Professor

Jian-Ping Suen

Professor, and department chair​

Office:3F 4661

Extension: 63243
Email:jpsuen@mail.ncku.edu.tw

NCKU Research

Lab Website

Education

2005, Ph.D.,  Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Specialties:

Environmental Flows, Ecological Water Resources Management, Environmental Systems Analysis, Stream Ecosystems, Hyporheic Water, Environmental DNA

Teaching Courses:

Hydrology, Stream Ecology, Ecological Water Resources Management, Ecological Engineering, Introduction to Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Practical Training, Water and Soil Resources Analysis and Applications, Engineering Economics

2021/02~2024/01

Chairman, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University

2021/02~2024/01

Chairman, Institute of Ocean Technology and Marine Affairs, National Cheng Kung University

2021/02~2024/01

Chairman, International Master Program on Natural Hazards Mitigation and Management, National Cheng Kung University

2017/01~2021/07

Director, Center for Research in Water Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University

2018/03~2021/01

Vice Chairman, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University

2006/08~2016/07

Assistant Professor & Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University

2006/02~2006/07

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica

2005/06~2006/01

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[Academic Service]

<Journal Editor/Referee>

Associate Editor: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management-ASCE (2018~)

Editor: Geoscience Letters (2023/12~)

Editor: Paddy and Water Environment (2018~)

Topic Board Editor: Water (2021~)

Editor Board Member: Journal of Agricultural Engineering (2021~)

Reviewer (2004~)

<International Organization Memberships>

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)

International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)

The International Society for Ecological Modeling (ISEM)

European Geosciences Union (EGU)

American Fisheries Society (AFS)

<National Organization Memberships>

Taiwan Agricultural Engineering Society (TAES)

Society of Streams, R.O.C (SOS)

Society for Wildlife and Nature (SWAN)

Chinese Water Resources Management Society

The Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering

Taiwan Wetland Society (TWS)

Taiwan Hydroinformatics Society (THIS)

  • Excellent Young Scientists Research Funding Recipient from Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2015~2018
  • "Excellent Thesis Award" - Chinese Water Resources Management Society, 2015
  • "Emerging Star" Award - College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2014
  • Research Award of Dr. Kwoh-Ting Li's Lecture on Science and Social Science - National Cheng Kung University, 2012
  • Outstanding Youth Award, Taiwan Agricultural Engineers Society, 2011
  • Excellent Research Award - Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2014
  • Excellent Mentor Award - Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2010, 2014, 2017 
  • Excellent Teaching Award - Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2010, 2013, 2016
  • Government Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2000~2003
  1. Lu, Y. S. and J. P. Suen. 2023. ‘Intraspecific and Interspecific Variations in Habitat Usage by Hemimyzon formosanus and Sinogastromyzon nantaiensis in Riffle Areas of a Mountain Stream’, Water 15(22): 3959.

  2. Lin, C. H., H. J. Lin, J. P. Suen, and L. S. Chou. 2021. ‘Association Between Estuary Characteristics and Activities of the Critically Endangered Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis)’, Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 577976

  3. Tallar, R. Y. and J. P. Suen*. 2017. ‘Measuring the Aesthetic Value in Multifunctional Lake by Using an Enhanced Visual Quality Method’, Water 9(4): 233.
  4. Yang, H. C., J. P. Suen*, and S. K. Chou. 2016. ‘Estimating the Ungauged Natural Flow Regimes for Environmental Flow Management’, Water Resources Management: 30(13): 4571-4584.
  5. Chiu, H. P. and J. P. Suen*. 2016. ‘The Importance of Providing Multiple-Channel Sections in Dredging Activities to Improve Fish Habitat Environments’, Water 8(2): 36.
  6. Tallar, R. Y. and J. P. Suen*. 2016. ‘Aquaculture Water Quality Index: A Low-Cost Index to Accelerate Aquaculture Development in Indonesia’, Aquaculture International 24(1): 295-312.
  7. Tallar, R. Y. and J. P. Suen*. 2015. ‘Identification of Waterbody Status in Indonesia by Using Predictive Index Assessment Tool’, International Soil and Water Conservation Research 3(3): 224-238.
  8. Lee, P. Y. and J. P. Suen*. 2014. ‘Dependency and Independency among Fish Density and Electivity Indices in a Stream Fish Assemblage’, Environmental Biology of Fishes 97(2): 111-119.
  9. Suen, J. P.* and H. N. Lai. 2013. ‘A Salinity Projection Model for Determining Impacts of Climate Change on River Ecosystems in Taiwan’, Journal of Hydrology. 493: 124-131.
  10. Lee, P. Y. and J. P. Suen*. 2013. ‘Comparing Habitat Suitability Indices (HSIs) Based on Abundance and Occurrence Data’, North American Journal of Fisheries Management 33(1): 89-96.
  11. Lee, P. Y. and J. P. Suen*. 2012. ‘Niche Partitioning of Fish Assemblages in a Mountain Stream with Frequent Natural Disturbances – An Examination of Microhabitat in Riffle Areas’, Ecology of Freshwater Fish 21(2): 255-265.
  12. Suen, J. P.* 2011. ‘Determining the Ecological Flow Regime for Existing Reservoir Operation’, Water Resources Management 25(3): 817-835.