PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

2006 Air Force Summer Research Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL

2005-06 Visiting Scholar, University of California – Davis, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Davis, CA

2004- Associate Professor, University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering, Gainesville, FL.

1998-2004 Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering, Gainesville, FL.

1997-1998 Research Associate, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Particle Processing Research Center, Newark, NJ.

1992-1996 Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

1994-1996 Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

1989-1991 Ordnance Second Lieutenant, Medical Company and Transportation Company in Army, Taiwan.

COMMITTEE

o Organizer, Symposium on PM Formation in Fuel Combustion in 2007 Annual Meeting of American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, March, 2007

o Organizer, 1st Symposium on Software for Aerosol Research and Education in 6th International Aerosol Conference, St. Paul, MN, September 10-15, 2006.

o Coordinator, Student Poster Competition, 41^st Annual Conference of Florida Section of Air & Waste Management Association, Walt Disney World, FL, September 7-9, 2003.

o Chair, Student Program, The 94^th Annual Conference & Exhibition of Air & Waste Management Association, Orlando, FL, June, 2001.

o Chair, Combustion and Materials Working Group, The 18^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Seattle, WA, October, 1999.

o Vice Chair, Combustion and Materials Working Group, The 17th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Cincinnati, OH, June 22-26, 1998.

o General Organizational Committee Member:

· Particle Technology at NJIT: Research, Education and Technology Transfer, March 20-21, 1997.

· The 15th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, FL, October 14-18, 1996.

· The Role of Metallic Species in the Chemistry of Pollutant Formation and Conversion, Cincinnati, OH, April 19, 1996.

o Journal Reviewer: Advances in Environmental Research, Aerosol Science and Technology, Applied Radiation & Isotopes, Catalysis Today, Combustion Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering Communication, Chemosphere, Energy & Fuels, Environmental Science and Technology, Fuel, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, Journal of IEEE, Particle & Particle System Characterization, Powder Technology, Solar Energy.

o Judge:

· Scholarship Program, Florida Air & Waste Management Association, 1999, 2002.

· Partnership for Ecosystem Protection Awards, Division of Air Resources Management, Department of Environmental Protection, State of Florida, 2000, 2002.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2000- Member, American Chemistry Society

1998- Member, American Society for Engineering Education

1994- Member, Chinese Association for Aerosol Research

1993- Member, Air and Waste Management Association

1993- Member, American Association for Aerosol Research

HONORS / AWARDS

· HHMI Distinguished Mentor Award, Science for Life Program at University of Florida, 2006.

· Space Act Award, MSC-23829-1, National Aeronautics and Space Agency, 2006.

· New Researcher Award, Southeastern Section of American Society for Engineering Education, 2004.

· Journal of Environmental Engineering Editor's Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001.

· Young Researcher's Travel Award to International Symposium on Nanoparticles: Aerosols and Materials, National Science Foundation, 2001.

· New Teacher Award, Southeastern Section of American Society for Engineering Education, 2001.

· Young Researcher's Travel Award to The 3^rd NSF-ESF Symposium on Nanoparticles, National Science Foundation, 2000.

· John J. McCreary Outstanding Faculty Award, Society of Environmental Engineers, Gainesville, FL, 2000.

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