1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering National University of Kaohsiung 1 Taiwan

2 Background information Establish in 2001, one of the finest programs in Taiwan Approved by Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan Accreditation Council –Undergraduate program (200 students) –Graduate program for MS degree (30 students) –Faculty: 13 (All Ph.D. degree) –Degree offered by various universities worldwide: Taiwan, Japan, USA, Germany Professor: 1 Associate professors: 5 Assistant professors: 7 –Labs: 11 2

3 Undergraduate Program Civil Engineering Program (BS-CEE) Environmental Engineering Program (BS- CEE) Undergraduate Program Objective: Educate students in the principles and methods essential to the practice and advancement of civil and environmental engineering and become successful practitioners, innovators, and leaders for building a high quality society.

4 Graduate Program Civil Engineering Program (MS-CE) –Structure –Geotech Environmental Engineering Program (MS- EE) –Water and wastewater engineering –Pollution prevention –Environmental system analysis

5 Research Direction New Technologies for Natural Disaster Prevention Environmental Conservation Green Engineering System Engineering

6 Development Direction Related Laboratory Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering New Technologies for Natural Disaster Prevention Automatic structural health monitoring and diagnosis, Seismic engineering, Vibration prevention technology Noise prevention and control technology Structural model testing laboratory, Structure analysis laboratory, Structural health monitoring and inspection laboratory Environmental Conservation Pollution control at construction sites Pollution control, site remediation, ecological engineering, pollutant transport and fate, environmental impact assessment Soil protection and remediation laboratory, Groundwater protection and remediation laboratory, Ecological engineering laboratory, Aerosol and air toxics laboratory Green Engineering Novel green material application Application and innovation of renewable materials, waste management, pollution prevention Engineering materials laboratory, Precision instruments laboratory, Energy and material recovery laboratory System Engineering Computer aided engineering and management (CMIS) development and applications Environmental system analysis, 3S(GIS/GPS/RS) technology in environmental planning and application, environmental decision system Virtual laboratory, Environmental and informatics laboratory

7 Faculty and Research Interests TitleNameEducationResearch interests Associate Professor Department Chair Hsing- Lung Lien Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, USA. Environmental nanotechnology, Groundwater Remediation, Water and wastewater treatment ProfessorChing Yuan Ph.D. in Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering, Purdue University, USA. Soil and groundwater restoration and remediation, Inter-phase chemistry, Air quality management and control technology, Monitoring and analysis, Environmental impact assessment Associate Professor Chau-Cho Yu Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics, Northwestern University, USA. Structural fatigue, Structural stability, Elastic-plastic analysis, CAE, Tribology

8 Faculty and Research Interests Associate Professor Shu-Kuang Ning Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan. Environmental system analysis, Water resources and water quality management, remote sensing, geographic information system Associate Professor Chern-Hwa Chen Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Structural monitoring, Wind engineering, Non-destructive testing, Earthquake engineering Assistant Professor Shih-Heng Tung Dr.-Ing. in Civil Engineering, Aachen University of Technology(RWTH Aachen), Germany. Measurement technique based on digital image correlation, Soil structure interaction, Tunnel engineering, Reduction of vibration, Computational mechanics Assistant Professor Tzung-Yuh Yeh Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA. Biological wastewater treatment processes, Natural systems for water purification, Soil and aquifer remediation

9 Faculty and Research Interests Assistant Professor Meng-Chia Weng Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Geotechnical engineering, Rock mechanics, Elastic- plastic Analysis Assistant Professor Heui-Yung Chang Ph. D., Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan. Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), Earthquake engineering, Steel structures, nondestructive testing Assistant Professor Chi-Chi Lin Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA. Indoor Air Quality, Air pollution control, Aerosol technology, Transport and fate of pollutants, Human exposure analysis

10 Assistant Professor Chiou-Liang Lin Ph.D., Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. Hazardous waste treatment, Solid waste treatment, Air pollution control Assistant Professor Min-Hao Wu Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, USA. Geotechnical engineering, Earthquake engineering, Geo- environmental engineering Assistant Professor Po-Jen Shih Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Theoretical and experimental solid mechanics, Micromechanics, dynamics, and chaotic contact related to micro- electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Faculty and Research Interests

11 Honors and Awards Recipient of National Science Council (NSC) Grant Awards: –Eleven professors received NSC grants in Professional Society Awards –H.L. Lien, Outstanding Young Engineer Award, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, Campus Awards –H.L. Lien, NUK Teaching Award, 2006 –S.K. Ning, C.H. Chen, C. Yuan, NUK Teaching Award of Engineering College, 2009, 2008, 2006.

12 Research performance Publication (2005~2009) # Research papers SCI*71 EI*13 others38 Average (#/yr/p)1.3 International conference papers 78 Domestic conference papers158 Books11 Total369 Research grants *Science Citation Index **Engineering Index

13 Labs Civil Engineering –Structural model testing laboratory –Structure analysis laboratory –Structural health monitoring and inspection laboratory –Engineering materials laboratory Environmental Engineering –Soil protection and remediation laboratory –Groundwater protection and remediation laboratory –Ecological engineering laboratory –Aerosol and air toxics laboratory –Precision instruments laboratory –Energy and material recovery laboratory –Environmental and informatics laboratory

14 Instruments MTS FlexTest SE Ground Penetrating Radar GC/MS ICP Elemental Analyzer BET surface area analyzer FTIR

15 CEE Courses Undergraduates: Minimum credits of courses are 146 including 50 compulsory credits, 32 general education credits, and 64 elective credits. – In general, fundamental courses are for freshmen and sophomores to extend their interests and depth. More advanced courses are offered to juniors and seniors. Graduate: Students have to complete 24 credits in elective courses and 6 credits in master thesis. –Seminars are required for graduate students with no credits.

16 Compulsory Courses FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSeniorMaster 1.Calculus (I) 2.Calculus (II) 3.General Chemistry 4.General Physics 5.Engineering Statistics 6.Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering 7.Engineering Mechanics 8.Introduction to Computer and Programming 9.Computer Graphics 1.Engineering Mathematic (I) 2.Engineering Mathematic (II) 3.Fluid Mechanics 4.Soil Mechanics 5.Environmental Analyses and Experiments (I) 6.Environmental Analyses and Experiments (II) 7.Civil Engineering Experiment (1) 8.Mechanics of Materials 9.Engineering Materials 1.Civil Engineering Experiment (II) none

17 For more information Contact: Hsing-Lung (Sam) Lien, Dept. Chair – –Tel: –Fax: –Website: We do accept international students in all programs. We will have 4 students from Paraguay in this fall semester.