Xia Zeng Curriculum Vitae
Xia Zeng
Cornell University
Department of Fabric Science and Apparel Design
Human Ecology Building Room 277
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email:
Tel: (607) 255-1941 (Work)
(541) 908-1380 (Cell)
EMPLOYMENT:
Research Associate and Lab Manager (Dec. 2009 – present), Department of Fiber Scince & Apparel Design, Cornell University
Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Science (Aug. 2007 – Nov. 2009), Department of Fiber Scince & Apparel Design, Cornell University
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemistry, August 2007, Oregon State University
M.S. in Chemistry, August 2003, University of Idaho
B.S. in Chemistry, July 1999, Peking University, Beijing, China
PUBLICATIONS
Sheng-Peng Sun, Xia Zeng, Ann T. Lemley. “Kinetics and mechanism of carbamazepine degradation by a modified Fenton-like reaction with ferric-nitrilotriacetate complexes.” J. Hazard. Mater. 252: 155-165 (2013).
Sheng-Peng Sun, Xia Zeng, Ann T. Lemley. “Nano-magnetite catalyzed heterogeneous Fenton-like degradation of emerging contaminants carbamazepine and ibuprofen in aqueous suspensions and montmorillonite clay slurries at neutral pH.” J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 371: 94-103 (2013).
C. Ahn, X. Zeng, and S. K. Obendorf. “Analysis of dye extracted from Phellodendron bark and its identification in archaeological textiles.” Textile Research Journal. 82(16): 1645-1658 (2012).
X. Zeng, K. Hanna, and A.T. Lemley. “Cathodic Fenton degradation of 4,6-dinitro-ortho-cresol with nano-magnetite.” J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 339:1–7 (2011).
X. Xiao, X. Zeng and A.T. Lemley. “Species-dependent degradation of ciprofloxacin in a membrane anodic Fenton system.” J.Ag.and Food Chem. 58 (18):10169–10175 (2010).
Zeng, X.; Simonich, S. L.; Robrock, K. L.; Korytar, P.; Alvarez-Cohen, L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Application of a congener specific degradation model to study photodegradation, anaerobic biodegradation, and Fe0 reduction of PBDEs.” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. (2010); 29(4):770-778.
Neafsey, Katherine; Zeng, Xia; Lemley, Ann T. “Degradation of Sulfonamides in Aqueous Solution by Membrane Anodic Fenton Treatment.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (2010); 58(2):1068-1076.
Zeng, X.; Lemley, A. T. “Fenton Degradation of 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol with Fe2+-Substituted Ion-Exchange Resin.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (2009); 57(9):3689-3694.
Zeng, X.; Simonich, S. L.; Robrock, K. L.; Korytar, P.; Alvarez-Cohen, L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Development and Validation of a Congener-Specific Photodegradation Model for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2008; 27(12):2427-35.
Zeng, X.; Freeman, P. K.; Vasil'ev, Y. V.; Voinov, V. G.; Simonich, S. L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Theoretical Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers.” J. Chem. Eng. Data; 2005; 50(5)
Zeng, X.; Davico, G. E. “Computational Study of the Reactions of BH2+ with H2, Methane, Ethane, Ethylene, and Acetylene in the Gas Phase.” J. Phys. Chem. A; 2003; 107(51)
PRSENTATIONS
Zeng, Xia; Hanna, Khalil; Lemley, Ann T. “Cathodic Fenton degradation of 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol with nano-magnetite”. Abstracts of Papers, 239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, March 21-25, 2010 (2010), ENVR-424.
Xiao, Xiao; Zeng, Xia; Lemley, Ann T. “Ciprofloxacin degradation by membrane anodic Fenton treatment” Abstracts of Papers, 238th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, August 16-20, 2009 (2009), AGRO-079.
Zeng, X.; Simonich, S. L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Photochemical degradation of decabrominated diphenyl ether and GC-MS study of the products.” Poster Presentation, 2007 PNW-SETAC annual meeting, Port Townsend, WA.
Zeng, X.; Simonich, S. L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Photochemical degradation of decabrominated diphenyl ether and GC-MS study of the products.” Oral Presentation, 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006 (2006), ENVR-130.
Zeng, X.; Simonich, S. L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Photochemical degradation of decabrominated diphenyl ether and GC-MS study of the products.” Poster Presentation, 54th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Seattle, USA, 2006.
Zeng, X.; Simonich, S. L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Photochemical degradation of decabrominated diphenyl ether and GC-MS study of the products.” Poster Presentation, 25th International Symposium on Halogenated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPs (Dioxin 2005), Toronto, Canada, 21-26 August 2005
Zeng, X.; Simonich, S. L.; Barofsky, D. F. “Theoretical Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers.” Poster Presentation, Fourth SETAC World Congress and 25th Annual Meeting in North America. 14-18 November 2004, Portland, OR
Zeng, X.; Davico, G. E. “Computational Study of the Reactions of BH2+ with H2, Methane, Ethane, Ethylene, and Acetylene in the Gas Phase.” Poster Presentation, 58th Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Bozeman, MT, United States, June 12-14 (2003)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
12/2009 – present Remediation and Analysis of Environmental Pollutants and Degradation Products
Research Associate, Department of FSAD, Cornell University, NY, USA
§ Advanced Oxidation Process of environmental pollutants
§ Analysis of natural dyes extracted from plants and textiles and their degradation
§ LC-MS GC-MS analysis of the environmental pollutants and degradation products
8/2007 – 11/2009 Advanced Oxidation Process of Environmental Pollutants
Postdoc Research Associate, Department of FSAD, Cornell University, NY, USA
§ Synthesis of iron oxide nano-particles
§ Modification of ion exchange resin for Fenton reaction
§ Advanced Oxidation Process of environmental pollutants
§ Method development for HPLC analysis of the degradation products
9/2003 – 7/2007 Photodegradation of PBDEs and theoretical calculation of the pathways
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, OR, USA
§ Quantitative analysis of PBDEs on high resolution GC-MS
§ Experiment and computer modeling for photodegradation kinetics of PBDEs using Visual Basic
§ Air pollutant on site samples collection
§ Development and study of standard calibration curve for environment pollutants
§ ab initio calculation and molecular modeling of PBDEs using Gaussian 03
§ Resonance electron capture study on perfluoro chemicals using electron monochrometer
9/2000 – 8/2003 Construction of Flowing Afterglow Mass Spectrometer and its applications
Research Assistant, Department of chemistry, University of Idaho, ID, USA
§ Design and Building a Mass Spectrometer for kinetic study of ion-molecular reactions in gas phase
§ ab initio calculation of ion-molecular gas phase reactions using Gaussian 98
§ Labview programming of controlling system for ion-molecular reactors and Mass Spectrometer
9/1995 – 6/1999 Modification of β-cyclodextrin and GC application for chiral compound separation
Undergraduate Researcher, Department of chemistry, Peking University, China.
n Synthesis and characterization of modified β-cyclodextrin
n Coating of GC column using β-cyclodextrin as stationary phase
n Separation of o,m,p-cresol with chiral GC column
n Facilitated the transformation of the laboratory computer program between different platforms and re-designed the program
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
8/2007 – Present Guest Speaker Lecturer, Active Sportswear Design, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
§ Fiber Science & Apparel Design FSAD3550
Guest Speaker Lecturer, Rheology of Solids, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
§ Fiber Science & Apparel Design FSAD6160
Lecturer, Quality Assurance, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
§ Fiber Science & Apparel Design FSAD3320
9/2003 – 5/2005 Teaching Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Courses taught:
§ Analytical Chemistry CH421
§ General Chemistry CH221
Duties:
§ Instructed laboratory section and implement laboratory plans of the class
§ Lectured recitations and facilitated discussion sections
§ Assisted students with homework and laboratory reports
§ Provided feedback for lab manual improvement and development
8/2000 – 5/2003 Teaching Assistant, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Courses taught:
§ Organic Chemistry II, Chem374
§ Organic Chemistry I, Chem278
§ General Chemistry, Chem111
Duties:
§ Instructed laboratory section and implement laboratory plans of the class
§ Lectured recitation for general chemistry course and instrumental analysis section for organic chemistry lab including UV, IR, NMR, and MS.
§ Assisted students with homework and laboratory reports
§ Provided feedback for lab manual improvement and development
HONORS & AWARDS:
ASMS Students Award, 2006
Harris Fellowship, Oregon State University, USA, 2005
First Class Award in National Chemistry Competition (CCS), China, 1992
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
ACS (American Chemistry Society)
ASMS (American Society for Mass Spectrometry)
SETAC (The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Fiber Science - Operation, method development, maintenance and service of Instron Tester, Fiber Extruder, Wettability Tester, Contact Angle Analyzer, Rheometer, Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Thermogravimetric Analyzer, Fabric Abrasion Tester, Air Permeability Tester, Dynamic Modular Tester, Vibroscope, Capillary Flow Porometer
Chemistry - Spectroscopic and chromatographic analysis, including GC-MS, HPLC, IR, UV, NMR
- Modeling and experiment of thermodynamic properties and reaction kinetics
- ab initio calculation and molecular modeling
- Instrument construction of MS and instrumentation of GC-MS and HPLC
Computer - Fortran, Visual Basic, C and C++, Labview, S-Plus, Dreamwaver, Authorware
- Chemstation, OMNIC, Gaussian
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