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Civil & Environmental Engineering

College of Engineering

Research

Qin Qian, Ph.D.
Professor

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Research Interests

  • Environmental Hydrodynamics and Ecohydraulics
  • Water Quality and Contaminant Transport
  • Climate-Resilient Water Systems, Smart Sensing, and Machine Learning Applications
  • Hybrid Physics-Based and Data-Driven Modeling
  • Stream Restoration and Nature-Based Solutions
  • Sustainable Stormwater and Watershed Management

Research Funding

  1. “Reduce Bacteria Loading from OSSFs in Sabine River Watershed”, Coastal Management Program, Texas General Land Office, $208,266, Qin Qian (PI), Thinesh Selvaratnam (co-PI), 10/1/2026-03/31/2028.
  2. "Neches River Tidal Watershed On-site Sewage Remediation", Sponsored by Texas A&M University, Federal, RFGA FY2025 Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant, $100,000. Qian, Q. (PI). 10/01/2025 – 09/30/2029.
  3. "FLOWS: FloodSmart Southeast Texas Youth Initiative for Environmental Literacy and Community Resilience," Sponsored by Gulf Research Program, Federal, $678,000.00. Selvaratnam, T. (Principal), Haselbach, L. M. (Co-PI), Qian, Q. (Co-PI), Singh, M. (Co-PI), Tokgoz, B. E. (Co-PI), 10/01/2025 – 09/30/2028.
  4. "Â鶹ÊÓƵ Beneficial Use of Dredge Material Advancement Coalition (BUDMAC)," Sponsored by Center for Resiliency, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, $300,000.00. Hoch, M. P. (PI), Brake, N. A. (PI), Haselbach, L. M. (Co-PI), Qian, Q. (Co-PI), Selvaratnam, T., Wu, X. (Co-PI), Lai, F. (Co-PI), Jeffryes, C. S. (Co-PI), Sargsyan, G. (Co-PI), McCollough, J. D. (Co-PI), Singh, M. (Co-PI), Malick, S. P. (Co-PI), Fedorchenko, X. (Co-PI), 09/01/ 2025 – 08/31/2026.
  5. "Resilient Engagement for Advancing Community Health (REACH)," Sponsored by Center for Resiliency, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, $300,000.00. Chang, C.F. (PI), Boyett, K. (Co-PI), Pyne, M. (Co-PI), Qi, D. (Co-PI), Qian, Q. (Co-PI), Sargsyan, G. (Co-PI), Shackleford, S. (Co-PI), White, J. (Co-PI), 09/01/ 2025 – 08/31/2026.
  6. “Collaborative Flooding and Water Quality Monitoring with AI Technology to Transform Environmental Resilience in Southeast Texas” Center for Resiliency, $50,002, Qin Qian (PI), Xinyu Liu (co-PI), Jing Zhang (co-PI), Wenhao Yang (co-PI), Nicholas Brake (co-PI), 11/01/2024-08/31/2025.
  7. “Manage surface water quality under climate change conditions to improve resiliency of Southeast Texas” Center for Resiliency, $25,000, Qin Qian (PI), Xianchang Li (co-PI), 09/01/2024-08/31/2025.
  8. “Flood and Surface Water Quality Coordination”, Center for Resiliency, $50,000, Qin Qian (PI), Xinyu Liu (co-PI), 09/01/2023-08/31/2024.
  9. “Optimizing Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem through LoRaWAN and Edge Computing,” Center for Resiliency, $50,000, Bo Sun (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Jing Zhang (co-PI), Thinesh Selvaratnam (co-PI), 12/1/2023-08/31/2024.
  10. “Coastal Sociological-Ecological Restoration Group -Year Three (CSERG-3):On-going Initiatives, Capacity Building, and TxDOT GIWW Study,” Center for Resiliency, $48,611, Matthew P. Hoch (PI), Elizabeth Silvy (co-PI), Garrick Karden (co-PI), Zhe Luo (co-PI), Xingya Liu (co-PI), John McCollough (co-PI), Qin Qian (co-PI) 12/1/2023-08/31/2024.
  11. “Enhancing resilience of energy and water supply infrastructures along the Texas Coast against catastrophic coastal flooding through integration of climate-informed adaptation strategies”, NOAA-48OAD-SG-2022-2007298, $499,492, Qin Qian (PI), Helen Lou (co-PI), subcontract from Texas Sea Grant $105,000, 02/01/2023-12/31/2027.
  12. “Robust and Reliable IoT-based Wireless Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring Infrastructure Resiliency”, Center for Resiliency, $49,303, Bo Sun (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Jing Zhang (co-PI), Thinesh Selvaratnam (co-PI), 10/1/2022-08/31/2023.
  13. “Coastal Sociological-Ecological Restoration Group (CSERG)& Pilot Project: North Pleasure Island Reconstruction Continuation”, Center for Resiliency, $50,977, Matthew P. Hoch (PI), Elizabeth Silvy (co-PI), Garrick Karden (co-PI), Zhe Luo (co-PI), Xingya Liu (co-PI), John McCollough (co-PI), Qin Qian (co-PI) 10/1/2022-08/31/2023.
  14. “Flood Coordination Study: Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS) Study”, $50,000, Center for Resiliency, Liv Haselbach (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Frank Sun (co-PI) 09/01/2022-08/31/2023.
  15. “Southeast Texas Urban IFL: Equitable solutions for communities caught between floods and air pollution”, U.S. Department of Energy, $5,000,000, Liv Haselbach (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Sidney Lin(co-PI), Nicholas Brake(co-PI), Clayton Jeffryes (co-PI), Tianxing Cai (co-PI) and Matthew Hoch (co-PI), 10/1/2022-08/31/2026.
  16. “Identify potential BMP tools to reduce bacteria loading in Neches River” Coastal Management Program, Texas General Land Office, $166,495, Qin Qian (PI), Frank Sun (co-PI), Bo Sun (co-PI), Jing Zhang (co-PI), 10/1/2022-09/30/2024.
  17. “Conjunctive deployment of distributed stormwater infiltration and bioretention infrastructures to mitigate flooding and related non-point source pollution in Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas”, U.S. EPA Gulf of Mexico Division, $448,625, Qin Qian (PI), Liv Haselbach (co-PI), Thinesh Selvaratnam (co-PI). 01/01/2022-12/31/2025
  18. “High Frequency Radar for Texas Bays and Ports”, Coastal Management Program, Texas General Land Office, $819,219, Subcontract from UTEP $79,000, Liv Haselbach (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Xing Wu (co-PI), 01/01/2021-01/31/2023.
  19. “Flood Coordination Study: Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS) and Dredge Studies”, $50,000/, Center for Resiliency, Liv Haselbach (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Frank Sun (co-PI) 09/01/2021-08/31/2022.
  20. “Coastal Sociological-Ecological Restoration Group (CSERG) & Pilot Project: North Pleasure Island Reconstruction”, Center for Resiliency, $51,818, Matthew P. Hoch (PI), Elizabeth Silvy (co-PI), Garrick Karden (co-PI), Zhe Luo (co-PI), Xingya Liu (co-PI), John McCollough (co-PI), Qin Qian (co-PI). 02/01/2022-08/31/2022
  21. “Enhancing Ubiquitous Water Monitoring Infrastructure Resiliency with IoT-based Wireless Sensor Networks and Deep Learning Neural Networks”, Center for Resiliency, $50,000, Bo Sun (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Jing Zhang (co-PI), Thinesh Selvaratnam (co-PI). 02/01/2022-08/31/2022
  22. “Identification and quantification of economic benefits of climate-informed adaptation measures to reduce flood risk exposure of water supply infrastructures along the southeast Texas coast”, NOAA-OAR-CPO, $294,468, Qin Qian (PI, subcontract from UTA $23,993), 09/01/2019-08/31/2024.
  23. “Assessment of Stormwater infrastructure for mitigating flooding and non-point source pollution”, Coastal Management Program, Texas General Land Office, $162,821, Qin Qian (PI, subcontract from UTA $35,000), 10/1/2019-03/31/2022.
  24. “Water Quality Evaluation on Neches River Watershed Upstream using Wireless Sensor Networks and Deep Learning Neural Network,” Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Commercialization (CICE), Bo Sun (PI), Jing Zhang (co-PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), $4000, 05/01/2021-09/30/2021.
  25. “Establishing a Solution to the Problem of Managing Dredge Waste”, Center for Advances in Port Management, Bernazzani (PI), T. T. Nguyen (co-PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), X. Li (co-PI), and M. Jao (co-PI), $33,000, 02/01/2021 – 08/31/2021.
  26. “Southeast Texas Flood Coordination Study Genesis”, Lower Neches River Authority, $100,000, Liv Haselbach (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Xing Wu (co-PI), Nicholas Brake (Co-PI), Thinesh Selvartnam (co-PI). 05/07/2020-05/06/2021.
  27. “Managing Dredge Waste in Navigation Channels”, Center for Advances in Port Management, T. Nguyen (PI), P. Bernazzani (co-PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), and M. Jao (co-PI), $35,000, 09/01/2018 – 08/31/2019.
  28. “Quantification of hurricane storm damage in coastal waterway”, REG from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Qin Qian (PI), $5,000, 09/2018 – 08/2019.
  29. “Wake Wash in Sabine-Neches Waterway”, Sabine-Neches River Waterway Navigation District, Zaloom (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), M. Jao (co-PI), X. Wu (co-PI), K. Wang (co-PI), $199,484, 11/2015–01/2019.
  30. “Acquisition of Equipment to Develop a Ubiquitous Wireless Sensor Network for Measurement, Modeling, and Prediction in Water Resource Management”, NSF URE, B. Sun (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), $16,000, 09/2014 –08/2018.
  31. “Acquisition of Equipment to Develop a Ubiquitous Wireless Sensor Network for Measurement, Modeling, and Prediction in Water Resource Management”, NSF MRI, B. Sun (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), $200,000, 09/2014 –08/2018.
  32. “Multiscale Characterization and Modeling of Concrete Materials under Marine Tropical Environments”, Center for Advances in Port Management (CAPM), X. Fan (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), D. Su (co-PI), $35,000, 02/2017–08/2018.
  33. “Evaluation and Remediation of Water Contaminants Originating from Dredge Waste”, Center for Advances in Water and Air Quality (CAWAQ), T. Nguyen (PI), P. Bernazzani (co-PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), and M. Jao (co-PI), $25,000, 02/2016–05/2017.
  34. “A multidisciplinary Research using EM2 Geomodel for Hydraulic Structures and Gulf Highway 87 Shoreline Protections”, Presidential Faculty Fellowships from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Qin Qian (PI), M. Jao (co-PI), K. Aung (co-PI), $15,000, 08/2014–05/2015.
  35. “Experimental Investigation on the Sediment Transport Process in Shallow-Grade Culverts and Storm Sewers”, REG from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Qin Qian (PI), $5,000, 09/2014–08/2015.
  36. “Ubiquitous Wireless Sensors Networks for Measurement, Modeling and Prediction in Water Resource Sustainability”, REG from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Sun (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), $5,000, 09/2013–08/2014.
  37. “Modeling the Sediment Transport in Rio Grande River”, REG from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Qin Qian (PI), $5,000, 09/2011 – 08/2012.
  38. “Hydraulic Performance of Rectangular Deck Drains”, TxDOT, Qin Qian (PI) X. Liu (co-PI), M.E. Barrett (co-PI) and R. J. Charbeneau (co-PI), $317,948, 09/2010 – 08/2012.
  39. “Assessment of the Impact of Airborne Particulate Pollutants on the Rio Grande Basin Watershed”, U.S. Agriculture Department T.C. Ho (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), $145,000, 09/2008 – 08/2013.
  40. “Modeling the Solute Transport in the Interfacial Exchange Zone (IEZ)”, Qin Qian (PI), $5,000, REG from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 09/2009 – 08/2010.