Professor Yizi Shang
Professor at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge, and Former Research Fellow at Harvard University, Professor Shang is a leading expert in the field of water resources management.
With over 20 years dedicated to advancing sustainable water utilization, he has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) for more than a decade in projects involving international institutions, public authorities, academia, and private industry. His research is focused on developing intelligent technologies that promote equitable and efficient water utilization, a field in which he has received multiple industry awards.
He is an active and influential member of international scientific communities, having held positions such as Board Member, Executive Director, and Secretary General in various organizations. In his role as an Associate Editor for Water International, the official journal of the International Water Resources Association, he plays a pivotal role in advancing global water sustainability research.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in 2025.
Select publications
- Shang, Y., Xu, Y., Shang, L., et al. (2019). A method of direct, real-time forecasting of downstream water levels via hydropower station reregulation: A case study from Gezhouba Hydropower Plant, China. Journal of Hydrology, 573, 895-907.
- Shang, Y., Lu, S., Ye, Y., et al. (2018). China’ energy-water nexus: Hydropower generation potential of joint operation of the Three Gorges and Qingjiang cascade reservoirs. Energy, 142, 14-32.
- Shang, Y., Hei, P., Lu, S., et al. (2018). China’s energy-water nexus: Assessing water conservation synergies of the total coal consumption cap strategy until 2050. Applied Energy, 210, 643-660.
- Shang, Y., Lu, S., Li, X., et al. (2017). Balancing development of major coal bases with available water resources in China through 2020. Applied Energy, 194, 735-750.
- Shang, Y., Lu, S., Shang, L., et al. (2016). Decomposition methods for analyzing changes of industrial water use. Journal of Hydrology, 543, 808-817.
- Shang, Y., Guo, Y., Shang, L., et al. (2016). Processing conversion and parallel control platform: a parallel approach to serial hydrodynamic simulators for complex hydrodynamic simulations. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 18(5), 851-866.
- Shang, Y., Rogers, P., & Wang, G. (2012). Design and evaluation of control systems for a real canal. Science China Technological Sciences, 55(1), 142-154.
- Shang, Y., Liu, R., Li, T., et al. (2011). Transient flow control for an artificial open channel based on finite difference method. Science China Technological Sciences, 54(4), 781-792.
Select awards
- China Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration Innovation Award, awarded by China Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration Association (CIUR), on Jan 2024.
- Young Scientist Award for Disaster Prevention, awarded by China Association for Disaster Prevention, on May 2023.
- Productivity Promotion (Service Elite) Award, awarded by China Productivity Promotion Center Association, on Aug 31, 2022.
- Young Talent in Water Science and Technology, awarded by Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, on Dec 2023.
Further links
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8432-9561
