Academic Profile : Faculty

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Assoc Prof Qin Xiaosheng
Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
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Professional Experience:
- August 2009 to present - Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Jan 2008 to June 2009 - Environmental Scientist, Center for Studies in Energy and Environment (CSEE), University of Regina, Canada
- June 2001 to May 2002 - Research Assistant, Institute of Environmental Protection of Hunan University, P. R. China

Professional Services:
- Editor, Journal of Geographic Information System (JGIS), 2010 -
- Guest Editors: Energy Sources, 2008; Petroleum Science and Technology, 2008; Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 2008
- Memberships: International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS); Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Petroleum Society – Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (PS-CIM); Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA)

Awards:
- Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award (ASCE ), Environmental Multi-Media Council, World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 06/2004
- Chinese Outstanding Abroad Student Award, China Scholarship Council, 06/2007

Personal Homepage:
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/xsqin
Research interests:
- Water resources and flood risk management
- Surface water quality modeling and control
- Climate change impact assessment and adaptation planning
- Groundwater modeling, risk assessment and site remediation
- Air quality control and solid waste management
 
  • Analysing Present and Future Compound Hydroclimate Extremes in Southeast Asia
  • Climate Transformation Programme
  • Climate Transformation Programme - Cluster 4 (Chu Jian)
  • Climate Transformation Programme - Cluster 4 (Perrine Hamel)
  • Climate Transformation Programme - Cluster 4 (Qin Xiaosheng)
  • Development of an event-based nonstationary Copula method for evaluating long-term risks of heavy storms
  • Flexible Seawall for Coastal Reservoir and Coastal Defence Systems in Singapore
  • Temporal-Spatial Impact Analysis of Climate Changes on Renewable Energy and Load Demands