Dr. Xinhua Jia

Xinhua Jia, P.E., Professor
Morrill Hall Room 204
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
North Dakota State University
NDSU Dept. 7620
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-6453
E-mail: xinhua.jia@ndsu.edu
Publications
Degrees
- Ph.D. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Arizona
- Registered Professional Engineer
Responsibilities
- Teaching (25%)
- Research (75%)
Areas of Expertise
- Irrigation and drainage
- Evapotranspiration
- Hydrology
- Water Quality
Funded Research (last 3 years)
- Co-PI, Satellite enhanced snowmelt flood prediction in the Red River of the North Basin. NASA ROSES.
- Co-PI, Managing water for increased resiliency of drained agricultural landscapes. USDA NIFA.
- PI, Growth and fresh yield responses of sweet corn to mulch, planting date, and hybrid. North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
- PI, Impact of drainage water management and subirrigation on soil and water quality. ND Soybean Council.
- PI, Automatic sensor controlled drip irrigation under mulches for tomato and watermelon productions. ND Department of Agriculture.
- Co-PI, Building NRCS technical capacity in irrigation water management for variable rate irrigation. USDA NRCS.
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).
- Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- North Central Extension Research Activity (NCERA-217): Drainage design and management practices to improve water quality.
- Soil Science Society of American (SSSA).
Courses Taught
- ASM/NRM/SOIL 264 - Natural Resources Management Systems
- ASM 264L – Natural Resources Management Systems Laboratory
- ABEN 484/684 - Drainage and Wetland Engineering
Professional Activities - Reviewer
- Transactions of the ASABE
- Agricultural Water Management
- Applied Engineering in Agriculture
- Agronomy Journal
- Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
- Irrigation Science
- Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
- Soil Science Society of American Journal
- Journal of Climatology
- Journal of Hydrology
- Water Resources Research
Links
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=fL0NZx8AAAAJ
Research blog: http://aben-saregrant-ndsu.blogspot.com/