JIE (JAY) ZHANG, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
4202 E. Fowler Ave., ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620
[email protected]
Web: http://jiez.weebly.com
EDUCATION
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Ph.D.
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M.S.
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B.E./ B.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida (USF)
Engineering Mechanics (Focus on Fluid Mechanics)
National Lab for Computational Fluid Dynamics, Beijing, China
Aircraft Design and Engineering/ Applied Mathematics (minor)
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA), China
2010 – 2014
2008 – 2010
2004 – 2008
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applications to: Water and wastewater treatment processes
(considering chemical or biological process); Fluids problems in renewable energy generation; Heating,
ventilation and air conditioning in sustainable buildings and infrastructures
General mathematical modeling in water resources and ecological engineering
Development of CFD open-source code (e.g., OpenFOAM, Palabos)
High performance scientific computing (e.g., parallel computing on graphics processing unit)
APPOINTMENTS
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Postdoctoral
Researcher and
Instructor
Work with PI Qiong Zhang
Teach undergraduate course Basic Fluid Mechanics
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Aug 2014 – Aug 2015
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Research Assistant
Co-advisors: Dr. Andres E. Tejada-Martinez and Dr.
Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
May 2011 – May 2014
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Teaching Assistant
For Basic Fluid Mechanics, Applied Finite Elements,
Numerical and Computer Tools, and Statics.
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Aug 2010 – May 2013
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Graduate Student
Researcher
Advisor: Dr. Chun-Hian Lee, National Lab for
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Beijing, China
Aug 2008 – May 2010
FUNDED PROJECTS
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Co-PI of NSF-supported project: A lattice-Boltzmann framework simulating reactive incompressible
turbulent flows with application to water disinfection. $329,868. (2015 – 2018). Pending.
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Participant of EPA-supported project: the Water Innovation Network for Sustainable Small Systems
(WINSSS) Project A: Implementation of Innovative and Sustainable Treatment Technology. EPA
Grant Number: R835602. (2014 – present)
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Participant of EPA-supported project: Small, Safe, Sustainable (S3) Public Water Systems through
Innovative Ion Exchange. EPA Grant Number: R835334. (2013 – 2014)
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Participant of NSF-supported project (High Performance Scientific Computing): CAREER: Enabling
High-Throughput Data Management in Scientific Domains. Award Number: 1253980. (2013 – 2014).
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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDING SUBMITTED)
1. J. Zhang, A.E. Tejada-Martinez, Q. Zhang, H. Lei (2014) Evaluating Hydraulic and Disinfection
Efficiencies of a Full-Scale Ozone Contactor using a RANS-based Modeling Framework. Water
Research, 52, 155-167.
2. J. Zhang, A.E. Tejada-Martinez, Q. Zhang (2014) Developments in Computational Fluid DynamicsBased Modeling Framework for Disinfection Technologies in Last Recent Two Decades: A Review.
Environmental Software & Modeling, 58, 71-85.
3. J. Zhang, A.E. Tejada-Martinez, Q. Zhang (2014) Evaluation of LES and RANS for Determining
Hydraulic Performance of Water Disinfection Systems. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 136(12), 121102.
4. M.E. Verbyla, S. M. Oakley, L. A. Lizima, J. Zhang, M. Iriarte, A.E. Tejada-Martinez, J.R. Mihelcic
(2013) Taenia eggs in waste stabilization pond systems with poor hydraulics: Concern for human
cysticercosis? Water Science and Technology, 68(12), 2698-2703.
5. J. Zhang, A.E. Tejada-Martinez, Q. Zhang (2013) Hydraulic Efficiency in RANS of the Flow in a MultiChambered Contactor. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 139(11), 1150–1157.
6. J. Zhang, A.E. Tejada-Martinez, Q. Zhang (2013) RANS Simulation of the Flow and Tracer Transport in
a Multi-chambered Ozone Contactor. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 139(3), 450–454.
7. Y. Sun, J. Zhang, H. Liu, Z. Wu (2010). Research Status and Conceptual Design of Micro Air Vehicle.
Aircraft Design, 30(6), 11-16. (In Chinese)
8. M.N. Kinyua, J. Zhang, A. Tejada-Martinez, S.J. Ergas (2014) Influence of Mean Residence Time,
Mixing and Transport Mechanisms on the Performance of Small-scale Anaerobic Digesters in the
Monteverde region of Costa Rica. Applied Energy, submitted.
9. J. Zhang, A. Amini, J. O’Neal, T. Boyer, Q. Zhang (2014) An Integrated Framework of Modeling Ion
Exchange & Regeneration Process for Drinking Water. Environmental Software & Modeling, submitted.
10. F. Ouedraogo, J. Zhang, P. Cornejo-Warner, A.E. Tejada-Martinez, Q. Zhang, J.R. Mihelcic (2014)
Impact of Sludge Layer Geometry on Hydraulic Performance of the Waste Stabilization Pond in
Bolivia. Water Practice and Technology, submitted.
11. A. Amini, Y. Kim, J. Zhang, T. Boyer, Q. Zhang (2014) Environmental Impact and Cost Assessment of
Ion Exchange Drinking Water Treatment for Organics Removal in Florida. Journal of Cleaner
Production, submitted.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
1. J. Zhang, Q. Zhang, A.E. Tejada-Martinez (2014) Is a Hybrid Model of Computational Fluid Dynamics
and Segregated-Flow Model Applicable in Evaluating Water Disinfection Efficiency? Journal of
Environmental Engineering, in preparation.
2. E. Lü, M. Rahman, J. Guo, J. Zhang, Y. Liu (2014) Predicting Temperature and Relative Humidity in a
Zero Energy Cool Chamber using a Numerical Model Incorporating Biological Respiration. Journal of
Food Engineering, in preparation.
3. J. Zhang, R. Rui, R. Hutto, Y. Tu, A.E. Tejada-Martinez (2014) Accelerating Numerical Simulation of
Heat Transfer using the Kepler’s Shuffle Instruction on CUDA, Computer & Fluids, in preparation.
4. J. Zhang, Q. Zhang (2015) A Sustainability Assessment Framework with Semi-Quantitative Matrix for
Small Water Treatment Technologies, Environmental Engineering Science, in preparation.
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CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. A. Amini, K. Payne, J. Zhang, Q. Zhang. (2015) A Novel Method for Evaluation of Environmental and
Economic Sustainability by Process Model Integration with Life Cycle Assessment and Optimization
Using a Genetic Algorithm. The World Environmental and Water Resources (EWRI) Congress 2015,
May, 2015, Austin, Texas. Accepted.
2. M. N. Kinyua, J. Zhang, A. Tejada-Martinez, S. J. Ergas. (2015) Influence of mean residence time,
mixing and transport mechanisms on the performance of small-scale anaerobic digesters in the
Monteverde Region of Costa Rica. Water and Energy 2015: Opportunities for Energy and Resource
Recovery in the Changing World, Washington, DC, June, 2015. Submitted.
3. A. Amini, Y. Kim, J. Zhang, T. Boyer, Q. Zhang. (2014) Environmental Impact and Cost Assessment of
Ion Exchange Drinking Water Treatment for Organics Removal in Florida. AWWA Florida Section 2014
Fall Conference, Orlando, Florida, December, 2014. Accepted.
4. J. Zhang, Z. Gao, C. Lee. (2010) Effects of Back-ramp to the Interaction Flow of Hypersonic Laminar
Free-stream and Sonic Jet. Proceedings of the 14th Chinese National Symposium on Shock Waves.
Huangshan, China. July 2010. (In Chinese)
5. H. Guo, J. Zhang, H. W. Wang, L. M. Yue. (2010) Vortical Flow Structures in the Wake of a 2-D Wing
at Low Reynolds Numbers. Proceedings of the 8th Chinese National Symposium on Flow Visualization.
Xiamen, China. August 2010. (In Chinese)
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
1. Poster presentation, University of South Florida 6th Annual College of Engineering Research Day,
Tampa, November, 2013.
2. Poster presentation, The KAPPE lecture Series, American Academy of Environmental Engineers &
Scientists (AAEES), Orlando, FL, October, 2013.
3. Poster presentation, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) lecture,
Gainesville, FL, March, 2013.
4. Invited Seminar, USF Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) seminar, Tampa, FL.
February, 2013.
5. Oral presentation, ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE),
Houston, TX. November, 2012.
6. Poster presentation, University of South Florida 5th Annual College of Engineering Research Day,
Tampa, October, 2012. (First Place Winner)
7. Oral presentation, Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences (FAS), Tampa, FL, March, 2012.
(honored as outstanding presentation)
8. Poster presentation, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
Education & Research Conference, Tampa, July, 2011.
SELECTED HONORS/AWARDS
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Travel grant from College of Engineering ($500), USF (2012)
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First Place Winner in USF 5th Annual College of Engineering Research Day (2012)
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Outstanding oral presentation in Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences (FAS) (2012)
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“May 4th Youth Medal” of BUAA, Beijing, China (2009)
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Outstanding graduate in Beijing city, China (2008)
SDUTENTS MENTORED
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Faissal R. Ouedraogo, Ph.D. student at Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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Faissal R. Ouedraogo, NSF REU student from Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
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Amine Hafsi, Ph.D. student at Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Sep 2013 – Present
May 2013 – Aug 2013
Sep 2012 – Sep 2013
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
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Manuscript reviewer for impactful journals:
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Environmental Science & Technology, 2014
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Journal – American Water Works Association, 2014
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Environmental Technology, 2014
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Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2014
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Judge for poster session in the USF 5th Annual NSF REU-RET Research Day, July 2014
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Translator of the Global Translator Community on Coursera which provides free online courses, 2014
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President of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at University of South Florida, 2012 – 2013
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Associate Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2012 – present
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Postdoctoral Member of Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP),
2014 – present
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