From Wastewater to Farm-Fresh Produce
12 November 2020
Bonnie W. and Charles W. Moorman IV Professor
Biography
Dr. Yongsheng Chen joined School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009. Dr. Chen has served as principal and co-principal investigator on grants totaling about $10 million. He has also published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal papers.
Research
The potential environmental applications of nanotechnology, including synthesizing novel nanomaterials for removal of contaminants from different media and monitoring environmental pollutants , Environmental implications of nanotechnology addressing potentially adverse impacts of nanomaterials, especially the fate, transport, transformation, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of nanomaterials in the environment , Urban sustainability, including water/energy use efficiency and sustainable biofuels, focusing on algae related biofuel downstream issues
In the News
Pilot project will use campus wastewater to grow vegetables
30 October 2018
USDA awards $5M for proposed hydroponics system, its largest-ever grant to Tech
