Education background

2004 – 2009, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering

2000 – 2004, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, B .S. in Environmental Engineering

Experience

2017 – Present, Tsinghua University, Associate Professor

2011 – 2017, Tsinghua University, Assistant Professor

2010, University of Cincinnati, Visiting Scholar

2009 – 2011, Tsinghua University, Postdoc

Teaching

Chair in ‘Environment Evaluation’, BS course.

Participate in ‘Environmental Data Analysis and Mathematic Model ‘, BS course.

Participate in ‘Environmental System Thinking and Big Data ‘, BS course.

Participate in ‘Tsinghua Environment Summer School‘, MSc course.

Concurrent Academic

Member, International Water Association

Young Water Professional, IWA Specialist Groups of Modeling and Integrated Assessment

Member, IWA Young Water Professionals China

Member, China Civil Engineering Society

Member, Chinese Environmental Science Association

Member, Water Environment Federation

Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects

Urban water system modeling

Sustainable urban drainage system design

Urban drainage system real-time control

Infrastructure resilience

Research Status

Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on urban drainage system cooperative control and operation using robust hierarchical optimization, January 2018 - December 2021, PI.

National Key Research and Develop Program, Basic paradigm and evolution of water cycle in Beijing - Tianjin - Hebei cities，July 2016 – December 2020, PI.

Program of Kunming city in Yunnan Province, Study on growth mechanism and influencing factors of cyanobacteria green algae in Dianchi Lake, January 2016 – December 2016, Co-I.

Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on urban spatial growth patterns based on sustainability of water environmental infrastructures,  January 2015 - December 2018, Co-I.

Independent Research Program of Tsinghua University, Research on the synergy effect and integrated simulation between LID and drainage system, October 2015 – September 2018, PI.

National Key Science and Technology Projects, Synthetic integrated urban water pollution control and water environment improvement technologies, January 2014 – December 2018, Co-I.

Ministry of Housing and Construction Projects, Technical specification of collecting and maintaining data for urban drainage and flood mitigation facilities, January 2014 – December 2014, Co-I.

Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on the adaptive planning and design strategies for urban drainage system to cope with urbanization and climate change, January 2014 - December 2016, PI.

National Key Science and Technology Projects, Research on the influence mechanism of CSO regulation and urban drainage system control in Kunming city, January 2011 - December 2016, PI.

Chinese Academy of Engineering Project, Comprehensive study on the environment and development of Huaihe river basin, March 2011 – March 2013, Co-I.

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Impact of urban wastewater system layout on system sustainability, March 2010-March 2011, PI.

IBM Shared University Research, Mode and layout design for sustainable urban drainage system, June 2010- June 2011, Co-I.

National Key Science and Technology Projects, Integration of urban water environment improvement technologies and construction of basic support platform, January 2009 – December 2012, Co-I.
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Project of MOST, Sustainable urban drainage system planning and modeling, December 2009 – December 2010, Co-I.

Beijing Urban Planning and Design Institute Project, Urban water system planning research for Daxing new area in Beijing, April 2008 – April 2009, Co-I.

National Science and Technology Support Program, Study on key technology and standard system of urban comprehensive water saving planning, December 2006 – December 2010, Co-I.

National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), Urban binary water circulation system evolution and safe efficient water use mechanism, November 2006 – November 2010, Co-I.

China State Environmental Protection Administration Project, Eco - environmental impact assessment and countermeasure of major pollution events in Songhua River, December 2005 – December 2006, Co-I.

Honors And Awards

2017, IWA YWP China – Beijing Capital CO., LTD Water Star Prize

2016, Best Papers Prize of China Civil Engineering Society.

2015, Best Papers (1st place) of Journal Water and Wastewater Engineering in 2015.

2012, Youth Science and Technology Prize of Chinese Environmental Sciences Association.

2012, Best Papers (2nd place) of Journal Water and Wastewater Engineering in 2012.

2011，Best Oral Presentation (1st place) at WATERMATEX 2011

Academic Achievement

Books

Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Liu, Y. (2016), Urban runoff pollution control. China Architecture and Building Press, Beijing.

Chen, J. N., Zeng, S. Y., and Dong, X. (2016). Method and Application of Sustainable Urban Water Environment System Planning. China Architecture and Building Press, Beijing.

Chen, J. N., Zeng, S. Y., Du, P. F., Sun, F., and Dong, X. (2014). Mechanism of urban dualistic water cycle system evolution. Science Press, Beijing.

Journal papers

Dong, X., Du, X. M., Li, K., Zeng, S. Y. * and Bledsoe, B. P. (2017). Benchmarking sustainability of urban water infrastructure systems in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 170: 330-338.

Dong, X., Guo, H., and Zeng, S. Y. * (2017). Enhancing future resilience in urban drainage system: Green versus grey infrastructure. Water Research, 124: 280-289.

Dong, X., Huang, S., C., and Zeng, S. Y. * (2017). Design and evaluation of control strategies in urban drainage system in Kunming city. Frontier of Environmental Science and Engineering, 11(4):13-20

Dong, X., Zhang, X., Y., and Zeng, S. Y. * (2017).Measuring and explaining eco-efficiencies of wastewater treatment plants in China: An uncertainty analysis perspective. Water Research, 112: 195-207.

Zeng, S. Y., Chen, X., Dong, X.* and Liu, Y. (2017). Efficiency assessment of urban wastewater treatment plants in China: Considering greenhouse gas emissions. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 120:157-165.

Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y.*, Bai, F., Li, D., and He, M. (2016). Extracellular microcystin prediction based on toxigenic Microcystis detection in a eutrophic lake. Scientific Reports. (DOI: 10.1038/srep20886)

Bai, H., Dong, X., Zeng, S.* Y., and Chen, J. N. (2016). Assessing Future Precipitation Trends under Multiple Climate Change Scenarios: A Case Study in China. International journal of Global Warming, 10(4): 437-453.

Jia, N., Dong, X., and Liu, Y.* (2016). Safe distance between cities based on the BP neural network water quality model: a study on Wuhu and Ma'anshan. China Environmental Science, 36(6): 1905-1912 (in Chinese)

Liu, Y. H., Sun, F.*, Zeng, S. Y., Lauzon, K. and Dong, X. (2016). Integrated model driven by agent-based water end-use forecasting to evaluate the performance of water and wastewater pipeline systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 142(10):04016035(9).

Zeng, S. Y.*, Dong, X. (2015). Development and practice of urban rainfall runoff pollution control technology. Water and Wastewater Engineering, 10:1-3. (in Chinese)

Ma, S., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X.*, Chen, J. N., and Olsson, G. (2015). Modification of the activated sludge model for chemical dosage. Frontier of Environmental Science and Engineering, 9(4): 694-701.

Li, S., Sun, F., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Du, P. F. (2015). Development and identification of a multi-species water quality model for reclaimed water distribution systems. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, 5 (3): 360-371.

Zeng, L., Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y.*, Zhang, T. Z., and Chen, J. N. (2015). Post-evaluation of a water pollution control plan: methodology and case study. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 9(4): 712-724.

Huang, Y., Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y.*, and Chen, J. N. (2015). An integrated model for structure optimization and technology screening of urban wastewater systems. Frontier of Environmental Science and Engineering, 9(6): 1036-1048.

Dong, X.*, Zeng, S. Y. and Chen, J. N. (2015) Study on the Method and Tools for Sustainable Urban Water Environmental System Planning and Design. Water and Wastewater Engineering, 41(3): 39-44. (in Chinese)

Ma, S., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., Chen, J. N.*, and Olsson, G. (2014). Short-term prediction of influent flow rate and ammonia concentration in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Frontier of Environmental Science and Engineering, 8(1):128-136.

Zeng, S. Y.*, Dong, X., and Chen, J. N. (2013). Toxicity assessment of metals in sediment from the lower reaches of the Haihe River Basin in China. International Journal of Sediment Research, 28(2). 172-181.

Ning, X., Liu, Y.*, Chen, J. N., Dong, X., Li, W. F., and Liang, B. (2013) Sustainability of urban drainage management: a perspective on infrastructure resilience and thresholds. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 7(5): 658-668.

Bai, H., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Chen, J. N.* (2013). Substance flow analysis for an urban drainage system of a representative hypothetical city in China. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 7(5): 746-755.

Zeng, L., Zeng, S. Y.*, Dong, X., Zhang, T. Z., and Chen, J. N. (2013). Probabilistic ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in southwestern catchments of the Bohai Sea, China. Ecotoxicology, 22(8): 1221-1231.

Zeng, S. Y.*, Zeng, L., Dong, X., and Chen, J. N. (2013). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in river sediments from the western and southern catchments of the Bohai Sea, China: toxicity assessment and source identification. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185:4291-4303.

Huang, Y., Chen, J. N.*, Zeng, S. Y., Sun, F., and Dong, X. (2013). A stochastic optimization approach for integrated urban water resource planning. Water Science and Technology, 67(7): 1634-1641.

Zeng, S. Y.*, Dong, X., Chen, J. N., and Li, P. (2013). Planning an urban wastewater system with centralised greywater reuse: a case in Beijing. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 30(1): 40-55.

Liu, L. Y., Zeng, S. Y.*, Dong, X., and Chen, J. N. (2013). Design and assessment of urban drainage and water reuse systems for the reconstruction of formerly industrial areas: a case in Beijing. Water Science and Technology, 67(1): 55-62.

Bai, H., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Chen, J. N.* (2013). Research of potassium flow and circulation based on substance flow analysis. Environmental Science, 34(6): 2493-2496. (in Chinese)

Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y., Chen, J. N.*, and Zhao, D. Q. (2012). An integrated urban drainage system model for assessing renovation scheme. Water Science and Technology, 65 (10): 1781-1788.

Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y., and Chen, J. N.* (2012). A spatial multi-objective optimization model for sustainable urban wastewater system layout planning. Water Science and Technology, 66 (2): 267-274.

Dong, X., Chen, J.*, Zeng, S. Y., and Du, P. F. (2011). Comparison of Urban Wastewater System Based on Substance Flow Analysis. Water and Wastewater Engineering, 37(1): 137-142. (in Chinese)

Du, P.*, Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Huang, H. (2011). Urban comprehensive water saving and its planning method. Construction Science and Technology, 19: 24-27. (in Chinese)

Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y., Chen, J. N.*, and Zhao, D. Q. (2008). An integrated assessment method of urban drainage system: A case study in Shenzhen City, China. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 2(2): 150-156.

Dong, X., Chen, J. N.*, Zeng, S. Y., and Zhao, D. Q. (2008). Integrated assessment of urban drainage system under the framework of uncertainty analysis. Water Science and Technology, 57(8): 1227-1234.

Dong, X., Chen, J. N.*, and Zeng, S. Y. (2008). Advances of integrated simulation for urban drainage system. Water and Wastewater Engineering, 34(11):118-123. (in Chinese)

Chen, J. N.* and Dong, X. (2007). Development and challenge of urban water system planning. Water and Wastewater Engineering, 33(9):1-2. (in Chinese)

Sun, F., Chen, J. N.* and Dong, X. (2007). Progress in research and practice of application of HACCP system to urban sewerage system. China Water and Wastewater, 23(2): 1-4. (in Chinese)

Dong, X., Chen, J. N.* and Zhao, D. Q. (2006). Application of SWMM model in urban drainage system planning. Water and Wastewater Engineering, 32(5):106-109. (in Chinese)

Conference Papers

Guo, H., Zeng, S. Y., and Dong, X. (2017). Influence of LID location within different sections of urban drainage network on the whole system performance. 14th International Conference on Urban Drainage. September 10-15, Prague, Czech Republic. (Oral presentation)

Xu, Z. W., Dong, X., and Du, P. F. (2017). Linking the topological structure of urban drainage systems to performance: a network analysis perspective. 14th International Conference on Urban Drainage. September 10-15, Prague, Czech Republic. (Oral presentation)

Huang, S. C., Dong, X., and Zeng, S. Y. (2017). The potential for application of artificial neural network models in plant-wide model predictive control of WWTP. 14th International Conference on Urban Drainage. September 10-15, Prague, Czech Republic. (Poster presentation)

Dong, X., Zhang, X., Y, and Zeng, S. Y. (2017). Benchmarking Eco-Efficiency of Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants in China. 7th IWA International Conference on Performance Assessment and Benchmarking of Water Services Pi2017. May 15-17, Vienna, Austria. (Oral presentation)

Huang, H. W., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Du, P. F. (2015). SWMM-based daily substance flow analysis for urban drainage system: a case study in northern Kunming. 9th IWA Symposium on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment Watermatex 2015. June 14-17, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. (Oral presentation)

Chen, X., Dong, X., and Zeng, S. Y. (2015). Technical and Economic Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Plants in China. 9th IWA Symposium on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment Watermatex 2015. June 14-17, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. (Oral presentation)

Guo, H., Dong, X., and Zeng, S. Y. (2015) Synergy effects of low impact development and urban drainage systems on urban flooding. 9th IWA Symposium on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment Watermatex 2015. June 14-17, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. (Poster presentation)

Bai, H., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Chen, J. N. (2014). Performance comparison of methods for temporal precipitation downscaling: the Kunming case. International Conference of Environmental Science and Technology 2014. June 9-13, Houston, USA. (Oral presentation)

Huang, S. C., Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y., and Chen, J. N. (2014). Comparison of different control strategies in urban drainage system: in Kumming City. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage. September 7-12, Sarawak, Malaysia. (Oral presentation)

Guo, H., Dong, X.*, Zeng, S. Y., and Chen, J. N. (2014). Impact of precipitation change caused by climate change on performance of urban drainage system. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage. September 7-12, Sarawak, Malaysia. (Oral presentation)

Liu, L, Y., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., and Chen, J. N. (2011). Assessment of urban drainage and water reuse system schemes with weight uncertainty analysis. 2011 International Conference on Electric Technology and Civil Engineering. April 22-24, Lushan, China, 2011.

Patents (Copyright in Computing Software)

Zeng, S. Y., Zhao, D. Q., Dong, X., Sheng, Z., Du, P. F. and Tong, Q. Y. 2016. Information system for the census of urban drainage and flood mitigation facilities V2.0. Reg. no.: 2016SR027834.

Dong, X., Zeng, S. Y., Huang, Y. and Zhang, X. D. 2015. Structure design and technology screening software for urban water pollution control system V1.0，Reg. no.: 2015SR243636.

Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., Huang, H. W. and Chen, F. 2015. Management system for the database of urban water pollution source apportionment V1.0，Reg. no.: 2015SR170961.

Dong, X., Bai, H. and Zeng, S. Y. 2015. Software for the urban rainwater system planning and design V1.0，Reg. no.: 2015SR221412.

Dong, X., Bai, H. and Zeng, S. Y. 2015. Urban precipitation temporal downscaling software based on scale invariance V1.0, Reg. no: 2015SR169125.

Dong, X., Bai, H. and Zeng, S. Y. 2015. Urban future daily rainfall simulation software based on statistical downscaling V1.0, Reg. no: 2015SR027275.

Chen, J. N., Zhao, D. Q., Sheng, Z., Zeng, S. Y., Dong, X., Tong, Q. Y., Du, P. F., Peng, D., Sheng, D. B. 2014. Information system for the census of urban drainage and flood mitigation facilities V1.0, Reg. no: 2014SR012845.

Dong, X., Chen, J. N., Zeng, S. Y. and Du, P. F. 2009. Urban wastewater system layout planning software V1.0, Reg. no.: 2009SRBJ4719.