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Yadong
Li, Ph.D., P.E. Fax: 601-979-3238 Email: yadong.li@jsums.edu |
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Solid waste & hazardous waste: environmental impact assessment; risk assessment of hazardous contaminants , conversion of municipal solid waste into fuel and new products; use of biomass waste materials as renewable energy resource; electronic waste environmental hazards and treatment , remediation of contaminated sites, research and design of sanitary and secure landfills; utilization of coal combustion byproducts; stabilization/solidification of hazardous waste.
Groundwater pollution: Detection, modeling, and experimental simulation of transport and transformation of contaminants in subsurface
Environmental chemistry: Chemical behavior of radionuclides and heavy metals in surface and ground waters
Biological treatment: composting and anaerobic digestion of biowastes; domestic wastewater irrigation.
Engineering Economics: Economic analysis of engineering projects/facilities.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Tsinghua University ( China ) and University of Tokyo ( Japan ), Joint Graduate Program in Environmental Engineering, 1987-1992
M.S. Tsinghua University ( China ), Environmental Engineering, 1985-1987
B.S. Tsinghua University ( China ), Environmental Engineering, 1980-1985
2002-present Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Jackson State University
1998-2001 Research Assistant Professor , Capsule Pipeline Research Center and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia
1995-1998 Visiting Assistant Professor , Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia
1995 Visiting Scholar, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio
1992-1995Assistant Professor , Department of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University ( China )
1991-1992 Graduate Research Assistant , Department of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University ( China )
1989-1991 Graduate Research Assistant , Department of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Tokyo ( Japan )
1985-1989 Graduate Research Assistant , Department of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University ( China )
“Study of E-waste Environmental Hazards and Treatment,” National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 5-year project starting July 1, 2003 . PI: Yadong Li , Amount: $400,398
“ Toxicity Assessment and Evaluation of E-waste by the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) ,” 2002 (12-month project, starting Dec. 2002). PI: Pao-Chiang Yuan Co-PI: Yadong Li ; Amount: $38,645; Funding: U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Technology Consortium
“Compacting Solid Waste Materials Generated in Missouri to Form New Products,” 2001 (12-month project, starting Jan. 2001). PI: Yadong Li , Co-PI: Yuyi Lin; Amount: $100,000; Funding: Missouri Department of Natural Resources
“High-pressure compaction of corn seed residues to form a solid fuel,” 2001 (12-month project, starting March. 2001). PI: Henry Liu, Co-PI s: Yadong Li and Yuyi Lin; Amount: $74,000; Funding: Integrated Protein Technologies, Monsanto Company
“ University of Missouri-Columbia Environmental Engineering Partnerships for Training in Chinese Language and Culture,” 2000-2002 (24-month project, starting Jan. 2001). PI: Lee Peyton; Co-PI s: Yadong Li and Terry Weidner; Amount: $257,000; Funding: National Security Education Program , U.S. Department of Defense
“Compacting Biomass and Municipal Solid Waste to Form an Upgraded Fuel,” 1998-2000 (20-month project). PI: Henry Liu, Co-PI s : Yadong Li and Yuyi Lin; Amount: $395,000; Funding: U.S. Department of Energy
“Quasi-Static Electromagnetic Resistivity Surveys for 3-D Imaging of Subsurface DNAPL Contamination,” 1997-1999 (24-month project). PI: Lee Peyton; Co-PI s: Clark Gantzer, Steve Anderson, and Yadong Li ; Amount: $67,500; Funding: Environmental Security Technology Certification Program , U.S. Department of Defense
“A Waste Characterization Study for Waste/Source Reduction of State Targeted Materials,” 1996-1997 (12-month project). PI: Lee Peyton, Co-PI: Shanka Banerji, Investigator: Yadong Li ; Amount: $77,000; Funding: Missouri Department of Natural Resources
“Composite Material from Post-Consumer Plastics and Fly Ash,” 1997-1998 (12-month project). PI: Yadong Li , Co-PI: Lee Peyton; Funding: Center for Environmental Technology, University of Missouri-Columbia
“Sensitivity Analysis of the Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) Model, Version 3.0,” 1996 (6-month project). PI: Yadong Li ; Funding from Center for Environmental Technology, University of Missouri-Columbia
PUBLICATIONS (Selected)
Yadong Li , Jay Richardson, and Pao-Chiang Yuan (2006). “TCLP heavy metal leaching of personal computer components.” Journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE), 132 (4): 497-504
Yadong Li , Henry Liu, and Ou Zhang (2001). “High-pressure compaction of municipal solid waste to form densified fuel.” Fuel Processing Technology , 74: 81-91