EDUCATION

BS (Water Resources and Environmental Engineering), TamKang University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1989.

MSE (Civil and Environmental Engineering), University of Washington, WA, September 1993. 

Thesis title: “Removal of natural organic matter and particles using iron-oxide-coated olivine”      Advisor: Dr.Benjamin

Ph.D. (Civil and Environmental Engineering), University of Washington, April 1998.

Dissertation title: “Characterizing the Properties of Natural Organic Matter by UV Spectroscopy: Adsorption of NOM and Formation of Disinfection By-products”  Advisors: Dr. Benjamin

EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor, TamKang University, Taipei, Taiwan (8/99-present)

Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. (4/98-8/99)

Research Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. (9/91 to 4/98)

Officer, Corp. of Engineering, Republic of China. (7/89-5/91)

HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Water Works Association

Reviewer for Royalty Research Fund (University of Washington)

Awards

26^th Annual Parsons Engineering Science / AEESP Doctoral Thesis Award (1999)

Five times Dean’s List honor, Tamkang University (1987-1989)

Four times Academic Outstanding Scholarship, Tamkang University (1987-1988)

So-Jen Lin Memorial Scholarship, Tamkang University (1988)

PATENTS

“Granular media for removing contaminants from water and methods for making the Same” United States Patent, Number 5,369,072 (Nov. 29, 1994)