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Civil Engineering 210

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Jennifer G. Duan

Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics

Professor of Biosystems Engineering

Professor of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

Jennifer G. Duan's Full CV (PDF)

Ph.D. 1998 Computational Hydroscience and Engineering, University of Mississippi

Dissertation: Numerical Simulation of Meandering Migration Processes with an Enhanced Two Dimensional Model

Advisor: Prof. Sam S. Y. Wang

M.S. 1992 Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University

Thesis: Bed Forms and Flow Resistance of Light Weighted Bed Material

Advisor: Prof. Guixian Wang

B.C.E. 1989 Hydraulics and River Mechanics, Wuhan University

Degrees

Ph.D. Computational Hydroscience and Engineering
- University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, United States
- Dissertation: Numerical Simulation of Meandering Migration Processes with an Enhanced Two Dimensional Model

Work Experience

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2018 - Ongoing)
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (2014 - 2017)
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, the University of Arizona (2011 - Ongoing)
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, the University of Arizona (2006 - 2011)
Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Nevada Higher Education System (2005 - 2006)
National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics, St. Anthony Falls Lab., University of Minnesota (2005 - 2005)
Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Nevada Higher Education System (1999 - 2005)
Center for Computational Hydro-science and Engineering, University of Mississippi (1994 - 1999)
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University (1992 - 1993)

Interests

Teaching

Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Computational Hydraulics, Sediment Transport Engineering

Research

My research area is hydraulics and sediment transport focusing on experimental study of turbulence flow field and computational simulation of flow and sediment transport in rivers. My research objective is to advance the fundamental knowledge and develop the state-of-the-art computational models in the area of hydraulics and sediment transport through basic and applied research.

Courses

Mechanics of Fluids

CE 218 (Spring 2023)
CE 218 (Spring 2022)
CE 218 (Fall 2021)
CE 218 (Spring 2021)
CE 218 (Spring 2020)
CE 218 (Fall 2019)
CE 218 (Spring 2019)
CE 218 (Fall 2018)
CE 218 (Spring 2018)
CE 218 (Fall 2017)
CE 218 (Spring 2017)
CE 218 (Spring 2016)

Sedimentation Engr

ABE 622 (Fall 2016)
CE 424 (Fall 2022)
CE 424 (Spring 2020)
CE 524 (Fall 2022)
CE 524 (Spring 2020)
CE 622 (Fall 2016)

Spc Tpc Hydr+Wtr Res Eng

CE 429 (Spring 2016)
CE 529 (Spring 2016)

Internship

CE 493 (Spring 2018)
CE 493 (Fall 2017)
CE 593 (Summer I 2022)
CE 593 (Summer I 2020)
CE 593 (Spring 2019)

Research Topics

CE 596A (Fall 2022)
CE 596A (Fall 2021)
CE 596A (Fall 2018)

Independent Study

CE 599 (Fall 2022)
CE 599 (Spring 2022)
CE 599 (Fall 2021)
CE 599 (Spring 2020)
CE 599 (Fall 2019)
CE 599 (Fall 2018)
CE 599 (Spring 2018)
CE 599 (Spring 2017)
CE 599 (Fall 2016)

Master's Report

HWRS 909 (Fall 2021)

Thesis

CE 910 (Spring 2023)
CE 910 (Fall 2022)
CE 910 (Spring 2022)
CE 910 (Spring 2021)
CE 910 (Fall 2020)
CE 910 (Spring 2020)
CE 910 (Spring 2017)

Dissertation

CE 920 (Fall 2022)
CE 920 (Spring 2022)
CE 920 (Fall 2021)
CE 920 (Fall 2020)
CE 920 (Spring 2020)
CE 920 (Fall 2019)
CE 920 (Spring 2019)
CE 920 (Fall 2018)
CE 920 (Spring 2018)
CE 920 (Fall 2017)
CE 920 (Spring 2017)
CE 920 (Fall 2016)
CE 920 (Spring 2016)

Licensure & Certification

Professional Engineer, Nevada Board of Professional Registration (2002)
Professional Engineer, State of Arizona Board of Professional Registration (2012)
Diplomat, American Academy of Water Resource Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers (2006)

Selected Publications

Journals/Publications

Ahamed, T., Duan, J. G., & Jo, H. (2020). Flood-fragility analysis of instream bridges-consideration of flow hydraulics, geotechnical uncertainties, and variable scour depth. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2020.1815226
Ahamed, T., Shim, J., Jeong, J., Jo, H., & Duan, J. G. (2020). An efficient outlier removal algorithm for sonar-based bridge scour monitoring. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2020.1815226
Sassi, H., Ogtrop, F. v., Morrison, C. M., Zhou, K., Duan, J. G., & Gerba, C. (2020). Sediment re-suspension as a potential mechanism for viral and bacterial contaminants. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2020.1815226
Scott, C. A., Pincetl, S., Meixner, T., Lansey, K. E., Duan, J. G., Daigger, G. T., Cath, T. Y., Boccelli, D., Shrestha, P. P., Albrecht, T., Mack, E. A., Zuniga Teran, A. A., Achilli, A., & Crosson, C. (2020). Net Zero Urban Water from Concept to Applications: Integrating Natural, Built, and Social Systems for Responsive and Adaptive Solutions. ACS ES&T Water.
Zhou, K., Duan, J. G., & Bombardelli, F. A. (2020). Experimental and theoretical study of local scour around three-pier group. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 146(10). doi:doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001794
Shim, J., & Duan, J. G. (2019). Experimental and theoretical study of bed load particle velocity. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 57(1), 62-74.
Ahamed, T., Shim, J., Jeong, J., Jo, H., & Duan, J. G. (2017). Advanced Signal Processing of Sonar Measurement for Bridge Scour Monitoring. WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER RESOURCES CONGRESS 2017: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND STUDENT PAPERS, 93-100.
Al-Asadi, K., & Duan, J. G. (2017). Assessing methods for estimating roughness coefficient in a vegetated marsh area using Delft3D. JOURNAL OF HYDROINFORMATICS, 19(5), 766-783.
Duan, J. G., Bai, Y., Dominguez, F., Rivera, E., & Meixner, T. (2017). Framework for Incorporating Climate Change on Flood Magnitude and Frequency Analysis in the Upper Santa Cruz River. Journal of Hydrology.
Duan, J. G., Bai, Y., Dominguez, F., Rivera, E., & Meixner, T. (2017). Framework for incorporating climate change on flood magnitude and frequency analysis in the upper Santa Cruz River. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 549, 194-207.
Duan, J. G., Poteuck, M., Rosenberg, A., & Zhou, K. (2017). Simulating Watershed Erosion in BMGR Using AGWA Model. WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER RESOURCES CONGRESS 2017: HYDRAULICS AND WATERWAYS AND WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, 335-344.
LiGuo, Z., XuDong, F., & Duan, J. G. (2017). A surface-based hiding function linking flume and field data. SCIENCE CHINA-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 60(10), 1560-1569.
Shim, J., & Duan, J. G. (2017). Experimental study of bed-load transport using particle motion tracking. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SEDIMENT RESEARCH, 32(1), 73-81.
Yu, C., & Duan, J. (2017). Simulation of Surface Runoff Using Hydrodynamic Model. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING, 22(6).
Yu, C., & Duan, J. (2017). Simulation of Surface Runoff Using Hydrodynamic Model. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 04017006.

Proceedings Publications

Duan, J. G., Jo, H., Shim, J., & Ahamed, T. (2018, March). Flood fragility analysis of instream bridges. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
Zhou, K., Duan, J. G., Rosenberg, A., & Shim, J. (2018, Jan). Application of KINEROS2 for Simulating Surface Runoff and Sediment Yield in Desert Watershed. In 18th World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, 489-497.
Duan, J. G., Jo, H., Jeong, J., Shim, J., & Ahamed, T. (2017, May). Advanced signal processing of sonar measurement for bridge scour monitoring. In the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
Ahamed, T., Shim, J., Jo, H., & Duan, G. (2016). Feasibility Test of Low-Cost Sonar Sensors for Bridge Scour Monitoring. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016.
Jo, H., Duan, J. G., & Shim, J. (2016, Spring). Simulating Sediment Transport around a Bridge Pier Using Open FOAM Software. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
Touhid, A., Shim, J., Jo, H., & Duan, J. G. (2016, Spring). Feasibility Test of Low-cost Sonar Sensors for Bridge Scour Monitoring. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
Al-Asadi, K., & Duan, J. G. (2014). Three-Dimensional Simulation of Tidal Flow in Vegetated Marsh Area. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014.
Yu, C., & Duan, J. G. (2014). Modeling Meandering Channel by Two-Dimensional Shallow Water Equations. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 1.
Yu, C., & Duan, J. G. (2014). Two-Dimensional Finite Volume Model for Sediment Transport in Unsteady Flow. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014.
Duan, J. G., Yu, C., Duan, J. G., & Yu, C. (2013, Sept). Two Dimensional Finite Volume Model for Overland and Channel Flow Simulation. In Proceedings of 35th IAHR conference.

Poster Presentations

Meixner, T., Zuckerman, M. P., Duan, J. G., & Crosson, C. (2019, 12/2019). Advances in Green Infrastructure Research, Development, and Community Adoption III. AGU Fall Meeting.

Presentations

Duan, J. G. (2020, 12/2020). Experimental and Computational Fluvial Hydraulics. Invited Web Seminar. Tucson, AZ: School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P.R China.
Duan, J. G. (2019, 6/2019). Experimental Study of Bed Load Particle Velocity Using Particle Tracking. Invited Seminar. Wuhan, PR China: State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China.