Academic Appointments

08/2008—present     Associate Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo

 

08/2002—08/2008    Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo

 

 

01/2002—08/2002    Visiting Assistant Professor, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo

 

05/2001— 01/2002    Research Scientist, Illinois State Water Survey Research Center

 

 

10/2000—04/2001    Postdoctoral Scientist, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

8/1996   —10/2000    Research Assistant, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign &

                                       Illinois State Water Survey Research Center

Background

Education Background

2001   Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering

                          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

2000  M.S.   Applied Mathematics

                          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

1997    M.S.   Civil and Environmental Engineering

                          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

1995    B.S.    Civil Engineering

                          National Taiwan University, TAIWAN

 

Honors and Awards

NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2008)

Who’s who in the World, Who’s Who of American Women (2008)

University at Buffalo Exceptional Scholar Young Investigator Award (2007)

Who’s Who in America, Marquis Who’s Who in America, 59th Edition (2005)

ExCEEd teaching fellowship, American Society of Civil Engineers (2003)

Stout Water Resources Research Award, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000)

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Membership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1999)

Best Thesis Award, National Bachelor Thesis Competition, Chinese Institute of Engineers (1995)