Hu Group Research

Research Interests:

• Biological nutrient removal and biochemical treatment processes
• Nanobiotechnology, bioelectrochemistry and biosensors
• Bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation and biofilm processes
• Integrated biochemical and physicochemical treatment systems
• Small flow wastewater treatment systems
• Emerging renewable energy issues
• Bioreactor landfills
• Process modeling of suspended and attached growth systems

Completed and Current Projects:

• Nitrification inhibition by silver nanoparticles (PI, with Deng, BL, NSF Project)
• Enhanced nutrient removal from on-site wastewater treatment systems (PI, with Thompson, AL and Kathleen, MT, EPA Project)
• Missouri wetlands monitoring and assessment (PI, with Reed, RE and Kathleen MT, EPA Project)
• Development of membrane aerated reactor processes for nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater (PI, US Geological Survey Project)
• Impact of metallic nanomaterials on bacteria (PI, Research Board Project)
• Rapid concentration, detection, and quantification of pathogens in drinking water (PI, with Riley, LK and Lin, MS, EPA STAR Project)
• Impact of silver nanoparticles on wastewater treatment (PI, Water Environment Research Foundation Project)
• Microbial fuel cells for waste/wastewater treatment and energy production (PI, Research Council Project)

Students Involved in the Projects (currently eight GRAs and four URAs):

Postdoctoral Researcher:

Dr. Chang-Ping Yu