BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JIIN-JEN LEE (Updated 1/3/2015)
EDUCATION
1962
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, B.S. in Civil Engineering
1967 Utah State University, Logan, Utah, M.S. in Civil Engineering
1970
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, Ph.D. in Civil
Engineering
EXPERIENCE
1982-present
University of Southern California
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Director of USC Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research.
(1984-present)
Teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in ocean and coastal engineering,
water resources engineering, hydro-mechanical engineering and fluid mechanics.
Responsible for the academic program in hydraulics and water resources
engineering.
Research activities cover hydrodynamic modeling in coastal environment and
computer and laboratory modeling of ocean wave-structure interactions.
Consulting experience includes serving as consultant for a number of local and
national engineering firms on computer modeling of coastal regions, oil spill
analysis, wave structure interaction and wave energy extraction.
1980-1981
California Institute of Technology
Visiting Associate, Civil Engineering (sabbatical leave). Research on interaction
of finite amplitude wave and currents, laser-doppler velocimetry application for
measurements of wave kinematics and portable breakwater in the near-shore region.
1970-1982
University of Southern California
Associate Professor (1975-1982) & Assistant Professor (1970-1975) of Civil Engineering.
Teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, water
resources engineering and ocean and coastal engineering.
Research in wave propagation, wave transformation, generation and propagation
of tsunami, ocean measurements and computer modeling of hydrodynamic problems.
JIIN-JEN LEE
1966-1970
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Civil Engineering (1969-1970) and Graduate Research
Assistant (1966-1969), Conducted research on harbor resonance analysis, developed the
boundary integral equation method for application to water wave problem, conducted
turbulence measurements in water.
1964-1966
Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Graduate Research Assistant in Hydraulic and Water Resources.
Conducted laboratory research on turbulence induced forces on objects in steep stream.
1963-1964
Taiwan Public Works Bureau
Junior Engineer
1962-1963
Chinese Army
Served as Second Lieutenant in the Chinese Army Infantry Division
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Liu-Young Environmental Engineering Fellowship (1960-1962) National Taiwan
University
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Research Initiation Award (1971-1973) National Science Foundation
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Outstanding Teaching Award, David M. Wilson Associates (1974) USC Civil
Engineering Alumni Association
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Excellence in Teaching Award for the Pacific District (1990) National Chi-Epsilon
Honor Society (Selected among 26 universities in the Pacific District)
5)
Excellence in Teaching Award in the USC School of Engineering (1995) Awarded by the
USC School of Engineering and TRW Corporation in recognition of the extraordinary
contributions to the fundamental mission of higher education
6)
Best Paper Award for the Year 2011, AWWA (American Water Work Association,
Based on the Co-authored paper published in August, 2010 “Determining Vulnerability
and Occurrence of Residential Backflow” Journal of AWWA Vol.102 (Number 8) pp.5263
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Registered Professional Civil Engineer in California
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Water Works Association
American Backflow Prevention Association (Board Member)
Chinese American Engineers and Scientists Association of Southern California
(Board Member 1995-1997)
Southern California Chinese-American Environmental Protection Association
(Board Member 1992-1996)
International Water Resources Association
The Society of Sigma Xi
Committee on Tsunami Guidelines for Power Reactor Sites, American National Standard
Publication Committee, Journal of Waterways, Ports Coastal and Ocean Division,
ASCE (1977-1982)
PATENTS:
U.S. Patent # 4,594,853 (Issued June 17, 1986)
Title: Wave Powered Generator
Inventors: Fredric Raichlen and Jiin-Jen Lee
PERSONAL
Born - Jan. 7, 1940
Citizenship - U.S.A.
Marital Status: Married, 2 children
Military Experience - 2nd Lieutenant (1962-1963)
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TEACHING
Courses taught by Jiin-Jen Lee at the University of Southern California (1970-Present)
AE 616
Ocean Measurements
CE 205
Engineering Mechanics I
CE 309
Fluid Mechanics
CE 451
Hydraulic Engineering
CE 451
Water Resources Engineering
CE 464
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
CE 466
Design of Free Surface Hydraulic System
CE 471
Transportation Engineering
CE 476
Design of Pressurized Hydraulic System
CE 520 (a) & (b)
Ocean & Coastal Engineering I & II
CE 525 (b)
Engineering Analysis
CE 526
Hydraulic Structure
CE 599
Special Topics in Stochastic Hydrology
ENE 410
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
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Completed Ph.D. Thesis Supervised by Professor J.J. Lee at the University of Southern California
(The list below represents thesis work toward a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering)
(1) Kim. S.T. (February 1977)
“Effects of Viscous Dissipation on the Propagation of Nonlinear and Dispersive Waves”
(2) Lee, Ming Yi (January 1978)
“Response of Harbors with Permeable Breakwater to Incident Waves”
(3) Rai, Ram Kirti (January 1978)
“An investigation of Urban Runoff Modeling”
(4) Chiang, Wen-Li (June 1979)
“Tide-induced Currents in Harbors of Arbitrary Shape
(5) Chang, Jaw-John (November 1981)
“Water Wave Generated by Three Dimensional Bed Motion”
(6) Kansoh, Rawya Monir (March 1983)
“Development of Roll Waves in Steep Channels of Breaking Bed Slopes”
(7) Ayer, Robert Mitchell (August 1983)
“Wave Propagation Over a Submarine Trench of Arbitrary Shape”
(8) Iradjpanah, Kamran (December 1983)
“Wave Uplift Pressure on Horizontal Platforms”
(9) Sobhani, Seyed Medhi (December 1983)
“Interaction of Waves and Structures: Application to Inclined Breakwater”
(10) Iranpour, Reza (January 1985)
“A New Method of Hindcasting and its Application to Better Predicting Extreme Events
in Civil Engineering, Winds and Waves”
(11) Kharaghani, Sharan. (January 1986)
“Hydrodynamic Response of a Moored Inclined Floating Breakwater”
(12) Lai, C.P. (April 1986)
“Wave Interaction with Structure: Hydrodynamic Loadings on Platforms and Docks”
(13) Kerh, Tien-Fuan (September 1989)
“Fluid-Structure Interactions: Modelling of Flows with Partially Open Valves”
(14) Huang, Charles C.S. (May 1991)
“Hydraulic Transport of High Concentration Solid in Low Viscosity Carrier”
(15) Chang, Chun (May 1993)
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“Simulation of Generation Propagation and Wave-Structure Interaction of Transient
Non-linear Waves Using Boundary Element Method”
(16) Zaki, Nahla Mohamed (August 1993)
“Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Flows Through an
Obstruction in Pressure Conduits”
(17) Zhuang, Fei (August 1996)
“Numerical and Experimental Modeling of Wave Overtopping over Coastal Structure”
(18) Wu, Li-Lun (October 1996)
“Buoyant Jets Obstructed by Perforated Discs”
(19) Tan, Triusa (January 1998)
“Dispersion Analysis in Ocean Dumping”
(20) Lu, Owen Shao-Hua (March 2000)
“Wave-Structure Interaction in Harbors of Arbitrary Shape”
(21) Chiu, Chiung-Yao (July 2000)
“Optimization Study of Multiport Diffuser System”
(22) Chao, Chi-Shih (January 2002)
“Application of Modified Marker and Cells Method for Wave-Structure Interactions”
(23) Pak, Jang Hyuk (December 2004)
“A Real-Time Debris Prediction Model (USCDPM) Incorporating Wildfire and Subsequent Storm
Events”
(24) Kwon, Hyuk Jae (May 2005)
“Transient Flow in Water Distribution System”
(25) Chang, Jen (November 2007)
“Hydrodynamic Modeling and Feasibility Study of Harnessing Tidal Power at the Bay of Fundy”
(26) Sam, Christian (August, 2008)
“Optimum Cleanup Scenarios for VOC’s and PERCHLORATE in Baldwin Park Operation Unit,
San Gabriel Valley, Southern California”
(27) Xing, Xiuying (October, 2008)
“Computer Modeling for Wave Oscillation Problems in Harbors and Coastal Regions”
(28) Harich, Christopher R. (December, 2008)
“Field and Laboratory Analysis of Water Well Design Parameters”
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(29) Kou, Zhiqing (April, 2010)
“Predicting Debris Yield Using Artificial Intelligence Models”
(30) Tan, Yuan Hung (September, 2010)
“Oscillations of semi-Enclosed Water Body Induced by Hurricanes”
(31) Willardson, Bennington J. (August, 2011)
“Prediction of Extreme Runoff Frequency Events in Southern California”
(32) Kim, Hyoung-Jin (October, 2012)
“Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Fluid-Structure Interaction Involving
Backflow Preventer”
(33) Bozorgnia, Mehrdad (December, 2012 )
“Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of Highway Bridge Superstructures Exposed to
Hurricane Waves “
(34) Chuen-Im, Chanin (May 2013)
“A Coastal Development Idea for Gulf of Thailand to Improve Global Trades”
(35) Huang, Ziyi (August, 2013)
“Open Chasnnel Flow Instability: Modeling the Spatial Evolution of Roll Waves”
(36) Shentong Lu (August, 2014)
“ Numerical Analysis of Harbor Oscillation Under the effect of Fluctuating Tide Level
and VaryinHarbor Layout “
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Completed M.S. Thesis supervised by Professor J.J. Lee at the University of Southern California
(1) Dulgeroglu, Nishan (January, 1973)
“Transformation of Finite Amplitude Water Waves Over Steps” Thesis for M.S.
in Ocean Engineering.
(2) Brandsma, Maynard G. (June, 1973)
“Marina del Rey: Computer Simulation of Pollutant Transport in Semi-Enclosed
Water Body” Thesis for M.S. in Ocean Engineering.
(3) Walther, James A. (May, 1975)
“Measurement of Wave Energy Transmission Through the San Pedro Breakwater”
Thesis for M.S. in Ocean Engineering.
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PUBLICATIONS of Jiin-Jen Lee
1. “Discussion of the paper, Some Turbulence Measurements in Water by F. Raichlen” by J.J. Lee,
Journal of Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, Vol. 93, EM 6, December 1967, pp. 287293.
2. “Wave Induced Oscillations in Harbors of Arbitrary Shape” by J.J. Lee, Report KH-R-20, W.M.
Keck Laboratory of Hydraulics and Water Resources, California Institute of Technology, December 1969. (Ph.D. Thesis), 226 pp.
3. “Resonance in Harbors of Arbitrary Shape” by J.J. Lee & F. Raichlen, Proceedings of the 12th
International Conference on Coastal Engineering in Washington D.C., September 13-18, 1970,
Chapter 131, pp. 2163-2180.
4. “Wave Induced Oscillations in Harbors of Arbitrary Geometry” by J.J. Lee, Journal of Fluid
Mechanics, 1971, Vol. 45, pp. 375-394.
5. “Discussion of the paper, the Response of Narrow-Mouthed Harbors in a Straight Coastline to
Periodic Incident Wave” by Carrier, Shaw and Miyata” by J.J. Lee & F. Raichien, Journal of
Applied Mechanics, Vol 38, Series E, No. 2, June 1971, pp. 572-575.
6. “Wave Induced Oscillations in Harbors with Connected Basins” by J.J. Lee & F. Raichlen,
Report KH-R-26, W.M. Keck Laboratory of Hydraulics and Water Resources, California Institute of Technology, August, 1971, 135pp.
7. “Wave Actions in Harbors of Irregular Shape and Variable Depth” by J.J. Lee, Proceedings of
the Second National Coastal and Shallow Water Research Conference, October, 1971, (abstracts), Office of Naval Research, p. 131.
8. “Interactions of Waves and Offshore Islands” by J.J. Lee & M.G. Bradsma, Proceedings of the
Second National Coastal and Shallow Water Research Conference, October, 1971, (abstracts),
Office of Naval Research, p. 131.
9. “Improvement of Harbor Facilities and Planning” by J.J. Lee, Proceedings of the Fourth
Syposium on Modern Engineering and Technology, Vol. VIII, pp. 289-309, Taipei, Taiwan, June
26-July 15, 1972.
10. “Oscillations in Harbors with Connected Basins” by J.J. Lee & F. Raichlen, Journal of Waterways, Harbors, and Coastal Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 98, No. WW3, pp. 311-332,
August 1972.
11. “Transformation of Finite Amplitude Water Waves Over a Step” by N. Dulgerian and J.J. Lee,
Technical Report USCCE 010, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California,
April 1973, 52 pp.
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12. “Response to Ocean Wave of Arbitrary Shape Harbor Containing Island” by J.J. Lee, Paper
presented at Fall Annual Meeting of American Geographical Union held in San Francisco,
California, December 11-14, 1973. (Also E. & S. trandactions, Vol. 54, No. 11, November 1973,
1120 pp).
13 “Amplification of Long-Period Waves in Marina del Rey” by J.J. Lee, Proceedings of the 14th
International Conference on Coastal Engineering, June 24-28, 1974, Copenhagen, Denmark,
Chapter 125, pp. 2 167-2179.
14. “Measurement of Wave Energy Transmission Through the San Pedro Breakwater” by J.A.
Walther and J.J. Lee, USC-SG-1-75, 91 pp.
15. “Oscillations in Harbors Containing Islands” by J.J. Lee, Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Civil Engineering in the Oceans/Ill, June 9-12, 1975, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware, pp. 632-654.
16. “Propagation of Nonlinear, Dispersive and Dissipative Waves Over Uneven Bottom” by J.J. Lee
and S.T. Kim, Paper presented at the 15th Conference in Coastal Engineering, July 12-17, 1976,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
17. “Numerical Solutions of Viscous KdV Equations - Application in Water Waves” by S.T. Kim &
J.J. Lee, Preceedings of the Sumposium on Application of Computer Methods in Engineering,
August 23-26, 1977, pp. 347-3 55.
18. “An Inclined-Plated Wave Generator” by F. Raichien & J.J. Lee, Proceedings of the 16th International Coastal Engineering Conference, August 1978, Hamber, German, Chapter 21, pp. 388399.
19. “The Behavior of an Inclined Pontoon Breakwater in Water Waves” by F. Raichlen & J.J. Lee,
Report No. N62583/78 M R552, Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA.
20. “A Transportable Breakwater for Nearshore Applications” by D. Jones, F. Raichlen and J.J. Lee,
Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Civil Engineering in the Ocean IV, American Society of Civil Engineers, September 10-12, 1979, San Francisco, pp. 43 3-456.
21. “Wave Propagation Over Rectangular Trench” by J.J. Lee & R.M. Ayer, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 110, September, 1981, pp. 335-347.
22. “Water Waves Generated by an Impulsive Bed Upthrust of a Rectangular Block” by J.J. Lee &
J.J. Chang, Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 2, No. 4, October, 1980, pp. 165-170.
23. “Wave Generated by an Impulsive Bed Motion of Finite Sizeî by J.J. Chang & J.J. Lee, Preprint
for International Conference on Water Resource Development, IAHR, May 12-14, 1980, Taipei,
Taiwan, 10 pp.
24. “Numerical Simulation of Tide-Induced Circulation in a Harbor” by W.L. Chiang & J.J. Lee,
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Preprint for International Conference on Water Resource Development, IAHR, May 12-14, 1980,
Taipei, Taiwan, 9pp.
25. “An Inclined Pontoon Breakwater” by F. Raichlen, R.J. Taylor, D.B. Jones & J.J. Lee, Paper
presented at the 17th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, March 23-28, 1980,
Sydney, Australia, pp. 8 12-822.
26. “Interaction of Waves with Submarine Trenches” by J.J. Lee, R.M. Ayer & W.L. Chiang, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, March 23-28, 1980,
Sydney, Australia, pp. 812-822.
27. “Simulation of Large Scale Circulation in Harbors” by W.L. Chiang & J.J. Lee, Journal of
Waterways, Port Coastal and Ocean Division, ASCE. WWI, Vol. 108, Feb., 1982, pp. 17-3 1.
28. “The Measurement of Velocities in Solitary Waves” by J.J. Lee, J. Skjelbreia & F. Raichien,
Journal of Waterways, Port Coastal and Ocean Division, AS CE, 1981, WWII, Vol. 108, May,
1982, pp. 200-218.
29. “Water Waves Generated by Three Dimensional Bed Motion” by J.J. Lee & J.J. Chang, Proceedings of the International Tsunami Symposium, Japan, May 25-28, 1981, pp. 52-55.
30. “Finite Element Methods for Boundary Layer Modeling with Application to Dissipative Harbor
Resonance Problem “ by M. Ganaba, L.C. Wellford and J.J. Lee, Chapter 15 of Finite Elements
in Fluids - Vol. 5, pp. 325-346, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.
31. “A Mapped Multi-Grid Procedure for Contact-Impact Problems Involving Wave & Structure” by
L.C. Wellford, K. Iradjpanah & J.J. Lee, 5th International Conference on Finite Elements in
Flow Problems, January, 1984, Austin, TX.
32. “Interaction of Small and Finite Amplitude Waves and Currents” by F. Raichlen & J.J. Lee,
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, September 3-7, 1984,
Houston, TX, Chapter 67, Vol. I, pp. 983-998.
33. “Wave Uplift on Platforms or Docks in Variable Depth” by J.J. Lee & C.P. Lai, Chapter 149,
Proceedings of the 20th International Coastal Engineering Conference, November 9-14, 1986,
Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 2023-2034.
34. “Wave Interaction with Moored Sloping Breakwater” by S. Kharaghani & J.J. Lee, Chapter 188,
Proceedings of the 20th International Coastal Engineering Conference, November 9-14, 1986,
Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 2559-2568.
35. “Numerical Simulation of Harbor Resonance in Taichung Harbor” by J.J. Lee, C.P. Lai, C.S.
Hwang & L.C. Lu, Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Ocean Engineering, R.O.C., November, 1987, pp. 184-197.
36. “Wave Uplifts on Platforms with Energy Absorbers” by J.J. Lee & C.P. Lai, Proceedings of the
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21st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, June 20-25, 1988, Malaga, Spain, pp.
2313-2325.
37. “Effect of Power Development on Coastal Environment and Fishery” by J.J. Lee, Proceedings of
a Special Conference on Electric Power and Fishery Resources, Sept. 21-22, 1988, Taipei,
Taiwan, pp. 215-245.
38. “Interactions of Periodic Wave with Inclined Portable Barrier” by S. Sobhani, J.J. Lee & L.C.
Wellford, Journal of Waterways, Ports, Coastal & Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 114, No. 6,
Nov. 1988, pp. 745-761.
39. “Finite Amplitude Waves Uplift on Platforms or Docks” by C.P. Lai & J.J. Lee, Journal of
Waterways, Ports, Coastal & Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 115, No. 1, January 1989, pp. 1939.
40. “Report from the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research” by J.J. Lee
& Paul Schwartz, Proceedings of the 1989 Annual Convention of American Backflow Prevention Association held in Akron, Ohio, April 24-26, 1989.
41. “Nearfield Tsunamis Generated by Three Dimensional Bed Motion” by J.J. Lee & J.J. Chang,
Chapter 88, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Delft,
Netherlands, July 2-6, 1990, pp. 1172-1185.
42. “Oscillations in Harbors and Coastal Basins,” by F. Raichlen & J.J. Lee, Chapter 13, of the
“Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering” Vol. 3, Edited by J. Herbich, Gulf publishing
Company, 1992, pp. 1073-1113.
43. “Numerical Modeling for Coastal Engineering “ by J.J. Lee, Invited paper and published as a
chapter in the book “Infrastructure 1991”, from workshop held in Hong-Kong, Dec. 19-20, 1991,
pp. 407-436.
44. “Interaction of Transient Nonlinear Waves with Coastal Structures” by J.J. Lee, C. Chang and F.
Zhuang, Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering held in
Venice, Italy, Oct. 4-9, 1992, Chapter 101, pp. 1327-1340.
45. “Kinematics of Wave Overtopping on Marine Structure” by J.J. Lee, F. Zhuang and C. Chang,
Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis
(WAVE 93), July 25-28, 1993, New Orleans, pp. 1-15.
46. “Impact of Urbanization on Storm Runoff” by D. Loh, R.M. Ayer, D. Taylor and J.J. Lee, Proceedings of 1993 ASCE International Symposium on Engineering Hydrology, July 25-30, 1993,
San Francisco, pp. 989-994.
47. “Computer Aided Design of Harbors for Diffraction, Refraction and Dissipations of Incident
Waves” by C.P. Lai, J.J. Lee and F. Wu, Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Ocean Engineering, Taiwan, R.O.C., Nov. 1993, pp. 405-418.
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48. “Investigation of Recirculating Flows in Driven Cavaties with Different Aspect Ratios” by T.
Kerh and J.J. Lee, Proceeding of 1993 Conference on Computer Applications in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Tainan, Taiwan, pp. 813-822.
49. “Kinematic Measurements of Wave Overtopping Using Laser Doppler Velocimeter” by F.
Zhuang, C. Chang, and J.J. Lee, ASME, Fluid Engineering Division, Vol. 191, June 1994,
pp. 83-88.
50. “Laser Doppler Velocimeter Measurements in Separated Flows in Circular Pipe” by N.M. Zaki
and J.J. Lee, Fluid Engineering Division, ASME Vol. 191, June 1994, pp. 149-154.
51. “The Effects of Dissipation on Experimental and Numerical Models of Harbor Resonances” by
F. Raichien, J.J. Lee and T.G. Lepelletier, Proceeding of the International Symposium on Wavesphysical and numerical modelings, August 2 1-24, 1994, Vancouver, Canada (10 pages).
52. “Modelling of Wave Overtopping Over Breakwater” by F. Zhuang, C. Chang and J.J. Lee,
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, October 23-28, 1994,
Kobe, Japan, Chapter 22, pp. 1700-1722.
53. “Predictions of Confined Shear Flows Over a Wall Obstacle” by T. Kerh, J.J. Lee, and L.C.
Wellford, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 15, No.1, 1995, pp. 23-29.
54. "A Viscous Rotational Model for Wave Overtopping Over Marine Structure” by F.
Zhuang and J. J. Lee, Proceedings of the 25 International Conference on Coastal
Engineering, Sept. 2-6, 1996, Orlando, Florida, Chapter 169, pp. 2178-2191.
55. “The generation of Waves by Landslides” by F. Raichien, J. J. Lee, C. Petroff, and P.
Watts, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Sept. 26, 1996, Orlando, Florida, Chapter 101, pp 1293-1306
56. “Enhanced Mixing Through Perforated Discs on Round Buoyant Jet” by Lilun Wu
and J. J. Lee, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering,
Sept. 2-6, 1996, Orlando, Florida, Chapter 335, pp. 4325-4338.
57. “Transient Fluid-Structure Interaction in a Control Valve” by T. Kerth, J. J. Lee and
L. C. Wellford, Journal of ASME Fluid Engineering Division, 1997 Vol. 119, pp 001-006.
58. “Application of Computer Modeling for Harbor Resonance Studies of Long Beach
and Los Angeles Harbor Basin” by J. J. Lee, C. P. Lai and Y.G. Li, Proceedings of 26th
International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 22-26,
l998, pp 1196-1209
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59. “Oxygen-Transfer Efficiency of Fine Pores in Diffused Aeration System” by R.
Iranpour, M. Stenstrom, J. J. Lee and Torkian, Water Environment Research,
July/August 1999, Volume 71, No. 4, pp. 506-509.
60. “Management Analysis of Wastewater Capital Improvement Program in Large
Cities” by R. Iranpour, M. Stenstrom, J. J. Lee, and C. Miller, March 2000, Water
Research Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. l7l4-l726.
61. “An Economic Impact Evaluation of Proposed Storm Water Treatment for Los Angeles County”
by Peter Gordon, John Kuprenas, J. J. Lee, James E. Moore, Harry W. Richardson,
Christopher Williamson. November 2002. (pp. 1-134)
62. “Impacts of Cross-Connections in North American Water Supplies ” by J. J. Lee, P.
Schwartz, P. Sylvester, etc. Book published by AWWA Research Foundation,
February 2003, pp. 1-209
63. “ Analysis Methodology for Storm Water Treatment Costs” by John A. Kuprenas, Peter Gordon,
J.E. Moore, H.W. Richardson and J. J. Lee, Proceeding of the 4th Joint ISPA/SCEA International
Conference held on June 17-June 20, 2003 at Orlando, Florida, pp1-19.
64. “Protecting the Water Supply System- Cross Connection Control” Keynote Speech by J. J. Lee,
Proceeding of the Taiwan-American Natural Disaster and Environmental Protection Conference
held in the City of Industry Hill, Oct. 4, 2003
65. “ An Economic Impact Evaluation of Proposed Storm Water Treatment for Los Angeles County” by
James Moore, Peter Gordon, H. W. Richardson, John Kuprenas and J. J. Lee, Proceeding of the
2003 Annual American Water Resources Association Conference held at San Diego, CA,
November 3-6, 2003.
66. “ A Rational Method for Prediction of the Debris Yield Incorporating Storm and Wildfire Events” by
Jay Pak and J. J. Lee, Proceeding of the 2003 Annual American Water Resources Association
Conference, held at San Diego, CA, November 3-6, 2003.
67. “ Understanding Hydraulics and How Backflow Happens” by J. J. Lee, Paper presented at the 2004
American Backflow Prevention Association International Conference, held at Long Beach, CA
May 9-12, 2004.
68. “ Protecting Drinking Water System Through Cross-Connection Control” by J. J. Lee, Paper Presented
at the IDS-Water 2004 Web (Online) Conference, May 10-28, 2004 (61 slides)
69. “ Cost Analysis Methodology for Advanced Treatment of Stormwater: The Los Angeles Case” by J. E.
Moore, J. Kurprenas, J. J. Lee, P.Gordon, H. Richardson and Q. Pan. Journal of Construction Research,
Vol. 5, No. 2, June 2004, pp1-22.
70. “ Predicting Debris Production: Statistical Model and Artificial Neural Network Model” by Jiin-Jen Lee,
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Jay H. Pak, and Zhiqing Kou, Symposium on the California Flash – Effects of Extreme High Water
Events, Los Angeles, CA May 17, 2005 (28 slides and Movie)
71. “The Role of Backflow Prevention Assemblies in Transient Flow” by Hyuk-Jae Kwon and Jiin-Jen Lee,
Journal of ABPA (American Backflow Prevention Association) Volume 18, Issue 6, November, 2005
PP.13-14.
72. “ Ship Motion Modeling in Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors” by George T.J. Tzong, Ching-Piau
Lai, Jiin-Jen Lee and Fei Zhuang , Proceedings of ICCE 2006 (30th International Conference on Coastal
Engineering held at San Diego, CA September 3-8, 2006). ASCE, pp. 1247-1259
73. “Assessing Impacts of Tsunamis on Taiwan’s and China’s Southeast Coastlines” by Jiin-Jen Lee and
Ching-Piau Lai, Proceedings of ICCE 2006 (30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering held at
San Diego, CA, September 3-8, 2006), ASCE, pp 1553-1565
74. “Computer and Experimental Models of Transient Flow in a Pipe Involving Backflow Preventers” by Hyuk
Jae Kwon and Jiin-Jen Lee, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Volume 134, No. 4, April 2008. pp
426-434
75. “Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned” by Jiin-Jen Lee and Bennington Willardson, Chapter 4 in the Book
“Natural Disaster Analysis after Hurricane Katrina Risk Assessment, Economic Impacts and Social
Implications” Edited by Harry Richardson, Per Gordon and James E. Moore, Published by Edward Elgar
Book Company, August 2008. pp. 53-70
76. “Computer Modeling for Harbor Planning and Design” by Jiin-Jen Lee and Xiuying Xing, Chapter 25
in the book “Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering”, Edited by Young C. Kim, World Scientific
Publishing Company, 2009, pp. 2501-2528
77. “A Statistical Debris Prediction Model Incorporating the Effect of Wildfire and Subsequent Storm Events”
by Jang Pak and Jiin-Jen Lee, Journal of American Water Resources Association , Vol.44 No. 3, 2008.
pp. 689-699
78. “ A New Strategy for Harbor Planning and Design” by Xiuying Xing and Jiin-Jen Lee, SCCAEPA Online
Journal Issue No.1, December, 2008, pp.1-9. (www.sccaepa.org)
79. “Uncovering the Basin Resonance at Crescent City Harbor Region” by Jiin-Jen Lee, Xiuying Xing and
Orville T. Magoon, Proceedings of ICCE 2008, ASCE 31st International Conference on
Coastal Engineering, held at Hamburg, Germany, September 1-5, 2008. pp 1210- 1222.
80. “ Comparison of Computed Basin Response at San Pedro Bay with Long Period Wave Records” by Xiuying
Xing, Jiin-Jen Lee, and Fredric Raichlen. Proceedings of ICCE 2008, ASCE 31st International
Conference on Coastal Engineering, held at Hamburg, Germany, September 1-5, 2008. pp. 1223-1235.
81. “Improving Harbor Resonance Induced by Typhoon Waves for Hualien Harbor” by Li-Hung Tsai, Xiuying
Xing, and Jiin-Jen Lee. Proceedings of ICCE 2008, ASCE 31st International Conference on
Coastal Engineering held at Hamburg, Germany, September 1-5, 2008. pp. 1236-1248.
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82. “Computer Simulation of Pohang New Harbor for Seiche Reduction” by Moonsu Kwak, Wonmu Jeong,
Chongkun Pyun, Xiuying Xing, and Jiin-Jen Lee, Proceedings of ICCE 2008, ASCE 31st International
Conference on Coastal Engineering held at Hamburg, Germany, September 1-5, 2008. pp. 3996-4001.
83. “Predicting Debris Yield from Burned Watersheds: Comparison of Statistical and Artificial Neural network
Models”, by Jang Pak, Zhiqing Kou, Hyuk J. Kwon and Jiin-Jen Lee, Journal of American Water Resources
Association, Vol.45, No. 1, 2009, pp. 210-223.
84. “Manual of Cross-Connection Control” Tenth Edition, Book edited by Paul Schwartz and Jiin-Jen Lee,
Published by USC Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research. Copyright held by
University of Southern California, ISBN# 0-9638912-1-1, October 2009, pp 1-512.
85. “Harbor Resource: A Comparison of Field Measurements to Numerical Model Results” by Xiuying Xing,
Jiin-Jen Lee, and Fredric Raichlen, Proceedings of ICCE 2010, ASCE 32 nd International Conference on
Coastal Engineering, held at Shanghai, China, June30-July 5, 2010. (pp.1-12)
86. “Wave Structure Interaction: Role of Entrapped Air on Wave Impact and Uplift Forces” by Mehrdad
Bozorgnia, Jiin-Jen Lee, and Fredric Raichlen, Proceedings of ICCE 2010, ASCE 32 nd International
Conference on Coastal Engineering, held at Shanghai, China, June30-July 5, 2010. (pp 1-12)
87. “Oscillations of Semi-Enclosed Water Body Induced by Hurricanes” by Yuan-Hung Paul Tan and Jiin-Jen
Lee, , Proceedings of ICCE 2010, ASCE 32 nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, held at
Shanghai, China, June30-July 5, 2010. (pp. 1-12)
88. “A Coastal Development Idea for Gulf of Thailand to Improve Global Trades” by Chain Chaun-Im and JiinJen Lee, Proceedings of ICCE 2010, ASCE 32 nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, held at
Shanghai, China ,June30-July 5, 2010. (pp. 1-10)
89. “Simulation of Oscillations at Lake Pontchartrain Induced by Hurricane Katrina” by Yuan-Hung Tan and
Jiin-Jen Lee, paper presented at ASCE EMI 2010 Conference held at Los Angeles, CA , August 8-11, 2010.
One page abstract in 2010 Engineering Mechanics Conference Abstract Volume.
90. “The Mystery of 2010 Chilean Earthquake Generated Tsunami Waves at Crescent City Harbor” by Jiin-Jen
Lee, Ziyi Huang, & Xiuying Xing, paper presented at the ASCE EMI 2010 Conference held at Los Angeles,
CA, August 8-11, 2010. One page abstract in 2010 Engineering Mechanics Conference Abstract Volume.
91. “Wave Structure Interaction Simulated by a Two-Phase Flow Model” by Mehrdad Bozorgnia and Jiin-Jen
Lee, paper presented at the ASCE EMI 2010 Conference held at Los Angeles, CA, August 8-11, 2010. One
page abstract in 2010 Engineering Mechanics Conference Abstract Volume.
92. “Determining Vulnerability and Occurrence of Residential Backflow” by O.D. Schneider, D. M. Hughs, M.
Lechevallier, P. Schwartz, P. Sylvester and Jiin-Jen Lee, Journal of AWWA, Volume 102, No. 8, pp. 52-63,
August, 2010. (Awarded the Best paper award for Year 2011, AWWA (American water Work Association)
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93. “Application Focused Hydraulic Research in Surface Water, Ground Water, and Coastal Water” by Jiin-Jen
Lee, Invited Keynote Address with written paper (25 pages) at Proceedings of the 19th National Hydraulic
Engineering Conference held at Yuan Lin, Taiwan, November 9-11, 2010 (pp.1-25)
94. “The Mystery of 2010 Chilean Earthquake Generated Tsunami Waves at Crescent City Harbor” by Jiin-Jen
Lee, Z.Huang and Xiuying Xing. A Book Chapter in ASCE Special Volume “Coastal Hazards” Edited by
Wenrui Huang, to be published by ASCE, Final version accepted in Nov. 2011 (12 pages).
95. “Simulation of Oscillation at Lake Pontchartrain Induced by Hurricane Katrina” by Yuan Tan and Jiin-Jen
Lee. A Book Chapter in ASCE Special Volume “Coastal Hazards” Edited by Wenrui Huang, to be
published by ASCE, Final version accepted in Nov. 2011 (12 pages).
96. “Wave Structure Interaction Simulated by a Two-Phase Flow Model” by M. Bozorgnia and Jiin-Jen Lee,
A Book Chapter in ASCE Special Volume “Coastal Hazards” Edited by Wenrui Huang, to be published by
ASCE. Final version accepted in Nov. 2011 (12 pages).
97. “Frequency-based Harbor Responses to Incident Tsunami Waves in American Samoa Island” by Ziyi Huang
& Jiin-Jen Lee Proceedings of ICCE 2012 (33th International Conference on Coastal Engineering) held in
Santander, Spain, July 1-6, 2012. (13 pages)
98. “The Effect of Tide Level on the Tsunami Response of Coastal Harbors” by Jiin-Jen Lee, Ziyi Huang,
Ziqing Kou & Xiuying Xing Proceeding of ICCE 2012 (33th International Conference on Coastal
Engineering) held in Santander, Spain, July 1-6, 2012.(13 pages)
99. “Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of Highway Bridges Exposed to Hurricane Waves” by Mehrdad
Bozorgnia & Jiin-Jen Lee Proceedings of ICCE 2012 (33th International Conference on Coastal Engineering)
held in Santander, Spain, July 1-6, 2012. ( 13 pages)
100. “The Mystery of 2010 Chilean Earthquake Generated Tsunami Waves at Crescent City Harbor”, by
Jiin-Jen Lee, Ziyi Huang, and Xiuying Xing, in ASCE Book on “Coastal Hazards” Trends in
Engineering Mechanics, ASCE Special Publication #2, Edited by Wenrui Huang, Ken Han Wang and
Qin Jim Chen, published in April 2013, Chapter 1, pp 1-12.
101. “Wave Structure Interaction Duriung Hurricance Ivan Simulated by a Two-Phase Flow Model”, by
M. Bozorgnia and Jiin-Jen Lee, ASCE Book on “Coastal Hazards” Trends in Engineering Mechanics,
ASCE Special Publication #2, Edited by Wenrui Huang, Ken Han Wang and Qin Jim Chen Published in
April 2013, Chapter 4, pp. 33-44.
102. “Simulation of Oscillations at Lake Pontchartrain Induced by Hurricane Katrina”, by Yuan-Hung
Paul Tan and Jiin-Jen Lee, ASCE Book on “Coastal hazards” Trends in Engineering Mechanics, ASCE
Special Publication #2, Edited by Wenrui Huang, Ken Han Wang and Qin Jim Chen, Published in April,
2013, Chapter 6: pp. 57-68
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103. “Frequency Domain Response at Pacific Coast harbors to Major Tsunamis of 2005-2011” by
Xiuying Xing, Zhiqing, Ziyi Huang and Jiin-Jen Lee, Journal of Pure and Applied Geophysics, June
2013, Volume 170, Issue 6-8, pp 1148-1168
104. “CFD Modeling of a Solitary Wave Overtopping Breakwater of Varying Submergence” by M.
Bozorgnia, A. Eftekhrian and J. J. Lee, Presented at ASCE ICCE 2014 held June 12-20, 2014 in Seoul,
Korea. The full written paper is published in open source online Journal named Coastal Proceedings of
ICCE 2014 with the same title and same authors. (15 pages)
105 “Harbor Resonance Under Impact of Powerful Tsunami” by Shentong Lu, J. J. Lee and Xiuying
Xing, Presented at the ASCE ICCE 2014 held June 15-20. 2014 in Seoul, Korea. The full written paper is
published in open source online Journal named Coastal Proceedings of ICCE 2014 with the same title
and the same authors.
(11 pages)
106. “Numerical Investigation on Roll-Wave Properties: Wave-Wave Interactions, Generality and
Spectrum” by Ziyi Huang and Jiin-Jen Lee, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Approved
October 2, 2014on September 11, 2014. Published on line on October 16, 2014 . DOI: 10-1061/(ASCE)
EM.1943-7889.0000881.
107. “Modeling the Spatial Evolution of Roll Waves with Diffusive Saint Venant Equations” by Ziyi
Huang and Jiin-Jen Lee, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. Approved on October 2, 2014.
Published online on November 10, 2014. DOI:10-1061/(ASCE) HY.1943-7900-0000959.
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