Zhi Wang

Zhi Wang is a Professor of Hydrology and Soil Physics at California State University, Fresno's College of Science and Mathematics, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from KU Leuven (Belgium) and has expertise in water resources management, hydrogeology, soil physics, GIS applications, and climate change impacts on hydrological systems. His research is funded by NSF, DoD, and California state agencies.

Education:

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Soil Physics and Environmental Science, UC Riverside
• Ph.D., Hydrology and Soil Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium
• M.S., Irrigation Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, China

Research focuses on:

• Hydrology of arid/semi-arid regions (dew, dryland systems)
• Post-fire hydrology (soil hydrophobicity, erosion)
• GIS applications in geosciences
• Climate change impacts on water resources
• Unsaturated zone hydrology and preferential flow

Current projects include studying winery wastewater effects on vineyards, F3 innovation initiative for water-saving agricultural practices, and cover crops in vineyards.

Teaching includes courses like Environmental Science, Hydrogeology, Geostatistics, and GIS applications in geology.

Research collaborations include NSF-funded REU programs and industry partnerships with UmidaAg and Corigin. His lab currently studies San Joaquin Valley hydrology, Sierra Nevada watersheds, and geo-spatial data science using Python/ArcGIS.