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Ta Fu Dave KUO

Dr. Ta Fu Dave KUO, 郭大孚

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20062022

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Author IDs

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7162-174X
Scopus Author ID: 23005016500

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Qualifications (Brief)

Ph.D. (MIT), M.A.Sc. (U Toronto), B.A.Sc. (U Toronto)    

Biography

Dave received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto and obtained his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to joining the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, he conducted and coordinated research works at the University of Delaware. His research interests include fate and transport of emerging contaminants (polar and bioactive organic chemicals, organometallic compounds, ionic liquids, and nanoparticles) in aquatic and terrestrial environments, system modeling of biotransformation and bioaccumulation of organic compounds, bioavailability of weathered contaminants, mechanistic modeling of toxicological and ecotoxicological end-points, and quantitative characterization of nano- to micron-scale components in environmental matrices.

Dr. Kuo is member of American Chemical Society (ACS), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Position(s) Available

The Kuo Group is expanding and looking for new talents! We have many on-going and new research projects in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Modeling, Environmental Science, and Environmental Risk Assessment, for both undergraduate and graduate levels students. 

Please get in touch with Dr. Kuo if you are interested in doing research (student helper, research assistant) or pursuing graduate degree (master or PhD) in the group.

Research Interests/Areas

  • Fate and Transport of Contaminants
  • Wastewater Treatment & Sludge Reduction
  • Emerging Organic Pollutants
  • Biotransformation and Bioaccumulation
  • System Modeling
  • Quantitative Toxicology
  • Imaging Analysis of Environmental Matrices
  • Organometallics, Ionic Liquids, Nanoparticles

Teaching

  • BC4679: Environmental Engineering & Management
  • BC4684: Environmental Hydraulics
  • CA2169: Environmental Engineering
  • CA4678: Water and Wastewater Engineering
  • CA4679: Advanced Environmental Engineering
  • CA4684: Environmental Hydraulics
  • CA6247: Water Resources Assessment and Management
  • CA6828: Built/Natural Environmental Harmony
  • CA8208D: EngD Seminars
  • GE1343: Energy Crisis and Renewable Energy
  • GE2331: Data Visualization for Effective Communication

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

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  • 28 RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
  • 10 RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (without host publication)
  • 1 RGC 62 - Review of books or of software (or similar publications/items)
  • 1 Erratum
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  • 1 Conference / Symposium