PAO-CHIANG YUAN, Ph.D

PAO-CHIANG YUAN, PH.D.

Professor/Coordinator Hazardous Materials Management/Emergency Management Program Department of Technology College of Science, Engineering and Technology Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi [email protected]

Dr. Pao-Chiang Yuan is the Professor/Coordinator of the Hazardous Materials Management/Management Program for the Department of Technology’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology at Jackson State University (JSU). He is also the principal investigator of the Homeland Security-related Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (HS-STEM)-Minority Serving Institutions Enrichment Leadership Program funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2010, and the DHS HS-STEM Career Development for Post-Secondary Institutions Grant. Dr. Yuan received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research grant for a Health Impact Study in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in East Biloxi, Mississippi.

Dr. Yuan has published more than 70 abstracts and articles in journals, and he has contributed chapters in 4 books. He is a peer reviewer for State and private grant programs, and he is a board member of the EPA Monitoring Group, Gulf of Mexico Program. Dr. Yuan is the JSU/Hinds County/Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Computer Recycling Program director and principal investigator, a position he has held since 2000. He is a loyal member of the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering and the International Association of Emergency Managers. He is a Certified Senior Technology Manager and a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager. Dr. Yuan served as an editor of the International Journal of Environmental Engineering.

Dr. Yuan’s research has focused on promoting the reduction of electronic waste in the waste stream, indoor air pollution, Geographic Information System application, emergency management, and homeland security.

Dr. Yuan holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering (environmental/water resources engineering) from Oklahoma State University.

May 7, 2012