Shicheng Li

I am an Assistant Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, conducting fundamental and applied research in hydraulics and ecohydraulics. My work advances scientific understanding and technological innovation for the smart, efficient, and sustainable management of water resources. The aim is to support the development of safe, resilient, and environmentally friendly hydraulic systems that address the growing challenges of climate change, rising energy demand, and ecosystem protection.

My research interests include:
-Climate-resilient hydraulic infrastructure, including flow-related hazards, air-water flows, and turbulence
-Sustainable freshwater ecosystems, including aquatic habitats and fish hydrodynamics
-Digital twins for water systems, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and machine learning (ML)

Supervision of PhD students:
-Umar Farooq, CFD for high-velocity air-water flows
-Junfeng Chen, Sustainable hydropower

Supervision of MSc students in
-Dam safety: Piano key weir, stilling basin, flap-gate spillway, labyrinth weir
-Sustainable hydropower: Fish habitat, fish passage
-Others: ML for flood mapping, ML for discharge monitoring