SCUPI

On June 7th, Dr. Xu LIANG, Professor from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh was invited to give an academic lecture titled “Modeling Challenges within the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum and the CyberWater System” at Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI).

At the beginning of the lecture, Dean Minking Chyu of SCUPI introduced Professor Xu LIANG and warmly welcomed her. Professor Liang then shared her research achievements.

Professor Liang first introduced the concept and importance of Land Surface Models (LSM). She pointed out that LSMs are crucial in simulating surface processes in climate models and play a significant role in environmental protection, water resource management, hydrological prediction, and weather forecasting. However, LSMs face challenges in terms of model complexity. Professor Liang introduced the improved models and demonstrated their significant effects.

Next, Professor Liang elaborated on the CyberWater project, which aims to integrate interdisciplinary data sources and scientific models for hydrological modeling. She demonstrated the structure and example programs of CyberWater and discussed the potential application of AI in CyberWater2. Through vivid demonstrations and in-depth analysis, the attendees deeply appreciated the powerful functions and broad application prospects of CyberWater.

At last , Professor Liang introduced the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh in terms of its advantages, laboratory facilities, research directions, and graduate programs. She encouraged our students to  apply for the master’s and doctoral programs in CEE.

 Dean  Chyu summarized the lecture and expressed his gratitude to Professor Liang once again. The lecture was  a big success.