Welcome to Dr. Qiong Su's Group
Assistant Professor
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, Clemson University
242 McAdams Hall, Clemson, SC, 29631
Email: qsu@clemson.edu
Research
My research expertise spans from basic science (evapotranspiration and soil-plant-water relationships) to applied agriculture with management (state-of-the-art irrigation tools and decision support systems) for multi-scale agricultural water management. Additionally, my work employs crop modeling and the integration of advanced technologies, such as machine learning and remote sensing, into agricultural system simulations.
Research Areas
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Evapotranspiration modeling and irrigation decision support tools
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​Water-Environment-Energy-Food Nexus
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Climate change impacts on crop production and evaluation of adaptation strategies
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Integrated watershed management modeling
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Machine learning application in agriculture
Latest Publications
This textbook provides a comprehensive treatment of irrigation engineering for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It does not require a background in calculus, hydrology, or hydraulics, offering a one-stop overview of the entire field of study. It includes everything a student of irrigation engineering needs to know: concepts of climate, soils, crops, water quality, hydrology, and hydraulics, as well as their application to design and environmental management.
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To demonstrate the practical applications of the theories discussed, there are over 500 worked examples and end-of chapter exercises. The exercises allow readers to solve real-world problems and apply the information they've learned to a diverse range of scenarios.
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To further prepare students for their future careers, each chapter includes many illustrative diagrams and tables containing data to help design irrigation systems.
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For instructors' use when planning and teaching, a solutions manual can be found online alongside a suite of PowerPoint lecture slides.