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Biography of Nie Meisheng

Nie Meisheng

Personal

Born 1st Dec 1942, Kun Ming, Yun Nan Province, China
Nationality: Man Zu
Origin: Dalian, Liaoning

Education
1957 – 1962 Water Supply & Drainage Section, Civil Engineering Department, Tsinghua University
1984 – 1986 Environmental Engineering, Rensselear
Polytechnic Institute, dispatched by the State Education Commission as the visiting scholar

Work Experience

1963 – 1970

Municipal Engineering Research Institute,
Ministry of  Construction, as a technician
1970 – 1973 First Construction Co., Si Chuan Construction Industry Bureau, as a technician
1973 – 1978 China Southwest Municipal Engineering Design Institute, as a technician
1978 – 1984 Ditto, as an engineer
1984 – 1986 Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, USA, as a visiting scholar.
1986 – 1987

China Southwest Municipal Engineering Design Institute, as division chief & engineer
1987 – 1989 Ditto, as Deputy Chief Engineer, Senior Engineer
1989 – 1990 Ditto, as Deputy Director, Deputy Chief Engineer, Senior Engineer
1990 – 1991 Ditto, as Deputy Director, Deputy Chief Engineer, Professor
1991 – 1993 Science & Technology Department, MOC, as Deputy Director General, Doctorate Tutor
1994 – 1998 Science & Technology Department, MOC, as Director General
1995 – present Harbin Institute of Technology, Visiting professor
1996 – present Chairperson, Water Supply & Drainage Association, China Civil Engineering Association
1996 – present Tsinghua University, Visiting Professor
1998 – present Science &Technology Committee, MOC, as Vice Director
2001 – present International Water Association, China National Committee as Chairperson
2001 – present China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, President

Major Achievements

THE REPRESENTATIVE RESULT, PAPERS INDEX

A. ACHIEVEMENT MERITS

DOMESTICALLY
  1. 1.2006. Beijing Science & Technology Progress Prize (1st rank), Beijing Municipality, ”Green Building Assessment System”.

  2. 1992, Science & Technology Progress Prize ( 1st rank ), MOC, “ Research on Oxidation Pond Engineering Technology ” as Chief Researcher.

  3. 1992, Science & Technology Progress Prize ( 1st rank ), State Education Commission “ Research on High Density Organic Wastewater Biological Treatment Technology ”, as the Chief of the sub - subject.

  4. 1995, Science & Technology Progress Prize ( 3rd rank ), National Environment Protection Agency, “ Research on Cresol Chemical Wastewater Test ”, as the subject chief.

  5. 1983, Science & Technology Research Award ( 3rd rank ), Sichuan Vinylon Works Wastewater Biological Treatment Test Research, as Chief Researcher.

  6. 1978. National Science & Technology Conference Prize, “ Si Chuan Vinylon Works Waste Water Treatment Experiment Research ” as Chief Researcher.

INTERNATIONALLY

  1. 1985, Excellent Papers Prize 57 New York Annual Conference on Waste Water Control, “ Phosphorus Transformation in a Rapid Infiltration Column”.

  2. 1995, praised by the 4th Women Conference of UN ( as the woman scientific and technical expert ).

  3. 1996, praised by MOC for her heartfelt efforts to participated in the 2nd HABITAT Conference.

B. Written Works or Publications

  1. < Air Pollution and Control > , as co - writer with two American Professors, 1985, published by China Environment Press.

  2. < Design Manual for Urban Wastewater Stabilization Pond > , as Deputy Editor in Chief, 1990,published by China Building Industry Press.

  3. < Design Guideline for Urban Wastewater Land Treatment Utilization >, as Editorial Member, 1991, published by China Standard Press.

  4. < Urban Water Drainage Engineering Manua > as translator, 1993, published by China Building Industry Press.

  5. < China Housing Industry Technology >  as Editor in Chief, 1995, published by Ji Lin People’s Press.

  6. < Selection of Design on Water Industry Engineering Technology > as Editorial Member, 1997 published by China Building Industry Press.

  7. < Design Manual on Water Industry Technology > as the Director of the editorial committee, will be published by China Building Industry Press in 1998.

  8. < China Eco-housing technology Evaluation Handbook > as the first editor,2001 published by China Building Industry Press.

C. ACADEMIC PAPERS ( REPRESENTATIVE ARTICLES )

  1. “ Phosphorus Transformation in a Rapid Infiltration Column ”, 1st author, 1985, published by Northeastern Environ, Sci, V4.nos3/4, pp149-154.

  2. ”Studies on the Mechanism of Phosphorus Removal from Treated Wastewater by Sand”, as 2nd author, 1988, published by JWPCF pp2089-2094.Vol.60.

  3. ”Developing Chinese Characteristics Suitable Urban Wastewater Treatment Technology ”, as the Only Author, 1988”China Water Supply & Drainage Journal ” Vol 4, No. 4.

  4. “ Test Research on Technical and Economical effect of Urban Water Stabilization Ponds ”, 1st author, 1990.5.6 “ China Water Supply & Drainage Journal ” There are two papers published by “ Water Science & Technology ” of IAWQ ( all rights reserved ).

  5. “ Technical & Economic Analysis of Stabilization Ponds ”, as 1st author, 1991, published by “ Water Science & Technology ” Vol 24, No. 5, pp55 - 62.

  6. “ System Optimization of Stabilization Ponds ” as 1st author, 1992, published by “ Water Science & Technology ” Vol 26, No. 7 - 8, pp1678 - 1688.

  7. “ Consideration on Scientific & Technical Issues for Social Development ” as 2nd author, 1992. 5, papers released at Social Scientific and Technical Seminar.

  8. “ Energy Efficiency in Urban Buildings ”, as 1st author, 1993.3. “ Report, Expert Group Meeting, Urban Areas, Environment & Energy ”, pp87, organized by UN HABITAT Center and Swedish Government.

  9. “ Human Settlement Sustainable Development ”, as the only author, 1993.10. “ Essay on Chinese Sustainable Development ” pp60, published by China Marine Press.

  10. “ The Scientific Research and Development on Urban Water and Wastewater in China ” as the only author, 1994.7. “ Selection Papers for International Seminar on Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment ”. pp1, published by China Building Industry Press.

  11. “ The State of the Art of Human Settlements Environment and Countermeasures for Improvement in China ”, as 1st author, 1994, “ Selection of papers for 14th Eastern Region Planning Conference ” pp423

  12. “ China Sustainable Energy Utilization in Building ”, as 1st author, pp162, 2nd HABITAT Conference, June 7, 1996, Istanbul, Turkey.

  13. “ Year 2000 China Water Industry Sustainable Development Strategy - the Industrialization of Water Industry ”, as 1st author, released at the 10th Anniversary Meeting of the founding of China Civil Engineering Association, published by China Environment Press, “ Resources, Development, Environmental Protection” pp771, and also compiled by the symposium on Environmental Protection  ( across Taiwan Straits ).

  14. ” The Emerge & Development of Water Industry & Its Learning ” as 1st author, 1997.4. “ Water Supply and Drainage Journal ”.
 

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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