{"id":525,"date":"2018-12-27T21:07:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T21:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/undergraduate-research\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:47:03","slug":"ziyan-wu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-undergraduate-research\/student-research-stories\/ziyan-wu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ziyan Wu: Engineering for climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Engineering for climate change<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-square-image wp-image-1042 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2019\/04\/Wu_Ziyan_0709-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2019\/04\/Wu_Ziyan_0709-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2019\/04\/Wu_Ziyan_0709-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2019\/04\/Wu_Ziyan_0709-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\">The changing weather patterns brought by global climate change present unique challenges to civil engineers. NAU senior Ziyan Wu\u2019s research will help engineers divert and control one of the planet\u2019s most precious resources: water. Ziyan is using computer modeling to create a new Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curve. Engineers use the IDF curve to build infrastructure, like storm sewers and drains, that can accommodate expected rainfall patterns, patterns that are changing dramatically as the planet warms.<\/p>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\">Ziyan, an international student from China who is majoring in environmental engineering, never imagined she would be doing research as an undergraduate, never mind research with international applications. \u201cI thought I\u2019d just take classes, not do research,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\">But one of her professors had a different idea. During her second year at NAU, Dr. Amin Mohebbi invited her to participate in engineering research. \u201cThis was the first step for me, the critical step for me,\u201d she said. Water isn\u2019t the only thing her research has moved; Ziyan\u2019s goals for her future have also moved. Doing the research has made her realize that her ultimate goal is to become a professor so she can continue to do research and instruct students. \u201cI\u2019d like to inspire other students to get involved in research,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\"><!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Student spotlight<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\">Ziyan Wu, Spring 2018<\/p>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\"><b>Major:<\/b>\u00a0Environmental engineering<\/p>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\"><span class=\"contentUsability contentUsability-nohover\" title=\"temporary space, click here to type\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Mentors:\u00a0<\/b>Dr. Amin Mohebbi, Dr. Chun-Hsing Ho<\/p>\n<p data-ektron-preserve=\"true\"><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineering for climate change The changing weather patterns brought by global climate change present unique challenges to civil engineers. NAU senior Ziyan Wu\u2019s research will help engineers divert and control one of the planet\u2019s most precious resources: water. Ziyan is using computer modeling to create a new Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curve. 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