Quality Control Plant

Y U Q IAN

*D Donald St. Bloomfield, NJ ***** • ******@*****.*********.*** • 862-***-****

EDUCATION

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Montclair, NJ Expected Aug

2015

Ph.D. Environnemental Management (cluster of environmental quality and remediation) – College of

Science and Mathematics

GPA: 3.7/4.0

Honors: China Scholarship Council scholarship, NSLA & CFN Student Scholarship, GSO Travel Award

HUNAN UNIVERSITY, Changsha, Hunan, P.R.China June 2010

B.A.Sc. Biotechnology – School of Biology

GPA: 3.4/4.0

Honors: Honored Leader of Hunan University, Engineering Model 2nd Prize, Outstanding student Award

EXPERIENCE

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ Sep 2010 – Present

Research Assistant – Corporative project with Rutgers University on environmental site assessment

Reviewed historical records and interacted with officers of the interested site, conducted sample collection on 21 AOCs,

performed preliminary sample analysis, tabulated data and evaluated ecological risk. Identified 6 potential sites for remediation, 11

sites with potential ecological risk. Demonstrated the relationship between plant contaminant assimilation and soil properties.

Contributed to one reviewed publication and one book chapter.

Familiar with NJDEP site remediation report (PA/SI, RI, GIN) and NJDEP regulations on site remediation(N.J.A.C.

7:26B/C/D/E)

Materials worked with: sediments, soils, tissues of herbaceous and woody plants, water.

Parameters measured/recorded: soil texture, soil water level, soil temperature, plant biomass.

Contamination assessment criteria used: EPA Soil Cleanup Criteria, EPA Ecological Soil Screening Levels, NJDEP

Ecological Evaluation Technical Guidance, ATSDR Toxicological profiles.

Indexes used for environmental site assessment: Total Metal Load, Enrichment Factor, Geoaccumulation Index,

Bioaccumulation Factor, Translocation Factor, Hazardous Quotient, etc.

Statistical approach: Principal Component Analysis, Factor Analysis, Fit model with simple linear/multiple/non-

linear/stepwise regression, ANOVA, etc.

Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY Nov 2010 – Sep 2014

Junior Guest Research Associate

Developed algorithms to extract information from a large data set and then transformed/classified them for further statistical

analysis. Processed over 5000 cases and demonstrated the relationship between contaminant transportation, edaphic environment,

and ecological receptors. Contributed to one reviewed publication.

Collected data generated by µ XRF, XRD, and XANES techniques on trace metal localization in soil and plant samples.

MATLAB matrix/arrays numeric computation; data analysis and visualization.

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY June 2012 – Aug 2012

Geochemical Lab Technician June 2013 – Aug 2013

Prepared laboratory data to support environmental site assessment. Followed EPA 3050B for sample digestion. Evaluated the

liability of test data based EPA Quality Control Guideline. 39 plant samples, 18 soil samples, 12 soil cores, and 8 soil pore waters

samples were processed. Contributed to one peer-reviewed publication.

Sample processed: sediment, soil, plant tissues

Instruments used: ICP-MS, ICP-OES, AAS, HPLC, UV-Vis

Parameters measured: metal concentration, soil pH, soil TOC, soil OM, soil PSD, soil CEC, soil pore water, etc.

Quality control approaches: standard addition, triplicate samples, blank control, NIST control.

Montclair State University, New Jersey, NJ Sep 2012 – Dec 2012

GIS analyst

Investigated how population of Morris County residents was related to site contamination, land use, and water

impairment. Created maps.

ADDITIONAL

Certifications: 40 Hour HAZWOPR, ArcGIS Desktop Associate (10.0), Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate

Technical Skills: C, SQL, Python,

Softwares: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ArcGIS, MATLAB, JMP, Adobe Photoshop

Languages: Chinese, English

Y U Q IAN

1D Donald St. Bloomfield, NJ 07003 • ******@*****.*********.*** • 862-***-****

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Qian, Y., Gallagher, F.J., Feng, H., Wu, M., (2012). A geochemical study of toxic metal translocation in an urban brownfield

wetland. Environmental Pollution, 166, 23-30

Feng, H., Qian, Y., Gallagher, F.J., Wu, M., Zhang, W., Yu, L., Zhu, Q., Zhang, K., Liu, C., Tappero, R., (2013). Lead

accumulation and association with Fe on Typha latifolia root from an urban brownfield site. Environmental Science and Pollution

Research, 20, 3743–3750.

Qian, Y., Gallagher, F.J., Feng, H., Wu, M., Zhu, Q., (2014). Vanadium uptake and translocation in dominant plant species

on an urban coastal brownfield site. Science of the Total Environment, 476/477, 696-704.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Qian, Y., Feng, H., Zhang, W., Yu, L., Zhu, Q., Zhang, L.,Wang, X.,(2011). Environmental assessment of metal

concentrations in selected riverine, estuarine and coastal sediments. In: Heavy Metal Sediments. (ed. Lucia H. Sanz). Nova

Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-61470-690-8. pp. 59-85.

SELECTED ABSTRACTS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2014. Qian, Y., Piombino, A., Feng, H., Wu, M., Gallagher, F., Tappero, R. Seasonal variation in concentrations and

distributions of lead and zinc in Pragmites australis roots from an urban brownfield wetland. Society of Wetland Scientists-Mid-

Atlantic Chapter Conference. Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA. April 4-5, 2014.

2013. Qian, Y., Feng, H., Tappero, R. Metal concentrations and distributions in wetland plant roots from an urban

brownfield. 12th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements - ICOBTE 2013, The University of Georgia,

Athens, Georgia, USA. June 16-20, 2013.

2013. Qian, Y., Feng, H., Gallagher, F., Wu, M., Zhu, Q. Plant uptake and translocation of vanadium on a legacy brownfield

site. Hudson-Delware Regional Chapter of the Society of Environmental Chapter of Society of Environment Toxicology and Chemistry 2013

Annual Spring Meeting, U.S. EPA Region 2 Offices, Edison, NJ, USA. May 2, 2013.

2012. Qian, Y., Feng, H., Gallagher, F., Wu, M., Tappero, R. A biogeochemical study of lead uptake by wetland plants in

Liberty State Park, New Jersey. Hudson-Delaware Regional Chapter of the Society of Environmental Chapter of the Society of

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2012 Annual Spring Meeting, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA

April 26-27, 2012

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