Dr. Chu-Lin Cheng
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Primary area: Water Resource Engineering
Office: ESCNE 2.617
Phone: (956) 665-2464
E-mail:
chulin.cheng@utrgv.edu
Websites:
Lab Website
Google Scholar Profile
About
Dr. Cheng joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 2014 . Cheng's training and research interests are Groundwater Hydrology, Contaminant Fate and Transport, Groundwater Modeling, Geo-Hydro-informatics, Groundwater & Surface Water Interactions, and Applications of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) in natural and engineered porous media. Prior to UTRGV, he was a joint postdoctoral researcher in the Environmental Sciences Division, the Climate Change Science Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ( ORNL ), and the University of Tennessee.
Research Interests
- Water Resources Research
- Contaminant Fate and Transport in Natural and Engineered Environment
- Groundwater Monitoring and Modeling
- Groundwater Contamination and Remediation
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Groundwater/Vadose Zone Hydrology
- Geo-Energy Resources
Teaching
- Graduate-level course
- CIVE 6345 Geo-Environmental Engineering
- Undergraduate-level course
- CIVE 3115 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Laboratory
Professional Service
- Faculty Co-Advisor, Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) UTRGV student chapter
- Member of Texas Water Research Network (TWRN), UT-Austin (2019~present). JEDI Committee of TWRN (2022~present)
- Steering Committee, Texas Hydro Geo Workshop (2016~present)
- Advisory Board Member (invited), NSF-NRT-INFEWS (Food-Energy-Water Systems), UT-Austin (2020-2022).
- Steering Faculty/Committee, HAZWOPER Certificate Training (2017~present)
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Science/Engineering, Iowa State University, 2009
- M.S., Water Resources/Geology, Iowa State University, 2006
- B.S., M.S., Hydrogeology/Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, 1996, 1998