This curriculum vitae summarizes the educational and professional background of Edward Hinga Sandy. He holds a Doctor of Engineering degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from China University of Geosciences. He has worked as a lecturer, consultant, and researcher in Sierra Leone, China, and the United States. His areas of research include environmental pollution management and ecotoxicology.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name： Edward Hinga Sandy (Dr.)
Gender：Male
Date of Birth：10th May, 1975
Nationality：Sierra Leone
Highest Level of Education: Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.)
Institution：China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Field of Study：Environmental Science and Engineering
Tel.: +232 76-717792
Email：edward_sandy@yahoo.co.uk
Current MailingAddress: Chemistry Department, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra
Leone, Mount Aureol, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Language Skills: Professional Proficiency in English, Basic communication in Mandarin
(Chinese), Pidgin English
Research Directions: Environmental Pollution Management, Ecotoxicology and Impact
Assessment
ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1838-1430
Other Contact Information: Skype: edwardsandy75
Webpages: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Sandy/?ev=hdr_xprf
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=70658300&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
Professional Membership: Steering Committee Member, Global Chemistry Advisory Group
(GCAG), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Profile:
I hold a Doctor of Engineering degree (D.Eng, 2013) in Environmental Science and
Engineering majoring in Environmental Pollution Management, Ecotoxicology and Impact
Assessment from China University of Geosciences. I also hold a master’s degree (2010) from the
same university and discipline and a Bachelor of Science degree (2001) with honors in
Chemistry from the University of Sierra Leone. Prior to obtaining my D.Eng., I was appointed
Postgraduate Research Fellow (2011-2012) at the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale
University. I was part of the Yale Geochemistry research group and obtained training in safety
management, hazardous waste handling, proposal writing for research grants etc.
At China University of Geosciences, I was a major contributor to numerous Key
International Joint projects and National Natural Foundation projects of China and the
experience gained on these projects broaden his expertise on diverse environmental issues
ranging from environmental toxicology assessment, waste management, environmental impact
assessment and systems, climate change and mitigation strategies, management of natural

2. resources etc. In my capacity as Research Fellow at Yale, I participated in two U.S. National
Science Foundation (U.S. NSF) projects under the supervision of Professor Ruth E. Blake
(principal researcher) and contributed to an ongoing group research related to “expanded
calibration and standardization of the Phosphate Oxygen Isotope Systems and phosphoenzyme
reaction mechanism in environmental phosphorus cycling”. This work is expected to form part
of a broader scientific report that will be submitted for publication to the journal “Science” after
completion.
I am currently a Quality Health Safety and Environment (QHSE) consultant (2014-
present) for China Offshore Environmental Services, a company that specializes in providing
Environmental Management Services ranging from oil spill prevention and emergency response,
treatment and disposal of diverse oil industry waste to QHSE consultancy in the oil and gas
industry. In this capacity, I have provided technical facilitation in processes that led to the
acquisition of licenses and permits to own and operate a hazardous wastes treatment and disposal
facility in Uganda, carried technical revision of the design and layout of the waste treatment site,
technologies and environmental monitoring points and offered technical support to the overall
management of treatment operations, environmental safety management and in charge of the
implementation of QHSE policy, technical liaison etc. I have also facilitated training of staff on a
wide range of QHSE issues.
Prior to this, I briefly served as lecturer at the University of Sierra Leone and was a
Research and Teaching Assistant for five years at the same university before proceeding on
further studies. During my doctoral studies, I facilitated the training of university staff members
in communication skills for participation in overseas research collaboration projects. I also
worked as associate consultant to the United Nations Environmental Protection (UNEP) on
Compliance with the Vienna convention on protecting the Ozone layer-the Montreal Protocol on
Ozone depleting substances and the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on persistent
organic pollutants in Sierra Leone. In these engagements, I contributed to programs involving the
phasing-out ozone depleting substances (ODS) and the development of a National
Implementation Plan (NIP) on the control of persistent organic pollutants in Sierra Leone.
I have authored and co-authored a number of publications in science citation index (SCI) and
other peer-review journals. (see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Sandy), with an
article currently under review at Environmental Science and Technology.
In addition to my vast research experience, I am an enthusiastic, dedicated, and reliable
researcher with a high sense of responsibility and ingrained ethics in scientific research.
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Educational Background：
2010.09-
2013.12
Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng): Environmental Science and Engineering
School of Environmental Studies, China Uinversity of Geosciences-Wuhan.
Thesis Title: Naturally Mediated Degradation Processes of
Organophosphorus Compounds: Application of Stable Isotope Analysis to
Study Reaction Mechanisms and Tracking Pollution Sources in the
Environment.
Main Courses:
Biogeochemistry and Pollution, Geomicrobiology, Environmental
Geochemistry, Introduction to Earth Science, Environmental Chemical
Analysis, Environmental Microbiology, Advanced Environmental

3. Toxicology, Advanced Analytical Chemistry, Scientific Chinese, Chinese
cultural heritage. Graduation Date: December, 2013.
2011-2012
Postgraduate Research Fellow:
Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT,
USA
Research Engagements: Expanded calibration and standardization of the
Phosphate Oxygen Isotope Systems; phosphoenzyme reaction mechanisms;
Stable isotope studies of environmentally-mediated degradation processes of
organophosphorus compounds-combining Stable Isotope and
Microcalorimetry techniques in elucidating degradation mechanisms;
Evolution of the phosphorus cycle and reduced-P metabolism”
2007.09-
2010.07
Master’s Degree: Master of Science in Environmental Science &
Engineering
School of Environmental Studies, China Uinversity of Geosciences-Wuhan.
Thesis Title:A Comparative Cytotoxicity Study Of Isomeric Alkylphthalates
to two Metabolically Variant Bacteria
Main Courses：
Advanced English Scientific Writing, C++ programs, Environmental
Microbiology, Analytical Chemistry, Introduction to Environmental Science,
Chinese Language, Probability and Statistics, Environmental Engineering
Design, Solid Waste Management, General Ecology, Environmental
Chemistry, Groundwater Pollution and Prevention, Environmental
Toxicology, Environmental Layout and Management, Chinese Cultural
Heritage, GIS-Remote Sensing, Numerical Modeling of Water Chemistry,
Environmental Geochemistry, Environmental Assessment.
1995－2001
Bachelor’s Degree: Bachelor of Science (with Honors in Chemistry)
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Fourah Bay College University of
Sierra Leone
Dissertation Title: Quality Assessment and Improvement of Peri-Urban
Water Resources in Freetown-Sierra Leone
Honours Courses:
Environmental Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Water
Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Thermodynamics, Statistical
Thermodynamics, Analytical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Quantum
Mechanics, Advanced Chemical Thermodynamics, Natural Product
Chemistry, Stereochemistry, Inorganic Chemical Synthesis, Organic
chemical Synthesis, Advanced Electrochemistry, Colloidal Chemistry, Solid
State Chemistry, Soil Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Experimental
Chemistry.

4. Work Experience：
2014 January
Lecturer I, Chemistry Department, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra
Leone. Teaching undergraduate courses and supervising dissertations of final
year students. Curriculum development for specialized postgraduate programs
in Chemistry. Research in environmental issues.
2014
May
QHSE Consultant/Business Liaison-Uganda, China Offshore Environmental
Services, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Uganda (Ltd).
Designed and handling Process Management of Drilling waste and
wastewater treatment, operation of landfill; Environmental quality
management etc; Design and Management of Site’s Chemical and Waste
Management Plans and overall Environmental Management Plan.
Facilitated EIA activities and report writing for the Kingfisher oilfield waste
treatment and disposal facility; Reviewed the design and layout of the waste
treatment site, technologies and environmental monitoring points;
Management of treatment operations; Operational and environmental safety
management; Review and implementation of QHSE policy; Business Liaison-
Government Departments, Clients and Business Partners; Develops contract
bidding documents, MOUs,etc.
2014
March-May
Post Doctoral Fellow & Instructor, School of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, University of Sciences and Technology, Beijing, China.
Investingating substrate/microbe interactions during biodegradation of
benzene/alkylbenzene mixtures by indigenous Rhodococcus strains in oil
contaminated soils; Microcalorimetric investigation of PAH microbial
degradation activities in oil contaminated soils and sediments; Restoration of
contaminated oilfields.
2011-2012
Postgraduate Research Fellow, Department of Geology and Geophysics;
Teaching Assistant, School of Forestry and Environment, Yale University.
Naturally mediated degradation processes of organophosphosphorus
compounds.
Application of stable isotope analysis to study UV-aided cleavage of C-P
bonds in phosphonates-Implication of naturally mediated methane production
via photo-oxidation.
Oxygen isotope effects of enzyme-mediated degradation phosphomoesters:
tracing sources of organophosphorus pollutants in the environment.
2010-2012
UNV
Writing project documents on environmental and water resources issues of
developing countries.

5. 2007-2013
Class Representative, Teaching Assistant and Volunteer English Tutor, China
University of Geosciences (Wuhan).
2010-2011
President, Foreign Student Representative Council and Vice President,
Student Union, China University of Geosciences. (Responsible for the
organizing foreign student activities and exchanges)
2007-2010
Member, Foreign Student Representative Council, China University of
Geosciences.
2005-2007
Associate Consultant, UNEP Sponsored Projects on protecting the Ozone
Layer and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Commission of Environment
and Forestry-Sierra Leone.
2002-2007
Research and Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department, Fourah Bay
College, University of Sierra Leone.
Research Engagement: Quality control and improvement of lime (CaO)
production.
Awards：
2011
Postgraduate Research Fellowship, Yale University
2010 Distinguished International Student Award (China Scholarship Council)
2010
Science Citation Indexed Publication Award
(China University of Geosciences)
2008/09
Distinguished International Student Award
(Ministry of Education, Hubei Province, China)
2007
Scholarship Award to pursue graduate Master’s Degree
(China Scholarship Council)
Conference/Seminar:
2012.4
Yale Climate and Energy Institute Seminar.
Theme: Managing Species for Regulating the Carbon Cycle.
2011.4-2012.3
Attended various seminars organized by Yale Biospheric Institute (Center
for the Study of Global Climate Change), Institute of Microbial Diversity,
Department of Geology and Geophysics and School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
2008.12
2007.9
Second Sino-Hungarian Workshop on: “The Resilience of Ecosystems
against Anthropogenic Disturbance: New Analytical Tools for Ecological
Systems”. China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, P. R. China
First Sino-Hungarian Workshop on:“Toxic Substances in the Environment”.
China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, P.R. China

6. 2006.12
Expert Panel, Developing Inventories of Persistent Organic Pollutants for
the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention, Freetown, Sierra Leone
2005.5
Facilitator, Training of Trainers workshop for Custom Officers on the
Phase out and Illegal Trade of Ozone Depleting Substances in Sierra Leone
2004.3
Participant, Lecturing Skills Workshop for Research and Teaching
Assistants, University of Sierra Leone
Professional Skills：
I have provided technical expertise in designing treatment processes, operations and facilities of
drill cuttings, waste mud and wastewater for the onshore drilling operations of China National
Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC Ltd), Lake Albert project, Uganda. Acquired training in
QHSE for oil drilling and related operations. I served as QHSE manager and offered technical
expertise in the EIA processes for road construction and drill waste treatment facility in Hoima
district, Uganda. Management of laboratory facilities, perform operations, basic maintenance and
applications of a number of analytical instruments including AAS, HPLC, GC-MS, TCEA-
IRMS, Thermal Activity Monitor (TAM III), Solid State Ion Probes, Scanning Electron
Microscopy. Experience in the operation and application of a variety of scientific and research
software including ArcGIS, OriginLab 8.0, MathLab, ChemDraw, and CorelDRAW. My skills
in MS-Windows, MS-Office and professional web-browsing are excellent. Participate in the
preparation of impact assessment/systems of development projects.
Participation in Project ：
(1) Environmental Protection Agency Sierra Leone. Review of the National Implementation
Plan (NIP) for the Eradication/Phasing-out of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sierra
Leone. EPA-SL/AB/214/342/POPs/01
(2) National Science Foundation USA (0746241). Geobiology & Low Temperature Geochem,
Education and Human resources, (2008.08.15-2011.07.31)
(3) The US National Science Foundation, USA (Blake-OCE-0928247) Expanded calibration
and standardization of the Phosphate Oxygen Isotope Systems, (2009.08.15-2013.07.31)

7. (4) Key International Joint Project (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
(40920134003). Geomicrobial Life Formation and Geology under Unique Geological
Environment of Dagang Oil Field, (2010.01-2013.12)
(5) Outstanding Youth Project (National Natural Science Foundation of China) (40925010).
Biogeochemical behavior of chemical pollutants and response of geomicrobes, (2010.01-
2013.12)
(6) International key cooperation projects of National Science and Technology Board
(2009DFA92830). Development of real time, on-line microcalorimetric techniques for in
vitro rapid monitoring conventional pollutants, (2009.01-2011.12)
(7) National Natural Science Foundation of China (40873060). Thermochemical studies on
interaction and mechanism between geo-microbes and endocrine disruptors chemicals in
contaminated soil, (2009.01-2011.12)
(8) National Natural Science Foundation of China (40673065). Thermochemical studies on
interaction and mechanism between microbes and heavy metals (lead, cadmium and arsenic)
in contaminated soil, (2007.01-2009.12)
(9) The Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (107077). Application of
microcalorimetric technology in screen flocculant-producing microorganism and
flocculating activity, (2007.01-2009.12)
Publications
(a) In Review:
• Sandy E.H., Blake R.E., Chang S.J, Jun Y. Oxygen isotope effects of acid phosphatase
and phytase : Impacts on tracing sources of organophosphorus compounds,
Environmental Science and Technology (Manuscript ID: es-2015-050437)
Published Articles:
• Huan-fang Huang, Xin-li Xing, Ze-zhou Zhang, Shi-hua Qi, Dan Yang, Dave A. Yuen,
Edward H. Sandy, Ai-guo Zhou, Xiao-qian Li. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in multimedia environment of Heshan coal district, Guangxi: distribution,

8. source diagnosis and health risk assessment. Environmental Geochemistry and
Health, 1-15, 2015. doi:10.1007/s10653-015-9781-1
• Chengkai Qu, Shihua Qi, Dan Yang, Huanfang Huang, Jiaquan Zhang, Wei Chen,
Habtom Keleta Yohannes, Edward Hinga Sandy, Junhua Yang, Xinli Xing. Risk
assessment and influence factors of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in agricultural soils
of the hill region: A case study from Ningde, southeast China. Journal of Geochemical
Exploration, 2015, 149, 43-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.11.002
• Yiguang Qian, Jun Yao, Mohammad Russel, Xiaoyu Wang , Sandy Edward H.
Exploring medium-term impact of oxide nanoparticles on soil microbial activity by
isothermal microcalorimetry and urease assay, Environmental Progress and
Sustainable Energy AlChE, 2015, 1-9, DOI: 10.1002/ep.12245
• Sandy E.H., Blake R.E., Chang S.J, Jun Y., Yu C. “Oxygen Isotope signature of UV
degradation of glyphosate and phosphonoacetate: Tracing sources and cycling of
phosphonates. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2013, (260) 947-954.
• Sandy E.H., Yao J., Qian Y. and Song Y. “Assessing the susceptibility of Bacillus
Subtilis to the toxic effects of two lower molecular weight phthalate congeners in pure
culture” International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences (ISSN: 2319 - 1414),
2013, 2(9), 45-52.
• Sandy E.H., Yao J., and Qian Y. “China-Africa Cooperation: An outstanding
relationship built on mutual respect and common benefits-A Review” International
Research Journal of Social Sciences (ISSN: 2319 - 3565), 2013, 2(9), 26-32.
• Russel M., Yao J., Qian Y., Sandy E.H., Hong L., Chen K., Choi M.M.F., Paau M.C.,
Trebse P. and Wu Z. “Fabrication of an O-(2-hydroxyl) Propyl-3-trimethylammonium
Chitosan Chloride Nanoparticles/Glucose Oxidase Biosensor for Soil and Food Sample
Glucose Detection” Journal of Biosensors & Bioelectronics (ISSN:2155-6210), 2013, S3
(2), 1-6.
• Yormah T.B.R. and Sandy E.H.“Protecting the Ozone Layer” Sierra Leone’s
Contribution. Journal of Pure and Applied Science, (ISSN: 1023-5264), 2012, 11, 36-42.
• Sandy E.H., Yao J., Zheng S., Gogra A.B., Chen H., Zheng H., Yormah T.B.R., Zaray
G., Ceccanti B. and Choi M.M.F. “Comparative cytotoxicity study of isomeric
alkyphthalates to metabolically variant bacteria” Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2010
(182) 631-639.

9. • Gogra A.B., Yao J., Sandy E.H., Zheng S., Zeray G., Koroma B.M., Zheng H. Cell
surface hydrophobicity (CSH) of Eschericia coli, Staphylococusaureus, and
Aspergellusniger and the biodegradation of diethyphthalate (DEP) via microcalorimetry.
Journal of American Science, 2010 (6) 78-88.
• Gogra A.B., Yao J., Sandy E.H., Zeray G., Gbanie S.P., Tjobe C. and Bandagba T.S
“Evaluation of the environmental mitigation and area development (EMAD) component
of the Bumbuna hydroelectric project (BHEP) in Sierra Leone”. Journal of American
Science, 2010 (6) 51-64.
• Gogra A.B., Yao J., Sandy E.H., and Kabba V.T.S., "Trends in Solid Waste
Management in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Waste Management Journal. 2010 (30) 936-939.
• Gogra A.B., Yao J., Kabba V.T.S., Sandy E.H., Zeray G., Gbanie S.P. and Bandagba
T.S. “A situational analysis of waste management in Freetown, Sierra Leone”. Journal of
American Science, 2010 (6) 124-135.
• Kanu P.J., Kanu J.B., Sandy E.H, Kandeh J.B.A., Mornya P.M.P., and Huiming Z.
“Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Defatted Sesame Flour by Different Proteases
and their Effect on the Functional properties of the Resulting protein Hydrolysate”
American Journal of Food Technology (ISSN 1557-4575), 2009 (4) 226-240.
• Kanu P.J., Kandeh J.B.A., Mornya P.M.P., Kanu J.B., Sandy E.H., and Huiming Z. “The
Debittering and Desalting of Defatted Sesame Protein Hydrosylate using a Macroporous
Resin and an Assessment of its Bioactive and Functional Properties”. Asian Journal of
Biotechnology (ISSN 1996-0700) 2009 (1) 79-92.
• Kanu P.J., Sandy E.H, Kandeh J.B.A., Bahsoon J.Z., and Zhou H. “Production and
Evaluation of Breakfast Cereal-Based Porridge mixed with Sesame and Pigeon Peas for
Adults” Pakistan Journal of Nutrition. 2009 8 (9): 1335-1343.
Referees：
Referee 1 Referee 2 Referee 3

10. Name:Prof.Dr. Yao Jun
Institution:
ChinaUniversity of Geosciences
School of Environmental studies,
wuhan 430074 Hubei, P.R.
China.
Director of scientific research
and development
University of Science and
Technology Beijing, 100083
Beijing, P. R. China
Tel: +862767883036
Fax: +862767885032.
Email:yaojun@cug.edu.cn/
yaojun@ustb.edu.cn
Name: Prof.Martin M.F. Choi,
Program Director, Chemistry
Department.
Institution: Hong Kong Baptist
University, 224 waterloo road
kawloontong,Hongkong SAR
P.R.China.
Tel: +85234117839
Fax: +85234117348
Email:mfchoi@hkbu.edu.hk
Name: Prof. Bashiru M.
Koroma
Dean, School of Community
Health Sciences, Njala
University.
Institution: Njala University.
Mailing address:.
Tel: +232-76-706819
Email: