Engineer Assistant

Yunjie (Sean) Tu

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive experience in water/wastewater treatment research and development, with emphasis

on ion exchange process for water treatment, membrane based (reverse osmosis) water treatment,

and biological wastewater treatment

Experienced in a wide variety of projects related to water and wastewater treatment, including

model selection, facility evaluations, master plans, pilot studies, predesign, detailed design,

construction management, and plant startup

Ability to read, analyze and interpret, vast quantities of data, technical procedures and

governmental regulations. Also, highly proficient at writing precise, technical documents

Experienced in the use of software packages for the control of instruments and process plants

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Engineer in Training (EIT) certification, # 6958

OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training certification

Teamwork and leadership in environmental, health and safety projects and academic research

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Engineering, June 2012 GPA:3.74 (4.0 scale)

The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Dissertation Defense with Distinction.

Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, June 2008 GPA: 3.36 (4.0 scale)

Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering, June 2005 GPA: 3.81 (4.0 scale)

Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant Professor July 2012 – Present

The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Optimized the performance of existing wastewater treatment systems, a process which has

included developing a relatively simple model for describing the mass transfer of ammonia in

solution to the surface of a biofilm growing on fixed film moving media that are common in

IFAS and MBBR treatment systems. (Founded by Water Environment Research Foundation)

Developed control strategies, process flow diagrams, process & instrumentation and mechanical

drawings, and design specifications for wastewater treatment facilities

Provided detailed cost estimates for engineering projects

Graduate Research Assistant (Doctoral Research) August 2008 – June 2012

The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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Designed and executed research study of enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) from

wastewater. The research has been successful in increasing the EBPR performance

Developed new strategies to improve bacterial solids removal in biological wastewater treatment,

with emphasis on microbial storage products and bacterial density

Designed and executed research study of microbial diversity and the effects of combined

photolytic and microbial degradation

Designed and executed research study of salt recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate

Simulation and modeling of wastewater treatment processes (biological transformation in

activated sludge system based on ASM1, nitrification and denitrification processes in wastewater

plant through BioWin)

Graduate Research Assistant (Master Research) August 2005 – June 2008

Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China

Developed research studies of bioremediation of organic compounds and aquatic toxicity

assessment of insecticides

Conducted independent research on biofouling and reverse osmosis cleaning protocols

Designed and operated pilot scale ion exchange treatment process

Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer June 2005 – September 2006

Jiaxing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, Jiaxing, Zhejiang China

Designed water distribution, sewerage, and drainage systems; Computer-assisted pipe network

analysis; Wastewater and storm water collection systems

Designed the pump station, grit removal basin, activated sludge system, clarifier and sludge

thickening tank in a wastewater treatment plant located in Zhejiang province, China

Drafted formal reports and prepared drawings in AutoCAD for each structure

Lead Engineer on a groundwater remediation project, which determined the technical feasibility

of hydraulic and plume containment options to prevent a contaminated plume from migrating

off-site

Managed project budgets, prepared cost estimates and schedules

Prepared site assessments, corrective action plans, quarterly reports and other technical reports

OTHER SKILLS SUMMARY

Specialized in Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) and Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor

(MBBR) systems and Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs). Specific tasks included: various

standard analytical methods; troubleshooting and process optimization; data analysis

interpretation; supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system operation and

interpretation; mass and flow balances; flow meter calibration; and process performance testing

Experience and competence in analytical instruments operation and troubleshooting: Ion

Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC),

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Atomic Adsorption Spectrometer,

Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Scanning

Electron Microscope (SEM), and Confocal Microscope

Proficient in molecular biology techniques: Gel Electrophoresis, Fluorescence in situ

hybridization (FISH), 454 Pyrosequencing, Clone library and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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Strong software and programming skills: Microsoft Office Suite (advanced user of Word and

Excel), Visual MINTEQ, Matlab, Adobe Dreamweaver and Fireworks, AmpliconNoise,

MacQIIME, Mothur, Photoshop, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and BioWin

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Tu, Yunjie., Schuler, Andrew. Low Acetate Concentrations Favor Polyphosphate-Accumulating

Organisms over Glycogen-Accumulating Organisms in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus

Removal from Wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology. 2013, 47(8), 3816-

3824.

Tu, Y., Schuler. A. J. Acetate concentration effects on EBPR: is GAO competition over-stated

because of lab conditions? Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC

2011: Session 1through Session 10, pp. 78-83(6).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Member of American Water Works Association (AWWA)

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