Research

Illuminating Solid-Water Interfacial Processes at Nanoscale for Sustainable Environmental Remediation and Resource Recovery.

With a strong background in the principles and techniques of solid-water interfacial processes (e.g., in situ/ex situ synchrotron-based X-ray and AFM), my interdisciplinary research aims to understand local, regional, and global aspects of elemental cycles and impacts of pollution at the molecular level in natural and engineered systems. The fundamental understanding of solid-water interfaces at the molecular level will enable my research group not only to design a sustainable system for the mitigation of pollution and waste, but also to recover resources from waste, all of which occur at the interface between solid and water.