Summary of Qualifications
• 8+ years of experience in various water treatment research projects. Expertise in water, wastewater and produced water sampling, monitoring, and treatment/purification including physical, chemical, and biological.
• 3 year experience in applying membrane technology in wastewater treatment for recycling.
• Knowledge in solid waste management, storm water management, rainwater harvesting, and LEED.
• Experienced in proposal funding, project design and management, and process control. Experience with developing and managing project budgets and schedules.
• Fluency with all common commercial software: all Microsoft Office components, Windows, Macintosh OS X, LabView, MATLAB, AutoCAD, and other software titles for graphics, organization & interfacing with hardware.
• 4 year development algal bioenergy experience from design to application to feasibility evaluation.
Licensure
• Engineering-in-Training (Fundamental Engineering)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT December 2014
Dissertation: Harvest and Conversion of Algal Lipid.
Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan December 2007
Thesis: Using membrane process to treat and reuse the membrane bioreactor effluent.
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan June 2005
Experience
Research
Dept. of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan
Graduate Research Assistant August 2005 – December 2007
Application of membrane technology for wastewater treatment and recycling included in design, batch and pilot scale experiment, and feasibility evaluation.
• Membrane technology for wastewater treatment and recycling funded by Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Implement pilot scale membrane units including membrane bioreactor in municipal wastewater treatment and dyeing factory
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, UT
Research Project Leader August 2013 – December 2013
Soil and groundwater remediation research on MTBE contaminated site by physical, chemical and biological treatment included in membrane filtration, GAC adsorption, advanced oxidation process, and biodegradation.
• On-site bacteria cultivation and biodegradation efficiency of MTBE
• Degradation of MTBE by ozonation
Member of Engineers Without Borders August 2012 – January 2013
Olive mill waste research, Treatment and Recycle of Olive Mill Waste in the West Bank, included in treating wastewater and solid waste and applying in the West Bank and other developing regions of the world, funded by EPA, P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet).
• Integration of sand filtration, trickling filter, and compost unit to treat olive mill waste
• Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
Dept. of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Research Project Leader August 2003 – May 2004
Implementation of biological reactors to treat artificial municipal wastewater included in RBC, trickling filter, and suspended activated sludge reactor.
• Cultivation of activated sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plant
• Degradation of artificial municipal wastewater by secondary biological reactor
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, UT
Graduate Research Assistant August 2010 - present
Advanced research in renewable energy field included in biogas and biodiesel by incorporating conventional ...
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