50 publications and an inventor of 14 US and foreign patents. She received her
BSCE degree from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC; her MSCE
degree from the University of Rhode Island, USA; and her PhD degree from Rutgers
University, USA. She was an Adjunct Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of
Technology, NJ, USA; an Adjunct Professor at National Cheng Kung University,
Taiwan, ROC, and a professor at the Lenox Institute of Water Technology, MA,
USA. She is the co-series editor of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering
series (Springer), and the coeditor of the Environmental Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics series (STEM) (Lenox Institute Press). She is a
member of AWWA, NEWWA, WEF, and OCEESA.
Yung-Tse Hung has been a professor of civil engineering at Cleveland State
University since 1981. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers
and has taught at 16 universities in 8 countries. His research interests and publications have been involved with biological processes and industrial waste treatment.
Dr. Hung is credited with over 470 publications and presentations on water and
wastewater treatment. He received his BSCE and MSCE from National Cheng-Kung
University, Taiwan, and his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is
the editor of International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, and International Journal of Environmental Engineering Science.
Nazih K. Shammas was an environmental consultant and professor for over
45 years. He was an ex-dean/director of the Lenox Institute of Water Technology
and an advisor to Krofta Engineering Corporation, USA. Dr. Shammas was the
author of over 250 publications and 16 books in the field of environmental engineering. He had experience in environmental planning, curriculum development,
teaching, scholarly research; and had expertise in water quality control, wastewater
reclamation and reuse, physicochemical and biological processes, and water and
wastewater systems. He received his BE degree from the American University of
Beirut, Lebanon; his MS degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, and his PhD degree from the University of Michigan, USA. He was the coeditor
of the Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment series (CRC Press of
Taylor & Francis Group), the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series
(Springer), the Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
series (Lenox Institute Press), and the Handbook of Environment and Waste Management series (World Scientific). In addition, Dr. Shammas was the coauthor of the
Water and Wastewater Engineering series (John Wiley).
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BSCE degree from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC; her MSCE
degree from the University of Rhode Island, USA; and her PhD degree from Rutgers
University, USA. She was an Adjunct Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of
Technology, NJ, USA; an Adjunct Professor at National Cheng Kung University,
Taiwan, ROC, and a professor at the Lenox Institute of Water Technology, MA,
USA. She is the co-series editor of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering
series (Springer), and the coeditor of the Environmental Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics series (STEM) (Lenox Institute Press). She is a
member of AWWA, NEWWA, WEF, and OCEESA.
Yung-Tse Hung has been a professor of civil engineering at Cleveland State
University since 1981. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers
and has taught at 16 universities in 8 countries. His research interests and publications have been involved with biological processes and industrial waste treatment.
Dr. Hung is credited with over 470 publications and presentations on water and
wastewater treatment. He received his BSCE and MSCE from National Cheng-Kung
University, Taiwan, and his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is
the editor of International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, and International Journal of Environmental Engineering Science.
Nazih K. Shammas was an environmental consultant and professor for over
45 years. He was an ex-dean/director of the Lenox Institute of Water Technology
and an advisor to Krofta Engineering Corporation, USA. Dr. Shammas was the
author of over 250 publications and 16 books in the field of environmental engineering. He had experience in environmental planning, curriculum development,
teaching, scholarly research; and had expertise in water quality control, wastewater
reclamation and reuse, physicochemical and biological processes, and water and
wastewater systems. He received his BE degree from the American University of
Beirut, Lebanon; his MS degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, and his PhD degree from the University of Michigan, USA. He was the coeditor
of the Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment series (CRC Press of
Taylor & Francis Group), the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series
(Springer), the Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
series (Lenox Institute Press), and the Handbook of Environment and Waste Management series (World Scientific). In addition, Dr. Shammas was the coauthor of the
Water and Wastewater Engineering series (John Wiley).
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About the Editors