Niu Lab @ UC

Lab news:

Sep 2025: [New Funding!] We are selected for funding by the Ohio Water Development Authority to study emerging contaminants.

Spe 2025: Prof. Markus Langsa joined the team as Fulbright visiting scholar, Markus will work on water quality modelling.

Aug 2025: Zixi, and Dr. Niu attended ACS Fall in DC.

Jul 2025: [New Paper] Zixi's paper on UV/CTAB for PFAS destruction is published in Environmental Sci & Tech

Jul 2025: Zixi and Ouro passed PhD defense; Jackson awarded Graduate Engineer Student of the Month; Congrats 🎉

June 2025: [New Paper] Review on algal organic matter biogeochemistry published in Reviews in Environ Sci & Bio/Tech

June 2025: Dr. Niu attended the SRC Annual Review, in UT Dallas, TX

May 2025: Karen featured in UC News; Bao Han Vo joined the group as UG RA.

May 2025: [Award]: Our lab won the Gold Star Lab Award, CEAS, University of Cincinnati

Mar 2025: [New Paper] Mini review on plastic-degrading insects published in Nano Life

Apr 2025: Dr. Niu gave a Seminar @ Purdue Environmental Engineering, West Lafayette, IN

Mar 2025: [Award]: Zixi won the 2025 Ellen Gonter Graduate Student Research Paper Award, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society

Mar 2025: [New Paper] Ayoung's paper on carbaryl degradation by UV/chlorine published in Chemical Engineering Journal

Feb 2025: [New Paper] Karen & Haesung's paper on PFAS-filter-vial tests published in ACS ES&T Water

We are hiring!!! please go to Opportunities page for more information

Upcoming Events:

July-3 2025: Ouro Koumai PhD defense, Cincinnati, OH

July-1 2025: Zixi Fan PhD defense, Cincinnati, OH

Jun 2025: 3rd annual International Congress on Far-UVC Science and Technology, Boulder, CO

Jul 2025: Water Disinfection, Byproducts and Health

Gordon Research Conference, Mount Holyoke College, MA

Aug 2025: ACS Fall 2025, Washington, DC

Sep 2025: WEFTEC Conference, Chicago, IL

Nov 2025: SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR

Nov 2025: Water Quality Technology Conference, Tacoma, WA

Dec 2025: PacificChem 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii

Mar 2026: ACS Spring 2026, Atlanta, GA

Apr 2026: 2026 Emerging Contaminants in the Environment, Champaign, IL

Jun 2026: Environmental Sciences: Water, Gordon Research Conference, Holderness, NH

Jun 2026: IWA LET conference, Houston, TX

Jun 2026: 2026 National PFAS Conference, Tucson, AZ

The Environmental Chemistry of Emerging Contaminants (EC2) group at the University of Cincinnati study the nexus of water quality-emerging contaminants-community exposure. We are particularly interested in the occurrence, fate, remediation, and environmental impact of novel emerging contaminants in the natural environment, along water treatment trains, and in industrial processing. We also investigate the chemistry of water treatment, environmental interfaces, and photochemistry. We aim to timely inform the scientific community and the public on the environmental risks, treatability and health impacts of chemicals we consume.

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