Yang Yang, PhD
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Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University (Mar, 2025 - present) Experience: Assistant Professor, Clarkson University (Jan, 2019 - Feb, 2025) Senior Research Scientist, California Institute of Technology (2018) Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology (2014-2018) Ph. D., School of Environment, Tsinghua University (2009-2014) B.S. (Honors), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology (2005-2009) Awards: John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award (2025) ES&T Letters Excellence in Review Award (2024) CAPEES Early Career Award (2024) 40 Under 40 Recognition Program, AAEES (2024) NSF CAREER Award (2023) Clarkson Million Dollar Club Faculty Award (2023) ACS ES&T Engineering Excellence in Review Award (2023) The Inaugural Best Paper Award of ACS ES&T Engineering (2022) Clarkson Ignite Research Fellowship Award (2019) Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology Best Paper Award (2019) Google Scholar |
Graduate Students
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Victor Manuel Melgarejo Cazares (Fall 2022 - Present); [email protected]
Project: Mechanochemical PFAS destruction
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Joe (Jinyuan) Zhu (Fall 2023 - Present); [email protected]
Project: Mechanochemical PFAS destruction
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Athkia Fariha (Fall 2023 - Present); [email protected]
Project: Selective advanced electrode for PFAS destruction
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Rubaita Younus Aurthi (Spring 2025-Present); [email protected]
Project: Remediation of PFAS contaminated soils |
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Undergraduate Students
Group Alumni
Ph.D.
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Dr. Yunqiao Guan (Fall 2021-Spring 2025)
Now: Postdoctoral Researcher at Villanova University |
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Dr. Nanyang Yang (Fall 2021 - Spring 2025
Now: Geosyntec Consultants Inc. |
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Dr. Shasha Yang (Fall 2019 - 2023)
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Dr. Estefanny Quispe-Cardenas (Fall 2020 - 2023)
Now: Postdoctoral Researcher at North Carolina State University |
Undergraduate Students:
Michaela Richey, Clarkson HP Class of 2025, Mechanical Engineering Major
Caitlyn Olive, Class of 2025, Environmental Engineering Major
Margaret McDonald, Clarkson HP Class of 2023, Chemical Engineering Major
Claudia Beltran, Clarkson Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Cynthia Huerta, Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Shannon Quiles, Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Jaia Ruffin, Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Benjamin Robertson; Class of 2022, Chem. Eng.
Master Students:
Leah Livernois, Environ. Eng. (2020-2022)
Visiting Students:
Huihui Li, Beijing Normal University (Dec 2019 - May 2020);
Davin Tjandra. NC state (NSF-REU: Summer 2021)
Nada Shetawi. The Cooper Union (NSF-REU: Summer 2022)
Julia Largett. University of Rochester (NSF-REU: Summer 2023)
Postdoc:
Dr. Farideh Narouei (2019-2020)
Michaela Richey, Clarkson HP Class of 2025, Mechanical Engineering Major
Caitlyn Olive, Class of 2025, Environmental Engineering Major
Margaret McDonald, Clarkson HP Class of 2023, Chemical Engineering Major
Claudia Beltran, Clarkson Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Cynthia Huerta, Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Shannon Quiles, Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Jaia Ruffin, Class of 2023, Environmental Engineering Major
Benjamin Robertson; Class of 2022, Chem. Eng.
Master Students:
Leah Livernois, Environ. Eng. (2020-2022)
Visiting Students:
Huihui Li, Beijing Normal University (Dec 2019 - May 2020);
Davin Tjandra. NC state (NSF-REU: Summer 2021)
Nada Shetawi. The Cooper Union (NSF-REU: Summer 2022)
Julia Largett. University of Rochester (NSF-REU: Summer 2023)
Postdoc:
Dr. Farideh Narouei (2019-2020)