Jian-Ping Suen (Professor, and department chair)

Office number：3F 4661
Tel:011 886 6 275 7575 ext 63243
Fax: 011 886 6 274 1463
E-mail: jpsuen@mail.ncku.edu.tw
NCKU Research：https://researchoutput.ncku.edu.tw/en/persons/jian-ping-suen
Website: http://www2.hyd.ncku.edu.tw/ecowater/

Education

• 2005, Ph.D.,  Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 1996, M.S., Agricultural Engineering (now Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering), National Taiwan University
• 1994, B.S., Agricultural Engineering (now Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering), National Taiwan University

Professional Employment

• 2016/08~present, Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
• 2017/01~present, Director, Center for Research in Water Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University
• 2018/03~present, Vice Chairman, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
• 2006/08~2016/07, Assistant Professor & Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
• 2006/02~2006/07, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
• 2005/06~2006/01, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests

• Environmental Flows
• Ecological Water Resources Management
• Environmental Systems Analysis
• Stream Ecosystems
• Hyporheic Water
• Environmental DNA

Teaching

• Stream Ecology
• Ecological Water Resources Management
• Ecological Engineering
• Hydrology
• Introduction to Hydraulic Engineering
• Practical Training
• Water and Soil Resources Analysis and Applications
• Engineering Economics

Honors

• Excellent Young Scientists Research Funding Recipient from Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2015~2018
• “Excellent Thesis Award” – Chinese Water Resources Management Society, 2015
• “Emerging Star” Award – College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2014
• Research Award of Dr. Kwoh-Ting Li’s Lecture on Science and Social Science – National Cheng Kung University, 2012
• Outstanding Youth Award, Taiwan Agricultural Engineers Society, 2011
• Excellent Research Award – Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2014
• Excellent Mentor Award – Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2010, 2014, 2017
• Excellent Teaching Award – Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2010, 2013, 2016
• Government Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2000~2003

Publications

[Journal Papers]

1. Tallar, R. Y. and J. P. Suen. 2017. ‘Measuring the Aesthetic Value in Multifunctional Lake by Using an Enhanced Visual Quality Method’, Water 9(4): 233.
2. Yang, H. C., J. P. Suen, and S. K. Chou. 2016. ‘Estimating the Ungauged Natural Flow Regimes for Environmental Flow Management’, Water Resources Management 30(13): 4571-4584.
3. Chiu, H. P. and J. P. Suen. 2016. ‘The Importance of Providing Multiple-Channel Sections in Dredging Activities to Improve Fish Habitat Environments’, Water 8(2): 36.
4. Tallar, R. Y. and J. P. Suen. 2016. ‘Aquaculture Water Quality Index: A Low-Cost Index to Accelerate Aquaculture Development in Indonesia’, Aquaculture International 24(1): 295-312.
5. Tallar, R. Y. and J. P. Suen. 2015. ‘Identification of Waterbody Status in Indonesia by Using Predictive Index Assessment Tool’, International Soil and Water Conservation Research 3(3): 224-238.