Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Sun Yat-sen University

Master in Sun Yat-sen University

Bachelor in China Three Gorges University

Teaching Area

Oceanography

Atmospheric Science

Climate Science

Environmental Hydraulics

Hydrodynamics

Risk Management

Research Area

Tropical Cyclone Dynamics, Observations, Numerical Modeling

Hydroclimate Extremes under Climate Change

Estuarine Hydrodynamics and Hydro-Environmental Modeling    

Climate Adaptation and Intelligent Decision Support

Professional Services

Working Experience

Aug. 2026 ~ present, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology

Apr. 2026 ~ Jul. 2026, Research Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore

Apr 2023 ~ Mar. 2026, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Academic Publication (selected)

1.          Jiangchao Qiu, Sai Ravela, and Kerry Emanuel. From decades to years: Rising seas and cyclones amplify Bangladesh’s storm-tide hazards in a warming climate. One Earth 8, no. 4 (2025).

2.          Jiangchao Qiu, Bingjun Liu, Fang Yang, Xiaola Wang, and Xiaogang He. Quantitative stress test of compound coastal‐fluvial floods in China's Pearl River Delta. Earth's Future 10, no. 5 (2022): e2021EF002638.

3.          Jiangchao Qiu, Bingjun Liu, Xuan Yu, and Zibo Yang. Combining a segmentation procedure and the BaRatin stationary model to estimate nonstationary rating curves and the associated uncertainties. Journal of Hydrology 597 (2021): 126168.

4.          Xiaola Wang, Jiangchao Qiu, Kai Duan, Ge Sun, Jianhua Wang, Huan Liu, Xuanxuan Wang, and Peng Hu. A modeling framework for disentangling the impacts of changing climate and land uses on terrestrial water-carbon balance under SSP-RCP scenarios. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 64 (2026): 103303.

5.          Jiangchao Qiu, Bingjun Liu, Zibo Yang, Wei Peng. Uncertainty analysis of estimated discharge based on stage-discharge rating curves. Advances in Water Science, 2020, 31(2): 214-223.

6.          Youtong Rong, Paul Bates, Jeff Neal, Yanchen Zheng, and Jiangchao Qiu. Advancing river bathymetry mapping through physics-informed neural networks and SWOT satellite observations. Remote Sensing of Environment 342 (2026): 115481.

7.          Qin Jiang, Hui‐Min Wang, Biao Long, Yaomin Wang, Shengxuan Li, Jiangchao Qiu, Shuo Zhang, Chao Li, and Xiaogang He. Complex networks reveal climate models' capability in simulating global synchronized extreme precipitation. Geophysical Research Letters 53, no. 2 (2026): e2025GL118219.

Research Grants

2023.04 -- 2026.03   Preparing for a New World of Weather and Climate Extremes (MIT Climate Grand Challenge Flagship Project, Participate)

2023.04 -- 2026.03   Reinventing climate change adaptation with the Climate Resilience Early Warning System (MIT Climate Grand Challenge Flagship Project, Participate)

2022.08 -- 2025.08   Mechanism and Risk Assessment of Storm Surge in the Complex Estuary under the Additive Effect of Multiple Environmental Loads on the Sea and Land (NSFC, Participate)

2019.08 -- 2022.08   Driving Effect of Sea–Land Interaction on the Saltwater Intrusion in the Estuary (NSFC, Participate)

2020.08 -- 2021.08   Effect of Storm Surge and Reconstruction of the Design Value of Flood in Guangzhou Section of Pearl River (Guangzhou Water and Technology Project, Participate)

2016.08 -- 2018.08   Mode of Coordinated Regulation for Streamflow Adaptive Utilization in Lancang River Basin under Changing Environments (NSFC, Participate)

Patents

China Patent. ZL201811518558.3. A method for determining the rating curve in natural rivers based on Bayesian theory.

China Patent. ZL201910779160.3. A method for analyzing the stage series error based on stage–discharge rating curves.

Professional Certification and Awards

Research Mentoring Certificate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 2026

Outstanding Reviewer Award, Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union, June 2026

Student Awards

Professional Society Membership

Senior Member, Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES)

Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)