Department of Civil Engineering
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Associate Professor Phone: (409) 880-8761
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Ph.D., Environmental
Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1998.
MS, Environmental Engineering, Duke University,
1995.
BS, Chemical Engineering,
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests encompass both air
quality and water quality in environmental science and engineering. In air quality area, my primary interest is
(1) to understand the chemical transformations
of atmospheric mercury, and its impact on the contamination and environmental
cycling of mercury; and (2) to develop state-of-the-science atmospheric model
components for comprehensive simulations of mercury, ozone, particulate matter,
and acid deposition for air quality management applications. In water quality area, I seek to better
understand the material transport and inorganic fouling in membrane filtration
of water and wastewater. This provides a set of optimal operating conditions
for the water/wastewater industry to implement membrane technology.
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Courses
(1) ENGR 2301-10 Engineering Mechanics – Statics
(2) CVEN 3290-01 Introduction to Engineering Statistics
(3) CVEN 3310-02 Water Chemistry in Environmental
Engineering
(4) CVEN 3370-01 Water and Wastewater Treatment
(5) CVEN 4370-01 Environmental Engineering Systems
Graduate Courses
(1) ENGR 5325-10 Fundamentals of Air Pollution
(2) ENGR 5329-10 Water Supply and Treatment
(3) ENGR 5331-10 Biological Wastewater Treatment
(4) ENGR 5338-10 Solid
(5) ENGR 5343-10 Industrial
(6) ENGR 5348-10 Advanced Air Pollution Control
(7) ENGR 5351-15 Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering
(8) ENGR 5380-10 Chemical Principles in Environmental
Engineering
(9) ENGR 5387-14 Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Analysis
(10) ENGR 5388-14 Engineering System Analysis
(11) ENGR 6387-17 Hydraulics in Environmental Systems
CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
· Development of atmospheric model for simulations of
mercury emission, transport, chemistry and deposition.
·
Fouling kinetics and mechanism in
membrane filtration in water treatment.
·
Comprehensive simulation of ozone, PM,
regional haze and acid deposition using CMAQ for air quality applications.
·
Characterization of particulate matter
in the upper Gulf Coast Region.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
(1)
Pongprueksa P., Lin C.-J., Lindberg S.E., Jang C.,
Braverman T., Bullock O.R., Ho T.C., Chu H., “Scientific Uncertainties in
Atmospheric Mercury Models III: Boundary and Initial Conditions, Model Grid
Resolution, and Hg(II) Reduction Mechanism,” Atmospheric Environment 42, 1828-18451, 2008.
(2)
Abbott M.L., Lin C.-J., Martian P., Einerson J.J.,
“Atmospheric Mercury near Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir in Southern
Idaho,” Applied Geochemistry 23, 438-453, 2008.
(3)
Chiou P., Tang
W., Lin C.-J., Chu H., Ho T.C.,
“Atmospheric Aerosol over a Southeastern Region of
(4)
Ho T.C., Shetty S., Chu H., Lin
C.-J., Hopper J.R., “Simulation of mercury emission control by
activated carbon under confined-bed operations,” Powder Technology 180,
332-338, 2008.
(5)
Lin C.-J., Pongprueksa P., Bullock O.R., Lindberg S.E.,
Pehkonen S.O., Jang C., Braverman T., Ho T.C., “Scientific Uncertainties
in Atmospheric Mercury Models II: Sensitivity Tests over the Continental United
States,” Atmospheric Environment 41, 6544-6560, 2007.
(6)
Lin C.-J., Shirazi S., Shakya P., “Closure to "Mechanistic model for CaSO4
fouling on nanofiltration membrane" by Lin et al.,” Journal of Environmental Engineering 133, 942-943, 2007.
(7)
Pour-Biazar A.,
McNider R.T., Roselle S.J., Suggs R., Jedlovec G., Byun D.W., Kim S., Lin
C.-J., Ho T.C., Haines S., Dornblaser B., Cameron R., “Correcting Photolysis Rates on the Basis of
Satellite Observed Clouds,” Journal
of Geophysical Research – Atmosphere 112 (D10): D10302, 2007.
(8)
Fang
X., Shrestha R., Groeger A. W., Lin C.-J.,
Jao M. “Simulation of Impacts of Stream flow and Climate Conditions on
Amistad Reservoir,” Journal of
Contemporary Water Research & Education 137, 14-20, 2007.
(9)
Shirazi S., Lin
C.-J., Agarwal S., Rao P., “Comparison of Fouling Mechanism by CaSO4
and CaHPO4 on Nanofiltration Membranes,” Separation Science
& Technology, 41, 2861-2882,
2006.
(10) Kim T.H., Rupani H.,
Pallavkar S., Hopper J. R., Ho T.C., Lin C.-J. “Destruction of Toxic Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs) in a Microwave-assisted Catalyst Bed,” Journal of
the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers 37,
519-526, 2006.
(11) Lin C.-J., Pongprueksa P., Lindberg S. E., Pehkonen S. O.,
Byun D., Jang C., “Scientific Uncertainties in Atmospheric
Mercury Models I: Model Science Evaluation,” Atmospheric Environment 40, 2911-2928, 2006.
(12) Lin C.-J., Shirazi S, Rao
P., Agarwal S., “Effects of Operational
Parameters on Cake Formation of CaSO4 in Nanofiltration,” Water
Research 40, 806-816, 2006.
(13) Lin C.-J., Lindberg S. E., Ho T. C., Jang C., “Development of a
Processor in BEIS3 for Vegetative Mercury Emission Processing in the
Continental United States," Atmospheric
Environment 39,
7529-7540, 2005.
(14) Lin C.-J., Shirazi S., Rao P., “Mechanistic Model for
CaSO4 Fouling on Nanofiltration Membranes,” Journal of
Environmental Engineering 131,
1387-1392, 2005.
(15) Lin C.-J., Ho T. C., Chu H., Yang H.,
Mojica M. J., Krishnarajanagar N., Chiou P.,
Hopper J. R., “A Comparative Study of US EPA 1996 and 1999
Emission Inventory in West Gulf Coast of Mexico Region, USA ,” Journal
of Environmental Management 75,
315-323, 2005.
(16) Lin C.-J., Ho T. C., Chu H., Yang H.,
Chandru S., Krishnarajanagar N., Chiou P., Hopper J.
R., “Sensitivity of Ground-Level Ozone Formation to Emission Adjustments
in Southeast Texas Cities,” Journal of Environmental Management 75, 303-313, 2005.
(17) Ho, T.C., Lee Y. K., Lin C.-J., Kobayashi N., Hopper J. R., “Mercury Emission
Control from Combustion Flue Gas Employing Semi-Fluidized Bed Activated Carbon Adsorption,”
Journal of Chinese Institute of Chemical
Engineers 36, 77-84, 2005.
(18) Ho, T. C., Lee Y. K.,
(19) Lin C.-J., Rao P., Shirazi S., “Effect of Operating
Parameters on Permeate Flux Decline Caused by Cake Formation – A Model
Study,” Desalination 171,
95-105, 2005.
(20) Ho, T.C., Kobayashi N.,
Lee Y., Lin C. J., Hopper J. R., “Experimental and Kinetic Study of
Mercury Adsorption/Desorption on Various Activated Carbons in a Fixed-Bed
Adsorber,” Environmental Engineering Science 21, 21-27, 2004.
(21) Cocke D.L., Gomes J.A.G., Gossage J.L., Li K., Lin
C.-J., Tandel S., “Water Related Matrix Isolation Phenomena During NO2
Photolysis in Argon Matrices,” Applied
Spectroscopy, 58, 528-534, 2004.
(22) Gossage J.L., Gomes J.A.G., Cocke D.L., Li K., Lin
C.-J., Tadmore T., Basu A., Bhat S., Tandel S., Jayabalu P., Balu H.
“Fourier Transform Infrared-Probed
O(3P) Microreactor: Demonstration with Ethylene Reactions in Argon Matrix,”
Applied Spectroscopy, 58,
1236-1242, 2004.
(23) Chen J., Pehkonen S. O., Lin C.-J.,
“Degradation of Methylmercury by OH radicals in Natural Waters,” Water
Research 37, 2496-2504, 2003.
(24)
Ho T. C., Lee Y. K.,
Kobayashi N., Hopper J. R., Lin C.-J., “Measurement and Modeling
of Elemental Mercury Sorption by Various Activated Carbon in a Fixed Bed
Adsorber,” Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers 34,
17-23, 2003.
(25)
Lin C.-J., “The Chemical Transformations of Chromium in
Natural Waters: A Model Study,” Air, Water and Soil Pollution 139,
137-138, 2002.
(26)
Ho T. C., Kobayashi N.,
Lee Y. K., Lin C.-J., Hopper J. R., “Modeling of Mercury Sorption
by Activated Carbon in a Confined, a Semi-fluidized and a Fluidized Bed,”
(27)
Brooks S., Lindberg S.
E., Lin C.-J., Scott K. J., Goodsite M., Stevens R., Landis M.,
“The Dynamic Oxidation of Gaseous Mercury in the Arctic Atmosphere at
Polar Sunrise,” Environmental Science & Technology 36,
1245-1256, 2002.
(28)
Jao M., Wang M. C.,
Chou H. C., Lin C.-J. “Behavior of Interacting Parallel Strip
Footings,” Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 7,
2002.
(29)
Lindberg S. E., Brooks
S., Lin C.-J., Scott K., Meyers T., Chambers T., Landis M., Steven R.,
“Formation of Reactive Gaseous Mercury in the Arctic: Evidence of
Oxidation of Hg0 to Gas-Phase Hg-II Compounds after Arctic
Sunrise,” Air, Water and Soil Pollution Focus, 1 (5-6),
295-302, 2001.
(30)
Lin C.-J.,
Cheng M. D., Schroeder W. H., “Transport Patterns and Potential Sources
of Total Gaseous Mercury Measured in the Canadian High
(31)
Cheng M. D., Lin
C.-J., “Receptor Modeling for Smoke of 1998 Biomass Burning in
(32)
Peppler R. A., Bahrmann C. P., Barnard J. C., Campbell J. R., Chang M.
D., Ferrare R. A., Halthore R. N., Heilman L. A., Hlavka D. L., Laulainen N.
S., Lin C.-J., Ogren J. A., Poellot M. R., Remer L.A., Sassen K., Spinhirne J. D.,
Splitt M. E., Turner D. D., “ARM Southern Great Plains Site Observations
of the Smoke Pall Associated with the 1998 Central American Fires,”
Bulletin of American Meteorological Society 81, 2563-2591, 2000.
(33)
Lin C.-J.,
Pehkonen S. O., “Chemistry of Atmospheric Mercury - A Review,” Atmospheric Environment 33, 2067-2079, 1999.
(34)
Lin C.-J.,
Pehkonen S. O., “Aqueous Phase Reactions of Mercury with Free Radicals
and Chlorine – Implications for Atmospheric Mercury Chemistry,” Chemosphere 38, 1253-1263, 1999.
(35)
Lin C.-J.,
Pehkonen S. O., “Oxidation of Elemental Mercury by Aqueous Chlorine -
Implications for Tropospheric Mercury Chemistry,” Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmosphere 103, 28093-28102, 1998.
(36)
Lin C.-J.,
Pehkonen S. O., “Two-Phase Model of Mercury Chemistry in the
Atmosphere,” Atmospheric
Environment 32, 2543-2558, 1998.
(37)
Pehkonen S. O., Lin C.-J., “Aqueous
Photochemistry of Divalent Mercury with Organic Acids,” Journal of Air &
(38)
Lin C.-J.,
Pehkonen S. O., “Aqueous Free Radical Chemistry of Mercury in the
Presence of Iron Oxides and Ambient Aerosols,” Atmospheric Environment 31,
4125-4137, 1997.
(39)
Shirazi S., Lin C.-J., Chen D., “The Inorganic Fouling of Pressure-Driven Membrane
Processes – A Critical Review, revised submitted to Desalination, 2008.
(40)
Zhu Y., Lin C.-J., Xiao J., Zhou Q. “A
Novel Integrated Hydraulic Coagulation Device for Treating Low-turbidity Water:
Design and Optimization,” submitted to Water Science and Technology, 2008.
(41)
Chiou P.,
Tang W., Lin C.-J., Chu H., Ho T.C.,
“Comparison of Atmospheric
Aerosols between Two Sites over a Region in Southeastern Texas,”
submitted to Journal of Air and
(42)
Chen Y., Lin C.-J., Chen D., Fu S., Zhan H.,
“Effect of oxygen availability on the removal efficiency and sludge
characteristics during pentachlorophenol (PCP) biodegradation in a coupled
granular system,” submitted to Water
Research, 2008.
SELECTED Research Projects
(1)
PI: “Assessing the Inter-continental Transport of
Mercury in East Asian, North American and European Regions,” $26,000
funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency, February 2008 –
September 2008.
(2)
Co-PI: “Collaborative Project:
CCLI - Development of Materials for Teaching Design for Sustainability via
Spiral Leaning,” $70,801 funded by National Science Foundation, February
2008 – February 2010.
(3)
PI: “System Integration and Optimization of a
Novel Deployable Aqueous Aerobic Bioreactor (DAAB) for Wastewater
Treatment,” $568,651 funded by the US Department of Defense, September
2007 – February 2009.
(4)
PI: “Modeling of Mercury Transport and Deposition
in
(5)
PI: “Waste Reduction from Membrane Facilities by
Quantifying Fouling Caused by Bacteria and Inorganic Salts,” $75,000
funded by
(6)
PI: “An integrated experimental and modeling study for
improving mercury chemical mechanism in atmospheric mercury models,”
$42,543 funded by
(7)
Co-PI: “State
Implementation Plan (SIP) Modeling Support and the Community Multi-scale Air
Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System Development,” ,” $165,000 funded by Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, January 2007 – August 2007.
(8)
PI: “Modeling of Mercury in the
(9)
Co-PI: “Acquisition of a
SEM/EDS System for Multi-disciplinary Research and Education,” $126,427
funded by National Science Foundation, September 2006 – August 2009.
(10)
PI: “Modeling of Mercury Transport over the
Pacific and Its Impact in
(11)
Co-PI: “Further CMAQ Deposition Schemes Comparison
and System Development at TCEQ,” $125,000 funded by Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality, November 2005 – August 2006.
(12)
PI: “Waste Reduction from Membrane Facilities by
Quantifying Fouling Caused by Bacteria and Inorganic Salts,” $75,000
funded by
(13)
PI: “Study
of CaSO4 Fouling and Calcium Recovery from Brine in the Reverse
Osmosis Desalination of Brackish Groundwater in the
(14)
Co-PI: “Assessing the Impact of Airborne Pollutants
on the Rio Grande Basin Watershed,” $126,250 funded by the Department of
Agriculture, September 2004 – June 2007.
(15)
Co-PI: “Acquisition of a
High-Sensitivity Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry System for
Multi-Disciplinary Research Projects and Education,” $126,427 funded by
National Science Foundation, January 2004 – December 2006.
(16)
PI: “Simulations of the Emission, Transport,
Chemistry and Deposition of Atmospheric Mercury in the Upper Gulf Coast
Region,” $120,985 funded by
(17)
Co-PI: “Development of a Low Cost
Adsorptive Filter for Simultaneous Soot, VOCs, and NOx Control from Stationary
Diesel Engine Exhaust with Microwave Regeneration,” $125,040 funded by
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, February 2005 – November 2006.
(18)
Co-PI: “Development of Microwave-Enhanced
Adsorption/Destruction Technology for Concerned Air Pollutants,” $75,500
funded by
(19)
Co-PI: “Characterization of Airborne Particulate
Matter in a Heavily Industrialized Community,” $132,000 funded by
(20)
PI: “Characterization of Water pollution and
Evaluation of Treatment Technologies Using Membrane Filtration for the Polluted
Water in the
(21)
Co-PI: “Water Quality Simulations for Reservoirs of
Rio Grande,” $26,250 funded by the Department of Agriculture, September
2004 – August 2005.
(22)
Co-PI: “CMAQ Air Quality Forecasting,” $40,000
funded by Houston Advanced Research Center/University of
(23)
Co-PI: “Further Development of CMAQ Model- Mercury Modeling,”
$75,000 funded by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, December 2004
– August 2005.
(24)
Co-PI: “CMAQ Modeling of Mercury Deposition in
(25)
Co-PI: “CMAQ One-Atmosphere Modeling,”
$100,000 funded by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, December 2003
– August 2004.
(26)
Co-PI: “Science Assessment of CAMx and CMAQ: I.
Model Input and Algorithm Comparison,” $86,000 funded by Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, December 2003 – August 2004.
(27)
Co-PI: “Development of Texas Emission Inventory
Preparation System for SMOKE,” $80,000 funded by
(28)
Co-PI: “Matrix Isolation Study of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous
Reactions of Nitrogen Oxides, Chlorine and Water in Tropospheric
Processes,” $ 26,000 funded by
(29)
PI: “Waste Reduction in Nanofiltration Facilities
Employed to Prevent Pollution of Drinking Water by Halogenated Disinfection
By-Product,” $97,518 funded by
(30)
Co-PI: “Development of XRF Technology for
Environmental Applications,” $76,500 funded by
(31)
Co-PI: “Acquisition of an X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
Spectrometer for Multi-disciplinary Research Projects,” $99,875 funded by
National Science Foundation, January 2002 – December 2004.
(32)
Co-PI: “Matrix Isolation Study of the Effects of
Molecular Chlorine and Isoprene on Tropospheric Ozone Formation,” $46,000
funded by
(33)
Co-PI: “Satellite Assimilation in Meteorological and
Air Quality Models for the TEXAQS2000 Study Period,” $34,000 funded by
(34)
Co-PI: “The Modeling of Particulate Matter in
Southeast Texas Airshed Using Community Multiscale Air Quality Model,”
$150,000 funded by Texas Commission on
(35)
Co-PI: “Field Investigation of
Effluent Quality of Placement Areas along Sabine-Neches Waterway,”
$53,631 funded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, January 2003 – August 2003.
(36) Co-PI: “CMAQ Regional Haze Modeling,” $65,000 funded by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, June 2003 – August 2003.
(37)
Co-PI: “The Modeling of Tropospheric Ozone Formation
in Southeast Texas Using Community Multiscale Air Quality Models,”
$150,000 funded by Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission and
(38)
Co-PI: “Field and Mechanistic Studies for Texas
Upper Gulf Coast Air Quality,” $350,000 funded by
(39) PI:
“Removal of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether in the Aqueous
Phase,”$8,000 funded by Gill Foundation, January 2000 – August
2000.
LINKS
American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American
Chemical Society (ACS)
American
Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR)
American
Water Works Association (AWWA)
Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Water Environment Federation (WEF)