Dr. Guang Jin
Professor of Environmental Health
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Biography
Guang Jin, Professor in Environmental Health, teaches courses on water and waste water pollution control, air quality and pollution control, pollution prevention, environmental toxicology, health data analysis and global environmental health issues. Guang Jin earned her Sc.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from Tulane University, while majoring in water quality management. Dr. Jin’s research interests include: sustainability, bioenergy, water quality modeling and management, STEM education.
Current Courses
HSC 249.001 Environmental Toxicology
HSC 322.001 Pollution Prevention
HSC 322.002 Pollution Prevention
Teaching Interests & Areas
Pollution prevention, water and waste water pollution control, toxicology, introduction to environmental health and health data analysis.
Research Interests & Areas
Sustainability, Bioenegy, Water quality modeling and management, STEM education.
Ph D Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University
New Orleans, LA, USA
MS Chemical Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA, USA
BS Biochemical Engineering
Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology
Nanjing, China
Nominee for “Distinguished Professors” Award, 2021-2022, Illinois State University.
Illinois State University
2021
University Outstanding Researcher Award
Illinois State University
2016
Emerald LiteratiNetwork 2011 Awards for Excellence
Emerald LiteratiNetwork
2011
Researcher of the Year 2010
Department of Health Sciences, Illinois State University
2011
NSF Panel Reviewer for Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program
National Science Foundation
2009
Researcher of the Year 2008
Department of Health Sciences, Illinois State University
2009
Outstanding Teacher Award, 2007-2008
College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University
2008
Researcher of the Year 2006
Department of Health Sciences, Illinois State University
2007
Research of the Year 2005
Department of Health Sciences, Illinois State University
2006
Outstanding Researcher Award, 2004-2005
College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University
2005
Researcher of the Year 2004
Department of Health Sciences, Illinois State University
2004
University Teaching Initiative Award, 2003-2004
Illinois State University
2004
Teacher of the Year 2003
Department of Health Science, Illinois State University
2003
Most Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation 1996-1997
Delta Omega National Honor Society, ETA Chapter, New Orleans, LA
1996
Grants and Contracts
Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship Grant Track II
Joan Brehm, Melissa Heil, Eric Peterson, Noha Shawki, Guang Jin.
Illinois State University. July 2025 - June 2026
BNCRC: Bloomington Normal Climate Responsive Community
Guang Jin, David Kopsell, Liangcheng Yang, John Christian Kostelnick, Frank Dwight Beck.
US Environmental Protection Agency. August 1 2024 - April 30 2025
Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Construction and Beyond
Guang Jin, Pranshoo Solanki.
Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) – Sustaining Illinois Funding. April 1 2022 - March 30 2023
Making Geopolymer Concrete Using Waste Glass and Quarry by-products
Guang Jin, Lucas Roslewski.
Illinois State University. November 2022 - May 2023
SoTL URG: Science Literacy for General Education at ISU: A Pilot Study with HSC 156: Environmental Health in the 21st Century
Guang Jin, Alicia Wodika, Jianwei Lai.
Illinois State University. August 2019
Recycled Glass: Cement/Fly Ash Substitute in CLSM
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). December 1 2018 - May 30 2020
Fate of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in Irrigated Wastewater Effluent
Guang Jin.
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. September 1 2011 - June 30 2013
Collaborative Research: Biodiesel for non-STEM Majors: Three Applications
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
National Science Foundation Course Curriculum Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program. June 1 2009 - May 31 2011
Interim Markets for Energy Crops: Anaerobic Digestion and Wastewater Irrigation Phase II
Guang Jin.
US Department of Energy. September 2009 - December 2013
Conference Proceeding
Investigation of Waste Glass-based Sodium Silicate Combined with Industrial By-products in Geopolymer Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin.
Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies Conference, (2024)
Waste Glass as an Alkaline Activator and Fly Ash as Precursor in Geopolymer Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin.
12th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-12), (2023)
Recycling of Single-Stream Waste Glass in Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
The Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), (2019)
Journal Article
Exploring Interdisciplinary Co-curriculum Service-Learning through a Student-Formed Consulting Community
Guang Jin, Pranshoo Solanki.
Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, 17 (1), 24 - 33, (2025)
Fostering Scientific Literacy with Problem Sets that Generate Cognitive Presence and Fulfill Basic Psychological Needs
Guang Jin, Rebekka Darner, Alicia Wodika, Jianwei Lai.
Journal of College Science Teaching, 52 (7), 85-94, (2023)
Properties of Flowable Fill Produced by Substituting Fly Ash with Recycled Glass Powder
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
Construction and Building Materials, 265, 1 – 16, (2020)
Cap-and-Trade: Understanding and teaching a market-based approach to natural resource allocation
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma, Liangcheng Yang.
Natural Sciences Education, 45 (doi:10.4195/nse2015.0030), (2016)
Low-heat, mild alkaline pretreatment of switchgrass for anaerobic digestion
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, PartA:, 49 (5), 565-574, (2014)
Evaluation and applicability of water quality and nutrients removal by coastal wetlands receiving treated municipal wastewater and its application.
Chih-Yang Hu, Guang Jin, Andrew, Jr. Englande.
Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 22 (4), 522-531, (2011)
Guided-inquiry learning in environmental health
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
Journal of Environmental Health, 73 (6), (2011)
Biogas production from switchgrass under experimental conditions simulating U.S. digester operations
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma, Paul Walker.
Journal of Environmental Science and Health
Properties of flowable fill produced by substituting fly ash with recycled glass powder
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 265, 2020, 120330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120330
Sustainability Education and Civic Engagement through Integration of Undergraduate Research with Service Learning
Guang Jin, Tom Bierma.
Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, 15 (1), 17-21
Technical Report
Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Construction and Beyond
Guang Jin, Pranshoo Solanki, Nishant Garg.
Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) – Sustaining Illinois Funding, University of Illinois, 15, (2023)
Presentations
Investigation of Waste Glass-based Sodium Silicate Activator Combined with Industrial By-products in Geopolymer Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin.
6th International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Lyon, France, June 9-14, 2024, June, 2024
Waste Glass as an Alkaline Activator and Fly Ash as Precursor in Geopolymer Concrete
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin.
12th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC - 12), Chicago, IL, August, 2023
Civic Engagement through Student-formed Consulting Community
Guang Jin.
2022 SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Summer Institute (Virtual), online, August 6, 2022
Pedagogical Tools Developed to Foster Accuracy-Oriented Reasoning
Guang Jin, Alicia Wodika, Rebekka Darner, Jianwei Lai, Jared Cihlar, Maddie Moore.
20th SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Conference (Virtual), online, August, 2020
"Science Literacy for General Education at ISU: A Pilot Study"
Guang Jin, Alicia Wodika, Rebekka Darner, Jianwei Lai, Jared Cihlar, Maddie Moore.
Illinois State University Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium, Normal IL, January 8, 2020
A Summary of Practice for Recycling of Waste Glass in Pavement Materials
Pranshoo Solanki, Saurabh Singh, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
ASCE T&DI International Airfield & Highway Pavements Conference, Chicago, IL, July 22, 2019
Recycling of Single-Stream Waste Glass in Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
The Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), London, UK, July 16, 2019
Teaching Statistics Using a Hybrid/online Approach
Guang Jin.
Creating Climates for Teaching and Learning” - Illinois State University Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium, Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Normal, IL., January 11, 2012
STEM for Non-STEM Majors: POGIL, “Clickers”, and Biodiesel in a Lecture Hall Environmental Science Course
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
POGIL Great Lake Regional Meeting, Holland, Michigan, July, 2011