Dr. C. Jerry Lin homepage

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.