Education:
M.S. in Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge
. Thesis: A Viscoelastic Model to Describe the Constitutive Behavior of
Straight Asphalt Binder at Low Temperatures.
. Concentration on Wastewater treatment, GIS and Pavement design.
. Related courses: Theory and Operation of Wastewater Treatment
Facilities, Operations and Processes in Sanitary Engineering,
Advanced Hydraulics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
Environmental Remote Sensing, Hot Mix Asphalt Mixture Design,
Fundamentals of Pavement Design, Urban Transportation Policy and
Planning.
M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
12/2009
. Thesis: Characteristics of Phosphorus Forms in Sediments and its
Biological Activity Evaluation with Potamogeton crispus L. Growth.
. Concentration on Phytoremediation, Bioremediation and Environmental
remediation.
. Related courses: Environmental Pollution and Remediation,
Environmental Assessment and Management, Progress in Environmental
Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering.
B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University, China
06/2003
. Thesis: Solid Waste Treatment in a Cement Product Plant.
. Concentration on Air pollution control, Wastewater treatment, Solid
waste treatment, Environmental management.
. Related courses: Air Pollution Control Engineering, Course Design of
Air Pollution Control Engineering, Performance and Utilization of
Flyash, Flue Gas Desulfurization Technology, Environmental
Monitoring, Environment Management and Environment Law, Environment
Planning and Management, Evaluation of Environment Quality, Water
Pollution Control Engineering, Water Supply and Sewerage Pipe System
Engineering, Hydraulic Structure Fundamentals, Solid Waste Management
and Treatment, Noise Control Engineering, Environmental Instrument
Analysis, Course Design of Water Pollution Control Engineering,
Fundamental of Chemical Engineering.
Work Experiences:
Research assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, LSU
01/2008~05/2010
. Research on storm water treatment: analyzed contaminants in storm
water
. Processed Chinese tallow seed and made biodiesel
. Tested direct tension of asphalt binder at low temperature and
determined the Viscoelastic Model's parameters
Research and teaching assistant
09/2005~07/2007
Lab of Plant Nutrition and Ecological Environment, Huazhong Agricultural
University, China
. Analyzed pH value, TN, TP, BOD and DO of water
. Analyzed phosphorus forms in sediments
. Analyzed the concentration of Fe, Mn and Ca in Potamogeton crispus L.
. Taught Lab of Environmental Monitoring
Assistant manager
09/2006~07/2007
International Student Office, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan,
China
. Assisted international students to adapt to the new life and Chinese
culture
. Organized varieties of activities for international students
. Taught international students Chinese
Engineer
09/2003~08/2005
Department of Quality Assurance, Viasystems Group Inc., Zhongshan, China
. Processed international customers' disputes in Quality Assurance Team
. Optimized production procedure to improve products' quality and
decrease production cost with Quality Control Team
. Monitored wastewater treatment and provided solutions for removal of
new toxic chemicals
. Ensured compliance with state health, safety and environmental laws,
regulations, and standards
Intern/Student worker
Hanchuan Power Station, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
02/2003~03/2003
. Investigated and studied wastewater treatment process in power
station
. Investigated and studied utilization of solid waste (flyash) in power
station
Environmental Protection Bureau of Wuhan City, Wuhan, China
01/2002~03/2002
. Monitored water quality of Wuhan City through analyzing pH value,
concentrations of DO, COD, BOD, NH-N, TP, TSP, Petroleum and Heavy
metals of water
Environmental Monitoring Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
12/2001~01/2002
. Monitored air quality through analyzing the concentrations of SO2,
NO2, CO, total suspended particulates (TSP) and PM10 of air
Skills:
Computer/Software:
. Proficient in ESRI's ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Microsoft Office 2007,
SAS Programming, KENPAVE, CorHyd, Visjet20, Photoshop
. Intermediate Level in AutoCAD, Web Page Design
Class Projects at LSU:
. Wastewater Design. (CE7100 Theory and Operation of Wastewater
Treatment Facilities)
. Water Supply in Singapore. (CE7110 Operations and Processes in
Sanitary Engineering)
. Warm Mix Asphalt: Performance, Environmental and Economical Issues.
(CE4650 Hot Mix Asphalt Mixture Design)
. The Use of Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing to Perform
Classification Analysis on the Chandeleur Islands' North Island Quad.
(GEOG4045 Remote Sensing of the Environment)
Publication:
. Mostafa A. Elseifi, Wanggan Yang et al. A Viscoelastic Model to
Describe the Constitutive Behavior of Straight Asphalt Binder at Low
Temperatures. Pavements and Materials: Testing and Modeling in
Multiple Length Scales, Accepted in April 2010.
. Mi Weijie, Zhou Yiyong, Zhu Duanwei, Yang Wanggan. The phosphorous
chemical behavior in water-sediment polluted by sewage of manure and
aquiculture. Journal of Lake Sciences, 2008 Vol.20 No.3 P271-276.
. Zhu Duanwei, Yang Wanggan, Mi Weijie, Xu Huiling, Zhou Wenbing, Geng
Mingjian, Yang Tewu. Effects of Potamogeton crispus on Phosphorus
Forms in Two Different Lake Sediments. The 12th Cross-Strait
Environmental Protection Symposium, Gaoxiong, 2008.
. Yang Wanggan, Mi Weijie, Zhu Duanwei, Zhou Wenbing, Yang Tewu, Geng
Mingjian, Hu Weili. Influences of Potamogeton crispus Growth on
Phosphorus Forms in Different Lake Sediments, 3rd Annual Conference
of Environmental Science Academy, Wuhan, China, 2007.
. Mi Weijie, Zhou Yiyong, Zhu Duanwei, Yang Wanggan. Study of
phosphorous chemical behavior in water-sediment polluted by sewage of
manure and aquiculture. 3rd Annual Conference of Environmental
Science Academy, Wuhan, China, 2007.