Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University (1993)

M.S., Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University (1989)

B.S., Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University (1985)

NSYSU Chair Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2023 - Present)
Chair Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2016 - 2023)
President, The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering (2015 – 2016)
Coordinator, Environmental Engineering Program, Ministry of Science and Technology (2014 - 2016)
President, Taiwan Association of Soil and Groundwater Environmental Protection (2013-2015)
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2010 - 2016)
Professor and Director, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2006 - 2009)
Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2003 - 2010)  
Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2000 - 2003)  
Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (1997 - 2000)  
Research Consultant, Institute of Marine and Agricultural Research, Environmental Protection Program, NC, USA (1995 - 1997)  
Project Manager, Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Geophex, Ltd., NC, USA (1993 - 1997)

Professional DevelopmentElected Member, American Academy of Construction (NAC)
Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Elected Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA)
Fellow, International Water Association (IWA)
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Fellow, Environment and Water Resource Institute (EWRI)
Diplomate - American Academy of Water Resources Engineers
Board of Registration for Engineers, Professional Engineer
National Ground Water Association, Certified Ground Water Professional 
Professional Hydrologist
Authorized Instructor for Environmental Site Assessment and Risk-Based Correction Action Processes by ASTM
Fellow member, International Congress of Chemistry and Environment
Fellow member, International Congress of Biotechnology

2026 Rudolph Hering Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 
2026 Sustainable Net-Zero Award, 6th Sustainable Living Laboratory Awards, CTCI Education Foundation 
2025 Second Place Award, TECO International Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Competition 
2025 Ralph Fuhrman Medal, Water Environment Federation (WEF), USA 
2025 Gold Medal, Taiwan Sustainable Energy Creative Practice Competition 
2025 Merit Award, Green Chemistry Awards, Ministry of Environment, Taiwan 
2025 Editor’s Choice Paper, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal 
2025 Excellent Paper Award, Environmental Engineering Practice and Technology Symposium and Paper Competition, Annual Conference of the Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering  
2025 Outstanding Paper Award, Soil and Groundwater Symposium, Annual Conference of the Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering  
2024 Outstanding Paper Award, Environmental Engineering Practice and Technology Symposium and Paper Competition, Annual Conference of the Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering  
2024 Excellent Paper Award, Environmental Engineering Practice and Technology Symposium and Paper Competition, Annual Conference of the Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering  
2024 Merit Award, Green Chemistry Creative Competition, Ministry of Environment, Taiwan 
2023 Bronze Medal, Taiwan Innotech Expo Invention Competition
2023 TECO Net Zero Carbon Emission Competition, Excellent Work Award

2022 Innovative Technology Award, Environmental Technology Forum, EPA

2022 Academic Award, Ministry of Education

2022 Distinguished Research Paper Award, Bless Education Foundation

2022 Mckee Medal, Water Environment Federation

2022 Chair Professor, ASC Group

2021 Future Tech Award, Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology

2021 Chair Professor, ASC Group

2021 Distinguished Research Paper Award, Bless Education Foundation

2020 Rudolph Hering Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers

2020 National Innovation Award, Taiwan 

2020 Distinguished Industrial Application Award, Ministry of Science and Technology

2019 First Prize of Professional Performance in Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Administration

2019 Industrial Innovation Technology Award, Ministry of Economics

2018 TECO Green Tech Competition, Champion Award

2018 Scientific Chair Professor Award, Far Eastern Y.Z. Science and Technology Memorial Foundation

2018 Grand Prize - Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

2018 Practice-oriented Paper Award, American Institute of Environmental Engineering and Water Resources

2017 TECO Award

2017 Robert G. Wetzel Award, American Institute of Hydrology

2017 J. James R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers

2017 Rudolph Hering Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers

2017 Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Society of Civil Engineers

2018 Excellent Practice-oriented Research Paper Award, The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering.

2018 Excellent Practice-oriented Research Paper Poster Presentation Award 1, The Chinese Institute of Engineering.

2018 Excellent Practice-oriented Research Paper Poster Presentation Award 2, The Chinese Institute of Engineering.

2018 Excellent Research Paper Poster Presentation Award, 2018 International Analytical Equipment Exhibition, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2018 Distinguished Research Paper Poster Presentation Award 1, 2018 International Analytical Equipment Exhibition, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2018 Distinguished Research Paper Poster Presentation Award 2, 2018 Cross Strait Groundwater and Applied Hydrogeology Conference.

2017 Excellent Practice-oriented Research Paper Award, The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering.

2017 Distinguished Practice-oriented Research Paper Award, The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering.

2016 Professional Award in Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Administration

2015 Distinguished Researcher Award, Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology.

2015 Distinguished Practice-oriented Paper Award, American Society of Civil Engineers

2015 Scientific Paper Award, YzShu Fundation.

2014 State of the Art of Civil Engineering Award, American Society of Civil Engineers

Distinguished Honor Award, C.T. Ho Foundation, 2013

Award of Academic Paper, 2014 International Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Materials and Engineering Technology (FAMET 2014), Hong Kong, 2014

Distinguished Engineering Professor Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers, 2012.

2012 Distinguished Paper Award, International Frontiers of science and technology Research Association.

Award of Academic Paper, The2013 Water Reuse Conference, Taiwan, 2013.

Excellent Paper Award, The 2013 International Conference on Materials, Transportation and Environmental Engineering.

Award of Academic Paper, The Ecological Engineering Conference, Taiwan, 2012.

Award of Academic Paper, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2012.

Award of Academic Paper, The Annual Chinese Environmental Engineering Conference, Taiwan, 2012.

Distinguished Researcher Award, Taiwan National Science Council, 2011.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Samuel Arnold Greely Award, 2011.

Award of Distinguished Professor, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 2010.

Award of Highly Cited Paper Award, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 2011.

Award of Excellent Research Paper, 2011 International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, Hong Kong, 2011.

Award of Academic Paper, 2011 International Conference on Energy and Environment Engineering, Kungming, China, 2011.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2008 distinguished paper award - Chemical oxidation of chlorinated solvents in contaminated groundwater: a review.

Award of Academic Paper, 2012 International Conference on Advanced Materials and Engineering Technology, Shiamen, China, Jan. 2012.

Award of Academic Paper 1, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2011.

Award of Academic Paper 2, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2011.

Award of Academic Paper 1, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2010.

Award of Academic Paper 2, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2010.

Award of Academic Paper 3, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2010.

Award of Academic Paper 3, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2009.

Award of Research Direction Award, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, 2009.

Award of Academic Paper, The Annual Solid Waste Management Conference, Taiwan, 2009.

Award of Academic Paper, The Annual Environmental Information and Monitoring Conference, Taiwan, 2008.

Award of Academic Paper, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2008.

Award of Academic Paper, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2007.

Award of Academic Paper 3, The Annual Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control Conference, Taiwan, 2006.

Award of Academic Paper, The Wastewater Treatment Conference, Taiwan, 2011.

Award of Academic Paper, The Wastewater Treatment Conference, Taiwan, 2008.

Award of Academic Paper, The Wastewater Treatment Conference, Taiwan, 2005.

Award of Academic Paper, The Wastewater Treatment Conference, Taiwan, 2004.

Award of Academic Paper, The Wastewater Treatment Conference, Taiwan, 2003.

Award of Academic Paper, The Environmental Management Conference, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 2008.

List in Marques Who is Who of Engineers and Scientists in Asia, 2007.

Award of Academic Paper, The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 2007.

Award of Academic Paper, Journal of the Chinese Colloid and Interface, Chinese Colloid and Interface Society, 2005.

Award of Young Engineer, The Chinese Engineer Association, 2002.

Award of Academic Paper, Chinese Petroleum Engineering Association, 2001.

Award of Academic Paper, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 2000.

Associate Editor - ASCE Journal - Journal of Environmental Engineering
Associate Editor - ASCE Journal - Journal of Hazardous, Toxic & Radioactive Waste
Associate Editor - WEF Journal - Water Environment Research
Editorial Board Member - Sustainable Environment Research
Editorial board Member - Journal of Soil and Groundwater Remediation

International National Professional Association CommitteesPresident, Taiwan Association of Soil and Groundwater Environmental Protection 
Secretary, ASCE-Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Engineering Committee.
Committee Member of Academic Board, Water Environment Federation
Task Committee Member, ASCE-EWRI Green Technologies for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
Task Committee Member, ASCE-EWRI Sustainable Sludge Management.
Task Committee Member, ASCE-EWRI Task Committee on Bioenergy and Biofuels.
Task Committee Member, ASCE-EWRI Task Committee on Membrane Technology
Executive committee member of Taiwan Association of Soil and Groundwater Environmental Protection
ASCE-EWRI Task Committee Member on Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation, and Adaptation.
Program Chair of Taiwan Environmental Engineering Association
Program Chair of Taiwan Association of Soil and Groundwater Environmental Protection
Committee member, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences

Specialties and Research InterestsCarbon dioxide removal and reduction
Soil and groundwater investigation and remediation
Watershed management
Wastewater reclamation and water reuse

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3.Methylomonas sp. NSYSU (Deposit No. BCRC 911282), 2025.
4.Xanthobacter sp. with Carbon Dioxide Fixation and Hydrogen Oxidation Capabilities and Its Applications (TP250322-US-P), 2025.
5.Remediation Method for Petroleum-Contaminated Soil, Freeze-Dried Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterial Powder, and Method for Preparing the Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterial Powder, Patent No. I852666, 2025.
6.Arthrobacter Isolate, Its Composition, and Applications, Patent No. I858738, 2024.
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8.Particulate Structure for Carbon Dioxide Capture, Patent No. M646937, 2024.
9.Microemulsion Substrate, Method for Preparing the Same, and Applications Thereof, Patent No. I806589, 2024.
10.Metal Removal Agent and Soil Remediation Method, Patent No. I767780, 2022.
11.METAL REMOVAL AGENT AND SOIL TREATMENT METHOD I767780 2021
12.System for the treatment of oil-polluted soils and groundwaterI758197, 2021
13.COLLOIDAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR IN SITU REMEDIATION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM I756791, 2020
14.CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE EMULSIFIED CARBON-RELEASING SUBSTRATE AND SOIL TREATMENT METHOD I714438, 2020
15.SLOW RELEASE TYPE CARBON-RELEASING GEL SUBSTRATE AND SOIL TREATMENT METHOD, I708835, 2020
16.IMMOBILIZED MICROORGANISM GEL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPOSITION FOR DEGRADING CHLORINATED-ORGANIC SUBSTANCE, I701324, 2020
17.GEL COMPOSITION USED FOR SOIL REMEDIATION, I700355, 2020
18.METHOD OF DEGRADING CHLORINE-CONTAINING ORGANIC SUBSTANCE, I696699, 2020
19.BIOLOGICAL TREATING AGENT, METHOD OF TREATING CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON POLLUTANT AND USE OF BIOLOGICAL TREATING AGENT IN PREPARATION OF COMPOSITION TREATING POLLUTANT, I683793, 2020
20.EMULSIVE COMPOSITION FOR TREATING CHLORINE-CONTAINING ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, I677473, 2020
21.TWO-COMPARTMENT CAPSULE AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD USING THE SAME, I666173, 2019
22.INTEGRATED METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE GAS AND WASTE WATER, I661994, 2019
23.METHOD OF TREATING WASTEWATER HAVING PERCHLORATE ION, I633065, 2018
24.BIOREMEDIATION PREPARATION FOR MERCURIC POLLUTION AND USING METHOD THEREOF, I623499, 2018
25.EMULSIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, I616409, 2018
26.SUBMERGED-TYPE POROUS COMPOSITE CARRIER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND APPLICTION THEREO, I599402, 2017
27.ELECTRODIALYSIS EQUIPMENT PRODUCING LOW AMOUNT OF SEWAGE FOR WATER TREATMENT, M543240, 2017
28.TREATMENT METHOD OF DIOXIN-CONTAINING SOILS, I583431, 2017
29.CONTROLLED-RELEASE DEODORIZING AGENT, METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF AND APPLICATION OF THE SAME, I570069, 2017
30.COMPOSITE PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR TREATING HEAVY METAL CONTAMINANTS BY USING THE SAME, I570063, 2017
31.METHOD FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS AND CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER, I520914, 2016
32.METHOD FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS AND CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER, I516457, 2016
33.NUTRIMENTAL SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF IN-SITU REMEDIATING HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER USING THE SAME, I516583, 2016
34.A METHOD FOR REMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS, I513879, 2015
35.Bio-reaction device of soil remediation, M499964, 2015
36.BACTERIA STRAIN FOR TNT BIODEGRADATION AND SIEVING METHOD THEREOF, I477600, 2015
37.SUSTAINED-RELEASE COMPOSITION FOR ADSORBING AND DEGRADING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS, I460010, 2014
38.METHOD FOR CLARIFYING HEAVY METAL-CONTAINED POLLUTANT, I439426, 2014
39.Application of desulfurization slag to improve the acidified groundwater, I423936, 2014
40.A WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT METHOD FOR MITIGATING THE CLOGGING OF MEMBRANE, I421218, 2014
41.CARBON-RELEASING COMPOSITION, I417379, 2013
42.GEL MATERIAL FOR TREATING CHLORIC POLLUTION AND THE APPLICATION THEREOF, I411585, 2013
43.INDUCEMENT METHOD FOR ENHANCING DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY OF DIOXIN-DEGRADING BACTERIA, I411684, 2013
44.Aerobic reaction device for soil remediation, M461305, 2012
45.Pressure circulation oxidation device, M461630, 2013
46.OXIDATIVE TREATMENT FOR CHLORIC CONTAMINANTS, I408108, 2013
47.DEGRADABLE AND SLOW-RELEASING MATERIAL FOR ENHANCING CHEMICAL OXIDATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER, I398310, 2013
48.METHOD FOR REMEDYING ORGANIC POLLUTANT CONTAMINATED MEDIUM, I379811, 2012
49.METHOD FOR PROMOTING MICROORGANISM DECOMPOSITION REACTION BY INCREASING OXYGEN AND PEROXIDE COMPOSIT
50.METHOD FOR REMEDYING ORGANIC POLLUTANT CONTAMINATED MEDIUM USING REMEDIATION WALL, I378081, 2012
51.METHOD FOR DEGRADING ORGANIC POLLUTANT BY SLAG, I378080, 2012
52.MICROBIAL REAGENTS FOR SCAVENGING DIOXIN POLLUTANTS PRESENT IN A CONTAMINATED MEDIUM AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME, I377249, 2012
53.A NOVEL METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON IN WATER, I359947, 2012
54.NOVEL CHEMICAL FOR CHLORINATED CONTAMINANTS TREATMENT, I347304, 2011
55.TRI-PHASE TREATMENT METHOD FOR PURIFYING A CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER POLLUTED BY TCE, I331986, 2010
56.DESIGNED OXIDANT BRIQUET CONTAINING POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE FOR WASTE WATER TREATMENT, I319380, 2010
57.COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING WATER POLLUTANTS IN WATER, I273095, 2007
58.A DESIGNED POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE METHOD FOR CHLORINATED-ORGANIC CONTAMINANT OXIDATION WITH THE PRECIPITATION OF MANGANESE DIOXIDE UNDER ACIDIC CONDITIONS, I259170, 2006
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