Wei Zhang

Email: wz47@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-0185
Office: 165 Riley Robb Hall
Advisor: Tammo Steenhuis
Degree Program: Ph.D.

Education

BS, Environmental Chemistry, Nanjing University, 2000.

MS, Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2006.

Thesis: Improvement of Phosphorus and Heavy Metals Retention in Stormwater Treatment

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in soil and water conservation. I like to play with dirt and water. So don’t be misled by the picture. Of course, I don’t dress up when I have fun with mud.

I hope to understand the intriguing interaction of soil, water, and contaminants. To that end, I need to improve my understanding on surface and groundwater hydrology, contaminant transport and fate in soil and water systems, and various processes governing the dynamic interaction of soil, water, and contaminants.

Particularly, I am interested in non-point source pollution in urban or rural watersheds and the conservational practices to mitigate urban and agricultural pollution. I worked on the phosphorus and heavy metals removal in bioretention cells from stormwater runoff for my MS study at Oklahoma University. Currently, I am working on vegetated filter areas for treating agricultural wastewater.

Professional Affiliation & Honor Societies

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

Phi Kappa Phi

Gamma Sigma Delta

Publications

Wang, C.; Zhang, Ye, Z. (2003) GB/T 3727-2003 Ethylene or propylene for industrial use — Determination of trace water. National Standard of People’s Republic of China (Chinese)

Wang, C.; Zhang, Ye, Z.; Feng, Y. (2003) Determination of trace water in ethylene or propylene by fused silica capillary and Karl•Fischer method. Petrochemical technology, 32(4), 333-336. (Chinese)

Gao, S.; Zhang, Wei; Kong, D.; Zhang, A.; Wang, L. (2001) Effects of β-CD on the sorption behavior of 4-Chloro-2-Benzothiazolamine on soil”, Journal of Nanjing University (Natural science), 37(6), 697-700. (Chinese)

Conference Presentations

Zhang, Wei; Brown, G.O.; Storm, D.E. (2006) Enhancement of phosphorus removal in bioretention cells by soil amendment. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 9-12, 2006. Paper number: 062193.

Zhang, Wei, Brown, G.O. Enhance phosphorus removal of bioretention through amending soil with fly ash. Poster presentation at Oklahoma Water Conference, Tulsa,Oklahoma, September 27-28, 2005.