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Qina Yan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Building 085B, Room 0104A

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 779-456-0985

[email protected]

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

Dr. Yan is a broadly trained hydrologist with special expertise in coupled processes of water, soil, and carbon fluxes with different land surface and sub-surface structures and under both natural and anthropogenic influences. Her current research focuses on the watershed scale modeling and prediction mass and fluxes of soil thickness and organic matter using coupled geomorphological-hydrological-biogeochemical approaches. Specifically, her research includes 1) predicting the high spatial heterogeneity of soil thickness and organic matters in mountainous area with the impact of weather, landscape surface transport, and below-surface geochemical reaction by developing a process-based 2.5-dimentional numerical model, and 2) investigating the correlation of soil thickness and organic matter with other natural and human factors. She has additional expertise in using Geographic Information System for remote sensing and field measurement data, particularly related to hydrology and geomorphology. Her work contributes to the fundament understanding of the impacts of climate migrate and human activities on soil properties and soil health, which provides practical means for the sustainability of water, food, and energy.

 

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
  • Graduate certificate in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
  • M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
  • B.S., Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2012

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2019-Present
  • Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014-2019
  • Graduate Hourly Assistant, Illinois State Geological Survey, 2012-2014

Awards

  • National Undergraduate Scholarship, the Ministry of Education, China, 2008

Professional Affiliations

  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Geological Society of America (GSA)
  • UIUC International Water Resources Association (IWAR)
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Advisory Boards, Committees, and Councils

  • Committee Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S), 2018-Present
  • Chair Member, UIUC International Water Resources Association (IWRA), 2015-2016
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