Room 302, James Lee Science building, The University of Hong Kong
Teaching areas:
Hydrogeology
Engineering Geology
Soil and Rock Mechanics
Advanced Hydrogeology
Research Interest
Coastal hydrogeology
Groundwater and landslides
Groundwater in weathered igneous rocks
Impact of human activities on regional groundwater regimes
Contaminant fate and transport modeling in aquifers
Publications
Jiao, JJ; Y Wang, Y, JA Cherry, XS Wang, BF Zhi, HY Du, DG Wen, 2010, Abnormally high ammonium of natural origin in a coastal aquifer-aquitard system in the Pearl River Delta, China, Environmental Science & Technology, 44, 7470-7475
Jiao, JJ and HP Guo, 2009, Airflow induced by pumping tests in unconfined aquifer with a low-permeability cap, Water Resources Research, V 45, W10445, doi:10.1029/2009WR007760
Jiao, JJ, XS Wang, and S. Nandy, 2005, Confined groundwater zone and slope instability in weathered igneous rocks in Hong Kong, Engineering Geology, v80, p71-92
Jiao JJ & HL Li, 2004, Breathing of coastal vadose zone induced by sea level fluctuations, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 31, No. 13 L11502 10.1029/2004GL019572.
Jiao, J. J. and Z. Tang, An analytical solution of groundwater response to tidal fluctuation in a leaky confined aquifer, Water Resources Research, 35(3), 1999, p747-751.
Awards and Honors
2011, Recipient of the John Hem Excellence in Science and Engineering Award (for outstanding scientific or engineering contributions to the understanding of ground water), National Ground Water Association (NGWA).
Elected: Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, December 2011
2008, Expert advisor on coastal land reclamation, Water Resources Directorate, Bahrain
2006- present, Member of Network of Energy Advisors, Linx Research, NY, USA
2004 – present, Abroad Advisor of Arab Healthy Water Association
Publication selected as an “AGU Journal Highlight” in Geophysical Research Letters, June, 2004 and reported by English media including CNN, ABC, MSNBC and media of other languages such as French, Italian, Spanish and Vietnamese
Elected: Fellow, Geological Society of America, May 2003
2001– 2002, Board of Directors, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Section.
2001-present, Visiting Professor, Chengdu University of Technology, China
2000-present, Visiting Professor, China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
2000-present, Visiting Professor, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
2000-present, Visiting Research Scientist, Engineering Geomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Elected: Fellow, Geological Society of London, May 1999
