College of Engineering

Faculty

Leung, Solomon Ph.D., P.E. - Professor, ENVE Coordinator




Office: Colonial Hall #35
Telephone: (208) 282-2524
E-mail: leunsolo@isu.edu

Dr. Leung received his Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering in 1989 from the University of Iowa. His research interests include physicochemical treatment processes: particularly chemical oxidations applied to the treatment of soils and groundwater, disinfection and by-products generation in water and wastewater, environmental systems modeling, environmental risk assessment, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

Education

Publications (2005 - 2009)

Refereed Journals

Bhushan Gokhale and Solomon Leung, “Groundwater Radon-222 Concentrations in Antelope Creek, Idaho:  Measurement and Interpolation', sent to The Open Environmental & Biological Monitoring Journal

Leung, Solomon W., Valentine, Richard L., "Nitrite and Chloramine Loss in a Chlorinated Model Waste Water", accepted for publication with revision, Water Environmental Research

James C.K. Lai, Maria B. Lai, Sirisha Jandhyam, Vikas V. Dukhande, Alok Bhushan, Christopher K. Daniels, Solomon W. Leung, “Exposure to titanium dioxide and other metallic oxide nanoparticles induces cytotoxicity on human neural cells and fibroblasts”, International Journal of Nanomedicine,  3(4): 533-545, (2008) (invited paper)

Ha , Dong Yun, Soon Haing Cho, Young Kwon Kim, Solomon W. Leung, “Biodegradation Characteristics of Organics by Molecular Size Distributions in the Landfill Leachate”, Water Environment Research, 80(8): 748-756, 2008

S. W. Leung, “Global Environment Sustainability: from Developed to Developing Countries”, Forum on Public Policy: Climate Changes and Sustainable Development, Vol. 3, No. 4:  359-366, 2007

James C.K. Lai, Marco P. Schoen, Alba Perez Gracia, Solomon W. Leung, "Prosthetic devices:  Challenges and implications of robotic implants and biological interfaces”, an invited paper to the special issue of “Micro and Nano Technologies in Medicine”, invited paper to the special issue of “Micro and Nano Technologies in Medicine”, Proc. IMechE, Part H, J. of Engineering in Medicine, 221:173-183, 2007

S W Leung, A Gironella, C Trigo, A Bhushan, C K Daniels, J C K Lai, “Cationic Surfactant and Other Factors That Affect Enzymatic Activities and Transport”, invited paper to the special issue of “Micro and Nano Technologies in Medcine”, Proc. IMechE, Part H, J. of Engineering in Medicine, 221:153-160, 2007

Kim, Y.K., J.S. Ahn, and S.W. Leung, “Destruction of Humic Matters and Ammonia in the Landfill Leachate by Supercritical Water Oxidation”, Environmental Engineering Research, 11(6):  311-317, 2006

Leung, Solomon, and James C.K. Lai, "Differential Effects of Anionic Surfactants on Activities of GDH, LDH, and GDH", Biochemical Engineering Journal, 25(1): 79-88 (2005)

Refereed Proceedings and Book Chapters

Solomon W. Leung and James C. K. Lai “Development of Biocompatible Biosensor and Applications in Metabolic Detections”  in preceedings of  the Inaugural Symposium on Enzymes & Biocatalysis-2010 (SEB-2010), April 21-24, 2010, Shanghai, China (invited)

J.C.K. Lai, Y. Wang, W. Gao, H. Gu, and S. W. Leung, “Performance Comparisons of Nanoparticle Modified Sensor Electrodes for the Detection of Nitrite and Peroxide”, in Technical Proceedings of the 2009 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2: Chapter 4: Biosensors and Diagnostics, pp. 233-235.

S. W. Leung, Y. Wang, H. Gu, and J.C.K. Lai, “Characterization and Applications of Modified Gold Electrode Sensor with Nanoparticles”, in Technical Proceedings of the 2009 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2: Chapter 4: Biosensors and Diagnostics, pp. 233-235.

W.J. Gao, Y.-H. Wang, H.-Y. Gu, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, M.B. Lai, S.W. Leung, A. Bhushan and J.C.K. Lai, “Chitosan Film/Membrane as a Surface to Alter Brain Glioma Growth and Migration”, in Technical Proceedings of the 2009 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2, Chapter 6: Nano Bio Materials and Tissues, pp. 302-305.

M.B. Lai, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, A. Bhushan, C.K. Daniels, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Cytotoxicity of metallic oxide nanoparticles in human neural and non-neural cells”, in Technical Proceedings of the 2009 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2, Chapter 3: Nano Medicine, pp. 135-138.

Bhushan A, Lai MB, Agharkar V, Jandhyam S, Daniels CK, Leung SW & Lai JCK (2008) “Differential Effects of Nanomaterials on Cancer Cells: Relevance to Chemotherapy”, in proceedings of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Medical Engineering Division, One Day Seminars on Nanotechnology in Medicine and Biotechnology: Achievements, Applications and Future Needs, September 30, 2008, Paper 7: pp 1-5 (invited)

Golam M. I. Chowdhury, James C. K. Lai, Solomon W. Leung, Robin A. de Graaf, Graeme F. Mason, Fahmeed Hyder, Douglas L. Rothman, Kevin L. Behar, “Nanotoxicity Studies of the CNS: Potential Application of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Methods”, proceedings of  the 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008 June 29th - July 2nd, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA .  Vol. 2, pp 1-5.

James C.K. LAI, Sirisha JANDHYAM, Maria B. LAI, Vikas V. DUKHANDE, Alok BHUSHAN, Christopher K. DANIELS, Solomon W. Leung, “Cytotoxicity of Metallic Oxide Nanoparticles: New Insights into Methodological Problems and Advances in Elucidation of Underlying Mechanisms”, proceedings of the 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008 June 29th - July 2nd, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA. Vol 2, pp 10-15.

Solomon W. Leung, Sandra. Bartolin, Christian Trigo, Christopher K. Daniels, James C.K. Lai, “Environmental Effect: Comparison of DNA Transport with Proteins at Various pHs with and without Surfactants”, proceedings of the 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008 June 29th - July 2nd, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA.  Vol 2, pp 16-20.

Y.-H. Wang, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, W.J. Gao, H.-Y. Gu, M.B. Lai, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “A Co-Culture Model for Nanotoxicity and Tissue Engineering Studies”, proceedings of the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA.  Vol. 2, Chapter 2:  Environmental, Health and Toxicology, pp. 164-167.

W.J. Gao, V.V. Dukhande, S. Jandhyam, Y.-H. Wang, H.-Y. Gu, M.B. Lai, J.C.K. Lai, and S.W. Leung, “A Non-Contact Culture Model for Investigating Cell Signaling and Nanotoxicity”, proceedings of the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA. Vol. 2, Chapter 2:  Environmental, Health and Toxicology, pp. 172-175.

M.B. Lai, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, A. Bhushan, C.K. Daniels, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Differential Cytotoxicity of Metallic Oxide Nanoparticles in Mammalian Cells”, proceedings of the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA. Vol. 2, Chapter 2:  Chapter 2:  Environmental, Health and Toxicology, pp. 130-133.

S. Jandhyam, M.B. Lai, V.V. Dukhande, A. Bhushan, C.K. Daniels, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Exert Dissimilar Cytotoxic Effects on Mammalian Cell Types”, proceedings of the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA.  Vol. 2, Chapter 2:  Chapter 2:  Environmental, Health and Toxicology, pp. 126-129.

S. W. Leung, S. Bartolin, C.K. Daniels, and J.C.K. Lai, “Characterization of DNA Transport through a Semipermeable Membrane with the Effect of Surfactants”, proceeding sof the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA. Vol. 3, Chapter 3:  Lab-on-a-Chip, Micro and Nano Fluidic, pp. 324-326.

James CK Lai, Marco P Schoen, Arya Ebrahimpour, Alok Bhushan, and Solomon W Leung, “Fast-Response Smart Self-Assembling Biosensors for Biomarker Detection”, proceeding of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Nov 12-15, 2007, [IMECE2007-42100, pp. 1-10].

Solomon W Leung, Arya Ebrahimpour, Marco P Schoen, and James CK Lai, “Self-Cleansing Flexible Stent for Prevention of Clogging of Blood Vessels”, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Nov 12-15, 2007, [IMECE2007-42118, pp. 1-8].

James C.K. Lai, Maria B. Lai, Kristina L. Edgley, Alok Bhushan, Vikas V. Dukhande, Christopher K. Daniels, and Solomon W. Leung, “Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Can Exert Cytotoxic Effects on Neural Cells”, proceeding of the 5th Annual NSTI BioNano Conference, Silicon Valley, CA, May 20-24, 2007. Vol 2, Chapter 8: Biomaterials and Tissues, pp741-743.

S. W. Leung, C. Trigo, C.K. Daniels, A. Bhushan, and J.C.K. Lai, “Transport of Ionic Electrolytes and Proteins through Semipermeable Membrane with Effect of Surfactants”, proceeding of the 10th Annual NSTI Nanotech Conference, Silicon Valley, CA, May 20-24, 2007. Vol 1, Chapter 5: Nanostructured Materials and Devices, pp. 313-315.

Alok Bhushan, Solomon Leung, Christ Daniels, and James Lai, “Detection of Cell Signaling Processes and Their Parallels in Bioengineering:  Potential and Challenges for New Technologies”, proceeding of the special seminar on Robotics and Computer Assisted Micro-Surgery, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Medical Engineering Board, London, UK, Nov 9, 2006, pp 1-4.

Johnson, T, Lai, MB, Puli, S, Leung SW, Lai JCK & Bhushan A (2006) Effect of Isoflavones on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines. 97th Annual Meeting, American Association for Cancer Research, Washington, DC, April 1-5, 2006. In Proceedings of American Association for Cancer Research, Vol. 47, p. 1194 (Abs #5086).

C. Trigo, S. W. Leung, A. Bhushan, C. K. Daniels and J. C. K. Lai, “Transport of Multiple Enzymes through Semipermeable Membrane and Effect of Surfactants”, proceeding of the NSTI Nanotech 2006 nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2, Chapter 2:  Biomaterials and Tissues, pp. 136-139, 2006

Lai, James C.K., Solomon Leung, “Protein and Cell Signaling with Biomaterials:  Interfacial Transport, invited book chapter, Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Marcel Dekker, New York pp. 1-11(www.dekker.com, Nov. 2006) (Invited)

Leung, Solomon W., and James C.K. Lai, “Protein and Cell Signaling with Biomaterials:  Influence of Surfactants”, invited book chapter, Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Marcel Dekker, New York pp.1-10 (www.dekker.com, March 2006) (Invited)

Leung, Solomon W., Garnet Rivera, James C.K. Lai, "Effects of Surfactants in Membrane Separation of Proteins at Trace Levels for Drinking Water", proceeding of  the 3rd IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology, 6 - 8 June 2005, Sapporo, Japan

Leung, Solomon, and James C.K. Lai, "Differential Effects of Surfactants on Enzyme Activity and Transport across a Semipermeable Cell", proceeding of the 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Vol 1, Chapter 5.2:  Bio Nano Analysis and Characterization, pp. 246-249 (2005)

Publications in Preparation

Conference Presentations (2005 - 2009) (abstracts and presentations)

Invited Presentations

Solomon W. Leung and James C. K. Lai “Development of Biocompatible Biosensor and Applications in Metabolic Detections” to be presented at the Inaugural Symposium on Enzymes & Biocatalysis-2010 (SEB-2010), April 21-24, 2010, Shanghai, China

Solomon W. Leung, “Stability of DNA in Surfactants and Transport through a Semipermeable Membrane”, presented at College of Rural Health, Nantong University, Nantong, China, Oct 21, 2008

Golam M. I. Chowdhury, James C. K. Lai, Solomon W. Leung, Robin A. de Graaf, Graeme F. Mason, Fahmeed Hyder, Douglas L. Rothman, Kevin L. Behar, “Nanotoxicity Studies of the CNS: Potential Application of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Methods”, to be presented at the 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008 June 29th - July 2nd, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA

 

James C.K. LAI, Sirisha JANDHYAM, Maria B. LAI, Vikas V. DUKHANDE, Alok BHUSHAN, Christopher K. DANIELS, Solomon W. Leung, “Cytotoxicity of Metallic Oxide Nanoparticles: New Insights into Methodological Problems and Advances in Elucidation of Underlying Mechanisms”, to be presented at the 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008 June 29th - July 2nd, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA

Solomon W. Leung, Sandra. Bartolin, Christian Trigo, Christopher K. Daniels, James C.K. Lai, “Environmental Effect: Comparison of DNA Transport with Proteins at Various pHs with and without Surfactants”, to be presented at the 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008 June 29th - July 2nd, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Solomon Leung, “The World's Problem in Arsenic and Simulation of In-situ Remediation of Groundwater:  Iron Precipitation and Arsenic Immobilization by Batch and Column Experiments”, presented at the Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China, September 19, 2007

S. W. Leung, “Global Environment Sustainability: from Developed to Developing Countries”, on Oxford Round Table on Global Warming and Sustainable Development: Governing a Crisis, Aug 12-17, 2007, Harris Manchester College, Oxford, England

Solomon Leung, Joint Presentation with Alok Bhushan, “Detection of Cell Signalling Processes and Their Parallels in Bioengineering:  Potential and Challenges for New Technologies”, special seminar on Robotics and Computer Assisted Micro-Surgery, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Medical Engineering Board, London, UK, Nov 9, 2006

Solomon Leung, “Differential Effects of Surfactants on Activities of GDH, LDH, and MDH”, presented at Nantong University, Nantong, China, Oct 25, 2006

Leung, Solomon W., “Advances of Nanotechnology in Engineering”, Idaho State University Office of Research Sponsored Research Colloquium, Oct. 11, 2006.

Leung, Solomon, “Differential Effects of Surfactants on Enzyme Activity and Transport across a Semipermeable Membrane”, presented at Nara Advance Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan, June 6, 2005

Presentations

Solomon W. Leung, Yuanhong Wang, and James C.K. Lai, Rapid Response Sensor for Water Quality Measurements at Trace Level, to be presented at 14th Intermountain Conference on the Environment (ICE) & 42nd Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium (EGGES), November 5-6, 2009.

Shilpa Siddhanti, James C.K. Lai, and Solomon W. Leung, “Effects of Polluted Water Intakes on Elemntal Distributions in Vital Organs”, to be presented at 14th Intermountain Conference on the Environment (ICE) & 42nd Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium (EGGES), November 5-6, 2009.

W. Gao, J.C.K. Lai, and S.W. Leung, “Influence of Chitosan on Growth/Survival of Cancer Cells (U87 Cell and Panc-1 Cell)”, presented at the 2009 Graduate Student Symposium for Research and Creative Excellence, April 10, 2009

Solomon W. Leung, Yuanhong. Wang, Wenjuan Gao, and James.C.K. Lai, “Characterization of Nanoparticles Modified Au Smart Sensor and Its Application on Detection of NO2- and Peroxide”, Idaho State University's 2nd Annual Research and Creative Activities Day, Tuesday, March 31, 2009

J.C.K. Lai, Y. Wang, W. Gao, H. Gu, and S. W. Leung, “Performance Comparisons of Nanoparticle Modified Sensor Electrodes for the Detection of Nitrite and Peroxide”, accepted for presentation at Nanotech, May 3 - 7, 2009, Houston, Texas

S. W. Leung, Y. Wang, H. Gu, and J.C.K. Lai, “Characterization and Applications of Modified Gold Electrode Sensor with Nanoparticles”, accepted for presentation at Nanotech, May 3 - 7, 2009, Houston, Texas

W.J. Gao, Y.-H. Wang, H.-Y. Gu, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, M.B. Lai, S.W. Leung, A. Bhushan and J.C.K. Lai, “Chitosan Film/Membrane as a Surface to Alter Brain Glioma Growth and Migration”, to be presented at Nanotech, May 3 - 7, 2009, Houston, Texas

M.B. Lai, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, A. Bhushan, C.K. Daniels, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Cytotoxicity of metallic oxide nanoparticles in human neural and non-neural cells”, to be presented at Nanotech, May 3 - 7, 2009, Houston, Texas

James C.K. Lai, Maria B. Lai, Sirisah Jandhyam, Vikas V. Dukhande, Alok Bhushan, Christopher K. Daniels, and Solomon W. Leung, “Human Astrocytoma Cells Are Differentially Susceptible to the Cytotoxic Effects of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles”, presentation at the Special Symposium for the Society For Biomaterials, Translational Biomaterial Research: Advancing Discoveries from the Laboratory to the Clinic, September 11-13, 2008, Buckhead (Atlanta), Georgia.

Solomon W. Leung, Carmen S. Bartolin, Christopher K. Daniels, and James C.K. Lai, “Differential Effects of Surfactants on DNA and Protein Transport through a Semipermeable Membrane”, presentation at the Special Symposium for the Society For Biomaterials, Translational Biomaterial Research: Advancing Discoveries from the Laboratory to the Clinic, September 11-13, 2008, Buckhead (Atlanta), Georgia.

S. Jandhyam, M.B. Lai, V.V. Dukhande, A. Bhushan, C.K. Daniels, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Cell death mechanisms underlying the toxicity of titanium dioxide (TiO2) micro- and nanoparticles in human cell types”, presented at the 50th Idaho Academy of Science Annual Meeting, March 27-29, 2008, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho.  Pg. 33.

Maria B. Lai, Sirisha Jandhyam, Vikas V. Dukhande, Alok Bhushan, Christopher K. Daniels, Solomon W. Leung, and James C.K. Lai, “Cytotoxic Effects of Magnesium and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Cancerous and Noncancerous Cells”, presented at the 50th Idaho Academy of Science Annual Meeting, March 27-29, 2008, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho. Pg. 43.

S.W. Leung, C.S. Bartolin, C.K. Daniels, and J.C.K. Lai, “Effect of Carbon Nanotube on Transport of DNA through Microchannels”, presented at the 50th Idaho Academy of Science Annual Meeting, March 27-29, 2008, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho. Pg. 50.

Y.-H. Wang, W.J. Gao, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, H.-Y. Gu, M.B. Lai, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Contact and Non-Contact Cell Culture Models for Tissue Engineering and Nanotoxicity Research”, presented at the 50th Idaho Academy of Science Annual Meeting, March 27-29, 2008, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho. Pg. 51.

James C.K. Lai, Vikas Bhardway, Tranushree Chatterji, Naish Rizvi, Alfred O. Isaac, Maria B. Lai, Tara Johnson, Solomon W, Leung, Christopher K. Daniels, and Alok Bhushan, “ Inhibitors of Glycolytic Enzymes:  Induction of Cancer Cell Death and Alteration in Cell Signaling”, presented at the 50th Idaho Academy of Science Annual Meeting, March 27-29, 2008, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho. Pg. 12.

Y.-H. Wang, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, W.J. Gao, H.-Y. Gu, M.B. Lai, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “A Co-Culture Model for Nanotoxicity and Tissue Engineering Studies”, to be presented at the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA

 

W.J. Gao, V.V. Dukhande, S. Jandhyam, Y.-H. Wang, H.-Y. Gu, M.B. Lai, J.C.K. Lai, and S.W. Leung, “A Non-Contact Culture Model for Investigating Cell Signaling and Nanotoxicity”, to be presented at the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA

M.B. Lai, S. Jandhyam, V.V. Dukhande, A. Bhushan, C.K. Daniels, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Differential Cytotoxicity of Metallic Oxide Nanoparticles in Mammalian Cells”, to be presented at the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA

S. Jandhyam, M.B. Lai, V.V. Dukhande, A. Bhushan, C.K. Daniels, S.W. Leung, and J.C.K. Lai, “Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Exert Dissimilar Cytotoxic Effects on Mammalian Cell Types”, to be presented at the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA

S. W. Leung, S. Bartolin, C.K. Daniels, and J.C.K. Lai, “Characterization of DNA Transport through a Semipermeable Membrane with the Effect of Surfactants”, to be presented at the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechology  Conference, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, MA

James CK Lai, Marco P Schoen, Arya Ebrahimpour, Alok Bhushan, and Solomon W Leung, “Fast-Response Smart Self-Assembling Biosensors for Biomarker Detection”, presented at the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Nov 12-15, 2007.

Solomon W Leung, Arya Ebrahimpour, Marco P Schoen, and James CK Lai, “Self-Cleansing Flexible Stent for Prevention of Clogging of Blood Vessels”, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, , Nov 12-15, 2007

Maria B. Lai, Sirisha Jandhyam, Solomon W. Leung, Alok Bhushan, Christopher K. Daniels, and James C.K. Lai, “Cytotoxic Effects of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles in Human Neurotumor Cells”, presented at The Intermountain Conference on The Environment, Pocatello, ID Oct 18-19, 2007

Solomon. W. Leung, Sandra Bartolin, Christopher. K. Daniels, and James. C. K. Lai, “Separation of DNA by a Semipermeable Membrane for Drinking Water and the Controlling Factors”, presented at The Intermountain Conference on The Environment, Pocatello, ID, Oct 18-19, 2007

Bhushan Gokhale and Solomon Leung, “Radon -222 Concentrations in Groundwater of Antelope Creek, ID”,  presented at The Intermountain Conference on The Environment, Pocatello, ID, Oct 18-19, 2007

James C.K. Lai, Maria B. Lai, Alok Bhushan, Sirisha Jandhyam, Kristina L. Edgley, Christopher K. Daniels, and Solomon W. Leung, “Cytotoxicity of Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles: Relevance to Enviromental Health”, presented at The Intermountain Conference on The Environment, Pocatello, ID, Oct 18-19, 2007

Solomon W. Leung, Christopher K. Daniels, James C.K. Lai, “Spectrophotometric Characterization of Surfactant Modulation on Herring DNA”, presented at the 62nd ACS Northwest Regional Meeting, Boise, Idaho, June 17 - 20, 2007.

Solomon W. Leung, Songqiao Chen, Golam M.I. Chowdhury, and James C.K. Lai, “Simulation of In-Situ Arsenic Remediation in Groundwater: Iron Precipitation and Arsenic Immobilization by Batch and Column Experiments”, presented at the 62nd ACS Northwest Regional Meeting, Boise, Idaho, June 17 - 20, 2007.

James C.K. Lai, Vikas Bhardwaj, Nisha Rizvi, Tanushree Chatterji, Alfred O. Isaac, Maria B. Lai, Tara Johnson, Solomon W. Leung, Christopher K. Daniels, and Alok Bhushan, “Glycolytic enzyme inhibitors as novel anti-cancer drugs”, presented at the 62nd ACS Northwest Regional Meeting, Boise, Idaho, June 17 - 20, 2007.

James C.K. Lai, Cristian Trigo, Sandra Bartolin, and Solomon W. Leung, “Characterization of DNA Stability with Surfactants and DNA Transport across Semipermeable Membranes”, submitted to 49th Annual Meeting and Symposium of Idaho Academy of Science, April 19-21, 2007.

Solomon W. Leung, Songqiao Chen, Golam M.I. Chowdhury, and James C.K. Lai, “In Situ Arsenic Remediation in Groundwater by Immobilization with Iron Oxide”, presented at the 49th Annual Meeting and Symposium of Idaho Academy of Science, April 19-21, 2007.

Maria B. Lai, Golam M.I. Chowdhury, Sandeep B. Sheth, Solomon W. Leung, Alok Bhushan, Alex W.K. Chan, Margaret J. Minski, Christopher K. Daniels, and James C.K. Lai , “Differential Organ Distribution of Manganese from Drinking Water and Cellular Manganese Toxicity”, presented at the 49th Annual Meeting and Symposium of Idaho Academy of Science, April 19-21, 2007

James CK Lai, Marco P Schoen, Arya Ebrahimpour, Alok Bhushan, and Solomon W Leung, “Fast-Response Smart Self-Assembling Biosensors for Biomarker Detection”, presented at 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Nov 12-15, 2007

Solomon W Leung, Arya Ebrahimpour, Marco P Schoen, and James CK Lai, “Self-Cleansing Flexible Stent for Prevention of Clogging of Blood Vessels”, presented at 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Nov 12-15, 2007

S. W. Leung, C. Trigo, C.K. Daniels, A. Bhushan, and J.C.K. Lai, “Transport of Ionic Electrolytes and Proteins through Semipermeable Membrane with Effect of Surfactants”, presented at the 10th Annual NSTI Nanotech Conference, Silicon Valley, CA, May 20-24, 2007

James C.K. Lai, Maria B. Lai, Kristina L. Edgley, Alok Bhushan, Vikas V. Dukhande, Christopher K. Daniels, and Solomon W. Leung, “Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Can Exert Cytotoxic Effects on Neural Cells”, presented at the 5th Annual NSTI BioNano Conference, Silicon Valley, CA, May 20-24, 2007

K. Edgley, M. Lai, A. Bhushan, S. Leung, J. Lai, “Toxicity of Nano-materials and Mangnaese in Human Neurotumor Cells”, presented at the 5th Annual INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) Research Conference, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, August 6-8, 2006

Trigo, Cristian, Solomon W. Leung, Alok Bhushan, Christopher K. Daniels, and James C.K. Lai, “Transport of Multiple Enzymes through Seimipermeable Membrane and Effect of Surfactants”, presented at 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference, May 7-11, 2006, Boston, MA

Bhushan , Alok, Shilpa Puli, Kristina L. Edgley, Christopher K. Daniels, Solomon W. Leung, and James C. K. Lai, “Downregulation of Matrix Metalloproteases and Induction of Apoptosis by Manganese in U87 Glioblastoma Cells”, presented at the International Symposium on Translational Research : APOPTOSIS & CANCER, December 18-21, 2005, Trivandrum, India

Leung, Solomon, Swamy Laxminarayan, and James C.K. Lai, “Surfactant Effects on Protein Removal by Semipermeable Membrane at Trace Levels for Drinking Water”, presented at the 2005 Intermountain Conference on the Environment, Sept 13-14, 2005, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

Leung, Solomon W., Garnet Rivera, James C.K. Lai, "Effects of Surfactants in Membrane Separation of Proteins at Trace Levels for Drinking Water", presented at the 3rd IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology, 6 - 8 June 2005, Sapporo, Japan

Leung, Solomon, and James C.K. Lai, "Differential Effects on Surfactants on Enzyme Activity and Transport across a Semipermeable Cell", presented at the 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference, May 8-12, 2005, Anaheim, CA

Proposals

Co-PI DoD Grant on Continuation of Smart Prosthetic Devices Technology, Phase II ($1,360,000), to be funded

Research Interests

Recent Courses Taught