Shihao Xi
PhD Student
I'm a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant in the Water Intelligence Lab. Prior to joining UD, I gained extensive experience in environmental engineering, urban stormwater management modeling, and municipal infrastructure design. My current research focuses on developing comprehensive methodological frameworks for simulating and managing urban and watershed stormwater.
Education
- MS Municipal Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2023
- BS Municipal Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2020
- BS Finance, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2020
Currently working on
- 1D-2D Coupled Hydrodynamic Modeling
Coupling the 1D EPA-SWMM drainage network with the 2D Synxflow surface model for high-fidelity urban inundation mapping.
- 3. SAI: Examining Long-Term Success of Green Stormwater Infrastructure
The SAI project investigates how site conditions and resident maintenance behaviors shape the ecological, hydrologic, and social success of 10-plus-year-old residential rain gardens in Washington, D.C., and develops predictive tools to support more effective and equitable green stormwater infrastructure management.
- Coastal Groundwater and Flooding in Lewes
High-resolution groundwater modeling of tidal propagation and nuisance flooding beneath Lewes, Delaware.
- Nuisance Flooding Digital Twin
A high-resolution digital twin of Lewes, Delaware coupling urban drainage with surface topography to simulate sunny-day tidal flooding.
Publications
- Street-to-pipe diagnosis of compound rain–tailwater flooding
S. Xi, Y. Hu · Earth's Future, 14(4), e2026EF008402 · 2026