Yuan Tian

Data Engineer, Cisco

               

Education:

  • Ph.D., Hydrologic Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, August 2012
  • M.S., Environmental Science, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, June 2008
  • B.E., Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, June 2005

Research Experience:

Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University

August 2013 – March 2016

Professor Mark R. Wiesner, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC

  • Developing hazard and exposure assessment tools using VBA and R to estimate the potential impacts of nanomaterials released from consumer products based on curated endpoint-specific dose-response datasets
  • Designing Bayesian network models for environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials using R
  • Designing MySQL database and software platform for data sharing within nanoinformatics community (e.g., RTI, NanoHub, NCI/NIH, NIST, CMU)
  • Developing standardized data and metadata collection protocols and integrating complex heterogeneous nanomaterial datasets for inter-institutional operability
  • Building up dynamic website (ceint.vm.duke.edu) for data sharing and application using MySQL, JavaScript/jQuery/Ajax/D3, HTML, CSS, PHP and R/Shiny

Publications:

Patent

  • Wang XR, Jiang JL, Wang CR, Tian Y, Geng JJ, Gu XY. A method of in situ chromogenic reaction and quantitative detection of free radicals in plant leaves. Nanjing University. Patent No.: CN102147359A. August 10, 2011.

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers

Over 20 peer-reviewed publications in top-ranked journals; over 500 citations so far by hundreds of scientists in 20+ scientific areas in worldwide institutions in 30+ countries and territories.

  1. Tian Y, Wang X, Luo J, Yu H, Zhang H. Evaluation of Holistic Approaches to Predicting the Concentrations of Metals in Field-Cultivated Rice. Environmental Science & Technology. 2008. 42: 7649-7654.
  2. Tian Y, Gao B, Silvera-Batista C, Ziegler KJ. Transport of Engineered Nanoparticles in Saturated Porous Media. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2010. 12: 2371-2380.
  3. Tian Y, Gao B, Ziegler KJ. High Mobility of Sdbs-Dispersed Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Saturated and Unsaturated Porous Media. Journal Of Hazardous Materials. 2011. 186: 1766-1772.
  4. Tian Y, Gao B, Morales VL, Wang Y, Wu L. Effect of Surface Modification on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Retention and Transport in Saturated and Unsaturated Porous Media. Journal Of Hazardous Materials. 2012. 239: 333-339.
  5. Tian Y, Gao B, Morales VL, Wu L, Wang Y, Munoz-Carpena R, Cao C, Huang QG, Yang LY. Methods of Using Carbon Nanotubes as Filter Media to Remove Aqueous Heavy Metals. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2012. 210: 557-563.
  6. Tian Y, Gao B, Wang Y, Morales VL, Carpena RM, Huang Q, Yang L. Deposition and Transport of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in Water-Saturated Sand Columns. Journal Of Hazardous Materials. 2012. 213: 265-272.
  7. Tian Y, Gao B, Wu L, Munoz-Carpena R, Huang Q. Effect of Solution Chemistry on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Deposition and Mobilization in Clean Porous Media. Journal Of Hazardous Materials. 2012. 231: 79-87.
  8. Tian Y, Gao B, Chen H, Wang Y, Li H. Interactions between Carbon Nanotubes and Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Aqueous Solutions under Various Physicochemical Conditions. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part a-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering. 2013. 48: 1136-1144.
  9. Tian Y, Gao B, Morales VL, Chen H, Wang Y, Li H. Removal of Sulfamethoxazole and Sulfapyridine by Carbon Nanotubes in Fixed-Bed Columns. Chemosphere. 2013. 90: 2597-2605.
  10. Tian Y, Liu CH, Smucker AJM, Li H, Zhang W. Plant Root Exudates Decrease Mobility of Smectite Colloids in Porous Media in Contrast to Humic Acid. Soil Science Society Of America Journal. 2015. 79: 467-475.