Jianting Zhu, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management at the University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY 82071, USA), additionally serving as Director of the Center for Computational Hydrology and Hydrosciences. With a B.S. in Engineering Mechanics (Zhejiang University), M.S. in Fluid Mechanics (Peking University), and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Zhu’s accolades include recognition as an AGU Research Spotlight (2017), Best Theoretical-Oriented Paper Award from ASCE-EWRI’s Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste(2016), Honorable Mention from ASCE’s Irrigation & Drainage Council (2016), ECHN-IAH “Coolest Paper of 2015” (2016), Excellence in Associate Editorial Service (SSSAJ, 2014), Maki Chair Award (Desert Research Institute, 2010), Peter B. Wagner Medal of Excellence (Desert Research Institute, 2008), NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Canada, 1996–1998), and Bruce and Dorothy Rosetti Scholarship (Dalhousie University, Canada, 1994–1995).