In the morning of December 18, 2023, Ms. Xiaohan Yang successfully passed her PhD oral comprehensive exam. The title of her exam report is “Environment Behavior and Fate of Microplastics in Coastal Waters”. Her profound knowledge and excellent presentation helped her win a good evaluation from the external examiner, Dr. Ivan Kantor, and other examining committee members (Drs. Biao Li, Jaehoon Hwang, and Chunjiang An).
In the morning of December 12, 2023, Mr. Linxiang Lyu successfully passed his PhD research proposal exam. The title of his proposal is “Assessing the changes and impacts of disposable face masks in the environment: A step towards sustainable materials and eco-friendly products”. His profound knowledge and excellent presentation helped him win a good evaluation from the external examiner, Dr. Yaser Khojasteh-Salkuyeh, and other examining committee members (Drs. Joonhee Lee, Zhi Chen, Monisha Bagchi, and Chunjiang An).
The following paper was recently accepted for publication: Z.K. Chen, M. Elektorowicz, C. An, X. Tian, and H. Peng, Unveiling the Role of Aquatic Dissolved Organic Matter in the Entrainment of Microplastics under Freezing Conditions, ACS ES&T Water (American Chemical Society; Impact Factor: 5.3), Manuscript ID: ew-2023-00579c.R2.
More information about this journal: https://pubs.acs.org/journal/aewcaa
Dr. An received the 2022-2023 Gina Cody School EDI Research Grant. The team’s project will explore the crucial role of Indigenous communities in addressing environmental problems, covering topics such as emerging pollution problems, climate change adaptation, traditional ecological knowledge, biodiversity conservation, Indigenous leadership in decision-making, and the challenges faced by Indigenous communities. Despite their sustainable way of life, Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by many emerging environmental problems such as climate change, deforestation, and pollution. Recognizing and addressing these issues can help create a more equitable and sustainable future for Indigenous communities.
More information about this award: https://www.concordia.ca/ginacody/about/equity-diversity-inclusion/awards.html
In the afternoon of November 24, 2023, Mr. Zheng Wang successfully passed his PhD thesis defence. The title of his thesis is “Occurrence and transport of pollutants from spilled oil and microplastics in the coastal areas”. His profound knowledge and excellent presentation helped him win a good evaluation from the external examiner, Dr. Subhasis Ghoshal, and other examining committee members (Drs. Youmin Zhang, Catherine Mulligan, Zhi Chen, Kenneth Lee, and Chunjiang An).
In the afternoon of November 23, 2023, Mr. Rengyu Yue successfully passed his PhD thesis defence. The title of his thesis is “Advancing Shoreline Oil Spill Response with Green Functional Nanomaterials”. His profound knowledge and excellent presentation helped him win a good evaluation from the external examiner, Dr. Ying Zheng, and other examining committee members (Drs. Sana Jahanshahi Anbuhi, Zhi Chen, Catherine Mulligan, Zhibin Ye, and Chunjiang An).
The following paper was recently published: S. Wan, M. Nik-Bakht, K. T. W. Ng, X. Tian, C. An, H. Sun, and R. Yue, Insights into the Urban Municipal Solid Waste Generation During the COVID-19 Pandemic from Machine Learning Analysis, Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier), 100, 105044 (2024).
More information about this paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2023.105044
The following paper was recently accepted for publication: S. Wan, M. Nik-Bakht, K. T. W. Ng, X. Tian, C. An, H. Sun, and R. Yue, Insights into the Urban Municipal Solid Waste Generation During the COVID-19 Pandemic from Machine Learning Analysis, Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier; Impact Factor: 11.7), Manuscript ID: SCSI-D-23-02876R2.
More information about this journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sustainable-cities-and-society
The following paper was recently accepted for publication: R. Yue, Z. Ye, B. Zhang, C. An, Z. Qu, and S. Wan, Two Birds with One Stone: A Dual-functional Washing Fluid for Shoreline Oil Spill Response, ACS ES&T Engineering (ACS; Impact Factor: 7.1), Manuscript ID: ee-2023-00384x.R2.
More information about this journal: https://pubs.acs.org/journal/aeecco
Dr. An was recently awarded the 2022 Excellence in Review Award to recognize his timely and constructive review services to Journal of Hazardous Materials. More information about this journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-hazardous-materials