Conference Presentations

at International Conferences (by student advisee as presenting author)

[29] Kim, H., and Yang, S. (2024), Archetypal patterns of urban drainage networks in an Asian megacity, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting 2024, Pyeongchang, South Korea.

[28] Finckh, S., Borchardt, D., Büttner, O., Carmona, E., Hoyek, A., Krauss, M., Kumar, R., Schulze, T., Siebert, C., Yang, S., and Brack, W. (2024). Mixture risk assessment: Advancing the concept of the chemical footprint. Gordon Research Conference Environmental Science: Water, New Hampshire, USA.

[27] Heinemann, N., Buettner, O., Borchardt, D. and Yang, S. (2023), Modeling the coupled growth dynamics of benthic and pelagic algae in the Elbe River (Germany) using a parsimonious process-based model, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2023, San Francisco, USA.

[26] Wang, H.-J., Merz, R., Yang, S., and Basso, S. (2023), Exploring spatial and seasonal patterns of heavy-tailed flood behavior with catchment nonlinear responses, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2023, San Francisco, USA.

[25] Tarasova, L., Gnann, S., Yang, S., Hartmann, A., and Wagener, T. (2023), Catchment characterization: current descriptors, knowledge gaps and future opportunities, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2023, San Francisco, USA.

[24] Yang, S., Buettner, O., Kumar, R., and Borchardt, D. (2023), Adaptive approaches to minimize river ecological risks caused by European wastewater treatment plants’ discharges under global challenges, IUGG General Assembly 2023, Berlin, Germany.

[23] Lee, J., Yang, S., and Kim, Y.-O. (2023), Establishment of Shared Vision Model for participatory and agile water resources management planning: A water-scarce region in South Korea, IUGG General Assembly 2023, Berlin, Germany.

[22] Kim, H., Yang, S., and Kim, Y.-O. (2023), The application of the Budyko framework to improve SWMM-derived evaporation, IAHR World Congress 2023, Vienna, Austria.

[21] Kim, H., Yang, S., and Kim, Y.-O. (2023), A study on measures to prevent flooding at Seoul National University’s Gwanak campus, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting 2023, Singapore.

[20] Heinemann, N., Buettner, O., Borchardt, D. and Yang, S. (2023), Predicting benthic and pelagic algae growth in the German Elbe River Network – Application of a parsimonious process-based model (CnANDY), BfG Workshop on Water Quality Modeling, Koblenz, Germany.

[19] Kim, H., Yang, S., and Kim, Y.-O. (2023), Effects of urbanized campus on the water cycle characteristics: case study on the Gwanak campus of Seoul National University in South Korea, World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2023, Henderson, USA.

[18] Yang, S., Liu, Y., Buettner, O., and Borchardt, D. (2022), Spatial distribution patterns of municipal wastewater treatment plants in multiple river basins over the contiguous U.S., American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, USA.

[17] Yang, S., Buettner, O., Grosse, A., Kumar, R., and Borchardt, D. (2022), Evaluation of European wastewater treatment plants’ effluents under the future global changes: Towards minimizing ecological risks for river aquatic ecosystems, International Society of Limnology 2022, Berlin, Germany.

[16] Wang, H.-J., Yang, S., Merz, R., and Basso, S. (2022), The role of spatial rainfall variability for the emergence of heavy tails in streamflow distributions, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria.

[15] Tarasova, L., Gnann, S., Yang, S., Hartmann, A., and Wagener, T. (2022), Current practices in catchment characterization: Data sources, aggregation approaches, derived descriptors and their value, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria.

[14] Rojas-Gómez, K. L., Benisch, J., Yang, S., Borchardt, D., and Krebs, P. (2022), Accumulation of fine sediments and particle-bound pollutants in a German urbanized stream, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria.

[13] Wachholz, A., Jawitz, J. W., Büttner, O., Jomaa, S., Merz, R., Yang, S., & Borchardt, D. (2022). Drivers of multi-decadal in-stream nitrate regime shifts in a large European catchment. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria.

[12] Yang, S., Buettner, O., Kumar, R., Basso, S., and Borchardt, D. (2021), Risk assessment of climate change impacts on urban discharge fraction and eutrophication in large European river networks, EGU General Assembly 2021, Online.

[11] Wang, H.-J., Yang, S., Merz, R., and Basso, S. (2021), Investigating rainfall and catchment attributes promoting heavy-tailed distributions of river flows, EGU General Assembly 2021, Online.

[10] Rojas-Gómez, K. L., Benisch, J., Reyes-Silva, J. D., Mariano, R., Yang, S., Helm, B., Borchardt, D., and Krebs, P. (2021), Integrated simulation of particle-bound contaminants in urbanised catchments using high-resolution data, EGU General Assembly 2021, Online.

[9] Yang, S., Bertuzzo, E., Buettner, O., Borchardt, D., and Rao, P. S. C. (2019), Scaling patterns of point and diffuse source nutrient loads and response of benthic and pelagic algal communities in a fractal river network perspective, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, USA.

[8] Yang, S., Bertuzzo, E., Buettner, O., Borchardt, D., and Rao, P. S. C. (2019), Water-quality impairments in a German river network from spatially heterogeneous point- and diffuse-source nutrient loads, EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria.

[7] Yang, S., Buettner, O., Kumar, R., Jaeger, C., Jawitz, J. W., Rao, P. S. C., and Borchardt, D. (2018), Spatial Distribution of Point Source Nutrient Loads and Eutrophication in the Weser River, Germany, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2018, Washington, D. C., USA.

[6] Yang, S., Buettner, O., Jaeger, C., Kumar, R., Jawitz, J. W., Rao, P. S. C., and Borchardt, D. (2018), Impacts from urban wastewater treatment plant discharge in urbanized catchments: National- & basin-scale data analyses in Germany, Computational Methods in Water Resources 2018, Saint-Malo, France.

[5] Yang, S., Buettner, O., Jaeger, C., Jawitz, J. W., Rao, P. S. C., and Borchardt, D. (2018), Spatial self-organization of people and urban wastewater treatment plants in German catchments, EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria.

[4] Yang, S., Paik, K., McGrath, G., and Rao, P. S. C. (2016), Topological analysis of urban drainage networks, EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria.

[3] Yang, S., and Paik, K. (2015), Inter-relationship between scaling exponents for describing self-similar river networks, EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria.

[2] Yang, S., and Paik, K. (2015), Observed trend in Asian dust days in South Korea and its geo-physiographical implications, EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria.

[1] Yang, S., and Paik, K. (2015), Revisiting Horton’s laws with considerations of the directly drained VS source area, EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria. (Young Scientist's Travel Award)

at Domestic conferences (by student advisee as presenting author)

[8] Kim, H., and Yang, S. (2024), Spatial configurations of urban drainage networks and population distributions in urban catchments of the megacity of Seoul, Proceedings of Korea Water Resources Association Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea.

[7] Yang, S. (2023), Scaling Features in the Infrasphere, Water Engineering Society Conference, Seoul, South Korea. (Invited Presentation)

[6] Yang, S. (2023), Understanding the coupled natural river-human-engineered systems: Data-model synthesis in urbanized river basins, Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering Conference, Busan, South Korea. (Best Paper Award)

[5] Yang, S., Buettner, O., Liu, Y., and Borchardt, D. (2023), Spatial distribution of wastewater treatment plants in diverse river basins over the continuous United States, Proceedings of Korea Water Resources Association Conference, Goseong, South Korea.

[4] Yang, S. (2021), Spatial patterns of competing pelagic and benthic algae in the largest Germany's national river, Water Engineering Society Conference, Seoul, South Korea. (Best Presentation Award)

[3] Paik, K., Kim, J., and Yang, S. (2015), Variability in estimated catchment response with respect to uncertainty in channel forming area, Proceedings of Korea Water Resources Association Conference, Goseong, South Korea.

[2] Yang, S., Kim, J. H., and Paik, K. (2014), Application of Harmony Search for the Optimal Channel Network Problem. Proceedings of Korean Society of Civil Engineers Conference, Daegu, South Korea. (Best Student Paper Award)

[1] Yang, S., and Paik, K. (2014), Power-Law Relationship between Drainage Density and Source Area: Consideration from Hack’s Law. Proceedings of Korea Water Resources Association Conference, Busan, South Korea.