2020 Recepients

Ning Deng  (PhD at University of Houston)
Advisor: Yandi Hu, University of Houston

• Deng, N., Stack, A.G., Weber, J., Cao, B., De Yoreo, J.J., Hu, Y.D., Organic–mineral interfacial chemistry drives heterogeneous nucleation of Sr-rich (Bax, Sr1− x) SO4 from undersaturated solution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019, 116 (27), 13221-13226.

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Cong Luo (PhD at Georgia Institute of Technology)
Advisor: Ching-hua Huang, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Luo C., Feng M., Sharma V.K., Huang C.H.., Oxidation of pharmaceuticals by ferrate (VI) in hydrolyzed urine: Effects of major inorganic constituents, Environmental Science & Technology,  2019, 53, 5272-5281.

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2019 Recepients

Lu Lu  (postdoc at Princeton University)
Advisor: Zhiyong (Jason) Ren, Princeton

• Lu, L., Guest, J., Peters, C.A., Zhu, X., Rau, G.H., Ren, Z.J. Wastewater treatment for carbon capture and utilization, Nature Sustainability, 2018, 1, 750-758.

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Wanyi Fu (PhD at New Jersey Institute of Technology, now at Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute)
Advisor: Wen Zhang, NJIT

• Fu, W., and Zhang, W., Microwave-enhanced membrane filtration for water treatment, Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 568, 97-104.

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2018 Recepients

Yingying Chen  (PhD at University of Notre Dame)
Advisor: Na Wei, University of Notre Dame

• Chen, Y., Stemple, B., Kumar, M., and Wei, N.,  Cell surface display fungal laccase as a renewable biocatalyst for degradation of persistent micropollutants bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole.  Environmental Science & Technology,  2016, 50, 8799-8808.

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Daiyong Deng (PhD at New Jersey Institute of Technology, now postdoc at NJIT)
Advisor: Mengyan (Ian) Li, NJIT

• Deng, D., Li, F., and Li, M.,  A novel propane monooxygenase initiating degradation of 1,4-dioxane by Mycobacterium dioxanotrophicus PH-06,  Environmental Science &Technology Letters,  2018, 5, 86-91.​

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2017 Recepients

Zhangxin Wang  (PhD at Vanderbilt University, now postdoc at Yale)
Advisor: Shihong Lin, Vanderbilt University

• Wang, Z., Hou, D., and Lin, S.,  Composite Membrane with Underwater-Oleophobic Surface for Anti-Oil-Fouling Membrane Distillation.  Environmental Science & Technology,  2016, 50, 3866-3874.

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Qinmin Zheng (PhD at George Washington University, now postdoc at MIT)
Advisor: Danmeng Shuai, George Washington University

• Zheng, Q. et al, Visible-Light-Responsive Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Rational Design and Photocatalytic Applications for Water Treatment,  Environmental Science &Technology,  2016, 50, 12938-12948.​

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