PI: Dr. Y. C. Ethan Yang
Dr. Y. C. Ethan Yang's research interests are water resources management, Water-Energy-Food Nexus, agent-based modeling, climate change risk assessment, transboundary water policy, and flood risk and stormwater management. Dr. Yang has extensive experience in water resources system analysis in the Great Himalayan region from Central Asia to Southeastern Asia and the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Dr. Yang’s team has modeled several major basins around the world such as the Indus, Brahmaputra, Ayeyarwady, Mekong, Amu Darya, Niger, Colorado, and Columbia Basin. He is an author and co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers and 60 conference papers. Dr. Yang is a regular reviewer for top-ranking journals in water resources and he serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management – ASCE.
EDUCATION
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Hydropower-irrigation tradeoff; integrated system modeling
Agent-based modeling
Coupled Natural-Human System; decentralized optimization
Climate change impact assessment
climate change uncertainty; impact mitigation and adaptation
Stormwater Smart City
Internet-of-Thing-based green infrastructure; adaptive stormwater management
RESEARCH INTERESTS
EXPERIENCES
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NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, August 2020
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P. C. Rossin Professorship, Lehigh, August 2018
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ASCE ExCEEd Faculty Fellowship, ASCE, July 2018
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Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Water Resources Research, AGU, April 2017
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The Massachusetts Society of Professors Research Support Fund, UMass, October 2015
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Flex Grants for Teaching/Faculty Development, UMass, April 2014
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Scholarship of ESRI-GIS Development Center (EDC), UIUC April 2010
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Certificate in Foundations of Teaching, UIUC, April 2009
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Chester P. Siess Award, CEE, UIUC, April 2006
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College of Science Dean Award, NTU, June 2002
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Presidential Award, NTU, April 2000
SELECTED AWARDS
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Associate Professor, June 2023 – present
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University
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Assistant Professor, August 2017 – May 2023
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University
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Research Assistant Professor, July 2013 – August 2017
Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass
Leading, managing, and working on projects sponsored by the World Bank and International Food Policy Research Institute, and U. S. Department of Energy about Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Climate Change Impact Assessment, Agent-based modeling development, and Water Resources Management in several different systems in the world.
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist, July 2011 – June 2013
Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass
Worked on climate change impact assessment of watershed management for South and Central Asia
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, February 2010 – June 2011
Illinois State Water Survey, PRI, UIUC
Worked on holistic groundwater management with agent-based modeling and ubiquitous WebGIS analysis toolkit development
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Research Assistant, August 2005 – May 2010
Hydrosystem Lab., Department of CEE, UIUC
Worked on global & local water resources projects, hydrological model (HEC-HMS, SWMM), data mining software (Genetic Programming), statistic software (Vista 6), water resources management model programming (MatLab, VC++, VBA, GAMS)
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Research Staff/Teaching Grader, August 2004 – July 2005
Sustainable Development Lab/ Hydrotech Research Institute, NTU
Worked on hydrological and water quality model (HSPF, QUAL2E) for streamflow regulation and water availability assessment, climate change and water resources management research project for ecological restoration, GIS software programming (ArcView 3.2, ArcGIS 9.1)
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Graduate Student Assistant, July 2002 – June 2004
Sustainable Development Lab., Department of BSE, NTU
Worked on research project related to hydrology and water quality model (GWLF and QUAL2E)​
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Student Assistant, July 2000 – October 2001
Remote Sensing and Spatial Knowledge Lab., Department of Geography, NTU
Worked on GIS and RS data sampling, processing and analysis, GIS software programming.
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Student Assistant, July 1999 – June 2000
Cartography and Multimedia Lab., Department of Geography, NTU
Worked on website design, digital image processing, and map production.