Dr. Jaan Pu

Associate Professor

Area          School of BEACI
                 Faculty of Eng & Digital Technologies
E-mail      J.H.Pu1@bradford.ac.uk
Phone      +441274234556

一. Biography

Dr Jaan H Pu is an Associate Professor at University of Bradford, UK. Dr Pu’s research concentrates on numerical and laboratory approaches to represent various water engineering applications which include the naturally compound riverine flow, sediment transport, scouring and vegetated flow. His research outputs have led to several high-quality journal articles, conference proceedings, book-chapters, and authored/edited books. He has also been assigned as the Associate Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Science, and Frontiers in Built Environment; and Editorial Member of Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, and Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing. He has also edited several Special Issues' Leading/Joint Guest Editor for MDPI Fluids, MDPI Water and Frontiers in Environmental Science. He is currently Visiting Scientist at Tsinghua University and at Nanyang Technological University. He has also been involved as reviewer for several internationally well-reputed journals.

二. Research

Numerical schemes for shallow water equations;

Experimental methods for non-uniform;

Unsteady and turbulent flows;

Engineering software: Delft3D, Matlab;

Flow measuring techniques: ADV, PIV;

Sediment transport and multi-phase flow studies;

Flow-structure interaction modelling;

Flow turbulent bursting studies and turbulence structures analysis;

Flood waves;  

Rainwater quality. 

三. Teaching

Water Engineering;

Fluids Dynamics;

Mechanics.  

四. Professional activities

1. Committees(1)

(1) Leader in Civil Recruitment and Marketing, (1 September 2017)

2. Employment(6)

(1) University of Bradford - Associate Professor (1 September 2017)

(2) University of Bradford - Lecturer  (1 January 2014)

(3) University of Southampton, Malaysia - Lecturer  (1 January 2013)

(4) Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan - Assistant Professor (1 January 2011)

(5) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Research Fellow  (1 January 2010)

(6) The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks, IFSTTAR, France - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (1 January 2009)

3. Other activities(5)

(1) Visiting Scientist: Visiting Scientist, Tsinghua University, China

(2) External Panel Member: External Panel for BEng Scheme Validation of School of Engineering, Newcastle College, UK

(3) External Panel Member: External Panel for BEng Scheme Approval of University of Highlands and Islands, UK

(4) PhD External Examiner: PhD External Examiner for School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, UK

(5) External Examiner: External Examiner for School of Engineering, Newcastle College, UK

4. Professional associations(2)

(1) Newcastle College, UK, External Examiner (1 September 2017)

(2) Tsinghua University, Visiting Research Scientist (1 December 2014)

五. Publications

1. Book chapter(3)

(1) A case of wastewater management modeling in the southern Singapore sea: a pplication for coral reef protection

Pu, Jaan H.; Guo, Yakun; Rahman, M.A.; Hanmaiahgari, P.R. (2018)

(2) Chapter 26: A case of wastewater management modeling in the southern Singapore sea: application for coral reef protection

Pu JH, Guo Y, Rahman MA et al (2018) Water management: social and technological perspectives.. CRC Press.

(3) Chapter 65: Modelling of Laboratory Created Highly Concentrated Sediment Transport Flow

Pu JH, Hussain K, Tait S (2007) River, Coastal & Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2007. Taylor and Francis.

2. Conference publication(2)

(1) Modeling and Simulation of an Aqueous Li-Ion Battery with a Complex Electrolyte

Assiya Yermukhambetova, Jaan H Pu, Zhumabay Bakenov (2012) PRIME Conference 2012. 5

(2) Modelling of laboratory created highly concentrated sediment transport flow

Pu J.;Hussain K.;Tait S. (2008) River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2007 - Proceedings of the 5th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics. 1, 507-510.

3. Edited book(4)

(1) The Urban Fluvial and Hydro-Environment System

Pu JH, Pandey M, Li J, Satyanaga A, Kundu S, Hanmaiahgari PR, Shao S (eds.) (2022) Frontiers Media SA.

(2) River Dynamics and Flood Hazards (Studies on Risk and Mitigation)

Pandey M, Azamathulla H, Pu JH (eds.) (2022) Springers.

(3) Environmental Hydraulics, Turbulence and Sediment Transport

Pu JH (2022) MDPI.

(4) Advances in Modelling and Prediction on the Impact of Human Activities and Extreme Events on Environments

Songdong Shao, Min Luo, Matteo Rubinato, Xing Zheng and Jaan H. Pu (2020) MDPI.

4. Editorial(2)

(1) Environmental Hydraulics, Turbulence and Sediment Transport

Pu JH (2022) 7

(2) Advances in modelling and prediction on the impact of human activities and extreme events on environments

Rubinato M.;Luo M.;Zheng X.;Pu J.H.;Shao S. (2020) Water. 12

5. Peer reviewed journal (55)

(1) Factors affecting Sanitation Coverage in three income levels and potential towards achieving SDG 6.2

Bankole A*, Abraham J, Enovwo O, Afolashade B, Emmanuel B, Fiore F, Pu JH, Moruzzi RB (2023) Water Policy.

(2) Process Simulation of Twin-Screw Granulator: The Effect of Screw Configuration on Size Distribution

Arthur TB, Sekyi NKG, Rahmanian N*, Pu JH (2023) Chemical Engineering and Technology.

(3) Wake Flow Field of a Wall-Mounted Pipe with Spoiler on a Rough Channel Bed

Devi K, Mishra S, Hanmaiahgari PR, Pu JH* (2023) Acta Geophysica.

(4) Bursting phenomenon created by bridge piers group in open channel flow

Ikani N, Pu JH*, Taha T, Hanmaiahgari PR, Penna N (2023) Environmental Fluid Mechanics.

(5) Editorial: Urban Fluvial and Hydro-Environment System

Pu JH*, Pandey M, Li J, Satyanaga A, Kundu S, Hanmaiahgari PR (2022) Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10

(6) Analysis of turbulent flow structure with its fluvial processes around mid-channel bar

Khan MA*, Sharma N, Pu JH, Alfaisal FM, Alam S, Khan WA (2022) Sustainability . 14

(7) Review of Suspended Sediment Transport Mathematical Modelling Studies

Wallwork J.T.;Pu J.H.;Kundu S.;Hanmaiahgari P.R.;Pandey M.;Satyanaga A.;Khan M.A.;Wood A. (2022) Fluids. 7

(8) Experimental observation of turbulent structure at region surrounding the mid-channel braid bar

Khan MA, Sharma N, Pu JH, Pandey M, Azamathulla H (2022) Marine Georesources and Geotechnology. 40

(9) Geotechnical Behaviour of Fly Ash–Bentonite Used in Layers

Hasan M, Khan MA, Alsabhan AH, Almajid AA, Alam S, Khan MA*, Biswas T, Pu JH (2022) Applied Sciences. 12

(10) Mid-channel Braid Bar Induced Turbulent Bursts: Analysis Using Octant Events Approach

Khan MA*, Sharma N, Pu JH, Alfaisal F, Alam S, Garg R, Qamar MO (2022) Water. 14

(11) Morphology and hydrodynamics numerical simulation around groynes

Pourshahbaz H*, Abbasi S, Pandey M, Pu JH, Taghvaei P, Tofangdar N (2022) ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 28

(12) Reduction of scour around circular piers using collars

Manish Pandey, Jaan H Pu, Hanif Pourshahbaz, Mohammad Amir Khan (2022) Journal of Flood Risk Management. TBC

(13) Inclusive Hyper- to Dilute-Concentrated Suspended Sediment Transport Study Using Modified Rouse Model: Parametrized Power-Linear Coupled Approach Using Machine Learning

Sanny Kumar, Harendra Prasad Singh, Srinivas Balaji, Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari, and Jaan H. Pu (2022) Fluids. 7

(14) Semi-analytical solution of solute dispersion model in semi-infinite media

Taghvaei P, Pourshahbaz H*, Pu JH, Pandey M, Pourshahbaz V, Abbasi S, Tofangdar N (2022) Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English translation of Prikladnaya Matematika i Mekhanika). 102

(15) Analytical models of mean secondary velocities and stream functions under different bed-roughness configurations in wide open-channel turbulent flows

Kundu S, Chattopadhyay T, Pu JH (2022) Environmental Fluid Mechanics. TBC

(16) Flood Suspended Sediment Transport: Combined Modelling from Dilute to Hyper-concentrated Flow

Jaan H. Pu, Joseph T. Wallwork, Md. Amir Khan, Manish Pandey, Hanif Pourshahbaz, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Prashanth R. Hanmaiahgari and Tim Gough (2021) Water. 13

(17) Velocity Profile and Turbulence Structure Measurement Corrections for Sediment Transport-Induced Water-Worked Bed

Jaan H. Pu (2021) Fluids. 6

(18) Impacts of sedimentation on rainwater quality: case study at Ikorodu of Lagos, Nigeria

John CK, Pu JH*, Pandey M, Moruzzi R (2021) Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. 21

(19) Health-risk assessment for roof-harvested rainwater via QMRA in Ikorodu area, Lagos, Nigeria

John CK, Pu JH*, Pandey M, Moruzzi R (2021) Journal of Water and Climate Change. 12

(20) USE OF GENE-EXPRESSION PROGRAMMING TO ESTIMATE MANNING’S ROUGHNESS COEFFICIENT FOR A LOW FLOW STREAM

CHAPLOT B., PETERS M., BIRBAL P., PU J.H., SHAFIE A. (2021) LARHYSS Journal. 48(21) Sediment Deposition within Rainwater: Case Study Comparison of Four Different Sites in Ikorodu, Nigeria

John CK, Pu JH*, Pandey M, Hanmaiahgari PR (2021) Fluids. 6

(22) Two-dimensional turbulent burst examination and angle ratio utilization to detect scouring/sedimentation around mid-channel bar

Mohammad Amir Khan, Nayan Sharma, Jaan H Pu, Mohammad Aamir, Manish Pandey (2021) Acta Geophysica. 69

(23) A Comparative Study between Sand- and Gravel-Bed Open Channel Flows in the Wake Region of a Bed-Mounted Horizontal Cylinder

Devi K, Hanmaiahgari PR*, Balachandar R, Pu JH* (2021) Fluids. 6

(24) Stability and consolidation of sediment tailings incorporating unsaturated soil mechanics

Satyanaga A, Wijaya M, Zhai Q, Moon SW, Pu JH, Kim JR* (2021) Fluids. 6

(25) Reusable rainwater quality at Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria: Impact of first-flush and household treatment techniques

John CK, Pu JH*, Moruzzi R, Pandey M, Azamathulla HM (2021) Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 11

(26) Self-Preservation of Turbulence Statistics in the Wall-Wake Flow of a Bed-Mounted Horizontal Pipe

Devi K, Hanmaiahgari PR*, Balachandar R, Pu JH* (2021) Fluids. 6

(27) A Review on Hydrodynamics of Free Surface Flows in Emergent Vegetated Channels

Soumen Maji, Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari, Ram Balachandar, Jaan H. Pu, Ana M. Ricardo and Rui M.L. Ferreira (2020) Water. 12

(28) Experimental study of clear-water contraction scour

Ravindra Kumar Singh ; Manish Pandey ; Jaan H. Pu ; Srinivas Pasupuleti ; Vasanta G. Kumar Villuri (2020) Water Supply. 20

(29) Experimental study of clear-water contraction scour

Singh R.K.;Pandey M.;Pu J.H.;Pasupuleti S.;Villuri V.G.K. (2020) Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. 20, 943-952.

(30) Pier Scour Prediction in Non-Uniform Gravel Beds

Manish Pandey, Giuseppe Oliveto, Jaan H. Pu, Pramad K. Sharma and Chandra S.P. Ojha (2020) Water. 12

(31) Reduction of time-dependent scour around piers using collars

Manish Pandey, H. Md Azamathulla, S. Chaudhuri, Jaan H. Pu, Hanif Pourshahbaz (2020) Ocean Engineering. 213

(32) Analytical modelling of sidewall turbulence effect on streamwise velocity profile using 2D approach: A comparison of rectangular and trapezoidal open channel flows

Pu J.H.;Pandey M.;Hanmaiahgari P.R. (2020) Journal of Hydro-Environment Research.

(33) Numerical and experimental analysis of shallow turbulent flow over complex roughness beds

Zhang, Y.; Rubinato, M.; Kazemi, E.; Pu, Jaan H.; Huang, Y.; Lin, P. (2019)

(34) Turbulent Rectangular Compound Open Channel Flow Study Using Multi-Zonal Approach

Pu, Jaan H. (2019)

(35) Submerged flexible vegetation impact on open channel flow velocity distribution: An analytical modelling study on drag and friction

Pu, Jaan H.; Hussain, Awesar; Guo, Yakun; Vardakastanis, Nikolaos; Hanmaiahgari, P.R.; Lam, Dennis (2019)

(36) Turbulent rectangular compound open channel flow study using multi-zonal approach

Pu, Jaan H. (2018) Environmental Fluid Mechanics. -

(37) Dominant features in three-dimensional turbulence structure: comparison of non-uniform accelerating and decelerating flows

Pu, Jaan H.; Tait, Simon J.; Guo, Yakun; Huang, Y.; Hanmaiahgari, P.R. (2018)

(38) Numerical modeling of the Sakuma Dam reservoir sedimentation

Hanmaiahgari, P.R.; Gompa, N.R.; Pal, D.; Pu, Jaan H. (2018)

(39) Velocity distribution and 3D turbulence characteristic analysis for flow over water-worked rough bed

Pu, Jaan H.; Wei, J.; Huang, Y. (2017) Water. 9

(40) Phenomenological features of turbulent hydrodynamics in sparsely vegetated open channel flow

Maji, S.; Pal, D.; Hanmaiahgari, P.R.; Pu, Jaan H. (2016)

(41) Conceptual hydrodynamic-thermal mapping modelling for coral reefs at south Singapore sea

Pu, Jaan H. (2016)

(42) Three-Gorges Dam Fine Sediment Pollutant Transport: Turbulence SPH Model Simulation of Multi-Fluid Flows

Pu, Jaan H.; Huang, Y.; Shao, Songdong; Hussain, Khalid (2016)

(43) A novel explicit-implicit coupled solution method of SWE for long-term river meandering process induced by dam break

Zheng, X-G.; Pu, Jaan H.; Chen, R-D.; Liu, X-N.; Shao, Songdong (2016)

(44) Turbulence modelling of shallow water flows using Kolmogorov approach

Pu, Jaan H. (2015)

(45) Shallow sediment transport flow computation using time-varying sediment adaptation length

Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong; Huang, Y. (2014)

(46) Efficient numerical computation and experimental study of temporally long equilibrium scour development around abutment

Pu, Jaan H.; Lim, S.Y. (2014)

(47) Numerical and experimental turbulence studies on shallow open channel flows

Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong; Huang, Y. (2014)

(48) Universal Velocity Distribution for Smooth and Rough Open Channel Flows

Pu, Jaan H. (2013)

(49) Evaluations of SWEs and SPH numerical modelling techniques for dam break flows

Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong; Huang, Y.; Hussain, Khalid (2013)

(50) Velocity Distribution in Open Channel Flows: Analytical Approach for the Outer Region

Lassabatere, L.; Pu, Jaan H.; Bonakdari, H.; Joannis, C.; Larrarte, F. (2013)

(51) Source term treatment of SWEs using surface gradient upwind method

Pu, Jaan H.; Cheng, N.; Tan, S.K.; Shao, Songdong (2012)

(52) Assessment of a shallow water model using a linear turbulence model for obstruction-induced discontinuous flows

Pu, Jaan H.; Bakenov, Z.; Adair, D. (2012)

(53) Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulation of Wave Overtopping Characteristics for Different Coastal Structures

Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong (2012)

(54) Advanced numerical solver for dam-break flow application

Pu, Jaan H.; Bakenov, Z.; Adair, D. (2012)

(55) Turbulent velocity profiles : a new law for narrow channels

Pu, Jaan H.; Bonakdari, H.; Lassabatere, L.; Joannis, C.; Larrarte, F. (2010)