Xiaoyu Jiao
Ph.D. Student
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Environmental Engineering
Xiaolei Hu
Ph.D. Student
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Environmental Engineering
Khoi Tran
M.S. Student
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Environmental Engineering & Science
Julien Roy
Student Intern
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Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Teng Zeng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (CEE Faculty Profile | Google Scholar)
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Please apply here if you are a prospective graduate student interested in joining our M.S. or Ph.D. program. If you are an undergraduate student looking for research experience with our group, I’m happy to support your SOURCE funding application.
Group Alumni
| Stella Simeonova | 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant | Le Moyne College |
| Nagi Aitbayeva | 2025 Summer High School Intern | Corcoran High School |
| Emily (Em) Vogel | Undergraduate Research Assistant Outstanding Achievement Award in Environmental Engineering (CEE) Louis N. DeMartini Award for Outstanding Research (ECS) ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry Publication: ES&T 2024 | Syracuse University Environmental Engineering (Class of 2025) First destination: Ph.D. Student in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan |
| Dr. Changcheng Pu | Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Jun 2024) Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship (CEE) Publications: ES&T 2018, ES&T 2023, ES&T 2024 | Syracuse University First destination: ORISE Postdoctoral Research Associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| Birdem Öz | M.S. in Environmental Engineering (Jun 2024) Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship (CEE) Publication: ES&T 2025 | Syracuse University First destination: Staff Engineer at JKMuir |
| Kevin Lynch | Undergraduate Research Assistant | Syracuse University Environmental Engineering (Class of 2024) |
| Dr. Shiru Wang | Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (May 2023) M.S. in Environmental Engineering (Aug 2018) Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship (CEE) All-University Masters Prize (Grad School) ACS Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry Publications: ES&T 2020, ESPI 2020, ES&T 2021, WR 2022, ES&T 2022 | Syracuse University First destination: Scientist at WuXi Biologics |
| Michael (MP) Geiss | Undergraduate Research Assistant Reneé Crown University Honors 2023 Senior Class Marshall ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry | Syracuse University Physics & Policy Studies (Class of 2023) |
| Benjamin Cavarra | Undergraduate Research Assistant Reneé Crown University Honors Outstanding Achievement Award in Environmental Engineering (CEE) ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry Publication: ES&T 2024 | Syracuse University Environmental Engineering (Class of 2023) |
| Dr. Joseph Wasswa | Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Aug 2022) Outstanding Graduate Student in Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship (CEE) MIT School of Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow Black Trailblazers in Engineering Fellow CUAHSI Pathfinder Fellow ACS Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry Publications: ES&T 2020, ES&T 2022, WR 2022, ES&T 2024 | Syracuse University First destination: Postdoctoral Fellow for Engineering Excellence at MIT Current position: Assistant Professor, Civil & Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute |
| Brianna Brackett | 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant | SUNY-ESF |
| Anna Feldman | Undergraduate Research Assistant Reneé Crown University Honors Outstanding Achievement Award in Environmental Engineering (CEE) George M. Berry Award for Best All-Around Senior (ECS) Udall Scholar | NOAA Hollings Scholar Remembrance Scholar ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry Publication: WR 2022 | Syracuse University Environmental Engineering (Class of 2021) First destination: MS at Yale University |
| Bethany Murphy | Undergraduate Research Assistant Outstanding Achievement Award in Environmental Engineering (CEE) Marshall Scholar | Udall Scholar Astronaut Scholar | NOAA Hollings Scholar Syracuse University Scholar | Remembrance Scholar ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry Publications: ES&T 2020, ES&T 2022 | Syracuse University Environmental Engineering (Class of 2020) First destination: MS at the University of Edinburgh |
| Matthew Hasenwinkel | 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant | Duke University |
| Sarah Crovella | 2019 Summer High School Intern | Fayetteville-Manlius High School |
| Michael (MP) Geiss | 2018 Summer High School Intern | Christian Brothers Academy |
| Dannielle Doyle | 2018 Summer High School Intern | Cicero-North Syracuse High School |
| Simone Burns | 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant | Syracuse University Environmental Engineering (Class of 2019) |
| Jessica Turner | 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant | University at Buffalo |
| Sylvia Zhao | 2017 Summer High School Intern | Wilton High School |
| Cedrick Zola | 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant | Monroe Community College |
| Lucas Heaslip | 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant | Hobart and William Smith Colleges |