Members

Xiaoyu Jiao
Ph.D. Student
he/him

Environmental Engineering

Xiaolei Hu
Ph.D. Student
she/her

Environmental Engineering

Iotenerahtate:nion Thais (Peter)
M.S. Student
he/him

Environmental Engineering

Victoria Stevens
Undergraduate Research Assistant
she/her

Environmental Engineering Class of 2028

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

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

Mileyna ZiemakUndergraduate Research AssistantSyracuse University
Environmental Engineering (Class of 2027)
Julien RoyErasmus+ Student InternEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Stella Simeonova2025 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantLe Moyne College
Current: M.S., Environmental Engineering, SU
Nagi Aitbayeva2025 Summer High School InternCorcoran High School
Current: B.S., Biomedical Engineering, SU
Emily (Em) VogelUndergraduate 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)
Current: Ph.D. Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Michigan
Dr. Changcheng PuPh.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, the National Energy Technology Laboratory
Birdem ÖzM.S. in Environmental Engineering (Jun 2024)

Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship (CEE)
Publication: ES&T 2025
Syracuse University
Staff Engineer, JKMuir
Kevin LynchUndergraduate Research AssistantSyracuse University
Environmental Engineering (Class of 2024)
Project Engineer, Menard USA
Dr. Shiru WangPh.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
Principal Scientist II, WuXi Biologics
Michael (MP) GeissUndergraduate 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)
Medical Student, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the University at Buffalo
Benjamin CavarraUndergraduate 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)
Sustainability Coordinator, Steamboat Resort
Dr. Joseph WasswaPh.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
Assistant Professor, Civil & Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Brianna Brackett2021 Summer Undergraduate Research AssistantSUNY-ESF
Anna FeldmanUndergraduate 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)
MS, Yale University
Water Resource Engineer, Arcadis
Bethany MurphyUndergraduate 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)
MS, the University of Edinburgh / the University of Bristol
Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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