Wang, Haijing, Dr.

Education

• 2000 PhD, Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
  Dissertation: Jet Interaction in a Still or Co-flowing Environment.
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• 1996 MPhil, Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
  Thesis: An Experimental Study of Single and Multiple Jets in a Coflowing Ambient Environment.
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• 1993 Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R.China.

Professional experience

• 2008 - 2009 postdoctoral researcher, IGP, ETH Zurich
• 2005 - 2008 China coordinator, ETH Zurich
• 2004 - 2008 Webmaster and part-time researcher, IfU, ETH Zurich
• 2001 – 2002 Research Fellow, Environmental Systems Science Centre, University of Reading, UK.
  Research Project: Tidal Inlets Dynamics and Environment (EU project).
• 2001 Visiting Scientist (DFG fellow), Institut für Hydromechanik, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany.
• 2000 – 2001 Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  Courses taught: Fluid Mechanics I, Fluid Mechanics II, Engineering Design II.
• 2000 Specialist Consultant, Environmental Resources Management Ltd. (ERM), Beijing, P. R. China.
  Consultant Project: Asian Development Bank’s Case Study on Large Dams and Recommended Practice.
• 1995 – 1999 Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
  Research Project: Pollutant Transport and Diffusion Process above Ocean Outfall and Its Impact on the Surrounding Water Environment.
• 1994 – 1995 Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
  Research Project: Pre-treatment of High-Sulfate Wastewater by Two-Stage Anaerobic System.
• 1993 – 1997 Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
  Courses served: Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Management

Research Interests

• Application of remote sensing data in regional water resources management
• Environmental fluid mechanics including the numerical and physical modeling of advection and dispersion phenomena
• Flow visualisation and other non-intrusive flow measurement techniques

Publications

Journal

Mason, D. C., Scott, T. R. and Wang, H. J. (2006), “Extraction of tidal channel networks from airborne scanning laser altimetry”, ISPRS, Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 61, 67-83. (Download the paper)

Wang, H. J. and Davidson, M. J. (2003), “Jet Interaction in a still ambient fluid”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 129(5), 349-357. (Download the paper)

Davidson, M. J. and Wang, H. J. (2002), “A strongly advected jet in a coflow”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 128(8), 742-752. (Download the paper)

Wang, H. J. and Davidson, M. J. (2001), “A profile tracking system for investigations into the behaviour of discharges in moving environments”, Experiments in Fluids, 31(5), 533-541. (Download the paper)

Pun, K. L., Davidson, M. J., and Wang, H. J. (2000), “Merging jets in a coflowing ambient fluid - a hybrid approach”, Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 38 (2), 105-114.

Wang, H. J. and Jirka, G. H. (-), “Entrainment of an axisymmetric coflowing jet”, in preparation.

Conference

Mason, D. C., Wang, H. J. and Lohani, B. (2002) “Extraction of tidal channel networks from airborne scanning laser altimetry and aerial photography”, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Crete, Greece.

Wang, H. J. and Davidson, M. J. (1999), “Modeling merging jets in a co-flowing environment”, Proceedings of the XXVIII IAHR Congress, Graz, Austria.

Wang, H. J. and Davidson, M. J. (1998), “The spreading rate of single coflowing axisymmetric jet”, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Hong Kong.

Wang, H. J. and Davidson, M. J. (1997), “Merging of Weakly Advected Coflowing Jets”, Proceedings of the XXVII IAHR Congress, San Francisco.

Davidson, M. J., Pun, K. L., and Wang, H. J. (1997), “Applications of laser induced fluorescence and image processing in observing plume behavior”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Fluid Dynamic Measurement and Its Applications, Beijing.

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