Cary Chiou | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Cary Chiou |  Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, United States

Dr. Cary T. Chiou is a renowned environmental chemist recognized for his pioneering research in the partition and transport behavior of organic contaminants in the environment. He received his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University (1965), followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Physical and Surface Chemistry from Kent State University, USA.

Profile:

🎓 Education:

  • B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering – National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (1965)

  • M.S. & Ph.D. in Physical and Surface Chemistry – Kent State University, USA (1970, 1973)

🧪 Research Focus:

Environmental Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants

  • Sorption mechanisms in soil and sediment

  • Partition theory with natural organic matter

  • Bioconcentration in aquatic species and plants

  • Air-water interface contaminant transfer

  • Interaction with dissolved organic matter

👨‍🔬 Career Highlights:

  • 🌟 University Chair Professor, NCKU, Taiwan (2007–present)

  • 💧 Research Hydrologist & Project Chief, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado, USA (1983–2006)

  • 🎓 Associate Professor, Oregon State University (1976–1983)

  • 🧑‍🔬 Postdoctoral Fellowships at Brown University & University of Kentucky

🏆 Honors & Awards:

  • 🔹 Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering & Ecology/Environment

  • 🥇 Outstanding Publication Award – AEESP (1999)

  • 🎖 Distinguished Achievement Award – Chinese Society of Science & Engineering (1989)

  • 🌟 University Chair Professor – NCKU (2007–present)

  • 🧑‍🏫 Environmental Science Lecturer – NTU & UNDP (Taiwan, China)

📚 Notable Contributions:

  • 📘 Soil Sorption Model (1979): Pioneered the concept of soil organic matter as a partition medium

  • 🌱 Koc Consistency: Simplified contaminant sorption prediction across soils and sediments

  • 🧪 PAHs Partitioning Insight: Demonstrated aromatic affinity in SOM via NMR and solvent studies

  • 🔬 Research Impact: Model and findings cited over 1500 times; foundational in environmental chemistry

📊 Citation Metrics:

  • Total Citations: 20,852

  • Citations Since 2020: 2,221

  • h-index: 56

  • h-index Since 2020: 24

  • i10-index: 93

  • i10-index Since 2020: 44

Publication Top Notes:

  • A physical concept of soil-water equilibria for nonionic organic compounds (1979)
    CT Chiou, LJ Peters, VH Freed
    Science 206 (4420), 831-832
    Citations: 1700

  • Partition equilibriums of nonionic organic compounds between soil organic matter and water (1983)
    CT Chiou, PE Porter, DW Schmedding
    Environmental Science & Technology 17 (4), 227-231
    Citations: 1539

  • Water solubility enhancement of some organic pollutants and pesticides by dissolved humic and fulvic acids (1986)
    CT Chiou, RL Malcolm, TI Brinton, DE Kile
    Environmental Science & Technology 20 (5), 502-508
    Citations: 1518

  • Compositions and sorptive properties of crop residue-derived chars (2004)
    Y Chun, G Sheng, CT Chiou, B Xing
    Environmental Science & Technology 38 (17), 4649-4655
    Citations: 1408

  • Partition coefficient and bioaccumulation of selected organic chemicals (1977)
    CT Chiou, VH Freed, DW Schmedding, RL Kohnert
    Environmental Science & Technology 11 (5), 475-478
    Citations: 920

  • Partition characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on soils and sediments (1998)
    CT Chiou, SE McGroddy, DE Kile
    Environmental Science & Technology 32 (2), 264-269
    Citations: 845

  • Water solubility enhancements of DDT and trichlorobenzene by some surfactants below and above the critical micelle concentration (1989)
    DE Kile, CT Chiou
    Environmental Science & Technology 23 (7), 832-838
    Citations: 760

  • Sorption characteristics of organic compounds on hexadecyltrimethylammonium‐smectite (1988)
    SA Boyd, MM Mortland, CT Chiou
    Soil Science Society of America Journal 52 (3), 652-657
    Citations: 639

  • A comparison of water solubility enhancements of organic solutes by aquatic humic materials and commercial humic acids (1987)
    CT Chiou, DE Kile, TI Brinton, RL Malcolm, JA Leenheer, P MacCarthy
    Environmental Science & Technology 21 (12), 1231-1234
    Citations: 553

  • Soil sorption of organic vapors and effects of humidity on sorptive mechanism and capacity (1985)
    CT Chiou, TD Shoup
    Environmental Science & Technology 19 (12), 1196-1200
    Citations: 546

  • Partitioning of organic compounds in octanol-water systems (1982)
    CT Chiou, DW Schmedding, M Manes
    Environmental Science & Technology 16 (1), 4-10
    Citations: 533

  • Partition and adsorption of organic contaminants in environmental systems (2003)
    CT Chiou
    John Wiley & Sons
    Citations: 505

  • Partition coefficients of organic compounds in lipid-water systems and correlations with fish bioconcentration factors (1985)
    CT Chiou
    Environmental Science & Technology 19 (1), 57-62
    Citations: 470

  • A partition-limited model for the plant uptake of organic contaminants from soil and water (2001)
    CT Chiou, G Sheng, M Manes
    Environmental Science & Technology 35 (7), 1437-1444
    Citations: 444

  • Theoretical considerations of the partition uptake of nonionic organic compounds by soil organic matter (1989)
    CT Chiou
    Reactions and Movement of Organic Chemicals in Soils 22, 1-29
    Citations: 441

  • Effect of ten quaternary ammonium cations on tetrachloromethane sorption to clay from water (1990)
    JA Smith, PR Jaffe, CT Chiou
    Environmental Science & Technology 24 (8), 1167-1172
    Citations: 440

  • Influence of soil organic matter composition on the partition of organic compounds (1992)
    DW Rutherford, CT Chiou, DE Kile
    Environmental Science & Technology 26 (2), 336-340
    Citations: 435

  • Deviations from sorption linearity on soils of polar and nonpolar organic compounds at low relative concentrations (1998)
    CT Chiou, DE Kile
    Environmental Science & Technology 32 (3), 338-343
    Citations: 411

  • Sorption of selected organic compounds from water to a peat soil and its humic-acid and humin fractions: potential sources of the sorption nonlinearity (2000)
    CT Chiou, DE Kile, DW Rutherford, G Sheng, SA Boyd
    Environmental Science & Technology 34 (7), 1254-1258
    Citations: 405

  • Partition of nonpolar organic pollutants from water to soil and sediment organic matters (1995)
    DE Kile, CT Chiou, H Zhou, H Li, O Xu
    Environmental Science & Technology 29 (5), 1401-1406
    Citations: 362