Principal Investigator

Xing Xie, Ph.D., P.E.
Carlton S. Wilder Associate Professor
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Contact:
Address: 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Room 3236, Atlanta, GA 30332-0512
Phone: +1 (404)894-9723
E-mail: xing.xie<at>ce.gatech.edu
Education:
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2014
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 2012
M.S., Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2008
B.S., Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2006
Postdocs

Wei Wang, Ph.D.
Contact:
Address: 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Room 3356, Atlanta, GA 30332-0512
Phone: 540-257-8210
E-mail: wangwei<at>gatech.edu
Education:
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2024
M.E. Environmental Engineering, Nanjing University, 2017
B.E., Environmental Engineering, Nanjing University, 2014

Anuja Tripathi, Ph. D.
Contact:
E-mail: atripathi84<at>gatech.edu
Education:
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2022
Research: Rare earth metals recovery from coal fly ash

Zefang Chen, Ph.D.
Contact:
E-mail: zefangchen1226<at>gatech.edu
Education:
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Nanjing University, 2017
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018
M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023
Research: EAOPs, EARPs, PFAS remediation
PhD Students

Cecilia Yu
B.S., Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 2017
E-mail: yu8<at>gatech.edu
08/2017-present
Research: LEEFT; nanowire-modified electrodes

Mourin Jarin (Mo)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2020
E-mail: mjarin3<at>gatech.edu
08/2020-present
Research: Desalination, LEEFT, Commercialization efforts of VoltaPure

Feiyang Mo
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Tongji University, 2020
E-mail: fmo8<at>gatech.edu
08/2021-present

Feifei Liu
B.S., Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2019
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2022
E-mail: fliu337<at>gatech.edu
08/2022-present
Google Scholar

Yixuan Huang
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Nankai University, 2021
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2023
E-mail: yhuang821<at>gatech.edu
08/2023-present

Yifeng Wang
B.S., Environmental Sciences, Peking University, 2022
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2023
E-mail: yifeng.wang<at>gatech.edu
01/2024-present

Shuai Wang
B.Eng., Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2021
M.S., Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2024
E-mail: shuaiwang<at>gatech.edu
08/2024-present
Masters Students

Jackie Ly
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2024
Email: jly8<at>gatech.edu
01/2023-present

Shuyan Liu
Bachelor of Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Northwest A&F University, 2024
Dual Bachelor of Science, Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 2024
Email: sliu891<at>gatech.edu
01/2025-present

Farshid Khan
B.S., Civil Engineering, Islamic University of Technology, 2023
Email: fkhan307<at>gatech.edu
01/2025-present

Zeyang Li
B.E., Packaging Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, 2023
Email: zeyang.li<at>gatech.edu
01/2025-present

Leah Saju Jacob
B.Tech., Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, 2024
Email: ljacob35<at>gatech.edu
01/2025-present

Bala Bhavani Tiyyagura
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 2024
Email: btiyyagura3<at>gatech.edu
04/2025-present
Undergraduate Students

Charles McHenry
B.S., Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2025 (anticipated)
Email: cmchenry6<at>gatech.edu
01/2024-present

Eden Lin
B.S., Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2025 (anticipated)
Email: elin74<at>gatech.edu
01/2024-present

Lavine Chuol
B.Eng., Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2026 (anticipated)
Email: lchuol3<at>gatech.edu
01/2025-present
Visiting Scholars and Students
Alumni

Master Student
08/2017-12/2017

Master Student
01/2018-05/2018

Master Student
05/2018-08/2018

GIFT Teacher
06/2018-07/2018

High School Student Summer Intern
06/2018-07/2018

Visiting Ph.D. Student
Tsinghua University
09/2017-09/2018

Visiting Undergraduate Student
Tsinghua University
07/2018-09/2018

Visiting Undergraduate Student
Tsinghua University
09/2018-10/2018

Master Student
08/2017-12/2018

Master Student
08/2018-12/2018

GIFT Teacher
06/2019-07/2019

High School Student Intern
06/2019-08/2019

Visiting Undergraduate Student
Peking University
07/2019-09/2019

Visiting Undergraduate Student
Peking University
06/2019-09/2019

Visiting Ph.D. Student
Beijing Forestry University
10/2018-10/2019

Visiting Ph.D. Student
Xiamen University
09/2018-12/2019

Visiting Undergraduate Student
UTFPR
10/2019-02/2020

Visiting Scholar
Shanghai Polytechnic University
12/2019-07/2020

Visiting Ph.D. Student
Taiyuan University of Technology
11/2019-12/2020

Master Student
08/2019-12/2020

Master Student
08/2019-12/2020

Master Student
08/2020-04/2021

PhD Student
08/2017-05/2021

Undergraduate Student
01/2021-05/2021

Undergraduate Student
01/2021-05/2021

Master Student
08/2020-12/2021

PhD Student
08/2017-05/2022

Master Student
08/2021-05/2022

Undergraduate Student
08/2021-05/2022

Undergraduate Student
08/2021-05/2022

PhD Student
08/2017-08/2022

Master Student
08/2022-05/2023

Visiting Scholar
01/2023-06/2023

PhD Student & Postdoc
08/2017-08/2023

Undergraduate Student
01/2023-09/2023

Undergraduate Student
05/2023-09/2023

Visiting Undergraduate Student
Tsinghua University
07/2023-09/2023

Master Student
08/2023-12/2023
Undergraduate Student
08/2023-12/2023

Visiting Scholar
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
07/2023-02/2024

Master Student
01/2023-05/2024

Undergraduate Student
01/2022-05/2024

Visiting Undergraduate Student
08/2024-09/2024

Visiting Undergraduate Student
06/2024-09/2024

Undergraduate Student
01/2024-12/2024