Department Faculty
Yanna Liang
Professor and Chair
Research Interests: Microbial ecology in engineered and natural systems; fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles and emerging contaminants in aqueous and soil environments; microbial electrochemical cells for CO2 reduction; biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks to biofuels: pretreatment, hydrolysis and fermentation; thermochemical conversion of renewable feedstocks to biofuels and bioproducts; proper utilization of industrial and agricultural wastes or by-products for producing value-added commodities through holistic approaches; water reuse and wastewater treatment; bioremediation and biodegradation of organic contaminants in subsurface and groundwater
Rixiang Huang
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Wastes to resources conversion via material, technology, and process innovations; Cycling of critical elements and contaminants in natural environment
Kyoung-Yeol Kim
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Energy recovery from wastewater, Microbial electrochemical technologies for resource recovery, Developing energy-efficient wastewater treatment process, Membrane technology for wastewater treatment
Yaoze Liu
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Water resources, hydrology, water quality, green infrastructure, best management practices, land use change, climate change, optimization
Paul Millard
Professor of Practice and Director of New Program Development
Research Interests: Biosensor design, fluorescence technology, immune response to infectious disease
Staff