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Mar 2023. Zhe has successfully defended her thesis today!
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Feb 2023. Congrats to Zhe for her publication on Environ. Sci. Technol.! She developed a new double-atom catalyst for activating peroxides and inactivating coronaviruses. It will be a new solution for water disinfection and contact surface sanitation. Her work has been reported in news Nanomaterial Boosts Potency of Coronavirus Disinfectants. We also have made a video to chat about it, check it out!
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Nov 2022. Danmeng has been selected as as an awardee of the 2022 40 under 40 Recognition Program for The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
Jul 2022. GW Today published a story of our research of controlling airborne transmission of coronaviruses by electrospinning. https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/seas-research-furthers-development-materials-able-capture-eliminate-covid-19-virus-aerosols-and Congrats to all the team members, Hongchen, Zhe, and Jiahao, for their contribution!
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Jul 2022. Hongchen's perspective published on ACS Environ. Au, Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Controlling Airborne Viruses: Present Status, Standardization of Aerosol Filtration Tests, and Future Development, has been selected as the front cover of the new issue!
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Jul 2022. Danmeng gave an oral presentation of the environmental behavior and disinfection of vesicle-cloaked virus clusters at the ASV 2022 conference. First-time experience for an environmental engineer!
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Jun 2022. It is always to see alumni from the Shuai group! Thank you, AEESP conference 2022 to bring us together. Also kudos to Mengqiao, Jiahao, Zhe, and Hongchen for their great oral and poster presentations at the conference. You are always the best.
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May 2022. Mengqiao and Qinmin's work of graphitic carbon nitride for photosynthesizing hydrogen peroxide has been accepted by J. Hazard. Mater.
May 2022. Mengyang's last piece of work in GW has been accepted by Environ. Sci. Technol. We used a mouse model for evaluating the environmental persistence of rotavirus vesicles in freshwater and wastewater, and also the infectivity of the vesicles before and after free chlorine disinfection. Viral vesicles do not decompose in months and remain infectious at least a week in aquatic environments, and they are much more resistant to free chlorine disinfection than free virus counterparts. Can we inactivate viral vesicles by the current disinfection paradigm? The answer is maybe not.
This is our first experience to use in vivo models for the environmental and public health microbiology study. Handling mice with their stool and small intestines was a unique experience (not easy!). The mouse model can better characterize the transmission and control of human enteric viruses in the environment and in the engineering system.
This is our first experience to use in vivo models for the environmental and public health microbiology study. Handling mice with their stool and small intestines was a unique experience (not easy!). The mouse model can better characterize the transmission and control of human enteric viruses in the environment and in the engineering system.
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Apr 2022. Jiahao presented at GW SEAS R&D Showcase today. First poster presentation for Jiahao, way to go!
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Apr 2022. Congrats to Mengyang for publishing her perspective "Waterborne Human Pathogenic Viruses in Complex Microbial Communities: Environmental Implication on Virus Infectivity, Persistence, and Disinfection" on Environ. Sci. Technol.! Viruses are not lone wolves and they interact with neighboring microbes to persist in the environment, resist disinfection, and succeed in infection.
Mar 2022. Congrats to Hongchen for publishing Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Controlling Airborne Viruses: Present Status, Standardization of Aerosol Filtration Tests, and Future Development on ACS Environ. Au! Kudos to Hongchen who initiated and led the work and made everything happen.
Mar 2022. Congrats to Hongchen, Zhe, and Haihuan for publishing the work of Photosensitized Electrospun Nanofibrous Filters for Capturing and Killing Airborne Coronaviruses under Visible Light Irradiation on Environ. Sci. Technol. We also acknowledge Jiahao, Mengyang, and Minghao's contribution. It is a great piece of collaborative work between Shuai and Shen's groups!
Jan 2022. Congrats to Hongchen for receiving the ACS ENVR Graduate Student Award!
Jan 2022. Danmeng (PI), with colleagues Prof. Hanning Chen (American University) and Prof. Feng Lin (Virginia Tech), has been awarded $728,000 by USDA-NIFA to conduct a three-year research project (01/2022-01/2025) on the development of single- and double-atom catalysts for agricultural wastewater treatment. Separately, Danmeng (Co-PI) and colleagues Dr. Xitong Liu (PI, GW) and Dr. Pei Dong (Co-PI, George Mason University) have been awarded $744,000 by USDA-NIFA to conduct a four-year research project (01/2022-12/2025) on the development of electrospun electrodes with insertion materials for desalinating brackish agricultural drainage.
Nov 2021. Danmeng (PI), with colleague Prof. Yun Shen (University of California, Riverside, PI), has been awarded $750,000 by USDA-NIFA to conduct a three-year research project (01/2022-12/2024) on the fate, transformation, and inactivation of vesicle-cloaked enteric virus clusters in reused water for agricultural irrigation and in the agricultural and food system.
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Nov 2021. Congrats to Mengyang for her successful Ph.D. defense! Mengyang is the first female Ph.D. from our group, and she will work as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University.
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Nov 2021. Congrats to Hongchen for his successful Ph.D. defense! Hongchen will continue his research as a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University.
Oct 2021. Congrats to Hongchen and Mengqiao for getting the student award for the 2021 SNO Conference!
Sept 2021. Danmeng (PI), with colleague Prof. Yun Shen (University of California, Riverside, PI), has been awarded $489,586 by NIH to conduct a two-year R21 research project (09/2021-08/2023) on the inactivation of vesicle-cloaked enteric virus clusters by conventional and emerging disinfectants.
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Sept 2021. Congrats to Ruochen for his successful Ph.D. defense!
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Sept 2021. Mengqiao has published her study of the decomposition of graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets under radical attack in Environ. Sci. Technol. She found that the photoreactivity of graphitic carbon nitride promotes nanomaterial's degradation. Hongchen is a co-author for this paper. Congrats! GW releases research news for this study: https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/new-study-shows-how-engineered-nanomaterials-degrade-persist-environment
Jun 2021. Dr. Tao Ye, the first Ph.D. graduated from our group, has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Congrats!!!
May 2021. Zhe has published her study about Fe-based single atom catalysis in J. Hazard. Mater. Mengqiao is a co-author for this paper. Congrats to both of them!
May 2021. Danmeng has been awarded $17,000 by GW University Facilitating Fund (UFF) to conduct a one-year research project (07/2021-06/2022) on developing photoreactive coatings for inactivating SARS-CoV-2.
May 2021. Hongchen, Zhe, Haihuan, and Mengyang and Dr. Yun Shen at UCR published a paper together on ES&TL about filtering of coronavirus aerosols. Both WHO and CDC have now recognized that the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is an important mechanism for spreading COVID-19. The study revealed that the commercial masks like the cotton mask and neck gaiter only removed coronavirus aerosols with a limited efficiency. We developed electrospun air filters that captured almost all coronavirus aerosols (up to 99.9%), which can find broad applications for face masks and indoor air filtration. This study was supported by NSF RAPID grants.
Apr 2021. Mengyang's paper about the stability and inactivation of vesicle-cloaked virus clusters is published on ES&T. GW Today has released news for this study, and NSF has highlighted our study. GW Hatchet has also reported this study. This is the first published collaborative work between our group in GW and Dr. Altan-Bonnet's group in NIH. We appreciate the financial support of both NSF and NIH, and the support of GPP. Most importantly, we are now environmental virologists!
Apr 2021. Congrats to Mengqiao for receiving the C. Ellen Gonter Environmental Chemistry Awards from ACS ENVR!
Aug 2020. Danmeng (Co-PI), with colleagues Profs. Haibo Huang (PI), Young-Tek Kim, Yun Yin, and Monica Ponder, all at VT, has been awarded $471,210 by USDA-NIFA Agriculture & Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program to conduct a three-year research project (01/2021-12/2023) on developing antimicrobial food packaging systems. Danmeng's share is $94,500.
Jul 2020. Danmeng (PI), with Prof. Yun Shen (University of California, Riverside, PI), has been awarded $420,000 by NSF Environmental Engineering Program to conduct a three-year research project (09/2020-08/2023) on the presence, persistence, and inactivation of vesicle-cloaked rotavirus or norovirus clusters in water. Danmeng's share is $220,000. https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2028464
May 2020. Danmeng and Qinmin's patent of Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitrides, Methods of Making and Uses of the Same (US 10,661,257 B2) is granted.
May 2020. Qinmin's paper about developing a 3D printed photoreactor for water purification has been accepted by J. Hazard. Mater.
May 2020. Danmeng (PI), with colleagues Profs. Jinyong Liu (University of California, Riverside, PI) and Yin Wang (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, PI), has been awarded $419,999 by NSF Environmental Engineering Program to conduct a three-year research project (06/2020-05/2023) on bioinspired catalysts with earth-abundant metals for reductive treatment of waterborne contaminants. Danmeng's share is $110,000. https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1932820
Apr 2020. Danmeng (PI), with Prof. Yun Shen (University of California, Riverside, PI), has received funding of $200,000 from NSF Nanoscale Interactions Program to conduct a one-year RAPID project on electrospun air filters for SARS-CoV-2 control. https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2029330
This project has been reported by GW Today and GW Hatchet.
This project has been reported by GW Today and GW Hatchet.
Apr 2020. Danmeng (PI), with colleagues Dr. John Lafleur (GW Emergency Medicine), has been awarded $50,000 by GW Cross-Disciplinary Research Fund (CDRF) to conduct a one-year research project (07/2020-06/2021) on developing photocatalytic graphitic carbon nitride and controlling biofilms on indwelling urinary catheters.
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Nov 2019. Qinmin will start his new position as a postdoc in MIT Senseable City Lab, and he will work on environmental sensing, AI, and big data. Wish Qinmin all the best in future career and life.
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Oct 2019. Danmeng and his students attended 2019 SEAS R&D Showcase. Yoon Sil was one of the finalist.
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Aug 2019. Danmeng and CertainTech, Inc. received a grant supported by NASA-STTR Program Phase I. The project aims to develop a carbon nitride-based photocatalytic system for water recovery in the international space station.
https://sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/abstracts/19/sttr/phase1/STTR-19-1-T6.06-3792.html
https://sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/abstracts/19/sttr/phase1/STTR-19-1-T6.06-3792.html
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Aug 2019. Qinmin finished his defense! Congrats to Qinmin and hope for the best!
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Jun 2019. Danmeng (co-PI), with colleagues Profs. Yun Shen (GW Environmental and Occupational Health, PI) and Na Wei (University of Notre Dame, PI), has been awarded $531,123 by NSF Biological and Environmental Interactions of Nanoscale Materials Program to conduct a three-year research project (08/2019-07/2022) on the interactions of photoreactive 2D nanomaterials and biofilms in natural aquatic environment. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1929144
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Jun 2019. Danmeng accepted an editor position for Journal of Hazardous Materials. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-hazardous-materials/editorial-board Welcome for submission!
The Journal of Hazardous Materials publishes full-length research papers, review articles, and case studies that improve our understanding of the hazards and risks that certain materials pose to public health and the environment. Papers that deal with ways of controlling and mitigating risks of hazardous materials (HM) are within the scope of the journal. The Journal publishes high-impact contributions on:
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May 2019. A surprise party from the group to celebrate Danmeng's promotion to associate professor.
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May 2019. Danmeng, Qinmin, Hongchen, and Mengyang presented their work at 2019 AEESP conference in ASU.
May 2019. Congrats to Kayla, the recipient of ACS ENVR undergraduate student award!
Apr 2019. Qinmin presented our 3D printed photoreactor for water purification at eMerge Americas Conference in Miami Beach. https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-researchers-display-their-technologies-emerge-americas
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Apr 2019. Yusi has successfully defended! We celebrated for her completion of the M.S. study.
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Apr 2019. Danmeng has been awarded $25,000 by GW University Facilitating Fund (UFF) to conduct a one-year research project (07/2019-06/2020) on the persistence and inactivation of viral vesicles in water.
Apr 2019. Enrique and Hongchen's paper of Acquisition of Time-frequency Localized Mechanical Properties of Biofilms and Single Cells with High Spatial Resolution has been accepted by Nanoscale. Danmeng and Santiago (MAE) are the corresponding authors.
Apr 2019. Qinmin and Hongchen presented their graphitic carbon nitride work in 2019 ACS Spring Meeting in Orlando, FL.
Feb 2019. Congrats to Enrique for starting his new job as a technical support engineer at Park Systems Corp.
Feb 2019. Chi, Mengyang, and Danmeng published a paper of Visible-light-driven Photocatalytic Disinfection of Human Adenovirus by a Novel Heterostructure of Oxygen-doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride and Hydrothermal Carbonation Carbon in Appl. Catal. B. Dr. Yi Li in Hohai University (China) is the corresponding author.
Feb 2019. Qinmin has been selected as a recipient of 2019 ACS ENVR Graduate Student Award. Congrats, Qinmin!
Jan 2019. Congrats to Yoon Sil, the recipient of 2019 GW Undergraduate Sustainability Scholars Award! Yoon Sil will work on the photocatalytic reactor design.
Jan 2019. Danmeng, with colleagues Profs. Hanning Chen (GW Chemistry) and Yun Shen (GW Environmental and Occupational Health), has been awarded $30,417 by Duke Energy Renewables Innovation Fund (GW) to conduct a one-year research project (01/2019-12/2019) on developing a sunlight-driven photocatalytic system for sustainable water purification and value-added chemical production.
Dec 2018. Hongchen, Enrique, and Danmeng's paper of Visible-light-responsive Photocatalyst of Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Pathogenic Biofilm Control has been accepted by ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces for publication. We appreciate the contribution from group members Ruochen and Qinmin, and collaborators Profs. Yun Shen (Environmental and Occupational Health), Santiago Solares (MAE), and Jason Zara (BME) and Ph.D. student Tara Diba.
Dec 2018. Tao, Dave, and Danmeng's paper of Pd Nanoparticle Catalysts Supported on Nitrogen-Functionalized Activated Carbon for Oxyanion Hydrogenation and Water Purification has been accepted by ACS Appl. Nano Mater. for publication.
Nov 2018. Qinmin and Hongchen gave oral presentations on g-C3N4 for H2O2 production and biofilm control at 2018 SNO Conference. Qinmin also receives the travel award for the SNO Conference.
Oct 2018. Enrique and Hongchen gave poster presentations on 4D AFM characterization of biofilms and g-C3N4 for photocatalytic biofilm control at 8th ASM Conference on Biofilms.
Sept 2018. Qinmin and Danmeng's paper of Looking at the Overlooked Hole Oxidation: Photocatalytic Transformation of Organic Contaminants on Graphitic Carbon Nitride under Visible Light Irradiation has been accepted by Appl. Catal. B for publication. It is a collaborative work with Prof. Hanning Chen in Chemistry at GW for investigating the important role of holes in photocatalytic oxidation for contaminant transformation, which was largely overlooked in previous studies.
Aug 2018. The project of I-Corps: Visible-light-responsive Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Air and Water Purification and Antimicrobial Applications that is led by Qinmin, Ruochen, and Hongchen is funded by NSF to explore the potential commercialization of graphitic carbon nitride. Mr. Henrik de Gyor is the industrial mentor. Danmeng is the PI for the record. Way to go, the graphitic carbon nitride team!
Jul 2018. Danmeng, Hongchen, and Mengyang attended their first ASV meeting. A totally different field and eye-opening.
Jun 2018. Danmeng, with colleagues Profs. Santiago Solares (GW MAE) and Mimi Ghosh (GW Biostatics and Epidemiology), has been awarded $40,000 by GW Cross-Disciplinary Research Fund (CDRF) to conduct a one-year research project (07/2018-06/2019) on the fate, transport, and inactivation of viruses in an engineering system.
Jun 2018. Danmeng, with colleagues Profs. Hanning Chen (GW Chemistry) and Nan Jiang (University of Illinois at Chicago), has been awarded $549,546 (GW share of $310,000) by NSF Environmental Chemical Sciences Program to conduct a three-year research project (07/2018-06/2021) on the photocatalytic transformation of persistent contaminants in natural aquatic environment. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1807617
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Jun 2018. We are celebrating for Tao's graduation! Tao is going to move to the University of Washington as a postdoc, and he will work with Dr. Gerald Pollack in Bioengineering for revealing the interesting structures of water.
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Jun 2018. Ruochen and Danmeng's paper of Mechanism of Humic Acid Fouling in a Photocatalytic Membrane System has been accepted by J. Memb. Sci. for publication. It is the first accepted collaborative work of Solares and Shuai.
Jun 2018. Danmeng and Hongchen presented the graphitic carbon nitride work for contaminant removal and antimicrobial applications in GRC Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture and Food Systems.
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May 2018. Tao finished his Ph.D. defense! He will be the first Ph.D. in our group. He will move to UW BioEng as a postdoc soon.
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May 2018. Congrats to Yoon Sil, the recipient of 2018 GW Undergraduate Research Award! Yoon Sil will work on the photocatalytic reactor design. We are so proud of you.
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May 2018. Danmeng is the recipient of 2018 GW SEAS Outstanding Junior Researcher Award. Thanks to the cool work and everyone's effort.
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Apr 2018. First 3D printed photoreactor is running! Thanks to Kayla, Yoon Sil, and Qinmin who made it work.
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Mar 2018. Tao, Ruochen, and Danmeng attended and presented at 2018 ACS Spring Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Danmeng hosted a symposium Innovative Chemical and Material Approaches for Water Purification with Profs. Jong Kwon Choe (SNU), Yin Wang (UWM), and Jinyong Liu (UCR).
Feb 2018. Ruochen, Hongchen, and Kayla and Yoon Sil presented their posters at 2018 GW SEAS R&D Showcase. Hongchen won the AccelerateGW I-Corps Site Program Grant ($3,000 of travel grant). Congratulations to Hongchen!
Jan 2018. Danmeng, with colleagues Profs. Haibo Huang and Zhiwu Wang, both at VT, has been awarded $327,517 by USDA-NIFA Agriculture & Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program to conduct a three-year research project (07/2018-06/2021) on food waste processing and butanol recovery.
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Oct 2017. Qinmin, Hongchen, and Danmeng's publication of Advances and Challenges of Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalyst for Sustainable Water Purification has been selected by Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. as a cover paper.
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Oct 2017. Hongchen gave a poster presentation of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanomaterials for Sustainable Antimicrobial Applications at MoBE 2017.
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Sept 2017. Dave, Tao, and Danmeng's paper of Sustainable and Scalable Natural Fiber Welded Palladium-Indium Catalysts for Nitrate Reduction has been accepted by Appl. Catal. B for publication.
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Aug 2017. The graphitic carbon nitride work of Qinmin, Hongchen, and Danmeng is highlighted by GWToday.
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Aug 2017. Danmeng's interview for Emerging Investigator Series: Advances and Challenges of Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalyst for Sustainable Water Purification has been posted on Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. blog.
Aug 2017. Tao, Dave, and Danmeng's paper of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Supported Ultrafine Pd and Pd-Cu Catalysts: Enhanced Reactivity, Selectivity, and Longevity for Nitrite and Nitrate Hydrogenation has been accepted by ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces for publication.
Aug 2017. Tao, Dave, and Danmeng's paper of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Supported Ultrafine Pd and Pd-Cu Catalysts: Enhanced Reactivity, Selectivity, and Longevity for Nitrite and Nitrate Hydrogenation has been accepted by ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces for publication.
Jul 2017. Qinmin, Hongchen, and Danmeng's paper of Advances and Challenges of Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalyst for Sustainable Water Purification has been accepted by Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. for publication.
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Jun 2017. Our research is highlighted by GW Synergy, the SEAS Alumni Magazine.
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Jun 2017. Tao, Qinmin, Ruochen, and Hongchen presented at the AEESP conference at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Qinmin received the CAPEES founding president best paper award, and Hongchen received Stantec travel award. Congrats!
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May 2017. A brief introduction to our lab and another CEE lab at GW. Qinmin and Hongchen talk about their research! We welcome new graduate and undergraduate students joining our group.
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Apr 2017. Tao, Qinmin, Ruochen, Hongchen, Dave (JHU), and Danmeng attended 2017 ACS Spring Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Danmeng hosted a symposium Innovative Materials and Technologies for Water Purification with Profs. Brian Chaplin (UIC), Jong Kwon Choe (SNU), Ezra Cates (Clemson), Wen Zhang (NJIT), and Jinyong Liu (UCR). Tao, Qinmin, Ruochen, Hongchen, and Dave (JHU) presented their cool works at the ACS meeting.
Feb 2017. Tao, Qinmin, and Hongchen presented their posters at 2017 GW SEAS R&D Showcase. Qinmin won the 2nd place of Graduate Student Experimental Research Prize ($4,000 of cash), and Hongchen won the Runner-up Prize ($1,000 of travel grant). Congratulations to Qinmin and Hongchen!
Media report: GWTODAY
Media report: GWTODAY
Feb 2017. Qinmin receives GW Conference Travel Grant for Graduate Students. Congratulations, Qinmin!
Feb 2017. Danmeng, with colleagues Profs. Santiago Solares (MAE), Hanning Chen (Chemistry), and Ganhui Lan (Physics), all at GW, has been awarded $450,200 by USDA-NIFA Agriculture & Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program to conduct a three-year research project (07/2017-06/2020) on antimicrobial materials for safe food processing and packaging.
nifa.usda.gov/announcement/usda-announces-46-million-nanotechnology-research
Feb 2017. Tao has been selected as a recipient of 2017 ACS ENVR Graduate Student Award. Congratulations, Tao!
Nov 2016. Qinmin, Dave, and Danmeng's paper of Visible-Light-Responsive Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Rational Design and Photocatalytic Applications for Water Treatment has been accepted by Environ. Sci. Technol. for publication. It is a collaborative work integrating material simulations (collaboration with Prof. Hanning Chen in Chemistry at GW) and applications for water purification.
Sept 2016. Dave, Tao, and Danmeng's paper of Lignocellulose Fiber- and Welded Fiber- Supports for Palladium Based Catalytic Hydrogenation: A Natural Fiber Welding Application for Water Treatment has been accepted by ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. for publication. It is a collaborative work with Profs. Howard Fairbrother (JHU), Paul Trulove (USNA), and Luke Haverhals (Bradley U).
Aug 2016. Hongchen Shen joins in our group as a new Ph.D. student. Welcome, Hongchen!
Aug 2016. Danmeng presented the work of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4): Rational Design and Water Treatment Applications at 2016 ACS Fall meeting in Philly, PA. Danmeng also co-organized a session for Energy and Fuels Division, Water-Energy Nexus, with Prof. Wen Zhang (NJIT).
Jul 2016. Tao, Dave, and Danmeng's paper of Enhancement of Nitrite Reduction Kinetics on Electrospun Pd-Carbon Nanomaterial Catalysts for Water Purification has been accepted by ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces for publication.
Feb 2017. Danmeng, with colleagues Profs. Santiago Solares (MAE), Hanning Chen (Chemistry), and Ganhui Lan (Physics), all at GW, has been awarded $450,200 by USDA-NIFA Agriculture & Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program to conduct a three-year research project (07/2017-06/2020) on antimicrobial materials for safe food processing and packaging.
nifa.usda.gov/announcement/usda-announces-46-million-nanotechnology-research
Feb 2017. Tao has been selected as a recipient of 2017 ACS ENVR Graduate Student Award. Congratulations, Tao!
Nov 2016. Qinmin, Dave, and Danmeng's paper of Visible-Light-Responsive Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Rational Design and Photocatalytic Applications for Water Treatment has been accepted by Environ. Sci. Technol. for publication. It is a collaborative work integrating material simulations (collaboration with Prof. Hanning Chen in Chemistry at GW) and applications for water purification.
Sept 2016. Dave, Tao, and Danmeng's paper of Lignocellulose Fiber- and Welded Fiber- Supports for Palladium Based Catalytic Hydrogenation: A Natural Fiber Welding Application for Water Treatment has been accepted by ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. for publication. It is a collaborative work with Profs. Howard Fairbrother (JHU), Paul Trulove (USNA), and Luke Haverhals (Bradley U).
Aug 2016. Hongchen Shen joins in our group as a new Ph.D. student. Welcome, Hongchen!
Aug 2016. Danmeng presented the work of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4): Rational Design and Water Treatment Applications at 2016 ACS Fall meeting in Philly, PA. Danmeng also co-organized a session for Energy and Fuels Division, Water-Energy Nexus, with Prof. Wen Zhang (NJIT).
Jul 2016. Tao, Dave, and Danmeng's paper of Enhancement of Nitrite Reduction Kinetics on Electrospun Pd-Carbon Nanomaterial Catalysts for Water Purification has been accepted by ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces for publication.
Jun 2016. Danmeng's postdoc work of Tailored Synthesis of Photoactive TiO2 Nanofibers and Au/TiO2 Nanofiber Composites: Structure and Reactivity Optimization for Water Treatment Applications has been listed as one of the most-read sustainable chemistry papers over the past 12 month (2015-2016) by C&EN.
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May 2016. Danmeng has been awarded by NSF for collaborative research with Dr. Brian P. Chaplin at University of Illinois at Chicago and Dr. Wen Zhang at New Jersey Institute of Technology ($480,000, 09/2016-08/2019). The team will develop electrochemical membranes for biomass recovery and biofuel production. http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1604886&HistoricalAwards=false
May 2016. Ruochen and Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan, Research Highlights: Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in Natural and Engineered Water Systems.
Apr 2016. Danmeng and Dr. Michael Wagner (Department of Chemistry, GW) have received Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) Dean's Innovative Cross-Disciplinary Excellence (DICE) Award at GW. The team will develop graphitic carbon nitride based lithium-sulfur batteries. The project has been awarded for $20,000, and will last from 07/2016 to 06/2017.
Mar 2016. Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with C. Kimloi Gomez-Smith and David Tan, Research Highlights: Functions of the Drinking Water Microbiome – from Treatment to Tap.
Mar 2016. Tao, Qinmin, Ruochen, Dave (JHU), and Danmeng attended 2016 ACS Spring Meeting in San Diego, CA. Danmeng hosted a symposium Innovative Materials and Technologies for Water Purification with Profs. Brian Chaplin (UIC), Jong Kwon Choe (Clarkson), Ezra Cates (Clemson), and Wen Zhang (NJIT). Tao presented the development of a sustainable Pd-based carbon nanomaterial catalyst for nitrite reduction, Qinmin presented the fabrication of g-C3N4 for the degradation of persistent organic micropollutants, Ruochen presented photocatalytic membrane systems for fouling mitigation, and Dave presented natural fiber welding for the development of d-based catalysts for nitrite and nitrate reduction. Excellent job, gentlemen.
May 2016. Ruochen and Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan, Research Highlights: Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in Natural and Engineered Water Systems.
Apr 2016. Danmeng and Dr. Michael Wagner (Department of Chemistry, GW) have received Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) Dean's Innovative Cross-Disciplinary Excellence (DICE) Award at GW. The team will develop graphitic carbon nitride based lithium-sulfur batteries. The project has been awarded for $20,000, and will last from 07/2016 to 06/2017.
Mar 2016. Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with C. Kimloi Gomez-Smith and David Tan, Research Highlights: Functions of the Drinking Water Microbiome – from Treatment to Tap.
Mar 2016. Tao, Qinmin, Ruochen, Dave (JHU), and Danmeng attended 2016 ACS Spring Meeting in San Diego, CA. Danmeng hosted a symposium Innovative Materials and Technologies for Water Purification with Profs. Brian Chaplin (UIC), Jong Kwon Choe (Clarkson), Ezra Cates (Clemson), and Wen Zhang (NJIT). Tao presented the development of a sustainable Pd-based carbon nanomaterial catalyst for nitrite reduction, Qinmin presented the fabrication of g-C3N4 for the degradation of persistent organic micropollutants, Ruochen presented photocatalytic membrane systems for fouling mitigation, and Dave presented natural fiber welding for the development of d-based catalysts for nitrite and nitrate reduction. Excellent job, gentlemen.
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Feb 2016. Qinmin received the Chemical Society of Washington (ACS) Student Travel Award. Congratulations!
Nov 2015. Qinmin presented his carbon nitride work in 2015 Technology Commercialization Office Innovation Competition at GW.
Oct 2015. Qinmin and Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan, Research Highlights: Visible Light Driven Photocatalysis and Photoluminescence and Their Applications in Water Treatment.
Aug 2015. Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan, Research Highlights: Advances and Challenges in Developing Mainstream Anammox Treatment.
Aug 2015. Ruochen Zhu joins as a Ph.D. student from Fall 2015. Welcome Ruochen!
Jun 2015. Tao and Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan at University of Minnesota, Research Highlights: Under-recognized Precursors and Sources for Disinfection Byproduct Formation.
Jun 2015. The Shuai group attended 2015 AEESP conference in Yale University, New Haven, CT. Tao delivered a poster presentation about his work of Pd-carbon nanofibers for nitrite reduction, and Qinmin presented graphitic carbon nitride for persistent contaminant removal. Great work, folks.
Nov 2015. Qinmin presented his carbon nitride work in 2015 Technology Commercialization Office Innovation Competition at GW.
Oct 2015. Qinmin and Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan, Research Highlights: Visible Light Driven Photocatalysis and Photoluminescence and Their Applications in Water Treatment.
Aug 2015. Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan, Research Highlights: Advances and Challenges in Developing Mainstream Anammox Treatment.
Aug 2015. Ruochen Zhu joins as a Ph.D. student from Fall 2015. Welcome Ruochen!
Jun 2015. Tao and Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan at University of Minnesota, Research Highlights: Under-recognized Precursors and Sources for Disinfection Byproduct Formation.
Jun 2015. The Shuai group attended 2015 AEESP conference in Yale University, New Haven, CT. Tao delivered a poster presentation about his work of Pd-carbon nanofibers for nitrite reduction, and Qinmin presented graphitic carbon nitride for persistent contaminant removal. Great work, folks.
May 2015. Danmeng published a research highlights on Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. with David Tan at University of Minnesota,
Research Highlights: Antibiotic Resistance Genes: from Wastewater into the Environment.
Apr 2015. Tao was sharing his experience of 2015 ACS Spring Meeting, Denver, A Journey to the Mile-High City, in The Capital Chemists.
Mar 2015. Tao was selected as a runner-up for GW Research Days Best Poster Presentation Award (http://research.gwu.edu/research-days-2015). Congratulations!
Mar 2015. Tao and Qinmin will talk about their research at 2015 AEESP conference in Yale University. Tao was selected for a poster presentation and Qinmin was selected for an oral presentation.
Mar 2015. Tao, Qinmin, and Danmeng attended 2015 ACS Spring Meeting in Denver, CO. Danmeng hosts a symposium Microalgae: A Renewable Energy Source and a Sustainable Solution for the Environment with Profs. Brian Chaplin (UIC) and Wen Zhang (NJIT). Tao presented Fabrication of Sustainable Pd-Carbon Nanofiber Catalysts by Electrospinning for Waterborne Contaminant Hydrogenation, and Qinmin presented Visible-Light-Responsive Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic Degradation of Persistent Waterborne Contaminants. Excellent job, gentlemen.
Research Highlights: Antibiotic Resistance Genes: from Wastewater into the Environment.
Apr 2015. Tao was sharing his experience of 2015 ACS Spring Meeting, Denver, A Journey to the Mile-High City, in The Capital Chemists.
Mar 2015. Tao was selected as a runner-up for GW Research Days Best Poster Presentation Award (http://research.gwu.edu/research-days-2015). Congratulations!
Mar 2015. Tao and Qinmin will talk about their research at 2015 AEESP conference in Yale University. Tao was selected for a poster presentation and Qinmin was selected for an oral presentation.
Mar 2015. Tao, Qinmin, and Danmeng attended 2015 ACS Spring Meeting in Denver, CO. Danmeng hosts a symposium Microalgae: A Renewable Energy Source and a Sustainable Solution for the Environment with Profs. Brian Chaplin (UIC) and Wen Zhang (NJIT). Tao presented Fabrication of Sustainable Pd-Carbon Nanofiber Catalysts by Electrospinning for Waterborne Contaminant Hydrogenation, and Qinmin presented Visible-Light-Responsive Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic Degradation of Persistent Waterborne Contaminants. Excellent job, gentlemen.
Mar 2015. Danmeng has been selected as a Highlights Editor for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology.
Feb 2015. Danmeng has been nominated as the Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of the Year by The Engineer's Council at GW.
Feb 2015. Tao and Qinmin presented their posters on 2015 SEAS R&D showcase. Congrats to Qinmin for being selected as a finalist!
Feb 2015. Danmeng has been nominated as the Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of the Year by The Engineer's Council at GW.
Feb 2015. Tao and Qinmin presented their posters on 2015 SEAS R&D showcase. Congrats to Qinmin for being selected as a finalist!
Feb 2015. Congratulations to Tao for winning the CSW (The Chemical Society of Washington) Student Travel Award! He will present his cool research in Denver, CO.
Jan 2015. New Environmental Engineering lab is running now!
Jan 2015. New Environmental Engineering lab is running now!
Jan 2015. Danmeng's postdoc work of Tailored Synthesis of Photoactive TiO2 Nanofibers and Au/TiO2 Nanofiber Composites: Structure and Reactivity Optimization for Water Treatment Applications was accepted by Environ. Sci. Technol.
Dec 2014. We are going to move to the new Science and Engineering Hall very soon (Jan. 7). Take a peek at the new Environmental Engineering lab!
Aug 2014. Qinmin Zheng joins as a M.S./Ph.D. student from Fall 2014. Welcome aboard, Qinmin!
Jul 2014. Our project is funded by NSF! Dr. Danmeng Shuai and Dr. Tianshu Li at GW are collaborating with Dr. David M. Cwiertny at the University of Iowa, and Dr. Jin Nam and Dr. Nosang V. Myung at University of California-Riverside to develop and apply piezoelectric nanoheterostructures for reducing the chemical and energy demand in water treatment. The project has been awarded for $543,303, and will last from 09/2014 to 08/2017. http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1437989
Mar 2014. Our project is funded by GW University Facilitating Fund! We will develop electro-reactive micro- and ultra-filtration membranes with enhanced contaminant rejection and destruction.
Jul 2014. Our project is funded by NSF! Dr. Danmeng Shuai and Dr. Tianshu Li at GW are collaborating with Dr. David M. Cwiertny at the University of Iowa, and Dr. Jin Nam and Dr. Nosang V. Myung at University of California-Riverside to develop and apply piezoelectric nanoheterostructures for reducing the chemical and energy demand in water treatment. The project has been awarded for $543,303, and will last from 09/2014 to 08/2017. http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1437989
Mar 2014. Our project is funded by GW University Facilitating Fund! We will develop electro-reactive micro- and ultra-filtration membranes with enhanced contaminant rejection and destruction.
Jan 2014. Our lab in Tompkins Hall is ready to go!
Jan 2014. Tao Ye joins as a M.S./Ph.D. student from Spring 2014. Welcome, Tao!
Aug 2013. Danmeng starts working at GW from Aug. 1.
Mar 2013. Danmeng got two seed grants from CGRER and CHEEC @ UIowa
Jan 2013. Danmeng will start his position in GW in Aug. 2013.
Aug 2013. Danmeng starts working at GW from Aug. 1.
Mar 2013. Danmeng got two seed grants from CGRER and CHEEC @ UIowa
Jan 2013. Danmeng will start his position in GW in Aug. 2013.