Welcome to Cheng's "Hydro-GeoResources & Environment"!
The research of my group focuses primarily on fluid flow and contaminant transport (i.e., water, oil/hydrocarbons, solutes)
in the Environment and in natural / engineered porous media over different scales (e.g., Water-Energy-Food nexus).
My graduate and undergraduate students primarily conduct field-/lab-/computer-based research that involves one or more of the following basic components: field mapping/data collection of hydrologic systems, hydro-geological data analysis, lab water and/or porous media analysis, GIS and/or numerical analysis of hydrologic systems. Data collected serve to answer questions related to water flow and contaminant transport fate and remediation processes, groundwater-surface water interactions, soil vadose zone hydrology, and groundwater interactions with eco-systems (water availability, supply, quantity & water quality).
Join M.S. or Ph.D. Programs (OCES , AESS, CIVE)
Prospective Students
I am always looking for highly motivated students who are passionate about applied environmental geosciences and engineering (applied groundwater hydrology, contaminant transport, and environmental remediation). Numerous graduate support are available. I would love to talk to you about my active research projects or about your own research interests.
Before applying through graduate college portal, please email me for further information.
Current available positions (graduate and undergrad)
1. Water Resources Research (groundwater & surface water interactions)
2. Environmental Remediation (soil & groundwater)
3. Climate-Smart Water Management (drought & flood)
Dr. Chu-Lin Cheng
Associate Professor
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences (SEEMS)
Department of Civil Engineering (CIVE)
University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Phone: 956-665-2464
Email: chulin.cheng [AT] utrgv.edu
Short CV | Faculty Profile | SEEMS Page | CIVE Page
Recent News
11-25-2024 -- Congrats to Saika for being awarded CHI Educational grant for water resources management.
10-05-2024 -- Cheng presented at the 2024 Texas Hydro Geo Workshop. (9 ENVR students and 2 alumni attended the workshop).
08-26-2024 -- Congrats to John for starting Ph.D. program (Civil Material Engineering/Science) at UTRGV. John interned at ORNL for Summer 2023 Geothermal Internship (modeling). (DOE news link)
08-26-2024 -- Welcome Saika and Mehjabeen to Hydro group.
08-23-2024 -- Congrats to Sumiaya for completing GeoHydrology Internship at Kansas Geologic Survey/University of Kansas.
08-16-2024 -- Congrats to Hugo for completing Geothermal Internship at ORNL (CT imaging). (DOE news link)
05-29-2024 -- Congrats to Fahad for the 1st place award in graduate research poster presentation at 2024 LRGV Stormwater Management Conference.
05-20-2024 -- UTRGV 24'HAZWOPER 40-HR certification (UTHC-Houston) training for environmental remediation (May 20-24).
05-17-2024 -- EPA Border 2025 proposal (Stormwater Management-Water Quality) selected for funding. Congrats to the team Drs. Kang (lead PI), Cheng & Pereira! (link)
04-09-2024 -- Congrats to Sumiaya for being selected for KU-Kansas Geologic Survey 2024 GeoHydrology Summer Internship.
03-18-2024 -- Welcome Edna to Hydro group.
02-11-2024 -- Congrats to Sumiaya for being awarded International Association of Hydrogeologist (IAH) student membership for 2024-2026 (nine students selected in U.S. National Chapter).
01-10-2024 -- Welcome Fahad to Hydro group.
10-16-2023 -- Welcome John E. to Hydro group.
09-30-2023 -- Cheng presented at 2023 Texas Hydro Geo Workshop. (13 UTRGV students attended the workshop).
09-01-2023 -- Welcome Sumiaya to Hydro group.
08-15-2023 -- John A. completed NSF/DOE GEOTHERMAL summer internship at ORNL.
08-08-2023 -- Cheng visited ORNL for collaborations.
07-27-2023 -- NASA proposal (remote-sensing data for Water-Soil-Climate) selected for funding. Congrats to the team Drs. Dong (lead PI), Pereira & Cheng! (link)
06-01-2023 -- Welcome John A. to Hydro group.
05-23-2023 -- UTRGV 23'HAZWOPER 40-HR (UTHC-Houston) training for environmental remediation.
04-05-2023 -- USDA proposal (Energy-Water) selected for funding. Congrats to the team Drs. Almeida (lead PI), Benavides & Cheng! (link)
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