

| Dr. C. Jerry Lin homepage |
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| Department of Civil Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710 | |
| Phone: 409-880-8761; Fax: 409-880-8121; Email: jerry.lin@lamar.edu | |
| Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1998. | |
| M.S. Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 1995. | |
| B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tatung University, 1991. | |
| Areas of Expertise | |
| • Air Quality Simulations Using Comprehensive Modeling Systems | |
| • Mathematical and Neural Network Modeling for Environmental Systems | |
| • Environmental Chemistry and Fate of Pollutants in the Natural Environment | |
| • Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Using Membrane Technology |
Representative 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.
Selected Publications
Lin C.-J.,
Pongprueksa P., Lindberg S. E., Pehkonen S. O., Byun D., and Jang C.,
“Scientific Uncertainties in Atmospheric Mercury Models I: Model
Science Evaluation,” Atmospheric Environment
40, 2911-2928, 2006.
Lin C.-J., Shirazi S, Rao P., and
Agarwal S., “Effects of
Operational Parameters on Cake Formation of CaSO4 in
Nanofiltration,” Water Research 40, 806-816, 2006.
Lin C.-J., Lindberg S.
E., Ho T. C. and Jang C., “Development
of a Processor in BEIS3 for Vegetative Mercury Emission Processing in the
Continental United States," Atmospheric Environment
39, 7529-7540, 2005.
Lin C.-J., Shirazi S., and Rao P.,
“Mechanistic Model for CaSO4 Fouling on Nanofiltration
Membranes,” Journal of Environmental Engineering 131,
1387-1392, 2005.
Lin C.-J., Ho T. C., Chu H., Yang H., Chandru S.,
Krishnarajanagar N., Chiou P., and Hopper
J. R., “Sensitivity of Ground-Level Ozone Formation to Emission Adjustments
in Southeast Texas Cities,” Journal of Environmental Management 75,
303-313, 2005.
Lin C.-J., Rao P., and Shirazi S.,
“Effect of Operating Parameters on Permeate Flux Decline Caused by Cake
Formation – A Model Study,” Desalination 171, 95-105, 2005.
Ho, T.C., Kobayashi N., Lee Y., Lin C. J. and 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.
Chen J., Pehkonen S. O., and Lin
C.-J., “Degradation of Methylmercury by OH radicals in Natural Waters,”
Water Research 37, 2496-2504, 2003.
Lin C.-J., “The Chemical
Transformations of Chromium in Natural Waters: A Model Study,” Air, Water
and Soil Pollution 139, 137-138, 2002.
Lindberg S. E., Brooks S.,
Lin C.-J., Scott K. J., Goodsite M.,
Stevens R. and Landis M., “The Dynamic Oxidation of Gaseous Mercury in the
Arctic Atmosphere at Polar Sunrise,” Environmental Science & Technology
36, 1245-1256, 2002.
Lin C.-J.,
Cheng M. D. and Schroeder W. H., “Transport Patterns and Potential Sources
of Total Gaseous Mercury Measured in the Canadian High Arctic in 1995,”
Atmospheric Environment 35, 1141-1154, 2001.
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. and 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.
Lin C.-J. and Pehkonen S. O.,
“Chemistry of Atmospheric Mercury - A Review,” Atmospheric Environment
33, 2067-2079, 1999.
Lin C.-J. and Pehkonen S. O.,
“Oxidation of Elemental Mercury by Aqueous Chlorine - Implications for
Tropospheric Mercury Chemistry,” Journal of Geophysical Research –
Atmosphere 103, 28093-28102, 1998.Lin
C.-J. and Pehkonen S. O.,
“Two-Phase Model of Mercury Chemistry in the Atmosphere,” Atmospheric
Environment 32, 2543-2558, 1998.
Professional Membership 1. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), 2003 – present. 2. Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA), 1996 – Present. 3. American Chemical Society (ACS), 1995 – Present. 4. American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1996 – Present. 5. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1998 – Present.