Dr. Ni-Bin Chang Publications

PUBLICATION (1991-PRESENT)

(A) PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PAPERS (TOTAL = 210)

  1. Chang, N. B. and Schuler, R. E. (1991): Optimal pricing of the sanitary landfill use over time. Journal of Resource Management and Technology, 19(1), 14-24.
  2. Chang, N. B., Pan, Y. C. and Huang, S. D. (1993): Time series forecasting of solid waste generation. Journal of Resource Management and Technology, 21(1), 1-10.
  3. Chang, N. B., Schuler, R. E., and Shoemaker, C. A. (1993): Environmental and economic optimization of an integrated solid waste management system. Journal of Resource Management and Technology, 21(2), 87-98.
  4. Chang, N. B., Mount, T. D. and Schuler, R. E. (1993): Econometric analysis of the construction and operating costs of solid waste incinerators. Environmental Modelling and Software, 8, 173-186.
  5. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1994): A locational model for the site selection of solid waste management facilities with traffic congestion constraints. Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 11, 287-306.
  6. Chang, N. B., Wen, C. G. and Wu, S. L. (1995): Optimal management of environmental and land resources in a reservoir watershed by multi-objective programming. Journal of Environmental Management, 44(2), 145-161.
  7. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1995): Optimal planning for the coastal wastewater treatment and disposal system. Coastal Management, 23, 153-166.
  8. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1995): A grey nonlinear programming approach for planning coastal wastewater treatment and ocean disposal system. Water Science and Technology, 32(2), 19-29.
  9. Chang, N. B. and Huang, S. H. (1995): Statistical modelling for the prediction and control of PCDDs and PCDFs emissions from municipal solid waste incinerators. Waste Management and Research, 13, 379-400.
  10. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1995): The development of material recovery facilities in the United States: status and cost structure analysis. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 13(2), 115-128.
  11. Chang, N. B., Wen, C. G., Chen, Y. L. and Yong, Y. C. (1996): Optimal planning of the reservoir watershed by grey fuzzy multi-objective programming (I): theory. Water Research, 30(10), 2329-2334.
  12. Chang, N. B., Wen, C. G., Chen, Y. L. and Yong, Y. C. (1996): Optimal planning of the reservoir watershed by grey fuzzy multi-objective programming (II): application. Water Research, 30(10), 2335-2340.
  13. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1996): The development of an environmental decision support system for municipal solid waste management. Computers, Environment and Urban System, 20(3), 201-212.
  14. Chang, N. B., Yong, Y. C., and Wang, S. F. (1996): Solid waste management system analysis with noise control and traffic congestion limitations. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 122(2), 122-131.
  15. Chang, N. B., Shoemaker, C. A. and Schuler, R. E. (1996): Solid waste management system analysis with air pollution control and leachate impact limitations. Waste Management & Research, 14, 463-481.
  16. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1996): Comparative risk analysis of solid waste management alternatives in a metropolitan region. Environmental Management, 20(1), 65-80.
  17. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1996): Solid waste management system analysis by multi-objective mixed integer programming model. Journal of Environmental Management, 48, 17-43.
  18. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1996): Managerial fuzzy optimal planning for solid waste management systems. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 122(7), 649-658.
  19. Chang, N. B. and Huang, S. H. (1996): A chemometric approach for the verification of dioxin/furan formation mechanism in municipal incinerators. Chemosphere, 32(1), 209-216.
  20. Chang, N. B., Chen, Y. L. and Yong, H. H. (1996): A fuzzy goal regression model for the construction cost estimation of municipal waste incinerators. International Journal of Systems Science, 27(5), 433-445.
  21. Chang, N. B. and Chen, H. W. (1997): Water pollution control in a river basin by interactive fuzzy interval multi-objective programming. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 123(12), 1208-1216.
  22. Chang, N. B., Wen, C. G. and Chen, Y. L. (1997): A fuzzy multi-objective programming approach for optimal management of the reservoir watershed. European Journal of Operational Research, 99(2), 304-323.
  23. Chang, N. B., Lu, H. Y. and Wei, Y. L. (1997): GIS technology for vehicle routing and scheduling in solid waste collection systems. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 123(9), 901-910.
  24. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1997): A fuzzy goal programming approach for the optimal planning of solid waste management systems. European Journal of Operational Research, 99(2), 287-303.
  25. Chang, N. B., Chen, Y. L. and Wang, S. F. (1997): A fuzzy interval multi-objective mixed integer programming approach for the optimal planning of metropolitan solid waste management system. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 89(1), 35-60.
  26. Chang, N. B. and Lu, H. Y. (1997): A new approach for long term planning of solid waste management systems using fuzzy global criterion. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, A32(4), 1025-1047.
  27. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1997): Integrated analysis of recycling and incineration programs by goal programming techniques. Waste Management & Research, 15(2), 121-136.
  28. Chang, N. B., Chang, Y. H. and Chen, Y. L. (1997): Cost-effective and workload balancing operation in solid waste management systems. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 123(2), 178-190.
  29. Chang, N. B. and Lin, Y. T. (1997): Optimal siting of transfer station locations in a metropolitan solid waste management system. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, A32, (8), 2379-2401.
  30. Chang, N. B. and Lin, Y. T. (1997): Economic evaluation of a regionalization program of solid waste management in a metropolitan region. Journal of Environmental Management, 51(3), 241-274.
  31. Chang, N. B., Chang, Y. H. and Chen, W. C. (1997): Evaluation of heat values and its prediction for refuse-derived fuel. Science of the Total Environment, 197, 139-148.
  32. Chang, N. B. and Lin, Y. T. (1997): An analysis of recycling impacts on solid waste generation by time series intervention modeling. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 19(3), 165-186. 
  33. Chang, N. B and Chen, Y. L. (1997): Construction cost analysis for landfill gas recovery system in the U.S. via fuzzy regression technique. Journal of the Chinese Fuzzy Systems Association, 3(1), 23-48.
  34. Chang, N. B., Wei, Y. L., Tseng, C. C. and Kao, C. Y. (1997): The design of a GIS-based decision support system for chemical emergency preparedness and response in an urban environment.Computers, Environment and Urban System, 21(1), 67-94.
  35. Chen, H. W. and Chang, N. B. (1998):  Water pollution control in the river basin by genetic algorithm-based fuzzy multi-objective programming modeling. Water Science and Technology, 37(8), 55-63.
  36. Chang, N. B., Lin, Y. T. and Chang, Y. H. (1998): A client-server computer framework for solid waste management decision analysis in Taiwan. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 58, 15-31.
  37. Chang, N. B., Chang, Y. H. and Chen, W. C. (1998): Systematic evaluation and uncertainty analysis of refuse-derived fuel process in Taiwan. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 48, 537-544.
  38. Chang, Y. H. and Chang, N. B. (1998): Optimization analysis for the development of short-term solid waste management strategies using presorting process prior to incinerator. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 24, 7-32.
  39. Chang, N. B., Kao, C. Y., Wei, Y. L. and Tseng, C. C. (1998): Comparative study of 3-D numerical simulation and puff models for dense air pollutants. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 125(2), 125-134.
  40. Chang, N. B., Yeh, S. C. and Wu, G. C. (1999): Stability analysis of grey compromise programming and its applications. International Journal of Systems Science, 30(6), 571-589.
  41. Lin, K. S., Wang, H. Paul, Chang, N. B., Huang, Y. J. and Liu, S. H. (1999): Pyrolysis kinetics of refuse-derived fuel. Fuel Processing Technology, 60, 103-110.
  42. Chang, N. B. and Wei, Y. L. (1999): Strategic planning of recycling drop-off stations by multi-objective programming. Environmental Management, 24(2), 247-264.
  43. Chang, N. B., Chen, W. C. and Chang, Y. H. (1999): Comparative evaluation of RDF and MSW incineration. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 58, 33-45.
  44. Chang, N. B., Wang, H. P., Huang, W. L. and Lin, K. S. (1999): The assessment of reuse potential for MSW and RDF incineration ashes. Resources, Conservation, & Recycling, 25(3-4), 255-270.
  45. Chang, N. B. and Tseng, C. C. (1999): Optimal design of multi-pollutant air quality monitoring network in a metropolitan region using Kaohsiung, Taiwan as an example. Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 57(2), 121-148.
  46. Chang, N. B. and Tseng, C. C. (1999): Optimal evaluation of expansion alternatives for existing air quality monitoring network in an urban area by grey compromise programming. Journal of Environmental Management, 56(1), 61-77.
  47. Chang, N. B. and Wei, Y. L. (2000): Siting recycling drop-off stations in an urban area by genetic algorithm-based fuzzy multi-objective nonlinear programming modeling. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 114(1), 133-149.
  48. Chang, N. B. and Chen, W. C. (2000): Prediction of PCDDs/PCDFs emissions from municipal incinerators by genetic programming and neural network modeling. Waste Management & Research, 18, 341-351.
  49. Chen, H. W. and Chang, N. B (2000): Prediction of solid waste generation via grey fuzzy dynamic modeling. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 29, 1-18.
  50. Chang, N. B and Chen, W. C. (2000): Fuzzy controller design for municipal incinerators with the aid of genetic algorithms and genetic programming Techniques. Waste Management & Research, 18(5), 429-443.
  51. Chang, N. B. and Jang, C. (2000): Development and application of U.S. EPA’s models-3: an integrated “One-Atmosphere” third-generation air quality modeling system. Journal of Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 10(1), 19-34.
  52. Ning, S. K., Chang, N. B., Yang, L., Chen, H. W. and Hsu, H. Y. (2001): Assessing pollution prevention program by QUAL2E simulation analysis for water quality management in the Kao-Ping river basin, Taiwan,” Journal of Environmental Management, 61(1), 61-76.
  53. Chang, N. B, Chen, H. W., Ning, S. K. and Chen, K. Y. (2001): Prediction analysis of non-point pollutant loadings for the reservoir watershed via the use of GIS/GPS/RS information technology. Water International, 26(2), 239-252.
  54. Chen, H. W. and Chang, N. B. (2001): Identification of river water quality using the fuzzy synthetic evaluation approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 63(3), 293-305.
  55. Chang, N. B., Chen, W. C. and Shieh, W. K. (2001): Optimal control of wastewater treatment plant via integrated neural network and genetic algorithms. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 18, 1-17.
  56. Chen, W. C., Chang, N. B. and Shieh, W. K. (2001): Advanced hybrid fuzzy controller for industrial wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 127(11), 1048-1059.
  57. Chang, Y. H. and Chang, N. B. (2001): Regional shipping strategy assessment based on installing a refuse-derived-fuel process in a municipal incinerator. Waste Management & Research, 19, 504-517.
  58. Chang, Y. C., Chang, N. B. and Ma, G. D. (2001): Internet web-based information system for handling scrap vehicles disposal in Taiwan. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 6(4), 237-248.
  59. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (2001): Optimal shipping strategy of solid waste streams with respect to throughput and energy recovery goals of incineration facilities. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 18, 193-214.
  60. Chang, N. B., Lin, K. S., Sun, Y. P. and Wang, H. P. (2001): Oxidation kinetics of combustible construction and demolition waste. Journal of Environmental Quality, 30, 1392-1401.
  61. Chang, N. B., Lin, K. S., Sun, Y. P. and Wang, H. P. (2001): An engineering assessment of the burning of the combustible fraction of construction and demolition waste in a redundant brick kiln. Environmental Technology, 22, 1405-1418.
  62. Chang, N. B. and Tseng, C. C. (2001): Assessing relocation strategy of urban air quality monitoring network by compromise programming. Environment International, 26, 524-541.
  63. Ning, S. K. and Chang, N. B. (2002): Multi-objective, decision-based assessment of a water quality monitoring network in a river system. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 4, 121-126.
  64. Ning, S. K., Cheng, K. Y. and Chang, N. B. (2002): Evaluation of non-point sources pollution impacts by integrated 3S information technologies and GWLF model in the Kao-ping river basin, Taiwan. Water Science and Technology, 46(6), 217–224.
  65. Chang, Y. C. and Chang, N. B. (2002): The design of a web-based decision support system for the sustainable management of an urban river system. Water Science and Technology, 46(6), 131-139.
  66. Chen, H. W., Wu, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2002): A comparative analysis of methods to represent uncertainty in estimating the cost of constructing wastewater treatment plants.Journal of Environmental Management, 65(4), 383-409.
  67. Chang, N. B. and Wei, Y. L. (2002): Comparative study between heuristic algorithm and optimization technique for vehicle routing and scheduling in the solid waste management system. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 19(1), 41-65.
  68. Chang, N. B, Chen, W. C. and Chen, J. C. (2002): GA-based neural-fuzzy controller design for municipal incinerators. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 129(3), 343-369.
  69. Lin, K. S., Chang, N. B. and Wang, H. P. (2002): Development and applications of plasma melting technology for solid waste treatment. Environmental Protection Monthly, 15(9), 107-123.
  70. Chang, N. B., Huang, W. L., Lin, D. H. and Lin, K. S. (2002): Recycling of construction and demolition waste via a mechanical sorting process. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 37(1), 23-37.
  71. Yen, H. K., Chang, N. B. and Lin, T. F. (2003): Bioslurping model to assess the light hydrocarbon recovery in a contaminated unconfined aquifer (I): simulation analysis. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE, 7(2), 114-130.
  72. Yen, H. K. and Chang, N. B. (2003): Bioslurping model to assess the light hydrocarbon recovery in a contaminated unconfined aquifer (II): optimization analysis. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE, 7(2), 131-138.
  73. Chen, J. C., Chang, N. B., Chang, Y. C. and Lee, M. T. (2003): Mitigating the impacts of combined sewer overflow in an urban river system via web-based share-vision modeling analysis. Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 20(4), 213-230.
  74. Chen, J. C., Chang, N. B. and Shieh, W. K. (2003): Assessing wastewater reclamation potential by neural networks model. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 16(2), 149-157.
  75. Chen, W. C., Chang, N. B. and Chen, J. C. (2003): Rough set-based fuzzy neural controller design for industrial wastewater treatment. Water Research, 37(1), 78-90.
  76. Chang, Y. H. and Chang, N. B. (2003): Compatibility analysis of material and energy recovery in a regional solid waste management system. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 53, 32-40.
  77. Lin, K. S., Wang, H. P., Chang, N. B.,  Jou, C. J. G. and Hsiao, M. C. (2003):  Synthesis of ZSM-type Zeolites from ashes of biowastes. Energy Sources, 25(6), 565-576.
  78. Huang, G. H. and Chang, N. B. (2003): The perspectives of environmental informatics and systems analysis. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 1(1), 1-6.
  79. Wu, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2003): Grey input-output analysis and its application for environmental cost allocation. European Journal of Operational Research, 145(1), 175-201.
  80. Wu, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2003): Global strategy for optimizing multiproduct textile dyeing process via GA-based Grey compromise programming. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 27(6), 833-854.
  81. Wu, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2004): Corporate optimal production planning with varying environmental costs: A Grey compromise programming approach. European Journal of Operational Research, 155, 68-95.
  82. Chen, J. C., Chang, N. B., Fen, C. S. and Chen, C. Y. (2004): Assessing the stormwater impact to an urban river ecological system using an estuarine water quality simulation model. Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 21(1), 33-50.
  83. Ning, S. K. and Chang, N. B. (2004): Optimal expansion of water quality monitoring network by fuzzy optimization approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 91(1-3), 145-170.
  84. Chen, J. C., Chang, N. B. and Chen, C. Y. (2004): Minimizing the ecological risk of combined-sewer overflow in an urban river system by a system-based approach. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 130(10), 1-16.
  85. Dong, S. Y., Shieh, W. K. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Real-time prediction of effluent water quality via adaptive grey dynamic modeling analysis. The Journal of Grey Systems, 17(1), 51-66.
  86. Ning, S. K. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Screening and sequencing analysis for the relocation of water quality monitoring network by stochastic compromise programming. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 41(5), 1039-1052.
  87. Ji, J. H. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Risk assessment for optimal freshwater inflow in response to sustainability indicators in a semi-arid coastal bay. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 19(2), 111-124.
  88. Chen, H. W., Chang, N. B. and Shaw, D. G. (2005): Valuation of in-stream water quality improvement via fuzzy contingent valuation method. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 19(2), 158-171.
  89. Chang, N. B. (2005): Sustainable water resources management under uncertainty. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 19(2), 1-2.
  90. Dyson, B. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Forecasting of solid waste generation in an urban region by system dynamics modeling. Waste Management, 25(7), 669-679.
  91. Chang, N. B., Davila, E., Dyson, B. and Brown, R. (2005): Optimal site selection and capacity planning of a municipal solid waste material recovery facility in an urban setting. Waste Management, 25(8), 833-846. 92.
  92. Davila, E. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Sustainable pattern analysis of publicly-owned material recovery facility under uncertainty. Journal of Environmental Management, 75(4), 337-352.
  93. Davila, E., Chang N. B. and Diwakaluni, S. (2005): Dynamic landfill space consumption assessment in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, South Texas by GIP-based game theory. Journal of Environmental Management, 75(4), 353-366.
  94. Chen, J. C., Chang, N. B., Chen, W. H., Davila, E. and Tsai, C. H. (2005): Interactive analysis of waste recycling and energy recovery program in a small-scale incinerator. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 55, 1356-1366.
  95. Chang, N. B., Ning, S. K. and Chen, J. C. (2006): Multi-criteria relocation strategy of offsite radioactive monitoring network for a nuclear power plant. Environmental Management, 38(2), 197-217.
  96. Ning, S. K., Chang, N. B., Jeng, K. Y. and Tseng, Y. H. (2006): Soil erosion and non-point sources pollution impacts assessment with the aid of remote sensing. Journal of Environmental Management, 79(1), 88-101.
  97. Chen, H. W. and Chang, N. B. (2006): Decision support for allocation of watershed pollution load using grey fuzzy multiobjective programming. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 42(3), 725-745.
  98. Chang, N. B., Parvathinathan, G. and Dyson, B. (2006): Multi-objective risk sssessment of freshwater Inflow on ecosystem in San Antonio Bay, Texas. Water International, 31(2), 169-182.
  99. Makkeasorn, A., Chang, N. B., Beaman, M., Wyatt, C. and Slater, C. (2006): Soil moisture prediction in a semi-arid reservoir watershed using RADARSAT satellite images and genetic programming. Water Resources Research, 42, 1-15.
  100. Chang, N. B. and Davila, E. (2006): Siting and routing assessment for solid waste management under uncertainty using grey minimax regret criteria. Environmental Management, 38, 654-672.
  101. Chang, N. B. and Davila, E. (2007): Minimax regret optimization analysis for a regional solid waste management system. Waste Management, 27(6), 820-832.
  102. Zhou, X. B., Chang, N. B. and Li, S. S. (2007): Detection of coastal region sea ice decay from orthorectified RADARSAT-1 ScanSAR imagery: a case study of Bering Strait and Norton Sound, Alaska. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 10(1), 37-46.
  103. Ning, S. K. and Chang, N. B. (2007): Watershed-based point sources permitting strategy and dynamic permit trading analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 84(4), 427-446.
  104. Chen, J. C. and Chang, N. B. (2007): Mining the ffuzzy control rules of aeration in submerged biofilm wastewater treatment process. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 20, 959-969.
  105. Ernest, A., Bokhim, B., Chang N. B. and Huang, I. J. (2007): Fluvial geomorphologic and hydrodynamic assessment in the tidal portion of the Lower Rio Grande River, US-Mexico Borderland. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 10(1), 10-21.
  106. Wu, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2007): Evaluation of environmentally benign production program in the textile dying industry (I): an input-output analysis. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 24(4), 275-298.
  107. Wu, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Evaluation of environmentally benign production program in the textile dying industry (II): a multi-objective programming approach. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 25(1), 299-322.
  108. Makkeasorn, A., Chang, N. B. and Zhou, X. (2008): Short-term stream flow forecasting with global climate change implications – A comparative study between genetic programming and neural network models. Journal of Hydrology, 352, 336-354.
  109. Chang, N. B. and Hernandez, E. A. (2008): Optimal expansion strategies for a sanitary sewer system under uncertainty. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 13(1), 93-113.
  110. Chang, N. B., Srilakshmi Kanth, R. and Parvathinathan, G. (2008): Comparison of models of Simazine transport and fate in subsurface environment in a citrus farm. Journal of Environmental Management, 86, 27-43.
  111. Du, Q., Chang, N. B., Yang, C. H. and Srilakshmi Kanth, R. (2008): Combination of multispectral remote sensing, variable rate technology and environmental modeling for citrus pest management. Journal of Environmental Management, 86, 14-26.
  112. Chen, J. C., Chen, W. H. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Diagnosis analysis of a small-scale incinerator by neural networks model. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 25(3), 201-213.
  113. Chang, N. B., Parvathinathan, G. and Breeden, J. B. (2008): Combining GIS with fuzzy multiple attribute decision making for landfill siting in a fast growing urban region. Journal of Environmental Management, 87, 139-153.
  114. Chang, N. B. (2008): Economic and policy instrument analyses in support of the scrap tires recycling program in Taiwan. Journal of Environmental Management, 86, 435-450.
  115. Chang, N. B. and Davila, E. (2008): Municipal solid waste characterization and management strategy for the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Waste Management, 28, 776-794.
  116. Weng, Y. C., Chang, N. B. and Lee, T. Y. (2008): Nonlinear time series analysis of ground-Level ozone dynamics in Southern Taiwan. Journal of Environmental Management, 87(3), 405-414.
  117. Lin, K. S. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Control of PCDDs/PCDFs in a fluidized bed incinerator via activated carbon injection in petrochemical industry. Petroleum Science and Technology, 26(7/8), 764-789.
  118. Lin, K. S., Chang, N. B. and Chuang, T. D. (2008): Fine structure characterization of zero-valent Iron nanoparticles for decontamination of nitrites and nitrates in wastewater. Science and Technology for Advanced Materials, 9, 025105 (9pp), doi:10.1088/1468-6996/9/2/025015.
  119. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Hossain, F., Zhai, L. and Lin, K. S. (2008): Integrating nanoscale zero valent iron and titanium dioxide for nutrient removal in stormwater systems. NANO: Brief Reports and Reviews, 3(4), 297-300.
  120. Lin, K. S., Chuang, T. D. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Decontamination of nitrates and nitrites in wastewater by zero-valent iron nanoparticles. NANO: Brief Reports and Reviews, 3(4), 291-295.
  121. Lin, K. S., Lo, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Synthesis and characterization of titania nanotube for dye wastewater treatment. NANO: Brief Reports and Reviews, 3(4), 257-262.
  122. Ko, A. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Optimal planning of co-firing alternative fuels with coal in a power plant by grey nonlinear mixed integer programming model. Journal of Environmental Management, 88, 11-27.
  123. Cheng, K. Y. and Chang, N. B. (2009): Assessing the impact of biogenic VOC emissions in a high ozone episode via integrated remote sensing and the CMAQ model. Frontiers of Earth Science, 3(2), 182-197.
  124. Tseng, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2009): Environmental exposure assessment for emergency response in a nuclear power plant using an integrated source term and 3D numerical model. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 14(6), 661-675.
  125. Chang, N. B., Mani, S., Gomathishanker, G. and Srilakshmi Kanth, R. (2009): Pesticide impact assessment via using Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique in the Lower Rio Grande River Basin, Texas. Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health,1(3), 145-158.
  126. Chang, N. B., Daranpob, A., Yang, J. and Jin, K. R. (2009): A comparative data mining analysis for information retrieval of MODIS images: monitoring lake turbidity changes at Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 3, 033549.
  127. Wang, C., Chang, N. B. and Yeh, G. (2009): Copula-based Flood Frequency (COFF) analysis at the confluences of river systems. Hydrological Processes, 23, 1471-1486.
  128. Makkeasorn, A. and Chang, N. B. (2009): Seasonal change detection of riparian zones with remote sensing images and genetic programming in a semi-arid watershed. Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 1069–1080.
  129. Chang, N. B., Chang, Y. H. and Chen, H. W. (2009): Fair fund distribution for a municipal incinerator using a GIS-based fuzzy analytic hierarchy process. Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 441-454.
  130. Hossain, F., Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Xuan, Z. M. and Makkeasorn, A. (2009): Nitrification and denitrification effect in a passive on-site wastewater treatment system with a recirculation filtration tank. Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health, 1(3-4), 31-46.
  131. Xuan, Z. M., Chang, N. B., Makkeasorn, A. and Wanielista, M. (2009): Initial test of a subsurface constructed wetland with green sorption media for nutrient removal in on-site wastewater treatment systems. Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health,1(3), 159–169.
  132. Gao, W., Zhang, W., Gao, Z. and Chang, N. B. (2009): Modeling the land surface heat exchange process with the aid of moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer images. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 3, 033573.
  133. Chen, H. W., Chang, N. B., Yu, R. F. and Huang, Y. W. (2009): Urban land use and land cover classification using the neural-fuzzy inference approach with Formosat-2 Data. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing,3, 033558.
  134. Zhou, X. B., Chang, N. B. and Li, S. S. (2009): Applications of SAR interferometry in earth and environmental science research. Sensors Journal, 9(3), 1876-1912.
  135. Gao, Z., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Impact of climate and land use/cover changes on the carbon cycle in China (1981-2000): a system-based assessment. Biogeosciences, 7(4), 5517-5555.
  136. Xuan, Z. M., Chang, N. B., Daranpob, A. and Wanielista, M. (2010): Modeling the Subsurface Upflow Wetlands (SUW) systems for wastewater effluent treatment. Environmental Engineering Science, 27(10), 879-888.
  137. Sun, Z., Chang, N. B. and Opp, C. (2010): Using SPOT-VGT NDVI as successive ecological indicators of for understanding the environmental implications in the Tarim River Basin, China. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 4, 043554.
  138. Chang, N. B., Feng, R., Gao, Z. and Gao, W. (2010): Skin cancer incidence is highly associated with ultraviolet-B radiation history. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health,213, 359-368.
  139. Chang, N. B., Hossain, F. and Wanielista, M. (2010): Use of filter media for nutrient removal in natural systems and built environments (I): previous trends and perspectives. Environmental Engineering Science, 27(9), 689-706.
  140. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. and Makkeasorn, A. (2010): use of filter media for nutrient removal in natural systems and built environments (II): design challenges and application potentials. Environmental Engineering Science, 27(9), 707-720.
  141. Xuan, Z., Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. and Hossain, F. (2010): Laboratory-scale characterization of the green sorption medium for wastewater treatment to improve nutrient removal. Environmental Engineering Science,27(4), 301-312.
  142. Gao, Z., Gao, W., and Chang, N. B. (2010): Comparative analyses of the ultraviolet-B flux over the continental United States based on the NASA TOMS data and USDA Ground-based Measurements. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 4, 043547.
  143. Gao, Z., Gao, W., and Chang, N. B. (2010): Detection of multidecadal changes in UVB and total ozone concentrations over the continental US with NASA TOMS data and USDA Ground-based measurements. Remote Sensing, 2(1), 262-277.
  144. Chang, N. B. and Chang, D. Q. (2010): Long-term risk assessment of possible accidental release of nuclear power plants in complex terrains with respect to synoptic weather patterns. Frontiers of Earth Science,4(2), 205-228.
  145. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Daranpob, A., Hossain, F. and Xuan, Z. (2010): New performance-based passive septic tank underground drainfield for nutrient and pathogen removal using sorption medium. Environmental Engineering Science, 27(6), 469-482.
  146. Ryan, P., Wanielista, M. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Reducing nutrient concentrations from a stormwater wet pond using a Chamber Upflow Filter and Skimmer (CUFS) with green sorption media. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 208(1), 385-400.   
  147. Chang, N. B., Chen, H. W., Ning, S. K., Shao, K. T. and Hung, T. C. (2010): Sizing an off-stream reservoir with respect to water availability, water quality, and biological integrity. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 15(5), 329-344.
  148. Chang, N. B. and Makkeasorn, A. (2010): Optimal site selection of watershed hydrological monitoring stations using remote sensing and Grey integer programming. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 15(6), 469-486.
  149. Chang, N. B., Yang, J. and Daranpob, A. (2010): Medium-term Metropolitan Water Availability Index (MWAI) assessment based on synergistic potentials of multi-sensor data. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 4, 043519.
  150. Chen, H. W. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Using fuzzy operators to address the complexity in decision making of water resources redistribution in two neighboring river basins. Advances in Water Resources, 33, 652–666.
  151. Xie, H., Chang, N. B., Makkeasorn, A. and Prado, D. (2010): Assessing the long-term urban heat island in San Antonio, Texas based on MODIS/Aqua Data. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 4, 043508.
  152. Chang, N. B. (2010): Hydrological connections between low impact development, watershed best management practices and sustainable development. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 15(5), 1-2.
  153. Hossain, F., Chang, N. B. and Wanielista, M. (2010): Modeling kinetics and isotherm of functionalized filter medium for nutrient removal in stormwater dry ponds. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 29(3), 319–333.
  154. Chang, N. B., Yang, Y., Goodrich, J. A. and Makkeasorn, A. (2010): Development of the Metropolitan Water Availability Index (MWAI) and short-term assessment with multi-scale remote sensing technologies. Journal of Environmental Management, 91, 1397-1413.
  155. Chen, H. W., Chen, J. C. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Environmental performance evaluation of large-scale municipal incinerators using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Waste Management, 30, 1371–1381.
  156. Chang, N. B., Han, M., Yao,  W., Xu, S. G. and Chen, L. C. (2010): Change detection of land use and land cover in a fast growing urban region with SPOT-5 images and partial Lanczos extreme learning machine. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 4, 043551.
  157. Jin, K. R., Chang, N. B., Ji, J. and Thomas, J. R. (2011): Hurricanes affect sediment and environments in Lake Okeechobee. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 41(S1), 382-394.
  158. Yeh, S. C., Chang, N. B., Wei, H. P., Chang, C. H., Chai, H. B. and Huang, J. W. (2011): Optimal expansion of coastal wastewater treatment and disposal system under uncertainty (I): simulation analysis. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems,28(1), 19-38.
  159. Chang, N. B., Yeh, S. C. and Chang, C. H. (2011): Optimal expansion of coastal wastewater treatment and disposal system under uncertainty (II): optimization analysis. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 28(1), 39 -59.
  160. Gao, Z., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2011): Integrating Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index (TVDI) and Regional Water Stress Index (RWSI) for drought assessment with the aid of landsat TM/ETM+ images. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 13(3), 495-503.
  161. Qi, C. and Chang, N. B. (2011): System dynamics modeling for municipal water demand forecasting in a fast growing region under uncertain economic impacts. Journal of Environmental Management, 92, 1628-1641.
  162. Gao, Z., Liu, C., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2011): A coupled remote sensing and the surface energy balance with Topography Algorithm (SEBTA) to estimate actual evapotranspiration over heterogeneous terrain. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15, 119-139.
  163. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. and Henderson, D. (2011): Temperature effects on functionalized filter media for nutrient removal in stormwater treatment. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 30(3), 309-317.
  164. Pires, A., Chang, N. B. and Martinho, G. (2011): An AHP-based fuzzy interval TOPSIS assessment for sustainable expansion of the solid waste management system in Satubal Peninsula, Portugal. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 56, 7-21.
  165. Pires, A., Martinho, G. and Chang, N. B. (2011): Solid waste management: in European countries: a review of systems analysis techniques. Journal of Environmental Management, 92, 1033-1050.
  166. Chang, N. B., Pires, A. and Martinho, G. (2011): Empowering systems analysis for solid waste management: challenges, trends and perspectives. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 41(16), 1449-1530.
  167. Chang, N. B. (2011): Making a progress to speed up the nitrification and denitrification processes in novel biosorption activated media: can Archaea be in concert with Anammox? Journal of Bioprocessing and Biotechniques, 1(2), 1-5.
  168. Gao, Z., Xie, X., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2011): Spatial analysis of terrain-impacted Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) using MODIS data. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 48(4), 1-21.
  169. Chang, N. B., Pongsanone, N. P. and Ernest, A. (2011): Comparisons between a  rule-based expert system and optimization models for sensor deployment in a small-scale drinking water distribution network. Expert System with Applications, 38, 10685–10695.
  170. Chang, N. B., Rivera, B. and Wanielista, M. (2011): Optimal design for water conservation and energy savings using green roofs in a green building under mixed uncertainties. Journal of Cleaner Production, 19, 1180-1188.
  171. Pires, A., Chang, N. B. and Martinho, G. (2011): Reliability-based life cycle assessment for future solid waste management alternatives in Portugal. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 16(4), 316-337.
  172. Sun, Z., Chang, N. B., Opp, C. and Hennig, T. (2011): Evaluation of ecological restoration through vegetation patterns in the Lower Tarim River, China with MODIS NDVI Data. Ecological Informatics, 6, 156-163.
  173. Chang, N. B., Xuan, Z. M., Daranpob, A. and Wanielista, M. (2011): A subsurface upflow wetland system for nutrient and pathogen removal in on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems. Environmental Engineering Science, 28(1), 11-24.
  174. Chang, N. B. and Jin, K. R. (2011): Ecodynamic assessment of the submerged aquatic vegetation in Lake Okeechobee, Florida under natural and anthropogenic stress. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, accepted, Dec. 2011.
  175. Chang, N. B., Yang, J., Daranpob, A., Jin, K. R. and James, T. (2012): Spatiotemporal pattern validation of Chlorophyll-a concentrations in Lake Okeechobee, Florida using a comparative MODIS image mining approach. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33(7), 2233-2260.
  176. Kao, S. C. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Copula-based flood frequency analysis at ungaged basin confluences: a case study for Nashville, TN. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 17(7), 790-800.
  177. O’Reilly, A., Wanielista, M., Chang, N. B., Xuan, Z. and Harris, W. G. (2012): Biogeochemical assessment of coupled nitrogen and carbon cycle beneath a stormwater infiltration basin with biosorption activated media. Science of the Total Environment, 432, 227-242 .
  178. Chang, N. B., Qi, C. and Yang, J. (2012): Optimal expansion of a drinking water infrastructure system with respect to carbon footprint, cost effectiveness, and water demand. Journal of Environmental Management, 110, 194-206.
  179. Chang, N. B., Ernest, A. and Pongsanone, N. P. (2012): A rule-based decision support system for sensor deployment in small drinking water networks. Journal of Cleaner Production, 29, 28-37.
  180. Chang, N. B., Islam, K. and Wanielista, M. (2012): Floating wetland mesocosm assessment of nutrient removal to reduce ecotoxicity in stormwater ponds. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 9(3), 453-462.
  181. Chang, N. B., Islam, K., Marimon, Z., Xuan, Z. M. and Wanielista, M. (2012): Assessing chemical and biological signatures of nutrient removal via the use of floating islands in stormwater mesocosms. Chemosphere, 88(6), 736-743.
  182. Chang, N. B., Pongsanone, N. P. and Ernest, A. (2012): Optimal sensor deployment in a large-scale complex drinking water distribution network: comparisons between a rule-based decision support system and optimization models. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 43, 191-199.
  183. O’Reilley, A., Wanielista, M., Chang, N. B., Harris, W. G. and Xuan, Z. M. (2012): Soil property control of biogeochemical processes beneath two subtropical stormwater infiltration ponds. Journal of Environmental Quality, 41, 1-18.
  184. O’Reilley, A., Chang, N. B. and Wanielista, M. (2012): Effects of cyclic biogeochemical processes on nitrogen cycling beneath a subtropical stormwater infiltration pond. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 133, 53-75.
  185. Qi, C. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Integrated carbon footprint and cost evaluation in a drinking water infrastructure system for screening expansion alternatives. Journal of Cleaner Production, 27, 51-63.
  186. Chang, N. B., Wimberly, B. and Xuan, Z. M. (2012): Identification of spatiotemporal nutrient patterns in a coastal bay via an integrated K-means clustering and gravity Model. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 14, 992-1005.
  187. Thomas, N., Chang, N. B. and Qi, C. (2012): Preliminary assessment for global warming potential of leading contributory gases from a 40” LCD flat screen television. Internal Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 17(1), 96-104.
  188. Gao, Z., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Evaluation of dynamic linkages between evapotranspiration and land use/land cover changes with Landsat TM and ETM+ data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33(12), 3733-3750.
  189. Chang, N. B., Xuan, Z. M. and Wanielista, M. (2012): A tracer study for addressing the interactions between hydraulic retention time and transport processes in a subsurface wetland system for nutrient removal. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 35(3), 399-406.
  190. Xuan, Z. M., Chang, N. B. and Wanielista, M. (2012): Modeling the system dynamics for nutrient removal in an innovative septic tank media filter. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering,35(4), 545-552.
  191. Chang, N. B., Qi, C., Islam, K. and Hossain, F. (2012): Comparisons between global warming potential and cost-benefit criteria for optimal planning of a municipal solid waste management system. Journal of Cleaner Production, 20(1), 1-13.
  192. Sadeghi, Z., Zouj, M. J. V., Dehghani, M. and Chang, N. B. (2012): An enhanced algorithm based on persistent scatterer interferometry for high-rate land subsidence estimation. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 6(1).
  193. Gao, Z., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Spatial statistical analyses to address the global trends of ultraviolet B fluxes in the continental US. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 49(4), 1–19.
  194. Sun, Z. and Chang, N. B., Huang, Q. and Opp, C. (2012): Precipitation patterns and associated summer extreme flow analyses in the Yangtze River, China using TRMM/PR data. Hydrologic Sciences Journal, 57(7), 1–10.
  195. Chang, N. B., Xuan, Z. M. and Wimberly, B. (2012): Remote sensing spatiotemporal assessment of nitrogen concentrations in Tampa Bay, Florida due to a drought. Journal of Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 23(5), 1-12.
  196. Liu, S. and Chang, N. B. (2013): Geochemical impact of aquifer storage and recovery operation on fate and transport of sediment phosphorus in a large shallow lake. Environmental Earth Sciences, 68(1), 189-201.
  197. Mullon, L., Chang, N. B., Yang, J. and Weiss, J. (2013): Integrated remote sensing and wavelet analyses for short-term teleconnection pattern identification between sea surface temperature and greenness in northeast America. Journal of Hydrology, 499, 247-264.
  198. Chen, C. F., Son, N. T., Chang, N. B., Chen, C. R., Chang, L. U., Valdez, M., Centeno, G., Thompson, C., and Aceituno, J. L. (2013): Multi-decadal mangrove forest change detection and prediction in Honduras, Central America with Landsat imageries and Markov chain model. Remote Sensing, 5(12), 6408-6426.
  199. Chang, N. B., Xuan, Z., and Yang, J. (2013): Exploring spatiotemporal patterns of nutrient concentrations in a coastal bay with MODIS images and machine learning models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 134, 100-110.
  200. Ning, S. K., Chang, N. B., and Hong, M. C. (2013): A comparative streamlined life cycle assessment of two types of municipal solid waste incinerator. Journal of Cleaner Production, 53(15), 56-66.
  201. Xuan, Z. M., Chang, N. B., and Wanielista, M. (2013): System dynamics modeling of nitrogen removal in a stormwater infiltration basin with biosorption activated media. Journal of Environmental Quality, 42, 1086–1099.
  202. Chang, N. B. and Weng, Y. C. (2013): Short-term emergency response planning and risk assessment via an integrated modeling system for nuclear power plants in complex terrains. Frontiers of Earth Science, 7(1), 1-27.
  203. Lian, J., Xu, S., Chang, N. B., Han, C. and Liu, J. (2013): Removal of molybdate from mine tailing effluents with the aid of loessial soil and slag waste. Environmental Engineering Science, 30(5), 213-220.
  204. Chang, N. B., Xuan, Z., Marimon, Z., Islam, K., and Wanielista, M. P. (2013): Exploring hydrobiogeochemical processes of floating treatment wetlands in a subtropical stormwater wet pond. Ecological Engineering, 54, 66-76.
  205. Lu, G. W., Chang, N. B. and Liao, L. (2013): Environmental informatics for solid and hazardous waste management: advances, challenges, and perspectives. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 43, 1557–1656.
  206. Marimon, Z. A., Xuan, Z., and Chang, N. B. (2013): System dynamics modeling with sensitivity analysis for floating treatment wetlands in a stormwater wet pond. Ecological Modelling, 267, 66– 79.
  207. Chang, N. B., Vannah, B., Yang, Y. J., and Elovitz, M. (2014): Integrated data fusion and mining techniques for monitoring total organic carbon concentrations in a lake. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35(3), 1064-1093.
  208. Chang, N. B., Imen, S., and Vannah, B. (2014): Remote sensing for monitoring surface water quality status and ecosystem state in relation to the nutrient cycle: a 40-year perspective. Critical Reviews of Environmental Science and Technology, in press.
  209. Xuan, Z. and Chang, N. B. (2014): Modeling the climate-induced changes of lake ecosystem structure under the cascade impacts of hurricanes and droughts, Ecological Modelling, in press.
  210. Chang, N. B., Valdez, M., Chen, J. F., and Imen, S. (2014): Nonlinear and nonstationary global climate change effect on regional precipitation and forest phenology in Panama, Central America, Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10151.

 

(B) CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS (TOTAL = 196)

  1. Wang, H. P., Chang, N. B. and Yang, S. S. (2012): Recycle Spent FCC Catalysts as VOCs Adsorbents. Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 13-16, 1994, 3C-1-3A-8, (oral presentation).
  2. Chang, N. B. and Fang Y. C. (1994): Computer-aided Environment for System Design of Mass Burn Waterwall Incinerator. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the development and Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental Studies, Southampton, U.K., Sep., 13-16, 1994, Envirosoft/94, 197-203, (oral presentation).
  3. Chang, N. B. and Lo, M. H. (1994): An Expert System for Regional Air Quality Management. Proceedings of the International Specialty Conference of Computing in Environmental Management, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, Nov., 30 – Dec. 2, 1994, 133-146, (oral presentation).
  4. Chang, N. B. and Tseng, Y. H. (1994): A Framework of Intelligent Environmental Decision Support System. Proceedings of the 1994 International Symposium on Environmental Information Management and EDI, Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 1994, 25-33, (oral presentation).
  5. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (1995): Combustion Control of Municipal Waterwall Incinerators by Fuzzy-Neural Logic. Proceedings of International Conference on Solid Waste Management: Thermal Treatment and Waste-to-Energy Technologies, Washington D.C. USA, April 18-21, 1995, 1-14, (oral presentation).
  6. Chang, N. B. (1995): The Development of Decision Support System for Municipal Solid Waste Management. Proceedings of 1995 Chinese & German Environmental Protection Technology Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 15, 1995, 95-121, (invited presentation).
  7. Chang, N. B. (1995): The Applications of Fuzzy Control Technology in the Field of Environmental Engineering. Proceedings of 1995 Chinese & German Environmental Protection Technology Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 15, 1995, 122-145, (invited presentation).
  8. Chang, N. B. and Chen, Y. L. (1995): Fuzzy Regression Analysis of the Capital Cost of Small Wastewater Treatment Plants. Proceedings of the 3rd International Specialized Conference on Design and Operation of Small Wastewater Treatment Plants, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 30, 1995, 279-286, (oral presentation).
  9. Chang, N. B. (1995): Evaluation of River Basin Pollution Control by Geographical Information System. Proceedings of AWRA 1995 Annual Conference and Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA, Nov. 6-10, 1995, 77-80, (oral presentation).
  10. Chang, N. B. (1995): Remediation Planning of Seawater Intrusion by Grey Mixed Integer Programming. Proceedings of AWRA 1995 Annual Conference and Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA, Nov. 6-10, 1995, 265-270, (oral presentation).
  11. Chang, N. B. and Lin, Y. T. (1995): Solid Waste Management by Geographical Information Systems. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 12-15, 1995, 3C-14-3C-22, (oral presentation).
  12. Chang, N. B. and Wang, S. F. (1995): Long Term Planning of Solid Waste Management Systems by Compromise Programming. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, pp. 4D-1-4D8, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 1995,12-15, (oral presentation).
  13. Chang, N. B. and Lin, Y. T. (1995): Solid Waste Management by Geographical Information Systems. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 12-15, 1995, 3C-14-3C-22, (oral presentation).
  14. Chang, Y. H, Chang. N. B. and Chen, Y. L. (1995): Optimal Operation Modeling for Solid Waste Management Systems. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 12-15, 1995, 3C-1-3C-8, (oral presentation).
  15. Chang, N. B.(1995): Overview of the Refuse-Derived Fuel Technology in the USA. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on East Asian Recycling Technology EARTH ’95, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, Nov. 21-25, 1995, 580-587, (oral presentation).
  16. Chang, N. B. and Lu, H. Y. (1995): Optimal Planning of Reservoir Watershed by Grey Compromise Programming. Proceedings of International Joint Conference of CFSA/IFIS/SOFT’95 on Fuzzy Theory and Application, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, Dec., 7-9, 1995, 71-76, (oral presentation).
  17. Kao, C. J. and Chang, N. B. (1996): Use of 3D Numerical Simulation Model for Impact Analysis of Accidental Release of Hazardous Substance in Urban Environment. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Atmospheric Science and Application, Seattle, Washington, USA, June-18-20, 1996, (oral presentation).
  18. Chang, N. B., Tseng, Y. H. and Kao, C. J. (1996): The Application of Geographical Information System for Chemical Emergency Response Planning in Urban Environment. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Atmospheric Science and Application, Seattle, Washington, USA, June-18-20, 1996, (oral presentation).
  19. Chang, N. B. and Kao, C. Y. (1996): Environmental Monitoring of Radioactive Nuclides by Lidar Remote Sensing System in an Emergency Response System. Proceedings of 1996 SERNIA Symposium on Environmental Radioactive Nuclides Impact in Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, Sep. 5-8, 1996, 365-374, (invited presentation).
  20. Chang, N. B., Kao, C. Y. and Tseng, J. J. (1996): The Use of 3D Numerical Simulation Model for Impact Analysis of Accidental Release of Radioactive Nuclides from the Nuclear Power Plants. Proceedings of 1996 SERNIA Symposium on Environmental Radioactive Nuclides Impact in Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, Sep. 5-8, 1996, 375-378, (invited presentation).
  21. Chang, N. B., Chen, Y. L. and Chen, H. W. (1996): The Development of Fuzzy Goal Regression Techniques and Its Applications. Proceedings of Fourth European Congress on Intelligent Techniques and Soft Computing, Aachen, Germany, Sep. 2-5, 1996, 1463-1467, (oral presentation).
  22. Chang, N. B. and Chen, H. W. (1996): Measurement of Recreational Value of River Flow by Fuzzy Contingent Valuation Method. Proceedings of CWRA Watercourse Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Oct. 27-29, 1996, (oral presentation).
  23. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (1996): The Use of ‘5E’ Criteria for the Optimal Planning of Solid Waste Management Systems. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 17-20, 1996, 3E21-3ED26, (oral presentation).
  24. Chang, Y. H. and Chang, N. B. (1996): Reliability Analysis of the Solid Waste Presorting Plant in Taiwan. Proceedings of Twelfth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 17-20, 1996, 2D9-2D16, (oral presentation).
  25. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (1996): Evaluation of the Impacts of Solid Waste Presorting on Municipal Incinerators. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 17-20, 1996, 2E19-2E26, (oral presentation).
  26. Chen, W. C. and Chang, N. B. (1996): Combined Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network for Combustion Control of Municipal Incinerators. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 17-20, 1996, 3D17-3D26, (oral presentation).
  27. Chang, N. B. and Chen, H. W. (1996): The Application of Genetic Algorithm and Nonlinear Fuzzy Programming for Water Pollution Control in a River Basin. Proceedings of 1996 Asian Fuzzy Systems Symposium, Renting, Taiwan, Dec.11-14, 1996, 339-345, (oral presentation).
  28. Chang, N. B. and Chen, H. W. (1997): The Use of Fuzzy Interval Genetic Algorithm for Solving Multi-objective Nonlinear Mixed Integer Programming Model. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Operations and Quantitative Management, Jaipur, India, Jan. 5-8, 1997, 76-82, (oral presentation).
  29. Chang, N. B. and Chen, H. W. (1997): The Application of Fuzzy Interval Genetic Algorithm for Water Pollution Control in the River Basin. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Operations and Quantitative Management, Jaipur, India, Jan. 5-8, 1997, 653-660, (oral presentation).
  30. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (1997): Benefit/Cost Analysis of Refuse-derived Fuel. Proceedings of Fifth Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, April, 22-25, 1997, 1007-1026, (oral presentation).
  31. Chang, N. B., Wang, H. P., Huang, W. L., Lin, K. S. and Chang, Y. H. (1997): Comparison between MSW ash and RDF ash from Incineration Process. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, April, 22-25, 1997, 959-974, (oral presentation).
  32. Chang, N. B. and Lin, T. Z. (1997): The Impact Assessment of Oil Leakage by Multiphase Subsurface Transport Simulation. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Restoration, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 6-9, 1997, 91-99, (oral presentation).
  33. Chang, N. B. and Chen, H. W. (1997): Application of Fuzzy Genetic Algorithm and Multi-objective Programming for Water Pollution Control in the River Basin. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Restoration, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 6-9, 1997, 53-60, (oral presentation).
  34. Chang, N. B. and Chen, H. W. (1997): Combined Genetic Algorithm and Neural Network Logic for Optimal Control of Wastewater Treatment Plants. Proceedings of the Seventh IAWQ Workshop on Instrumentation, Control, and Automation of Water and Wastewater Treatment and Transport Systems, Brighton, U.K., July 6-9, 1997, 573-580, (oral presentation).
  35. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (1997): Economic Evaluation of Material Recovery in Urban Area by Cost/Benefit Analysis. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on East Asian Recycling Technology, Kunming, China, Sep. 1-4, 1997, 83-92, (oral presentation).
  36. Chang, N. B. and Huang, W. L. (1997): Feasibility Study of the Reuse of Incineration Ash as Concrete Aggregate. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on East Asian Recycling Technology, Kunming, China, Sep. 1-4, 1997, 558-564, (oral presentation).
  37. Chang, Y. H. and Chang, N. B. (1997): Optimal Operation Modeling with the Considerations of Heating Value and Energy Recovery Requirement. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov. 17-20, 1997, 4C12-4C19, (oral presentation).
  38. Chang, N. B. and Wei, Y. L. (1997): Vehicle Routing and Scheduling by Heuristic Algorithm in the Solid Waste Management System. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov. 17-20, 1997, 5C17-5C26, (oral presentation).
  39. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (1997): The Economic Planning of a RDF Process Based on the Existing Incinerator and Service Areas. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov. 17-20, 1997, 2C1-2C9, (oral presentation).
  40. Chang, N. B. and Chen W. C. (1997): Optimal Control of Solid Waste Incineration Process with a Rule Base Generator. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov., 17-20, 1997, (oral presentation).
  41. Chang, N. B. (1998): Uncertainties and Risk in the Development of Long-term Solid Waste Management Strategies. Proceedings of International Workshop of Systems Engineering Models for Waste Management, Goteborg, Sweden, Feb. 25-26, 1998, (oral presentation).
  42. Chang, N. B. and Chen, W. C. (1998): Symbolic Regression by Genetic Programming: Using the Prediction of PCDDs/PCDFs Emissions from Incinerators as an Example. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Beijing, China, Aug. 25-28, 1998, 255-272, (oral presentation).
  43. Chang, Y. H. and Chang, N. B. (1998): Grey Goal Programming Modeling for Regulating Regional Solid Waste Shipping Strategies in the Metropolitan Region. Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov. 1-4, 1998, 8A6-8A12, (oral presentation).
  44. Chang, Y. H. and Chang, N. B. (1998): Optimal Sizing of Presorting Facility prior to Incinerator Using Goal Programming as a Tool. Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov. 1-4, 1998, 8A 1-8A6, (oral presentation).
  45. Chang, N. B., Chen, H. W., Chiang, J. L. and Ning, S. K. (1998): System Analysis for Water Resources Management in South Taiwan. Proceedings of the International Conference of Science and Policy Working Together in Catchment Management, Taipei, Taiwan, Nov., 5-6, 1998, (oral presentation).
  46. Chen, H. W. and Chang, N. B. (1999): Simulation Analysis using Remote Sensing and Nonpoint Source Pollution Modeling as an Integrated Tool. Proceedings of 26th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Conference, ASCE, The Buttes, Arizona, USA, June 6-9, 1999, in CD, (oral presentation).
  47. Ning, S. K., Chen, H. W. and Chang, N. B. (1999): System Analysis for Water Resources Management in Kao-Ping River Basin, Taiwan. Proceedings of 26th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Conference, ASCE, The Buttes, Arizona, USA, June 6-9, 1999, in CD, (oral presentation).
  48. Chen, H. W., Chang, N. B., Hsu, H. Y. and Ning, S. K. (1999): Stochastic Optimal Sizing for Reservoir Capacity via a Nonlinear Optimization Technique. Proceedings of Asian Waterqual’99, 7th IAWQ Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct., 18-20, 1999, 795-800, (oral presentation).
  49. Chen, H. W., Chang, N. B., Hsu, H. Y., and Ning, S. K. (1999): Uncertainty Analysis of Water Quality in the Kao-Ping River Basin based on Grey System Theory. Proceedings of Asian Waterqual’99, 7th IAWQ Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct., 18-20, 1999,1629-1632, (oral presentation).
  50. Lin, K. S., Wang, H. P., Chang, N. B. and Jou, C. J. G. (1999): Gasification of Refuse-derived Fuel. Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Dec. 12-14, 1999, 5E1-7, (oral presentation).
  51. Chang, N. B. and Chang, Y. H. (2000): Assessing the Redistribution Strategy of the Compensatory Fund Based on an Integrated AHP and EIA Approach for a Municipal Incinerator. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Taipei, Taiwan, March 22-25, 2000, 175-190, (oral presentation).
  52. Chang, N. B. and Won, Y. C. (2000): The Development of Sanitary Landfill and its Cost Structure Analysis in Taiwan. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Solid Waste Management, March 22-25, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan, 145-156, (oral presentation).
  53. Chang, N. B., Lin, K. S., Sun, Y. P., and Wang, H. P. (2000): Engineering Assessment for Burning Combustible Construction and Demolition Wastes in a Brick Kiln. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Solid Waste Management, March 22-25, 2000,Taipei, Taiwan, 443-456, (oral presentation).
  54. Chang, N. B., Hsu, S, Y., Soong, W. K. and Yang, H. Y. (2000): Design of Chemical Emergency Response System by Diagnostic Wind Field and Particle Models in a GIS Environment. Proceedings of Taiwan-France Symposium on Natural Hazard Mitigation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (NSC Conference), May 23-25, 2000, (invited presentation).
  55. Chang, N. B. and Hsu, H. Y. (2000): Decision Support System for Emergency Response and Risk Management of Nuclear Power Plants. Proceedings of Australia Taiwan Joint Symposium on Environment Modeling and Management, Taichung, Taiwan, June 28-30, 2000, (proceedings presentation).
  56. Chang, N. B., Lin, K. S. and Wang, H. P. (2000): Resource Recycling via Sorting the Construction and Demolition Waste in Taiwan. Proceedings of ISWA International Symposium on Waste Management in Asian Cities, Hong Kong, China, Oct. 23-26, 2000, (oral presentation).
  57. Lin, G. N. and Chang, N. B. (2000): Emissions test of PCDDs/PCDFs for an Industrial Fluidized Bed Incinerator. Proceedings of ISWA International Symposium on Waste Management in Asian Cities, Hong Kong, China, Oct. 23-26, 2000, (oral presentation).
  58. Chang, N. B., Wu, M. C. and Weng, Y. C. (2000): The Application of Economic Instruments and Policy Analysis for Scrape Tire Recycling in Taiwan. Proceedings of 2000 Taipei Conference on Policies for Greenhouse Gases Reduction and Pollution Control in Asian-Pacific Region, Taipei, Taiwan, Nov., 28- 30, 2000, (oral presentation).
  59. Chang, N. B. (2001): Assessing the Impact of Installing a Refuse-derived-fuel Process in a Retrofit Program of Municipal Incinerator. Proceedings of the Rio Bravo/Rio Grande Environmental Conference, Weslaco, Texas, USA, Apr. 26-28, 2001, (oral presentation).
  60. Ning, S. K., Cheng, K. Y., and Chang, N. B. (2001): Evaluation of Non-point Sources Pollution Impacts by Integrated 3S Information Technologies and GWLF model in the Kao-ping River Basin, Taiwan. Proceedings of the second World Water Congress, Berlin, Germany, Oct 16-19, 2001, (oral presentation).
  61. Chang, Y. C. and Chang, N. B. (2001): The Design of a Web-Based Decision Support System for the Sustainable Management of Urban River System. Proceedings of the second World Water Congress, Berlin, Germany, Oct 16-19, 2001, (oral presentation).
  62. Chen, J. C., Chang, Y. C., Chang, N. B. and Lee, M. T. (2002): Mitigating the Impact of Combined Sewer Overflow to an Urban River System via Web-based Share-vision Modelling Analysis. Proceedings of Envirosoft 2002, Bergen Point, Norway, May 3-8, 2002, (oral presentation).
  63. Ning, S. K. and Chang, N. B. (2002): Assessing Long-term Land-Use Variations and Nonpoint Source Pollution Impacts by Remote Sensing Technology. Proceedings of International Society of Environmental Information Study (ISEIS) 2002 Specialty Conference, Information Systems for Water Resources Management, Beijing, China, September 10 – 13, 2002, 1246-1252, (oral presentation).
  64. Dyson, B. and Chang, N. B. (2002): Optimal Reservoir Operation in the Semi-arid Area in terms of Sustainability Information. Proceedings of International Society of Environmental Information Study (ISEIS) 2002 Specialty Conference, Information Systems for Water Resources Management, Beijing, China, September 10 – 13, 2002, 1193-1199, (oral presentation).
  65. Wu, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2003): Evaluation of Environmentally Benign Production Program in the Textile Dying Industry: a Multi-objective Programming Approach. Proceedings of Sustainable Products and Industrial Management at Tainan, Taiwan, March 15-16, 2003, (oral presentation).
  66. Ji, J. H., Makkeasorn, A., Chang, N. B. and Ernest, A. (2003): Optimal Reservoir Operating Strategy in terms of Salinity Level in Corpus Christi Bay, South Texas. Proceedings of The 4th Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Environmental Conference at South Padre Island, Texas, USA, April 10-11, 2003, (oral presentation).
  67. Chang, N. B., Bonner, J. and Le Vine, D. M. (2003): Environmental Cyberinfrastructure in Support of Modeling Complex Coastal Bay Ecosystem. Proceedings of Frontiers in Assessment Methods for the Environment (FAME) at Coffman Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, August 10-13, 2003, (poster presentation).
  68. Parvathinathan, G., Dyson, B. and Chang, N. B. (2003): Optimal Strategies of Freshwater Inflows to the San Antonio Bay by Multi-Objective Stochastic Compromise Programming. Proceedings of 2003 International Conference of Agricultural Science and Technology at Houston, Texas, USA, Oct. 11-14, 2003, (poster presentation).
  69. Ning, S. K., Chang, N. B. and Jeng, K. Y. (2003): Assessing Ecological Impacts in Response to Basin-scale Long-term Land-use Variations and Erosion Potential. Proceedings of 30th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Nov. 10-14, 2003, (oral presentation).
  70. Chen, J. C., Shiu, C.-S. and Chang, N. B. (2003): Web-based Decision Support System for Flooding Prevention and Mitigation in an Urban Region Using Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling. Proceedings of 30th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Nov. 10-14, 2003, (oral presentation).
  71. Chang, N. B. (2003): Soil Moisture Measurement Using Remote Sensing in Preparation for Climate Modeling. Proceedings of EPA Workshop of Houston Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring at University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, Dec. 16, 2003, (invited keynote presentation).
  72. Chang, N. B. (2004): Integrating Space-borne Remote Sensing Technology (LANDSAT and RADARSAT) and Genetic Programming Algorithms for Stream Flow Rate Prediction. Proceedings of 2004 Technical and Policy Conference in Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP) at Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, USA, February 11-13, 2004, (invited keynote presentation).
  73. Chen, J. C. and Chang, N. B. (2004): Robustness Analysis of Neural-Fuzzy Control Scheme in Aerated Submerged Biofilm Wastewater Treatment Process. Proceedings of IWA the 1th Special Conference on Small and on-site Water and Wastewater Systems at Perth, Australia, Feb. 11, 2004, (poster presentation).
  74. Davila, E. and Chang, N. B. (2004): Optimal Siting of Material Recovery Facilities and Routing Strategy in an Urban setting under Uncertainty. Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March, 21-25, 2004, (oral presentation).
  75. Diwakaruni, S., Davila, E. and Chang, N. B. (2004): Strategic Planning for Solid Waste Management in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, South Texas. Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March, 21-25, 2004, (oral presentation).
  76. Makkeasorn, A., Guerrero, J. Chang, N. B. and Gomathishanker, P. (2004): NDVI Analysis for Riparian Buffer Zone Design in the Nueces River Basin, Texas. Proceedings of American Water Resources Association Summer Specialty Conference at Olympic Valley, California, USA, June 26-30, 2004, (poster presentation).
  77. Makkeasorn, A., Chang, N. B., Beaman, M., Du, Q. and Wyatt, C. (2004): Optimal Siting of Hydrological Monitoring Stations using Remote Sensing-based Grey Mixed Integer Programming Model. Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium at Anchorage, Alaska, USA, Sep. 22-24, 2004, (interactive presentation).
  78. Makkeasorn, A., Chang, N. B., Beaman, M. and Wyatt, C. (2004): Soil Moisture Analysis using RADARSAT Satellite Imagery in the Choke Canyon Reservoir Watershed, South Texas. Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium at Anchorage, Alaska, USA, Sep. 22-24, 2004, (interactive presentation).
  79. Jeng, K. Y. and Chang, N. B. (2004): Assessing Biogenic Emission Impact on the Ground-level Ozone Concentration by Remote Sensing and Numerical Model. Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium at Anchorage, Alaska, USA, Sep. 22-24, 2004, (interactive presentation).
  80. Chang, N. B., Makkeasorn, A., Beaman, M. and Wyatt, C. (2004): Soil Moisture Detection Using RADARSAT Corner Reflector Enhanced Satellite Imagery in a Semi-arid Watershed with Complex Terrain. Proceedings of SPIE Optics East, 2004: Optical Science, Sensors and Systems, Technology, Architecture, and Applications at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 25-28, 2004, (oral presentation).
  81. Chen, J. C., Tsou, P.S. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Combined Remote Sensing with Water Quality Modeling for Storm Water Management. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, held by the American Academy of Sciences, January 23-26, 2005, (oral presentation).
  82. Srilakshmi K. R., Parvathinathan, G. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Risk Assessment of Citrus Pesticide Impact in Groundwater and Soil Environment in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, held by the American Academy of Sciences, January 23-26, 2005, (oral presentation).
  83. Chang, N. B. and Parvathinathan, G. (2005): Combining GIS with Fuzzy Multi-criteria Decision-Making for Siting New Regional Landfills. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, held by the American Academy of Sciences, January 23-26, 2005, (oral presentation).
  84. Davila, E. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Multi-faceted Sustainability Assessment for Resources Conservation and Recycling in US-Mexico Border Land. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, held by the American Academy of Sciences, January 23-26, 2005, (oral presentation).
  85. Davila, E. and Chang, N. B. (2005): Assessing Mini-max Regret Criteria for Regional Solid Waste Management System. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, April 3-6, 2005, (oral presentation).
  86. Makkeasorn, A., Chang, N. B. and Beaman, M. (2005): Stream Flowrate Forecasting using Genetic Programming Model in a Semi-arid Coastal Region. Proceedings of World Water and Environmental Resources Congress at Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 15-19, 2005, (oral presentation).
  87. Chang, N. B., Hernandez, A. and Davila, E. (2005): Optimal Risk-based Expansion Strategy of Sewer Infrastructure System in a Fast Growing Urban Region under Uncertainty. Proceedings of World Water and Environmental Resources Congress at Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 15-19, 2005, (oral presentation).
  88. Makkeasorn, A. Chang, N. B., Beaman, M., Wyatt, C. and Slater, C. (2005): Seasonal Soil Moisture Variation Analysis using RADARSAT-1 Satellite Image in a Semi-arid Coastal Watershed. Proceedings of the third International Workshop on the Analysis of Multi-temporal Remote Sensing Images at Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, May 16-18, 2005, (poster presentation).
  89. Makkeasorn, A., Chang, N. B. and Beaman, M. (2005): Comparative Study of Forecasting Potential between Genetic Programming Model and Neural Network Model: A Case Study for Streamflow Forecasting. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications: CITSA 2005 at Orlando, Florida, USA, July 14 – 17, 2005, (oral presentation).
  90. Chang, N. B. and Guo, D. H. (2006): Urban Flash Flood Monitoring, Mapping, and Forecasting via a Tailored Sensor Network System. Proceedings of 2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, April 23-25, 2006, (oral presentation).
  91. Makkeasorn, A. and Chang, N. B. (2006): Riparian Buffer Zone Change Detection Based on RADARSAT-1 and LANDSAT Satellite Images. Proceedings of ASCE World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2006 at Omaha, Nebraska, USA, May 21 – 25, 2006, (oral presentation).
  92. Chang, N. B. (2006): Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Systems Engineering. Workshop on Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Energy Production and Environmental Systems Engineering in The Eighteenth International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE’06) at San Francisco Bay, California, USA, July 5-7, 2006, (invited keynote presentation).
  93. Chang, N. B., Du, Q, and Srilakshmi, K. R. (2006): Integration of Remote Sensing and Environmental Modeling for Pollution Prevention in Citrus Industry. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Environmental Informatics at Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA, August 1-3, 2006, (oral presentation).
  94. Chang, N. B. and Makkeasorn, A. (2006): Water Demand Analysis in an Urban Region by Neural Network Models. Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Symposium on Water Distribution Systems Analysis at Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, August 27-30, 2006, (oral presentation).
  95. Chang, N. B. and Gonzalez, A. J. (2006): Knowledge Acquisition and Ontology Modeling for Construction of an Environmental Decision Support System for Water Utilities. Proceedings of ASCE EWRI Conference – An International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources 2006 at New Delhi, India, USA, Dec. 18-20, 2006, (oral presentation).
  96. Chang, N. B. (2006): Fuzzy Multicriteria Decision Analysis for Adaptive Watershed Management. Proceedings of American Geological Union (AGU) Fall meeting at San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 11-15, 2006, (poster session).
  97. Chang, N. B. (2006): Combining SAR with LANDSAT for Change Detection of Riparian Buffer Zone in a Semi-arid River Basin. Proceedings of American Geological Union (AGU) Fall meeting at San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 11-15, 2006, (oral presentation).
  98. Chang, N. B. and Ernest, A. (2007): Use of Inexact Multiobjective Programming Model for Sensor Placement in Water Distribution Networks under Uncertainty. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI-2007 conference at Tampa, Florida, USA, May 15-19, 2007, (oral presentation).
  99. Chang, N. B. (2007): Reservoir Capacity Planning with Respect to Water Demand, Water Quality, and Biological Integrity. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI-2007 conference at Tampa, Florida, USA, May 15-19, 2007, (poster presentation).
  100. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. and O’Reilly, A. (2007): Use of Alternative Sorption Media for Removing Nutrients Associated with Stormwater BMPs. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI-2007 conference at Tampa, Florida, USA, May 15-19, 2007, (oral presentation).
  101. O’Reilly, A., Wanielista, M. and Chang, N. B. (2007): Data Mining Analysis of Nitrogen in the Florida Aquifer and BMP Management Strategies. Proceedings of 9th Biennial Conference on Stormwater Research & Watershed Management at Orlando, Florida, USA, May 2-5, 2007, (oral presentation).
  102. Makkeasorn, A. and Chang, N. B. (2007): Change Detection of Riparian Buffer Zone with Multiple Remote Sensing Imageries in a Semi-arid Watershed. Proceedings of AEESP Distinguished Lecture at Orlando, FL, USA, March 5, 2007, (poster presentation).
  103. Chang, N. B. and Gonzalez, A. J. (2007): A Decision Support System for Sensor Deployment in Water Distribution Networks for Improving the Infrastructure Safety. Proceedings of the 52nd International Scientific Colloquium at the Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany, September 10-13, 2007, (oral presentation).
  104. Makkeasorn, A. and Chang, N. B. (2007): Short-term Stream Flow Forecasting with the aid of Global Climate Change Indices. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Environmental Informatics at Bangkok, Thailand, November 21-23, 2007, (oral presentation).
  105. Chang, N. B., Ernest, A. and Makkeasorn, A. (2007): Rule-based Expert System for Sensor Deployment in Drinking Water Systems for Rural Communities. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Environmental Informatics at Bangkok, Thailand, November 21-23, 2007, (oral presentation).
  106. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. and Makkeasorn, A. (2007): Innovative Design of Stormwater and On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems in Support of Green Building Initiative. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Environmental Informatics at Bangkok, Thailand, November 21-23, 2007, (oral presentation).
  107. Lin, K. S., Lo, C. C. and Chang, N. B. (2007): Synthesis and Characterization of Titania Nanotube for Dye Wastewater Treatment. Proceedings of International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Environmental Protection and Pollution at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, Dec. 11-13, 2007, (poster presentation).
  108. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Zhai, L., Hossain, F. and Lin, K.S. (2007): Integrating Nano-sized Zero Valent Iron and Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles for Nutrient Removal in Water Systems. Proceedings of International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Environmental Protection and Pollution at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, Dec. 11-13, 2007, (oral presentation).
  109. Lin, K. S., Chang, N. B. and Chuang, T. D. (2007): Decontamination of Nitrates and Nitrites in Wastewater by Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles. International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Environmental Protection and Pollution at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, Dec. 11-13, 2007, (oral presentation).
  110. Chang, N. B., Makkeasorn, A. and Xie, H. J. (2007): A New Water Availability Index with Respect to Soil Moisture Information. Proceedings of 3rd NASA Energy and Water Cycle Study NEWS PI Meeting at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA, September 19-21, 2007, (poster presentation).
  111. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Hossain, F. and Naujock, L. (2008): Material Characterization and Kinetics Study of Green Sorption Media for Nutrient Removal in Stormwater Management Facilities. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI-2008 Conference at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, May 13-16, 2008, (oral presentation).
  112. Chang, N. B. Yang, Y, and Goodrich, J. A. and Buchberger, S. (2008): Multiple Satellite Remote Sensing Images for the Derivation of a Water Availability Index. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI-2008 Conference at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, May 13-16, 2008, (oral presentation).
  113. Ernest, A., Andrew, K. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Spatial Rule-based Expert System for Optimal Planning of Sensor Network in Drinking Water Systems. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI-2008 Conference at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, May 13-16, 2008, (oral presentation).
  114. Makkeasorn, A., Cheng, C. H. and Chang, N. B. (2008): Use of MODIS satellite images to investigate the chlorophyll-a concentrations in Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Proceedings of SPIE, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability V at San Diego, California, USA, August 13, 2008, (poster presentation).
  115. Chang, N. B. (2008): Reuse Potential of Tire Crum in a Green House Program: Linking the Scrap Tire Recycling Industry with the Construction Industry. Proceedings of Gordon Conference on Industrial Ecology, Colby-Sawyer College at New London, New Hampshire, USA, August 17-22, 2008, (poster presentation).
  116. Chang, N. B. and Wanielista, M. (2008): Subsurface Wetland Systems for On-site Wastewater Treatment and Reuse. Proceedings of 2008 International Low Impact Development Conference at Seattle, Washington, USA, November 16-19, 2008, (poster presentation).
  117. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. and Hossain, F. (2008): Optimal Design of Green Sorption Media Filtration System for Nutrient Removal in Stormwater Ponds. Proceedings of 2008 International Low Impact Development Conference at Seattle, Washington, USA, November 16-19, 2008, (oral presentation).
  118. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Henderson, D. and Daranpob, A. (2009): Investigating the Temperature Effects on Nutrient Removal in Green Sorption Media. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Kansas City, Missouri, USA, May 5-7, 2009, (oral presentation).
  119. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Makkeasorn, A. and Hossain, F. (2009): Comparative Study of Two Traditional Septic Tank Drainfields Using Different Sand for Nutrient Removal. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Kansas City, Missouri, USA, May 5-7, 2009, (oral presentation).
  120. Fang, X., Chang, N. B. and Lee, M. K. (2009): Environmental Impacts on Surface Water and Groundwater for Expanding Urban Water Supply Capacity Using Stone Quarries. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Kansas City, Missouri, USA, May 5-7, 2009, (oral presentation).
  121. Wanielista, M., Chang, N. B., Daranpob, A. and Xuan, Z. (2009): Nutrient and Pathogen Removal with an Innovative Passive Underground Drainfield for On-site Wastewater Treatment. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Kansas City, Missouri, USA, May 5-7, 2009, (oral presentation).
  122. Chang, N. B. and Yang, J. (2009): Water Availability Forecasting Methods and Applications in South Florida. Proceedings of the First National Expert and Stakeholder Workshop on Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Adaptation to Global Changes at Washington DC, USA, January 6-8, 2009, (oral presentation).
  123. Daranpob, A., Chang, N. B. and Xie, H. (2009): Heat Island Effect of San Antonio Downtown Area Detected by MODIS/AQUA Temperature Sensor. Proceedings of SPIE Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VI at San Diego, California, USA, August 2-6, 2009, (oral presentation).
  124. Makkeasorn, A. and Chang, N. B. (2009): Monitoring the Algal Bloom Event in Lake Okeechobee, Florida under Tropical Storm Fay Impacts Using MODIS/Terra Images. Proceedings of SPIE Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VI at San Diego, California, USA, August 2-6, 2009, (oral presentation).
  125. Chang, N. B., Makkeasorn, A. and Hart, Q. (2009): Multitemporal Terrestrial Evapotranspiration (ET) Estimation Using GOES Satellite Images and GIS in a Cloudy Region. Proceedings of Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystem, and Hydrology XI in SPIE Europe Remote Sensing at Berlin, Germany, Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2009, (oral presentation).
  126. Chang, N. B., Makkeasorn, A. and Yang, Y. (2009): Fusion of Multi-source and Multi-scale Remote Sensing Data for Water Availability Assessment in a Metropolitan Region. Proceedings of Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology IX in SPIE Europe Remote Sensing at Berlin, Germany, Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2009, (oral presentation).
  127. Chen, H. W., Ning, S. K. and Chang, N. B. (2009): Multitemporal NDVI-based Land Use and Land Cover Change Detection in an Urban Region. Proceedings of Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology IX in SPIE Europe Remote Sensing at Berlin, Germany, Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2009, (oral presentation).
  128. Ernest, A. and Chang, N. B. (2009): Water Resources Management Capacity Development: A Small Systems Technology Transfer Model. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference at Austin, Texas, USA, June 14 – 17, 2009, (oral presentation).
  129. Chang, N. B., Makkeasorn, A. and Yang, J. (2009): Monitoring Multitemporal Soil Moisture, Rainfall, and ET in Lake Manatee Watershed, South Florida under Global Changes Impact at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 16-20, 2009, (oral presentation).
  130. Qi, C. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Multi-objective Evaluation for Water Utility Expansion with Respect to Cost Effectiveness and Global Warming Potential. Proceedings of Conference on Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change at Gainesville, Florida, USA, held by INFORMS Optimization Society, February 26 – 28, 2010, (oral presentation).
  131. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Hossain, F. and Daranpob, A. (2010): Nutrient Removal in a Passive On-site Wastewater Treatment System with a Recirculation Filtration Tank. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress at Providence, Rhode Island, USA, May 16-20, 2010, (oral presentation).
  132. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Xuan, Z. and Daranpob, A. (2010): Using a Subsurface Upflow Wetland for Nutrient Removal in On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress at Providence, Rhode Island, USA, May 16-20, 2010, (oral presentation).
  133. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. and Rivera, B. (2010): Cost Benefit Optimization of Cistern Volume and Greenroof Area in the Florida Showcase Green Envirohome (FSGE). Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology at Washington, DC, USA, May 16-19, 2010, (oral presentation).
  134. Chang, N. B. (2010): Monitoring Aquatic Eutrophication Using Multispectral Remote Sensing. Proceedings of 2010 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting at Taipei, Taiwan, June 22–25, 2010, (oral presentation).
  135. Chen, H. W, Chang, N. B. and Ning, S. K. (2010): Impact Evaluation of Environmental Change to Air Quality in an Estuary Area with Remote Sensing Data. Proceedings of 2010 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting at Taipei, Taiwan, June 22–25, 2010, (oral presentation).
  136. Duranpob, A., Chang, N. B. and Yang, J. (2010): Comparative Analysis of Algal Bloom Prediction Algorithms Using MODIS Satellite Data. Proceedings of SPIE OP403: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 1-5, 2010, (Invited Keynote invited).
  137. Duranpob, A., Chang, N. B. and Yang, J. (2010): Multitemporal Interactions between ET and Soil Moisture in an Urban Watershed Using MODIS and GOES Satellite Data. Proceedings of SPIE OP403: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 1-5, 2010, (oral presentation).
  138. O’Reilly, A. M., Wanielista, M. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Identifying Sequential Biogeochemical Processes beneath a Stormwater Infiltration Ponds in Support of a New Best Management Practice for Groundwater Protection. In: GQ10: Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World, Eds. Schirmer, M., Hoehn, E. and Vogt, T. Proceedings of the 7th International Groundwater Quality Conference at Zurich, Switzerland, June 13-18, 2010. International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication 342, p. 437-440, (oral presentation).
  139. O’Reilly, A. M., Wanielista, M. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Laboratory Simulated Transport of Microcystin-LR and Cylindrospermopsin in Groundwater under the Influence of Stormwater Ponds: Implications for Harvesting of Infiltrated Stormwater. In: GQ10: Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World, Eds. Schirmer, M., Hoehn, E., and Vogt, T.. Proceedings of the 7th International Groundwater Quality Conference at Zurich, Switzerland, June 13-18, 2010. International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication 342, p. 107-111(oral presentation).
  140. Chen, H. W., Chang, N. B., Ning, S. K. and Che, S. F. (2010): Reservoir Capacity Planning with Respect to Uncertain Hydrological Features and Water Quality. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment: Water Infrastructures in Time of Climate Change at University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA, 29-31 July 2010, (poster presentation).
  141. Kaneko, D., Yang, P., Chang, N. B. and Kumakura, T. (2010): Developing a Desertification Monitoring System for Asian Grasslands by RSEM Photosynthesis Model Using MODIS and SPOT Data. Proceedings of International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission VIII Symposium at Kyoto, Japan, Aug. 9-12, 2010, (oral presentation).
  142. Chang, N. B., Han, M., Yao, W., Chen, L. C. and Xu, S. G. (2010): Land Use and Land Cover Classification with PL-ELM Model and SPOT-5 Images in Dalian, China. Proceedings of SPIE RS08: Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications at Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France, September 20 – 23, 2010, (oral presentation).
  143. Chang, N. B., Feng, R., Gao, Z. and Gao, W. (2010): Remote Sensing-based Correlation Analysis between UVB-Exposure and Skin Cancer- Recent Trend in the Continental US. Proceedings of SPIE RS10: Remote Sensing Applications in Addressing Societal Issues at Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France, September 20 – 23, 2010, (oral presentation).
  144. Chang, N. B., Daranpob, A. and Yang, J. (2010): Assessment of Spatiotemporal Nutrient Pollution Impacts in the Tampa Bay Estuary System Using MODIS Images. Proceedings of RS02: Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, and Large Water Regions at Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France, September 20 – 23, 2010, (invited keynote presentation).
  145. Sun, Z., Chang, N. B. and Opp, C. (2010): Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Aridity Conditions in Tarim Basin, China. Proceedings of RS08: Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications at Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France, September 20 – 23, 2010, (oral presentation).
  146. Kaneko, D., Yang, P., Chang, N. B. and Kumakura, T. (2011): Improvements of Rice and Wheat Production Models by Carbon Partitioning with Multi-satellite Imageries and Meteorological Reanalysis Data. Proceedings of International Symposium for Remote Sensing of the Environment (ISRSE) at Sydney, Australia, April 10-15, 2011, (oral presentation) .
  147. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Islam, K. and Stuart, E. (2011): Floating Wetland for Nutrient Removal in a Stormwater Pond: A Few Mesocosm Studies. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Palm Springs, California, USA, May 22-26, 2011, (oral presentation).
  148. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Xuan, Z., Islam, K. and Stuart, E. (2011): Floating Wetland for Nutrient Removal in a Stormwater Pond: A Field-scale Study. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Palm Springs. California, USA, May 22-26, 2011, (oral presentation).
  149. Chang, N. B. and Xuan, Z. (2011): MODIS-based Spatiotemporal Patterns of Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration Interactions in Tampa Bay Urban Watershed due to Hurricane Impact. Proceedings of SPIE OP403: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 22-25, 2011, (oral presentation).
  150. Chang, N. B., Xuan, Z. and Nayee, K. (2011): Exploring the Nutrient Inputs and Cycles in Tampa Bay and Coastal Watersheds Using MODIS Images and Data Mining. Proceedings of SPIE OP403: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 22-25, 2011, (oral presentation).
  151. Chang, N. B. (2011): Sustainability Assessment of Lake Okeechobee, Florida under Climate Change Impact. Lake Sustainability 2011 at Ashurst New Forest, United Kingdom, Sept. 13-15, 2011, (invited keynote presentation).
  152. Noori, M., Rastgoftar, H., Madani, K. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Stochastic Fuzzy Assessment for Managing Hydroenvironmental Systems under Uncertainty and Ambiguity. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, May 20-24, 2012, (oral presentation).
  153. Mokhtari, S., Madani, K. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Selecting the Best Option for Exporting Water from the California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, May 20-24, 2012, (oral presentation).
  154. Imen, S., Madani, K. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Bringing Environmental Benefits into Caspian Sea Negotiations from Resources Allocation: Cooperative Game. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, May 20-24, 2012, (oral presentation).
  155. Kao, S. C. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Multivariate Flood Frequency Analysis through Copulas in a Partially Gauged Watershed. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI Annual Congress at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, May 20-24, 2012, (oral presentation).
  156. Wanielista, M., O’Reilly, A., Williams, E. S. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Performance of a Bio-Retention System? Proceedings of Florida Stormwater Conference at Sanibel Harbour Marriott, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 13-15, 2012, (oral presentation).
  157. Chang, N. B. (2012): Challenges of Design for Water-Energy-Environment-Infrastructure Systems under Climate Change Impacts toward Urban Sustainability. Conference of GREENS for Sustainable Development at Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, June 25-26, 2012, (invited keynote speaker).
  158. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. P. and Xuan, Z. (2012): Floating Wetland for Nutrient Removal in a Stormwater Detection Pond. Proceedings of the 9th International Wetlands Conference at Orlando, Florida, USA, June 3-8, 2012, (oral presentation).
  159. Xuan, Z. M., Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. P., Bohlen, P., Jones, J. and Islam, K. (2012): A Holistic Assessment of Lake and Wetland Restoration Best Management Practices in Florida. Proceedings of the 9th International Wetlands Conference at Orlando, Florida, USA, June 3-8, 2012, (poster presentation).
  160. Chang, N. B., Jones, J., Islam, K, and Xuan, Z. (2012): Assessment of Ecosystem Restoration in Lake Istoppoga, Florida. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Florida Lake Management Society Conference at Gainesville, Florida, USA, June 18-22, 2012, (poster presentation).
  161. Jones, J., Islam, K, Chang, N. B. and Lumbert, L. (2012): Assessment of Best Management Practices of Sediment Dredging in Lake Apopka-Beauclair System, Florida. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Florida Lake Management Society Conference at Gainesville, Florida, USA, June 18-22, 2012, (poster presentation).
  162. Chang, N. B., Mullen, L. and Weiss, J. (2012): Cross Wavelet Analysis for Retrieving Climate Teleconnection Signals between Sea Surface Temperature and Forest Greenness. Proceedings of SPIE OP403: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 12-16, 2012, (oral presentation).
  163. Chang, N. B., Vannah, B. and Xuan, Z. (2012): Monitoring the Total Organic Carbon Concentrations in a Lake with the Integrated Data Fusion and Mining Technique. Proceedings of SPIE OP403: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 12-16, 2012, (oral presentation).
  164. Wanielista, M. P., Chang, N. B. and Islam, K. (2012): Floating Wetland Field Assessment of Nutrient Removal in a Stormwater Wet pond. Proceedings of 2012 National Hydraulics and hydrology Engineering Conference (NHEC) at Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Aug. 20-27, 2012, (oral presentation).
  165. Chang, N. B. and Xuan, Z. (2013): Monitoring Nutrient Concentrations in Tampa Bay under Hurricane Impact with MODIS Images and Machine Learning Models,” IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society), Paris, France, April 10-12, 2013, (oral presentation).
  166. Chang, N. B. and Vannah, B. (2013): Intercomparisons between Empirical Models with Data Fusion Techniques for Monitoring Water Quality in a Large Lake, IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society), Paris, France, April 10-12, 2013, (oral presentation).
  167. Marimon, Z., Xuan, Z. M., and Chang, N. B. (2013): Modeling the Treatment Efficiency of a Stormwater Wet Detention Pond with Floating Treatment Wetlands,” 29th Annual Water Resources Seminar, Environmental Water Resources Institute, ASCE, Orlando, FL, April 19, 2013 (oral presentation).
  168. Mullon, L., Chang, N. B., and Yang J. (2013): Prediction of Precipitation Based on Long-term Teleconnection Signal with Remote Sensing-based Wavelet Analysis,” International Conferences on Water and Environment Research (ICWRER) ICWRER conference, Koblenz, Germany, June 3rd to 7th, 2013 (oral presentation).
  169. Vannah, B., Chang, N. B., and Yang J. (2013): Integrated Data Fusion and Machine-learning (IDFM) for Monitoring Spatiotemporal Microcystin Distributions in Lake Erie, International Conferences on Water and Environment Research (ICWRER) ICWRER conference, Koblenz, Germany, June 3rd to 7th, 2013 (oral presentation).
  170. Imen, S., Chang, N. B., and Yang J. (2013): Exploring the Effect of Teleconnection Signal Propogation on Terrestrial Precipitation in North America, International Conferences on Water and Environment Research (ICWRER) ICWRER conference, Koblenz, Germany, June 3rd to 7th, 2013 (oral presentation).
  171. Mullon, L. and and Chang, N. B., and Yang J. (2013): Short- term Interactions between Sea Surface Temperature and Precipitation Patterns in Northeast America,” International Conferences on Water and Environment Research (ICWRER) ICWRER conference, Koblenz, Germany, June 3rd to 7th, 2013 (poster presentation).
  172. Chang, N. B. and Imen, S. (2013): Periodicity Analysis for Teleconnection Signal Propagation between Sea Surface Temperature and Forest Greenness across North America, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8869: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 26-28, 2013, (oral presentation).
  173. Chang, N. B. and Vannah, B. (2013): Integrated Data Fusion and Bio-optical Models for Monitoring Microcystin Concentrations in Lake Erie, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8869: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 26-28, 2013, (oral presentation).
  174. Chang, N. B.and Vannah, B. (2013): Fusion of Hyperspectral and Multispectral Remote Sensing Data for Near Real-time Monitoring of Microcystin Distributions in Lake Erie, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8871 Satellite Data Compression, Communications, and Processing VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 26-28, 2013, (oral presentation).
  175. Chang, N. B. (2013): Remote Sensing and Sensor Networks in Support of Environmental Monitoring for Agricultural Sustainability. The 2nd International Conference on Agro-geoinformatics Fairfax, US, Aug. 12, 2013 (invited keynote speaker).
  176. Chang, N. B. and Vannah, B. (2013): Comparative Data Fusion between Genetic Programming and Neural Network Models for Remote Sensing Images of Water Quality Monitoring, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Manchester, UK, October 13th to 16th, 2013 (oral presentation and full paper submission).
  177. Yang, Y., Chang, N. B., Li, Z., Buchberger, S. G., Tong, S., Wang, X., Levine, A., Hinchman, A., Fang, M., Swertfeger, J. and Goodrich, J. A. (2013): A Systems Approach to Manage Drinking Water Quality through Integrated Model Projections, Adaptive Monitoring and Process Optimization. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress at Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, May 20-22, 2013, (oral presentation).
  178. Yang, Y., Chang, N. B., Neal, J., Wei, H., Liang, S., and Keener, T. C. (2013): Water and Carbon Footprints for Sustainability Analysis of Urban Infrastructure, Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress at Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, May 20-22, 2013, (oral presentation).
  179. Chang, N. B., Monitoring Water Quality from Space: A New Frontier on Satellite Sensor Fusion (2013), Annual Meeting of European Academy of Science, Invited presentation, (oral presentation).
  180. Imen, S., Chang, N. B., and Yang, J. (2014): Monitoring Spatiotemporal Total Organic Carbon Concentrations in Lake Mead with Integrated Data Fusion and Mining (IDFM) Technique, the 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, New York, NY, Aug. 17-21, 2014. (oral presentation).
  181. Imen, S., Chang, N. B., and Yang, J. (2014): Precipitation Forecasting with Wavelet-based Empirical Orthogonal Function and Artificial Neural Network (WEOF-ANN) Model, the 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, New York, NY, Aug. 17-21, 2014. (oral presentation).
  182. Mullon, L., Chang, N. B., Yang, J., and Imen, S., (2014): Forecasting the Precipitation under Climate Change Impact Using Spectral Analysis Techniques and Neural Network Modeling. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress at Portland, Oregon, USA, June 20-22, 2014 (oral presentation).
  183. Mullon, L., Chang, N. B., Yang, J., and Imen, S., (2014): Exploring Teleconnection Signals Using Nonlinear Spectral Analysis. Proceedings of ASCE/EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress at Portland, Oregon, USA, June 20-22, 2014 (oral presentation).
  184. Crawford, A. J., Mohiuddin, G., and Chang, N. B. (2014): Design of the Automatic Pulse Tracer Velocimeter (APTV) and its sensor networks for remote monitoring of flow regime changes in a constructed wetland. The 11th IEEE Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, (IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society), April 7-9, 2014, Miami, USA. (oral presentation).
  185. Chang, N. B., Imen, S., Mullen, L., Chen, C. F., Valdez, M., and Yang, J. (2014): Multisensor analysis of teleconnection signals in relation to terrestrial precipitation and forest greenness in North and Central America. The 11th IEEE Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, (IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society), April 7-9, 2014, Miami, USA. (oral presentation).
  186. Mullen, L., Chang, N. B., Imen, S., and Yang, J. (2014): Forecasting Precipitation from Multi-sensor Remote Sensing Data using Wavelet-Based Artificial Neural Network Models. The 11th IEEE Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, (IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society), April 7-9, 2014, Miami, USA. (oral presentation).
  187. Chang, N. B., Crawford, J., and Mohiuddin, G. (2014): Design of Automatic Pulse Tracer Velocimeter (APTV) and its sensor network for monitoring low flow velocity in a wetland system. ASCE/EWRI Orlando Chapter Seminar, Orlando, May 2 2014.
  188. Chang, N. B., Crawford, J., and Mohiuddin, G. (2014): Field-scale investigation of stormwater wet detention ponds and demonstration of new BMPs in Florida. ASCE/EWRI Orlando Chapter Seminar, Orlando, May 2, 2014.
  189. Chang, N. B. and Imen, S. (2014): Linkages between Turbidity Levels in Lake Mead and Associated Forest Fire Events in the Lower Virgin Watershed, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8869: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 26-28, 2013, (oral presentation).
  190. Chang, N. B. and Imen, S. (2014): Impact of Teleconnection Phenomena and Local Environmental Factors on Forest Greenness in North and Central America, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8869: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 26-28, 2013, (oral presentation).
  191. Chang, N. B.(2014): Tackling the Challenges of Water Resources Management from Space: A long-term Perspective on Satellite Sensor Networks and Data Fusion, presented to Photonic Innovations and Solutions for Complex Environments and Systems (PISCES) II Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 17-21, 2014, (invited keynote speech).
  192. Chang, N. B. and Vannah, B. (2014): Satellite Data Fusion and Information Retrieval with Ground-based Sensor Networks for Monitoring Ecosystem Evolution, presented to Remote Sensing System Engineering Symposium at San Diego, California, USA, August 17-21, 2014, (invited keynote speech).
  193. Doña, C., Chang, N. B.,Vannah, B. W., Sánchez, J. M., Delegido, J., Camacho, A., Caselles, V. (2014): Monitoring water quality in the Albufera de Valencia Lake via integrated data fusion and mining techniques. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 27–May 02, Vienna, Austria.
  194. Chang, N. B. and Imen, S. (2014): Spatiotemporal Monitoring of TOC Concentrations in Lake Mead with a Near Real-Time Multi-sensor Network. The 2014 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC2014), Oct. 5-8, San Diego, CA.
  195. Chang, N. B., Houmann, C., Crawford, A. J., Wanielista, M. (2015): Field-Scale Evaluation of Floating Treatment Wetlands for Nutrient Removal and Algal Toxin Control in Wet Detention Ponds across Florida,” ASCE LID Conference, Jan. 17-21, 2015, Houston, TX.
  196. Crawford, A. J., Houmann, C., Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M. (2015): Attaining Additional Nutrient Removal in Eutrophic Stormwater Wet Detention Pond Using a Floating Media Bed Reactor,” ASCE LID Conference, Jan. 17-21, 2015, Houston, TX.

 

 

(C) BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS (11 BOOKS PUBLISHED, 2 BOOKS IN PREPARATION, AND 14 BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED)

BOOKS:

  1. Chang, N. B. (1996): Solid Waste Management. Taipei, Taiwan. Published by Three Principles Bookstore, 300 pp. (in Chinese). (This book has been used as a textbook in the solid waste management programs in several major Universities in Taiwan)
  2. Chang, N. B. (1997): Theory and Applications of Environmental Systems Analysis (I). Taipei, Taiwan. Published by Prosperity Bookstore. 280 pp. (in Chinese). (This book has been used as a textbook in the environmental management programs in several major Universities in Taiwan)
  3. Chang, N. B. (1997): Theory and Applications of Environmental Systems Analysis (II). Taipei, Taiwan. Published by Prosperity Bookstore. 250 pp. (in Chinese). (This book has been used as a textbook in the environmental management programs in several major Universities in Taiwan)
  4. Chang, N. B. (1998): Water Resources Engineering: A Systems Engineering Approach., Taipei, Taiwan. Published by Gio-hua Bookstore. 450 pp. (in Chinese).
  5. Chang, N. B. (1998): Systems Engineering Design of Solid Waste Incinerators (I). Taipei, Taiwan. Published by Prosperity Bookstore. 500 pp. (in Chinese). (This book has been used as a main textbook in the solid waste management programs in several major Universities in Taiwan)
  6. Chang, N. B. (1998): Systems Engineering Design of Solid Waste Incinerators (II). Taipei, Taiwan. Published by Prosperity Bookstore. 650 pp. (in Chinese). (This book has been used as a main textbook in the solid waste management programs in several major Universities in Taiwan)
  7. Chang, N. B., Ning, S. K., Chen, J. C., Shi, L. H., Chang, Y. C. and Tzeng, S. M. ( 2004): Environmental Informatics and Systems Analysis. Taichung, Taiwan. Published by Chun-Hai Bookstore. 550 pp. (in Chinese).
  8. Chang, N. B. (2010): The Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater: An Engineering Case-based Approach for Sustainable Development. Reston VA. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 400 pp.
  9. Chang, N. B. (2010): Systems Analysis for Sustainable Engineering. New York. McGraw Hill 688 pp.
  10. Chang, N. B. and Yang Hong (2012) Multi-scale Hydrological Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications. Boca Raton, FL. the CRC Press, 624 pp.
  11. Chang, N. B. (2012): Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis. Boca Raton, FL. the CRC Press, 550 pp.
  12. Chang, N. B. and Pire, A. (2013): Sustainable Solid Waste Management: A Systems Engineering Approach. IEEE Book Series on Systems Science and Engineering, Publisher: Wiley/IEEE Press, to be published in 2013.
  13. Chang, N. B. and Yang, H. (2013): Principles of Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Systems. Published by Taylor and Frances Group – the CRC Press, in preparation, to be published in 2013.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS:

  1. Gao, W., Gao Z. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Chapter 10 Trends and Interannual Variability in Surface UV-B Radiation over 8-11 Years Observed across the United States. In: UV Radiation in Global Change: Measurements, Modeling and Effects on Ecosystems, Eds. Gao, W., Schmoldt, D. L. and Slusser, J. R. (Springer Verlag), 270-290.
  2. Fang X., Chang, N. B., Lee M. K. and Wolf, L. W. (2010): Chapter 3 Environmental Assessment of Using Stone Quarries as Part of an Integrative Water Supply System in Fast Growing Urban Regions. In: The Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater: An Engineering Case-based Approach for Sustainable Development, Ed. Chang, N. B. (ASCE), 26-50.
  3. Megic, B. and Chang, N. B. (2010): Chapter 11 Use of a Wetland System for Groundwater Recharge in an Urban Wastewater Treatment Plan in Orlando, Florida. In: The Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater: An Engineering Case-based Approach for Sustainable Development, Ed. Chang, N. B. (ASCE), 277-307.
  4. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Moberg, M. and Hossain, F. (2010): Chapter 8 Use of Functionalized Filter Media for Nutrient Removal in Stormwater Ponds. In: The Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater: An Engineering Case-based Approach for Sustainable Development, Ed. Chang, N. B. (ASCE), 199-223.
  5. Chang, N. B., Wanielista, M., Daranpob, A., Hossain, F., and Xuan, Z. (2010): Chapter 9 Comparative Assessment of Two Standard Septic Tank Drain Fields Using Different Sand with Recirculation for Nutrient Removal. In: The Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater: An Engineering Case-based Approach for Sustainable Development, Ed. Chang, N. B. (ASCE), 224-250.
  6. Chang, N. B. (2010): Chapter 1 The Frontiers of Sustainable Development in Urban Regions. In: The Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater: An Engineering Case-based Approach for Sustainable Development, Ed. Chang, N. B. (ASCE), 1-5.
  7. Chang, N. B. (2012): Chapter 1 Linkages between Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis. In: Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis, Ed. Chang, N. B. (CRC Press), 1-6.
  8. Chang, N. B. and Nayee, K. (2012): Chapter 7 Estimating Total Phosphorus Impacts in a Coastal Bay with Remote Sensing Images and In Situ Measurements. In: Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis, Ed. Chang, N. B. (Taylor and Francis Group-CRC Press), 123-146.
  9. Chang, N. B. and Han, M., Yao, W., and Chen, L. C. (2012): Chapter 12 Remote Sensing Assessment of Coastal Land Reclamation Impact in Dalian, China, Using High Resolution SPOT Images and Support Vector Machine. In: Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis, Ed. Chang, N. B. (Taylor and Francis Group-CRC Press), 249-276.
  10. Gao, Z., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Chapter 17 Recent Trends of UVB and Stratospheric Ozone Concentrations at the Continental United States. In: Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis, Ed. Chang, N. B. (Taylor and Francis Group-CRC Press), 395-422.
  11. Chang, N. B. and Hong, Y. (2012): Chapter 1 Towards Multi-scale Hydrologic Remote Sensing for Creating Integrated Hydrological Observatories. In: Multi-scale Hydrological Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications, Eds, Chang, N. B. and Hong, Y. (Taylor and Francis Group-CRC Press), 1-8.
  12. Chang, N. B. and Xuan, Z. M. (2012): Chapter 6 Spatiotemporal Interactions between Soil Moisture, Vegetation Cover and Evapotranspiration in the Tampa Bay Urban Region, Florida. In: Multi-scale Hydrological Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications, Eds, Chang, N. B. and Hong, Y. (Taylor and Francis Group-CRC Press), 113-138.
  13. Gao, Z., Gao, W. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Chapter 7 Developing a Composite Indicator with Landsat TM/ETM+ Images for Drought Assessment in a Coastal Urban Region. In: Multi-scale Hydrological Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications, Eds, Chang, N. B. and Hong, Y. (CRC Press), 139-168.
  14. Sun, Z., Opp, C., Hennig, T. and Chang, N. B. (2012): Chapter 8 Modeling Stream Flow Changes with the Aid of Multi-sourced Remote Sensing Data in a Poorly Gauged Watershed. In: Multi-scale Hydrological Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications, Eds, Chang, N. B. and Hong, Y. (Taylor and Francis Group-CRC Press), 169-184.