Dr Ze Jiang

Research Associate in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering's Water Research Centre (WRC)

Ze Jiang is an research associate from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW, who specializes in the field of hydro-climatology. His research is centered on understanding the impact of climate change on the water cycle, specifically investigating the effects of global warming on hydroclimate extreme (e.g., floods and droughts). Ze received his PhD in Water Resource Engineering from UNSW, where he developed an incredibly cool method known as Wavelet System Prediction (WASP), capable of predicting sustained hydroclimate changes. Ze's academic journey started with a B.Eng in Environmental Engineering from Hohai University, China. He then pursued a Joint M.Sc in "EuroAquae - HydroInformatics and Water Management" under the partnership of five prestigious European universities. Before relocating to Australia, Ze worked at the Tropical Marine Science Institute of the National University of Singapore, where he contributed to hydrological and crop modeling for two years.

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 numerical modelling
• HydroInformatics and water management

Research Highlights:

• Development of spectral transformation and its application in hydro-climatology
• An open-source tool for improved system modelling: Wavelet System Prediction (WASP)
• Development of a postprocessing method and software for correcting bias in Numerical Weather Predictions in the time-frequency domain
• Quantification of future changes in drought and agricultural production under global warming
• Development of index-based drought insurance for disaster risk transfer

Teaching Activities:

• CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering
• CVEN9625 Fundamentals of Water Engineering
• CVEN9612 Catchment and Water Resources Modelling

Professional Experiences:

• Research Assistant/Engineer in Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Nov. 2015 - Feb. 2018. 
  • 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, 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.