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Dr. YU "Frank" YANG

Associate Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Nevada Reno, NV, 89557

Email: yuy@unr.edu Phone: 775-682-6609

Education and Postdoctoral Training Ph.D. Environmental Science and Engineering

2004-2010

Peking University, China Advisor: Shu Tao Dissertation: Bioavailability of natural organic matter-associated hydrophobic organic compounds

2000-2004

B.S. Environmental Science

Peking University, China

07/2012-09/2013

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University Advisor: William A. Mitch

10/2010-06/2012

Postdoctoral Associate-Collaborative Project

School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University Advisor: James E. Saiers

Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame Advisor: Thomas E.

Albrecht-Schmitt

Professional Experience Sabbatical Faculty (short term), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

07-08/2021

7/2019-

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of

Nevada, Reno

09/2013-06/2019

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of

Nevada, Reno

03/2015-

Adjunct faculty, Graduate Program of Environmental Science and Health

3/2014-

Adjunct faculty, Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences

Awards and Honors and Recognition Academic Honor and Recognition

➢ Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

2021

➢ US National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Selected Attendee

2021

➢ 2021 ASA, CSSA, SSSA Excellence in Advocacy Award

2021

➢ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitational Fellowship

2020

➢ Environmental Science & Technology “Excellence in Review” award

2019

➢ Nevada System of Higher Education Regents’ Rising Researcher Award

2019

➢ Outstanding Associate Editor- Journal of Environmental Quality

2019

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