American Journal of Environmental Engineering

American Journal of Environmental Engineering presents broad interdisciplinary information on the practice and status of research in environmental engineering science, systems engineering, and sanitation. A balanced contribution from consultants, practicing engineers, and researchers is sought on engineering solutions, and professional obligations and responsibilities.


Shen-Yi Chen

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Environmental Engineering

Associate Professor, Dept. of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Research Areas

Environmental Biotechnology, Biotreatment of Heavy Metals, Bioremediation, Enviromental Engineering

Education

1999Ph.DEnvironmental Engineering from the National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
1995M.S.Environmental Engineering from the National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
1993B.S.Environmental Engineering from the National Chung Hsing University

Experience

presentAssociate Professor of the Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering at the National Kaohsiung First University (NKFUST) of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Academic Achievement

Ph.D. Student Scholarship from the National Science Council of Taiwan in 1998-1999
Post-doc Research Abroad Fellowship from the National Science Council of Taiwan in 2004
Excellent Industry Academia Collaboration Laboratory Award from the Ministry of Education of Taiwan in 2008

Publications: Journals

[1]  Jih‐Gaw Lin and Shen‐Yi Chen (1998) The relationship between adsorption of heavy metals and organic matter in river sediments. Environment International, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 345‐352. SCI
[2]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Chiou‐Nan Liou and Jih‐Gaw Lin (1998) The influence of NTA on metals mobilization from a contaminated river sediment. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 37, No. 6‐7, pp. 47‐54. SCI
[3]  Jih‐Gaw Lin and Shen‐Yi Chen (1998) Mobilization kinetics of heavy metals from contaminated river sediment of northern Taiwan by complexing agents. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 67, No. 3‐4, pp. 511‐529. EI
[4]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen and Pin‐Lin Chang (1998) Monitoring of water quality and sediments in Keelung river, Taiwan. Journal of the Chinese Environmental Protection Society, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 86‐103.
[5]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Chin‐Yuan Chen and Shen‐Yi Chen (1999) Effects of pH on metals specification in a contaminated sediment. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 49‐56.
[6]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2000) Influence of solids content on bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediments by Thiiobacillus spp. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol. 75, Iss. 8, pp. 649‐656. SCI
[7]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2000) Factors affecting bioleaching of metal contaminated sediment with sulfur‐oxidizing bacteria. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 41, No. 12, pp. 263‐270. SCI
[8]  Hsiao‐Fen Cheng, Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2000) Biodegradation of di‐(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate in sewage sludge. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 41, No. 12, pp. 1‐6. SCI
[9]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2001) Bioleaching of heavy metals from sediment: significance of pH. Chemosphere, Vol. 44, Iss. 5, pp. 1093‐1102. SCI.
[10]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2001) Effect of substrate concentration on bioleaching of metal‐contaminated sediment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 82, Iss. 1, pp. 77‐89. SCI
[11]  Hsiao‐Fen Cheng, Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2001) Hazardous organic matters in municipal sewage sludge in Taiwan. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp. 65‐70. SCI
[12]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2001) Evaluation of bioleaching of heavy metals from sludge. Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 72‐94.
[13]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Ying‐Chih Chiu, Pei‐Lin Chang and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2003) Assessment of recoverable forms of sulfur particles used in bioleaching of contaminated sediments. Water Research, Vol. 37, Iss. 2, pp. 450‐458. SCI
[14]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen and Chun‐Ren Su (2003) Assessment of sediment toxicity by metal speciation in different particle‐size fractions of river sediment. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 47, No. 7‐8, pp. 233‐241. SCI
[15]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Jih‐Gaw Lin and Ching‐Yi Lee (2003) Effects of ferric ion on bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediment. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 48, No. 8, pp. 151‐158. SCI
[16]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2004) Bioleaching of heavy metals from livestock sludge by indigenous sulfur‐oxidizing bacteria: effects of sludge solids concentration. Chemosphere, Vol. 54, Iss. 3, pp. 283‐289. SCI
[17]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2004) Bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediment by indigenous sulfur‐oxidizing bacteria in an airlift bioreactor: effects of sulfur concentration. Water Research, Vol. 38, Iss. 14‐15, pp. 3205‐3214. SCI
[18]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Jih‐Gaw Lin and Chih‐Cheng Wang (2004) Simultaneous metal leaching and aerobic digestion of livestock sludge: effects of sulfur concentration. In: Environmental Biotechnology: Advancement in Water and Wastewater Application in the Tropics, eds. Z. Ujang and M. Henze. Water & Environmental Management Series, IWA Publishing, London, pp. 129‐136.
[19]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen and Hung‐Hsu Tu (2005) Biodegradation of di‐(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in sewage sludge‐amended soil. Water & Environment Management Series, IWA Publishing, London, pp. 303‐313.
[20]  Wen‐Hsing Chen, Shen‐Yi Chen, Samir Kumar Khanal and Shihwu Sung (2006) Kinetic study of biological hydrogen production by anaerobic fermentation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 31, Iss. 15, pp. 2170‐2178. SCI (ISI Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Highly Cited Papers)
[21]  Jen‐Chieh Tsai, Mathava Kumar, Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2007) Nano‐bubble flotation technology with coagulation process for the cost‐effective treatment of chemical mechanical polishing wastewater. Separation and Purification Technology, Vol. 58, pp. 61‐67. SCI
[22]  Sabiene Nomeda, Paulauskas Valdas, Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2008) Variations of metal partitioning in sewage sludge composting. Waste Management, Vol. 28, pp. 1637‐1644. SCI
[23]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Wen‐Hsing Chen and Cheng‐Jhih Shih (2008) Heavy metal removal from wastewater using zero‐valent iron nanoparticles. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 58(10), pp. 1947‐1954. SCI
[24]  Wen‐Hsing Chen, Shihwu Sung and Shen‐Yi Chen (2009) Biological hydrogen production in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor: pH and cyclic duration effects. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 34, Iss. 1, pp. 227‐234. SCI
[25]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2009) Enhancement of metal bioleaching from contaminated sediment using silver ion. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 161, Iss. 2‐3, pp. 893‐899. SCI
[26]  Shen‐Yi Chen (2009) Application of sulfur bio‐cycle in remediation of metal‐contaminated soils. Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 1‐30.
[27]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Pei‐Liang Lin (2010) Optimization of operating parameters for the metal bioleaching process of contaminated soil. Separation and Purification Technology, Vol. 71, No. 2, pp. 178‐185. SCI
[28]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Sheng‐Hsien Pan (2010) Simultaneous metal leaching and sludge digestion by thermophilic microorganisms: effect of solids content. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 179, Iss. 1‐3, pp. 340‐347. SCI
[29]  Wen‐Hsing Chen, Shen‐Yi Chen, Sao‐Jeng Chao and Zih‐Ce Jian (2011) Butanol Production from the Effluent of Hydrogen Fermentation. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 63(6), pp. 1236‐1240. SCI

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Jih‐Gaw Lin, and H. Ted Chang (1996) Biodegradation of NTA and its metal complexes in river water. Proceedings of 1st International Conference On New/Emerging Concepts For Rivers, Chicago, pp. 166‐173.
[2]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen, and H. Ted Chang (1996) Mobilization kinetics of heavy metals by NTA and edta from contaminated sediment. Proceedings of 1st International Conference On New/Emerging Concepts For Rivers, Chicago, pp. 45‐52.
[3]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Cheng‐Nan Chang, and Shen‐Yi Chen (1996) Biodegradation of NTA and its metal complexes in river water. Poster Presentation in 18th IAWQ Biennial International Conference and exhibition, Singapore.
[4]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Chiou‐Nan Liou and Jih‐Gaw Lin (1997) The influence of NTA on metals mobilization from a contaminated river sediment. Proceeding of the International Conference on Contaminated Sediments, Rotterdam, pp. 545‐552.
[5]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen, Jehng‐Jung Kao, and Jin‐Yuan Chen (1997) The relationship between adsorption of heavy metals and organic matter in river sediments during dry and wet periods. Proceeding of the International Conference on Contaminated Sediments, Rotterdam, pp. 797‐804.
[6]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Chiou‐Nan Liou, and Shen‐Yi Chen (1997) Acclimation to and biodegradation of NTA in a contaminated river. Proceeding of the First International Conference on Environmental Restoration, Ljubljana, pp. 427‐430.
[7]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen, and Chiou‐Nan Liou (1997) Mobilization of heavy metals from river sediments by a chelating agent‐NTA. Proceeding of the Fourth International Conference on Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Berkeley, pp. 553‐554.
[8]  Jih‐Gaw Lin and Shen‐Yi Chen (1998) Distributions of heavy metals in sediments of the Keelung river, Taiwan. Proceeding of the 8th River Basin Conference, Budapest, pp. 433‐436.
[9]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (1998) Effects of solids concentration on microbial leaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediments of Ell Ren River, Taiwan. 19th Biennial Conference of the International Association on Water Quality, Vancouver, Canada, June 21‐26.
[10]  Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen, Pei‐Lin Chang and H. Ted Chang (1999) Bioleaching of heavy metals from a contaminated sediment using Thiobacillus sorbed on sulfur particles. Proceeding of the 7th IAWQ Asian‐Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, pp. 963‐968.
[11]  Jih‐Gaw Lin and Shen‐Yi Chen (1999) Distribution of heavy metals in sediments of the Keelung river (Taiwan): effect of grain size. Proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Vienna.
[12]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2000) Remediation of metal contaminated sediment by bioleaching: effects of sulfur concentration. 1st World Congress of the International Water Association, Paris.
[13]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2000) Biotreatment of metal contaminated sediment with sulfur‐oxidizing bacteria. Proceeding of the 4th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Noordwijkerhout, pp. 331‐334.
[14]  Hsiao‐Fen Cheng, Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2000) Biodegradation of di‐(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate in sewage sludge. Proceeding of the 4th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Noordwijkerhout, pp. 294‐297.
[15]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2001) Distribution of metal speciation in different particle‐size fractions of river sediment. 2st World Congress of the International Water Association, Berlin.
[16]  Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2001) The significance of spatial and temporal variations in metal pollution of river sediments. Proceeding of 1st IWA Asian‐Pacific Regional Conference, Vol. 1 (Oral Presentation), Fukuoka, Japan, pp. 113‐118.
[17]  Hsiao‐Fen Cheng, Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2001) Hazardous organic matters in municipal sewage sludge in Taiwan. Conference Proceeding of Sludge Management Entering the 3rd Millennium, Taipei, pp. 78‐83.
[18]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Jih‐Gaw Lin and Ching‐Yi Lee (2002) Effects of ferric ion on bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediment. Proceeding of Environmental Biotechnology 2002, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 565‐570.
[19]  Hsiao‐Fen Cheng, Shen‐Yi Chen and Jih‐Gaw Lin (2002) Bio‐reduction of di‐(2‐ethyhexyl) phythalate (DEHP) in sludge‐amended soils. Proceeding of Environmental Biotechnology 2002, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 371‐378.
[20]  Paulauskas V., Sabiene N., Janulis P., Navickas K., Makareviciene V., Jih‐Gaw Lin, Shen‐Yi Chen, Zarina D., Dubova L. and Berzins A. (2004) Biofertilizer production from renewable organic wastes. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production, Antalya, Turkey, pp. 397‐403.
[21]  Shen‐Yi Chen, Wen‐Hsing Chen and Chih‐Tien Wang (2009) Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metal in the Aquaculture Pond Sediment. 6th IWA Specialized Conference on Assessment and Control of Micropollutants/Hazardous Substances in Water, San Francisco, USA.