Wei-xian Zhang, Ph.D.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA 18015-3176.

Phone (610) 758-5318. FAX (610) 758-6405. Email: wez3@lehigh.edu

Education

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering. 1995. Johns Hopkins University

M.S. E. Environmental Engineering. 1992. Johns Hopkins University

B.S.E Civil & Environmental Engineering. 1984. Tong-Ji University (China)

Professional Experience

2002- Class 1961 Professorship

2001- Associate Professor, Lehigh University

1995 - 2001 Assistant Professor, Lehigh University

1990-1995 Research Assistant, Johns Hopkins University

1984 -1989 Engineer, National Electronic Engineering Design Institute, Beijing, China

Research and Teaching Interests

Environmental nanotechnologies, nanomaterials, in situ remediation, industrial waste treatment, water & wastewater

Synergistic Activities

Pertinent Professional Services:

• Guest Editor, Environmental Science & Technology, Special Issue on “Nanoscale Environmental Science and Technology” (February, 2005).
• Co-Chair, Symposium on Nanotechnology and Environment, 225^th ACS National Conference, New Orleans, LA. March 23-27, 2003.
• Plenary Presentation, EPA Workshop on Nanotechnology and the Environment, August 28-29, 2002, Washington D.C.
• Poster presentation at the Annual Exhibition of the Coalition for National Science Funding at US House of Representatives, June 17, 2003 Washington DC.
• Invited speech, Interagency (NSF, EPA, DOD, DOE etc.) workshop on Nanotechnology and Environment, September 15-16, Washington DC.
• Invited speech, First U.S- Korea Forum on Nanotechnology, October 2003.
• Invited speech, U.S- China Forum on Nanotechnology, May 16-20, 2004.

Proposal and manuscript reviews: NSF, EPA, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, American Chemical Society, Environmental Science Technology, J. of Environ. Eng., Water Research, Chemistry of Materials, Langmuir, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Ground Water, J. of Catalysis, etc.

Professional Memberships: American Chemical Society (ACS), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Honors and Awards:

National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2000),

Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Junior Faculty Award (2001),

Class 1961 Professorship (2002)

Movers and Shapers of Lehigh Valley 2002 (Lehigh Valley Magazine)

NASA TECH BRIEFS – Honor of The Year in Technology (2003)

Representative Publications

Lien, H and Zhang, W. 2004. Hydrodechlorination of Chlorinated Ethanes by Nanoscale Pd/Fe Bimetallic Particles. Journal of Environmental Engineering, in press.

Masciangioli, T. and Zhang, W. 2003. Environmental Technology at the Nanoscale. Environmental Science & Technology 37(5): 102 A-108A.

Zhang, W. 2003. Nanoscale Iron Particles for Environmental Remediation: An Overview. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 5:323-332.

Glazier, Robert, Venkatakrishnan, R., Gheorghiu, F., Walata, L., Nash, R., Zhang, W. 2003. Nanotechnology Takes Root. Civil Engineering, 73 (5): 64-69.

Lien, H and Zhang, W. 2002. A Novel Bifunctional Aluminum for the Oxidation of MTBE and TAME by Dioxygen. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 128(9): 791-795.

Lien, H. and Zhang, W. 2002. Enhanced Dehalogenation by Bimetallic Cu/Al. Chemosphere, 49(4):371-378.

Elliott, Daniel and Zhang, W. 2001. Field Assessment of Nanoparticles for Groundwater Treatment, Environmental Science & Technology 35: 4922-4926.

Lien, H and Zhang, W. 2001. Complete Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes with Nanoparticles, Colloids and Surfaces A, 191: 97-105.

Xu, Y. and Zhang, W. 2000. Subcolloidal Fe/Ag Particles for Reductive Dehalogenation of Chlorinated Benzenes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 39:2238-2244.

Lien, H and Zhang, W. 1999. Reactions of Chlorinated Methanes with Nanoscale Metal Particles, Journal of Environmental Engineering. 125: 1042-1047.

Zhang, W., Bouwer, E., and Ball, W. 1998. Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants - Effects and Implications of Sorption-Related Mass Transfer on Bioremediation. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, 1998 (4), 1-13.

Zhang, W., Wang, C., and Lien., H. 1998. Treatment of Chlorinated Organic Contaminants With Nanoscale Bimetallic Particles. Catalysis Today, 40, 387-395.

Wang, C., and Zhang, W. 1997. Synthesizing Nanoscale Iron Particles for Rapid and Complete Dechlorination of TCE and PCBs, Environmental Science & Technology, 31(7): 2154-2156.

Park, K., Klier, K., Wang, C., and Zhang, W. 1997. Interaction of Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) with Pd (100) Studied by High Resolution X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy (HRXPS). Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 101: 5420-5428.

Zhang, W., Bouwer, E. 1997. Biodegradation of Benzene, Toluene and Naphthalene in Soil-Water Slurry Microcosms. Biodegradation, 8: 167-175.