POSITIONS
- 2019 – present : Researcher and tutor; Institute of Fundamental and Applied Sciences at Ho Chi Minh city, Duy Tan University, Vietnam.
- September 2010–May 2018: Government officer; Soc Trang Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam.
EDUCATION
- September 2013 – September 2017: Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan.
- September 2007–9/2010: Master's degree in Soil Science, Can Tho University, Vietnam.
- September 2003–9/2007: Bachelor's degree in Land Management, Can Tho University, Vietnam.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Water treatment by adsorption, Fenton-like reaction, photocatalysis, UV/chlorine process.
- Exploring the adsorption mechanism of various contaminants
- Developing a variety of advanced materials
- Characterizing them by various advanced techniques
- Applying them for water and wastewater treatments
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Recognized in the list of 100,000 top scientists (published by PLOS Biology), ranking 14,704 (2021) and 25,844 (2020).
- One of 10 Vietnam young talents in the field of science and technology (the 2019 Golden Ball Award).
- An honorary member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China from 1st June 2017.
- Distinguished international graduate student (DIGS) award by Chung Yuan Christian University from 2013–2017
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
- Editor: Water Science and Technology (IWA publisher)
- Academic Editor: Adsorption Science & Technology (Hindawi)
- Associate Editor: Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer), Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry (Frontiers Media SA)
- Advisory Editorial Board member: Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Wiley)
- Editorial Board Member: Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier), Chemosphere (Elsevier), Separation & Purification Reviews (Taylor & Francis), Current Pollution Reports (Springer), Experimental Results (Cambridge).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- A paper entitled “Thermodynamic parameters of cadmium adsorption onto orange peel calculated from various methods: A comparison study” (DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2016.05.009) selected by the JECE editors for eight recently published papers focusing on the topic (the application of adsorption technology for the treatment of waters and wastewaters).
- A highly cited paper “Mistakes and inconsistencies regarding adsorption of contaminants from aqueous solutions: a critical review” (DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.04.014) recognized by the journal (Water Research) and WoS (>1000 citations).
- Waste Management & Research Rising Star Award for the outstanding contribution to WM&R: “Effect of pyrolysis temperatures and times on the adsorption of cadmium onto orange peel derived biochar”.
- One of authors of the book “Solid-Liquid Adsorption: How to do Correct Batch Experiments and Analyze Data” (ISBN: 9780128218365; Elsevier)
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