Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

SHORT BIO

Wei-xian Zhang, Associate Professor, Civil & Environ. Eng., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015. Phone (610) 758-5318; Email: wez3@lehigh.edu.

Education: Ph.D. Environ. Eng., Johns Hopkins (1995); M.S. E. Johns Hopkins (1992); B.S.E. Environ. Eng.. Tong-Ji Univ. (China) (1984).

Professional Experience: 2002 - Class 1961 Professorship; Associate Prof. (2001-); 1995-2001, Assistant Prof., Lehigh Univ.; 1990-95, Res. Ass., Geography and Environ. Eng., Johns Hopkins;

 

Research and Teaching Interests: Environmental nanotechnologies, nanomaterials, in situ remediation, industrial waste treatment, water & wastewater treatment

Synergistic Activities: (1) Guest Editor, Environ. Sci. & Technol., special issue on “Nanoscale Environmental Science and Technology” published on March 1, 2005. (2) Invited lecturer, NSF Summer Nano Institute “Sustainable and Environmental Nanotechnologies”, Northwestern University, June 20-24, 2005. (3) Keynote speaker, Nanotechnology in Remediation, 6 December 2004. Royal Society of Chemistry, London. (4) Keynote speaker, 2004 Annual Conference, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineers, November 24, 2004. (5) Keynote speaker, International Symposium on Environmental Nanotechnology, Taipei, Taiwan, November 30 – Dec. 2, 2004. (6) Invited speaker. Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF). Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 26–27, 2004. (7) Invited speaker, Federal Remediation Technology Roundtable (FRTR), Workshop on Remediation Nanotechnology, June 14, 2004. (8) Consultant, US DOE Hanford site technical solution team. (9) NSF Nanoscale Science & Engineering Center (NSEC) site visit team, June 2004. (10) Invited Speaker, First China-U.S. Symposium on Nanotechnology, May 17-20, 2004, Beijing, China. (11) Invited Speaker, First U.S- Korea Forum on Nanotechnology, October 2003. (12) Co-Chair, Symposium on Nanotechnology and Environment, 225th ACS National Conference, New Orleans, LA. March 23-27, 2003. (13) Invited speaker, The Clay Minerals Society, CMS2004, 41st Annual Meeting, June 19-24, 2004, Richland, Washington. (14) Plenary Presentation, Nanotechnology for Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Technical Workshop, October 20 - 21, 2005. Washington D.C.  (15) Invited speaker, Materials Research Society, 2005 MRS Fall Meeting, Nanomaterials and the Environment. Nov.28 – Dec. 2, 2005. Boston, MA. (16) Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences: Water. Holderness School, Holderness, New Hampshire. June 25-30, 2006.

Honors and Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2000), C. R. and M. F. Lindback Foundation Junior Faculty Award (2001), Class 1961 Professorship (2002), Movers and Shapers of Lehigh Valley 2002 (Lehigh Valley Magazine). Technology of the Year –2003 (NASA Tech Brief).

Invited speaker worldwide. Science news on FOX, CBS, NBC etc. Featured in New York Times, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Science News, New Scientists, Popular Science, MIT Technology Review, Discovery, Civil Engineering, Chemical and Engineering News, Environmental Health Perspective, US EPA annual report (EPA/600/R-03/066), NSF news release, National Nanotechnology Initiative report.

Selected Publications

Lien HL, Zhang WX. 2005. Hydrodechlorination of chlorinated ethanes by nanoscale Pd/Fe bimetallic particles. Journal of Environmental Engineering, -ASCE 131 (1): 4-10.
Cao, J. Elliott, D.; Zhang, W. 2005. Perchlorate reduction by nanoscale iron particle. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 7: 499–506.
Cao, J.; Zhang, W. 2005. Reduction and immobilization of hexavalent chromium by nanoscale iron particle. Journal of Hazardous Materials, in press.
Cao, J.; Zhang, W. 2005. Template-directed synthesis of hollow and porous iron spheres. Journal of Materials Research, vol. 20, No 12.
Zhang W, Karn B. 2005. Nanoscale environmental science and technology: Challenges and opportunities. Environ. Sci. & Technol., 39 (5): 94A-95A.
Karn, B.; T. Masciangioli, W. Zhang, V. Colvin,P. Alivasatos. 2004. Nanotechnology and the Environment: Applications and Implications. Oxford University Press.
Lien, H and Zhang, W. 2005. Reactions of Chlorinated Methanes with Nanoscale Metal Particles, J. ENVIRON. ENG.-ASCE 131(1):4-10.
Masciangioli, T. and Zhang, W. 2003. Environmental Nanotechnology at the Nanoscale. ENVIRON. SCI. & TECHNOL. 37(5):102 A-108A.
Zhang WX. 2003. Nanoscale iron particles for environmental remediation: An overview. J. OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH 5 (3-4): 323-332.
Elliott DW, Zhang WX . 2001. Field assessment of nanoscale biometallic particles for groundwater treatment. ENVIRON. SCI. & TECHNOL. 35 (24): 4922-4926
Lien HL, Zhang WX . 2001. Nanoscale iron particles for complete reduction of chlorinated ethenes. COLLOIDS & SURFACES A 191 (1-2): 97-105.
Xu Y, Zhang WX . 2000. Subcolloidal Fe/Ag particles for reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated benzenes. INDU. & ENG. CHEM. RES. 39 (7): 2238-2244.
Lien HL, Zhang WX. 1999. Transformation of chlorinated methanes by nanoscale iron particles. J. ENVIRON. ENG.-ASCE 125 (11): 1042-1047.
Zhang WX, Wang CB, Lien HL. 1998. Treatment of chlorinated organic contaminants with nanoscale bimetallic particles. CATALYSIS TODAY 40 (4): 387-395.
Wang CB, Zhang WX. 1997. Synthesizing nanoscale iron particles for rapid and complete dechlorination of TCE and PCBs. ENVIRON. SCI. & TECHNOL. 31 (7): 2154-2156.