Environmental Chemistry & Technology | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Sustainable Water Supply • Water Chemistry & Treatment Technology
Sustainable Water Supply • Water Chemistry & Treatment Technology
Yi-Hsueh Brad Chuang 莊易學
Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Work Experiences:
Associate Professor. Institute of Environmental Engineering, NYCU 2022.08 - present
Assistant Professor. Institute of Environmental Engineering, NYCU 2021.02 - 2022.07
Assistant Professor. Institute of Environmental Engineering, NCTU 2019.02 - 2021.01
Postdoc fellow. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, CA, U.S.A 2014.10 - 2019.01
Educations:
Ph. D. Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, TAIWAN 2013.06
B. S. Environmental Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, TAIWAN 2007.06
Awards and Honors:
Excellence in Review Award 2023 in ACS ES&T Engineering 2024.09
111年度國科會吳大猷先生紀念獎 2022.08
陽明交通大學工學院111年優良教學獎 2022.07
科技部優秀年輕學者計畫 2022.07
科技部優秀年輕學者計畫 2020.07
國立交通大學李廣益青年講座教授獎 (Junior Chair Professor) 2019.04
周家舜 Ph.d student (2025 Fall - present)
Research Assistant (2022 - 2025)
Master student (2022)
Thesis: Tradeoffs Between N-nitrosamine Formation and Reactive Radical Formation in Water Systems Disinfected by Free Chlorine and Cyanuric Acid Combined; 探討在含三聚氰酸與自由餘氯消毒系統中N-亞硝二甲胺之生成及自由基生成情形
Publications:
Chuang, Y. H., Chen, T. Y., Chou, C. S., Chu, L. K., Hou, C. Y., & Szczuka, A. (2023). Critical Role of Trichloramine Interaction with Dichloramine for N-Nitrosamine Formation during Breakpoint Chlorination. Environmental Science & Technology.
Chuang, Y.-H., Chou, C.-S. and Chu, Y.-L. (2024). Unveiling the Critical Pathways of Hydroxyl Radical Formation in Breakpoint Chlorination: The Role of Trichloramine and Dichloramine Interactions. Environmental Science & Technology.
Chuang, Y. H., Chou, C. S., Chu, Y. L., & Chiang, Y. P. (2025). Breakpoint Chlorination Chemistry in a Chlorine-Cyanurate System and Trade-Offs between Nitrosamine Formation and Micropollutant Removals. Environmental Science & Technology.
石蘊玉 Master student (2025 Fall - present)
陳清昱 Master student (2025 Fall - present)
吳宥達 Master student (2025 Fall - present)
楊于萱 Master student (2024 Fall - present)
張恩綺 Master student (2024 Fall - present)
黃敏瑄 Master student (2024 Fall - present)
蘇子懿 Master student (2024 Fall - present)
楊喨祺 Master student (2023 Fall - present)
周婉娟 Master student (2023 Fall - present)
江彥葆 Research Assistant (2025 Fall - 2026 Spring)
Undergraduate student (2024 - 2025)
Publication:
Chuang, Y. H., Chou, C. S., Chu, Y. L., & Chiang, Y. P. (2025). Breakpoint Chlorination Chemistry in a Chlorine-Cyanurate System and Trade-Offs between Nitrosamine Formation and Micropollutant Removals. Environmental Science & Technology.
吳旻璋 Master student (2025)
Thesis: Controlling Bromide, Iodide, and Disinfection Byproducts Formation in Reclaimed Water Using a Modified O3-BAC Process Coupled with Pre Chlorination/UV254nm –GAC Treatment ; 利用改良O3-BAC搭配前氯/UV254 nm -GAC程序控 制再生水中溴、碘離子和消毒副產物生成
朱奕霖 Master student (2025)
Thesis: Reaction Kinetics of Breakpoint Chlorination in Cyanuric Acid-Containing Pool Water, and Tradeoffs Between Micropollutant Removals and N-nitrosamine Formation; 探討泳池水中三聚氰酸對折點加氯反應速率、污染物去除與亞硝胺生成
Publications:
Chuang, Y.-H., Chou, C.-S. and Chu, Y.-L. (2024). Unveiling the Critical Pathways of Hydroxyl Radical Formation in Breakpoint Chlorination: The Role of Trichloramine and Dichloramine Interactions. Environmental Science & Technology.
Chuang, Y. H., Chou, C. S., Chu, Y. L., & Chiang, Y. P. (2025). Breakpoint Chlorination Chemistry in a Chlorine-Cyanurate System and Trade-Offs between Nitrosamine Formation and Micropollutant Removals. Environmental Science & Technology.
盧樂融 Master student (2025)
Thesis: Chlorination-UVC enhanced Ammonia Nitrogen Removal Technology; 加氯-UVC紫外光強化氨氮去除技術
林劭芳 Master student (2024)
Thesis: The Removal of Trace Pollutants in Water Using Advanced Oxidation Process UVB/breakpoint chlorination; 高級氧化程序UVB/折點加氯去除水中微量污染物質之研究
高廷喨 Master student (2024)
Thesis: Exploration of the reaction mechanisms, pathways, and products from the photolysis of oxidants formed during the breakpoint chlorination reactions; 探討折點加氯反應中產生之氧化劑在不同波長催化下反應機制與產物
黃文萱 Master student (2023)
Thesis: Investigation of NDMA formation mechanism and formation kinetics during the UV irradiation of N-chlorodimethylamine and chloramines
探討水中含有氯化二甲胺與氯胺經UV照射生成NDMA之機制與反應動力模式
陳鼎元 Master student (2023)
Thesis: Evaluation of Pathways for Elevated N-nitrosamine Formation during Breakpoint Chlorination
探討折點加氯下 N-亞硝基二甲胺的生成途徑
Publications:
Chuang, Y. H., Chen, T. Y., Chou, C. S., Chu, L. K., Hou, C. Y., & Szczuka, A. (2023). Critical Role of Trichloramine Interaction with Dichloramine for N-Nitrosamine Formation during Breakpoint Chlorination. Environmental Science & Technology
馮天麒 Master student (2023)
Thesis: Research on Disinfection-byproducts Formation and Toxicity of Swimming Pool Water Treated by UV/Chlorinated cyanurates Advanced Oxidation Process; 探討以UV/氯化三聚氰酸處理游泳池水時之消毒副產物生成情形與水樣毒性
劉 翰 Master student (2022)
Thesis: Combining UV/ClO2 with HOCl as a pretreatment for activated carbon sorption to reduce formation of bromine-and iodine-containing disinfection byproducts and toxicity in waters; 以UVA/ClO2與HOCl前氧化搭配活性碳吸附去除含溴碘消毒副產物以降低飲用水水質總毒性之研究
郭宛霖 Master student (2022)
Thesis: Mitigating Br-DBPs formation and thiol reactivity in drinking water via combining chlorine dioxide with post-disinfection; 以二氧化氯前氧化減少飲用水中含溴消毒副產物的生成並以硫醇反應性分析毒性指標
吳凱霖 Master student (2021)
Thesis: Using ultraviolet light-emitting diode with oxidant chlorine dioxide for advanced oxidation treatment of potable water reuse; 以發光二極體搭配二氧化氯應用於再生水回收之高級氧化處理
Publications:
Chuang, Y.-H.*, Wu, K.-L., Lin, W.-C., Shi, H.-J., 2022. Photolysis of Chlorine Dioxide under UVA Irradiation: Radical Formation, Application in Treating Micropollutants, Formation of Disinfection Byproducts, and Toxicity under Scenarios Relevant to Potable Reuse and Drinking Water. Environmental Science & Technology.
林為鈞 Master student (2021)
Thesis:
Publications: Reducing the disinfection byproduct toxicity in drinking waters by combing chlorine dioxide with different oxidants; 二氧化氯搭配不同氧化劑對降低飲用水中消毒副產物毒性指標之研究
Publications:
Chuang, Y.-H., Wu, K.-L., Lin, W.-C., Shi, H.-J., 2022. Photolysis of Chlorine Dioxide under UVA Irradiation: Radical Formation, Application in Treating Micropollutants, Formation of Disinfection Byproducts, and Toxicity under Scenarios Relevant to Potable Reuse and Drinking Water. Environmental Science & Technology.
施宏佳 Master student (2021)
Thesis: Using advanced oxidation process to remove trace contaminants by LPUV with chlorinated cyanurates; 以紫外光搭配氯化三聚氰酸之高級氧化處理去除水中微量污染物之研究
Publications:
Chuang, Y.-H., Wu, K.-L., Lin, W.-C., Shi, H.-J., 2022. Photolysis of Chlorine Dioxide under UVA Irradiation: Radical Formation, Application in Treating Micropollutants, Formation of Disinfection Byproducts, and Toxicity under Scenarios Relevant to Potable Reuse and Drinking Water. Environmental Science & Technology.
Chuang, Y.-H., Shi, H.-J., 2022. UV/chlorinated cyanurates as an emerging advanced oxidation process for drinking water and potable reuse treatments. Authors: Yi-Hsueh Chuang; Hong-Jia Shi. Water Research.
Contact:
Institute of Environmental Engineering, NYCU
1001 University Rd., East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan 30010
Email: yhchuang@nycu.edu.tw