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Dr. Tran Thi Phuong Quynh

Position: Head of Department

Expertise: Environmental Engineering

Email: tranthiphuongquynh@tdtu.edu.vn

Main Research Directions

  • Treatment and resource recovery from semiconductor industry wastewater;
  • Advanced oxidation process combined with microwaves;
  • Optimization of environmental treatment processes;
  • Development of adsorbent materials from industrial/agricultural by-products;
  • Application of EM technology in environmental treatment.

Achievements

  • Key member of 1 national-level research project and 1 international-level research project
  • Published 10 WoS/Scopus articles
  • H-index: 6; number of citations: 141
  • Successfully supervised 2 master's students

Education

  • 2021: PhD in Environmental Engineering; National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • 2017: Master of Environmental Engineering; Ming Chi University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2015: Bachelor of Environmental Science Engineer; Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam

Experience

  • 11/2023 - present: Head of Environmental Science Department, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University
  • 10/2022 - present: Lecturer, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University
  • 04/2022 - 09/2022: Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University
  • 01/2022 - 03/2022: Teaching Trainee, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University
  • 10/2015 - 12/2021: Staff Member (studying abroad), Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University

Publications

1. Po-Hsun Lin*, Jhong-Siang Fan, Ching-Lung Chen, Quynh Thi Phuong Tran & Chia-Yu Lin (2026). Manganese oxide-coated oyster shell for heavy metal immobilization in contaminated soils. Sustainable Environment Research, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42834-025-00267-9 
2. Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Trung Thanh Nguyen, Oanh Nguyen Song Dao, Chia-Yu Lin & Po-Hsun Lin* (2025). Manganese-coated granular oyster shells: a novel approach for heavy metal removal from urban
stormwater runoff. Applied Water Science, 15, 213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-025-02568-1
3. Quang-Oai Lu, Reza Bahramloo, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Jun Wang, Ali Talebi, Quynh Thi Phuong Tran*, Afshin Ghahramani, Mehdi Sepehri (2025). Evaluating the impact of roof rainwater harvesting on
hydrological connectivity and urban flood mitigation. Results in Engineering, 25, 104022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104022
4. Yun-Rou Chen, Dinh Thi Hong Thanh, Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Bing-Lan Liu, Penjit Srinophakun, Chen-Yaw Chiu, Kuei-Hsiang Chen, and Yu-Kaung Chang* (2024). The utilization of chicken egg white
waste-modified nanofiber membrane for anionic dye removal in batch and flow systems: Comprehensive investigations into equilibrium, kinetics, and breakthrough curve. Membranes, 14(6), 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14060128
5. Quang-Oai Lu, Chien-Cheng Jung, How-Ran Chao, Pei-Shih Chen, Chia-Wei Lee, Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Jyun-Yi Ciou, Wei-Hsiang Chang* (2023). Investigating the associations between
organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) and fine particles in paired indoor and outdoor air: A probabilistic prediction model for deriving OPFRs in indoor environments. Environment International, 174, 107871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.107871
6. Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Balamurugan Ananthakrishnan, Hsin-hsin Tung* (2023). Study on antibacterial properties of heated oyster-shell particle against Bacillus subtilis spores in rainwater by response surface methodology based on central composite design. Journal of Water and Health, 21(3), 372–384. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.278
7. Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Po-Hsun Lin* (2022). Optimizing the recovery process of ceramic grade calcium fluoride from hydrofluoric/hexafluorosilicic acid wastewater. Journal of Cleaner Production, 333, 130125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130125
8. Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Steve Tan, Chi-Hsu Hsieh, Tung-Yu Yang, and Hsinhsin Tung* (2021). Degradation Kinetics and Pathways of Isopropyl Alcohol by Microwave-Assisted
Oxidation Process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(34), 12461–12473. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01464
9. Quynh Thi Phuong Tran; Chi-Hsu Hsieh; Tung-Yu Yang; Hsin-hsin Tung* (2019). Optimization of isopropyl alcohol degradation by microwave-induced catalytic oxidation process. Water Reuse, 9(3),
213–224. https://doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2019.015
10. Hsin-Hung Ou, Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Po-Hsun Lin* (2018). A synergistic effect between gluconate and molybdate on corrosion inhibition of recirculating cooling water systems. Corrosion Science, 133, 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.01.014