Start Date
30-1-2023 3:45 PM
End Date
30-1-2023 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Our environment faces different challenges. Environmental engineers find solutions at the interface between humans and the environment. Technology innovation and inventive engineering design provide an approach to surmount the challenges. My research program focuses on environmental systems and processes. Particularly, we use physical and chemical principles to tackle water quality-related issues. Because water actively interacts with other environmental elements (e.g., air, soil, sediments, and solid waste), our efforts will ultimately benefit the whole environmental system. This presentation will introduce two intertwined research threads that my group has nurtured over the past years. The first theme is technology innovations for mitigation of environmental pollutants in a cost- and energy-efficient manner. The second thread is to advance adaptation of environmental systems to climate change. Challenges for environmental engineers are endless. Therefore, our endeavors are endless. Finally, the presentation will end with our recent research related to COVID-19.
Biography
Yang Deng, PhD, PE, is Professor of Environmental Engineering at Montclair State University. At Montclair, he directs the Environmental Resilience, Innovation, and Sustainability Engineering (E-RISE) Laboratory. Dr. Deng’s research centers on environmental systems and processes, with an emphasis on innovative technologies to address water and other environmental challenges. He has secured funding (>$4.9 millions) from different sources and authored over 140 peer-reviewed articles (cited 12,000+ times; h-index = 51). In recognition of his research, Dr. Deng received several national and international awards, such as 2022 Gold Winner of Project Innovation Award in the International Water Association (IWA), 2019 Superior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES) and 2018 Nanova Frontier Research Award from the Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science Society. Currently, Dr. Deng serves as Editor for three journals. Dr. Deng earned his PhD at the University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) and his BS and MS from Tongji University (China).
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Exploring Innovative Engineering Solutions to Environmental Challenges
Our environment faces different challenges. Environmental engineers find solutions at the interface between humans and the environment. Technology innovation and inventive engineering design provide an approach to surmount the challenges. My research program focuses on environmental systems and processes. Particularly, we use physical and chemical principles to tackle water quality-related issues. Because water actively interacts with other environmental elements (e.g., air, soil, sediments, and solid waste), our efforts will ultimately benefit the whole environmental system. This presentation will introduce two intertwined research threads that my group has nurtured over the past years. The first theme is technology innovations for mitigation of environmental pollutants in a cost- and energy-efficient manner. The second thread is to advance adaptation of environmental systems to climate change. Challenges for environmental engineers are endless. Therefore, our endeavors are endless. Finally, the presentation will end with our recent research related to COVID-19.