Yang Changhe

Personal information

surname and personal name : Yang Changhe

Job Title:Professor

Contact (email):chyang@ncu.edu.cn

Address: Environmental Building, Qianhu Campus, Nanchang University, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, P.R.China

Education and Work Experience

Education

Sep 1995–Jul 1999: Bachelor of Environmental Engineering from the School of Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Nanchang University.

Sep 1999–Jul 2002: Master of Environmental Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Sep 2002–Jan 2006: Doctor of High Voltage and Insulation Technology from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Jul 2011–Nov 2013: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Tsinghua University Environmental Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Research Station.

Work Experience

Feb 2006–Apr 2006: Worked at Jiangxi Electric Power Scientific Research Institute.

May 2006–Nov 2007: Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Nanchang University.

Dec 2007–Dec 2025: Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Nanchang University.

Jan 2026–Present: Full Professor in the Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Nanchang University.

Academic part-time position

《Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications》、《Plasma Science and Technology》、

Reviewer, 《Journal of East China Jiaotong University》, 《Journal of Nanchang University (Engineering Edition) 》& other domestic and international academic journals

Expert, National Sampling and Inspection Information Platform for Undergraduate Graduation Theses (Designs)

Expert Committee & Database Membership

Member, Expert Database for Tech Project & Standard Approval Evaluation, Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Jiangxi Province

Expert Member, Special Committee on Civil Engineering Infrastructure, Jiangxi Civil Engineering and Architecture Society

Member, Expert Database for Municipal Public Works of Jiangxi Province

Member, Expert Database for Cleaner Production Audit, Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangxi Province

Member, Expert Database for Sewage Special Committee, Jiangxi Urban Construction and Management Association

Member, Expert Database for Investment Project Decision-Making Consultation, Fuzhou City

Member, Expert Database for Construction Project Quality & Safety Technology, Nanchang City

field of investigation

Research & Engineering Application of Urban Sewage Treatment Quality Improvement & Efficiency Enhancement Technologies

Urban Waterlogging Risk Assessment Modeling & Risk Prevention Engineering Planning & Design

Application of High-Voltage Discharge Plasma Technology in High-Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment

Resource Recovery & Utilization of High-Value Elements from High-Salinity Industrial Wastewater

Research Overview

The research focuses on the planning and design technologies for urban water environment remediation projects, encompassing the enhancement of wastewater treatment quality and efficiency, construction of regional stormwater drainage and flood prevention systems, development of sponge cities, and remediation of black and odorous water bodies. Targeting common issues in the drainage and sewerage systems of mountainous urban areas, novel engineering design approaches such as “pipe network diagnostics,” sewage and stormwater diversion, and low-water-level operation of pipe networks have been proposed. Furthermore, a series of innovative technologies, including composite interception wells, deep-bed denitrification technology, and cross-flow filtration systems (DE-type filters), have been developed to advance technological progress in the industry.

A total of 240 technical service projects have been led. These projects have effectively increased the centralized sewage collection rate and influent concentration of wastewater treatment plants in various regions, successfully resolved urban waterlogging issues in multiple locations, and—through third-party audit assessments and engineering optimization designs—have saved substantial engineering investment for local governments. This work contributes significantly to the improvement of local water environment quality and socio-economic development.

Continuous research has been conducted on the application of high-voltage discharge plasma technology in treating high-concentration, refractory organic wastewater. A novel dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactor structure and a computational model (formula) for the local electric field in gas-liquid two-phase mixtures have been proposed. Significant progress has been made in research on coupling activated carbon adsorption technology with discharge plasma. One provincial Natural Science Foundation project and one provincial Department of Education research project have been completed, with over 30 academic papers published, 2 patents authorized, 2 group standards drafted, and 1 monograph contributed to as an associate editor.

Rewards and Honors

Nanchang University Outstanding Individual Award for Social Services (2008–2011)

Nanchang University Outstanding Individual Award for Social Services (2014–2016)

Special Contribution Award for Technology Services, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nanchang University (2017)

Third Prize, 2023 Jiangxi Provincial Outstanding Engineering Survey and Design Award (Municipal Public Works Category) for Expansion and Upgrading Project Design of Xinfeng County Wastewater Treatment Plant

Representative achievements

monograph

Municipal Planning and Water Supply & Drainage Engineering [M]. Jilin: Jilin Science and Technology Press, 2020. (Associate Editor)

Representative paper

1.Changhe Yang, Runguo Xiong, Boya Zeng, et al. Three-dimensional superparamagnetic layered double metal oxides for efficient adsorption of polystyrene microplastics. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 371: 133357.

2.Zexian Cao, Changhe Yang*, Wenqiang Zhang, et al. Activated persulfate for efficient bisphenol A degradation via nitrogen-doped Fe/Mn bimetallic biochar. Water Science and Technology, 2024, 90(4): 1149–1163.

3.Wenqiang Zhang, Changhe Yang*, Huiliang Shao, et al. Study on removal of bisphenol A from water by MnFe2O4/AC activated persulfate. Modern Chemical Industry, 2024, 44(6): 118–122+128.

4.Changhe Yang, Yi Yang, Tao Liu, et al. Alkali Synergizes with Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma to Crack Sludge. Science Technology and Engineering, 2021, 21(5): 2117–2122.

5.Jiaqi Dong, Changhe Yang*, Kuang Xiong, et al. Effect of dielectric barrier discharge on sludge hydrolysis and methanogenic performance. Industrial Water Treatment, 2020, 40(8): 60–64.

6.Tao Liu, Changhe Yang*, Yi Yang. Effect of PMS and Dielectric Barrier Discharge on Sludge Hydrolysis and Anaerobic Acid Production. Water Resources and Power, 2020, 38(10): 29–33. (ISSN 1000-7709; Peking University Core Journal)

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Some of the main research projects

1.《Problem Investigation and Renovation of Supporting Pipe Network of Xingguo County Urban Sewage Treatment Plant》Project, 2025;

2.《General Survey of Urban Drainage (Sewage) System Facilities, Special Planning of Sewage Engineering, and Compilation of Comprehensive Planning for Drainage and Waterlogging Prevention in Xingguo County》Project, 2025;

3.《The First Phase Project of Urban Waterlogging Control in Guixi City》Design and Research, 2024;

4.《Research on Intelligent Management and Control Strategy of North-South Interconnected Canal Project》, 2023;

5.《Software Development for Dynamic Simulation and Analysis of Waterlogging Risk in Chaoyang Area of Nanchang City》, 2023;

6.《Supervision and Guidance Project for Pipe Network Investigation, Survey and Design Service Procurement in Gaoqiao Area of Yingtan City》, 2022;

7.《Sewage Treatment Plant and Pipe Network Construction Project in Fuzhou Higher Education Park & the Second Sewage Treatment Plant and Infrastructure Supporting Project in Donglin New Area of Fuzhou City》Third-Party Audit and Evaluation, 2022;

8.《The Second Phase of Open Pipe Reconstruction Project for Sewage Pipe Network in Yanhua Base of Zhangshu City》, 2021;

9..《Design of Sewage Treatment Plant Project with a Daily Treatment Capacity of 10,000 m³/d in Wenzhen Park of Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jinxian County》, 2021;

10.《Design of Upgrading and Capacity Expansion Project of the First Phase Sewage Treatment Plant & New Construction Project of the Third Phase Sewage Treatment Plant in Fengcheng City Resource Recycling Industrial Base》, 2020;

11..《EPC General Contracting Project of Upgrading and Reconstruction Project of Dayu County Sewage Treatment Plant》, 2019;

12.《Design of Capacity Expansion and Upgrading Reconstruction Project of Xinfeng County Domestic Sewage Treatment Plant》, 2018;

13.《Design of Quality Improvement and Efficiency Enhancement Scheme for Urban Sewage Pipe Network in Guixi City》, 2021.

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