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Professor Tran Duc Ha

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  • Full name: TRAN DUC HA
  • Academic titles and degrees: Professor, Doctor
  • Department : Environmental Engineering
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Email: hatd@huce.edu.vn

Training process

  • PhD: from 1988 to 1991, Leningrad University of Civil Engineering (formerly the Soviet Union)
  • University: from 1970 to 1976, Leningrad University of Civil Engineering (formerly the Soviet Union)

Teaching the following subjects:

  • Aquatic microorganisms
  • Water Chemistry and Aquatic Microbiology
  • Fundamentals of physicochemical and biological processes in water engineering and aquatic environment
  • Integrated water resource management
  • Drainage network
  • Construction Law, Water Resources Law, and Environmental Protection Law
  • Wastewater treatment and reuse
  • Water supply and drainage

Research field

  • Wastewater treatment suitable for Vietnamese conditions.
  • Addressing urban river and lake pollution
  • Advanced techniques in water and wastewater treatment.
  • Reuse of wastewater and sludge

Scientific publications (28 books), including:

  • Tran Duc Ha (editor). Pham Thi Huong Lan, Tran Thi Viet Nga. Responding to climate change in industrial, urban and construction activities . Construction Publishing House, 2013.
  • Tran Duc Ha. Urban Lakes: Technical Management and Pollution Control . Construction Publishing House, 2016. ISBN: 978-604-82-1963-5.
  • Tran Duc Ha. Water Resource Protection and Management . Science and Technology Publishing House, 2016. ISBN: 978-604-67-0798-1.
  • Tran Duc Ha (editor), 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.
  • Tran Duc Ha. Water Reservoirs: Technical Management - Safe Water Supply for Urban and Residential Areas. Construction Publishing House, 2019. ISBN: 978-604-82-2814-9.
  • Tran Duc Ha (Editor), Nguyen Van Cu, Tran Duc Minh Hai. Hospital Wastewater Treatment . Science and Technology Publishing House, 2020. ISBN: 978-604-67-1803-1.
  • Tran Duc Ha (editor), Tran Thi Viet Nga (co-editor), Tran Thi Hien Hoa, Duong Thu Hang, Tran Thuy Anh, Nguyen Thuy Lien. Fundamentals of physicochemical and biological processes in water engineering and water environment . Construction Publishing House, 2023. ISBN: 978-604-82-7349-1
  • Tran Duc Ha (Editor), Tran Duc Minh Hai. Urban Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Works . Construction Publishing House, 2024. ISBN: 978-604-82-8197-7
  • Tran Duc Ha (Editor-in-chief), Tran Thuy Anh, Ta Thi Thanh Huyen. X Wastewater treatment towards green cities and a circular economy. Science and Technology Publishing House, 2024. ISBN: 978-604-67-3135-1.

Scientific publications: 180 articles, including those published in prestigious international and domestic scientific journals in recent years.

  • HTTDang, HDTran, SH Tran, M.Sasakawa, RM Narbaitz. Treatment and reuse of coalmine wastewater in Vietnam: application of microfiltration. Water Quality Research Journal (2018) 53(3): 133-142.
  • Tran Duc Ha, Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Quoc Hoa, Nguyen Thi Hong Tinh. Pilot Study of Brackish Water Treatment using Dual Stage Nanofiltration for Domestic Use in Thu Bon Basin, Vietnam. Journal of Membrane Science and Research, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 69-73.
  • HD Tran, HMT Vi, HTT Dang, R. Narbaitz. Pollutant removal by Canna Generalis in tropical constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment. Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 5(3): 331-344, Summer 2019
  • Tran Duc Ha. Proposed solutions for replenishing and diluting water for West Lake according to organic pollution carrying capacity (BOD5). Vietnam Water Supply and Drainage Journal, ISSN 1859-3623, No. 1+2 (123+124) 2019, pp. 76-79.
  • Do Thi Minh Hanh, Tran Duc Ha. Combining hierarchical analysis methods and expert consultation to develop a set of criteria for evaluating the sustainable operation of urban wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environment and Urban Studies, ISSN 1859-3674, No. 120+121/2019, pp. 38-43.
  • Tran Duc Ha, Le Viet Hung, Tran Duc Minh Hai, Nguyen Duc Quyen. Forecasting the water quality of the To Lich River according to Hanoi wastewater drainage planning scenarios using the QUAL2K model. Journal of Environment and Urban Studies, ISSN 1859-3674, No. 123/2019, pp. 86-91.
  • Tran Duc Ha. Treatment of domestic wastewater on cruise ships in Ha Long Bay. Journal of Environment and Urban Studies, ISSN 1859-3674, No. 124/2019, pp. 36-41.
  • Tran Duc Ha, Vi Thi Mai Huong. Using Canna Generalis for planted filter beds to treat domestic wastewater in mountainous areas of Northern Vietnam. Journal of Environment and Urban Studies, ISSN 1859-3674, No. 124/2019, pp. 52-56.
  • Tran Duc Ha, Nguyen Danh Tien, Dang Xuan Thuong, Nguyen Mai Hoa. Research on the application of ultrafiltration membranes in the technology of treating Ta Vai stream water for domestic water supply. Journal of Resources and Environment, ISSN 1859-1477, No. 3(305), 2-2019, pp. 7-10.
  • Dang Xuan Thuong, Tran Duc Ha, Nguyen Mai Hoa. Evaluation of the effectiveness of treating spring water using ultrafiltration (UF) membrane technology combined with multi-purpose filter material for decentralized domestic water supply in the Northwest mountainous region. Journal of Resources and Environment, ISSN 1859-1477, No. 4(306), 2-2019, pp. 12-16.
  • Tran Duc Ha, Vi Thi Mai Huong, Tran Thuy Anh. Evaluating the effectiveness of planting water bamboo for horizontal flow subsurface filters to treat domestic wastewater in suburban areas of Northern Vietnam. Journal of Construction Science and Technology (Hanoi University of Civil Engineering) ISSN 2615-9058, Vol. 13, No. 2V, May 2019, pp. 63-72
  • Tran Duc Ha. Research on oxygen enrichment of treated wastewater using turbulent flow wide-plate weir. Construction Journal (Ministry of Construction) ISSN 0866-8762, Year 58, July 2019, pp. 86-89.
  • Tran Duc Ha. Application of sustainable urban drainage works to replenish groundwater for Hanoi city. Journal of Construction Science and Technology (Hanoi University of Construction) ISSN 2615-9058 vol. 16 (5V), 2022, pp. 25-33.
  • Tran Thuy Anh, *Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, Tran Duc Ha and Nguyen Manh Khai. Dewatering of urban lake sediments using constructed wetlands: a case study in Hanoi, Vietnam International Journal of GEOMATE, ISSN: 2186-2982 (P), 2186-2990 (O), Japan, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21660/2022.000.0000. Month, Year Vol.00, Issue 00, pp.000-000.
  • Tran Duc Ha. Ensuring environmental flow to form an urban ecological framework for the To Lich River and other inner-city rivers of Hanoi. "Construction" Magazine (Ministry of Construction) ISSN 2734-9888, 64th year, March 2025, pp. 32-35.