Distinguished Lecture Series : Effects of Biochar on Catalysis Treatment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Marine Sediment

Dr. Cheng-Di Dong is a Full Professor at the Department of Marine Environmental Engineering at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST). He is also the Dean of Marine Research and Development and the Director of Center for the Study of Sediments of NKUST. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineer from University of Delaware in 1993. His current research interests are broadly clustered in the areas of monitoring and remediation of contaminated water, soil and sediments. He is particularly interested in developing fate and transport of contaminants in marine sediments, and remediation of contaminated sediments for the purpose of reuse sediment materials using physical, chemical and biological processes. Prof. Dong has participated in the scientific committee of several conferences and associations and serves as a reviewer in a wide range of international renowned journals. He has published more than 130 papers in leading international journals, 5 book chapters, and edited 3 special issues of scientific journals.