forecasting. With a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from UNSW, obtained in 2021, Dr. Jiang's doctoral research led to the development...view more
Lecturer in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Ze Jiang is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Early Career Industry Fellow, in partnership with WaterNSW, and a research associate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, specializing in hydroclimate extremes modelling and forecasting. With a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from UNSW, obtained in 2021, Dr. Jiang's doctoral research led to the development of a novel method called Wavelet System Prediction (WASP), capable of predicting sustained hydroclimate anomalies such as droughts or periods of flooding. Dr. Jiang's academic journey began with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from Hohai University in China in 2012, followed by a Joint M.Sc. program called "EuroAquae - HydroInformatics and Water Management", a partnership between five European universities. Before his doctoral studies, he gained valuable professional experience working for two years at the National University of Singapore (NUS). In 2023, Dr. Jiang further expanded his research horizons as a visiting research fellow at GFZ-Potsdam in Germany, supported by the Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy (HIDA) grant.
Research Highlights:
- Development of a spectral transformation and its application in hydro-climatology
- An open-source tool for improved system modelling: Wavelet System Prediction (WASP)
- Development of a postprocessing method and software for correcting bias in Numerical Weather Predictions in the time-frequency domain
- Quantification of future changes in drought and agricultural production under global warming
- Development of index-based drought insurance for disaster risk transfer
My Grants
2024-26, ARC Early Career Industry Fellowships 2024 (~$300K AUD, Chief Investigator). Title: A Decadal Roadmap for Water Security and Resource Management.
2023-24, Global Research and Innovation Partnerships (~$20K AUD, Chief Investigator), UNSW GLOBAL DIVISION. Title: Index-based Insurance for Agriculture Risk Transfer under a Changing Climate.
2023, Helmholtz Visiting Researcher Grant (~$20K EUR, Chief Investigator), Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. Title: A novel method to estimate flood extremes using spectrally transformed climate information.
See Australian Research Council Grants at https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grants#/20/1//Ze%20Jiang/.
My Qualifications
Ph.D. - Water Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2021
M.Sc. - Hydro-Informatics and Water Management, Partnership of five European Universities, 2015
B.Eng. - Environmental Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China, 2012
My Awards
2024, Australian Research Council Early Career Industry Fellowship (50 in all disciplines, Australia)
2023, UNSW Office of Global Affairs Global Research and Innovation Partnerships Award
2023, Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy Helmholtz Visiting Researcher Grant
My Research Activities
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University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia |
Jan. 2023 – Present Jun. 2021 – Dec. 2022 |
Research Associate Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
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German Research Centre (GFZ-Potsdam), Potsdam, Germany |
May 2023 – Jul. 2023 |
Visiting Research Scientist |
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National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore |
Nov. 2015 – Feb. 2018 |
Research Engineer |
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My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
I am looking for great students (e.g., Honours and Master of Philosophy) for research topics and projects related to:
- Hydro-climate extremes modelling and forecasting
- Postprocessing techniques for correcting bias in climate and weather prediction models
- Climate change impact on the water cycle (e.g. floods and droughts)
- Hydrology/Hydraulics and water quality numerical modelling
- HydroInformatics and water management
Please feel free to get in touch with me to discuss current opportunities. Please send your CV, transcripts, coding experience (e.g. R/Matlab/Python) and a statement of your research interests and motivation to me via email.
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