Objective

To obtain an internship position in Environmental Engineering providing an opportunity for me to contribute immediately to organizational

goals with my education and through continued development of professional skills.

Education

Ph.D. of Civil Engineering with an Environmental emphasis                                Auburn University, Auburn, AL.  01/2004-12/2007

Dissertation: Destruction of Perchlorate and Nitrate by Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles and Mercury Immobilization by Iron Sulfide Nanoparticles.

M.S. of Environmental Engineering                                                 Chongqing University, Chongqing, China. 09/2000 – 06/2003

Thesis: The Treatment of Landfill Leachate Using an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket.

B.S. of Environmental Engineering                                                  Chongqing University, Chongqing, China. 09/1996 – 06/2000

Relevant

Courses

Water & Wastewater Operations & Processes I                       Water & Wastewater Operations & Processes II

Biological Wastewater Treatment                                              Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering                      

Numerical Methods for Hydraulics & Hydrology                       Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering

Wastewater Treatment Plant Design               Methods of Pollutant Analysis                                 Groundwater Hydraulics             

Environmental Impact Assessment               Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal                          Air Pollution Control

Experiences

Auburn University                                                                                                                                                          Auburn, AL

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant                                                                                                             01/2004 – Present

l           Co-invented of two patent-pending environmental engineering technologies.

l           First authored of 7 published or would-be published peer-reviewed papers in journals such as Water Research.

l           Investigated the removal of perchlorate from groundwater and drinking water by various ion-exchangers.

l           Developed a new class of Polymeric Ligand Exchange resins for removing perchlorate and arsenic.

l           Demonstrated the complete degradation of perchlorate and nitrate by stabilized zero-valent iron nanoparticles.

l           Established a new method to prepare highly dispersive and stable iron sulfide nanopraticles.

l           Studied mercury immobilization and mercury methylation inhibition using iron sulfide nanoparticles.

l           Taught an undergraduate environmental lab about coagulation, water hardness, alkalinity, chemical precipitation, disinfection,

              and ion exchange.

l           Had experiences with laboratory procedure and analytical methods of most environmental pollutants using Atomic Absorption

              Spectrometer, Ion Chromatography, Total Organic Compound Analyzer, and High Performance Liquid Chromatography.

Chongqing University                                                                                                                                        Chongqing, China

Graduate Research Assistant                                                                                                                           09/2000 – 12/2003

l           Conceived and constructed a lab-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor.

l           Investigated the treatability of landfill leachate by an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket.

l           Designed a wastewater treatment plant as a course project.

Patents

Dongye Zhao, Zhong Xiong, Matt O. Barnett, Willie, F. Harper Jr, In-situ Immobilization / Containment of Mercury in Soils and

             Sediments Using a New Class of Stabilized Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles. U.S. Provisional Patent Application # 60/777,309.

             Filling Date: February 28, 2006. (Flyer)

Dongye Zhao, Zhong Xiong. Complete destruction of perchlorate and nitrate in water and brine using stabilized iron-based

            nanoparticles. U.S. Provisional Patent Application # 60/787,626. Filling Date: March 30, 2006. (Flyer)

Publications

            Regenerable Polymeric Ligand Exchanger. Separation Science and Technology. 2006, 41 (11): 2555-2574.

Zhong Xiong, Dongye Zhao. Sorption and Desorption of Perchlorate by Various Classes of Ion Exchangers. Journal of

            Environmental Engineering. In review.

Zhong Xiong, Feng He, Dongye Zhao. Complete Degradation of Perchlorate by Stabilized Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles. Water

            Research. In review.

Zhong Xiong, Dongye Zhao.  Rapid and Complete Degradation of Nitrate by Stabilized Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron. Journal of

            Environmental Engineering. In review.

Zhong Xiong, Dongye Zhao, Matt O. Barnett, Willie F. Harper Jr,. Mercury Immobilization in Sediment Using a Stabilized Iron Sulfide

            Nanoparticles. Environmental Science & Technology. In preparation.

Zhong Xiong, Dongye Zhao, Matt O. Barnett, Willie F. Harper Jr,. In-Situ Mercury Methylation Inhibition by a Stabilized Iron Sulfide

            Nanoparticles. Environmental Science & Technology. In preparation.

Byungryul An, Zengli Fu, Zhong Xiong, Dongye Zhao. Preparation and Characterization of a New Class of Polymeric Ligand

            Exchangers for Selective Removal of Arsenate from Drinking Water. Separation Science & Technology, (in review)

Zhong Xiong, Yan Lin, Jia Tang. Anaerobic-SBR Process to treat Ramie Wastewater. Industrial Wastewater Treatment. 2002, 10:

            57-61. In Chinese.

Honors

Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry (Jan. 2007, American Chemiical Society).

CH2M HILL Fellowship for Outstanding Ph.D. Students (May. 2006, Auburn, AL).

Third Place Poster Presentation at Alabama Water Resource Conference (Oct. 2005,Orange Beach, AL).

Dean’s Fellowship from Engineering School at Auburn University (Jan. 2004, Auburn, AL).

Outstanding Graduate at Chongqing University (Apr. 2003, Chongqing, China).

"Xiaoyou" Fellowship at Chongqing University (Nov. 2002, Chongqing, China).

Outstanding Graduate at Chongqing University (Apr. 2000, Chongqing, China).

Certification

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam Passed in Oct. 2005.

Computer

Skills

Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, SigmaPlot, MinteQ, Groundwater Modeling System, Photoshop, GPSOffice,

ArcGIS, Frontpage, ChemOffice, SAS, Fortran, C

Activities

Vice President of War Eagle Water Environment Association; Student member of Alabama Water

Environmental Association, Water Environmental Federation, American Chemical Society; Volunteer Environmental &Water Resources

(EWR) Seminar coordinator; EWR Program Website Design and Maintenance; Intramural Soccer.