Zhulu Lin

Zhulu Lin received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 2003. He joined NDSU in December 2008 with a 40% teaching and 60% research appointment. His teaching responsibilities range from a freshman introductory course to graduate-level courses. His research program mainly focuses on modeling and managing large-scale agricultural and hydrological systems for sustainable uses of soil and water resources.

• Surface and subsurface hydrology and modeling
• Soil and water resources management
• Environmental systems analysis

• Impact of climate and land use changes on water resources
• Machine learning and deep learning applications to water resources
• Food, energy and water nexus
• Risk identification and assessment

• ABEN 110 Introduction to Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• ABEN 444/644 Transport Processes in Biological and Environmental Systems
• ABEN 477/677 Finite Element Analysis in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• ABEN 747 Numerical Modeling of Environmental and Biological Systems
• ABEN 765 Small Watershed Hydrology and Modeling

• Contractor, Florida St. Johns River Water Management District, 2007–2008
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Georgia, 2004–2006

• Liang, K. (PI), Z. Lin, T. DeSutter, J. Wolf, K. Wallace, B. Stenquist, X.-Z. Liang, C. Sun. Development of a Nutrient Management Decision-Support Tool to Improve Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin and Reduce Hypoxia in the Gulf of America. NASA-ROSES. $749,971, 2026-2029.
• Lin, Z. (PI), M. Meehan, I. Feng, L. Prasad, H. Zheng, G. Bolwerk, Y. Liu. PARTNERSHIP: Managing vegetated buffer strips to reduce phosphorus contribution from agricultural land in cold climate regions. USDA-NIFA Foundational and Applied Science Program, $900,000, 2026-2029.
• Lim, S. (PI), S. Steinbach, Z. Lin, V. Rayamajhee, R. Goyal, P.L. Kennedy, PARTNERSHIP: U.S. soybean and corn supply chain resilience: Impacts of extreme droughts on production, shipping, trade, and global food security. USDA-NIFA Foundational and Applied Science Program, $800,000, 2024-2027.
• Lin, Z. (PI). Evaluating the effectiveness of agricultural conservation practices in improving surface water quality in the Red River of the North Basin. International Water Institute. $32,294. 2023-2027.

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth System Science and Policy, University of North Dakota, 2017 – 2019
• Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, LASOSU2021: International Forum on Land Degradation, Soil Conservation and Sustainable Development, Dalian, China, 2021
• H. Roald and Janet Lund Excellence in Teaching Award, NDSU Agriculture and Extension Faculty and Staff Awards, 2023
• North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute Water Fellow, 2025

• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• The Honor Society of Agriculture (Gamma Sigma Delta)