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About the Author

Jeff (Jih-Fen) Kuo, PhD, worked in the environmental engineering indus-
try for more than 10 years before joining the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at California State University, Fullerton in
1995. He gained his industrial experience while working at Groundwater
Technology, Inc.; Dames and Moore; James M. Montgomery Consulting
Engineers; Nanya Plastics; and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles
County. His industrial experience in environmental engineering includes
design and installation of air strippers, activated-carbon adsorbers, soil
vapor extraction systems, bioremediation systems, and flare/catalytic
incinerators for groundwater and soil remediation. He is also experi-
enced in site assessment, including fate and transport analysis of toxic
compounds in the environment; RI/FS work for landfills and Superfund
sites; design of flanged connections to meet stringent fugitive emission
requirements; development of emissions factors for air emissions from
wastewater treatment; and conductance of application research on various
wastewater treatment processes. Areas of research in environmental engi-
neering include dechlorination of halogenated aromatics by ultrasound,
fines/bacteria migration through porous media, biodegradability of heavy
hydrocarbons, surface properties of composite mineral oxides, kinetics of
activated-carbon adsorption, wastewater filtration, THM formation poten-
tial of ion-exchange resins, UV disinfection, sequential chlorination, nitri-
fication/denitrification, removal of target compounds using nanoparticles,
persulfate oxidation of persistent chemicals, microwave oxidation for
wastewater treatment, landfill gas recovery and utilization, control tech-
nologies for greenhouse gases and fugitive methane emissions, and treat-
ment of storm-water runoff.
Dr. Kuo earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from National Taiwan
University, an MS in chemical engineering from the University of Wyoming,
and an MS in petroleum engineering, and an MS and a PhD in environmen-
tal engineering from the University of Southern California. He is a profes-
sional civil, mechanical, and chemical engineer registered in California.

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