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XIUFEN ZHU
1130 Tree TopWay, Unit 1301, Knoxville, TN 37920 | C: (1)8652746266 | xzhu28@vols.utk.edu
Education
M.S:environmental engineering 2016
University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA
GPA: 3.85/4.0
50% scholarship
Minors in Computational Science and Statistics
Bachelor of Science:Environmental Science 2014
Fudan University Knoxville,Shanghai, China
GPA: 3.51/4.0
Experience
Research assistant 08/2014 to Current
Air Quality Engineering and Climate Studies Research Group, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
Collected and summarized studies related to human health impact of air pollution
Conducted human exposure and health assessment with BenMAP-CE
Analyzed and explored the US health impact associated with climate change with modeling
Tested the IER model for global burden of disease
Independent Researcher 07/2012 to 01/2014
Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory, Fudan University Shanghai,Shanghai
Conducted multiple ion analysis by Chromatography and element analysis by inductively coupled plasma atomic
emission spectroscopy for samples collected at the top of a building on Fudan campus
Identified elements having great extent of enrichment through descriptive statistics and comparison analysis, and
deduced possible sources according to references
Employed cluster analysis to divide elements in both coarse and fine particles into groups due to their great
anthological origin possibility and natural origin
Employed Principal Component Analysis(PCA) to elucidate correlation among elements in course or fine
particles and analyze their sources
Measured the concentration of mercury in samples collected during the period of EXPO at the top of a building on
Fudan campus via direct mercury analyze
Assessed mercury contamination levels in fine particles through descriptive statistics and comparison to other
mega cities in China and rural areas of Connecticut, USA
Calculated the contamination extent and source indicators of various time periods and determined the possible
source contribution based on correlation
Research Assistant 09/2011 to 04/2013
Photochemical Laboratory, Fudan University Shanghai,Shanghai
Summarized existing methods for degradation of 4-tert-butylphenol (4-t-BP) and their limitations
Designed experiment to investigate the steady-state photolysis of 4-t-BP in the presence of H2O2 under UV light
(=254 nm) irradiation and to reveal the photodegradation mechanism through laser flash photolysis (LFP)
experiments, and further optimized the reaction condition
Detected the intermediate and ultimate photodegradation products with the aid of HPLC and GC-MS
Photodegradation of 4-tert-butylphenol in aqueous solution by UV/S2O82- system Mar.2012-Apr.2013
Read literature concerning advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in wastewater treatment and oxidation of
sulfate radicals (SO4•-), and proposed a research protocol to investigate the photodegradation of 4-t-BP in
aqueous solution by UV/S2O82- system

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Compared the degradation rate of UV/S2O82- system with UV and UV/H2O2 system, and studied the effect of
irradiation time, pH, temperature, K2S2O8 concentration and irradiation intensity on the degradation performance
of 4-t-BP under UV light irradiation (=254 nm)
Determined the degradation efficiency and reaction mechanism of 4-t-BP
Clarified the reaction mechanism of 4-t-BP degradation based on the byproducts of the oxidation of 4-t-BP with
HPLC and GC-MS
Inspection Technical Center for Industrial Products and Raw Materials Intern 07/2012 to 01/2014
Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau Shanghai,Shanghai
Applied the direct mercury assessment instrument to determine the mercury content of over one hundred coal
samples imported from foreign countries like Indonesia, Canada, Australia, etc., and calculated the distribution of
high-mercury coal or low-mercury coal in different countries
Investigated the arsenic content of above samples by AFS instrument so as to assess the quality of imported coal
for industrial use
Determined the content of scarce elements in approximately 100 coal samples for the purpose of exploring the
mineral assemblage condition of various countries
Workshop trainer 06/2015
3rd air benefit and cost & attainment assessment Guangzhou, Guangdong
Tested the software before the workshop and communicated with the SCUT team
Worked as trainer for the ABaCAS workshop at the conference
Detailedly discussed with professors and specialists
Course projects
Coded and studied climate change related project using MatLab in course “advanced climate modelling”;
AERMOD related project in “air pollutant dispersion modelling”;
Explored pollution health impact project in “air pollution engineering”
Investigated deposition and exchange flux for PCBs over remote sea areas with the data from Mediterranean related
empirical observations in “pollutant fate modelling”
Awards
Academic Awards: Second Prize of the Scholarship for outstanding students at Fudan University, academic year:
2010-2011&2011-2012&2014
Third Prize Scholarship for outstanding students at Fudan University, academic year: 2012-2013
Conference
The 9th regional air quality management conference,2015
Languages
Chinese, English
Publications
Yanlin Wu,Xiufen Zhu,Hongche Chen,Wenbo Dong,Jianfu Zhao(2015). Photodegradation of 4-tert-butylphenol in
aqueous solution by UV-C,UV/H2O2 and S2O82- system. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A.
DOI:10.1080/10934529.2015.1120541
Skills
Computer Skills: C++ programming, FORTRAN programming, database skill with ACCESS, ABaCAS(including
RSM-VAT, BenMAP-CE, Cost-CE and SMAT-CE) ,ArcGIS, SAS, SMOKE-CMAQ-AERMOD, spatial analysis with
NCL language
Instrument Operation: HPLC, GC, AFS, DMA

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References
Dr. Joshua S. Fu
Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Tennessee
851 Neyland Drive
Knoxville TN, 37996
865-974-2629
jsfu@utk.edu
Dr. Kan Huang
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Tennessee
851 Neyland Drive
Knoxville TN, 37996
khuang7@utk.edu
Dr. Kimberly Carter
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Tennessee
851 Neyland Drive
Knoxville TN, 37996
865-974-7731
kcarte46@utk.edu
Dr Qiang He
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Tennessee
851 Neyland Drive
Knoxville TN, 37996
865-974-6067
qhe2@utk.edu