Principle Investigator
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​Tiezheng Tong, Ph.D. 
Postdoc, Yale University, 2015-2017
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2015
M.S., Northwestern University, 2011
M.S., Tsinghua University, 2010
B.S., Beijing Normal University, 2008
Email: [email protected]
Graduate Student
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  Brandi Grauberger (PhD student, InTERFEWS fellow, co-advised with Todd Bandhauer)
  B.S., Colorado State University, 2020
  Email: [email protected]
  Research: Thermal desalination of wastewaters to improve economic and                                           environmental prospects at the food-energy-water nexus
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Yiqun Yao (PhD student)
M.S.,University of Colorado Boulder, 2020
B.S., University of Colorado Boulder, 2019
Email: [email protected] 
Research: Development of novel electrodialysis desalination technology for brine treatment; design of anti-scalants for effective membrane desalination
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Shinyun Park (PhD student)
M.S., Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2019
​B.S., Pukyong National University, South Korea, 2017
Email : [email protected]
Research: Fabrication and modification of membranes for selective separation; combined scaling and fouling in reverse osmosis
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Xijia Ge (PhD student)
​B.S., Colorado State University, 2023 
Email : [email protected]
Research: The development of anti-scalants for membrane desalination; understanding scaling behaviors for RO with high water recovery
​Alumni:
Connor Collidge, M.S. (Plan B), CSU, graduated in May 2024.
Nohyeong Jeong, Ph.D., CSU, graduated in May 2023.
​Xuewei Du, Ph.D., CSU, graduated in May 2022.
Yiming Yin, Ph.D., CSU, graduated in May 2022. 
Cristian Robbins, Ph.D., CSU, graduated in May 2021. 
Tai-heng Chung, M.S. (Plan B), CSU, graduated in May 2021.
​Zuoyou Zhang, M.S. (Plan A), CSU, graduated in May 2019.
DeeAnn Turpin, master student, CSU
Abby Rafert, undergraduate research assistant, CSU (2024/01– 2024/05)
Xijia Ge, undergraduate research assistant, CSU (2022/01 – 2023/05)
Mayca Saavedra, undergraduate research assistant, CSU (2022/10 – 2023/05)
Francisco Hernadez, undergraduate research assistant, CSU (2023/01– 2023/05)
Ronny Minjarez, undergraduate research assistant, CSU (2021/01–2021/12)
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