Courses

  • Physical-Chemical Water/Wastewater Risk Control, 2024 Fall, Instructor, PG-level, Lecture-based course

  • CIVL5410 Physical-Chemical Water/Wastewater Treatment, 2023 Fall, Co-instructor, PG-level, Lecture-based course

  • CIVL 2410 Environmental Assessment and Management, 2023 Spring, Co-instructor, UG-level, Lecture-based course

  • CIVL2410 Environmental Assessment and Management, 2022 Spring, Co-instructor, UG-level, Lecture-based course

  • CIVL5410 Physical-Chemical Water/Wastewater Treatment, 2021 Fall, Co-instructor, PG-level, Lecture-based course

  • CIVL 1140 Environmental Quality Control and Improvement, 2020 Fall, Co-instructor,UG-level, Common-core course

  • CIVL 2410 Environmental Assessment and Management, 2020 Spring, Co-instructor, UG-level, Lecture-based course

  • SISP 1307 Better Environment: The Technology Behind the Stories, 2016 Summer, Co-instructor, HKUST Summer Institute, Lab-based course

Supervised Students & Postdoc

Postdocs

  • Dr. Li, J., 2020–2021. Topic: Rapid Degradation of Micropollutants during Chemical Interaction between Chlorine Dioxide and Sulfite.

Ph.D. students

  • Ruan, X., 2023–Present. Topic: Exploring the Water-Energy nexus using Advanced Membrane-Photoelectrolysis systems.

  • Peng, J.D. (HKPFS Awardee), 2022–present. Topic: Development of In-line Analytical Methods to Characterize Dissolved Organic Matter in Advanced Water Treatment Train.

  • Zhao, J. (HKPFS Awardee), 2021–present. Topic: Machine Learning in Understanding and Optimizing the Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Treatment and Reuse.

  • Lu, S.H., 2021–present. Topic: Photodegradation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Engineered and Natural Aquatic Systems Receiving Chlor(am)inated Wastewater Effluents.

M.Phil. students

  • Zhang, Y., 2022–Present. Topic: Degradation of Refractory Contaminants using Far-UVC-driven Advanced Reduction Processes.

  • Wang, Y., 2022–Present. Topic: Advanced Disinfection Process using Emerging UV Sources.

  • Li, T., 2021–2022. Topic: Tackling the Bottlenecks of Wastewater Non-Potable Reuse by Using the Sequential Chlorination and UV/Chlor(am)ine Process.

  • Scheibel Cassol, G., 2020–2022. Topic: Integration and Optimization of ClO2 pre-oxidation and UV/Chlorine Processes into the Drinking Water Treatment Plants.

  • Peng, J.D., 2020–2022. Topic: Development of a Novel UVA/ClO2 Advanced Oxidation Process for the Degradation of Aqueous and Airborne Organic Contaminants.

  • Lee, T.H., 2020–2022. Topic: Machine Learning in Predicting and Monitoring the Reclaimed Water Quality and Fault Detection of the Online Sensors.

  • Zhao, J., 2019–2021. Topic: The Use of Chlorine Dioxide in UV-based Advanced Oxidation Process: UV Photolysis of Chlorine Dioxide and the Impact of Its Byproduct Chlorite.

  • Zhong, Z.Z., 2017–2019. Topic: Micropollutant Abatement by UV Photolysis of Chloramines towards Potable Water Reuse.

  • Li, C.C., 2016–2018. Topic: Hydrogen Sulfide Control in Sludge from Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment (CEPT) by Chemical Dosing and Other Strategies.

M.Sc. students

  • 20 students

U.G. students

  • 15 students