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The overarching goal of my research is to protecting public health through water quality engineering and physical-chemical treatment of drinking water and wastewater. Especially, my research focuses on the mitigation of emerging water pollution (e.g., per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFASs) and resource recovery through the safer and intelligent design and development of advanced materials, membranes, and manufacturing. In pursuing this, I leverage my expertise in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, and materials sciences and develop in-department and interdisciplinary collaborations with other engineering disciplines, chemistry, data science, and environmental health sciences. Topics of interest include:(i) Advanced (nano)materials and processes for PFAS remediation and water treatment/reuse,(ii) Additive manufacturing or 3D printing for water treatment,(iii) Sustainable design of nanocomposite membranes for water treatment and resource recovery,(iv) Data driven (nano)material discovery for environmental remediation and separations,(v) Global health inequity due to air, soil, and water pollution from electronic and plastic waste recycling (micro/nanoplastic pollution).I have acquired an external funding support of total >$3.5M with his share of >$1.45M from the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Health (NIH), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Department of Defense/Strategic Environmental Restoration and Development Program (DoD/SERDP), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).