Tien-Chieh Hung, Ph.D

Research

Dr. Hung works in the area of aquacultural engineering including computational fluid dynamics, biomimetic particle filtration system design, recirculating culture system design, cultural technique development, and fish behavior. He has been working with the endangered Delta Smelt since 2008 and is Director of the Fish Conservation and Culture Laboratory and manages the refuge population of the Delta Smelt. His current study is focusing on the behavior of Delta Smelt at various environment, culture technique improvement, fish marking, and the effect of domestication on the captive fish. In addition, Dr. Hung also has four-year working experience as a R&D in a chemical pesticide company responsible for the formula and formulation design.

Selected Publications

Refereed Journal Articles
(See Google Scholar citation profile for all the citation information)

Aquaculture Engineering

F-2. Hung TC, Stevenson T, Sandford M, Gheremariam T (2018) Temperature, density and ammonia effects on growth and fecundity of the ramshorn snail (Helisoma anceps), Aquaculture Research 49(2), 1072–1079.
F-1. Hung TC, Piedrahita RH (2011) The performance and impact of a bubble-wash bead filter in a recirculating green water larval culture system for delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), Aquacultural Engineering 45, 60-65.

Delta Smelt

E-9. Davis BE, Cocherell D, Sommer T, Baxter R, Hung TC, Todgham AE, Fangue NA (2018) Sensitivities of an endemic, endangered California smelt and two non-native fishes to serial increases in temperature and salinity: Implications for shifting community structure with climate change, Conservation Physiology, accepted.
E-8. Lessard J, Cavallo B, Anders P, Sommer T, Schreier B, Gille D, Schreier A, Finger A, Hung TC, Hobbs J, May B, Schultz A, Burgess O, Clarke R (2018) Considerations for the use of captive-reared delta smelt for species recovery and research, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 16(3), article 3.
E-7. Finger AJ, Mahardja B, Fisch KM, Benjamin A, Lindberg J, Ellison L, Ghebremariam T, Hung TC, May B (2018) A managed conservation hatchery for delta smelt shows evidence of genetic adaptation to captivity after 9 generations, Journal of Heredity 109(6), 689-699.
E-6. Castillo GC, Sandford ME, Hung TC, Tigan G, Lindberg JC, Yang WR, Nieuwenhuyse EE (2018) Using natural marks to identify individual cultured adult Delta Smelt, North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38(3), 698-705.
E-5. Jin J, Kurobe T, Ramírez-Duarte WF, Bolotaolo MB, Lam CH, Pandey PK, Hung TC, Stillway ME, Zweig L, Caudill J, Lin L, Teh SJ (2018) Sub-lethal effects of herbicides penoxsulam, imazamox, fluridone and glyphosate on Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), Aquatic Toxicology 197, 79-88.
E-4. Benjamin A, Saglam IK, Mahardja B, Hobbs J, Hung TC, Finger AJ (2018) Use of single nucleotide polymorphisms identifies backcrossing and species misidentifications among three San Francisco Estuary osmerids, Conservation Genetics 19(3), 701-712.
E-3. Wilder RM, Hassrick JL, Grimaldo LF, Greenwood MFD, Acuña S, Burns JM, Maniscalco DM, Crain PK, Hung TC (2016) Feasibility of passive integrated transponder and acoustic tagging for endangered adult Delta Smelt, North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36, 1167-1177.
E-2. Kammerer BD, Hung TC, Baxter R, Teh SJ (2016) Physiological effects of salinity on delta smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus, Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 42, 219-232.
E-1. Hung TC, Eder KJ, Alireza J, Loge FJ (2014) Decline in feeding activity of female cultured delta smelt prior to spawning, North American Journal of Aquaculture 76, 159-163.

Computational Fluid Dynamics

D-4. Yang R, Zhai P, Li S, Hung TC (2019) Optimization of a double-impeller agitator design in a fruit wax reaction kettle using CFD simulations, International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, accepted.
D-3. Hung TC, Piedrahita RH (2014) Experimental validation of a novel bio-inspired particle separator, Aquacultural Engineering 58, 11-19.
D-2. Hung TC, Piedrahita RH, Cheer A (2012) Bio-inspired particle separator design based on the food retention mechanism by suspension-feeding fish, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 7, 046003.
D-1. Cheer A, Cheung S, Hung TC, Piedrahita RH, Sanderson SL (2012) Computational fluid dynamics of fish gill rakers during crossflow filtration, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 74, 981-1000.

Toxicology

C-4. Wu Q, Yan W, Liu C, Hung TC, Li G (2018) Parental transfer of titanium dioxide nanoparticles aggravated MCLR-induced developmental toxicity in zebrafish offspring, Environmental science: Nano 5(12), 2952-2965.
C-3. Cheng H, Yan W, Wu Q, Lu J, Liu C, Hung TC, Li G (2018) Adverse reproductive performance in zebrafish with increased bioconcentration of microcystin-LR in the presence of titanium dioxide nanoparticles, Environmental Science: Nano 5(5), 1208-1217.
C-2. Wu Q, Yan W, Cheng H, Liu C, Hung TC, Guo X, Li G (2017) Parental transfer of microcystin-LR induced transgenerational effects of developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish offspring, Environmental Pollution 231(1), 471-478.
C-1. Cheng H, Yan W, Wu Q, Liu C, Gong X, Hung TC, Li G (2017) Parental exposure to microcystin-LR induced thyroid endocrine disruption in zebrafish offspring, a transgenerational toxicity, Environmental Pollution 230, 981-988.

Microbial Fuel Cells

B-3. Fu CC, Hung TC, Wu WT, Wen TC, Su CH (2010) Current and voltage responses in instant photosynthetic microbial cells with Spirulina platensis, Biochemical Engineering Journal 52, 175-180.
B-2. Fu CC, Hung TC, Chen JY, Su CH, Wu WT (2010) Hydrolysis of microalgae cell walls for production of reducing sugar and lipid extraction, Bioresource Technology 101, 8750-8754.
B-1. Fu CC, Su CH, Hung TC, Hsieh CH, Suryani D, Wu WT (2009) Effects of biomass weight and light intensity on the performance of photosynthetic microbial fuel cells with Spirulina platensis, Bioresource Technology 100, 4183-4186.

Enzyme Immobilization

A-4. Fu CC, Hung TC, Su CH, Suryani D, Wu WT, Dai WC, Yeh YT (2011) Immobilization of calcium oxide onto chitosan beads as a heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production, Polymer International 60, 957-962.
A-3. Hung TC, Fu CC, Su CH, Chen JY, Wu WT, Lin YS (2011) Immobilization of cellulase onto electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous membranes and its application of the reducing sugar production from microalgae, Enzyme and Microbial Technology 49, 30-37.
A-2. Chiou SH, Hung TC, Giridhar R, Wu WT (2007) Immobilization of lipase to chitosan beads using a natural cross-linker, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology 37, 265-275.
A-1. Hung TC, Giridhar R, Chiou SH, Wu WT (2003) Binary immobilization of Candida Rugosa lipase on chitosan, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 26, 69-78.