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EDUCATION

Ph. D. May 2016 Global Environmental Health Sciences Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana Entitled: The Utilization of Ionic Iron for Short-term Stabilization and Estrogen Deactivation of Heat Dried Biosolids (Co-Chairman Dr. Robert S. Reimers and Dr. Andrew J. Englande, Jr.) Bachelor of Sciences June 2008 Environmental Sciences — Environmental Biology Nanjing University, Nanjing, JS, China

PATENT Reimers, R.S., Englande, A.J., Xu, Y. and Murray, N.K., December 1, 2015.“Utilization of Iron Salts to stabilize and/or Disinfect Biosolids.” The Board of Educators of Tulane University, United States Patent Number 9,199,885.

EXPERIENCE Project Manager 2013 -2016 Paradigm International. Inc.

Coordinated the project development and directed the preliminary research design in the PeroxyChem Peracetic acid (PAA) disinfection and medical disinfection projects. Conducted feasibility study of PAA disinfection in associated with PeroxyChem and Veolia Water North America. Finalized project proposals and produced reports for completed projects.

Formulated the proposal for Unity Envirotech LLC on the assessment of its fertilizer process for deactivation EDC by-products in municipal sludge. Research Associate 2012 -2016 New Orleans Sewage Water Board Wetland Demonstration Project Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Developed the project QA/QC protocol and participated negotiations and communications with SWBNO and LDEQ. Prepared the field sampling protocol and oversaw trainings of laboratory personal at Tulane.

Research Assistant 2010 - 2014 Environmental Chemistry, Biological and Industry laboratories Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Conducted chemical and microbiological analyses on water, wastewater and biosolids, supported projects from 2010 to 2014.

Teaching Assistant 2010 -2011 Environmental Chemistry Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Instructed laboratory classes of environmental chemistry and biology for both undergraduate and graduate levels. Designed and instructed one field sampling class on water quality monitoring and standard analysis for Nunez Community college (New Orleans) as a part of the Tulane University community service program.

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PUBLICATIONS Fritzmorris-Brisolara, K. B., Xu, Y., Reimers, R. S., Pillai, S. D., (2011), “Assessment of Municipal and Agricultural Waste Residuals”, Praeger Handbook of Environmental Health, ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, California

Eckenfelder, W., Englande, Jr., Xu, Y., (2010) “Treatability and Scale-up for Regulatory Compliance”, Water Science & Technology, Elsevier Science, Ltd., UK

Jibiao Zhang, Zheng Zheng, Yue Xu, et al., (2007) Degradation of diuron in water by !-irradiation, Environmental Chemistry. (ISSN: 0254-6108)

Jibiao Zhang, Zheng Zheng, Tan Zhao, et al., (2007) Radiation-induced reduction of diuron by gamma-ray irradiation, Journal of Hazardous Materials. (ISSN: 0304-3894)

Jibiao Zhang, Zheng Zheng, Tan Zhao, et al., (2007) Humic acid removal in water by !-irradiation, Environmental Chemistry. (ISSN: 0254-6108)

REPORTS FOR PROJECTS Project: New Orleans’ heat-dried biosolids for wetland restoration

Reimers, R.S., Englande, A.J., and Xu, Y., 2013. “Assessment and Production of Heat Drying Process to Produce ‘Class A’ Disinfected/Stabilized New Orleans Biosolids for Beneficial Use in the Wetlands,” Tulane Report to Waldemar S. Nelson and Company, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana. Project: New Orleans’ incinerator ash as a wetland soil amender

Reimers, R.S., Murray, N.K. and Xu, Y., 2013. “” Sewage Water board of New Orleans Ash’s Assessment as a Wetland Soil Amender,” Paradigm International, Inc. report to Veolia Water North America Operation Services, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana. Project: PeroxyChem disinfection pilot studies

Reimers, R.S., Xu, Y. and Sandberg, M.A., 2014. “Pre-Pilot Studies of Disinfection of Wastewater with VirorOx WWT II for Reuse in Wetlands Assimilation,” Paradigm International, Inc. report to PeroxyChem, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reimers, R.S., Xu, Y., and Sandberg, M.A., 2015. “Pilot Studies of Wastewater Disinfection with VigorOx ® WWT II for Reuse in Wetlands Assimilation,” Paradigm International, Inc. report to PeroxyChem, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Project: New Orleans’ incinerator ash as wetland soil amender for demonstration project

Reimers, R.S., Murray, N.K., and Xu, Y., 2015. “Removing the New Orleans Municipal Incinerator Ash from the Solid Waste Arena,” Paradigm report to Veolia Water North America Operation Services, LLC.

Reimers, R.S., Murray, N.K., and Xu, Y., 2015. “Sewage Water Board of New Orleans Incinerator Ash’s Assessment for Usage as Wetland’s Soil Amender,” Paradigm report to Veolia Water North America Operation Services, LLC.

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REFERRED PROCEEDINGS Block, P., Reimers, R.S., and Xu, Y., (2015). “Use of Peracetic Acid as a Wastewater Disinfection to Eliminate the Formation of Chlorinated Disinfection By-products and Inhibit the Activity of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds”, WEFTEC 2015, Chicago, IL. Reimers, R.S., Fitzmoris-Brisolara, K. B., Logan, T. J., and Xu, Y., (2014). “Utilization of Alkaline Coal Ash in the Treatment of Municipal Sludge – Producing Agricultural Soil Amender”, WACAU 2014, International Workshop on Agricultural Coal Ash Uses, Israel.

Reimers, R. S., Hunter, G. L., Xu. Y., et al., (2014). “Wetlands Restoration Wastewater Disinfecting Processes”, WEFTEC 2014 Wetland Rehabilitation Workshop, New Orleans, LA.

Fitzmoris-Brisolara, K. B., Xu, Y., Reimers, R. S., (2014). “Wetlands Restoration through Incineration Ash and Biosolids Application – Assessment Related to St. Bernard and Orleans Parish Operating Demonstration Project”, WEFTEC 2014 Workshop, New Orleans, LA.

Reimers, R. S., Xu, Y., Pillai, S. D., et al., (2013), “Future Directions Biosolids Management of the Second Decade of the 21st Century”, IWA, holistic sludge management, Vasteras Sweden.

Xu, Y., Reimers, R. S., Englande, Jr. A. J., (2012), “Development of Heat-dried Biosolids Product for Application in the Wetlands”, WEFTEC2012, New Orleans, LA.

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RE: Recommendation for Dr Yue Xu as Environmental Scientist

To whom it may concern:

August 9, 2016

This recommendation for Yue Xu, Ph.D. is pleasingly being submitted to your offices. My acquaintance with Dr. Xu has been as an advisor, professor and research/teaching colleague for the past seven years. Any organization would be fortunate to obtain the services of such a organized, experienced and mature professional.

Over the past seven years, she has worked as a project manager for Paradigm International, Inc. and research associate/teaching assistant at Tulane University. In doctoral research, she published six research articles in the area of wastewater treatment, residual management (stabilization and disinfection), and wastewater disinfection (ultraviolet irradiation, peracetic acid and ferrate disinfection). Her dissertation produced a patent entitled,

Reimers, R.S., Englande, A.J., Xu, Y and Murray, N,K. December 1, 2015. "Utilization of Iron Salts to stabilize and/or Disinfect Biosolids." The Board of Educators of Tulane University, United States Patent Number 9,199,885.

In addition, she has directed projects on pilot studies on PAA disinfection of wastewater disinfection looking an endocrine disruption issues related to wetlands discharge. This project resulted in a paper and presentation at WEFTEC in 2015 and the conversion of incinerator ash into a soil or wetlands soil amender. It obvious that Yue has the experience of directing real world projects and developing innovative approaches in biosolids/environmental processing.

In summary, Dr. Xu has gained a lot of experience in refinement and assessment of innovative or existing process schemes. I emphatically support and respect her professional capability.

WEF Fellow, Emeritus Fellow AIC Emeritus Professor, Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 1440 Canal Street New Orleans, Louisiana Tel: 713-857-3067