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Yin Wang

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI 53211

Tel: 414-229-3137

Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

2012 Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington

University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Advisor: Prof. Daniel E. Giammar

2011 M.S. in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington

University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Advisor: Prof. Daniel E. Giammar

2008 B.S. in Environmental Science, Peking University, Beijing, China. Thesis

Advisor: Prof. Yi Huang

APPOINTMENTS

2014 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

2013 – 2014 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental

Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

2008 – 2012 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Energy, Environmental, and

Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

2006 – 2008 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Science,

Peking University, Beijing, China

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Environmental Application of Advanced Materials

➢ Fabrication of hybrid materials for water purification application (adsorption, catalysis,

membrane separation)

➢ Development of innovative material-based technologies for resource recovery from waste

Environmental Chemistry

➢ Fate and transport of persistent and emerging pollutants in drinking water sources

➢ Chemical methods for groundwater and subsurface remediation

Water Transmission and Distribution

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➢ Water quality control

➢ Scale prevention and corrosion control

HONORS AND AWARDS

➢ Excellence in Review Awards for Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2016

➢ Graduate Research Award, Washington University in St. Louis, 2012

➢ Best Student Paper Award at the Water Quality and Technology Conference (WQTC),

Phoenix, 2011

➢ Envirsan Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008

➢ Xiguang Scholarship, Peking University, 2006

➢ Dongshi Orient Scholarship, Peking University, 2005

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications (*indicates corresponding author; students and postdocs

under my supervision are underlined)

1. Wang L., Min X., Sui X., Chen J., Wang Y.* Facile construction of novel

BiOBr/Bi12O17Cl2 heterojunction composites with enhanced photocatalytic performance.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, accepted. (Impact Factor 2018: 6.361)

2. Yang H., Wang Y.*, Bender J.T., Xu S.* Removal of arsenate and chromate by lanthanum-

modified granular ceramic material: the critical role of coating temperature. Scientific

Reports, 2019, 9, 7690, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44165-8. (Impact Factor 2018: 4.011)

3. Huo J., Yuan C.*, Wang Y.* Nanocomposites of three-dimensionally-ordered porous TiO2

decorated with Pt and reduced graphene oxide for the visible-light photocatalytic

degradation of waterborne pollutants. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2019, 2, 2713-2724,

DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b00215. (Impact Factor 2018: N/A, new journal)

4. Yang H., Min X., Xu S., Wang Y.* Lanthanum(III) coated ceramics as a promising

material in point-of-use water treatment for arsenite and arsenate removal. ACS Sustainable

Chemistry and Engineering, 2019, 7, 9220-9227, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06878.

(Impact Factor 2018: 6.97)

5. Maher E.K., O’Malley K.N., Heffron J., Huo J., Wang Y., Mayer B.K., McNamara P.J.*

Removal of estrogenic compounds via iron electrocoagulation: impact of water quality and

assessment of removal mechanisms. Environmental Science: Water Research &

Technology, 2019, 5, 956-966, DOI: 10.1039/C9EW00087A. (Impact Factor 2018: 4.195)

6. Maher E.K., O’Malley K.N., Heffron J., Huo J., Mayer B.K., Wang Y., McNamara P.J.*

Analysis of operational parameters, reactor kinetics, and floc characterization for the


removal of estrogens via electrocoagulation. Chemosphere, 2019, 220, 1141-1149, DOI:

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.161. (Impact Factor 2018: 5.108)

7. Wang Z., Ma H., Zhang C., Feng J., Pu S., Ren Y.*, Wang Y.* Enhanced catalytic ozonation

treatment of dibutyl phthalate enabled byporous magnetic Ag-doped ferrospinel MnFe2O4

materials: Performance and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, 354, 42-52,

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.177. (Impact Factor 2018: 8.355)

8. Chen X., Huo X., Liu J.*, Wang Y., Werth C.J., Strathmann T.J. Exploring beyond

palladium: Catalytic reduction of aqueous oxyanion pollutants with alternative platinum

group metals and new mechanistic implications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017,

313, 745-752, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.058. (Impact Factor 2018: 8.355)

9. Liu Y., Chen X., Wang Y., Strathmann T.J., Werth C.J.* Mechanism and mitigation of the

decomposition of an oxorhenium complex-based heterogeneous catalyst for perchlorate

reduction in water. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49, 12932-12940, DOI:

10.1021/acs.est.5b03393. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.149)

10. Xie S., Yuan S.*, Liao P., Jia M., Wang Y. Pd-catalytic hydrodechlorination of chlorinated

hydrocarbons in groundwater using H2 produced by a dual-anode system. Water Research,

2015, 86, 74-81, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.07.026. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.913)

11. Liu J., Choe J.K., Wang Y., Shapley J.R., Werth C.J., Strathmann T.J.* Bioinspired

complex-nanoparticle hybrid catalyst system for aqueous perchlorate reduction: rhenium

speciation and its influence on catalyst activity. ACS Catalysis, 2015, 5, 511-522, DOI:

10.1021/cs501286w. (Impact Factor 2018: 12.221)

12. Wang Y., Liu J., Wang P., Werth C.J., Strathmann T.J.* Palladium nanocrystals

encapsulated in core-shell silica: a structured hydrogenation catalyst with enhanced activity

for reduction of oxyanion water pollutants. ACS Catalysis, 2014, 4, 3551-3559, DOI:

10.1021/cs500971r. (Impact Factor 2018: 12.221)

13. Noel J.D., Wang Y., Giammar D.E.* Effect of water chemistry on the dissolution rate of

the lead corrosion product hydrocerussite. Water Research, 2014, 54, 237-246, DOI:

10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.004. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.913)

14. Wang Y., Mehta V., Welter G., Giammar D.E.* Effect of connection methods on lead

release from galvanic corrosion. Journal – American Water Works Association, 2013, 105,

E337-E351, DOI: 10.5942/jawwa.2013.105.0088. [This work was reported by Science

Daily and Water Online] (Impact Factor 2018: 0.838)

15. Wang Y., Wu J., Wang Z., Terenyi A., Giammar D.E.* Kinetics of lead(IV) oxide (PbO2)

reductive dissolution: Role of lead(II) adsorption and surface speciation. Journal of Colloid

and Interface Science, 2013, 389, 236-243, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.09.022. (Impact

Factor 2018: 6.361)


16. Giammar D.E.*, Cerrato J.M., Metha V., Wang Z., Wang Y., Pepping T.J., Ulrich K.,

Lezama-Pacheco J.S., Bargar J.R. Effect of diffusive transport limitations on UO2

dissolution. Water Research, 2012, 46, 6023-6032, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.034.


17. Wang Y., Jing H., Mehta V., Welter G.J., Giammar D.E.* Impact of galvanic corrosion on

lead release from aged lead service lines. Water Research, 2012, 46, 5049-5060, DOI:

10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.046. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.913)

18. Wang Y., Wu J., Giammar D.E.* Kinetics of the reductive dissolution of lead(IV) oxide by

iodide. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46, 5859-5866, DOI:

10.1021/es2038905. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.149)

19. Wang Y., Xie Y., Li W., Wang Z., Giammar D.E.* Formation of lead(IV) oxides from

lead(II) compounds. Environmental Science & Technology, 2010, 44, 8950-8956, DOI:

10.1021/es102318z. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.149)

20. Xie Y., Wang Y., Giammar D.E.* Impact of chlorine disinfectants on dissolution of the

lead corrosion product PbO2. Environmental Science & Technology, 2010, 44, 7082-7088,

DOI: 10.1021/es1016763. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.149)

21. Wu B., Wang Y., Lee YH., Horst A., Wang Z., Chen DR., Sureshkumar R., Tang Y.J.*

Comparative eco-toxicities of nano-ZnO particles under aquatic and aerosol exposure

modes. Environmental Science & Technology, 2010, 44, 1484-1489, DOI:

10.1021/es9030497. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.149)

22. Xie Y., Wang Y., Singhal V., Giammar D.E. Effects of pH and carbonate concentration on

dissolution rates of the lead corrosion product PbO2. Environmental Science & Technology,

2010, 44, 1093-1099, DOI: 10.1021/es9026198. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.149)

Manuscripts under Review or in Preparation (*indicates corresponding author; students and

postdocs under my supervision are underlined)

1. Yang H., Xu S., Bender J., Wang Y.* Development of effective and fast-flow ceramic

porous media for point-of-use water treatment: effect of pore size distribution. Under

review at ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. (Impact Factor 2018: 6.97)

2. Ren C., Yang P., Gao J., Bi E., Liu Y., Wang Y., Zhu M., Liu J.* Highly robust catalytic

reduction of aqueous chlorate with MoOx immobilization on Pd/C. Under Review at ACS

Catalysis. (Impact Factor 2018: 12.221)

3. Sun P.P., Monroy G.L., Chen W., Huang C., Wang Y., Wang Y., Boppart S.A.*, Eden J.G.*,

Nguyen T.H.* Roles of physical structure on biofilm removal by microplasma jet array

treatment. Under review at Scientific Reports. (Impact Factor 2018: 4.011)

4. Min X., Trujilio D.E., Wang Y.* Amine-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilica for

highly efficient removal of selenate. To be submitted to Chemical Engineering Journal.



5. Min X., Liu J., Wang Y.* Development of a novel Tungsten-Rhodium bimetallic catalyst

for efficient reduction of chlorate in aqueous solution. To be submitted to Applied Catalysis

B: Environmental. (Impact Factor 2018: 14.229)

6. Yang H., Min X., Bardy S., Xu S.*, Wang Y.* Point-of-use porous ceramic filter coated

with Lanthanum(III) for virus removal. To be submitted to Environmental Science &

Technology. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.149)

7. Dong Q., Min X., Huo J., Wang Y.* Ionic liquid-modified clay for PFAS removal: the

critical effect of ionic liquid chain length. To be submitted to Journal of Hazardous

Materials. (Impact Factor 2018: 7.65)

8. Huo J., Yuan C., Wang Y.* Zr-pillared clay for phosphate removal in water: effect of clay

composition. To be submitted to Chemosphere (Impact Factor 2018: 5.108).

Patents

1. Wang Y., Xu S., Yang H., Bender J.T. Removal of water contaminants using enhanced

ceramic filtration materials. U.S. Provisional Application Submitted (No. 62/746,724).

Technical Reports

1. Wang Y., Zou Y. Improved design of silica-based adsorbents for water purification

applications. Water Equipment and Policy Center, 2017.

2. Wang Y., Phosphate-free inorganic inhibitors for water supplies to mitigate lead release

and corrosion. Water Equipment and Policy Center, 2017.

3. Welter G., Giammar D.E., Wang Y., Cantor A. Galvanic corrosion following partial lead

service line replacement. Water Research Foundation, 2013.

4. Wang Y., Xie Y., Giammar D.E. Lead(IV) oxide formation and stability in drinking water

distribution systems. Water Research Foundation, 2012.

Theses

1. Redox reactions influencing lead concentration in drinking water: formation and

dissolution of lead(IV) oxide and impact of galvanic corrosion. Ph.D. dissertation,

Washington University in St. Louis, 2012. Advisor: Prof. Daniel E. Giammar.

2. Heavy metal removal via biosorption by fungi. B.S. dissertation, Peking University, 2008.

Advisor: Prof. Yi Huang.


RESEARCH FUNDING

Current, Expected and Completed Research Grants ($3,429,425 in total, $1,468,391

distributed to UWM, $1,150,460 allocated to my lab)

Federal ($2,596,956 in total, $635,902 distributed to UWM, $535,922 allocated to my lab)

1. Treatment of legacy and emerging fluoroalkyl contaminants in groundwater with

integrated approaches: rapid and regenerable adsorption and UV-induced defluorination.

Funding source: Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and

Development Program

Investigators: Jinyong Liu (PI, UC-Riverside), Yin Wang (PI of UWM subcontract),

Bryon Wang (Co-PI, UC-Riverside)

Amount: $749,999 (UWM and Wang lab portion, $277,493)

Period: 09/11/2018 – 09/10/2022

2. STTR phase I: Graphene-based nanosensor device for rapid, onsite detection of dissolved

lead in tap water.

Funding source: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Investigators: Ganhua Lu (PI, NanoAffix Science), Yin Wang (PI of UWM subcontract),

Junhong Chen (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $194,635 (UWM and Wang lab portion, $29,271)

Period: 08/15/2017 – 06/30/2019

3. Development of a novel PFAS passive sampler with efficient sorbent media and robust

membrane barrier.

Funding source: DoD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program

Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM), Xiaoli Ma (Co-PI, UWM), Feng Xiao (Co-PI,

University of North Dakota)

Amount: $199,980 (Wang lab portion: $100,000)

Period: 05/01/2020 – 04/30/2021

Status: Approved for funding, under contract

4. Graphene-based nanosensor device for rapid, onsite detection of total lead in tap water:

phase II


Investigators: Ganhua Lu (PI, NanoAffix Science), Yin Wang (PI of UWM subcontract)

Amount: $1,452,342 (UWM and Wang lab portion: $129,158)

Period: 07/01/2019 – 06/30/2021


State ($177,541 in total and distributed to UWM, $112,265 allocated to my lab)

1. Development of tailored adsorbents for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl

substances.

Funding source: University of Wisconsin Applied Research Grant

Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM)


Amount: $50,000

Period: 07/01/2019 – 08/31/2020

2. Assessment of pesticide contamination in suburban drinking water wells in Southeast

Wisconsin.

Funding source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection

Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM), Shangping Xu (Co-PI, UWM)


Period: 07/01/2018 – 06/30/2020

3. Dynamics and speciation of arsenic in Wisconsin private drinking water wells.

Funding source: University of Wisconsin System via Wisconsin Groundwater

Coordinating Council

Investigators: Shangping Xu (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM)


Period: 07/01/2018 – 06/30/2020

4. Development of ceramic-based water filtration materials for the removal of arsenic and

virus.




Period: 10/01/2016 – 09/30/2017

Industry and Private Foundation ($396,705 in total and distributed to UWM, $346,706

allocated to my lab)

1. Functionalized layered double hydroxide adsorbents for the removal of PFAS: phase II.

Funding source: National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry & University

Cooperative Research Program (I/UCRC) Water Equipment and Policy Center



Period: 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2020


2. Development of a predictive modeling of U.S. drinking water emergencies.

Funding source: Water Quality Research Foundation

Investigators; Yin Wang (PI, UWM)

Amount: $50,000

Period: 07/01/2019 – 12/31/2020

3. Functionalized layered double hydroxide adsorbents for the removal of perfluorinated

chemicals.

Funding source: NSF I/UCRC Water Equipment and Policy Center




Period: 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2019

4. Modified ceramic adsorbents for the removal of arsenic, selenium and virus: phases I &II




Period: 01/01/2018 – 12/31/2019

5. Phosphate-free inorganic inhibitors for water supplies to mitigate lead release and

corrosion



Amount: $50,000

Period: 01/01/2016 – 06/30/2017

6. Improved design of silica-based adsorbents for water purification application



Amount: $50,000

Period: 01/01/2016 – 12/31/2016

7. Development of a hybrid nanoadsorbent for removal of multi-pollutants in water



Amount: $45,723

Period: 01/01/2015 – 12/31/2015

Internal ($258,223 in total, $155,567 allocated to my lab)

1. Development of improved zero valent iron nanoparticles for environmental remediation

using fractioned humic substances

Funding source: UWM Research Growth Initiative Award



Period: 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019

2. Development of modified iron oxide adsorbents for removal of hexavalent chromium

from water



Amount: $101,500

Period: 07/01/2017 – 12/31/2018

3. Removal of As(III) using Mn-containing ceramic water filtration materials

Funding source: UWM Research Foundation Catalyst Grant




Period: 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2018

4. Geo-derived materials for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Funding source: UWM Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows


Amount: $1,500

Period: 09/01/2019 – 12/31/2019

5. Modified geo-derived adsorbents for the removal of oxyanion water pollutants



Amount: $1,500

Period: 01/01/2018 – 05/30/2018

6. Selective detection of waterborne contaminants As(III) and As(V)



Amount: $1,500

Period: 09/01/2017 – 05/30/2018

7. Novel adsorbents for removal of heavy metal oxyanions



Amount: $2,000

Period: 09/01/2015 – 05/30/2016

Pending Research Proposals

1. Collaborative research: bioinspired catalysts with earth-abundant metals for reductive

treatment of waterborne contaminants.

Funding source: NSF Environmental Engineering Program


Amount: $109,999

Period: 07/01/2019 – 06/30/2022

2. An exploration of using augmented reality to assess the sensory abnormalities in children

with ASD and reduced associated stereotyped behaviors.

Funding source: National Institute of Health R01

Investigators: Zhi Zheng (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM), Amy Van Hecke (Co-

PI, Marquette University), Myounghoon Jeon (Co-PI, Virginia Tech), Zachary Warren

(Co-PI, Vanderbilt University)

Amount: $1,799,855

Period: 04/01/2020 – 03/31/2025

3. An intelligent household system to mitigate lead exposure in drinking water

Funding source: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead and

Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant Program


Investigators: Ganhua Lu (PI, NanoAffix Science), Yin Wang (PI of UWM subcontract)

Amount: $600,000 (UWM portion: $58,643)

Period: 10/01/2019 – 09/30/2022

Unfunded Research Proposals

1. 2019. Investigation of PFAS distribution in major Lake Michigan tributaries in

Wisconsin.

Funding source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Wisconsin

Sea Grant


Amount: $238,157

2. 2019. Improved surface coating of high surface area water filtration materials for arsenic

removal

Funding source: NSFI/UCRC Water Equipment and Policy Center


Amount: $49,999

3. 2019. Novel adsorbents based on porous organic framework for the removal of persistent

and emerging waterborne pollutants


Investigators: Xiaoli Ma (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $49,992

4. 2019. Novel iron-based electrocoagulation-peroxidation treatment process for removal of

PFAS


Investigators: Patrick McNamara (PI, Marquette University), Yin Wang (PI of UWM

subcontract), Brooke Mayer (Co-PI, Marquette University)


5. 2019. Removal of As through RO/adsorption coupled with extremely fast As(III)

oxidation.



Amount: $51,728

6. 2018. In situ treatment of munitions constituents using sorption coupled with chemical

destruction.


Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM), Shangping Xu (Co-PI, UWM), Jinyong Liu (Co-

PI, UC-Riverside)

Amount: $200,000.

7. 2018. Destruction of organic nitrogen explosives and perchlorate in munitions constituent

wastes with an innovative and cost-effective treatment train.



Investigators: Jinyong Liu (PI, UC-Riverside), Yin Wang (PI of UWM subcontract),

Yujie Men (Co-PI, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),

Amount: $1,097,316 (UWM portion, $323,338)

8. 2018. Graphene-based nanosensors for household detection of lead ions in drinking

water.

Funding source: HUD Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant Program

Investigators: Ganhua Lu (PI, NanoAffix Science, LLC), Yin Wang (PI of UWM

subcontract), Junhong Chen, (Co-PI, UWM)


9. 2018. Collaborative research: NRT-INFEWS: Sustainable and resilient urban

development enabled by food-energy-water systems.

Funding source: NSF Research Traineeship Program

Investigators: Hector Bravo (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM), Sandra McLellan

(Co-PI, UWM), Lingfeng Wang (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $1,208,000

10. 2018. Graphene-based nanosensor device for rapid, onsite detection of total lead in tap

water.


Investigators: Ganhua Lu (PI, NanoAffix Science), Junhong Chen (PI of UWM

subcontract), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $1,000,000 (UWM portion, $130,428)

11. 2018. Beneficial use of dredged materials for production of alkali-activated concrete.

Funding source: US Army Engineering Research and Development Center

Investigators: Habib Tabatabai (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $371,788

12. 2018. Advancing capacitive deionization for phosphorus recovery.



Amount: $50,000

13. 2018. Alumina nanofiber-based membrane for hardness removal.


Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM), Konstantin Sobolev (Co-PI, UWM), Michael

Nosonovsky (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $50,000

14. 2018. Superhydrophobic and photocatalytic anticorrosive (XPAC) coatings.


Investigators: Konstantin Sobolev (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM), Michael

Nosonovsky (Co-PI, UWM)


Amount: $50,000

15. 2018. Graphene oxide (GO) modified nanofiltration membrane for fouling control.


Investigators: Haiyan Yang (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM), Shangping Xu (Co-

PI, UWM)

Amount: $50,000

16. 2018. The development of novel and efficient ceramic water filters that contain activated

carbon produced from organic additives.



Amount: $49,963

17. 2017. SusChEM: Collaborative research: Biomimetic catalysts with earth-abundant

metals for reductive treatment of waterborne contaminants.



Amount: $100,000

18. 2017. WRF: Geoengineering materials for phosphorus management in freshwater bodies:

a combinative experimental and modeling approach.


Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM), Qian Liao (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $329,873

19. 2017. Advancing flocculation-sorption technologies for harmful algal bloom control: A

combinative experimental and modeling approach.

Funding source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Amount: $638,345

20. 2017. Development of multilayered ceramic filters for drinking water treatment.

Funding source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Amount: $50,000

21. 2017. Graphene-based nanosensors for household detection of lead ions in drinking

water. Funding source: HUD Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant

Program

Investigators: Ganhua Lu (PI, NanoAffix Science, LLC), Yin Wang (PI of UWM

subcontract)


22. 2017. Phosphorus management and harmful algal bloom control in Green Bay using a

geo-engineering approach.


Funding source: NOAA Wisconsin Sea Grant


Amount: $237,030

23. 2017. Tailored noble metal catalysts for hydrogenation of nitroarenes under ambient

condition.

Funding source: ACS Petroleum Research Fund


Amount: $110,000

24. 2017. Advancing capacitive deionization for phosphorus recovery.

Funding source: Water Environment & Reuse Foundation


Amount: $75,000

25. 2017. Optimize the use of phosphate inhibitors to control lead release in drinking water

supplies.



Amount: $50,000

26. 2017. Use of modified ceramic filtration materials for the removal of chemical and

biological contaminants.



Amount: $50,000

27. 2017. Comparison of advanced oxidation processes energy and efficiency, as a

wastewater treatment technology, to remove emerging contaminants from treated

effluent.


Investigators: Kyana Young (PI, Marquette University), Yin Wang (PI of UWM

subcontract)


28. 2016. CAREER: Bicomponent mesoporous metal oxide adsorbents for water purification:

an integrated research and education plan.

Funding source: NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program


Amount: $500,000

29. 2016. SusChEM: Collaborative research: Reductive catalytic treatment of waterborne

contaminants: synergy of earth-abundant transition metals and ultrafine nanoparticles.



Amount: $126,450


30. 2016. SBIR Phase I: A handheld device for real-time, in situ detection of lead ions in

drinking water.

Funding source: NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business

Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program (UWM subaward)

Investigators: Junhong Chen (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $49,999

31. 2016. Assessment of pesticide contamination in suburban drinking water wells in

Southeastern Wisconsin.

Funding source: Wisconsin Groundwater Coordinating Council


Amount: $60,121

32. 2016. Development of modified metal oxide adsorbents for oxyanion removal.



Amount: $50,000

33. 2016. Phosphate-free inorganic inhibitors for water supplies to mitigate lead release and

corrosion phase II.



Amount: $50,000

34. 2016. Development of modified iron oxide adsorbents for removal of hexavalent

chromium from water.



Amount: $60,000

35. 2016. Beneficial use of foundry sand for phosphorus recovery and reuse.

Funding source: Fund for Lake Michigan


Amount: $97,203

36. 2015. Membrane supported mesoporous silica for removal of inorganic pollutants in

water.

Funding source: NSF Industrial Innovation and Partnerships - I/UCRC Fundamental

Research Program

Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM), Jin Li (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $199,607

37. 2015. Multifunctional porous material for tandem catalysis driven by visible light.

Funding source: ACS Petroleum Research Fund



Amount: $110,000

38. 2015. Development of a comprehensive stochastic chain degradation model for persistent

organic pollutants.


Investigators: Yin Wang (PI, UWM), Adrian Dumitrescu (Co-PI, UWM)

Amount: $89,154

39. 2015. Development of ceramic-based water filtration materials for the removal of arsenic

and virus.



Amount: $50,000

40. 2015. Development of a new riverine phosphorus concentration estimation method.


Investigators: Yonghong Zou (PI, UWM), Yin Wang (Co-PI, UWM), Dale Robertson

(Co-PI, USGS)

Amount: $50,000

41. 2014. Development of high-activity and salt-resistant catalysts for treatment of oxyanion

water pollutants.



Amount: $99,864

PRESENTATIONS

Invited (+indicates presenter; students and postdocs under my supervision are underlined)

1. Wang Y. Nanostructured composite material for catalytic degradation of waterborne

pollutants. Water Technology Accelerator, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, October

18, 2019, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2. Wang Y. Mesoporous silica-based nanomaterials for water purification. Department of

Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, December 7,

2018, Madison, Wisconsin.

3. Strathmann T.+, Huo X., Liu J., Wang Y. Advancing catalysts and catalytic processes for

treating oxyanion water pollutants – moving beyond palladium and developing hybrid

reactor systems. 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 18-22, 2018,

New Orleans, Louisiana.

4. Wang Y. Mesoporous material for water purification application. Department of Civil,

Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, September 28, 2016,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


5. Wang Y. Design of Pd-based catalyst for removal of disinfection byproducts in drinking

water. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, July 20,

2015, Shanghai, China.

6. Wang Y. Mechanisms of lead(IV) oxide formation and redox dissolution in drinking water

distribution systems. School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, July

17, 2015, Nanjing, China.

7. Wang Y. Core-shell structured catalytic material: design, reactivity, and application in

water purification. School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee,

May 7, 2015, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

8. Wang Y. Nanostructured catalytic material for water purification. College of Engineering

& Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 22, 2014, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin.

9. Wang Y.+, Liu J., Werth C., Strathmann T. Encapsulation of metal nanoparticles in core-

shell silica: an integrated hydrogenation catalyst for sustainable water treatment. Gordon

Research Seminar on Environmental Sciences: Water, Jun 21-22, 2014, Holderness School,

New Hampshire.

10. Giammar D.E.+, Wang Y. Rates and mechanisms of lead(IV) oxide reductive dissolution.

Goldschmidt 2012, Jun 24-29, 2012, Montreal, Canada.

Contributed (+indicates presenter; students and postdocs under my supervision are underlined)

1. Bentel M., Dong Q., Wang Y., Liu J.+ Development of PFAS sorption materials and

photochemical reductive defluorination. 2019 SERDP & ESTCP Symposium, December

3-5, 2019, Washington, DC.

2. Wang Y.+, Wang L., Min X., Novel bismuth oxyhalides-based hybrid materials with

improved photocatalytic performance. 258th American Chemical Society National

Meeting, August 25-29, 2019, San Diego, California.

3. Dong Q.+, Huo J., Min X., Wang Y. Functionalized mineral adsorbents for the removal

of perfluorinated chemicals. 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March

31-April 4, 2019, Orlando, Florida.

4. Min X.+, Huo J., Dong Q., Wang Y. Adsorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on

functionalized mesoporous silica. 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting,

March 31-April 4, 2019, Orlando, Florida.

5. Yang H.+, Xu S., Wang Y. Promoting sustainable material for As(V) and As(III) removal

in point-of-use water treatment. 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting,

March 31-April 4, 2019, Orlando, Florida.

6. Wang Y.+, Min X. Structured bimetallic catalysts for oxyanion reduction. 256th American


Chemical Society National Meeting, August 19-23, 2018, Boston, Massachusetts.

7. Min X.+, Wang Y. Catalytic destruction of oxyanions by bimetallic noble metal-based

materials. 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 18-22, 2018, New

Orleans, Louisiana.

8. Wang L.+, Wang Y. Enhanced visible light-induced photocatalytic activity of surface-

modified CeO2 with metal particles. 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting,

March 18-22, 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana.

9. Sun P.+, Monroy G., Huang C., Chen W., Wang Y., Wang Y., Boppart S., Eden J., Nguyen

T. Roles of corrosion inhibitors on simulated drinking water biofilm physical structures

and responses to microplasma jet array treatment. 255th American Chemical Society

National Meeting, March 18-22, 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana.

10. Hosseinibalajadeh S.+, Min X., Wang Y. Phosphate-free inhibitors for water supplies to

mitigate lead. Navigating the future of water, October 18-20, 2017, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

11. Zou Y.+, Wang Y. Removal of oxyanion pollutants from water by bicomponent metal oxide

adsorbents. 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 2-6, 2017, San

Francisco, California.

12. Min X.+, Wang Y. Catalytic destruction of emerging contaminants by structured

palladium-based materials. 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 2-6,

2017, San Francisco, California.

13. Zou Y.+, Wang Y. Modified mesoporous silica nanoadsorbent for water purification

application. 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 13-17, 2016, San

Diego, California.

14. Liu J. +, Su X., Han M., Chen X., Wang Y., Shapley J., Strathmann T., Werth C. Evolution

of heterogeneous catalysts for oxyanion reduction: improved sustainability of biomimetic

materials with rational design. 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting, March

13-17, 2016, San Diego, California.

15. Liu J.+, Wang Y., Chen X., Werth C., Strathmann T. Evolution of heterogeneous catalysts

for oxyanion reduction: new opportunities in the periodic table. 251st American Chemical

Society National Meeting, March 13-17, 2016, San Diego, California.

16. Liu J.+, Chen X., Wang Y., Wang P., Werth C., Strathmann T. Multifuncitonal

nanostructured composite materials for highly active reductive catalysis water treatment

applications. 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 22-26, 2015,

Denver, Colorado.

17. Wang Y.+, Liu J., Wang P., Werth C., Strathmann T. Design of Pd-based core-shell

structured hydrogenation catalyst with enhanced activity. 248th American Chemical


Society National Meeting, August 10-14, 2014, San Francisco, California.

18. Wang Y.+, Liu J., Werth C., Strathmann T. Design of Pd-based hydrogenation catalysts

with novel structure and enhanced activity. Gordon Research Conference on

Environmental Sciences: Water, Jun 22-27, 2014, Holderness School, New Hampshire.

19. Wang Y.+, Liu J., Wang P., Werth C., Strathmann T. Core-shell structured metal

hydrogenation catalysts: preparation, characterization, and activity. 247th American

Chemical Society National Meeting, March 16-20, 2014, Dallas, Texas.

20. Wang Y.+, Liu J., Wang P., Werth C., Strathmann T. Metal hydrogenation catalysts

immobilized in core-shell silica materials for water purification. 246th American Chemical

Society National Meeting, September 8-12, 2013, Indianapolis, Indiana.

21. Wang Y.+, Giammar D.E. Impact of galvanic corrosion on lead release following simulated

partial lead service line replacement. 2013 Association of Environmental Engineering &

Science Professors 50th Anniversary Conference, July 14-16, 2013, Golden, Colorado.

22. Wang Y.+, Giammar D.E. Mechanisms of PbO2 reductive dissolution: a surface

complexation modeling approach. 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting,

April 7-11, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana.

23. Wang Y.+, Cantor A., Welter G.J., Giammar D.E. Experimental investigation of lead

release following simulated partial lead service line replacement. 2012 Water Quality and

Technology Conference, Nov 4-8, 2012, Toronto, Canada.

24. Wang Y.+, Giammar D.E. Formation and dissolution of the corrosion product lead(IV)

oxide. Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences: Water, Jun 24-29, 2012,

Holderness School, New Hampshire.

25. Wang Y.+, Wu J., Giammar D.E. Effect of oxidants and reductants on the dissolution rate

of the corrosion product lead(IV) oxide. 2011 Water Quality and Technology Conference,

Nov 13-17, 2011, Phoenix, Arizona.

26. Giammar D.E.+, Wang Y., Jing H., Cantor A., Welter G.J. Experimental investigation of

lead release during connection of lead and copper pipes. 2011 Water Quality and

Technology Conference, Nov 13-17, 2011, Phoenix, Arizona.

27. Wang Y.+, Wu J., Giammar D.E. Reductive dissolution of the corrosion product lead(IV)

oxide by iodide. 242nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Aug 28-Sep 1, 2011,

Denver, Colorado.

28. Wang Y.+, Xie Y., Li W., Wang Z., Giammar D.E. Lead(IV) oxide formation from lead(II)

compounds. 2010 Water Quality and Technology Conference, Nov 14-17, 2010, Savannah,

Georgia.


29. Xie Y., Wang Y., Giammar D.E.+ Effects of free chlorine, chloramines and phosphate on

dissolution of PbO2 and the reductive dissolution mechanism. 2010 Water Quality and

Technology Conference, Nov 14-17, 2010, Savannah, Georgia.

30. Wang Y.+, Li W., Giammar D.E. Lead(IV) oxide formation from lead(0) and lead(II)

oxides at conditions relevant to drinking water distribution. 239th American Chemical

Society National Meeting, March 21-25, 2010, San Francisco, California.

31. Xie Y.+, Wang Y., Giammar D.E. Rates and mechanisms of lead(IV) oxide formation and

dissolution. 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 21-25, 2010, San

Francisco, California.

32. Xie Y.+, Wang Y., Singhal V., Giammar D.E. Rates and mechanisms of lead(IV) oxide

dissolution. 2009 Water Quality and Technology Conference, November 15-19, 2009,

Seattle, Washington.

33. Giammar D.E.+, Noel J., Xie Y., Nelson K., Wang Y., Singhal V. Influence of water

chemistry on the dissolution rates of lead corrosion products. 2009 Water Quality and

Technology Conference, November 15-19, 2009, Seattle, Washington.

34. Wu B.+, Wang Y., Sahu M., Huang R., Feng Y., Biswas P., Tang Y.J. Assessment of toxicity

of metal oxide nanoparticles to microbial species. 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, November

8-13, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee.

35. Wu B.+, Wang Y., Lee YH., Horst A., Chen DR., Tang Y.J. New investigation of nano-

ZnO antimicrobial activity. 2009 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science

Professors Conference, July 26-28, 2009, Iowa City, Iowa.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught (as instructor)

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Semester Course Level Credit Enrollment

No.

Teaching

Evaluation

(out of 5)

Fall 2019 CE413 Environmental

Engineering

U/G

(core)

3 24 N/A

Fall 2019 CE311 Introduction to

Energy, Environment and

Sustainability

U

(elective)

3 30 N/A

Spring 2019 CE413 Environmental

Engineering

U/G

(core)

3 37 4.44




Sustainability

U

(elective)

3 32 4.47


Engineering

U/G

(core)

3 41 4.15

Spring 2018 CE280 Computer-Based

Engineering Analysis

U

(core)

3 34 3.51



Sustainability

U

(elective)

3 17 4.64


Engineering

U/G

(core)

3 30 4.39

Spring 2017 CE280 Computer-Based


U

(core)

3 39 3.62


Engineering

U/G

(core)

3 38 3.78

Fall 2016 CE280 Computer-Based


U

(core)

3 46 3.77


Engineering

U/G

(core) 3 28 4.27


Engineering

U/G

(core) 3 26 4.41


Engineering

U/G

(core) 3 34 4.38

Fall 2014 CE614 Hazardous Waste

Management

U/G

(elective) 3 9 4.16

Guest Lectures

➢ CE413: Environmental Engineering, Fall 2014, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee,

Milwaukee, WI

➢ CEE437: Water Quality Engineering, Spring 2014, University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign, Urbana, IL

➢ CIVE6377: Environmental Chemistry, Fall 2013, University of Houston, Houston, TX

Teaching Assistants

Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

➢ ChE 525 Industrial and Environmental Catalysis, Fall 2010

➢ ChE 262 Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Spring 2010


➢ ChE 351 Engineering Analysis of Chemical Systems, Fall 2009

ADVISING OF RESEARCH BY STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS

Postdoctoral Scholars

➢ Dr. Jingwan Huo (06/2018 – present)

➢ Dr. Haiyan Yang (10/2016 – 08/2019, co-advised with Dr. Shangping Xu at UWM)

➢ Dr. Yonghong Zou (03/2015 – 06/2017)

➢ Dr. Lixia Wang (07/2015 – 06/2017)

Graduate Advisees

➢ Qianqian Dong (PhD student at UWM, 08/2018 – present)

➢ Xiaopeng Min (PhD student at UWM, 08/2015 – present)

➢ Jingwan Huo (PhD student, 08/2012 – 05/2018, co-advised with Dr. Chris Yingchun Yuan

at Case Western Reserve University, dissertation title: Novel nanostructured metal oxide

materials for water treatment and advanced rechargeable batteries).

➢ Dulay Trujillo (MS student, 06/2018 – present)

➢ Li Wang (MS student, 08/2016 – 08/2019, dissertation title: Construction of bismuth

oxyhalide-based heterojunction-structured composite and its environmental application for

water treatment)

➢ Daniel T. Cary (MS student, 08/2016 – 05/2019, non-thesis)

➢ Seyedsoheil Hosseinibalajadeh, graduated in 08/2018, dissertation title: Lead corrosion

inhibitors in drinking water.

Visiting and Independent Research Graduate Students

➢ John Schafer (Independent study MS student from School of Freshwater Sciences at UWM,

05/2016 – 08/2016)

➢ Shengkun Dong (Visiting PhD student from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

10/2015 – 04/2016)

➢ Zhuang Yuan (Visiting PhD student from Tongji University, China, 09/2015 – 12/2015, co-

hosted with Dr. Junhong Chen at UWM)

➢ Bharathi Bhattu (MS student from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at

UWM, 01/2015 – 08/2015, transferred to Michigan Tech University)

Undergraduate Students

➢ Tony Smith (09/2019 – present)

➢ Leah Stewart (06/2019 – present)

➢ Eileen Freres (01/2019 – present)


➢ Nathan Krzynski (01/2018 – 05/2018)

➢ Dulay Trujillo (06/2017 – 05/2018)

➢ Zhong Liu (10/2016 – 12/2016)

➢ Katie A. Hoagland (05/2016 – 05/2017)

➢ Mickey Frigge (05/2016 – 08/2016)

➢ Paula Avilez Crisostomo (05/2015 – 07/2015)

➢ Mathew D. Weiss (05/2015 – 03/2016)

Honors and Awards Received by Advisees

➢ Qianqian Dong, recipient of Academic Excellence Award of Central States Water

Environment Association, 2019

➢ Dulay Trujillo, recipient of UWM Graduate Student Excellence Fellow, 2019

➢ Xiaopeng Min, recipient of UWM Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Outstanding RA Award, 2019

➢ Qianqian Dong, recipient of UWM Graduate Student Travel Award, 2019

➢ Xiaopeng Min, recipient of UWM Graduate Student Travel Award, 2019

➢ Dulay Trujillo, recipient of UWM CGSA Civil Engineering Scholarship, 2018

➢ Li Wang, recipient of UWM Graduate Student Travel Award, 2018

➢ Xiaopeng Min, recipient of UWM Graduate Student Travel Award, 2018

➢ Seyedsoheil Hosseinibalajadeh, 3rd place of UWM College of Engineering and Applied

Science Graduate Research Competition, 2017

➢ Li Wang, recipient of UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s

Fellowship, 2016 – 2019

➢ Xiaopeng Min, recipient of Academic Excellence Award of Central States Water

Environment Association, 2016

PhD Thesis Committee (excluding students supervised by Dr. Wang)

➢ Lee Kimbell, Fall 2021 (expected), Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at

Marquette University (advisor: Patrick McNamara)

➢ Roy Wittenberg, Fall 2020 (expected), Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM

(advisor: Konstantin Sobolev)

➢ Hui Lin, Fall 2020 (expected), School of Freshwater Sciences at UWM (advisor: Laodong

Guo)

➢ Ke Chen, Spring 2020 (expected), Department of Computer Science at UWM (advisor:

Adrian Dumitrescu)

➢ Jin Tong, Spring 2020 (expected), Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM (advisor:

Qian Liao)


➢ Bahram Khazaei, Fall 2019 (expected), Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM

(advisor: Hector Bravo)

➢ Emily Maher, Fall 2019 (expected), Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

at Marquette University (advisor: Patrick McNamara)

➢ Zhaoxiang He, Fall 2019 (expected), Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM

(advisor: Xiao Qin)

➢ Farah Al-Mahameed, Fall 2019 (expected), Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM

(advisor: Xiao Qin)

➢ Mohammad Shaon, Spring 2019, Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM (advisor:

Xiao Qin)

➢ Zhi Chen, Summer 2018, Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM (advisor: Xiao

Qin)

➢ Ren Ren, Spring 2018, Mechanical Engineering at UWM (advisor: Junhong Chen)

➢ Guihua Zhou, Fall 2017, Mechanical Engineering at UWM (advisor: Junhong Chen)

➢ Behnam Azimi, Fall 2016, Electrical Engineering at UWM (advisor: Yi Hu)

➢ Chunqi Shen, Fall 2016, Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM (advisor: Qian

Liao)

➢ Jenny Johanson, Spring 2016, Geosciences at UWM (advisor: Shangping Xu)

➢ Qudsia Tahmina, Fall 2015, Electrical Engineering at UWM (advisor: Yi Hu)

➢ Marissa R. Jablonski, Spring 2015, Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM

(advisor: John R. Reisel)

➢ Kristen Brastad, Spring 2015, Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWM (advisor:

Ying Li)

Master Thesis/Non-thesis Committee (excluding students supervised by Dr. Wang)

➢ Leslie Bychinski, Spring 2020 (expected), Geosciences (advisor: Shangping Xu; thesis)

➢ Ruth Fenelon, Spring 2020 (expected), Geosciences (advisor: Shangping Xu; thesis)

➢ Evaan Plank, Fall 2019 (expected), Geosciences (advisor: Shangping Xu; thesis)

➢ Yuan Xia, Fall 2018, Mechanical Engineering (advisor: Krishna Pillai; non-thesis)

➢ Lei Wan, Fall 2018, Materials Science and Engineering (advisor: Nidal Abu-Zahra; non-

thesis)

➢ Bing Jin, Spring 2018, Mechanical Engineering at UWM (advisor: Junhong Chen; thesis)

➢ Kurtis J. Quamme, Summer 2016, Geosciences (advisor: Shangping Xu; thesis)

➢ Jyotsna Shrestha, Spring 2016, Civil and Environmental Engineering (advisor: Jin Li;

thesis)

➢ Chao Cheng, Spring 2016, Materials Science and Engineering (advisor: Junjie Niu; thesis)


➢ Xi Chen, Spring 2016, Materials Science and Engineering (advisor: Junjie Niu; thesis)

➢ Yang Liu, Fall 2015, Civil and Environmental Engineering (advisor: Jin Li; non-thesis)

➢ Shaodi Xu, Spring 2015, Civil and Environmental Engineering (advisor: Jin Li; non-thesis)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

Service within UWM

➢ Faculty Advisor of UWM Water Environment Federation/American Water Works

Association student organization, 2015 – present

➢ Team with Profs. Hector Bravo, Jin Li, and Qian Liao to develop a new BSE in

Environmental Engineering Program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science

at UWM (to be launched in Spring 2020).

➢ Member of College of Engineering and Applied Science Scholastic Appeals Committee,

2018 – present

➢ Member of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Program

and Assessment Committee Undergraduate Program and Assessment Committee, 2015 –

present

➢ Member of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD Qualifying Exam

Committee, 2015

➢ General Department Meeting Recording Secretary, 2014 – present

Service in Professional Organizations

➢ Member of University Student Activities Committee of American Water Works

Association, 2016 – present.

➢ Officer of Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science, 2019

– present

➢ Judge of the American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry Merit

Award, 2019

Grant Proposal Reviewer (2015 – present, listed alphabetically)

➢ ACS Petroleum Research Fund

➢ National Science Foundation, Environmental Chemical Science Program

➢ National Science Foundation, Environmental Engineering Program

➢ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

➢ UWM Research and Creative Activities Support (RACAS) Awards

Editor for Scholarly Journals

➢ Guest editor for Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering Special Issue: Accounts

of Environmental Chemistry and Technology Research, 2019


Reviewer Panel for Scholarly Journals

➢ RSC Advances, 2016

Reviewer for Scholarly Journals (2012 – present, listed alphabetically)

➢ ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

➢ ACS Omega

➢ Applied Geochemistry

➢ Applied Surface Science

➢ Bioresource Technology

➢ Chemical Engineering Journal

➢ Chemosphere

➢ Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

➢ Corrosion: The Journal of Science and Engineering

➢ Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

➢ Environment International

➢ Environmental Engineering Science

➢ Environmental Pollution

➢ Environmental Research

➢ Environmental Science and Pollution Research

➢ Environmental Science & Technology

➢ Environmental Science & Technology Letters

➢ Environmental Science: Nano

➢ Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology

➢ Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

➢ International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

➢ Journal - American Water Works Association

➢ Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

➢ Journal of Environmental Engineering

➢ Journal of Hazardous Materials

➢ Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

➢ Materials Letters

➢ Petroleum Science


➢ Royal Society Open Science

➢ RSC Advances

➢ Science of the Total Environment

➢ Scientific Reports

➢ Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

➢ Water Environment Research

➢ Water Research

➢ Water Science and Technology

➢ Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Conference Symposium Organizer/Presider

➢ Organizer, Innovative and Practical Approaches for Treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl

Substances in 259th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 22-26, 2020,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

➢ Organizer and Presider, Catalysis for Environmental and Energy Applications in 258th

American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 25-29, 2019, San Diego, California

➢ Organizer and Presider, Innovative and Practical Approaches for Treatment of Per- and

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March

31-April 4, 2019, Orlando, Florida

➢ Presider, Catalysis for Environmental and Energy Applications in 256th American

Chemical Society National Meeting, August 19-23, 2018, Boston, Massachusetts

➢ Organizer and Presider, Innovative Chemical & Material Approaches for Sustainable

Water Purification in 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 18-22,

2018, New Orleans, Louisiana

Professional Society Membership

➢ American Chemical Society, 2009 – present

➢ American Water Works Association, 2010 – 2013

➢ Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors, 2013 – present

➢ Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science, 2016 – present

Other Service Activities

➢ Co-host with Northwestern University and Marquette University of the 2019 – 2020

American Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Distinguished

Lecture Series to be held on February 28, 2020 at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

➢ Co-host with UW-Madison and Marquette University of the 2019 – 2020 AEESP

Distinguished Lecture Series to be held on February 26, 2020 at UW-Madison, Madison,

WI.


➢ Co-hosted with Marquette University, Northwestern University and UW-Madison of the

2018 – 2019 AEESP Distinguished Lecture Series on April 24, 2019 at Marquette

University, Milwaukee, WI.

➢ Co-hosted with UW-Madison and Marquette University of the 2017 – 2018 AEESP

Distinguished Lecture Series on April 4, 2018 at UW-Madison, Madison, WI.

➢ Partner with UWM Office of Charter Schools for annual water quality test for the 15 UWM

authorized primary and secondary charter schools, 2017 – present

➢ Rater panelist for Milwaukee Water Works, City of Milwaukee, 2016

➢ Guest speaker of the 2015 STEM-Inspire WiscAMP Boot Camp on January 5, 2015 at

UWM, Milwaukee, WI.

COLLABORATORS

Collaborators, Co-authors, or Symposium Co-organizers

➢ Bender, John; University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

➢ Chen, Junhong; University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

➢ Choe, Jong Kwon; Seoul National University

➢ Choi, Yongju; Seoul National University

➢ Liu, Jinyong; University of California – Riverside

➢ Lu, Ganhua; NanoAffix Science LLC

➢ Ma, Xiaoli; University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

➢ Mayer, Brooke; Marquette University

➢ McNamara, Patrick; Marquette University

➢ Nguyen, Thanh H.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

➢ Orlov, Alexander; Stony Brook University

➢ Savara, Aditya A.; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

➢ Shuai, Danmeng: The George Washington University

➢ Vyas, Shubham; Colorado School of Mines

➢ Xiao, Feng; University of North Dakota

➢ Xu, Shangping; University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

➢ Yuan, Chris; Case Western Reserve University

➢ Yuan, Songhu; China University of Geosciences

Graduate Advisors and Postdoctoral Sponsors

➢ PhD: Daniel E. Giammar, Professor, Washington University in St. Louis

➢ Postdoc: Timothy J. Strathmann, Professor, Colorado School of Mines


Charles J. Werth, Professor, University of Texas at Austin

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