Shiqiang (Nick) Zou

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Assistant Professor (Environmental)
204 Harbert Center
334.844.6393
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Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech
M.S. Chemistry, National University of Singapore
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Peking University
B.Eng. Environmental Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology

Research Interests

Electrochemical system for selective metal and metalloid removal in wastewater
Osmotic membrane separation for energy-efficient water treatment and reuse
Resilient environmental bioprocess for nutrient and energy recovery
Thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of engineered systems
Sustainable design of wastewater treatment train

Keywords/Tags

Wastewater Treatment Resource Recovery Applied Electrochemistry Membrane Separation Environmental Bioprocess

In The News

#GINNing Podcast: Brine of the Times

A lot of people just whine about brine. But not assistant environmental engineering professor and wastewater recycling wunderkind Nick Zou.
DOE, NAWI tap Auburn team for $1.5M advance reverse osmosis brine management project

The Department of Energy (DOE) and National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) recently tapped Auburn University to spearhead a $1.5 million investigation into the reuse of wastewater and brackish water as a possible means of meeting mounting freshwater demands in inland cities.
Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor receives grant to tackle selenium pollution in water

Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and his research team will focus on harnessing electric power for the purpose of eliminating selenium pollutants from industrial wastewaters and agriculture runoffs through a new grant.