• Full name: Tran Thi Hien Hoa

• Academic title/degree: Associate Professor, Doctor of Philosophy

• Department: Department of Environmental Engineering

• Position: Lecturer, Member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering

• Email: hoatth@huce.edu.vn

Training process:

• PhD : 2002-2006 , Kumamoto University , Japan ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Master 's degree : from 2000 to 2002 , Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

• University : from ​ e ="border-bottom:transparent; -webkit- user -drag:none"> 1995 – 2000 , Hanoi University of Civil Engineering

Research field

• Technology for treating domestic and industrial water and wastewater;

• Low-cost and sustainable water and sanitation services;

• Control pollution and protect water resources;

• Rainwater harvesting and reuse; Sustainable urban drainage;

• Green buildings, smart cities;

• Operation and maintenance of water supply and drainage systems;

• Waste management and resource recovery, circular economy, sustainable development.

Scientific work:

Topics/projects led and participated in

• Providing consultancy and support for developing technical guidelines on climate change mitigation and adaptation for rural water supply.

• Drafting a national standard for indoor and building fire protection systems.

• Research on developing national standards for technical systems in high-rise buildings – Part 4: Requirements for ensuring environmental protection and safety.

• SATREPS Project: “Developing a water supply system adapted to polluted water sources”

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Research on developing a toolkit to support the evaluation and selection of technologies for treating and reusing wastewater and sludge from municipal and industrial park wastewater treatment plants. Project code: TNMT.2023.05.06

• Provide technical support in reviewing and updating the Implementation Manual for the Safe Urban Water Supply Plan.

• Technical support on greenhouse gas emission reduction plans in Vietnam's urban development and infrastructure sector within the framework of the Vietnam Support for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (VN-SIPA) project.

• Develop technical guidelines on the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection and evaluation of on-site wastewater treatment facilities for cities and residential areas in Vietnam.

• Investigate, survey, and develop technical guidelines for sustainable urban rainwater collection, utilization, and drainage.

• Advanced water management and environmental pollution control technologies serve the development of sustainable urban infrastructure.

• Appropriate water supply and drainage solutions, integrated into green, smart, and climate-resilient infrastructure systems.

• Research and develop a set of indicators for inspecting, monitoring, and evaluating the results of safe water supply implementation.

• Develop a model for treating urban lake water and polluted water bodies using micro- and nano-sized air bubble technology.

• Research on developing technical guidelines for environmental incident prevention and response measures for wastewater from industrial parks and industrial production facilities.

• Research on water treatment technology for domestic and drinking water supply to schools and residential areas in coastal regions. Project code: CT2020.04.XDA.07

• “Environmental Education and Awareness Campaign (TV-08) - Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Project Phase 2”, chaired by. Funding source: World Bank.

• Review and supplement the National Technical Standard for Infrastructure Works - Drainage Works QCVN 07-2-2016/BXD. (MS: RD 29-20)

• Develop basic design standards for rural water supply projects.

• Develop a Maintenance Manual for Rural Water Supply Facilities.

• Research on the influence of organic matter on the anaerobic oxidation of ammonia for nitrogen treatment in wastewater (MS: 200-2018/KHXD-TĐ)

• Research on the application of modeling techniques in anaerobic treatment technology for organic-rich wastewater in practice in Vietnam. Project code: NĐT.31.JPA/17

• Assess the current status of technology utilization (rural water supply, wastewater treatment, solid waste treatment) for pilot models in the project across economic regions nationwide.

• Research on appropriate technologies and models for treating waste in coastal and island areas.

Monographs or reference books

• Tran Duc Ha, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Nguyen Quoc Hoa, Tran Cong Khanh, Tran Thi Viet Nga, Le Thi Hien Thao. Fundamentals of Chemistry and Microbiology in Environmental Engineering. Vietnam Education Publishing House, 2011.

• Tran Duc Ha, Tran Thi Viet Nga, Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Membrane filtration techniques in water supply and wastewater treatment. Construction Publishing House, 2017. ISBN: 978-604-82-2240-6.

• Nguyen Viet Anh, Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Nguyen Phuong Quy, Le Minh Son, Nguyen Tuan Linh. Operation and maintenance of centralized wastewater treatment plants. Science and Technology Publishing House, 2017. ISBN: 978-604-67-1016-5.

• Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Anh, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Quang, Lecturer, MSc. Nguyen Thanh Trung, Dr. Nguyen Phuong Thao, MSc. Dinh Viet Cuong, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Dr. Bui Thi Hieu, MSc. Nguyen Van Hung, MSc. Nguyen Thi Hue. Mechanical and Electrical Design Solutions in Green Buildings. Construction Publishing House, 2019. ISBN: 978-604-82-2949-8.

• Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Anh, MSc. Nguyen Thanh Luan, MSc. Ha Thi Thu Hien, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Dr. Nguyen Phuong Thao, MSc. Nguyen Tra My, Technician Nguyen Minh Anh. Handbook for Maintenance of Rural Water Supply Facilities. Construction Publishing House, 2020.

• Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Ha, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Viet Nga, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Dr. Duong Thu Hang, MSc. Tran Thuy Anh, MSc. Nguyen Thuy Lien. Fundamentals of physicochemical and biological processes in water engineering and water environment. Construction Publishing House, 2023.

scientific article

• 1. Dat, PT, Hoa, TTH, Anh, NV, & Huyen, DTT (2024). Assessment of trihalomethanes formation during the treatment of surface water in coastal areas. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (JSTCE) - HUCE, 18(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.31814/stce.huce2024-18(2)-01

• 2. Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Tran Thi Hien Hoa (2024). Kinetics of ammonium removal from domestic wastewater by partial nitrification and anammox process. Desalination and Water Treatment. 318 (2024) 100366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100366 IF: 1.1. Q3.

• 3. Dinh Viet Cuong, Nguyen Manh Hiep, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Viet-Anh Nguyen, Chia-Hung Hou, Chen-Shiuan Fan, Nguyen Van Truc (2023). Development of a capacitive deionization stack with highly porous oxygen-doped carbon electrodes for brackish water desalination in remote coastal areas. Materials Chemistry and Physics. Volume 307, 1 October 2023, 128165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128165 ISSN: 0254-0584. IF: 4.6. Q1.

• 4. Viet-Anh Nguyen, Hoa Tran Thi Hien, Anisha Nijhawan, Guy Howard and Tuan Nghia Ton (2023). Evaluation of water safety plan implementation at provincial water utilities in Vietnam. Journal of Water and Health. 2023, Vol. 21, No. 1, 47-65. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2022.192 ISSN 1477-8920; EISSN 1996-7829. IF: 2,264. Q2.

• 5. Pham Thanh Dat, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Tran Hoai Son, Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Viet Anh (2022). Control of organic matters from surface water in the coastal areas using a hybrid coagulation-membrane system. International Journal of GEOMATE - Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, Oct., 2022, Vol. 23, Issue 98, pp.171-178. https://doi.org/10.21660/2022.98.3539. ISSN: 2186-2982 (P), 2186-2990 (O), Japan. IF: 0.901. Q3.

• 6. Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Kinetics of ammonium removal by anammox process using biomass carrier felibendy (2022). Science Jornal of Architecture & Construction (Hanoi Architectural Univeristy). October 21, 2022, Volume 46. https://vjol.info.vn/index.php/hau/article/view/77107/65641. Online ISSN: 1858-350X.

• 7. Ha Thi Thuy Ung, Tho Bach Leu, Hoa Thi Hien Tran, Luong Ngoc Nguyen, Long Duc Nghiem, Ngoc Bich Hoang, Tuan Hung Pham, Hung Cong Duong (2022). Combining flowform cascade with constructed wetland to enhance domestic wastewater treatment. Environmental Technology & Innovation. August 2022, Volume 27, 102537 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2022.102537. Online ISSN: 2352-1864. IF: 5,263. Q1.

• 8. Hanh, NTM, Hoa, TTH (2021). Effect of organic matter on nitrogen removal through the anammox process, Water Environment Research. 93 (4), 608-619. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1463. ISSN: 1061-4303; Online ISSN: 1554-7531. IF: 3,306 - Q2 (2021).

• 9. Viet-Anh Nguyen, Hoa Hien Thi Tran (2020). Evaluation of performance indicators of selected water companies in Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology 58 (5A), 42-53. https://doi:10.15625/2525-2518/58/5a/15190.

• 10. Hanh, NTM, Hoa, TTH (2020). Effect of hydraulic retention time on nitrogen removal in domestic wastewater by partial nitritation and anammox processes. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering NUCE. 14 (2): 127–136. ISSN 1859-2996. https://doi.org/10.31814/stce.nuce2020-14(2)-12.

• 11. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, MSc. Luong Ngoc Khanh, Prof. Dr. Tran Hieu Nhue. (2020). Overview of the development of water supply and drainage infrastructure in Vietnam and challenges. Proceedings of the Workshop of the Science and Technology Club of Technical Universities. Nha Trang, 2020.

• 12. UTTH, Pham TH, Leu TB, Tran THH, Chu HN (2020). Research on application of flowforms in combination with planted constructed wetland for improving water quality of urban polluted lakes. CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 54, pp. 489-494. Springer, Singapore. Print ISBN: 978-981-15-0801-1. Online ISBN: 978-981-15-0802-8.

• 13. Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Evaluation of nitrogen removal efficiency in domestic wastewater using partial nitrification and anammox processes. Journal of Architectural and Construction Science. No. 34, May 2019. 43-46 and 52. ISSN: 1859-350X.

• 14. ARCOWA (2018). Wastewater management and resource recovery in Vietnam: current status and opportunities. Prepared by: G. Bergkamp (ARCOWA, Switzerland) and Nguyen Viet Anh (Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering - IESE, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam). Contributions and peer review: Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Hai Yen, Tran Thu Huong, Vu Thi Minh Thanh, Le Trong Bang (IESE), V. Vandeweerd, R. Whisnant (PEMSEA), Nguyen Minh Son (retired) (Institute of Environmental Technology of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam).

• 15. Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Study on ammonium removal capability in domestic wastewater from dormitory of national university of civil engineering. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering. 11 (6), 191-197. 2017. ISSN 1859-2996.

• 16. Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Removal of nitrogen compounds in slaughterhouse wastewater by using anaerobic ammonium oxidation process. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering. 11 (6), 186-190. 2017. ISSN 1859-2996.

• 17. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh. The situation of clean water supply and sanitation in Vietnam and the challenges. [Chapter/Record] Seminar “Science and Technology in the Issue of Providing Clean Water and Environmental Sanitation”. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations. Hanoi, April 26, 2017.

• 18. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh. Urban wastewater treatment technologies currently applied in Vietnam. Proceedings of the Workshop “Science and Technology with the Issue of Clean Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation”. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations. Hanoi, April 26, 2017.

• 19. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Nguyen Thi My Hanh and Tetufumi Watanabe. Evaluate the ammonium removal capabilities of anammox sludge in a fixed bed reactor using felibendy cubes as biomass carrier. Proceeding of “International Workshop on Environmental & Architectural Design for Sustainable Development”, pp. 94-106. Construction Publishing House, 2017 (ISSN: 2333-911X; EISSN: 2333-9128).

• 20. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Kenji Furukawa. Nitrogen removal by anammox process using PVA-gel beads as carrier material. Proceedings of Science and Technology Seminar - National University of Construction, 5-14, 2016.

• 21. Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Nguyen Thuy Lien, Tetufumi Watanabe. Comparison of Nitrogen Removal Capability by Anammox Process in Fluidized Bed Reactor and Fix Bed Reactor. Proceeding of The 12th International Symposium on Southeast Asia Water Environment (SEAWE2016), pp. 253-260, Nov., 2016. Construction Publishing House. Hanoi, Vietnam.

• 22. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Nguyen Thuy Lien. Evaluation of ammonia removal capacity in mobile bed reactor using anammox process. Journal of Water Supply and Drainage, No. 6[110], 58-61, 2016 (ISSN 1859-3623).

• 23. Tran Thi Viet Nga, Tran Duc Ha, Duong Thu Hang, Nguyen Duc Canh, Nguyen Thuy Lien, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Research on the development and application of membrane technology in water treatment.

• Suitable discharge for Vietnam's conditions: Achievements and prospects. Journal of Water Supply and Drainage, No. 6[110], 54-57, 2016 (ISSN 1859-3623).

• 24. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Nguyen Thuy Lien, Tetufumi Watanabe. Evaluation of ammonia removal efficiency in wastewater by anammox process using bulk felibendy carrier material in mobile bed and stationary bed reactors. Proceedings of the 17th Scientific and Technological Conference of Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Volume II, 241-247, 2016 (ISBN: 978-604-82-1983-3).

• 25. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Nguyen Thuy Lien, Tetufumi Watanabe. Evaluation of the ammonium removal capabilities of anammox sludge in a fixed bed reactor using felibendy cubes as biomass carrier. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (STCE)-NUCE, Vol. 10, No.5, 127-133, 2016 (ISSN 1859-2996).

• 26. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Why is Hanoi flooded and proposed solutions to overcome the flooding situation. Water Supply and Drainage Journal, No. 4 (108), 34-36, 2016 (ISSN 1859-3623).

• 27. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Management and treatment of domestic and urban wastewater in Vietnam – proposals and recommendations. Journal of Environment. Special Issue II, 49-52. 2015. (ISSN 1859-042X).

• 28. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Urban and domestic wastewater management in Vietnam. Proceedings of the 4th National Environmental Conference. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Hanoi, September 29, 2015.

• 29. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Training situation and proposed solutions to improve training capacity in environmental technology and engineering for universities. Construction Journal, Vol. 4/2015, 103-105, 2015. (ISSN 0866-0762).

• 30. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Preliminary assessment of the construction, management, operation, and maintenance of urban and industrial wastewater treatment plants/stations in Vietnam. Proceedings of the scientific conference “Technical Infrastructure Works and Sustainable Urban Development”, 207-216. Construction Publishing House – Hanoi, May 2015. (ISBN: 978 – 604 – 82 – 1585 – 9).

• 31. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh and Kenji Furukawa. Comparisons nitrogen removal capacities by anammox process using different biomass carriers. Proceeding the 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE 11), 25-32. Thailand. November, 2014.

• 32. THH Tran, NK Luong & K. Furukawa. Anammox treatment performances using polyethylene sponge as a biomass carrier. Proceeding 37th WEDC International Conference of “Sustainable water and sanitation services for all in a fast changing world”. 849-854, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2014.

• 33. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Kenji Furukawa. Comparisons nitrogen removal capacities by anammox process using different biomass carriers. Proceedings of International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia” (USMCA2013). 935-944. Hanoi, October, 2013. (ISBN: 4-903661064-4)

• 34. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Tran Thi Hong Minh. Wastewater treatment technologies currently applied in Vietnam. Journal of Science and Technology, Duy Tan University, Vol. 3(4), 52-69, 8/2012.

• 35. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Environment and Industrial and Export Processing Zones. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment of the Public Security. General Department of Technology - Ministry of Public Security; 30-33. 2009.

• 36. Tran Hieu Nhue, Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Eco-sanitation with its advantages and prospects in Vietnam. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Vietnamese Studies. Hanoi, December 2008.

• 37. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Yuichi Fuchu, YS Ge and Kenji Furukawa: Anammox treatment performances using polyethylene sponge as a biomass carrier. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, Vol. 44 (3), 121-128, 2008. https://doi.org/10.2521/jswtb.44.121. Online ISSN: 1881-0438; Print ISSN: 0910-6758.

• 38. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Warounsak Liamleam, Ajit P. Annachhatre: Lead removal through biological sulfate reduction process. Bioresource Technology, Vol. 98, iss. 13, 2538–2548, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2006.09.060. ISSN: 0960-8524.

• 39. Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Studies on Nitrogen removal by the anammox process using various biomass carriers with different reactor configurations. Ph.D. Dissertation, Kumamoto University, Japan, 2006.

• an style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"> 40. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Liu Zhijun, Takao Fujii, Muneshige Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Okamoto and Kenji Furukawa: Anammox treatment performance using malt ceramics as a biomass carrier. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, Vol. 42, No. 4, 159-168, 2006. https://doi.org/10.2521/jswtb.42.159. Online ISSN: 1881-0438; Print ISSN: 0910-6758.

• 41. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Liu Zhijun, Takao Fujii, Joseph D. Rouse and Kenji Furukawa: Nitrogen removal by immobilized anammox sludge using PVA gel as biocarrier. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, Vol. 42, No. 3, 139-149, 2006. https://doi.org/10.2521/jswtb.42.139. Online ISSN: 1881-0438; Print ISSN: 0910-6758.

• 42. Pham Khac Lieu, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Tran Hieu Nhue, Kenji Furukawa: Anaerobic oxidation of ammonia for nitrogen removal in wastewater and prospects for application in Vietnam. Construction Journal, No. 452, pp. 41-45, 2005.

• 43. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Luong Ngoc Khanh, Joseph D. Rouse and Kenji Furukawa: Treatment Performance of Anammox Fluidized bed Reactor using PVA gel beads. Proceeding of the 42nd Symposium of the Society for Biotechnology, No 1B16-5, Section B Tsukuba (Japan), Nov., 2005.

• 44. Liu Zhijun, Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Masaharu Takuwa, Luong Ngoc Khanh and Kenji Furukawa: Nitrogen removal using anammox process in different biomass carriers. Proceedings of the IWA International Conference 2005 (FUWWS-XIAN 2005), pp. 289-294, Xian (China), May, 2005.

• 45. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Liu Zhijun, Luong Ngoc Khanh and Kenji Furukawa: Nitrogen removal using attached immobilized anammox sludge on PVA gel beads. Proceedings of annual symposium of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), pp. 965-966, Fukuoka (Japan), March, 2005.

• 46. Joseph D. Rouse, Takao Fujii, Hiroyuki Sugino, Tran Thi Hien Hoa and Kenji Furukawa: PVA-gel beads as a biomass carrier for anaerobic oxidation of ammonium in a packed-bed reactor. Proceedings of the 5th International Exhibition and Conference on Environmental Technology (Heleco 2005), No. O-B356 (CD-ROM), Athens (Greece), February, 2005.

• 47. Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Liu Zhijun, Luong Ngoc Khanh and Kenji Furukawa: Nitrogen removal using attached immobilized anammox sludge on PVA gel beads. Proceeding of the 42nd Symposium of the Japanese Society of Water Treatment Biology, No C-14, Section C, Tsukuba (Japan), November, 2004.

• 48. Tran Thi Hien Hoa. Studies on lead removal through biological sulfate reduction process. Master Thesis, AIT, Thailand, 2002.

Domestic and international conferences:

• • November 2024: Participated in a training program on Wastewater Management organized by JICA in Japan.

  • September 2019: Participated in the 7th Global Water Forum, Busan, Korea.

  • March 2019: Participated in the Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program on Science (Sakura Science Exchange Program) at Kitakyushu University, Japan. - January 2019: Participated in the training workshop "Promoting Sustainable Conservation and Restoration of Soil, Groundwater and Water Environment" at Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.