Dr. Fuxin Zhang is an Associate Professor and a Master's/Ph.D. supervisor. He received his Ph.D. from Griffith University (Australia) in 2021 and subsequently joined the research team led by Academician Hongwu Tang at Hohai University as a postdoctoral researcher. His research focuses on numerical simulation, hydrodynamic processes in river-lake systems, pollutant transport mechanisms in aquatic environments, and hydrodynamic reconstruction of plain river networks. He has presided over one National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) Youth Project, one sub-project under the National Key R&D Program, and one Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation Youth Project. He has also participated in two national key R&D projects and published over ten SCI-indexed papers. In 2022, he was awarded the Jiangsu Province “Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Program.”

• Numerical simulation of hydrodynamic and eco-environmental processes

• Pollutant transport in water systems

• Digital twin modeling for watershed systems

Research Assistants:

• Open to candidates with backgrounds in hydraulic engineering, ocean engineering, hydrology and water resources, or civil engineering (bachelor’s or master’s degrees).

Master’s Students:

• Candidates with or interested in hydraulic engineering, ocean engineering, or hydrology and water resources backgrounds.

Ph.D. Students:

• Candidates with backgrounds in hydraulic engineering, ocean engineering, or hydrology and water resources.

Postdoctoral Fellows:

• Candidates with a Ph.D. in hydraulic engineering, ocean engineering, or hydrology and water resources. Annual salary ranges from ¥340,000 to ¥400,000, with year-end and research performance bonuses. Additional benefits include university-paid social insurance, access to a low-rent faculty apartment, and a discretionary research fund of ¥200,000.

• Ph.D., Hydraulics and River Dynamics, Griffith University, Australia (Apr. 2017 – Jan. 2021)

• B.Eng., Civil Engineering, Griffith University, Australia (Feb. 2015 – Feb. 2017)

• B.Eng., Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Sep. 2012 – Sep. 2014)

• Jan. 2025 – Present: Associate Professor, School of Marine Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology  

• Apr. 2021 – Jul. 2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University

• 2023–Present: PI, NSFC Youth Project – Hydrodynamic regulation and eutrophication mechanisms in key lakes of the Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project

• 2023–Present: Participant, NSFC General Program – Vegetation restoration effects on runoff generation in small catchments of the Loess Plateau

• 2022–Present: Participant, National Key R&D Program – Hydrodynamic optimization and utilization of natural energy in the Yangtze River floodplain network

• 2022–Present: Digital Twin Development Project – Flood control and water resource management for the Bengbu–Fushan section of the Huai River

• 2022–Present: PI, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Fund Youth Project – Dynamic mechanisms of regional eutrophication in Lake Hongze

• 2020–2022: Participant, National Key R&D Program – AI-based water ecological environment monitoring and safety early warning

• Zhang, F., et al. (2024). Hydrodynamic response of a large river–lake system under flow regulation: A numerical study of Hongze lake. Journal of Hydrology, 633, 131015.

• Zhang, F., et al. (2024). Evaluating nutrient distribution and eutrophication pattern in a shallow impounded lake: Exploring the influence of floods. Int. J. Sediment Res., 39(3), 375-385.

• Zhang, F., et al. (2024). Effects of wind-driven current and thermal dynamics in a temperate monomictic reservoir: Implications for manganese transport and treatment in water supply systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 358, 120932.

• Zhang, F., et al. (2021). A three-dimensional manganese model for the management of a monomictic drinking water reservoir. Environmental Modelling & Software, 146, 105213.

• Zhang, F., et al. (2021). Integrated modelling and management of manganese for a conventional potable water treatment plant. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 39, 101860.

• Tang, H., Zhang, F., et al. (2023). Impact of the Yellow River capture on the paleoenvironmental changes of Hongze Lake, China. Int. J. Sediment Res., 38(4), 503-515.

• Li, Z., Zhang, F., et al. (2024). A generalization of the Exner law for sediment nonlocal transport at bedform scale. Journal of Hydrology, 645, 132236.