Civil & Environmental Engineering

College of Engineering

Research

Qin Qian, Ph.D.
Professor

Qin Qian, Ph.D.

Research Interests

  • Environmental Hydrodynamics
  • Water Quality Modeling and Solute (Contaminate) Transport Processes in Lakes, Streams and Groundwater 
  • Water Resource Monitoring and Management Using Ubiquitous Wireless Sensor Network 
  • Stream Restoration and Morphology Dynamics under Different Climate Conditions 
  • Design Applications in Bank Erosion, Shoreline Protection, Highway Drainage Design and Urban Storm Water Management 

Research Funding

  1. “Enhancing resilience of energy and water supply infrastructures along the Texas Coast against catastrophic coastal flooding through integration of climate-informed adaptation strategies”, NOAA-OAD-SG-2022-2007298, $499,492, Qin Qian (PI, subcontract from Texas Sea Grant $105,000), 02/01/2013-12/31/2026.
  2. “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.
  3. “Coastal Sociological-Ecological Restoration Group (CSERG)& Pilot Project: North Pleasure Island Reconstruction Continuation”, Center for Resiliency, $50,976.90, 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.
  4. “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), 10/1/2022-08/31/2027.
  5. “Identify potential BMP tools to reduce bacteria loading in Neches River” Coastal Management Program, Texas General Land Office, $166,495.00, Qin Qian (PI), Frank Sun (co-PI), Bo Sun (co-PI), Jing Zhang (co-PI), 10/1/2022-03/31/2024.
  6. “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). 01/01/2022-12/31/2024
  7. “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.
  8. “Flood Coordination Study: Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS) and Dredge Studies”, $300,000, Center for Resiliency, Liv Haselbach (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), Frank Sun (co-PI) 09/01/2021-08/31/2022.
  9. “Coastal Sociological-Ecological Restoration Group (CSERG) & Pilot Project: North Pleasure Island Reconstruction”, Center for Resiliency, $51,818.08, 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
  10. “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
  11. “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), 09/01/2019-08/31/2022.
  12. “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.
  13. “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.
  14. “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.
  15. “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.
  16. “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.
  17. “Quantification of hurricane storm damage in the coastal waterway”, REG from Lamar University, Qin Qian (PI),$5,000, 09/2018 – 08/2019.
  18. “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.
  19. “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.
  20. “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.
  21. “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.
  22. “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.
  23. “A multidisciplinary Research using EM2 Geomodel for Hydraulic Structures and Gulf Highway 87 Shoreline Protections”, Presidential Faculty Fellowships from Lamar University, Qin Qian (PI), M. Jao (co-PI), K. Aung (co-PI), $15,000, 08/2014–05/2015.
  24. “Experimental Investigation on the Sediment Transport Process in Shallow-Grade Culverts and Storm Sewers”, REG from Lamar University, Qin Qian (PI), $5,000, 09/2014–08/2015.
  25. “Ubiquitous Wireless Sensors Networks for Measurement, Modeling and Prediction in Water Resource Sustainability”, REG from Lamar University, Sun (PI), Qin Qian (co-PI), $5,000, 09/2013–08/2014.
  26. “Modeling the Sediment Transport in Rio Grande River”, REG from Lamar University, Qin Qian (PI), $5,000, 09/2011 – 08/2012.
  27. “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.
  28. “Assessment of the Impact of Airborne Particulate Pollutants on the Rio Grande Basin Watershed”, U.S. Agriculture Department T.C. Ho (PI), Q. Qian (co-PI), $145,000, 09/2008 – 08/2013.
  29. “Modeling the Solute Transport in the Interfacial Exchange Zone (IEZ)”, Qin Qian (PI), $5,000, REG from Lamar University, 09/2009 – 08/2010.