PROFILE

  
Dr. Jinxi Song is a Professor of Ecohydrology and Environmental Sciences and Deputy Dean of the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Song has hosted and participated in more than 20 national and local scientific foundation projects, and has published more than 50 journal articles and international conference papers and one book titled Ecological and Environmental Instream Flow Requirements for the Weihe River. Dr. Song’s research interests include instream flow requirements, healthy waterway and healthy catchments, surface water and groundwater interaction, environmental impact assessment and pollution control, urban rainfall utilization, and others. In 2011, Dr. Song was elected into the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University from Ministry of Education, P. R. China.
  
BACKGROUND

Educational background
• Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources, School of Hydraulic and Hydropower, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China, 2004  
• M.S. in Geological Exploration and Engineering, Jilin University (former Changchun University of Technology ), Changchun, China, 1998
• B.S. in Resources and Environmental Planning and Government, Jilin University (former Changchun College of Geology), Changchun, China, 1996
Professional experiences
• 2011.4 –Present: Full Professor, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
• 2006.4 –2011.4: Associate Professor, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
• 2000.11 –2006.4: Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
• 1998.7 –2000.11: Teaching Assistant, Department of Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
• 2011.7-2011.8 Visitor, Training program of “Applied Climate Change” hosted by the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.
• 2006.9-2008.9: Visiting Scholar, School of Nature Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA.
• 2004.7-2006.8: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
• 2002.5-2003.1: Research Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Professional Services and Memberships
• Adjunct Professor, Water Science Center, Zhengzhou University
• Member of Editorial Board, Journal of South to North Water Transfers and Water Science & Technology
• Member, the Geology Society of China
• Member, China Society of Natural Resources

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATION

Refereed Journal Papers
[1] Song Jinxi, Xunhong Chen, Cheng Cheng, Scott Summerside, Fujiang Wen (2007). Effect of hyporheic processes on streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity in three rivers of Nebraska, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L07409, Doi: 10.1029/2007GL029254
[2] Song Jinxi, Zongxue Xu, Changming Liu, Huaien Li (2007). Ecological and environmental instream flow requirements for the Wei River—the largest tributary of the Yellow River, Hydrological Processes, 21(8):1066-1073.
[3] Song Jinxi, Xunhong Chen, Cheng Cheng, Deming Wang, Susan Lackey, Zongxue Xu (2009). Feasibility of grain-size analysis methods for determination of vertical hydraulic conductivity of streambeds. Journal of Hydrology, 375(3-4):428-437.
[4] Song Jinxi, Zongxue Xu, Yanghe Hui, Huaien Li, Qi Li (2010). Instream flow requirements for sediment transport in the lower Weihe River, Hydrological Processes, 24（24）：3547-3557.
[5] Song Jinxi, Xunhong Chen, Cheng Cheng, Deming Wang, Wenke Wang (2010). Variability of streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity with depth along the Elkhorn River, Nebraska, USA, Chinese Science Bulletin. 55(10): 992-999.
[6] Song Jinxi, Xunhong Chen (2010). Variation of specific yield with depth in an alluvial aquifer of the Platte River valley, USA, International Journal of Sediment Research, 25(2):185-193.
[7] Song Jinxi, Xunhong Chen, Cheng Cheng (2010). Observation of bioturbation and hyporheic flux in streambed, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China, 4(3): 340-348.
[8] Wei Shouke, Jinxi Song, Nasreen Islam Khan (2012). Simulating and predicting river discharge time series using a wavelet-neural network hybrid modeling approach, Hydrological Processes, 26(2):281-296
[9] Cheng Cheng, Jinxi Song, Xunhong Chen, Deming Wang (2011). Statistical distribution of streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity along the Platte River, Nebraska. Water Resources Management, 25(1):265-285
[10] Chen Xunhong, Jinxi Song, Wenke Wang (2010). Spatial variability of specific yield and vertical hydraulic conductivity in a highly permeable alluvial aquifer, Journal of Hydrology, 388(3-4):379-388.
[11] Chen Xunhong, Jinxi Song, Cheng Cheng, Deming Wang, Susan Lackey (2009). A new method for mapping variability in vertical seepage flux in streambeds, Hydrogeology Journal, 17(3):519-525.
[12] Li Qi, Jinxi Song (2012). Factors affecting ecosystem health of the Weihe River in Shaanxi Province, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, in press.
[13] Wei Shouke, Hong Yang, Jinxi Song, Karim C Abbaspour, Zongxue Xu (2012). System dynamic simulation model for assessing socio-economic impacts of different levels of environmental flow in the Weihe River Basin, China. European Journal of Operational Research, 221:248-262.
[14] Wei Shouke, Depeng Zuo, Jinxi Song (2012). Improving prediction accuracy of river discharge time series using a Wavelet-NAR network. Journal of Hydroloinformatics, 14(4):974-991.
[15] Wei Shouke, Hong Yang, Jinxi Song, Karim C Abbaspour, Zongxue Xu (2013). Wavelet-neural network model for estimation and prediction of monthly flow of the Weihe River in China. Hydrological Science Journal, 58(2):374-399.
[16] Wang Hongrui, Yuanyuan Gao, Qiong Liu, Jinxi Song (2010). Land use allocation based on interval multi-objective linear programming model: a case study of Pi County in Sichuan Province, Chinese Geographical Science, 20(2):176-183.
[17] Lai Wenli, Jinxi Song and Shen Pengyun (2013). Analysis on the Changes of the Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity of Sediments with Depth in Weihe River, Journal of Northwest University (in Chinese), 43(202):109-114.
[18] Luo Lin, Jinxi Song and Wang Ying (2013). Pollution analysis of heavy metals in sediments of the Weihe River in Shaanxi Province, Journal of Beijing Normal University (in Chinese), 49(1):79-84.
[19] Yin Xuwang, Zongxue Xu, Na Yan, Wei Wu, Jinxi Song (2013). Community structure and biological integrity of periphyton in the Weihe River Basin, China. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae (in Chinese),33(2):518-527
[20] Yin Xuwang, Zongxue Xu, Haifeng Bai, Wei Wu, Jinxi Song (2013). Macrobenthos community structure and its relationships with environmental factors in Weihe River basin, Northwest China. Journal of Applied Ecology(in Chinese),24(1):218-226
[21] Li Qi, Tingling Huang, Jinxi Song, Danian Chen (2012). Screening and characterization analysis of oil degrading bacteria producing biosurfactant, Journal of Northwest University (in Chinese), 42(1)
[22] Li Qi, Tingling Huang and Jinxi Song(2011).Solubilization of hydrophobic organic compounds by biosurfactant, Chemical Engineering (in Chinese), 39(9):1-5
[23]  Li Qi, Jinxi Song and Lingyong Song (2010). Variation of sediment deposition and its effect on stream gradient in the lower Weihe River. Journal of Arid Land Resources and Environment (in Chinese), 24(9):110-113.
[24] Song Lingyong, Jinxi Song and Wenjing Zhang (2010). Temporal and spatial distribution of precipitation in xi’an city. Journal of Arid Land Resources and Environment (in Chinese), 24(1):85-89.
[25] Li Qi, Lingyong Song, Wenjing Zhang and Jinxi Song (2010). Tendency of air temperature and sunshine duration in Shaanxi Province. Journal of Beijing Normal University (in Chinese), 46(3):395-400.
[26] Song Jinxi, Xunhong Chen, Cheng Cheng, Deming Wang and Wenke Wang (2009). Variability of Streambed Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity with Depth along the Elkhorn River, Nebraska, USA, Chinese Science Bulletin (in Chinese), 54(24):3892-3899.
[27] Song Jinxi, Song Lingyong and He Yanfen (2009). GIS-based estimation of potential amount of rainwater for utilization in Xi’an City. Arid Land Geography (in Chinese), 32(6):874-879.
[28] Song Jinxi, Lingyong Song, Yanghe Hui and Hongrui Wang (2009). Variability of precipitation and urban rainwater utilization in Shaanxi Province. Journal of Beijing Normal University (in Chinese), 45(5/6):575-581.
[29] Song Jinxi, He Yanfen, Song Lingyong (2009). On the concept and patterns for the regional urban rainfall utilization. Journal of Northwest University (in Chinese), 39(6):1056-1060.
[30] Song Lingyong, Jinxi Song and Chuangfang Yuan (2009). Benefit analysis and measurement of campus rainfall utilization, Environmental Science and Management (in Chinese), 34(1):113-115
[31] Song Lingyong, Song Jinxi (2009). Correlation between groundwater table and precipitation in Xi’an City. Ground Water (in Chinese), 30(5):34-36.
[32] Liu Changming, Baohui Men and Jinxi Song (2007). An ecological hydraulic radius approach to estimate the instream ecological water requirement, Progress in Natural Science (in Chinese), 17(1): 42-48.
[33] Yang Fangshe, Xinhong Wang, Huaien Li, Jinxi Song, Ce Song and Wei Wu (2007). A study on the impact of different frequency′s floods on social and economic Development: A case of the district in Sanmenxia Reservoir, Journal of Northwest University (in Chinese), 37(5): 830-834.
[34] Song Jinxi., Boduo Wang.(2006).On the Conception and Connotation of Ecological and Environmental Water Requirements and Uses, Journal of Northwest University (in Chinese), 36(1):153-156
[35] Li Qi, Keshe Xue and Jinxi Song (2006). Teaching method for the course of Environmental Monitoring using network, High Education of Science, 2:68-71.
[36] Song Jinxi, Changming Liu, Zongxue Xu, Huaien Li and Fangshe Yang (2005). Estimation of instream flow requirements for sediment transport in the lower Wei River, Acta Geographica Sinica (in Chinese), 60(5):717-724
[37] Song Jinxi, Mingming Cao, Huaien Li, Junjie Ma and Danian Chen (2005).  Water requirements for the stream’s self-purification of the Wei River in Shaanxi Province, Scientica Geographica Sinica (in Chinese), 25(3):310-316
[38] Song Jinxi, Changming Liu and Zongxue Xu (2005). Ecological and environmental instream flow requirements for the Weihe River, Yellow River (in Chinese), (11);64
[39] Song Jinxi, Jincheng Li, Xiaorong Wang, Kang Liu and Junjie Ma (2004).Vertical variability of acid volatile sulfide (AVS) in the sediments of Meiliang Bay, Taihu Lake, Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae (in Chinese), 24(2): 255-258
[40] Li Jincheng, Jinxi Song and Xiaorong Wang (2004). Acid volatile sulfide and simultaneous extracted metals in the surficial sediments in Wuli area of Taihu Lake, Journal of Lake Sciences (in Chinese), 16(1):77-80
[41] Ma Junjie, Boduo Wang and Jinxi Song (2004). Teaching method on the course of Environmental Science, High Education of Science (in Chinese), 4:57-59.
[42] Song Jinxi, Huaien Li and Boduo Wang (2003). A review on research of ecological and environmental water requirements of river, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (in Chinese), 17(6):95-98
[43] Song Jinxi, Huaien Li and Qi Li (2003). Urban rainfall resources utilization and its effect on regional ecosystem, Chinese Journal of Ecology (in Chinese), 22(2):32～35
[44] Song Jinxi, Wenliang Xu, Dongyan Wang. (2003). Chemical features of the irrigation water sources in paddy planting area and its correction with paddy yield in Jilin province, Journal of Northwest Sci-tech University of Agriculture and Forest (in Chinese), 31(2):95-98
[45] Ma Junjie, Boduo Wang and Jinxi Song (2003).Models and measures of ecological agriculture construction in Dali County, Shaanxi Province, Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation (in Chinese), 23(5):26-30
[46] Li Zhaoshu, Qianping Chen and Jinxi Song (2003). The Carst geomorphy of Daba Mountain in Langao of Shaanxi Province,  Journal of Northwest University (in Chinese), 33(4):465-469
[47] Ma Naixi, Jianjun Huang and Jinxi Song (2003). Analysis on ecosystem and water resources in Northwest China, Annals of Social Sciences (in Japanese), 33:74-80
[48] Song Jinxi, Huaien Li, Boduo Wang and Qi Li (2002). Urban rainwater resources and its utilization in Xi’an city, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (in Chinese), 16(3):102～105
[49] Song Jinxi, Boduo Wang and Huaien Li (2002). Water resources problems and development of Northwest China. Journal of Chang’an University (in Chinese), 22(6):108～112
[50] Song Jinxi, Boduo Wang and Huaien Li (2002). Effect of tourism development on regional environment and proper construction of the tourism environment in Xi’an, Journal of Northwest University (in Chinese), 32(6):683-686
Book
• Song, Jinxi, Li, Huaine (2004). Ecological and environmental water requirements for the Wei River (in Chinese), China Water Conservancy and Electronic Power, Beijing, China
Selected Papers in Conference Proceedings
[1] Song Jinxi (2010). Variation of streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity and its effects (in Chinese). The proceeding of 2010 annual meeting of the China Society of Natural Resource, October 21-23, Chongqing, China.  Presentation.
[2] Song Lingyong and Jinxi Song (2009). Assessing potential amount of water utilization in Xi’an City(in Chinese),  The Proceedings of the 7th Workshop of Chinese Water Forum, September, Beijing
[3] Xunhong Chen, Jinxi Song, Cheng Cheng (2008). Techniques for estimation of inflow and outflow rates in streambed. 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. October 5-9, Houston, Texas. USA
[4] Xunhong Chen, Cheng Cheng, Jinxi Song (2008). Streambed heterogeneity and its effect on the computation of streambed depletion. 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. October 5-9,  Houston, Texas, USA
[5] Song Jinxi, Changming Liu and Zongxue Xu (2005). Ecological and Environmental water requirements for the Wei River in Shaanxi Province, Proceedings of the 2nd International Yellow River Forum on Keeping Healthy Life of the River, Yellow River Conservancy Press, 16-21 October, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China, Volume IV, 331-336
[6] Song Jinxi, Zongxue Xu, Changming Liu, Qi Li and Ningning Sun (2005). Problems and Improve Measures for the Ecosystem Health of the Wei River in Shaanxi Province, The Proceedings of the China Association for Science and Technology, Science Press & Science Press USA Inc, 20-23 August, Urumchi, Xinjiang province, China, Vol.2, No.1, 513-518
[7] Song Jinxi, Zongxue Xu, Huaien Li, Changming Liu and Qi Li (2005). Discussion on some issues of ecological and environmental water requirements of river basin (in Chinese), The Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop of Chinese Water Forum, China Water Conservancy and Electronic Power,17-18 December, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China,393-399
[8] Song Jinxi, Rong Zhao (2000). Research on the features and causes of the air pollution in Xi'an, Proceding of 6th International Joint Seminar on the Regional Deposition Processes in the Atmosphere, 15-16,October, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, 51-54

SELECTED RESEARCH GRANTS

[1] The effect of typical chemical and physical reactions on streambed hydraulic conductivity (51079123). Funding from National Science Foundation of China, 2011-2013 (PI: Jinxi Song).
[2] Temporal and Spatial patterns of streambed hydraulic conductivity. Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Scholars, Ministry of Education of China. 2011-2012(PI: Jinxi Song)
[3] Assessment methodology and remediation technology of ecosystem health for the Weihe River, Technology Foundation for Selected Overseas Chinese Scholar, Ministry of Personnel of China, 2012-2014 (PI: Jinxi Song)
[4] Identification and assessment of the ecosystem health in the Weihe River (2009ZX07212-002-003), Funding from Major Special S&T Project on Water Pollution Control and Management, Ministry of Science and Technology, PR China,  2009-2011. (PI: Jinxi Song).
[5] Basic ecological instream flow requirements and its safeguard measures. Funding from the Sino-Swiss Science and Technology Cooperation Project (2009DFA22980), Ministry of Science and Technology, PR China, 2009-2011. (PI: Zongxue Xu; Co- PI: Jinxi Song)
[6] Dynamic analysis and optimal model for regional urban rainfall (50609021). Funding from National Science Foundation of China, 2007-2009. (PI: Jinxi Song)
[7] Approach for urban rainwater resources utilization in Xi’an City, Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China, 2004-2006(PI: Jinxi Song)
[8] Ecological and environmental Instream flow requirements for the Weihe River, Scientific Research Foundation of Shaanxi Education Department, China, 2002-2004 (PI: Jinxi Song)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-11-1045), Ministry of Education of China, 2011
• First Prize of Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Award (Certificate No. 2012-1-01-D1) ,  The People’s Government of Shaanxi Province, 2012. The first contributor.
• First Prize of Shaanxi Higher Education Science and Technology Award (Certificate No. 2010-K17), Educational Department of Shaanxi Province, 2010. The first contributor.
• First Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, Environmental Protection Department of Shaanxi Province. 2010. The third contributor.
• Outstanding Teacher at Northwest University in 2010

COURSE TAUGHT

• Ecohydrology
• Environmental Impact Assessment

CONTACT INFORMATION

College of Urban and Environmental Sciences
Northwest University
No. 1 Xuefu Road, Chang’an district,
Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, 710127
P.R.China
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Office Fax: 86-29-88308428
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Email: jinxisong@gmail.com