Dr. Mei Huang | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Huang Mei is a Lecturer at the Department of Urban and Rural Planning, School of Architecture, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Urban and Rural Planning at the same institution. Her research focuses on green water infrastructure planning and rural planning, particularly in the context of traditional villages and sustainable development in Northwest China. Huang has led and participated in numerous national and provincial research projects and has contributed significantly to the development of low-carbon and livable rural environments. She has also worked as a project coordinator for rural development initiatives, demonstrating a strong integration of academic and practical expertise in planning and environmental design.

Dr. Mei Huang | Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology | China

Profile

🎓Education

  • Huang Mei holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Yunnan University, completed in 2011. She pursued her Master’s degree in Urban Planning and Design at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology from 2011 to 2014, where she was recommended for exemption from the entrance examination. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Urban and Rural Planning at the same university, a program she began in 2018 and is expected to complete in 2025.

👨‍🏫 Experience

  • Since July 2014, Huang Mei has served as a Lecturer in the Department of Urban and Rural Planning, School of Architecture at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology. Concurrently, from 2014 to 2017, she worked as a Project Coordinator for the Traditional Villages Program in Qiandongnan, managed by the Research Center for Rural Development and Construction under the Zhichunzhi Bridge Charity Foundation in Hong Kong. Her professional journey highlights a commitment to teaching, research, and hands-on project coordination in rural and traditional village planning.

🏆Awards and Recognitions

  • Huang Mei’s primary research interests lie in green water infrastructure planning and rural planning. Her work emphasizes sustainable and low-carbon development approaches, particularly in the context of traditional villages and small towns in Northwest China. She has a strong focus on practical applications of planning methods that integrate engineering, space, and environmental considerations to improve rural domestic sewage treatment, living environments, and cultural heritage protection.

💡Skills and Certifications

  • Huang Mei has been recognized for her expertise and leadership in several youth and general fund projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Ministry of Education, and various provincial housing and urban-rural development departments. Her inclusion in the Youth Talent Support Project of the Science and Technology Association of Shaanxi Universities further attests to her contributions to rural and green planning research.

🔬 Research Focus

  • Her skills encompass project coordination, rural planning and design, green infrastructure development, and interdisciplinary research methodology. Huang Mei is experienced in planning models suitable for traditional village environments and has expertise in developing technical standards and evaluation frameworks for livable and sustainable rural development.

🌎Conclusion

  • Dr. Huang Mei stands out as a visionary researcher in sustainable rural infrastructure and planning. Her body of work contributes not only to academic discourse but also to real-world problem-solving, particularly in historically underserved areas. She exemplifies the core spirit of the Best Researcher Award—intellectual excellence, applied innovation, and community impact. Her nomination would elevate the profile of both the award and the field of rural environmental planning.

📖Publications

  •  Resource-Oriented Treatment Technologies for Rural Domestic Sewage in China Amidst Population Shrinkage: A Case Study of Heyang County in Guanzhong Region, Shaanxi Province

    Authors: Mei Huang, Degang Duan, Sicheng Tan, Ling Huang
    Journal: Buildings

  • Rural Resilience Evaluation and Risk Governance in the Middle Reaches of the Heihe River, Northwest China: An Empirical Analysis from Ganzhou District, a Typical Irrigated Agricultural Area

    Authors: Jing Huang, Dongqian Xue, Mei Huang
    Journal: Land
Mei Huang | Engineering | Best Researcher Award
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