Assistant Project

HAO ZHANG, EIT

*************@*****.*** 626-***-**** 188 S. Catalina Ave. Apt 9, Pasadena, CA 91106

E DU CATION

C alifornia Institute of Technology, CA, USA 2 011 – 2 013

§ Master of Science in Environmental Science and Engineering, GPA: 3.5/4.0

N ankai U niversity (NKU), China

§ Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, GPA: 90.6/100 2 007 – 2 011

R ESEARCH A N D W ORK E XPERIEN CE

G roundwater Permitting a nd Site Cleanup L A R egional W ater Quality Control Board

Intern, Nov. 2013 – Present Supervisors: Dr. Eric Wu, Dr. Rebecca Chou, Dr. Jeffrey Hu

§ Review monitoring reports and conduct site inspections of soil and groundwater remediation, septic

treatment system, and industrial and domestic wastewater treatment projects for the compliance

with Waste Discharge Requirements;

§ Prepare monitoring reporting programs, permits, and inspection reports;

§ Manage data and track reports and inspections through the California Integrated Water Quality System and

the GeoTracker database;

§ Summarize site cleanup projects for soil and groundwater contaminated site assessment and remediation;

§ Familiar with soil and groundwater remediation technologies, such as In-situ Bioremediation, In-situ

Chemical Oxidation, Soil Vapor Extraction, and Pump and Treat.

U rban Air Quality M onitoring a nd Analysis C altech

Laboratory Assistant, Sept. 2013 – Mar. 2014 Supervisors: Prof. Yuk Yung, Dr. Sally Newman

§ Investigated daily and long-term temporal variations of CO2, CO and CH4 concentrations in the ambient air:

o Collected air samples from various locations in the Los Angeles area and made measurements

of their mixing ratios;

o Performed statistical and geospatial analysis of these measurements using MATLAB.

§ Conducted air dispersion modeling using the Gaussian Atmospheric Dispersion Model.

B ill and Melin d a Gates Foundation’s “ Reinvent the Toilet” Project C altech

Graduate Research Assistant, Sept. 2011 – July 2013 Supervisor: Prof. Michael Hoffmann

§ Assisted in developing a self-contained, PV-powered domestic toilet and wastewater treatment system to

help developing countries overcome waterborne diseases and increase their access to sanitation facilities:

o Investigated the efficiency of electrochemical disinfection by the generation of reactive chlorine

species in domestic wastewater for the pilot and bench-top reaction systems;

o Tested the residual disinfection effect for preventing pathogen regrowth.

D evelopment of Catalyst s a nd P hotocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants N KU

( National Innovation Project)

Project Team Leader, May 2009 – Apr. 2011 Supervisor: Prof. Lingyan Zhu

§ Synthesized a novel high efficiency nano-catalyst Bi2WO6 with the hydrothermal method and

characterized it with XRD, UV-vis DRS, SEM and TEM methods;

§ Optimized the experimental conditions for the photocatalytic degradation of several endocrine disruptors

(Bisphenol A, Nonylphenol);

§ Proposed and led the project; organized team members; coordinated work.

W ater Solutions for Vulnerable Communities A round the W orld ( W ater for Life P roject) N KU

Project Team Leader, Oct. 2008 – Apr. 2011

§ Collected and monitored drinking water samples from rural communities in Wuqing, Tianjin City;

§ Designed a slow sand water filter prototype based on the specific water problem of Wuqing to improve their

drinking water quality.

O ccurrence and Transport of Antibiotics in the Haihe River Basin N KU

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Oct. 2008 – Jan. 2010 Supervisor: Prof. Yi Luo

§ Performed laboratory analyses to assess the existence of tetracycline, sulfonamide, quinolone, and macrolide

in aqueous and sediment samples using the HPLC-MS/MS method and illustrated their occurrence and

transport.

C ERTIFICATION S

Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technology and Management Workshop Certificate, Aug. 11-14, 2014

California State University, Long Beach, & Southern California Chinese-American

Environmental Protection Association

Jul. 23, 2014

Webinar: PlumeStopTM Colloidal Biomatrix for In Situ Groundwater Remediation,

REGENESIS

Remediation Workshop: Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technology, Tersus Environmental Jun. 10,2014

Engineer in Training (EIT) in Environmental Engineering, California Dec. 2013

R ELEVAN T COU RSES

Aquatic Chemistry Environmental Engineering Water/Wastewater Treatment Processes Environmental

Remediation Microbiology Environmental Organic Chemistry Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Earth’s

Atmosphere Instrumental Analysis Environmental Monitoring Environment Impact Assessment and Planning

Environmental Mathematical Models Applied Statistics and Data Analysis

S KILLS

UV-Vis Spectroscopy HPLC GC-MS Membrane Filtration MATLAB Microsoft Office R Origin C++

A W ARDS & SCH OLARSH IPS

1stteam prize in Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Reinvent the Toilet” Fair 2012

2nd team prize in the 12th “Challenge Cup” National Science and Technology Contest, China 2011

HNA Chi Hang Elite Students Scholarship 2010

Mondialogo Engineering Gold Award 2009

Excellent Student Leader, NKU 2007 - 2010

E XTRACU RRICU LAR ACTIVITIES

Public Relations Lead, Chinese Institute of Engineers (Southern California Chapter) 2013 - Present

Volunteer for the LA River Cleanup and Caltech’s “Make A Difference Day” 2012

Director of the Environmental Science Association in NKU 2008

P U BLICATION S

Kangwoo Cho, Yan Qu, Daejung Kwon, H ao Zhang, Clement A Cid, Asghar Aryanfar, Michael R. Hoffmann.

Effects of Anodic Potential and Chloride Ion on Overall Reactivity in Semiconductor Electrochemical Reactors

Designed for Solar-Powered Wastewater Treatment. E nviron. Sci. Technol . 2014,48(4): 2377-2384.

H ao Zhang, Chunying Wang, Fang Li, Yaqiong Wang, Tao Zhang, Zhao Wang, Lingyan Zhu. Study on

Photocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Brilliant Red X-3B by Bi2WO6 Under Visible Light. C hina Environmental

S cience . 2010,30(12): 1608-1613.

Chunying Wang, H ao Zhang, Fang Li, Lingyan Zhu. Degradation and Mineralization of Bisphenol A by

Mesoporous Bi2WO6 under Simulated Solar Light Irradiation. E nviron. Sci. Technol. 2010,44(17): 6843-6848.

Lin Xu, Yi Luo, Michal Rysz, Yuqiu Wang, H ao Zhang, Pedro J.J. Alvarez. Occurrence and Transport of

Tetracycline, Sulfonamide, Quinolone and Macrolide Antibiotics in the Haihe River Basin, China. E nviron. Sci.

T echnol. 2011,45(5): 1827-1833.

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