Research

Featured Publications

Population growth and climate change threaten water sustainability. The paper examines historical water management failures, like India's 1960s agricultural crisis, to help prevent future disasters and guide better policies.

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A Canadian study shows heavy storms now occur much earlier in the year than before - up to 86 days earlier since 1960. This shift affects farming, water management, and flood prevention planning.

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Using wastewater testing, especially passive sampling devices, to detect COVID-19 in communities. This early warning system helps track outbreaks before they spread, proving especially useful in low-infection areas.

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Basement drain pipes contribute up to 85% of excess rainwater in sewers. Disconnecting these drains significantly reduced unwanted water flow, offering a clear solution for overloaded sewer systems.

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Journal Publications (updated 2024 Dec.)

Jiang, A.Z., McBean, E., Zeng, P. et al. Changing rainfall patterns: a perspective of inter-event time between rainfall events and annual numbers of rainfall events. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-024-02872-3
Jiang, A.Z., McBean, E., & Wang, Y. (2024). A sustainable environment requires sustainable water—a review of some water issues to learn from. Environmental Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2024-0020
Jiang, A.Z., McBean, E., Zeng, P., Wang, Y., Chen, H., Binns, A., & Gharabaghi, B. (2023). Understanding changes in the timing of heavy storms: a regional case study of climate change impacts. Climatic Change, 176(12). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03644-8
Chen, H., Jeanne Huang, J., Liang, H., Wang, W., Li, H., Wei, Y., Jiang, A. Z., & Zhang, P. (2023). Can evaporation from urban impervious surfaces be ignored? Journal of Hydrology, 616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128582
Chen, H., Jeanne Huang, J., Liang, H., Wang, W., Li, H., Wei, Y., Jiang, A. Z., & Zhang, P. (2023). Integration of flux footprint and physical mechanism into convolutional neural network model for enhanced simulation of urban evapotranspiration. Journal of Hydrology, 619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.129016
Jiang, A. Z., Nian, F., Chen, H., & McBean, E. A. (2022). Passive Samplers, an Important Tool for Continuous Monitoring of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 29(22), 32326-32334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19073-6
Chen, H., Jiang, A. Z., Huang, J. J., Li, H., McBean, E., Singh, V. P., Zhang, J., Lan, Z., Gao, J., & Zhou, Z. (2022). An enhanced shuttleworth-wallace model for simulation of evapotranspiration and its components. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108769
Taraky, Y. M., McBean, E., Liu, Y., Daggupati, P., Shrestha, N. K., Jiang, A., & Gharabaghi, B. (2021). The Role of Large Dams in a Transboundary Drought Management Co-Operation Framework—Case Study of the Kabul River Basin. Water, 13(19). https://doi.org/10.3390/w13192628
Jiang, A. Z., & McBean, E. A. (2021). Performance of lot-level low impact development technologies under historical and climate change scenarios. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 38, 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jher.2021.07.004
Jiang, A. Z., & McBean, E. A. (2021). Sponge City: Using the “One Water” Concept to Improve Understanding of Flood Management Effectiveness. Water, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/w13050583
Jiang, A. Z., McBean, E. A., Binns, A. D., & Gharabaghi, B. (2020). Guidance on field survey programme design for basement flooding assessment. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67(16), 2524-2533. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1782412
Jiang, A. Z., McBean, E. A., Binns, A., & Gharabaghi, B. (2019). Quantifying Rainfall-Derived Inflow from Private Foundation Drains in Sanitary Sewers: Case Study in London, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 24(9). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)he.1943-5584.0001814

Conference Papers (updated 2024 Nov.)

Jiang, A.Z., Williams, J., Mattucci, S., “Accelerating Awareness: Hidden Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion Learning Outcomes Within an Immersive Classroom Activity” Conference Proceedings 2024 Canadian Engineering Education (in press)
Zhu, J., Jiang, A.Z., Lai, J., Xiang, Y., Baird, B., McBean, E. “Towards Efficient Use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Urban Flood Monitoring” Journal of Water Management Modeling, 2017

Presentations and Invited Lectures (updated 2024 Nov.)

Presentation, “Accelerating Awareness: Hidden Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion Learning Outcomes Within An Immersive Classroom Activity” Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) Conference 2024, Jun. 2023, Edmonton, Canada.
Presentation, “Mentoring Educational Leadership through Instructor-TA Partnership” 34th Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference, May. 2023, Guelph, Canada.
Paper Presentation, “Identifying Changes in the Timing of Heavy Rainfall Occurrence in Ontario, Canada” 56th International Conference On Water Management Modeling, Mar. 2023, Virtual conference, Canada.
Paper Presentation, “Performance of Lot-Level Low Impact Development Technologies Under Historical and Climate Change Scenarios” The International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUD 2019), October 17-20, 2019 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Paper Presentation, “Guidance on Field Survey Program Design for Basement Flooding Assessments” 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, June 14-18, 2019, China. (Presented by Co-Author)
Paper Presentation, “Quantifying Rainfall-Derived Infiltration and Inflow by Residential Downspouts in Sanitary Sewers: A Case Study in London, Ontario, Canada.” International Conference On Water Management Modeling, Feb. 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
Paper Presentation, “Towards Efficient Use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Urban Flood Monitoring” International Conference On Water Management Modeling, Feb. 2017 in Toronto, Canada.
Invited Guest Lecture, “Climate Change and Engineering”, presented in Hydrology (3rd year engineering course), University of Guelph, Nov. 2022.
Workshop, “Using Live Stream and OneNote to Facilitate Student Learning Experiences” Graduate Student University Teaching Conference, Aug. 27th, 2018.