Resume
Hao CHEN
Cellular phone: 206-***-****; Email: *********@*****.***
Employment eligibility
I am a GC holder now in Redmond, WA, and can work legally.
Work Experience
Chinese linguist/translator, Microsoft Xbox Localization Team, adaQuest, Bellevue, WA (2016.5-2016.11)
translated Xbox One English terminologies to simplified Chinese
translated Xbox One English game descriptions to Chinese
translated Xbox One English marketing documents to Chinese
Freelance telecommute technical translator/editor, Paper Trans Online, China (2016.9-present)
translated clients’ Chinese technical manuscripts to English
edited clients’ English technical manuscripts
Research scientist, Institute of Water Environment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China (2009.4-2016.3)
conducted scientific research in chemistry and environmental sciences
wrote and published technical papers and reports in English
Invited by international periodicals to review English scientific manuscripts
translated English technical documents to Chinese
China’s government-nominated marine litter (ML) focal point in affiliation with United Nations of Environment Programme (UNEP) (2011.6-2016.3)
Promoted China’s participation in ML-related international affairs
Translated English documents to Chinese and/or vice versa
Performed language interpretation between English and Chinese in some workshops/work meetings
Education
Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, 2002-2008, Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
M.S. in Physical Chemistry, 1999-2002, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
B.S. in Chemistry, 1995-1999, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Language and localization skills
Bilingual (native simplified mandarin Chinese speaker + English)
Translation between Chinese and English in two ways
Technical writing and editing in English
Experience using CAT tools including SDL Trados, Microsoft LEAF, Microsoft Visual Studio for localization/translation
Experience resolving linguistic bugs in Xbox One console, Xbox website and Windows apps with the tools of Term List and MS Style Guide
Experience running necessary localization/translation quality checks with internal tools such as MultiTrans, Policheck and SAT
Data analysis and software skills
Experience in data analysis with Matlab, R, SPSS and Python
Experience using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio and Outlook
Experience using Windows
Invited peer-review and editorial service for technical/scientific papers
Member of editorial board, the scientific journal Environment and Pollution, 2015-present
Member of editorial board, the scientific journal Aquatic Sciences and Technology, 2012-present
Invited peer-review for international journals: “Environmental Science and Technology” “Chemical communications” “Environmental Technology” “Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry” “Water Environment Research” “International Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry” “Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography” “Journal of Ecosystems” “Aquatic Science and Technology” “Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (formerly the Journal of Environmental), totally reviewed more than 70 articles by Feb. 9, 2017.
Scientific/technical publications and writings
1.Xuechun Wang, Hao Chen*, Kun Lei, Zhong Sun, “Long-term effect of a simple storage protocol on fluorescence fingerprint of dissolved organic matter”, Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 2016 16(1): 44-51.
2.Hao Chen*, Kun Lei, Xuechun Wang, “Terrestrial humic substances in Daliao River and its estuary: optical signatures and photo-reactivity to UVA light”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016 23(7):6459-6471.
3.Xuechen Wang, Hao Chen*, Kun Lei, Zhong Sun, “UVA illumination-induced optical coupling between tryptophan and natural dissolved organic matter”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015, 22(21): 169**-*****
4.Juan Chen, Hao Chen*, Xing-wen Zhang, Kun Lei, Jonathan E. Kenny, “Combination of Cu-ISE and fluorometric titration to determination of Cu2+ conditional stability constants of humic substance”, Applied Spectroscopy, 2015, 69(11): 1293-1302
5.Hao Chen*, Wei Meng, Kun Lei, “Modeling metal binding by dissolved humic substance: a revisit to the fluorometric titration approach”, Applied Spectroscopy, 2014 68(4):421-427
6.Lin-xin Jiao, Hao Chen*, Wei Meng*, Kun Lei, Bing-hui Zheng, “PAHs biodegradation in intertidal surface sediment by indigenous microorganisms”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014, 21(10):6463-6471
7.Yun Zhao, Jin Lin, Hao Chen*, Binghui Zheng, Lihui An, “Preliminary Spectroscopic Study on Dissolved Organic Matter in Liaohe River”, Environmental Science & Technology (also called Huanjing Kexue Yu Jishu, a Chinese Journal), 2013, 36(4):103-108.
8.Anja Wolf, Axel Bergmann, Rolf-Dieter Wilken, Xu Gao, Yonghong Bi, Hao Chen, Christoph Schüth, “Occurrence and distribution of dissolved organic trace substances in waters from the Three Gorges Reservoir, China”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013,20(10): 7124-7139.
9.Hao Chen*, Wei Meng Binghui Zheng, Chunyan Wang, Lihui An, “Optical signatures of dissolved organic matter in the watershed of a globally large river (Yangtze River, China)”, Limnologica, 2013, 43:482-491.
10.Hao Chen*, Binghui Zheng, Lei Zhang “Linking fluorescence spectroscopy to diffuse soil source for dissolved humic substance in Daning River, China”, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2013, 15(2), 485-493.
11.Hao Chen*, Binghui Zheng, “Sources of fluorescent dissolved organic matter in high salinity seawater (Bohai Bay, China)”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013, 20(3): 1762-1771.
12.Andreas Holbach*, Lijing Wang, Hao Chen, Wei Hu, Nina Schleicher, Binghui Zheng and Stefan Norra, “Water mass interaction in the confluence zone of the Daning River and the Yangtze River –a driving force for algal growth in the Three Gorges Reservoir”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2013, 20(10): 7027-7037.
13.Hao Chen and Jonathan E. Kenny*, “Application of PARAFAC to a two-component system exhibiting Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer: from theoretical prediction to experimental validation”, Analyst, 2012, 137, 153-162
14.Hao Chen*, Binghui Zheng, Fengchang Wu and Kuen Benjamin Wu, “Dissolved Organic Carbon–a Practical Consideration in Application of Biotic Ligand Models in Chinese Waters”, Environmental Sciences and Technology (an ACS journal), 2011, DOI: 10.1021/es203690w, 45(23):9835-9836
15.Hao Chen*, Binghui Zheng, Wenqing Yang, “The correlation of sorption coefficients with nonlinearity of sorption isotherms in contaminated nearshore sediments in Bohai Bay (China)”, Water Science and Technology, 2012, 65, 1311-1317
16.Hao Chen* and Binghui Zheng, “Characterizing natural dissolved organic matter in a freshly submerged catchment (Three Gorges Dam, China) using UV absorption spectrsocopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and PARAFAC”, Water Science and Technology, 2012, 65, 962-969.
17.Chunyan Wang, Hao Chen*, Kuen Benjamin Wu, Lihui An and Binghui Zheng*, “Application of the Biotic Ligand Model to Predict Copper Acute Toxicity to Medaka Fish in Typical China Rivers”, Water Science and Technology, 2011, 64 1277-1283.
18.Hao Chen and Jonathan E. Kenny* “Application of PARAFAC to determination of distribution constants and spectra of fluorescent solutes in micellar solutions” Analyst, 2010, 135, 1704-1710
19.Hao Chen*, Binghui Zheng, Yonghui Song “Comparison of PARAFAC and PARALIND in modeling three-way fluorescence data array with special linear dependences in three modes: a case study in 2-naphthol” Journal of Chemometrics, 2010, 25, 20-27.
20.Hao Chen*, Binghui Zheng, Yonghui Song and Yanwen Qin, “Correlation between molecular absorption spectral slope ratios and fluorescence humification indices in characterizing CDOM”, Aquatic Sciences, 2010, 73, 103-112.
21.Hao Chen, Jonathan E. Kenny*. “A study of pH effects on humic substances using chemometric analysis of excitation-emission matrices”. Annals of Environmental Science. 2007, Vol 1, 1-9.
22.Chunyan Wang, Hao Chen, Lihui An, Yanwen Qin, Kuen Benjamin Wu, Binghui Zheng*, “Review of application of the biotic ligand model in predicting heavy metal bioavailability in surface natural waters” Environmental Sciences and Technology (also called Huanjing Kexue Yu Jishu, a Chinese Journal) 2011, 34,75-80.
23.Chunyan Wang, Hao Chen*, Kuen Benjamin Wu Binghui Zheng*, Lihui An, “Influence of dissolved organic carbon composition on prediction of copper acute toxicity to Medaka fish by biotic ligand model”, Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology (Chinese), 2013, 8: 629-633.
24.Chunyan Wang, Hao Chen, Binghui Zheng*, Lihui An, “Study on bioavailability of Cu to Medaka in Xiangjiang with Biotic Ligand Model”, Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology (Chinese), 2013, 8:995-1001.
25.Zi-Cheng Li, Li-Hui An, Qing Fu, Ying Liu, Lei Zhang, Hao Chen, Xing-Ru Zhao, Li-Jing Wang, Bing-Hui Zheng, Lin-Bo Zhang, “Construction and characterization of a normalized cDNA library from the river snail Bellamya aeruginosa after exposure to copper”, Ecotoxicology, 2011, DOI 10.1007/s10646-011-0786-y.
26.Li-hui An*, Bing-hui Zheng, Li-jing Wang, Yan-Qiang Zhang, Hao Chen, Xing-ru Zhao, Lei Zhang, Kun Lei, “Biomarker responses and genotoxicity in the mud snail (Bullacta exarata) as indicators of coastal contamination”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2012, 64: 303-309.
27.Clow, Kerin E.; Hall, Gregory J.; Chen, Hao; Kenny, Jonathan E. “Spectral fingerprinting and classification by location of origin of natural waters by multidimensional fluorescence”. Proceedings of the SPIE. 2004, Volume 5586, pp. 107-115.
28.Xin-li Yang, Wei-lin Dai*, Jian-hua Xu, Hao Chen, Yong Cao, Kang-nian Fan. “Preparation of Novel WO3/HMS Catalyst and Its Catalytic Performance for the Selective Oxidation of Cyclopentene”. Chinese Journal of Catalysis. 2005, 26(4): 311-316.
29.Hao Chen, Weilin Dai*, Jing-fa Deng and Kang-nian Fan. Novel Heterogeneous W-Doped MCM-41 Catalyst for Highly Selective Oxidation of Cyclopentene to Glutaraldehyde by Aqueous H2O2. Catalysis Letters 2002,131-136.
30.Welin Dai, Hao Chen, Yong Cao, Kangnian Fan. Preparation of a tungsten-containing heterogeneous catalyst used for production of glutaraldehyde from cyclopentene. Chinese patent. 2004, approval No. CN1176891 C
31.Wei-lin Dai*, Hao Chen, Yong Cao, Hexing Li, Songhai Xie and Kangnian Fan. Novel economic and green approach to the synthesis of highly active W-MCM-41 catalyst in oxidative cleavageof cyclopentene. Chemical Communications. 2003,892-893.
32.Hao Chen, Wei-lin Dai*, An-ren Jiang, and Jing-fa Deng. Reaction-Controlled Phase-Transfer Catalytic Oxidative Cleavage of Cyclopentene to Glutaraldehyde over Peroxy-niobic Acid. Chemistry Letters 2002; 31(2): 220-221.
Reports (selected)
Hao Chen, “National Report: The Role of China’s Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in Marine Litter Control”, 2013, published in the website of NOWPAP under UNEP. http://dinrac.nowpap.org/documents/ML/2013-ML-Role-of-NGO.pdf
Hao Chen, “Survey of micro-plastic marine debris in intertidal sediment (Dalian City and Shanghai City) in China”, 2015, a final report submitted to the National Geographic Society (NGS), project No. GEFC10-14. http://dinrac.nowpap.org/documents/ML/2015-ML-MP-Survey.pdf