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ZhengQing Lai Associate Professor

Academic Area: 
  • Hydrological Modeling & Geographic Information System
  • Water Quality Monitoring & Modeling
Research Interests: 
  • Non-point Source Pollution Assessment
  • Watershed Delineation and Geospatial Analysis
Bio: 

Name:                        Zhengqing Lai (赖正清)

Work Phone:             15094310969

E-mail:                       lzq0129lzq@163.com, 76001@njnu.edu.cn

Academic Area:         GIS & Hydrological Modeling

 

Educational Background                                            

Ph.D.

Sep 2013 – Jul 2017

School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, China

Cartology and Geographic Information System

Advisors: Guonian Lv, Shuo Li

Dissertation: Distributed Hydrologic Modeling in Plain River Network Region

M.S.

Sep 2010 – Jul 2013

School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, China

Cartology and Geographic Information System

Advisor: Shuo Li

Dissertation: Study on Hydrographic Features Data Model and Watershed Delineation in Plain River Network Region

B.S.

Sep 2006 – Jul 2010

School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, China

Geographical Science

Advisor: Chaoyang Fang

Dissertation: Study on the Nonuniform Spatial Distribution of Water Level in Poyang Lake Based on ASAR Images and DEM

 

Work Experience                                                 

Lecturer (Dec. 2018 – Now)

School of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing China

  1. Terrain Acquisition Technology over the Intertidal Flats.
  2. Hydrological Modeling in Polder Areas.
  3. Virtual Simulation Experiment of Field Survey on the Coastal Zone.
  4. Development of Coastal Information Management System.

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Sept. 2017 – Sept. 2018)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis, U.S.

US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), U.S.

  1. Develop Riparian Vegetation Simulation Module for the two-dimensional code HEC-RAS 2D.
  2. Develop kinetic algorithms for nutrient and contaminant cycling processes associated with riparian vegetation.

Visiting Scholar (Nov. 2016 – Sept. 2017)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis, U.S.

US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), U.S.

  1. Develop Contaminant Simulation Module for the SWAT model.
  2. Develop Nutrient Simulation Module for the SWAT model.

 

Research Experience                                                  

2019-2022. Distributed Hydrologic Modeling in Polder Areas of Plain River Network Region

Research Team Leader. (Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province)

 

2015-2016. Study on Hydrographic Features Data Model in Plain River Network Region

Research Team Leader. (Funded by the Research Innovation Program for College Graduates of Jiangsu Province)

2017-2020. Study on Distributed Modeling of Non-Point Source Pollution Processes in Plain River Network Region

Research Team Member. (Funded by the National Science Foundation of China)

2013-2016. Study on Distributed Modeling of Non-Point Source Pollution Processes in Plain River Network Region

Research Team Member. (Funded by the National Science Foundation of China)

2016-2019. Multi-dimensional Modeling of Interactions between Nutrients and Riparian Vegetation for Improved Riverine Ecosystem Management

Research Team Member. (Funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program, U.S.)

2013-2018. The Demonstration and Validation of a Linked Watershed-riverine Modeling System for DOD Installations

Research Team Member. (Funded by the DOD’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, ESTCP, U.S.)

2016-2019. Application of Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to the Lower Mississippi River basin for Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of Biofuel Crop Production

Research Team Member. (Funded by the Argonne National Laboratory Research Program, U.S.)

2015-2016. Urban Intense Rainfall Water-logging Simulation Project

Research Team Member. (Funded by Research Program of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation of Jiangsu Province)

2013-2015. The Rapid Assessment of Watershed Non-Point Source Pollution Project

Research Team Member. (Funded by Hydraulic Science Project of Jiangsu province)

2008-2011. Water Resource Modeling in an Inland River Basin in Northwestern China

Research Team Member. (Funded by the Innovation Project of the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, CAS)

Publication List                                                     

2018. Zhengqing Lai, Shuo Li, Yang Deng, et al. Development of a polder module in the SWAT model: SWATpld for simulating polder areas in Southeastern China. Hydrological Processes, 32(8): 1050-1062.

2016. Zhengqing Lai, Shuo Li, Guonian Lv, et al. Watershed delineation using hydrographic features and a DEM in plain river network region. Hydrological Processes, 30(2):276-288.

2013. Zhengqing Lai, Shuo Li, Chenggang Li, et al. Improvement and Applications of SWAT Model in the Upper-midele Heihe River Basin. Journal of Natural Resources, 28(8):1404-1403. (in Chinese with English abstract)

2013. Shuo Li, Zhengqing Lai, Qiao Wang, et al. Distributed Simulation for Hydrological Process in Plain River Network Region Using SWAT Model. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 29(6):106-112. (in Chinese with English abstract)

2013. Shuo Li, Zhengqing Lai. Spatial Discretization System Based on Digital River and Lake Network [PRNHydroTools V1.0]. Software Copyright Register Number: 2013SR150506. China.

2011. Chaoyang Fang, Zhengqing Lai, Jingyuan Yang, et al. Study on the Nonuniform Spatial Distribution of Water Level in Poyang Lake Based on ASAR Images and DEM. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 10: 2540-2546.

2018. Zhen Cui, Zongfu Fu, Wenhong Dai, and Zhengqing Lai. Submerged Fixed Floating Structure under the Action of Surface Current. Water, 10(2): 102.

2015. Shengli Ju, Zhuomin Tao, Zhengqing Lai, et al. Research on Network Structure Evolution of Domestic Tourist Flow System in Zhejiang Province. Geography and Geo-Information Science, 31(2):91-97. (in Chinese with English abstract)