Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty
Dr. Kuang Zhu
Assistant Professor
Office:
PACCAR 446
Phone:
(509) 335-5443
Fax:
509-335-7632
Email:
Education
- Ph.D., Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering, 2020, University of Minnesota
- M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013, Virginia Tech
- B.S., Water and Wastewater Engineering, 2007, Shenyang Jianzhu University
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, WSU, 2024-Present
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020-2023
- Research Associate, DC Water, 2013-2015
Research Interests
- Resource recovery from organic waste via microbiome engineering:
– Molecular biology
– Process engineering
– Mathematical modeling - Please check out my research website for more details: https://zkistc.wordpress.com/
Teaching
- Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Microbiology
- Biochemical Wastewater Treatment
Publications
- Simulating Rumen Conditions Using an Anaerobic Dynamic Membrane Bioreactor to Enhance Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass. 2024. Xavier Fonoll, Kuang Zhu, Lucy Aley, Shilva Shrestha, Lurgarde Raskin. Environmental Science & Technology 58 (3), 1741-1751
- Environmental life cycle assessment of treatment and management strategies for food waste and sewage sludge. 2023. Jeremy Nyitrai, Xavier Fonoll Almansa, Kuang Zhu, Sudhanya Banerjee, Troy R. Hawkins, Meltem Urgun-Demirtas, Lutgarde Raskin, Steven Skerlos. Water Research 240, 120078
- Encapsulation technology for decentralized brewery wastewater treatment: A small pilot experiment. 2022. Siming Chen, William Arnold, Natasha Wright, Kuang Zhu, Olutooni Ajayi, Paige Novak. Bioresource Technology 347, 126435
- Effects of encapsulation on the chemical inhibition of anaerobic hydrogen-and methane-producing microbial cells. 2020. Kuang Zhu, Craig Davis, Paige Novak, William Arnold. Bioresource Technology Reports 11, 100451
- Modeling alginate encapsulation system for biological hydrogen production. 2019. Kuang Zhu, William Arnold, Paige Novak. Biotechnology and bioengineering 116 (12), 3189-3199
- Achieving high-rate hydrogen recovery from wastewater using customizable alginate polymer gel matrices encapsulating biomass. 2018. Kuang Zhu, William Arnold, Jonathan Sakkos, Craig Davis, Paige Novak. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 4 (11), 1867-1876