Rui Li is a PhD candidate in environmental engineering at Old Dominion University. He received his MS in environmental engineering from Iowa State University in 2012 and his BS in geography from Beijing Normal University in 2010. His research focuses on hydrological modeling and the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coastal hydrology and flooding. He has experience using modeling tools such as ArcGIS, HEC-RAS, EPANET, SWMM, SWAT, and SDSM. He has published papers on simulating the effects of sea level rise and soil erosion modeling.

1. 1 / 3
Rui Li
1418 Buckingham Ave., Norfolk, VA 23508
Email: rxxli002@odu.edu; lirui0803@gmail.com; Phone: (757) 679-7766
Education and Training
Ph.D. Student/PhD Candidate Environmental Engineering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA Since 2012
M.S Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2012
B.S. Geography. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China 2010
Qualifications: EIT
Skills: Arc GIS; HEC-RAS; EPANET; SWMM; JMP; SWAT; SDSM
Study Area: Hydraulics, Water Resources, Hydrological Modeling
Selected Course
Old Dominion University (Ph.D.) Iowa State University (M.S.)
 BIOL 807 (Ecosystem Ecology)  Groundwater
 CEE 546 (Urban Stormwater Hydrology)  Hydrological Modeling
 CEE 841 (Open Channel Flow)  Hydraulics and Water Resources
 CEE 847 (Groundwater flow)  Environmental Flow
 CEE 856 (Water Quality Modeling)  Statistic Experimental Design
 CEE 861 (Water Resources Process Analysis)  Stochastic Statistics
 GEOG 502 (Geographic Information Systems)  Surface Water Hydrology
 OEAS 622 (Wetland Hydrology)
Beijing Normal University (B.S.)
 Analysis of Soil Physical Nature  Methods for Experimental Analysis of Physical Geography
 Environmental Monitoring  Pedagogy
 Geographical Information System  Regional Analysis and Planning
 Geology and Geomorphology  Remote Sensing Principles and Interpretation
 Geostatistics  Resource and Environmental Economics
 Hydrology  Surface Water and Heat Balance
 Integrated Physical Geography  Water Resource: Computation and Management
 Meteorology and Climatology  Watershed Management
Professional Experience
August 2012 ~ Present: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, VA
 Graduate Research Assistant
o Rainfall-runoff mechanisms in Virginia, USA
o Modeling combined impacts of climate change and sea level rise in coastal hydrology (flooding)

2. 2 / 3
 Graduate Teaching Assistant
o Grading assignments of two undergraduate classes (hydromechanics; hydraulics and water
resources)
 Computer Lab Assistant
o Supervise the use of the departmental computer laboratory on a daily basis
August 2010 ~ December 2011: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
 Graduate Research Assistant
o Watershed delineation
o Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) input preparation
o Climate region delineation
o Preprocessing of observed precipitation data
 Graduate Teaching Assistant
o Grading assignments
September 2006 ~ July 2008: School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
 Soil Lab Assistant
o Preparation of reagents, and lab vessel and equipment
o Demonstration of experiment procedures for tests of soil physical and chemical
characteristics
o Soil lab weekly maintenance
Social and Volunteering Experience
 Member of Chinese Student and Scholar Association at ODU (since August 2013)
 Assistant of International Student Office at Beijing Normal University (September 2008 ~ July 2010)
 Volunteer of Beijing Olympics (2008)
 Member of the Dove Volunteer Association (September 2006 ~ July 2010)
Award and Honor
 Excellent Teaching Assistant of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, ODU (2015)
 Outstanding B.S. Thesis of Beijing Normal University (2010)
 Outstanding Volunteer of Beijing Olympics (2008)
Publication
Wang X, Li R, and G. Schafran. 2015. Simulating effects of sea level rise on runoff and sedimentation processes in a
mid-Atlantic coastal urban watershed. Paper No. 852 (peer-reviewed abstract). Presented (in oral) at ASCE
World Environmental & Water resources Congress 2015, Austin, Texas, USA, May 17-21, 2015.
Wang X, Liu T, Li F, Gao R, Yang X, Duan L, Luo Y, and Li R. 2012. Simulated soil erosion from a semiarid typical
steppe watershed using an integrated aeolian and fluvial prediction model. Hydrological Processes 28: 325-340.
doi: 10.1002/hyp.9579.
Shu P, Wang L, and Li R. 2010. The Difference of Soil and Vegetation on the Different Sensitive Surface in the
Covering with Other Soil for Melioration Spraying Project along the Highway. The Journal of Water and Soil

3. 3 / 3
Conservation. Issue Feb. (in Chinese).
Shu P, Wang L, Li R, and Yang P. 2010. The Analytical Process for the Vegetation Restoration on the Ecological
Revetment along the Jilai Highway of Shandong Province. Technology of Transportation and Road. Issue April.
(in Chinese)