Name:   Xinyan Zhang
Gender:  Female
Nationality: Chinese
Degree:  Ph. D
Professional Qualification: Associate Professor
University: Department of Water Conservancy and Hydro-power Engineering, Northwest A&F University
Phone:  +86-133-8498-6185(Mobile)
Fax:  +86-29-87082901
Email:  xnvxy@nwsuaf.edu.cn
Address:  No.23#, Weihui Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
Postcode:  712100
 
Major research Direction
Water Saving Irrigation Theory and New Technology;

Hydraulics.
 
International Activities/ Relations
1. Visiting scholar, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Utah State University, USA, Aug. 28, 2009 - Aug. 28, 2010
 
Work Experience
1.     Jul. 1994 - Dec. 1999, Assistant Professor, Department of Water Conservancy and Hydro-power Engineering, Northwest Agriculture University.
2.     Dec. 1999 - Dec. 2005, Lecturer, Department of Water Conservancy and Hydro-power Engineering, Northwest A&F University.
3.     Dec. 2005 - present, Associate Professor, Department of Water Conservancy and Hydro-power Engineering, Northwest A&F University.
 
Selected Publications
1.     X.Y. Zhang, L. Wu. Direct solutions for normal depths in curved irrigation canals. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 2014(36).
2.     Zhang Xinyan, Lü Hongxing. Direct calculation method for normal depth in non-pressure circular tunnel. Journal of  Hydroelectric Engineering, 2014,33.
3.     Zhang Xinyan, Lü Hongxing, Zhu Delan. Direct calculation formula for normal depth of U-shaped channel. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (Transactions of the CSAE), 2013, 29(14).
4.     Zhang Xinyan, Lü Hongxing. Explicit solution for normal depth in parabolic-shape channel. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (Transactions of the CSAE), 2012, 28(21).
5.     Zhang Xinyan, Lü Hongxing, Shen Bo. Experimental studies on local scour mechanism of cylinder bridge piers. Hydro-science and Engineering, 2012,2.
6.     Zhang Xinyan, Cai Huanjie, Zhu Delan. Experimental research on characteristics of two-dimensional infiltration in furrow irrigation. China Rural Water and Hydropower, 2012,3.
7.     Sun Yongshen, Zhang Xinyan, Yin Jingchuan. Experimental research on Hydraulic characteristics of low pressure Micro-irrigation perforated flexible hose. Water-saving Irrigation, 2012,3.