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Lianfa SongLianfa Song - Assosciate Professor

Contact Information

Lianfa Song, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1022

Tel:(806) 742-3598
Fax: (806) 742-3449
Email:
Long Vita

Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, UCLA, 1993
  • M.S., Environmental Science, Peking University, China, 1984
  • B.S., Physical Geography and Environmental Science, Peking University, China, 1982

Academic Experience

  • Texas Tech University, Associate Professor, 2007-Present, full time         
  • National University of Singapore, Assistant Professor (2000-02), Associate Professor, 2000-2007, full time
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor, 1996-2000, full time    
  • UCLA, Postdoctoral Researcher, 1993-94, full time         
  • Beijing Normal University, Lecturer, 1984-89, full time

Non-Academic Experience:

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, Research Associate, 1995-96, full time.

Honors and Awards

  • Invited speaker, 2008 IWA North American Membrane Research Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts.
  • Keynote speaker, Leading-edge Strategies and Technologies for Sustainable Urban Water Management, Hong Kong.
  • Invited speaker, International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM), Seoul, Korea.
  • Award for student paper competition (graduate student S. Ma) at the 14th North American Membrane Society Annual Meeting, Jackson Hole, WY.
  • Award for student paper competition (graduate student K. L. Chen) at the 13th North American Membrane Society Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA.

Service Activities

  • Reviewer for Scholarly Journals: Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Membrane Science, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Water Environment Research, Water Research, Desalination, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Environmental Engineering Science, Chemical Engineering Communications, Chemical Engineering Science
  • Short courses on Physical and Chemical Wastewater Treatment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, October 31 - November 1, 1997.
  • Short course on Fundamentals of Industrial Water and Wastewater Treatment, German Institute of Science and Technology, Singapore, March 17-21, 2003
  • International Program Committee for Advanced Technology in the Environmental Field (ATEF 2006), 6-8 February, 2006, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
  • Scientific Committee for the International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2005), 21-26 August 2005, Seoul, Korea.
  • Expert Committee for International Conference on Integrated Concepts in Water Recycling, 14-17 February 2005, Wollongong, NSW Australia
  • International Scientific Advisor Committee for the 2nd International Conference on Application of Membrane Technology, 27-29 September 2002, Beijing, China.

Current membership in professional organization:

  • International Water Association
  • North American Membrane Society
  • American Society of Civil Engineering

Recent Publications

  1. Meng F, B Liao, S Liang, F Yang, H Zhang, L Song, Journal of Membrane Science 361 (2010) 1–14
  2. Zhao Y, L Song, SL Ong, Journal of Membrane Science 349 (2010) 75–82.
  3. Zhao Y, L Song, SL Ong, Journal of Membrane Science 349 (2010) 65–74.
  4. Song L, AIChE Journal, 56 (1), 2010, 143-149.
  5. Liang S., C. Liu, and L. Song, Environmental Science & Technology 43 (9) (2009) 3272-3277.
  6. Maung HO and L Song, Desalination 246 (2009) 605-612.
  7. Liang and Song, Journal of Membrane Science 310 (2008) 503–511.
  8. Singh G. and L Song, Water Research 42(3) (2008) 707-713.
  9. Singh G. and L Song, Journal of Membrane Science  303  (2007) 112-118.
  10. Liang, S and L Song, Environmental Engineering Science 24(5) (2007) 652-662.
  11. Tay, KG and L Song, Water Environment Research 7 (2007) 788-794.
  12. Liang, S, C Liu and L Song, Water Research 41 (2007) 95-101. 
  13. Song, L, S Liang and L Y Yuan, Journal of Environmental Engineering 133 (2007)  36-43. 
  14. Song, L., Tay, K.G. and Singh, G. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply 6(6) (2006) 61-70.
  15. Song, L and G Singh, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 45 (2006) 7633-7638. 
  16. Song, L and KG Tay, Journal of Membrane Science  281(1-2) (2006) 163-169. 
  17. Song, L and SW Ma, Journal of Membrane Science 284 (2006) 102-109. 
  18. Singh, G and L Song, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 281(1-3) (2006) 138-146.
  19. Liang, S, L Song, GH Tao, KA Kekre and H Seah, Water Environment Research 78(8) (2006) 857-863.
  20. Zhou, WW, L Song and KG Tay, Journal of Membrane Science 27 (2006) 38-46.
  21. Wang YH, Zhu JL, Zhang JC, Song LF, Hu JY, Ong SL, Ng WJ, Journal of Power Sources 155 (2) (2006) 440-446.

     Recent professional development activities:

  • TLTC: Blackboard: Fundamentals Training, Audio/Video Instructional Lab, 9/8/2010
  • TLTC: Jumpstart: Teaching Versus Research, Audio/Video Instructional Lab, 8/18/2010.