Dr. Huang Guanhua, Professor

Dean of International College, China Agricultural University (CAU)

Cheung Kong Chair Professor, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, CAU

Director of Chinese-Israeli International Center for Training in Agriculture, CAU

Tel: 86-10-6273-7138, Fax:  86-10-6273-7979

E-mail: ghuang@cau.edu.cn

Personal

Birth Date: Jun. 17, 1966

Birth Place: Jiangxi, CHINA

Education

1995 Ph.D. Irrigation and Drainage, Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering (WUHEE, Now Wuhan University), CHINA

1989 M.Sc. Irrigation and Drainage, WUHEE, CHINA

1986 B.Sc. Irrigation and Drainage, WUHEE, CHINA

Research Interests

Water flow and solute transport in variably saturated-unsaturated media

Nitrogen transport and transformation in soil-plant system

Water Management in Agricultural Sector

Water-saving Irrigation and its Environmental and Ecological Impact

Modeling of Agro-hydrological Processes

Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on Water Productivity.

Teaching Courses

Irrigation and Drainage Theory

Water Resources Planning and Management

Water and Solute Transport in Porous Media

Irrigation with Lower Quality Water

Research Experiences

Dr. Huang has been in charge of more than 20 research projects supported by National Natural Science Foundation, Ministries of Science and Technology, Water Resources, Education of China, and China-Israel Agriculture Research Fund, etc.

Current research programs including:

Theory of Soil Water Groundwater and Solute Transport, Distinguished Young Scholar of National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI, 2012-2015)

Eco-Hydrological Response to Water-Saving Agriculture and Assessment of Multi-Scale Water Use Efficiency in Heihe River Basin which was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI, 2012-2015)

Evaluating the Integrated Efficiency and Environmental Response for Water-Saving Agriculture which was supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (PI, 2011-2014)

Transport and Transformation Non-Point Source Pollutions and the Potential Environment Impact was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Co-PI, 2011-2014)

Publications

Dr. Huang has authored and co-authored around 60 peer-reviewed international journal articles, 80 refereed journal articles in Chinese, 30 reviewed conferences abstracts and papers, and 5 Book Chapters and Proceedings.

Publications since 2010:

[1] Jiang Y., X. Xu, Q. Huang, Z. Huo, G. Huang*. Assessment of irrigation performance and water productivity in irrigated areas of the middle Heihe River basin using a distributed agro-hydrological model. Agric. Water Manage., 2014, DOI:10.1016/j.agwat.2014.08.003

[2] Wang J., G. Huang*, H. Zhan, B. P. Mohanty, J. Zheng, Q. Huang, X. Xu. Evaluation of soil water dynamics and crop yield under furrow irrigation with a two-dimensional flow and crop growth coupled model. Agric. Water Manage., 2014, 141:10-22

[3] Li M., P. Guo, X. Liu, G. Huang, Z. Huo. A decision-support system for cropland irrigation water management and agricultural non-point sources pollution control. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.846060

[4] Zheng J., G. Huang*, D. Jia, J. Wang, M. Mota, L. S. Pereira, Q. Huang, X. Xu, H. Liu. Responses of drip irrigated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) yield, quality and water productivity to various soil matric potential thresholds in an arid region of Northwest China. Agric. Water Manage., 2013, 129 : 181-193

[5] Xu X., G. Huang*, C. Sun, L. S. Pereira, T. B. Ramosd, Q. Huang, Y. Hao. Assessing the effects of water table depth on water use, soil salinity and wheat yield: Searching for a target depth for irrigated areas in the upper Yellow River basin. Agric. Water Manage. , 2013, 125: 46- 60

[6] Huo Z., X. Dai, S. Feng, S. Kang, G. Huang. Effect of climate change on reference evapotranspiration and aridity index in arid region of China. J. Hydrol., 2013, 492: 24–34

[7] Liu H., H.Yang, J. Zheng, D. Jia, J. Wang, Y. Li, G. Huang*. Irrigation scheduling strategies based on soil matric potential on yield and fruit, quality of mulched-drip irrigated chili pepper in Northwest China. Agric. Water Manage., 2012, 115：232-241

[8] Zheng J., G. Huang*, J. Wang, Q. Huang, L. S. Pereira, X. Xu, H. Liu. Effects of water deficits on growth, yield, and water productivity of drip irrigated onion (Allium cepa L.) in an arid region of Northwest China. Irrigation Sci., 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s00271-012-0378-5

[9] Huo Z., S. Feng, G. Huang, Y. Zheng, Y. Wang, P. Guo. Effect of groundwater level depth and irrigation amount on water fluxes at water table and water use of wheat. Irrigation and Drainage. DOI: 10.1002/ird.685, 2012.

[10] Li J., K. You, H. Zhan, and G. Huang*. Analytical solution to subsurface air pressure in a three-layer unsaturated zone with atmospheric pressure changes. Transport Porous Med., DOI: 10.1007/s11242-012-9964-5, 2012

[11] Ghanbarian-Alavijeh B., R. Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, G. Huang. Estimating mass fractal dimension of soil using artificial neural networks for improved prediction of water retention curve. Soil Sci., 2012, 177: 471-479.

[12] Li J., H. Zhan, G. Huang*, and K. You. Determining Air Permeability in Reclaimed Coastal Land Based on Tidal Fluctuations. Environmental Earth Sciences, 2012, 66:1259–1268

[13] Gao G., H. Zhan, S. Feng, B. Fu, G. Huang. A mobile–immobile model with an asymptotic scale-dependent dispersion function. J. Hydrol., 2012, 424–425: 172-183

[14] Huo Z., S. Feng, S. Kang, G. Huang, F. Wang, P. Guo. Integrated neural networks for monthly river flow estimation in arid inland basin of Northwest China. J. Hydrol., 2012, 420–421:159-170

[15] Xu X., G. Huang, H. Zhan, Z. Qu, Q. Huang. Integration of SWAP and MODFLOW-2000 for estimation of groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration. J. Hydrol., 2012, 412-413:170-178

[16] Xu X., G. Huang, Z. Qu, L. S. Pereira. Using MODFLOW and GIS to assess changes in groundwater dynamics in response to water saving measures in irrigation districts of the upper Yellow River basin. Water Resour. Manag., 2011, 25(8): 2035-2059

[17] Wang K. G. Huang. Effect of permeability variations on solute transport in highly heterogeneous porous media. Adv. Water Resour., 2011, 34: 671-683

[18] Li J, H Zhan, G. Huang, and K You. Tide-induced airflow in a two-layered coastal land with atmospheric pressure fluctuations. Adv. Water Resour., 2011, 34:649-658

[19] Wen Z., G. Huang, H. Zhan. Non-Darcian flow to a well in leaky aquifers using the Forchheimer equation. Hydrogeol J., 2011, 19: 563-573

[20] Li J., G. Huang, H, Zhan. On the Applicability of linearization method of vapor flow in porous media. Transport Porous Med., 2011, 87:815-834

[21] Liu H., G. Huang, L. Yu, Y. Luo. Responses of winter wheat evapotranspiration and yield to sprinkler irrigation regimes. Agric. Water Manage., 2011, 98: 483-492

[22] Wen Z., G. Huang, H. Zhan, Solutions for non-Darcian flow to an extended well. Ground Water, 2011, 49(2): 280-285

[23] Wen Z., G. Huang, H. Zhan, Constant-head test in leaky aquifers with a finite-thickness skin. J. Hydrol., 2011, 399:326-334

[24] Ghanbarian-Alavijeh B., H. Milla´n, G. Huang. A review of fractal, prefractal and pore-solid-fractal models for parameterizing the soil water retention curve. Can J Soil Sci., 2011, 91: 1-14

[25] Xu X., G. Huang, Z. Qu, L. S. Pereira. Assessing the groundwater dynamics and predicting impacts of water-saving in the Hetao Irrigation District, Yellow River basin. Agric. Water Manage., 2010, 98:301-313

[26] Gao, G., H. Zhan, S. Feng, B. Fu, Y. Ma, and G. Huang. A new mobile-immobile model for reactive solute transport with scale-dependent dispersion. Water Resour. Res., 2010, 46, W08533, doi: 10.1029/2009WR008707

[27] Ghanbarian-Alavijeh B., A. M. Liaghat, G. Huang, M. Th. van Genuchten. Estimating van Genuchten soil hydraulic parameters from the fractal dimension. Pedosphere, 2010, 20(4): 456-465

Employment and work Experiences

2012-Present   Chair Professor of Cheung Kong Scholar

2010-Present   Dean, International College Beijing (ICB), CAU

2002-Present   Professor, Irrigation and Drainage, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, Director of Chinese-Israeli International Center for Training in Agriculture, CAU

1997- 2002 Associate professor, Irrigation and Drainage, College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering, Director of Chinese-Israeli International Center for Training in Agriculture, CAU 

1995-1997 Post-doctoral, College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering, CAU

1992-1995 Lecturer, Department of Irrigation & Drainage, WUHEE

1989-1992 Lecturer, Department of Management, WUHEE

Honors and Recognition

2010  Second Class Award for Scientific Research on the Mechanism and Simulation of Anomalous Flow and Transport in Saturated and Unsaturated Media, Ministry of Education, China

2010  First Class Award for Scientific Research on the Mechanism and Control Measures of Land and Water Environment Pollution in Beijing Municipality, Ministry of Land Resources, China

2005  Outstanding Young Scholars Award, Ministry of Education, China

2003  Second Class Award for Scientific Research on Stochastic Theory of Water Movement and Solute Transport, Hubei Government, China

Associations

Editor of Paddy Water and Environment

Chairperson of Land and Water Section, International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR)

Member of the Steering Committee of Irrigation and Drainage of China

Member of the Joint Steering Committee of Sino-Israel Agriculture Research Fund

Member of Society of Hydraulic Engineering of China

Member of Society of Soil Science of China

Member of Society of Agricultural Engineering of China