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School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering
Environmental scientists and engineers are tasked with characterizing intricate interactions and complex problems created between living beings and their environments or by variability of nature itself. Problems associated with these interaction are inherently very difficult to resolve.
The program covers 1) earth and climate change, 2) sustainable energy, and 3) water science and engineering. These environmental research programs aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of our complex environment and each investigates efficient and effective engineering solutions for resolving environmental problems.
The School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering is an integrated field that focuses on the interaction of processes that shape our natural environment.
Major Research Areas
Earth and Climate Change
Ecological remediation & monitoring of contaminated soil/groundwater in the miningareas
Environmental management of shale-gas production
Studies on organic mercury bioaccumulation in freshwater and marine ecosystems
Investigation into the impacts of black carbon(BC), brown carbon(BrC), and organic carbon(OC) on climate change
Better understanding and prediction of man-made climate changes
Air quality and climate change studies using chemistry-transport model simulations and satellite-retrieved data
Impacts of anthropogenic emissions on air quality, human health and Earth ecosystem
Development of real time aerosol/nanoparticle monitoring systems and measurements of atmospheric aerosols
Studies on effects of aerosols on earth environment and climate change
Biodegradation, Biotransformation and Biocatalysis by Microorganisms
Studies on effects of aerosols on earth environment and climate change
Biotransformation of Heavy Metals by Microorganisms and Its Applications for Environmental Technology and New Materials Synthesis
Ecology of Pathogenic Bacteria in Aquatic Environments for Tracking the Bacteria
Environmental Catalyst technology for air pollution control
Sustainable Energy
Electrocatalytic creation of hydrogen from CO2
Oxygen and carbon electrocatalysis in energy conversion and storage cells
Ion exchange membranes for electrodialysis and reverse electrodialysis
Development of membranes for microbial fuel cell, fuel cell, and batteries
Ionic transport phenomena in electrolytes and membranes
Computational electrochemistry for equilibrium calculation and energy system design
Capacitive deionization for water softening and desalination
Charge and energy transport inside photovoltaic materials.
Biorefi nery and biotransformation for biomass utilization
Microbiological production of valuable chemicals using waste biomass
Bioelectronics and biofuel cell (microbial fuel cell and enzyme fuel cell)
Manufacturing of biogenic nanomaterials for energy saving and storage
Electrochemical Nano/Bio sensor and device
Biomedical applications of nonlinear optical processes
Water Science & Engineering
Membrane-based seawater desalination technologies and systems optimization for O&M
Nano-science based and physicochemical-advanced water treatment technologies
Bio-electrochemical processes for wastewater reuse and resource recovery
Sustainable sanitation science and engineering: treatment and resource recovery
Fate and toxicity of contaminants of concern in aquatic environment
Development of water quality guideline and environmental risk assessment
Smart water grid: sustainable & integrative water resource management with water-energy nexus systems
Urban water and watershed management, modeling and monitoring protocols