Jing Hu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Education:

Ph.D., Soil and Water Sciences, University of Florida

M.S., Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, China Agricultural University

B.S., Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, China Agricultural University

Research Interests: 

Biogeochemistry; Ecological engineering; Greenhouse gas emission; Carbon sequestration; Carbon dioxide removal; Transport and fate of pollutants (including nitrogen, phosphorus and emerging organic contaminants)     

Zihan Li

Ph.D. student (August 2022-Present)

Education:

M.S., Environmental Engineering, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology

B.S., Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University

Research Interests: 

Soil greenhouse gas emission; Cover crop; Soil carbon sequestration

Publication: Nitrous oxide emissions in cropping system

Shazneen Chowdhury

Ph.D. student (August 2024-Present)

Education:

M.S., Leather Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology

B.S., Leather Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology

Research Interests: 

Treatment wetlands; Nutrient management under varying weather conditions; Advanced water and wastewater treatment processes

Ashish Bhatta 

Ph.D. student (August 2025-Present)

Education:

B.S., Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University

Research Interests: 

Constructed wetlands; Nutrient removal; Real-time monitoring in treatment systems; Wetland performance modeling

SM Nahian Al Wasi

Ph.D. student (August 2025-Present)

Education:

B.S., Environmental Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

Research Interests: 

Soil carbon sequestration; Greenhouse gas emission; Large-scale treatment wetland

Ralph Rodriguez-Caraballo

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-Present)

Education:

Undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida

Research Interests: 

Water quality; Pollutant removal

Parmeeda Mehrparvar

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-Present)

Education:

Undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida

Research Interests: 

Carbon sequatration; Greenhouse gas emission

Jacob Smith

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-Present)

Education:

Undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida

• • WaterReuse Floirda Scholarship (2025)

Research Interests: 

Stormwater treatment

Tobias Seid

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-Present)

Education:

Undergraduate student majoring in Health Sciences, University of Central Florida

Research Interests: 

Biogeochemistry in aquatic systems