Introducing Yi-Li Lin...

I’m a visiting scholar in CEE for one year starting from March 2008.  After receiving my Ph.D. in the Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, I spent seven months working as postdoctoral researcher in the National Taiwan University, and then being selected as a recipient of the Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program sponsored by the National Science Council in Taiwan.  Thanks to the support, I can work with dedicated researchers in Stanford and experience wonderful American life here. My research interests focus on the formation and control of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water treatment process.  When pursuing my Ph.D. degree, I investigated the formation of DBPs (disinfection by-products) in a water treatment plant, the performance and removal mechanisms of DBPs precursors by nanofiltration process, and the establishment of performance evaluation system on water treatment plants.  In the meantime, I was also involved in the evaluation of drinking water quality standards and integration of drinking water management acts in Taiwan.  Hope the research results can be applied to improve and ensure public drinking water safety.

In my spare time, I enjoy watching movies, cooking, and the great outdoors such as swimming, hiking, and biking. Education B.S. (Civil Engineering) National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 1999. Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering) National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 2007. Thesis Title: Nanofiltration for Removing Organic Precursors of Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water Treatment Process. Advisor: Pen-Chi Chiang Publications from previous work E.E. Chang, Y.W. Chen, Y.L. Lin and P.C. Chiang, “Reduction of natural organic matter by nanofiltration process”, Chemosphere, accepted, 2009. Y.L. Lin, P.C. Chiang and E.E. Chang, “Removal of smal8l THMPs by nanofiltration membranes”, the Journal of Hazardous Materials 146(1-2), 20-29, 2007. E.E. Chang, Y.L. Lin and, P.C. Chiang “Establishment and Implementation of Source Water Implementation Plan for Water Treatment Plants in Taiwan”, the Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE 11(1), 2-10, 2007. P.C. Chiang, E.E. Chang, S.M. Huang and Y.L. Lin “Development and Implementation of Performance Evaluation System for a Water Treatment Plant: A Case Study”, the Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE, 11(1), 36-47, 2007. Y.L. Lin, P.C. Chiang and E.E. Chang, “Nanofiltration process for removing disinfection by-products precursors in drinking water production”, the Journal of Hazardous Materials 137(1), 324-331, 2006. E.E. Chang, P.C. Chiang, S.H. Chao and Y.L. Lin, “Relationship of chlorine consumption and chlorination by-products formation on model compounds”, Chemosphere 64(7), 1196-1203, 2006. E.E. Chang, P.C. Chiang, Y.L. Lin and H.P. Tsai, “Evaluation of Source Water Quality Standards for Total Coliforms TOC and COD in Taiwan”, the Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE, 9(3), 193-203, 2005. Contact information Dr. Yi-Li Lin Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building 473 Via Ortega, Room M21 Stanford, CA 94305-4020 Email: yililin  at stanford.edu, yililin  at ntu.edu.tw Phone: 650-494-1617, 886-2-22454925 (In Taiwan)