Jueyi Sui

Jueyi Sui is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), specializing in cold region hydraulics and hydrology, river ice hydraulics, and snow hydrology. He holds a Dr.-Ing. from Technische Universität Kaiserslautern and is affiliated with the Engineering and NRES Graduate Program. Sui’s research focuses on sediment transport, fluvial hydraulics under ice-covered conditions, and watershed studies. He has attracted over $700,000 in research grants and serves on editorial boards of journals like Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics and International Journal of Sediment Research.

Education:

• Dr.-Ing., Water Resources Engineering, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany (1998)
• MScE., River Hydraulics, Hefei University of Technology, China (1988)
• B.Eng., Civil (Hydraulic) Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China (1985)

Research Interests: Sui’s work addresses river ice dynamics, sediment transport under ice cover, snow hydrology, and fluvial hydraulics. He explores topics like local scour around hydraulic structures, turbulence in vegetated channels, and ice jam formation mechanisms. His contributions include over 120 reviewed papers and influential studies on ice-covered hydraulics.

Grants & Awards:

• NSERC Discovery Grant (2014–2019)
• DAAD Research Ambassador (2012–present)
• 2014 UNBC Research Excellence Award
• 2013 WASER Best Paper Award

Teaching: Sui teaches courses such as Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Engineering Fundamentals, and Watershed Management. He advises graduate students in the NRES program.

Professional Activities: Sui has reviewed over 120 papers and chairs editorial roles for multiple journals. He collaborates internationally, with fieldwork in Canada, Germany, and China.