Principle Investigator
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: tiezheng.tong@colostate.edu
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Graduate Student
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Brandi Grauberger (PhD student, InTERFEWS fellow, co-advised with Todd Bandhauer)
B.S., Colorado State University, 2020 Email: Brandi.Grauberger@colostate.edu Research: Thermal desalination of wastewaters to improve economic and environmental prospects at the food-energy-water nexus 
Yiqun Yao (PhD student)
M.S.,University of Colorado Boulder, 2020 B.S., University of Colorado Boulder, 2019 Email: Yiqun.Yao@colostate.edu Research: Development of novel electrodialysis desalination technology for brine treatment; design of anti-scalants for effective membrane desalination 
Shinyun Park (PhD student)
M.S., Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2019 B.S., Pukyong National University, South Korea, 2017 Email : shinyun.park@colostate.edu Research: Fabrication and modification of membranes for selective separation; combined scaling and fouling in reverse osmosis 
Connor Coolidge (M.S. student)
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2022 Email : connor.coolidge@colostate.edu Research: Fabrication of omniphobic membranes for membrane distillation |
Xijia Ge (M.S. student)
B.S., Colorado State University, 2023
Email : xijia.ge@colostate.edu
Research: The development of anti-scalants for membrane desalination; understanding scaling behaviors for RO with high water recovery
B.S., Colorado State University, 2023
Email : xijia.ge@colostate.edu
Research: The development of anti-scalants for membrane desalination; understanding scaling behaviors for RO with high water recovery
Alumni:
Nohyeong Jeong, Ph.D. (graduated May 2023, current postdoc researcher at Georgia Tech)
M.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2018
B.S., Chungbuk National University, South Korea, 2016
Email : nyjeong2@colostate.edu
Research : Applying artificial intelligence to understand mechanisms of membrane filtration
M.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2018
B.S., Chungbuk National University, South Korea, 2016
Email : nyjeong2@colostate.edu
Research : Applying artificial intelligence to understand mechanisms of membrane filtration
Yiming Yin, Ph.D. (graduated May 2022, currently postdoc researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
B.E., Jiangxi Agricultural University, China, 2012
M.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S.A, 2014
Chemical Engineer, China, Chinese Academy of Science - Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, 2014-2016
Ph.D. Candidates, North Carolina State University, 2016-2018
Research: Development of novel membrane materials with improved scaling resistance
B.E., Jiangxi Agricultural University, China, 2012
M.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S.A, 2014
Chemical Engineer, China, Chinese Academy of Science - Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, 2014-2016
Ph.D. Candidates, North Carolina State University, 2016-2018
Research: Development of novel membrane materials with improved scaling resistance
Xuewei Du, Ph.D. (graduated May 2022, currently postdoc researcher at New Mexico State University)
B.S., Dalian University of Technology, China, 2015
Research: Membrane-based technologies at the water-energy nexus
Cristian Robbins, Ph.D., P.E. (graduated May 2021, currently assistant professor at United States Military Academy)
P.E., Environmental Engineering, Delaware, 2013
M.S., Colorado State University, 2012
B.S., United States Military Academy (West Point), 2003
Research: Improving shale oil and gas wastewater treatment at the water-energy nexus
Thesis: Systematic Analysis of Beneficial Reuse in Unconventional Oil and Gas Wastewater Management
P.E., Environmental Engineering, Delaware, 2013
M.S., Colorado State University, 2012
B.S., United States Military Academy (West Point), 2003
Research: Improving shale oil and gas wastewater treatment at the water-energy nexus
Thesis: Systematic Analysis of Beneficial Reuse in Unconventional Oil and Gas Wastewater Management
Tai-heng Chung, master student (Plan B), graduate in 2021, work as a process engineer at Formosa Plastics Corporation
Zuoyou Zhang, master student (Plan A), graduate in 2019, work as an environmental engineer at Jiangsu DDBS Environment Remediation Co., LTD.
DeeAnn Turpin, master student
Xijia Ge, undergraduate research assistant (2022/01 – 2023/05)
Mayca Saavedra, undergraduate research assistant (2022/10 – 2023/05)
Francisco Hernadez, undergraduate research assistant (2023/01– 2023/05)
Ronny Minjarez, undergraduate research assistant (2021/01–2021/12)
Zuoyou Zhang, master student (Plan A), graduate in 2019, work as an environmental engineer at Jiangsu DDBS Environment Remediation Co., LTD.
DeeAnn Turpin, master student
Xijia Ge, undergraduate research assistant (2022/01 – 2023/05)
Mayca Saavedra, undergraduate research assistant (2022/10 – 2023/05)
Francisco Hernadez, undergraduate research assistant (2023/01– 2023/05)
Ronny Minjarez, undergraduate research assistant (2021/01–2021/12)