SU, WEI-CHUNG, PHD

EDUCATION
B.S. (Atmospheric Science) 1993, National Central University, Taiwan
M.S. (Atmospheric Science) 1995, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Ph.D. (Environmental Health Sciences) 2002, University of Michigan

EMPLOYMENT


2010 - Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2005 - Present Associate Research Scientist, Aerosol and Respiratory Dosimetry Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
2002 - 2005 Postdoctoral Fellow, Aerosol and Respiratory Dosimetry Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
1999 - 2000 Teaching Assistant, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1997 - 2002 Graduate Student, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1995 - 1997 Research Assistant, National Taiwan University, Taiwan


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
American Association for Aerosol Research
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Journal reviewer of Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Aerosol Science and Technology, Journal of Aerosol Science and Journal of Nanomaterials


 

AREAS OF RESEARCH
Dr. Su’s research interests are centered on the broad topic of aerosol science via laboratory experiments and numerical simulation. Dr. Su’s current interest is focused on investigating the particle deposition in the human respiratory tract, evaluating the performance of newly developed personal bioaerosol samplers, and studying the nasal airway drug delivery.



 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

  1. Liu, C. M. and W. C. Su: A Study of the Correlation Between Ozone Episodes and Regional Meteorological Parameters. Atmospheric Science (Taiwan) 25(1): 27-49, 1997.

     

  2. Su, W. C. and C. M. Liu: Numerical Simulation of Regional Wind Field and Ozone Episode in the Taipei Metropolitan Area. Journal of Environmental Protection Society (Taiwan) 20(2): 25-54, 1997.

     

  3. Su, W. C. and J. H. Vincent: New Experimental Studies to Directly Measure Aspiration Efficiencies of Aerosol Samplers in Calm Air. J. Aerosol Sci. 33: 103-118, 2002.

     

  4. Su, W. C. and J. H. Vincent: Experimental Measurement of Aspiration Efficiency for Idealized Spherical Aerosol Sampler in Calm Air. J. Aerosol Sci. 34: 1151-1165, 2003.

     

  5. Cheng, Y. S., H. Irshad, A. R. McFarland, W. C. Su, Y. Zhou and D. Barringer: An Aerosol Wind Tunnel for Evaluation of Massive-Flow Air Samplers and Calibration of Snow White Sampler. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 38: 1099-1107, 2004.

     

  6. Su, W. C. and J. H. Vincent: Experimental Measurements and Numerical Calculations of Aspiration Efficiency for Cylindrical Thin-Walled Aerosol Samplers in Perfectly Calm Air. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 38: 766-781, 2004.

     

  7. Su, W. C. and J. H. Vincent: Towards a General Semi-empirical Model for the Aspiration Efficiencies of Aerosol Samplers in Perfectly Calm Air. J. Aerosol Sci. 35: 1119-1134, 2004.

     

  8. Su, W. C. and Y. S. Cheng: Deposition of Fiber in the Human Nasal Airway. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 39: 888-901, 2005.

     

  9. Irshad, H., W. C. Su, Y. S. Cheng and F. Medici: Testing of High-Volume Sampler Inlets for the Sampling of Atmospheric Radionuclides. Health Phys. 91(3): 188-199, 2006.

     

  10. Su, W. C. and Y. S. Cheng: Fiber Deposition Pattern in Two Human Respiratory Tract Replicas. Inhal. Toxicol. 18(10): 749-760, 2006.

     

  11. Su, W. C. and Y. S. Cheng: Deposition of Fiber in a Human Airway Replica. J. Aerosol Sci. 37(11): 1429-1441, 2006.

     

  12. Wang, Z., P. K. Hopke, P. A. Baron, G. Ahmadi, Y. S. Cheng, G. Deye and W. C. Su: Fiber Classification and the Influence of Average Air Humidity. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 39(11): 1056-1063, 2006.

     

  13. Zamankhan, P., G. Ahmadi, Z. Wang, P. K. Hopke, Y. S. Cheng, W. C. Su and D. Leonard: Airflow and Deposition of Nano-particles in a Human Nasal Cavity. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 40(6): 463-476, 2006.

     

  14. Foo, M. Y., Y. S. Cheng, W. C. Su and M. D. Donovan: The Influence of Spray Properties on Intranasal Deposition. J. Aerosol Med. 20(4): 495-508, 2007.

     

  15. Zhou, Y., W.-C. Su and Y. S. Cheng: Fiber Deposition in the Tracheobronchial Region: Experimental Measurements. Inhal. Toxicol. 19(13): 1071-1078, 2007.

     

  16. Su, W. C., J. Wu, J. C. M. Marijnissen and Y. S. Cheng: Deposition of Man-made Fiber in the Human Nasal Airway. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 42(3): 173-181, 2008.

     

  17. Zhou, Y., W.-C. Su and Y. S. Cheng: Fiber Deposition in the Tracheobronchial Region: Deposition Equations. Inhal. Toxicol. 20(13): 1191-1198, 2008.

     

  18. Su, W. C. and Y. S. Cheng: Deposition of Man-made Fibers in Human Respiratory Airway Casts. J. Aerosol Sci. 40(3): 270-284, 2009.

     

  19. Cheng, Y. S., Y. Zhou, J. Naar, C. M. Irvin, W. C. Su, L. E. Fleming, B. Kirkpatrick, R. H. Pierce, L. C. Backer and D. G. Baden: Personal Exposure to Aerosolized Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins). J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 7(6): 326-331, 2010.
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