Download CV
Education
- B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China, 2012
- M.Sc. in Hydro-Informatics and Water Management, Partnership of five European Universities, 2015
- Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2021
Research Interests
- Hydro-climate extremes modelling and forecasting (e.g. Wavelet System Prediction)
- 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 modelling
- Hydro-Informatics and water management
Research Highlights
Grants & Fellowships
- 2024-26, Australian Research Council Industry Fellowship (Early Career) ($308K AUD, Chief Investigator), ARC and WaterNSW. Title: A Decadal Roadmap for Water Security and Resource Management.
- 2023-24, Global Research and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) (~$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.
Professional Experience
- Jun. 2021 - Current: Research Associate
- Water Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Duties included:
- The development of Wavelet System Prediction (WASP) for characterizing chaotic system
- Hydro-climatological forecasting using CMIP decadal and ACCESS seasonal forecasts
- Interannual rainfall forecasting with CMIP6 decadal projections over Australia
- Bias characterisation and correction in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models
- Supervisors: Prof. Ashish Sharma and A/Prof. Fiona Johnson
- Aug. 2023 - Current: Guest Scientist
- May 2023 - Jul. 2023: Scientist
- Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre (GFZ), Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
- Duties included:
- Climate-informed Flood Frequency Analysis under a changing climate
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bruno Merz
- Nov. 2015 - Feb. 2018: Research Assistant/Engineer
- Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Duties included:
- DSSAT crop modeling of future rice yield in Vietnam under climate change, Singapore-MIT Alliance project.
- Development of index-based drought insurance for sovereign disaster risk transfer, International Finance Corporation, World Bank project.
- Impact of climate change on inland and coastal flooding in Singapore, Public Utilities Board (PUB) project.
- Effectiveness of ABC Waters design features in residential developments, PUB-TMSI-Monash University project.
- Supervisor: Prof. Shie-Yui Liong
- Mar. 2015 - Sep. 2015: Intern
- Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Sieker mbH, Berlin, Germany
- Duties included:
- Development of the Time-Area function model based on QGIS environment for stormwater management.
- Flood modelling and mitigation of Hafar Al-Batin city in Saudi Arabia.
- Supervisors: Prof. Frank Molkenthin and Prof. Heiko Sieker
Awards & Honors
- 2021, Faculty of Engineering Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship funded by UNSW
- 2019, OzEWEX Summer Institute Scholarship
- 2018, University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) funded by UNSW
- 2013, Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Award by European Union (EU)
- 2012, Outstanding graduate of Hohai University, Nanjing
- 2010, National Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Provincial Award)
Publications
Jiang, Z., Molkenthin, F., & Sieker, H. (2016). "Urban Surface Characteristics Study Using Time-area Function Model: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia." Procedia Engineering. 154, 911-918.
Jiang, Z., Raghavan, S. V., Hur, J., Sun, Y., Liong, S.-Y., Nguyen, V. Q., & Van Pham Dang, T. (2019). "Future changes in rice yields over the Mekong River Delta due to climate change-Alarming or alerting?." Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 137(1), 545-555.
Jiang, Z., Sharma, A., & Johnson, F. (2019). "Assessing the sensitivity of hydro-climatological change detection methods to model uncertainty and bias." Advances in Water Resources. 134, 103430.
Jiang, Z., Sharma, A., & Johnson, F. (2020). "Refining Predictor Spectral Representation Using Wavelet Theory for Improved Natural System Modeling." Water Resources Research. 56(3), e2019WR026962.
Hohl, R., Jiang, Z., Tue Vu, M., Raghavan, S. V., & Liong, S.-Y. (2020). "Using a regional climate model to develop index-based drought insurance for sovereign disaster risk transfer." Agricultural Finance Review. 81(1), 151-168.
Jiang, Z., Rashid, M. M., Johnson, F., & Sharma, A. (2020). "A wavelet-based tool to modulate variance in predictors: An application to predicting drought anomalies." Environmental Modelling & Software. 135, 104907.
Kusumastuti, C., Jiang, Z., Mehrotra R., & Sharma, A. (2021). "A signal processing approach to correct systematic bias in trend and variability in climate model simulations." Geophysical Research Letters. 48(13), e2021GL092953.
Jiang, Z., Sharma, A., & Johnson, F. (2021). "Variable transformations in the spectral domain – Implications for hydrologic forecasting." Journal of Hydrology. 603, 126816.
Lang Y., Jiang Z., & Wu X. (2022). "Investigating the Linkage between Extreme Rainstorms and Concurrent Synoptic Features: A Case Study in Henan, Central China." Water. 14(7), 1065.
Kusumastuti, C., Jiang, Z., Mehrotra R., & Sharma, A. (2022). "Correcting systematic bias in climate model simulations in the time-frequency domain." Geophysical Research Letters. 49(19), e2022GL100550.
Jiang, Z., & Johnson, F. (2023). "A New Method for Postprocessing Numerical Weather Predictions Using Quantile Mapping in the Frequency Domain." Monthly Weather Review. 151(8): 1909-1925.
Jiang, Z., Johnson, F., & Sharma, A. (2023). "Do derived drought indices better characterize future drought change?" Earth‘s Future, 11(7), e2022EF003350.
Wu, Yangyang; Li, Yingze; Jiang, Ze; Xu, Ziyang; Yang, Mingbao; Ding, Jiahui; Zhang, Changyong. (2023). "Machine Learning Prediction of Phosphate Adsorption on Six Different Metal-Containing Adsorbents." ACS ES&T Engineering, acsestengg.3c00001.
Talks
August 24, 2016
Talk at Songdo Convensia Convention Center, Incheon, South Korea
August 11, 2017
Talk at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
October 19, 2019
Talk at Wentian Building, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
December 05, 2019
Talk at Royal Theatre, Canberra, Australia
May 08, 2020
Talk at Online, Vienna, Austria
December 15, 2020
Talk at Online, San Francisco, CA, USA
December 08, 2021
Talk at Online, Sydney, Australia
August 02, 2022
Talk at Online, Singapore
August 04, 2022
Talk at Online, Singapore
April 24, 2023
Talk at Austria Centre, Vienna, Austria
April 28, 2023
Talk at Austria Centre, Vienna, Austria
July 12, 2023
Talk at CityCube Berlin, Berlin, Germany
July 31, 2023
Talk at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
April 19, 2024
Talk at Austria Centre, Vienna, Austria
June 24, 2024
Talk at Alpensia Convention Center, Pyeongchang, South Korea
Teaching
Languages
Mandarin(Native), English(Fluent), German(Basic), French(Basic)
Skills & Expertise
- Statistical hydrology and water resource engineering.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a good sense of teamwork.
- Programming Skills: R, C/C++, and Python in both Unix and Windows systems.
- Rich experience in modeling and GIS, using MIKE, SWMM, DSSAT, and QGIS.
Service & Leadership
Membership
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- European Geosciences Union (EGU)
- Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
- International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
- International Commission of Statistical Hydrology (ICSH-IAHS)
- Modeling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ)
