Members

Xiaoyu Jiao
Ph.D. Student
he/him/his

Environmental Engineering

Xiaolei Hu
Ph.D. Student
she/her/hers

Environmental Engineering

Khoi Tran
M.S. Student
he/him/his

Environmental Engineering & Science

Julien Roy
Student Intern
he/him/his

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Teng Zeng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (CEE Faculty Profile | Google Scholar)
he/him/his

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 Simeonova2025 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantLe Moyne College
Nagi Aitbayeva2025 Summer High School InternCorcoran High School
Emily (Em) Vogel2022 Summer REU
Publication: ES&T 2024
ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry
Syracuse University
Environmental Engineering (Class of 2025)
First destination: Ph.D. Student in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan
Dr. Changcheng PuPh.D. in Civil Engineering (Jun 2024)
Publications: ES&T 2018, ES&T 2023, ES&T 2024
Syracuse University
First destination: ORISE Postdoctoral Research Associate at NETL
Birdem ÖzM.S. in Environmental Engineering (Jun 2024)
Publication: ES&T 2025
Syracuse University
First destination: Project Engineer at JKMuir
Kevin LynchUndergraduate Research AssistantSyracuse University
Environmental Engineering (Class of 2024)
Dr. Shiru WangPh.D. in Civil Engineering (May 2023)
M.S. in Environmental Engineering (Aug 2018)
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) GeissUndergraduate Research Assistant
Reneé Crown University Honors Graduate
2023 Senior Class Marshall
ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry
Syracuse University
Physics & Policy Studies (Class of 2023)
Benjamin CavarraUndergraduate Research Assistant
Reneé Crown University Honors Graduate
Outstanding Achievement Award in Environmental Engineering
ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry
Publication: ES&T 2024
Syracuse University
Environmental Engineering (Class of 2023)
Dr. Joseph WasswaPh.D. in Civil Engineering (Aug 2022)
Outstanding Graduate Student in Civil & Environmental Engineering
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 of Civil Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Brianna Brackett2021 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantSUNY-ESF
Anna FeldmanUndergraduate Research Assistant
Reneé Crown University Honors Graduate
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 MurphyUndergraduate Research Assistant
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 Hasenwinkel2019 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantDuke University
Sarah Crovella2019 Summer High School InternFayetteville-Manlius High School
Michael (MP) Geiss2018 Summer High School InternChristian Brothers Academy
Dannielle Doyle2018 Summer High School InternCicero-North Syracuse High School
Simone Burns2017 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantSyracuse University
Environmental Engineering (Class of 2019)
Jessica Turner2017 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantUniversity at Buffalo
Sylvia Zhao2017 Summer High School InternWilton High School
Cedrick Zola2016 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantMonroe Community College
Lucas Heaslip2016 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantHobart and William Smith Colleges