Qizhong (George) Guo, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE

Rutgers University
Dept. of Civil & Env. Engineering
623 Bowser Road
Piscataway, NJ, 08854

Tel: (732) 445-4444
Fax: (732) 445-0577
E-mail: qguo@rci.rutgers.edu

Summary

· Doctorate in Civil Engineering

· Licensed Civil Engineer

· Diplomate, American Academy of Water Resources Engineers

· Faculty (tenured) of Rutgers University, specialized in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

· Member, Aging Water Infrastructure Initiative Research Team, Water Environment Research Foundation

· Chair, Task Committee on Guidelines for Certification of Manufactured Stormwater BMPs, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE-EWRI)

· President, Chinese American Water Resources Association

· Published over 100 technical papers and reports; delivered over 80 professional presentations (many invited); awarded over 30 research grants and contracts; served on over 10 technical committees; provided over 20 expert interviews to national and local media; supervised over 60 post-doctoral, doctoral, and Masters students; taught 8 different graduate and undergraduate courses to over 2,000 students

Research and Specialty Areas

· Hydraulics, Hydrology and Water Quality

· Urban Stormwater Management

· Watershed and Water Environment Restoration

· Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Current and Recent Research Projects

· Stormwater System Monitoring and Evaluation, funded by NJDOT

· Drainage System Identification and Analysis, funded by NJDOT via NJIT

· Automatic Vacuum Flushing Technology for Combined Sewer Solids, funded by USEPA via WERF

· High Volume Utilization of Fly Ash Containing Mercury-Impregnated Carbon, funded by USDOE via Ceramatec, Inc.

· Stormwater Management Rule Implementation Process, funded by NJDOT

· Correlation of Total Suspended Solids and Suspended Sediment Concentration Test Methods, funded by NJDEP

· Watershed Modeling to Support Post Brook Regional Stormwater Management Plan Development, funded by USEPA-NJDEP via GSE, LLC

· Section 319H NPS Pollution Control and Management Implementation Grant Program: Implementation of Stormwater Detention Basin Retrofitting Techniques
funded by USEPA via NJDEP

· Development of a Numerical Model to Assess the Impacts of Raw Water Quality on Conventional Drinking Water Treatment, funded by NJDEP

· Water Quality Modeling Study of Lower Maurice River Estuary, funded by Commercial Township, NJ

Primary Sponsors for Research Activities

· The United States Environmental Protection Agency

· The United States Department of Commerce-NOAA

· The United State Department of Energy

· The United States National Science Foundation

· Water Environment Research Foundation

· New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

· New Jersey Department of Transportation

· New Jersey Sea Grant College Program

· Association for Responsible Thermal Treatment, Washington, D.C.

· Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah

Selected Publications

Selected Books

Horikawa, K. and Guo, Q., Editors (2009). Civil Engineering, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford.

Selected Refereed Journal Articles

Li, Y. and Guo, Q. (in press) “Angular Velocity Formula for Turbulent Vortex Chamber Flows.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.

Roseen, R. M., Fowler, G. D., Ballestero, T. P., and Guo, Q. (2011). Sediment Monitoring Bias by Autosampler in Comparison with Whole Volume Sampling for Parking Lot Runoff. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 4, pp. 251-257.

Huang, S, Ng, C, and Guo, Q. (2007). “Experimental investigation of the effect of flow turbulence and sediment transport on the adsorption of cadmium ions onto sediment particles.” Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 19, pp. 696-703.

Sankararamakrishnan, N. and Guo, Q. (2005). “Chemical Tracers as Indicators of Human Fecal Coliforms at Storm Water Outfalls.” Environment International. Vol. 31, No. 8, pp. 1133-1140.

Guo, Q., Fan, C-Y., Raghavan, R., and Field, R. (2004). “Gate and Vacuum Flushing of Sewer Sediment: Laboratory Testing.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol.130, No. 5, pp. 463-466.

Decker, T. and Guo, Q. (2003). “Site Assessment for a Stormwater Detention Basin Water Quality Retrofit.” Stormwater, The Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 56-66.

Guo, Q. (2002). “Applicability of a Criterion for Onset of River Ice Breakup.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 11, pp. 1023-1026.

Guo, Q. and Lordi, P. (2000). “Method for Quantifying Freshwater Input and Flushing Time in Estuaries.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 7, pp. 675-683.

Suk, N. S., Guo, Q., and Psuty, N. P. (1999). “Suspended Solids Flux at Estuary-Marsh Boundary: A Long-Term Continuous Measurement.” Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, Vol. 49, pp. 61-81.

Eckert, J. O., Guo, Q., and Moscati, A. F. (1999). “Mass balance of toxic metals in cement and aggregate kilns co-fired with fossil and hazardous waste-derived fuels.” Environmental Engineering Science, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 31-56.

Eckert, J. O. and Guo, Q. (1998). “Heavy Metals in Cement and Cement Kiln Dust from Kilns Co-fired with Hazardous Waste-Derived Fuel: Application of EPA Leaching and Acid-Digestion Procedures.” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 59, pp. 55-93.

Guo, Q., Toomuluri, P. and Eckert, J. O. (1998). “Leachability of Regulated Metals from Cement-Mortar Linings.” Journal, American Water Works Association, Vol. 90, No. 3, pp. 62-73.

Suk, N., Guo, Q. and Psuty, N. P. (1998). “Feasibility of Using Turbidimeter to Quantify Suspended Solids Concentration in a Tidal Saltmarsh Creek.” Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, Vol. 46, pp. 383-391.

Guo, Q. (1997). “Increases of Lead and Chromium in Drinking Water from Using Cement-Mortar Lined Pipes: Initial Modeling and Assessment.” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 56, pp. 181-213.

Guo, Q. (1997). “Sediment and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Dry Stormwater Detention Basin.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 123, No. 5, pp. 295-301.

Guo, Q. and Psuty, N. P. (1997). “Flood-Tide Deltaic Wetlands: Detection of their Sequential Spatial Evolution.” Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 63, No. 3, 273-280.

Guo, Q. and Eckert, J. O. (1996). “Heavy Metal Outputs from a Cement Kiln Co-fired with Hazardous Waste Fuels.” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 51, pp. 47-65.

Guo, Q. and Song, C. (1991). “Dropshaft hydrodynamics under transient conditions.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 8, pp. 1042-1055.

Guo, Q. and Song, C. (1990). “Surging in urban storm drainage systems.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 116, No. 12, pp. 1523-1537.

Selected Conference Proceedings

Guo, Q. (2011). “Water Environment Assessment, Protection, and Restoration.” Proceedings of the Cross-Strait Conference on Water Resources, Wuhan, China, October 24-25.

Guo, Q. and Kim, J. (2011). “Information for Inspection and Maintenance of Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Palm Springs, California, May 22-26.

Kim, J. and Guo, Q. (2011). “Maintenance Interval for Stormwater Hydrodynamic Separators.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Palm Springs, California, May 22-26.

Guo, Q. and Kim, J. (2010). “Quantity and Quality of Stormwater Solids Trapped by Hydrodynamic Separators at Highway Sites.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Providence, Rhode Island, May 16-20.

Fernnandez, V. and Guo, Q. (2009). “Water Quality Design Storm for Hydrodynamic Separators.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 17-21, Kansas City, MO.

Gulliver, J. S., Guo, Q., Sansalone, J. J., Williams, G. and Wu, J. S. (2009). “Proposed scaling relations for manufactured stormwater BMP.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 17-21, Kansas City, MO.

Guo, Q. (2008). “Urban Flood Management in USA.” Proceedings of the Advanced Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Flood Forecast and Warning, Dongguan, China, November 19-21.

Guo, Q., England, G., Johnston, C. E. (2008). “Development of Certification Guidelines for Manufactured Stormwater BMPs.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 12-16, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hunt, W. F. , England, G., DeBruijn, H., Gee, R., Guo, Q., Lord, W., Miller, M., Mosheni, O., and Perry, S. (2008). “Inspection and Maintenance Guidance for Manufactured BMPs.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress May 15-19, 2007, Tampa, Florida.

Guo, Q. (2007). “Effect of Particle Size on Difference between TSS and SSC Measurements.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress May 15-19, 2007, Tampa, Florida.

Guo, Q. (2007). “Performance of Retrofitted Stormwater Extended Detention Wetlands.” Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress May 15-19, 2007, Tampa, Florida.

Guo, Q. (2004). “Development of Flow-Based TMDLs for Fecal Coliform.” Proceedings of the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, June 27-July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, ASCE-EWRI.

Marcoon, K. B. and Guo, Q. (2004). “Detention Basin Retrofit: Optimization between Water Quality Improvement and Flood Control.” Proceedings of the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, June 27-July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, ASCE-EWRI.

Guo, Q. (2004). “Reengineering of Urban Storm Water Management Facilities.” IDS-Water Americas 2004, May 10 – 28, Internet Conference, http://www.idswater.com, 4p.

Li, C. and Guo, Q. (2003). “Integrated Point and Nonpoint Source Modeling of Fecal Coliform in Whippany Watershed, New Jersey.” Proceedings of the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, June 22-26, Philadelphia, PA, ASCE-EWRI.

Guo, Q. (2002). “Variability of Net Mass Transport through Estuary-Ocean and Estuary-March Boundaries.” Proceeding of the 2nd International Workshop on Coastal Eutrophication, Tianjin, China, November 21-24.

Guo, Q., Psuty, N. P., Pinheiro, C. G., Sankararamkrishnan, N., and Pace, J. P., (2001). “The Coastal Ocean as Source as Well as Sink of Nitrogen to an Estuary.” Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Tempe, AZ, December 5-8, CD-ROM, 6p.

Guo, Q., Agnoli, N. W., Zhang, N. P., and Hayes, B. D. (2000). “Hydraulic and Water Quality Performance of Urban Storm Water Detention Basin before and after Outlet Modification.” Proceedings of the 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, Minneapolis, MN, July 30-August 2, ASCE, CD-ROM, 10p.

Selected Technical Reports and Other Publications

Guo, Q. and Kim (2010). Stormwater System Monitoring and Evaluation, Final Report, Submitted to New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bureau of Research and Federal Highway Administration, December.

Guo, Q., Balaguru, P.N., Raju, A., and Sahiwal, J. (2008). Kosson Leaching Tests of Treated and Untreated Fly Ash Samples, Project Report, Prepared for Ceramatec Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, July.

Guo, Q., Nowicki, P., Stencel, J. R., Rajagopal, R., Ulrich, R., Skupien, J. J., and Maguire, D. (2007). Stormwater Management Rule Implementation Process, Final Report, FHWA-NJ-2007-023, Submitted to New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bureau of Research and Federal Highway Administration, December.

Guo, Q. (2007). “How We Can Combat Flooding,” Op-Ed Article, The Record, April 30 Edition.

Guo, Q. (2006). Correlation of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Suspended Sediment Concentration (SSC) Test Methods, Final Report, Submitted to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, November.

Guo, Q. (2006). Watershed Modeling to Support Post Brook Stormwater Management Plan Development, Submitted to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, September

Guo, Q. (2006). Implementation of Stormwater Detention Basin Retrofitting Techniques, Final Report, Submitted to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, August.

Guo, Q., Li, Y. and El-Khoury, H. (2006). Mercury Leaching Tests of the Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Samples, Final Report, Submitted to Ceramatec, Inc., March.

Guo, Q., Psuty, N. P., Lordi, G. P., Glenn S., Mund. M., and Gastrich, M. D. (2004). Hydrographic Study of Barnegat Bay, Research Project Summary, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science, Research, and Technology, Trenton, NJ, July, 4p. Available from web site: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/research/hydrographic.pdf

Guo, Q., Wu, H., and Sankararamakrishnan, N. (2003). Development of a Numerical Model for Assessing the Impact of Raw Water Quality on Conventional Drinking Water Treatment, Final Report, Submitted to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ, December, 141p.

Guo, Q., Kumaraswamy, A., and Saha S. K. (2002). Water Quality Modeling Study of Lower Maurice River Estuary, Final Report, Submitted to Township of Commercial, Port Norris, NJ, January, 121p.

Guo, Q., Saha, S. K., and Pace, J. (2001). Sewer and Tank Sediment Flushing: Hydraulic Modeling Studies of Standpipe Vacuum Flushing Device, Final Report, Submitted to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, New Jersey, November, 46p.

Guo, Q., Psuty, N. P., Bongiovanni, J. (2000). Hydrographic Study of Barnegat Bay, Year 3: Numerical Modeling, Final Report, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, May, 252p.

Guo, Q., Suk, N.S., Ahn, C. H., and Ho, S. H. (1999). Water Quality Modeling Study of Maurice River Estuary, Final Report, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, September, Vol. I: 241p, Vol. II: 138p.

Guo, Q., Agnoli, N., Zhang, N. P., and Hayes (1999). Retrofitting Stormwater Detention Basins: Water Quality Performance Before and After, Final Report, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, September, 131p.

Guo, Q., Psuty, N. P., Lordi, G. P., and Tsai, C. S. (1998). Hydrographic Study of Barnegat Bay, Year 2: Data Analysis and Additional Data Collection, Final Report, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, December, Vol. I: 81p, Vol. II: 588p.

Salkind, A. J., Guo, Q., Grun, C., and Zhang, N. (1997). Determination of New Jersey Drinking Water Corrosivity to Lead and Copper, Final Report, Bureau of Engineering Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, December, 37p.

Salkind, A. J., Guo, Q., Grun, C., and Lockwood, R. (1996). Effects of phosphates used for corrosion control at drinking water treatment plants on POTW effluent and sludge, Final Report, Bureau of Engineering Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, June, 26p.

Guo, Q., Psuty, N. P., Lordi. G., Glenn, S., and Mund, M. (1995). Hydrographic Study of Barnegat Bay, Year 1, Final Report, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, September, Vol. I: 138p., Vol. II: 157p.

Selected Service

Service to University, College, and Department

· Member, University Committee on Environmental Affairs

· Member, New Brunswick Campus Faculty Advisory Council, Rutgers University

· Advisor, The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

· Courses of Study Committee, School of Engineering, Chair and Member

· Library Committee, School of Engineering, Chair and Member

· Director, Rutgers Hydroinformatics Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

· Director, Fluid Mechanics/Hydraulics Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Service to Profession

· Chair, Task Committee on Guidelines for Certification of Stormwater Manufactured Devices, ASCE/EWRI

· President, Chinese American Water Resources Association

· Project Steering Committee Member, Stormwater-Borne Solids, Water Environment Research Foundation

· Peer Review Panelist, Water Infrastructure Research Proposals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development

· Honorary Theme Editor, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (Sustainable Development), UNESCO

Service to Society

· Member, Advisory Council, NJ Water Resources Research Institute

· Member, Stream Corridors Subcommittee, Delaware River Basin Commission

· Member, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, National Estuary Program for Barnegat Bay, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

· Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Whippany Watershed Pilot Project, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

· Interviewed by local and national media on water resources technical issues (MSNBC, The New York Times, Sand Francisco Chronicle, The Star Ledger, NJN News, The Record, Asbury Park Press, Atlantic City Press, Wired Magazine, Omaha Herald, etc.)

Courses Taught at Rutgers

· 180:331 Elements of Environmental Engineering

· 180:387 Fluid Mechanics

· 180:431 Design of Environmental Engineering Facilities

· 180:563 Advanced Hydrology

· 180:566 Sediment Transport

· 180:567 Analysis of Receiving Water Quality

· 180:568 Thermal Effects on Receiving Waters

· 180:590 Coastal Engineering

· 180:611 Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering (Watershed Modeling)