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Spotlight on CAE Grad Student Qiuhong Jia
July 6, 2010 — Qiuhong Ji
a, currently a master student under Dr. Brant in the
department of Civil and Architectural Engineering. In 2005, she was
admitted to Environmental Science Department of Jilin University, one of
the top-ten universities in China. Due to her outstanding academic
performance, she has been an honor student and has been awarded
scholarships for academic excellence twice. In addition to mastering
educational knowledge, she has had professional internships and field
study experiences. After her BS degree at Jilin University, she decided
to pursue an advanced education and University of Wyoming becomes her
first choice due to personal interest in the environmental projects.
Qiuhong’s research focuses on the fundamental mechanisms governing
fullerene C60 transport and deposition in saturated porous media. As we
know, the commercial production and use of nanomaterials, including C60,
is expected to increase dramatically over the next several decades and
will inevitably lead to their release into the environment during
manufacture, transport, application, and disposal. Also, a number of
studies have investigated the potential human health effects, aquatic
toxicity and antimicrobial properties of C60 fullerenes. So
understanding the mechanisms governing the behavior of C60 fullerene in
the environment, especially in aqueous systems, is of great
significance.
Her research objectives are: to characterize the role of particle size
in determining the mobility of C60 in saturated porous media; to
elucidate the role played by interfacial chemical interactions in
determining the deposition and attachment of C60 to collector surfaces;
and to assess and indentify the system parameters that affect the
remobilization of C60 following deposition.
Positive attitude, determination, perseverance, and integrity are all
key traits of her character and she is confident that by acquiring
greater knowledge, experience and skills, she can make a significant
contribution to our society and to mankind.
