Current Members

Nathan Bossa

Research Professor

• Environmental impact and safety of materials
• Nanomaterials, micro- and nanoplastics, and advanced materials
• Sustainable materials research
• Particle release across product life cycles and associated environmental/human health risks
• Impact of materials in processes

Mark Wiesner

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Membrane processes, nanostructured materials, transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment, colloidal and interfacial processes, and environmental systems analysis

Gulsum Melike Ürper Bayram

Postdoctoral Associate

• Membrane processes,
• Nanomaterials,
• Plastic pollution,
• Micro/nanoplastics,
• Water treatment,
• Life cycle assessment,
• Environmental health,
• Sustainable materials.

Lijia Gao

Doctoral Student

• Transport and fate of nanomaterials in complex environment
• In-situ bioremediation treatment for organic chemicals
• Hydrogel carrier for microbiome delivery: characterization, fate, transport, and sorption kinetics toward target contaminant
• Micro- and nanoplastics 

Kobi T Talma

PhD Student

• Environmental Water Quality,
• Microbial community in Water Reuse Systems
• Influence of Polymer Characteristics on the Microbiome

Tony Li

Master student

• Membrane processes,
• photo(electro)catalysis,
• Micro/nanoplastics,
• Water treatment,

Benjamin Liu

Master student