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GRADUATE STUDENTS

The Complex Adaptive Systems Research Group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lehigh University is seeking to fill two Ph.D. student positions (at least 3 years guaranteed funding including tuition and 12 months stipend per year) for any of these research directions listed below:

1) Coupled human-natural system modeling;
2) Water-Energy-Food Nexus challenges;
3) Water resources decision making under uncertainty;
4) Application of artificial intelligent algorithm (deep learning, reinforcement learning, etc.) in water resources management;
5) Telecoupling effect on local to global water resources management.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Undergraduate students in Lehigh (CEE, EES, CSE and/or ISE) interested in water resources systems analysis, climate change impact, web-based interactive visualization are welcome to contact Dr. Yang about potential independent study opportunities. I am particularly interested in seeking individuals who has intention for further graduate study. While there are no strict GPA requirements, undergraduates in the lab usually carry a 3.4 or better GPA.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

ALUMNI

• Name: Jin-Young Hyun

• CAWS Status: Post-doctoral Research Associate

• Name: Shih-Yu Huang

• CAWS Status: Post-doctoral Research Associate

• Name: Kyongho Son

• CAWS Status: Post-doctoral Research Associate

• Name: Jie Yang

• CAWS Status: Visiting PhD student

• Name: Tingting Ma

• CAWS Status: M. Eng. Student

• Name: Eliza Brush

• CAWS Status: Undergraduate student

• Name: Tongtong Jiao

• CAWS Status: Undergraduate student

• Name: Hannah Kushner

• CAWS Status: Undergraduate student

• Name: Tyler Keller

• Status: M.Eng. Student

• Research interests: Water resources, Sustainable Development/Design, Green Infrastructure

• Current project: Stormwater Smart Campus.

• Habits: Have fun and live life.

• Personal website: 

• Name: Chung-Yi Lin

• Status: Ph.D. Student

• Research interests: Cyber-Physical Systems, Coupled Natural-Human System, Water-Energy-Food Nexus, and Climate Risk Assessment

• Current project: Evaluating compound effects of cyber-physical attacks and natural hazards on stormwater smart cities 

• Habits: I started my new hobbit: tennis!

• Personal website: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AvYlq7fSX1V1jKd_njlLDhOI7vBB3A?e=v8SFaJ

• Published paper:

Tung, C. P., Tsao, J. H., Tien, Y. C., Lin, C. Y. and Jhong, B. C. (2019). Development of a novel climate adaptation algorithm for climate risk assessment. Water, 11(3), 497.

• Name: Qiaochu Sun

• Status: Ph.D. Student

• Research interests: Agent-based modeling, Stormwater Management.

• Current project: I am working on using a coupled agent-based modeling framework to quantify the implementation of a decentralized green infrastructure decision-making process.

• Habits: I enjoy hiking with friends, walking my dogs and playing ping-pong.

• Personal website: 

• Published paper:

• Name: Jiaorui Zhang

• Status: Ph.D. Student

• Research interests: Impact of climate change on water supply and demand, Food-energy-water nexus, Agent-based modeling, Water resources management.

• Current project: I am working on an NSF project about quantifying complex adaptive food-energy-water systems with a coupled agent-based modeling framework. 

• Habits: Table tennis, Calligraphy, Basketball

• Personal website: 

• Published paper:

Yang, J., Yang, Y. C. E., Chang, J., Zhang J. and Yao. J. (2019). Impact of Dam Development and Climate Change on Hydroecological Conditions and Natural Hazard Risk in the Mekong River Basin, Journal of Hydrology, 579: 124-177.

Zhang J., Yang, Y. C. E., Li, H. and Shittu, E. (2021). Examining the Food-Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Transboundary River Basins through a Human Dimension Lens: Columbia River Basin, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management – ASCE, 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001461

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• Name: Ali Ghaffari

• Status: Ph.D. Student

• Research interests: Agent-Based Modeling, Economics, Energy Markets, Droughts, Climate Change Adaptation

• Current project: Developing Energy-ABM for ERCOT

• Habits: Basketball, Video Games, Movies, Books

• Personal website: 

• Published paper:

• Name: Shrouq Abuismail

• Status: Ph.D. Student

• Research interests: Agent-based modeling, Stormwater Management.

• Current project: stormwater management, water resources engineering, and coupled natural-human system.

• Habits: Hiking, biking, and cooking

• Personal website: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvc44V_g2Fg9P_nx0M4U66LpSiADtXAK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107200849928303041528&rtpof=true&sd=true

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