Faculty Profile

 

Dr. Hsing-wei Chu Piper Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering   B.S. Industrial Engineering, Tunghai University M.S. Industrial Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

 

Areas of Expertise

 

·        Operations Research

·        Statistical Decision Analysis

·        Network

·        Supply Chain Optimization

 

Research Projects Completed/Underway

·        "Development of Automated Garbage Truck Districts and Routing of Trucks for the City of Beaumont", City of Beaumont, 1988

·        "Route Selection for Hazardous Waste Transportation", Lamar University Research Enhancement Grant, 1991-1992

·        "Applications of Materials Handling Approaches and Systems to Remediation of Superfund Sites, Phase 1", Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center, June 1991-April 1994

·        "Advanced Closed Life Support System technology for Space Applications" NASA Research Grant NAG 9-620, 1992-1993

·        "Regenerative Life Support Systems Technology Development", NASA Grant NAG 9-640, 1992-1993

·        "Absorption Heat Pumps for Space Applications", NASA Research Grant NAG 9-613, 1992-1993

·        "Developing Districts for Automated garbage Trucks Within Each District for City of Port Arthur", City of Port Arthur, 1997-1998

·        "Identification of Emissions Source and Migration of Ambient Particular Matter Among PM-10, PM-2.5 and PM-1.0" Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center, 1997-present

·        Field and Mechanistic Studies for Texas Upper Gulf Coast Air Quality

·        Characterization of Ambient and Indoor particulate Contaminants in a Heavily Industrialized Community

·        Acquisition of an X-ray fluorescent Spectrometer for Multi-disciplinary Research Projects

·        Development of CMAQ Modeling for Beaumont/Port Arthur Area

 

Illustrative Papers/Presentations

 

“An Information System Approach to Multiagent Neural–Fuzzy Sensing/Control”(with Zhang and Ho), Proceedings of the 6^th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, held in Orlando, FL.,July 14-18, 2002, Vol.V ,pp.451-456.

“Neural Network Application for Analyzing the Performance of a Complex Industrial Process” (with Ho, et. al.) Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Information Systems in Engineering and Construction, held in Cocoa Beach, FL, June 2002.

“An Information System Approach to Multiagent Neural-Fuzzy Sensing/Control”,The 6^th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics held in  Orlando, FL .July 14-18, 2002, (with Zhang and Ho)

 “Neural Network Application for Analyzing Performance of a Complex Industrial Process” The 2002 International Conference on Information Systems in Engineering and Construction, held in Cocoa Beach        FL., June, 2002    

“Effect of Emission Inventory Changes on the Peak Concentration of Ground-Level Ozone in Southeast    Texas” CMAQ Users Workshop, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 22 – 25, 2003.       

“Microwave-Assisted Mercury Desorption from Activated Carbon in a Fluidized Bed,” AICHE Annual Meeting, Austin, November 7-12, 2004. (with Ho, Kim et .al.)

“Neural Network Analysis of PM and 8-hr Ozone in a Heavily Industrialized Community Located in the Texas Upper Gulf Coast Region” AICHE Annual Meeting, Austin, November 7-12, 2004.(with Ho, et. al.)

“Development of Mercury Modeling Schemes Within CMAQ Framework: Science and Model Implementation Issues,” the 2004 CMAS Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 2004. (with Lin et. al.)

“Preparation of Biogenic Mercury Emission Using BEIS3 - Prototype Development and Preliminary Processing” the 2004 CMAS Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 2004. (with Lin, Ho et. al.)

“Development of a Prototype Vegetative Hg Emission Processor in BEIS3 for Atmospheric Mercury Modeling,” the 7^th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Ljubljana, Slovenia,  June 2004. (with Lin, Ho et. al.)

“Design of Confined Placement Areas in Sabine-Neches Waterway Texas” (with Zaloom, Fang, Jao, et.  al), Proceedings of ASCE Ports 2004.

“A Comparative Study of US EPA 1996 and 1999 Emission Inventory in West Gulf Coast of Mexico Region, USA, Journal of Environmental Management 75, 315-323, 2005. (with Lin, Ho, Yang et. al.)

“Sensitivity of Ground-Level Ozone Formation to Emission Adjustments in Southeast Texas Cities,” Journal of Environmental Management 75, 303-313, 2005. (with Lin, Ho, Yang et. al.)

“Modeling of Mercury Desorption from Activated Carbon at Elevated Temperatures under Fluidized/Fixed Bed Operations,” Powder Technology 151, 54-60, 2005. (with Ho, Lee Lin et. al.)

“Comparison of the  Performance of a Conventionally- Heated and a Microwave-Heated Fluidized Bed Mercury Desorber Employing a Mass Transfer-Based Kinetic Model,” AICHE Annual Meeting, October 30-November 4, 2005, Cincinnati, OH. (with Ho, Shetty, Kim, Lin et. al.)

“New Science Implementation in CMAQ-Hg: Test over a Continental United States Domain," paper presented in the 4^th CMAS Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, September  26-28, 2005. (with Lin, Ho, Pongprueksa and Jang)

“Study of the Impact of Dry Deposition Schemes in MCIP v2.3 on the Deposition Velocity and Concentration of Gaseous Pollutants Using CMAQ," paper presented in the 4^th CMAS Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, September  26-28, 2005. (with Chandru, Lin & Ho)