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Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Ph.D.
Dr. Junfeng (Jim) Zhang is Professor and Acting Chair of Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at UMDNJ-School of Public Health. He uses both laboratory and field approaches to study a wide range of environmental health issues around the world. His research focuses on assessing contaminant exposures and resulting health effects in susceptible populations (e.g., asthmatic patients and children) and in the general public. Environmental hazards that Dr. Zhang has studied include urban air pollution, rural indoor air pollution from burning wood and coal, diesel exhaust, as well as lead and other toxic metals in household dust and consumer products. His recent studies focuses on the development and application of biomarkers that can reflect diesel exhaust exposure and health effects associated with particulate matter. He will be examining molecular and physiologic responses to drastic reductions in air pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has conducted collaborative research and education in China, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Guatemala, and United Kingdom.
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Professor
Exposure Science Division
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
http://sph.umdnj.edu/enoh/zhang.html
| Alternate Office | | Room: | 305 | | SPH Building | | Phone: | 732 235 5405 |
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| Research Interests:| Measurement of human exposure to environmental and occupational contaminants. Development and validation of novel methods to measure exposure to air toxics and carcinogens. Investigation of health effects of particulate matter and components. Examination of environment and gene interaction in affecting cardiopulmonary health. Analysis of rural indoor air pollution and health in developing countries.
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Publications:Zhang J.*, Smith K.R. Household use of coal and biomass fuels in China: Health Ramifications and interventions. Environmental Health Perspectives, doi:10.1289/ehp.9479 (available at http://dx.doi.org/online 27 February 2007
Herrington J., Fan Z., Lioy P., Zhang J.* Low acetaldehyde collection efficiencies for 24-hour sampling with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH)-coated solid sorbents. Environmental Science & Technology, 2007, 41:580-585.
Liu W., Zhang J.*, Kwan J., Weisel C.P., Zhang L., Morandi M.T., Colome S., Stock T.H., Turpin B.J., Korn L. Concentrations and source characteristics of airborne carbonyls measured outside urban residences. Journal of Air & Waster Management Association, 2006, 56:1196-1204.
Liu W., Zhang J.*, Zhang L., Turpin B.J., Weisel C.P. , Morandi M.T., Stock T.H., Colome S., and Korn L. Estimating contributions of indoor and outdoor sources to indoor carbonyl concentrations in three urban areas of the United States. Atmospheric Environment, 2006, 40: 2202-2214.
Fan Z., Weschler C.J., Han I., and Zhang J.* Co-formation of hydroperoxides and ultra-fine particles during the reactions of ozone with a complex VOC mixture under simulated indoor conditions. Atmospheric Environment, 2005, 39: 5171 - 5182.
Herrington J., Zhang L., Whitaker D., Sheldon L., and Zhang J.* Optimizing the Passive Aldehydes and Ketones (PAKS) method for measuring airborne acrolein and other unsaturated carbonyls. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2005, 7: 969-976.
Awards and Honors:1985 Outstanding Graduate Honors, Peking University
1993 Second place, Contest of Student Paper Session, 39th Anniversary Conference of Air & Waste Management Association, Mid-Atlantic States Section, Atlantic City, NJ. Paper title: "Indoor chemistry: ozone, aldehydes, and organic acids in residential air."
1992 First place of the National Hongyu (Rainbow and Rain) Cup Contest of Poetry and Words in Beijing, China. Poem Titled: "Memory: A Serenade."
1990 Second place of the National Best Books on Environmental knowledge, Beijing, China. Book title: "A Treasure Box of Environmental Knowledge." |
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