Lian-Shin Lin

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees

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Dr. Lin is a member of the Environmental/Hydrotechnical group in the Department. He has experience of working in the academics, research institutes, and governmental agencies. His research interests are in water/wastewater treatment, water quality modeling, and the effects of anthropogenic stressors on aquatic ecosystems and mitigations. His work also involves studying the occurrence and effects of emerging pollutants such as engineered nanomaterials and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). His research is recently broadened to water treatment related to energy production. Prior to joining the WVU, Dr. Lin worked for the Illinois State Water Survey, and California Regional Water Quality Control Board where he was involved in nutrient criteria and TMDL programs. He is a member of a university-wide Sustainability committee at WVU.
Education
	Ph.D., Purdue University, 1997
	MS, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan, 1990
	BS, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan, 1988
Research Focus Areas
	Environmental Technologies
Research Interests
	Physico/chemical processes for water treatment: adsorption, disinfection
	Effects of anthropogenic stressors on aquatic ecosystems: monitoring, analysis, and modeling
	Biogas production from anaerobic wastewater treatment
	Effect of antibiotics and engineered nanomaterials on microbes: metal oxides
	Statistical analyses of water quality and biological monitoring data
Teaching Interests
	Introduction to Environmental Engineering
	Physicochemical Treatment Processes in Environmental Engineering
	Water Quality Modeling
	Environmental Biotechnology
	Quantitative Methods in Environmental Science and Engineering
Service and Outreach
	Engineers without Borders: Nicaragua
	Undergraduate and Graduate Research positions available