Dr. Xiaolang Zhang         

Dr. Xiaolang Zhang

Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
E-mail: xiaolangzhang@fau.edu  

Phone: 561-297-3252
Office: SE-474

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Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

    

About:
Postdoc Researcher, Jul. 2023, the Ohio State University (OSU)
Ph.D., Sep. 2021, Hydrogeology, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
B.S., Jul.2016, Hydrogeology, China University of Geosciences in Beijing (CUGB)

Research Interests: 

Hydrogeology
Hydro-geochemistry
Groundwater numerical modelling
Surface water-groundwater interactions

 

Teaching:

  • Groundwater Solute Transport Modeling (GLY6828 )
  • Water Resources (GEO 4280C)
  • Hydrogeology (GLY 4822)
  • Groundwater Numerical Modeling (GLY 6934, GLY 4832C)

PhD Students:

  • Rakib Howlader:  Google Scholar
    2025 Department of Geosciences ‘Graduate Student Research Publication Award’
    2025 Geosciences Graduate Scholarship, $1,000
    2024 Department of Geosciences ‘Graduate Student Research Publication Award’
    2024 Florida Atlantic University’s Graduate Dean’s Fellowship, $2,500
  • Marjena Beantha Haque:  Google Scholar
    2025 Department of Geosciences ‘the Best Graduate Teaching Assistant Award’
    2024 Department of Geosciences ‘Graduate Student Service Award’

SELECTED PBULICATIONS (※graduate students advised, #Corresponding Author):

  1. Zhang, X . # , Sawyer, A.H. and Singha, K., and Ellen Wohl. (2026) Exploring the Influence of Morphologic Heterogeneity and Discharge on Downstream Transport in Streams With Multiple Logjams: 2. Insight From Numerical Models, Water Resources Research, DOI: 10.1029/2026WR043462
  2. W Wang, JJ Jiao, H Li, E Lian, S Yang,  Zhang, X . # , (2026) Combined Effects of Evaporation, Hydrogeochemical Processes, and Groundwater Flow on the Evolution of Isotopes and Trace Elements in the Badain Jaran Desert, China, Water Resources Research 62 (4), e2025WR042786
  3. Howlader, R. ※ , Liu, W., Ye, M., Wei, M., Haque, M.B. ※  and  Zhang, X . # , 2025. Systematic Quantification of Nearshore and Offshore Submarine Groundwater Discharge Along Florida Coasts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(7): e2025JC022597.
  4. Yu, S.,  Zhang, X . # , & Geng, X. 2025. Seasonal freezing enhances groundwater–lake connectivity and nutrient delivery in saline basins. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL118495. (Nature Index Journal)
  5. Zhang, X ., Li, H., Guo, W. and Liang, X., 2025b. Fractal signatures of hydraulic head variations reveal aquifer heterogeneity. Journal of Hydrology, 662: 134025.
  6. Zhang, X ., Li, H., Wang, X., Kuang, X., Zhang, Y., Xiao, K. and Xu, C., 2024a. A comprehensive analysis of submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient fluxes in the Bohai Sea, China. Water Research, 253: 121320. (Nature Index Journal)
  7. Zhang, X . and Jimmy, J.J., 2023. Numerical modelling study on non-steady-state groundwater flow systems in response to changing rainfall. Bulletin of Geological Science and Technology, 42(4): 154–161.
  8. Zhang, X . # , Sawyer, A.H. and Singha, K., 2023b. A numerical exploration of hyporheic zone solute transport behavior estimated from electrical resistivity inversions. Journal of Hydrology, 621: 129577.
  9. Zhang, X ., Jiao, J.J. and Guo, W., 2022a. How Does Topography Control Topography-Driven Groundwater Flow? Geophysical Research Letters, 49(20): e2022GL101005. (Nature Index Journal)
  10. Zhang, X ., Jiao, J.J., Li, H., Zheng, Y., Yang, S. and Lian, E., 2022b. Salinization process in a topographically closed saline lake estimated by radium, barium, and chloride mass balances. Journal of Hydrology, 615: 128722.
  11. Zhang, X ., Li, H., Jiao, J.J., Luo, X., Kuang, X., Mao, R. and Hu, W., 2022c. Fractal Behaviors of Hydraulic Head and Surface Runoff of the Nested Groundwater Flow Systems in Response to Rainfall Fluctuations. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(2): e2021GL093784. (Nature Index Journal)
  12. Zhang, X ., Li, H., Jiao, J.J., Luo, X., Zuo, J., Lu, M., Liu, Y., Liang, W. and Kuang, X., 2021a. Control factors on nutrient cycling in the lake water and groundwater of the Badain Jaran Desert, China. Journal of Hydrology, 598: 126408.
  13. Zhang, X ., Luo, X., Jiao, J.J., Li, H., Lian, E., Yang, S., Kong, F., Kuang, X. and Zuo, J., 2021b. Hydrogeochemistry and fractionation of boron isotopes in the inter-dune aquifer system of Badain Jaran Desert, China. Journal of Hydrology, 595: 125984.
  14. Zhang, X ., Jiao, J.J., Li, H., Luo, X. and Kuang, X., 2020. Effects of Downward Intrusion of Saline Water on Nested Groundwater Flow Systems. Water Resources Research, 56(10): e2020WR028377.

GRANTS

  1. National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: RAPID: Hurricane impacts on hydrogeology and nutrient geochemistry in karstic coastline (PI, $18,000, Oct. 2024~Aug. 2025, completed)
  2. National Science Foundation, CAIG: Prediction of Groundwater Uranium Contamination using Physics-Informed and Casual AI Methods (Co-PI, $599,799.00, August 1, 2026~July 31, 2029, ongoing)
  3. Everglades National Park: Systematic Vegetation Density and Ridge Proportion Monitoring in Northeast Shark River Slough (NESRS) for Everglades Restoration (Co-PI, $639,308, 10/01/2026~09/30/2029, ongoing)