Position：Associate Professor
Address：Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084
Tel：010-62797417
E-mail: jsun@tsinghua.edu.cn

1997/09 - 2001/07: Bachelor student, Department of Mechanics, Tianjin University
2001/09 - 2004/02: Master student, Department of Mechanics, Tianjin University
2004/03 - 2007/06: PhD student, Department of Mechanics, Tianjin University

2014/12 - now Associate Professor Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University
2012/12 - 2014/12 Lecturer Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University
2010/05 - 2011/05 Academic Visitor Cardiff School of Engineering
2007/07 - 2012/12 Lecturer Department of Mechanics, Tianjin University

Hydraulics

Hydro-environment processes, Eco-hydrodynamics, River dynamics, Estuary and coastal environment, Marine energy, Urban flood

[1] 2020/01-2022/12, Development of high quality hydropower in upper rivers and mechanism of ecological environment evolution in lower reaches and the estuary, supported by the fund of State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering.

[2] 2019/07-2021/06, Sediment transport and morpho-dynamics of large-scale braided rivers, supported by the State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University.

[3] 2018/01-2020/12, Investigation of pollutants into the coastal waters of Tianjin Binhai New Area and control scheme, supported by the Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Binhai New Area of Tianjin.

[4] 2018/01-2021/12, Non-uniform sediment transport and morpho-dynamics of the braided Yarlung-Zangbo River, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

[5] 2018/7-2021/12, Coping with Deltas in Transition, supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China.

[6] 2016/07-2021/06, The impact of huge reservoirs on the water flow and sediment transport, supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China.

[7] 2015/03~2017/03, Flood impact assessment in mega cities under urban sprawl and climate change, supported by the Global Innovation Initiative (GII).

[8] 2015/01-2017/12, Mechanism and modelling of river migrations, supported by the fund of State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering.

[9] 2015/01-2016/12, Water exchange characteristics of typical estuaries, supported by the State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University.

[10] 2013/01-2015/12, Impact of huge reservoirs on the thermo-condition, supported by the State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering.

[11] 2012/01-2014/12, Investigation, modelling and estimation of wave and tidal current energy, supported by the National High-tech Research and Development Program in China (863 program).

[12] 2011.01~2013.12, Study on numerical simulation of 3D high-vertical-resolution for environmental hydrodynamics in coastal water, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

[13] 2007.11~2008.04, Numerical Simulation of Water Quality in the Pearl River Estuary and Adjacent Sea Areas, supported by the South China Institute of Environment Science (Guangzhou), Ministry of Environmental Protection of China.

[14] 2007.01~2007.09, Study on the Water Exchange Characteristics and Water Environmental Prediction in the Waters around the Tianjin Port, supported by the Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd..

[15] 2006.07~2006.12, Numerical simulation of the sediment transport and mobile bed for the Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port, supported by the Third Harbor Engineering Investigation and Design Institute (Shanghai), the Ministry of Communication of China.

Reviewer of following journals:

Science of the Total Environment,  Journal of Hydrology,  Hydrological Processes, Earth Surface Dynamics,  Geomorphology,  Catena,  Estuary Coastal and Shelf Science,  Ocean Dynamics,  Journal of Coastal Research,  ICE-Water Management,  International Journal of Sediment Research

1. 2015, Robert Alfred Carr Prize (ICE), Rank 1th.

2. The Third Prize of Tianjin Technology Progress in 2008, Rank 4th.

3. The First Prize of Tianjin Technology Progress in 2004, Rank 11th.

Publication

2020

[1] Sun Jian, Liu Leyang, Lin Jie, Lin Binliang*, Zhao Haiping. Vertical water renewal in a large estuary and implications for water quality. Science of the Total Environment, 710 (2020): 135593.

[2] Li Yuanyi, Sun Jian, Lin Binliang*, Liu Zhaowei. Thermal-hydrodynamic circulations and water fluxes in a tributary bay of the Three Gorges Reservoir. Journal of Hydrology, 585 (2020): 124319.

[3] Yuan Bing, Sun Jian, Lin Binliang*, Zhang Fanyi. Long-term morphodynamics of a large estuary subject to decreasing sediment supply and sea level rise. Global and Planetary Change, 191 (2020): 103212.

[4] Yuan Bing, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian*. Decadal changes in sediment budget and morphology in the tidal reach of the Yangtze River. Catena, 188 (2020): 104438.

[5] Huang Zhe, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian*, et al. Suspended Sediment Transport Responses to Increasing Human Activities in a High-Altitude River: A Case Study in a Typical Sub-Catchment of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Water, 2020, 12: 952.

[6] Li Yuanyi, Zhang Weiguo, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian, Feng Huan*. 210PB, 137CS and 7Be as Tracers for Sediment Deposition in an Embayment of Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Chapter of Radionuclides: Properties, Behaviour and Potential Health, edited by Todorović Nataša and Nikolov Jovana, 2020, Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York.

[7] 陶磊, 孙健, 李原仪, 刘海英, 尚建程, 林斌良, 聂振华, 袁德奎. 潮汐和季风作用下渤海湾水交换研究. 水力发电学报, 2020, 39(5): 99-107.

Tao Lei, Sun Jian, Liu Haiying, Li Yuanyi, Shang Jiancheng, Lin Binliang, Nie Zhenhua, Yuan Dekui, Study on the water exchange in the Bohai Bay under the effects of tides and seasonal winds. Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering, 2020, 39(5): 99-107. (in Chinese)

[8] 董娇娇, 孙健, 陈燕珍, 刘长根, 马慧敏, 刘春宏. 渤海岸线及地形变化对水动力影响的数值模拟. 海洋科学进展, 2020, 38(4): 676-687.

Dong Jiao-Jiao, Sun Jian, Chen Yan-Zhen, Liu Chang-Gen, Ma Hui-Min, Liu Chun-Hong. Numerical simulation of the hydrodynamics affected by coastline and bathymetry changes in the Bohai Sea. Advances in Marine Science, 2020, 38(4): 676-687.

2019

[9] Sun Jian, Zhang Man, Zhou Jianjun, Lin Binliang*. Investigation on hydrothermal processes in a large channel-type reservoir using an integrated physics-based model. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 2019, 21(3): 493-509.

[10] Shang Jiancheng, Sun Jian, Tao Lei, Li Yuanyi*, Nie Zhenhua, Liu Haiying, Chen Rui, Yuan Dekui. Combined effect of tides and wind on water exchange in a semi-enclosed shallow sea. Water, 2019, 11(1762).

[11] Zhang Fanyi, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian*. Current reversals in a large tidal river. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2019, 223: 74-84.

[12] 刘璐, 孙健, 袁冰, 林斌良. 城市暴雨地表积水过程研究：以清华大学校园为例. 水力发电学报, 2019, 38(8): 98-109.

Liu Lu, Sun Jian, Yuan Bing, Lin Binliang. Surface flooding in urban areas under heavy downpours: Case study of Tsinghua University campus. Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering, 2019, 38(8): 98-109. (in Chinese)

[13] Chen Yaling, Lin Binliang*, Sun Jian, Guo Jinxi, Wu Wenlong. Hydrodynamic effects of the ratio of rotor diameter to water depth: An experimental study. Renewable Energy, 2019, 136: 331-341.

[14] Li Yuanyi, Feng Huan, Zhang Haiwen, Sun Jian, Yuan Dekui*, Guo Lei, Ni Jing, Du Jinglong. Hydrodynamics and water circulation in the New York/New Jersey Harbor: A study from the perspective of water age. Journal of Marine Systems, 2019, 199(103219).

2018

[15] Zhang Fanyi, Sun Jian, Lin Binliang*, 2018. Huang Guoxian. Seasonal hydrodynamic interactions between tidal waves and river flows in the Yangtze Estuary. Journal of Marine Systems, 186: 17-28.

[16] Liu Lu, Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, Lu Lingwei, 2018. Building performance in dam-break flow – an experimental study. Urban Water Journal, 15(3): 251-258.

[17] Li Jun-De, Sun Jian, Lin Binliang*, 2018. Bed-Load Transport Based on the Entrainment Probabilities of Sediment Grains by Rolling and Lifting. International Journal of Sediment Research, 33: 126-136.

2017

[18] Sun Jian, Lu Lingwei, Lin Binliang*, Liu Lu, 2017. Processes of dike-break induced flows: A combined experimental and numerical model study. International Journal of Sediment Research, 32: 465-471.

[19] Lin Jie, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian*, Chen Yaling, 2017. Numerical model simulation of island-headland induced eddies in a site for tidal current energy extraction. Renewable Energy, 101C: 204-213. 

[20] Yang Haiyan*, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian, 2017. Huang Guoxian. Simulating laboratory braided rivers with bed-load sediment transport. Water, 2017(9): 686.

2016

[21] Xu Xiao-fu, Sun Jian, NIE Hong-tao, Yuan De-kui, Tao Jian-hua, 2016. Linking structural equation modeling with Bayesian network and its application to coastal phytoplankton dynamics in the Bohai Bay. China Ocean Engineering, 30(5): 733-748.

[22] Lin Jie, Lin Binliang*, Sun Jian and Chen Yaling, 2016. Modelling hydrodynamic processes in tidal stream energy extraction. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 28(6). 1058-1064.

[23] 林杰, 林斌良, 陈娅玲, 孙健, 2016. 水平轴潮流发电机作用下流场的动态模拟. 太阳能学报, 37(4): 1050-1055.

Lin Jie, LinBinliang, Chen Yaling, Sun Jian, 2016. Dynamic simulation of flow field under horizontal tidal turbine. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica, 37(4): 1050-1055.

[24] 陆灵威, 林斌良, 孙健, 刘璐, 2016. 河道溃堤水波的物理模型实验研究. 水力发电学报, 35: 25-34.

Lu Lingwei, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian, Liu Lu, 2016. An experimental study of propagation of dike-break waves. Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering, 35: 25-34.

[25] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, 2016. A hydro-morphological study with a physics-based numerical model. The 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, Feb 7-12, Melbourne, Australia.

[26] Liu Lu, Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, Lu Lingwei, 2016. Numerical and Experimental Study on dam-break flows with building, 12th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 21-26 August, Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea.

2015

[27] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, Kuang Hongwei, 2015. Modelling the dynamic processes of channel migration. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Water Management, 168(6): 256-269.

[28] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, Yang Haiyan, 2015. Development and application of a braided river model with non-uniform sediment transport. Advances in Water Resources, 81: 62-74.

[29] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, Kuang Hongwei, 2015. Numerical modelling of channel migration with application to laboratory rivers. International Journal of Sediment Research, 30(1): 13-27.

[30] Lin Jie, Sun Jian, Liu Lu, Chen YaLing, Lin Binliang, 2015. Refined representation of turbines using a 3D SWE model for predicting distributions of velocity deficit and tidal energy density. International Journal of Energy Research, 39:1828-1842.

[31] 张伟, 孙健, 聂红涛, 姜国强, 陶建华, 2015. 珠江口及毗邻海域营养盐对浮游植物生长的影响. 生态学报, 35(12): 4034-4044.

Zhang Wei, Sun Jian, Nie Hongtao, Jiang Guoqiang, Tao Jianhua, 2015. Seasonal and spatial variations of nutrient and the response of phytoplankton in PRE and Adjacent Sea Areas. Acta Ecological Sinica, 35(12): 4034-4044.

[32] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, 2015. Study on numerical simulation of morphodynamic processes of braided rivers. E-proceedings of the 36th IAHR World Congress, 28 June – 3 July, 2015, The Hague, the Netherlands. 

[33] Lin Jie, Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, 2015. Numerical model simulation of island induced vortexes in a tidal current energy extraction site. The 7th East Asia Workshop for Marine Environment and Energy (EAWOMEN 2015), October 15-17, 2015, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan.

2014

[34] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang*, Jiang Guoqiang, Li Kaiming, 2014. A modelling study of residence time and exposure time in the Pearl River Estuary, China. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 8: 281-291.

[35] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, Jiang Guoqiang, Li Kaiming, Tao Jianhua, 2014. Modelling study on environmental indicators in an estuary. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Water Management, 167(3): 141-151.

[36] Ren Yuheng, Lin Binliang*, Sun Jian, 2014. Predicting water age distribution in the Pearl River Estuary using a three-dimensional model. Journal of Marine Systems, 139: 276-287.

[37] Sun Jian, Lin Binliang, Yang Haiyan, 2014. Numerical modelling of morpho-dynamic processes with multi-thread flows. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2014, September 3-5, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1239-1244.

[38] 况宏伟, 孙健, 林斌良, 2014. 流量非恒定性对河道演变影响机理的研究. 水利发电学报, 33(6): 118-125. 

Kuang Hongwei, SunJian, Lin Binliang, 2014. Study on river morphology dynamics with varying discharge. Journal of Hydroelectronic Engineering, 33(6): 118-125. (in Chinese)

[39] Ren Yuheng, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian, 2014. Study on water age in an estuary using three-dimensional models. 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, HIC 2014, 17 – 21 August 2014, The City College of New York Campus, New York City, USA.

[40] Lin Jie, Lin Binliang, Chen Yaling, Sun Jian, 2014. A promising method for real time simulation of tidal current power farm. Global Conference On Global Warming-2014, 25 - 29 May, Beijing China.

[41] 林杰, 孙健, 陈娅玲, 林斌良, 2014. 水平轴潮流发电机在三维浅水模型中的垂向定位及作用模拟. 2014海洋能技术研究进展, 39-44, 清华大学出版社, 第五届全国海洋能学术讨论会, 2014年11月22-23日, 北京, 中国.

2013

[42] Yuan Bing, Sun Jian*, Yuan Dekui, Tao Jianhua, 2013. Numerical simulation of shallow-water flooding using a two-dimensional finite volume model. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 25(4): 520-527. 

[43] 郑东升, 孙健*, 陶建华, 2013. 一种基于能量形式的风场数据统计方法及其在渤海湾水交换方面的应用. 海洋环境科学, 32(2): 280-283. 

Zheng Dongsheng, Sun Jian*, Tao Jianhua, 2013. A statistical method of wind field based on the form of energy and its application in Bohai Bay wate exchange. Marine Environmental Science, 32(2): 280-283. (in Chinese)

[44] Xing Fangwei, Sun Jian, Li Yuanyi, Yuan Dekui, Tao Jianhu, 2013. Numerical Simulation of Water Exchange in Bohai Sea with Age and Half-life Time. 35th IAHR World Congress, September 8-13, 2013, Chengdu, China.

[45] Ren Yuheng, Lin Binliang, Sun Jian, 2013. Water age distribution in the Pearl River Estuary. ECSA 53: Estuaries and coastal areas in times of intense change, 13-17 October, 2013, Shanghai, China.

[46] 冯露, 亢一澜, 王志勇, 孙健, 王世斌, 贾启芬, 沈岷, 2013. 基于问题学习的探究式教学改革实践. 高等工程教育研究, 4: 176-180.

Feng Lu, Kang Yilan, Wang Zhiyong, Sun Jian, Wang Shibin, Jia Qifen, Shen Min, 2013. Reform and practice of problem-learning based research-style teaching. Researches in Higher Education of Engineering, 4: 176-180. (in Chinese)

2012

[47] Sun Jian, Yang Kun, Wang Hongli, Li Wei, 2012. Numerical Assessment of Environmental Impact of Brine Discharge from a Desalination Plant on Coastal Water. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 188: 319-323.

[48] Zheng Dongsheng, Sun Jian, Wang Aimei, Tao Jianhua, Xiang Xiangquan, 2012. The simulation of the Chlorophyll-a by using the CA-SVM method and its application in Bohai Bay. Int. Conf. Rem. Sens., Environ. Transp. Eng., RSETE - Proc. (Proceedings of the 2nd international Conference on Remote Sensing, Environmental and Transportation Engineering), 2012, Nanjing China, 5: 3164-3168. 

[49] Zheng Dongsheng, Sun Jian, Wang Aimei, Tao Jianhua, 2012. A statistical method of wind field based on the form of energy and its application in Bohai Bay water exchange. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environmental and Transportation Engineering, Nanjing China, 2012, 1, 148-152. 

[50] Sun Jian, Tao Jianhua, Jiang Guoqiang, Li Kaiming, 2012. Modelling Study on the Nitrogen Distribution in the Pearl River Estuary, China. Proceedings of 2nd RSETE 2012, 3, 1676-1679. (2012 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE 2012), June 1st to 3rd , 2012 in Nanjing, China.)

[51] Yuan Bing, Yuan Dekui, Sun Jian, Tao Jianhua. 2012. A finite volume model for coupling surface and subsurface flows. Peocedia Engineering, 31: 62-67. (International Conference on Advances in Computational Modeling and Simulation, December 14, 2011 - December 16, 2011, Kunming, China.)

2011

[52] Sun Jian, Kuang Hongwei, Lin Binliang, 2011. Physical experiments and numerical modelling of channel evolution process. Proceedings of the 7th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, D3020. September 6-8, 2011.

2010

[53] Sun Jian, Tao Jian-hua*, 2010. A new wetting and drying method for moving boundary in shallow water flow models. China Ocean Engineering, 24(1): 79-92. 

[54] Li Xiao-bao, Yuan De-kui, Sun Jian, Tao Jian-hua, 2010. Simulation of land reclamation's effect on the water exchange in Tianjin coastal area. Int. Conf. Bioinformatics Biomed. Eng., iCBBE (2010 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2010), June 18, 2010 - June 20, 2010, Chengdu, China, 1-5.

[55] 孙健, 李伟, 王红莉, 陶建华, 2010. 海水淡化厂外排浓盐水输移扩散数值模拟预测. 中国给水排水, 26(3): 53-56.

SUN Jian, LI Wei, WANG Hongli, TAO Jianhua, 2010. Numerical simulation of transport and diffusion of brine discharged from desalination plant. China Water & Wastewater, 26(3): 53-56.

[56] 冯露, 王燕群, 亢一澜, 孙健, 2010. 工程教育在材料力学教学中的探索与实践. 力学与工程应用, 13(1): 353-355.

2007/06-2009

[57] Yuan Dekui*, Sun Jian, Li Xiaobao, 2008. Simulation of wetting and drying process in depth integrated shallow water flow model by slot method. China Ocean Engineering, 22(3): 1-10.

[58] Nie Hong-tao, Sun Jian, Tao Jian-hua, 2008. An improvement on wetting and drying method for moving boundary in shallow water flow models. Adv. Water Resour. Hydraul. Eng. - Proc. IAHR-APD Congr. Symp. IAHR-ISHS (Advances in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering - Proceedings of 16th IAHR-APD Congress and 3rd Symposium of IAHR-ISHS), 2008, Nanjing, China, V: 1683-1688. (第16届国际水利工程与研究协会亚太地区分会年会IAHR-APD和第3届国际水工水力学研讨会IAHR-ISHS).

[59] Li Xiao-bao, Yuan De-kui, Sun Jian, 2008. Simulation of water exchange in Bohai bay. Adv. Water Resour. Hydraul. Eng. - Proc. IAHR-APD Congr. Symp. IAHR-ISHS (Advances in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering - Proceedings of 16th IAHR-APD Congress and 3rd Symposium of IAHR-ISHS), 2008, Nanjing, China, IV: 1341-1346.

[60] Sun Jian, Nie Hong-tao, Tao Jian-hua, Fu Guo, 2009. Analysis of the pulse impact on sea area by the sluice-controlled river. River Basin Research and Planning Approach (Proceedings of International Symposium of HAI Basin Integrated Water and Environment Management), 2008, Beijing, China, 71-77.

[61] Yuan De-kui, Lin Binliang, Tao Jian-hua and Sun Jian, 2007. Pollutant transport and mixing in water wave field. Proceedings of 32nd Congress of IAHR, Venice, Italy, A1.a-004-O, 252.

[62] 袁德奎, 吕迎雪, 孙健, 陶建华, 2008. 用关联矩阵研究天津港的水交换. 第二十一届全国水动力学研讨会暨第八届全国水动力学学术会议暨两岸船舶与海洋工程动力学研讨会文集, 济南, 922-927.

2004-2007/06

[63] 孙健, 陶建华, 2007. 潮流数值模拟中动边界处理方法研究. 水动力学研究与进展, 22(1): 44-52. 

Sun Jian, Tao Jian-hua, 2007. The study on simulation of moving boundary in numerical tidal flow model. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 22(1): 44-52. (in Chinese)

[64] Sun Jian, Tao Jian-hua, 2006. Relation matrix of water exchange for sea bays and its application. China Ocean Engineering, 20(4): 529-544.

[65] Tao Jian-hua, Sun Jian, 2006. Numerical simulation of water exchange for sea bays. 7th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, HIC 2006, Nice, FRANCE, 1: 684-690.

[66] 焦楠, 孙健, 陶建华, 2006. 河口建闸对河道河口及近岸海域水环境的影响研究. 港工技术, 170(2): 7-9.

Jiao Nan, Sun Jian, Tao Jian-hua, 2006. Impact on aquatic environment in the upstream, estuary and nearshore due to sluice build in the river estuary. Port Engineering Technology, 170(2): 7-9. (in Chinese)

[67] 孙健, 李顺芹, 陶建华, 2004. 非线性Stokes波浪场中污染物输移扩散研究. 水动力学研究与进展, 19(4): 494-500. 

Sun Jian, Li Shun-qin, Tao Jian-hua, 2004. Study on transport and diffusion of contaminants in nonlinear Stokes waves. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 19(4): 494-500. (in Chinese)