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CV-Zhen (Jason) He
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Zhen (Jason) He, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
403 Durham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Tel: 540-231-1346
Email: [email protected]
Webpage: https://www.ebbl.cee.vt.edu
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, 08/2007, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, 07/2003, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
B.S. Environmental Engineering, 07/2000, Tongji University, P. R. China
Professional Experience
08/2017 – present Professor
The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech)
08/2013 – 07/2017 Associate Professor (tenured in August 2013)
The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech)
08/2009 – 07/2013 Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering & Mechanics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
07/2007 – 7/2009 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Southern California
Research Interests
Environmental biotechnology, bioenergy production, microbial fuel cells, sustainable desalination
technology, biological wastewater treatment, anaerobic digestion, water softening process environmental
bio-electrochemistry, nutrient removal and recovery, osmotic bioelectrochemical systems, membrane
bioreactors, sustainable water reuse
Honors and Awards
2018, Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, ASCE
2017, Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
2017, Faculty Fellow, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
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2016, Inventors of the Month, VTIP
2016, Top 10 and Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
2012, The Award of the Millionaires' Club, College of Engineering & Applied Science, UW-
Milwaukee
2012, The First Year Student Success Award, UW-Milwaukee
2010, Green Talents Award, The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
2010, UWM Graduate School Research Fellow
2009, UWM Research Foundation Research Fellowship $10,000 (for recruiting graduate students)
2008, First Place in poster competition (Chemical/Physical Category) on Microbial Fuel Cells: The
First International Symposium. May 27-29, 2008, State College, PA.
2006, Second Place (Engineering Category) on Eleventh Annual Graduate Student Research
Symposium, Washington University in St. Louis
2005, The Otis, Dorothy and Bryce Sproul Family Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis
2003, The Henry & Marjorie Reitz Scholarship in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington
University in St. Louis
2002, The Corrit Foundation Scholarship, Technical University of Denmark
Editorial Service
Associate Editor, Science of the Total Environment, 2017 – present
Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2017 – present
Associate Editor, Water Environment Research, 2013 – present
Member of Editorial Board, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 – present
Member of Advisory Board, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2018 – present
Publications (W of S citation-5563, H Index-39; Google Scholar citation-8493, H index-46)
167. Li, X., Klaus, S., Bott, C. and He, Z.* (2018) Status, challenges and perspectives of mainstream
nitritation-anammox for wastewater treatment. Water Environment Research. In press
166. Wu, Z., Zou, S., Zhang, B., Wang, L. and He, Z.* (2018) Forward osmosis promoted in-situ
formation of struvite with simultaneous water recovery from digested swine wastewater. Chemical
Engineering Journal. Vol 342, pp 274-280.
165. Ye, J., Hu, A., Ren, G., Chen, M., Tang, J., Zhang, P., Zhou,S.* and He, Z. (2018) Enhancing sludge
methanogenesis with improved redox activity of extracellular polymeric substances by hematite in
red mud. Water Research. Vol 134, pp 54-62.
164. Iskander, S., Novak, J.T. and He, Z.* (2018) Enhancing forward osmosis water recovery from
landfill leachate by desalinating brine and recovering ammonia in a microbial desalination cell.
Bioresource Technology. Vol 255, pp 76-82.
163. Wang, W., Zhang, B.,* Liu, Q., Du, P., Liu, W. and He, Z.* (2018) Biosynthesis of palladium
nanoparticles using Shewanella loihica PV-4 for excellent catalytic reduction of chromium (VI).
Environmental Science: Nano. Vol 5, pp 730-739.
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162. Mohanakrishna, G., Abu-Reesh, I.M.,* Kondaveeti, S., Al-Raoush, R.I. and He, Z. (2018) Enhanced
treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater by short-term applied voltage in a single chamber
microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology. Vol 253, pp 16-21.
161. Luo, S., Sampara, P.S.S. and He, Z.* (2018) Effective algal harvesting by using mesh membrane for
enhanced energy recovery in an innovative integrated photobioelectrochemical system. Bioresource
Technology. Vol 253, pp 33-40.
160. Zou, S. and He, Z.* (2018) Efficiently "pumping Out" value-added resources from wastewater by
bioelectrochemical systems: a review from energy perspectives. Water Research. Vol 131, pp 62-73.
159. Qin, M., White, C., Zou, S. and He, Z.* (2018) Passive separation of recovered ammonia from
catholyte for reduced energy consumption in microbial electrolysis cells. Chemical Engineering
Journal. Vol 334, pp 2303–2307.
158. Zhang, B.,* Zou, S., Cai, R., Li, M. and He, Z.* (2018) Highly-efficient photocatalytic disinfection
of Escherichia coli under visible light using carbon supported vanadium tetrasulfide nanocomposites.
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. Vol 224, pp 383-393.
157. Mohanakrishna, G., Abu-Reesh, I.M.,* Al-Raoush, R.I. and He, Z. (2018) Cylindrical graphite
based microbial fuel cell for the treatment of industrial wastewaters and bioenergy generation.
Bioresource Technology. Vol 247, pp 753-758.
156. Wu. S., Zou, S., Liang, G., Qian. G. and He, Z.* (2018) Enhancing recovery of magnesium as
struvite from landfill leachate by pretreatment of calcium with simultaneous reduction of liquid
volume via forward osmosis. Science of the Total Environment. Vol 610-611, pp 137-146.
155. Jiao, W.,* Luo, S., He, Z. and Liu, Y.* (2018) Emulsified behaviors for the formation of methanol-
diesel oil under high gravity environment. Energy. Vol 141, pp 2387–2396.
154. Iskander, S., Novak, J.T., Brazil, B., and He, Z.* (2017) Simultaneous energy generation and UV
quenchers removal from landfill leachate using a microbial fuel cell. Environmental Science and
Pollution Research. Vol 24, pp 26040–26048.
153. Yuan, H., Sun, S., Abu-Reesh, I.M., Badgley, B.D.* and He, Z.* (2017) Unravelling and
reconstructing the nexus of salinity, electricity and microbial ecology for bioelectrochemical
desalination. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 51, pp 12672–12682.
152. Iskander, S., Novak, J.T., Brazil, B. and He, Z.* (2018) Percarbonate oxidation of landfill leachate
towards removal of ultraviolet quenchers. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology.
Vol 3, pp 1162-1170.
151. Yang, Y., Qin, M., Yang, X.* and He, Z.* (2017) Sustainable operation of osmotic microbial fuel
cells through effective reproduction of polyelectrolyte draw solutes facilitated by cathodic pH
increase. Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol 168, pp 1143-1149.
150. Liu, H., Zhang, B.,* Yuan, H., Cheng, Y., Wang, S. and He, Z.* (2017) Microbial reduction of
Vanadium (V) in groundwater: interactions with coexisting common electron acceptors and analysis
of microbial community. Environmental Pollution. Vol 231, pp 1362-1369.
149. Yang, Y., Chen, M., Zou, S., Yang, X., Long, T.E. and He, Z.* (2017) Efficient recovery of
polyelectrolyte draw solutes in forward osmosis towards sustainable water treatment. Desalination.
Vol 422, pp 134–141.
148. Luo, S., Jain, A., Aguilera, A. and He, Z.* (2017) Effective control of biohythane composition
through operational strategies in an innovative microbial electrolysis cell. Applied Energy. Vol 206,
pp 879–886.
147. Li, X., Sun, S., Yuan, H., Badgley, B.D. and He, Z.* (2017) Mainstream upflow nitritation-
anammox system with hybrid anaerobic pretreatment: long-term performance and microbial
community dynamics. Water Research. Vol 125, pp 298-308.
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146. Wu, P., Jiang, L.,* He, Z. and Song, Y. (2017) Treatment of metallurgical industry wastewater for
organic removal in China: status, challenges, and perspectives. Environmental Science: Water
Research & Technology. Vol 3, pp 1015-1031.
145. Zou, S. and He, Z.* (2017) Electrodialysis recovery of reverse-fluxed fertilizer draw solute during
forward osmosis water treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. Vol 330, pp 550-558.
144. Cai, R., Zhang, B.,* Shi, J., Li, M. and He, Z.* (2017) Rapid photocatalytic decolorization of methyl
orange under visible light using VS4/carbon powder nanocomposites. ACS Sustainable Chemistry &
Engineering. Vol 5, pp 7690–7699.
143. Qin, M., Liu, Y., Luo, S., Qiao, R.* and He, Z.* (2017) Integrated experimental and modeling
evaluation of energy consumption for ammonia recovery in bioelectrochemical systems. Chemical
Engineering Journal. Vol 327, pp 924-931.
142. Yang, Y., Ren, H., Ben-Tzvi, P., Yang, X.* and He, Z.* (2017) Optimal interval of periodic polarity
reversal under automated control for maximizing hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Vol 42, pp 20260-20268.
141. Qin, M. and He, Z.* (2017) Resource recovery by osmotic bioelectrochemical systems towards
sustainable wastewater treatment. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. Vol 3, pp
583-592. (Front Cover).
140. Yang, Y., Li, X., Yang, X. and He, Z.* (2017) Enhanced nitrogen removal by membrane-aerated
nitritation-anammox in a bioelectrochemical system. Bioresource Technology. Vol 238, pp 22-29.
139. Jiao, W.,* Qin, Y., Luo, S., He, Z., Feng, Z. and Liu, Y. (2017) Simultaneous formation of
nanoscale zero-valent iron and degradation of nitrobenzene in wastewater in an impinging stream-
rotating packed bed reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal. Vol 321, pp 564-571.
138. Zou, S., Qin, M., Morean, Y. and He, Z.* (2017) Nutrient-energy-water recovery from synthetic
sidestream centrate using a microbial electrolysis cell - forward osmosis hybrid system. Journal of
Cleaner Production. Vol 154, pp 16-25.
137. Iskander, S., Zou, S., Brazil, B., Novak, J. and He, Z.* (2017) Energy consumption by forward
osmosis treatment of landfill leachate for water recovery. Waste Management. Vol 63, pp 284-291.
136. Yuan, H. and He, Z.* (2017) Platinum group metal - free catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction
in microbial electrolysis cells. The Chemical Record. Vol 17, pp 641-652. (Front Cover).
135. Zou, S. and He, Z.* (2017) Electrolysis-assisted mitigation of reverse solute flux in a three-chamber
forward osmosis system. Water Research. Vol 115, pp 111-119.
134. Qin, M., Hynes, E.A., Abu-Reesh, I.M. and He, Z.* (2017) Ammonium removal from synthetic
wastewater promoted by current generation and water flux in an osmotic microbial fuel cell. Journal
of Cleaner Production. Vol 149, pp 856-862.
133. He, Z.* (2017) Development of microbial fuel cells needs to go beyond "power density". ACS
Energy Letters. Vol 2, pp 700-702. (Viewpoint)
132. Sun, H., Luo, S., Jin. R.* and He, Z.* (2017) Ensemble engineering and statistical modeling for
parameter calibration towards optimized design of microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources.
Vol 356, pp 288-298.
131. Yang, Y., Qin, M., Yang, X. and He, Z.* (2017) Enhanced hydrogen production in microbial
electrolysis cells by in situ hydrogen oxidation for self-buffering pH through periodic polarity
reversal. Journal of Power Sources. Vol 347, pp 21-28.
130. Luo, S., Wang, Z.W. and He, Z.* (2017) Mathematical modeling of the dynamic behavior of an
integrated photo-bioelectrochemical system for simultaneous wastewater treatment and bioenergy
recovery. Energy. Vol 124, pp 227-237.
129. Jiao, W.,* Luo, S., He, Z. and Liu, Y. (2017) Applications of high gravity technologies for
wastewater treatment: a review. Chemical Engineering Journal. Vol 313, pp 912-927.
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128. Xiang, X., Zou, S. and He, Z.* (2017) Energy consumption of water recovery from wastewater in a
submerged forward osmosis system with commercial liquid fertilizers as draw solutes. Separation
and Purification Technology. Vol 174, pp 432-438.
127. Luo, S., Berges, J.A., He, Z.* and Young, E.B.* (2016) Algal - microbial community collaboration
for energy recovery and nutrient remediation from wastewater in integrated photo-bioelectrochemical
systems. Algal Research. Vol 24, pp 527-539.
126. Surajbhan, S., Abu-Reesh, I.M.,* Yuan, H. and He, Z. (2016) Bioelectricity generation from
treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with simultaneous seawater desalination in microbial
desalination cells. Energy Conversion and Management. Vol 141, pp 101-107.
125. Luo, S. and He, Z.* (2016) Ni-coated carbon fiber as an alternative cathode electrode material to
improve cost efficiency of microbial fuel cells. Electrochimica Acta. Vol 222, pp 338-346.
124. Zhao, L., Li, J., Battaglia, F.* and He, Z.* (2016) Computational investigation of the flow field
contribution to improve electricity generation in granular activated carbon - assisted microbial fuel
cells. Journal of Power Sources. Vol 333, pp 83-87.
123. Qin, M., Abu-Reesh, I.M. and He, Z.* (2016) Effects of current generation and electrolyte pH on
reverse salt flux across thin film composite membrane in osmotic microbial fuel cells. Water
Research. Vol 105, pp 583-590.
122. Ping, Q., Abu-Reesh, I.M. and He, Z.* (2016) Enhanced boron removal by electricity generation in a
microbial fuel cell. Desalination. Vol 398, pp 165-170.
121. Yuan, H., Miller, J.H., Abu-Reesh, I.M., Pruden, A. and He, Z.* (2016) Effects of electron acceptors
on removal of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli, resistance genes and class 1 integrons under
anaerobic conditions. Science of the Total Environment. Vol 569-570, pp 1587-1594.
120. Ping, Q., Abu-Reesh, I.M. and He, Z.* (2016) Mathematical modeling based evaluation and
simulation of boron removal in bioelectrochemical systems. Science of the Total Environment. Vol
569-570, pp 1380-1389.
119. Zou, S., Yuan, H., Childress, A.* and He, Z.* (2016) Energy consumption by recirculation: a
missing parameter when evaluating forward osmosis. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 50,
pp 6827-6829. (Viewpoint)
118. Tse, H., Luo, S., Li, J. and He, Z.* (2016) Coupling microbial fuel cells with a membrane
photobioreactor for wastewater treatment and bioenergy production. Bioprocess and Biosystems
Engineering. Vol 39, pp 1703-1710.
117. Li, J., Luo, S. and He, Z.* (2016) Cathodic fluidized granular activated carbon assisted-membrane
bioelectrochemical reactor for wastewater treatment. Separation and Purification Technology. Vol
169, pp 241-246.
116. Lu, Y., Abu-Reesh, I.M. and He, Z.* (2016) Treatment and desalination of domestic wastewater for
water reuse in a four-chamber microbial desalination cell. Environmental Science and Pollution
Research. Vol 23, pp 17236-17245.
115. Yang, Y., Li, X., Yang, X. and He, Z.* (2016) Membrane aeration as an energy-efficient method for
supplying oxygen to microbial fuel cells. RSC Advances. Vol 6, pp 49787-49791.114. Rao, G.,
Brastad, K.S., Zhang, Q., Robinson, R., He, Z. and Li, Y. * (2016) Enhanced disinfection of E. coli
and bacteriophage MS 2 in water using a silver and copper loaded titanium dioxide nanowire
membrane. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. In press.
113. Yuan, H., Hou, Y.,* Abu-Reesh, I.M., Chen, J.* and He, Z.* (2016) Oxygen reduction reaction
catalysts in microbial fuel cells for energy-efficient wastewater treatment: a review. Materials
Horizons. Vol 3, pp 382-401. (Inside Front Cover)
112. Zou, S. and He, Z.* (2016) Enhancing wastewater reuse by forward osmosis with self-diluted
commercial fertilizers as draw solutes. Water Research. Vol 99, pp 234-243.
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111. Li, X., Sun, S., Badgley, B.D. and He, Z.* (2016) Long-term performance and microbial community
characterization of an osmotic anammox system for removing reverse-fluxed ammonium.
Bioresource Technology. Vol 211, pp 628-635.
110. Zhao, L., Li, J., Battaglia, F.* and He, Z.* (2016) Investigation of multiphysics in tubular microbial
fuel cells by coupled computational fluid dynamics with multi-order Bulter-Volmer reactions.
Chemical Engineering Journal. Vol 296, pp 377-385.
109. Liu, Y., Qin, M., Luo, S., He, Z.* and Qiao, R.* (2016) Understanding ammonium transport in
bioelectrochemical systems towards its recovery. Scientific Reports. 6: 22547.
108. Li, X., Sun, S., Badgley, B.D., Sung, S., Zhang, H. and He, Z.* (2016) Nitrogen removal by granular
nitritation - anammox in an upflow membrane-aerated biofilm reactor. Water Research. Vol 94, pp
23-31.
107. Ge, Z. and He, Z.* (2016) Long-term performance of a 200-L modularized microbial fuel cell
system treating municipal wastewater: treatment, energy and cost. Environmental Science: Water
Research & Technology. Vol 2, pp 274-281. (Inside Front Cover).
106. Qin, M., Maza, W.A., Stratakes, B., Ahrenholtz, S.R., Morris, A.J.* and He, Z.* (2016)
Nanoparticulate Ni(OH)2 films synthesized from macrocyclic nickel(III) cyclam for hydrogen
production in microbial electrolysis cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. Vol 163, pp
F437-F442.
105. Luo, S., Sun, H., Ping, Q., Jin, R.* and He, Z.* (2016) A review of modeling bioelectrochemical
systems: engineering and statistical aspects. Energies. 9: 111.
104. Luo, S., Guo, W., Nealson, K.H., Feng, X.* and He, Z.* (2016) 13C pathway analysis for the role of
formate in electricity generation by Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1 using lactate in microbial fuel cells.
Scientific Reports. 6: 20941.
103. Hou, Y., Yuan, H., Wen, Z., Cui, S., Guo, X., He, Z.* and Chen, J.* (2016) Nitrogen-doped
graphene/CoNi alloy encased within bamboo-like carbon nanotube hybrids as cathode catalysts in
microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. Vol 307, pp 561-568.
102. Yuan, H., Abu-Reesh, I. and He, Z.* (2016) Mathematical modeling assisted investigation of
forward osmosis as pretreatment for microbial desalination cells to achieve continuous water
desalination and wastewater treatment. Journal of Membrane Science. Vol 502, pp 116-123.
101. Iskander, S., Brazil, B., Novak, J. and He, Z.* (2016) Resource recovery from landfill leachate using
bioelectrochemical systems: opportunities, challenges, and perspectives. Bioresource Technology.
Vol 201, pp 347-354.
100. Li, J., Rosenberger, G. and He, Z.* (2016) Integrated experimental investigation and mathematical
modeling of a membrane bioelectrochemical reactor with an external membrane module. Chemical
Engineering Journal. Vol 287, pp 321-328.
99. Li, J. and He, Z.* (2016) Development of a dynamic mathematical model for membrane
bioelectrochemical reactors with different configurations. Environmental Science and Pollution
Research. Vol 23, pp 3897-3906.
98. Qin, M., Molitor, H., Brazil, B., Novak, J. and He, Z.* (2016) Recovery of nitrogen and water from
landfill leachate by a microbial electrolysis cell - forward osmosis system. Bioresource Technology.
Vol 200, pp 485-492.
97. Ping, Q., Porat, O., Dosoretz, C.* and He, Z.* (2016) Bioelectricity inhibits back diffusion from the
anolyte into the desalinated streams in microbial desalination cells. Water Research. Vol 88, pp 266-
273.
96. Sun, H., Luo, S., Jin. R.* and He, Z.* (2015) A multi-task lasso model for investigating multi-module
design factors, operational factors and covariates in tubular microbial fuel cells. ACS Sustainable
Chemistry & Engineering. Vol 3, pp 3231-3238.
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95. Xiao, L., Young, E. B., Grothjan, J. J., Lyon, S., Zhang, H. and He, Z.* (2015) Wastewater treatment
and microbial community in an integrated photo-bioelectrochemical system affected by different
wastewater algal inocula. Algal Research. Vol 12, pp 446-454.
94. Li, X., Lu, Y. and He, Z.* (2015) Removal of reverse-fluxed ammonium by anammox in a forward
osmosis system using ammonium bicarbonate as a draw solute. Journal of Membrane Science. Vol
495, pp 424-430.
93. Ping, Q., Abu-Reesh, I. and He, Z.* (2015) Boron removal from saline water by a microbial
desalination cell integrated with Donnan dialysis. Desalination. Vol 376, pp 55-61.
92. Lu, Y. and He, Z.* (2015) Mitigation of salinity buildup and recovery of wasted salts in a hybrid
osmotic membrane bioreactor - electrodialysis system. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol
49, pp 10529-10535.
91. Yuan, H., Hou, Y., Wen, Z., Guo, X., Chen, J.* and He, Z.* (2015) Porous carbon nanosheets co-
doped with nitrogen and sulfur for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells. ACS Applied
Materials & Interfaces. Vol 7, pp 18672-18678.
90. Yuan, H., Lu, Y., Abu-Reesh, I. and He, Z.* (2015) Bioelectrochemical production of hydrogen in an
innovative pressure retarded osmosis - microbial electrolysis cell system: experiments and modeling.
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8: 116.
89. Ge, Z., Wu, L., Zhang, F. and He, Z.* (2015) Energy extraction from a large-scale microbial fuel cell
system treating municipal wastewater. Journal of Power Sources. Vol 297, pp 260-264.
88. Li, X., Abu-Reesh, I. and He, Z.* (2015) Development of bioelectrochemical systems to promote
sustainable agriculture. Agriculture. Vol 5, pp 367-388.
87. Qin, M., Ping, Q., Lu, Y., Abu-Reesh, I. and He, Z.* (2015) Understanding electricity generation in
osmotic microbial fuel cells through integrated experimental investigation and mathematical
modeling. Bioresource Technology. Vol 195, pp 194-201.
86. Surajbhan, S., Yuan, H., He, Z. and Abu-Reesh, I.* (2015) Microbial desalination cells as a versatile
technology: functions, optimization and perspective. Desalination. Vol 371, pp 9-17.
85. Li, J., Zhu, Y., Zhuang, L., Otsuka, Y., Nakamura, M., Goodell, B.,* Sonoki, T.* and He, Z.* (2015)
A novel approach to recycle bacterial cultural waste for fermentation reuse via a microbial fuel cell -
membrane bioreactor system. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. Vol 38, pp 1795-1802.
84. Yuan, H. and He, Z.* (2015) Integrated membrane filtration into bioelectrochemical systems as next
generation energy-efficient wastewater treatment technologies for water reclamation: a review.
Bioresource Technology. Vol 195, pp 202-209.
83. Ci, S., Wen, Z., Mao, S., Hou, Y., Cui, S., He, Z. and Chen, J.* (2015) One pot synthesis of high-
performance Co/graphene electrocatalysts for glucose fuel cells free of enzymes and precious metals.
Chemical Communications. Vol 51, pp 9354-9357.
82. Guo, W., Luo, S., He, Z.* and Feng, X.* (2015) 13C pathway analysis of biofilm metabolism of
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. RSC Advances. Vol 5, pp 39840-39843.
81. Ge, Z. and He, Z.* (2015) An effective dipping method for coating activated carbon catalysts on the
cathode electrodes of microbial fuel cells. RSC Advances. Vol 5, pp 36933-36937.
80. Xu, B., Ge, Z. and He, Z.* (2015) Sediment microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment: challenges
and opportunities. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. Vol 1, pp 279-284.
79. Ping, Q., Huang, Z., Dosoretz, C. and He, Z.* (2015) Integrated experimental investigation and
mathematical modeling of brackish water desalination and wastewater treatment in microbial
desalination cells. Water Research. Vol 77, pp 13-23.
78. Li, J. and He, Z.* (2015) Optimizing a membrane bioelectrochemical reactor using anion exchange
membrane for wastewater treatment. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. Vol 1,
pp 355-362.
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77. Yuan, H., Abu-Reesh, I. and He, Z.* (2015) Enhancing desalination and wastewater treatment by
coupling microbial desalination cells with forward osmosis. Chemical Engineering Journal. Vol 270,
pp 437-443.
76. Zhang, F. and He, Z.* (2015) Scaling up microbial desalination cell system with a post-aerobic
treatment process for simultaneous wastewater treatment and seawater desalination. Desalination.
Vol 360, pp 28-34.
75. Lu, Y., Qin, M., Yuan, H., Abu-Reesh, I.* and He, Z.* (2015) When bioelectrochemical systems
meet forward osmosis: accomplishing wastewater treatment and reuse through synergy. Water. Vol 7,
pp 38-50.
74. Yuan, H. and He, Z.* (2015) Graphene-modified electrodes for enhancing the performance of
microbial fuel cells. Nanoscale. Vol 7, pp 7022-7029.
73. Song, Y., Xiao, L., Jayamani, I., He, Z. and Cupples, A.M.* (2015) A novel method to characterize
bacterial communities affected by carbon source and electricity generation in microbial fuel cells
using stable isotope probing and illumina sequencing. Journal of Microbiological Methods. Vol 108,
pp 4-11.
72. Jacobson, K. S., Kelly, P. and He, Z.* (2015) Energy balance affected electrolyte recirculation and
operating modes in microbial fuel cells. Water Environment Research. Vol 87, pp 252-257.
70. Ping, Q., Zhang, C., Chen, X., Zhang, B., Huang, Z.* and He, Z.* (2014) A mathematical model of
dynamic behavior of microbial desalination cells for simultaneous wastewater treatment and water
desalination. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 48, pp 13010-13019.
70. Qin, M. and He, Z.* (2014) Self-supplied ammonium bicarbonate draw solute for achieving
wastewater treatment and recovery in a microbial electrolysis cell - forward osmosis coupled system.
Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Vol 1, pp 437-441.
69. Zhang, B., Wen, Z., Ci, S., Chen, J.* and He, Z.* (2014) Nitrogen-doped activated carbon as a metal
free catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells. RSC Advances. Vol 4, pp 49161-
49164.
68. Zhi, W., Ge, Z., He, Z. and Zhang H.* (2014) Methods for understanding microbial community
structure and functions in microbial fuel cells: a review. Bioresource Technology. Vol 171, pp 461-
468.
67. Zhang, H.,* Chen, X., Braithwaite, D. and He, Z. (2014) Phylogenetic and metogenomic analyses of
substrate-dependent bacterial temporal dynamics in microbial fuel cells. PLoS ONE. 9: e107460.
66. Hou, Y., Zhang, B., Wen, Z., Cui, S., Guo, X., He, Z.* and Chen, J.* (2014) 3D hybrid of layered
MoS2/nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheet aerogels: an effective catalyst for hydrogen evolution in
microbial electrolysis cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Vol 2, pp 13795-13800.
65. Li, J., Ge, Z. and He, Z.* (2014) A fluidized bed membrane bioelectrochemical reactor for energy-
efficient wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. Vol 167, pp 310-315.
64. Yuan, H., Li, J., Yuan, C.* and He, Z.* (2014) Facile synthesis of MoS2@CNT as an effective
catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells. ChemElectroChem. Vol 1, pp 1828-
1833. (Back Cover)
63. Zhang, F., Li, J. and He, Z.* (2014) A new method for nutrient removal and recovery from
wastewater using a bioelectrochemical system. Bioresource Technology. Vol 166, pp 630-634.
62. Xiao, L. and He, Z.* (2014) Applications and perspectives of phototrophic microorganisms for
electricity generation from organic compounds in microbial fuel cells. Renewable & Sustainable
Energy Reviews. Vol 37, pp 550-559.
61. Zhang, B., Wen, Z., Ci, S., Mao, S., Chen, J.* and He, Z.* (2014) Synthesizing nitrogen-doped
activated carbon and probing its active sites for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Vol 6, pp 7464-7470.
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60. Ge, Z., Dosoretz, C. and He, Z.* (2014) Effects of number of cell pairs on the performance of
microbial desalination cells. Desalination. Vol 341, pp 101-106.
59. Tong, Y. and He, Z.* (2014) Current-driven nitrate migration out of groundwater by using a
bioelectrochemical system. RSC Advances. Vol 4, pp 10290-10294.
58. Kelly, P. and He, Z.* (2014) Understanding the application niche of microbial fuel cells in a cheese
wastewater treatment process. Bioresource Technology. Vol 157, pp 154-160.
57. Xiao, L., Ge, Z., Kelly P., Zhang, F. and He, Z.* (2014) Evaluation of normalized energy recovery
(NER) in microbial fuel cells affected by reactor dimension and substrates. Bioresource Technology.
Vol 157, pp 77-83.
56. Kelly, P. and He, Z.* (2014) Nutrients removal and recovery in bioelectrochemical systems: a review.
Bioresource Technology. Vol 153, pp 351-360.
55. Li, W.W, Yu, H. Q.* and He, Z.* (2014) Towards sustainable wastewater treatment by using
microbial fuel cells-centered technologies. Energy & Environmental Science. Vol 7, pp 911-924.
54. Ge, Z., Li, J., Xiao, L., Tong, Y. and He, Z.* (2013) Recovery of electrical energy in microbial fuel
cells: a brief review. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Vol 1, pp 137-141.
53. Ping, Q. and He, Z.* (2014) Effects of inter-membrane distance and hydraulic retention time on the
desalination performance of microbial desalination cells. Desalination and Water Treatment. Vol 52,
pp 1324-1331.
52. Li, J., Ge, Z. and He, Z.* (2014) Advancing membrane bioelectrochemical reactor (MBER) with
hollow-fiber membranes installed in the cathode compartment. Journal of Chemical Technology &
Biotechnology. Vol 89, pp 1330-1336.
51. TerAvest M. A.#, He Z.#, Rosenbaum M. A., Martens E. C., Cotta M. A., Gordon J. I. and Angenent L.
T.* (2014). Regulated expression of polysaccharide utilization and capsular biosynthesis loci in
biofilm and planktonic Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron during growth in chemostats. Biotechnology
and Bioengineering. Vol 111,pp 165-173. (# Equal Contribution)
50. Wen, Z., Ci, S., Mao, S., Cui, S., He, Z.* and Chen, J.* (2014) CNT@TiO2 nanohybrids for high-
performance anode for Lithium-ion batteries. Nanoscale Research Letters. 8: 499.
49. Wang, H., Qian, F., Wang, G., Jiao, Y., He, Z. and Li, Y.* (2013) A self-biased solar-microbial
device for sustainable hydrogen generation. ACS Nano. Vol 7, pp 8728-8735.
48. Tong, Y. and He, Z.* (2013) Nitrate removal in groundwater driven by electricity generation and
heterotrophic denitrification in a bioelectrochemical system. Journal of Hazardous Materials. Vol
262, pp 614-619.
47. Ping, Q., Cohen, B., Dosoretz, C. and He, Z.* (2013) Long-term investigation of fouling of cation and
anion exchange membranes in microbial desalination cells. Desalination. Vol 325, pp 48-55.
46. Ping, Q. and He, Z.* (2013) Improving the flexibility of microbial desalination cells through spatially
decoupling anode and cathode. Bioresource Technology. Vol 144, pp 304-310.
45. Yossan, S., Xiao, L., Prasertsan, P. and He, Z.* (2013) Hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis
cells: choice of catholyte. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Vol 38, pp 9619-9624.
44. Zhang, B. and He, Z.* (2013) Improving water desalination by hydraulically coupling an osmotic
microbial fuel cell with a microbial desalination cell. Journal of Membrane Science. Vol 441, pp 18-
24.
43. Zhang, F., Ge, Z., Grimaud, J., Hurst, J. and He, Z.* (2013) Long-term performance of liter-scale
microbial fuel cells installed in a municipal wastewater treatment facility. Environmental Science &
Technology. Vol 47, pp 4941-4948.
42. Ge, Z., Zhang, F., Grimaud, J., Hurst, J. and He, Z.* (2013) Long-term investigation of microbial fuel
cells treating primary sludge or digested sludge. Bioresource Technology. Vol 136, pp 509-514.
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41. Zhang, F., Ge, Z., Grimaud, J., Hurst, J. and He, Z.* (2013) In situ investigation of tubular microbial
fuel cell deployed in an aeration tank at a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Bioresource
Technology. Vol 136, pp 316-321.
40. Zhang, F., Ge, Z., Grimaud, J., Hurst, J. and He, Z.* (2013) Improving electricity production in
tubular microbial fuel cell system through optimizing the anode flow with spiral spacers. Bioresource
Technology. Vol 134, pp 251-256.
39. Wen, Z., Ci, S., Mao, S., Lu, G., Cui, S., Yu, K., Luo, S., He, Z.* and Chen, J.* (2013) TiO2
nanoparticles-decorated carbon nanotubes for significantly improved bioelectricity generation in
microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. Vol 234, pp 100-106.
38. Zhang, F. and He, Z.* (2013) A cooperative microbial fuel cell system for waste treatment and
bioenergy recovery. Environmental Technology. Vol 34, pp 1905-1913.
37. He, Z.* (2013) Microbial fuel cells: now let’s talk about energy. Environmental Science &
Technology. Vol 47, pp 332-333. (Viewpoint)
36. Ge, Z., Ping, Q. and He, Z.* (2013) Hollow-fiber membrane bioelectrochemical reactor for demostric
wastewater treatment. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. Vol 88, pp 1584-1590.
35. Ge, Z., Ping, Q., Xiao, L. and He, Z.* (2013) Reducing effluent discharge and recovering bioenergy
in an osmotic microbial fuel cell treating domestic wastewater. Desalination. Vol 312, pp 52-59.
(Special Issue: Recent Advances in Forward Osmosis)
34. Brastad, K. and He, Z.* (2013) Water softening using microbial desalination cell technology.
Desalination. Vol 309, pp 32-37.
33. Zhang, F. and He, Z.* (2012) Integrated organic and nitrogen removal with electricity generation in a
tubular dual-cathode microbial fuel cell. Process Biochemistry. Vol 47, pp 2146-2151.
32. Xiao, L., Young, E.B., Berges, J.A. and He, Z.* (2012) Integrated photo-bioelectrochemical system
for contaminants removal and bioenergy production. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 46,
pp 11459-11466.
31. Zhang, B. and He, Z.* (2012) Energy production, use and saving in a bioelectrochemical desalination
system. RSC Advances. Vol 2, pp 10673-10679.
30. Arugular, M.A., Brastad, K., Minteer, S.D. and He, Z.* (2012) Enzyme catalyzed electricity-driven
water softening system. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. Vol 51, pp 396-401.
29. Arugular, M.A., Shroff, N., Katz, E.* and He, Z.* (2012) Molecular AND logic gate based on
bacterial anaerobic respiration. Chemical Communications. Vol 48, pp 10174-10176. (Cover Article)
28. Xiao, L., Wen, Z., Ci, S., Chen, J.* and He, Z.* (2012) Carbon/Iron-based nanorod catalysts for
hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells. Nano Energy. Vol 1, pp 751-756.
27. Huang, Y., He, Z., Kan, J., Manohar, A. K., Nealson, K.H. and Mansfeld, F.* (2012) Electricity
generation from a floating microbial fuel cells. Bioresouce Technology. Vol 114, pp 308-313.
26. Xiao, L., Damien, J., Luo, J., Jang, H., Huang, J. and He, Z.* (2012) Crumpled graphene particles for
microbial fuel cell electrodes. Journal of Power Sources. Vol 208, pp 187-192.
25. He, Z.* (2012) One more function for microbial fuel cells in treating wastewater: producing high-
quality water. CHEMIK. Vol 66, pp 7-10. (Invited Article)
24. Zhang, B. and He, Z.* (2012) Integrated salinity reduction and water recovery in an osmotic
microbial desalination cells. RSC Advances. Vol 2, pp 3265-3269.
23. Wen, Z., Ci, S., Zhang, F., Feng, X.,* Cui, S., Mao, S., Luo, S., He, Z.* and Chen, J.* (2012)
Nitrogen-enriched core-shell structured Fe/Fe3C-C nanorods as advanced electrocatalysts for oxygen
reduction reaction. Advanced Materials. Vol 24, pp 1399-1404. (Frontispiece)
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22. Ge, Z. and He, Z.* (2012) Effects of draw solutions and membrane conditions on electricity
generation and water flux in osmotic microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology. Vol 109, pp 70-
76.
21. Zhang, F. and He, Z.* (2012) Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification with electricity generation
in dual-cathode microbial fuel cells. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. Vol 87, No,
1, pp 153-159.
20. Ci, S., Wen, Z., Chen, J.* and He, Z.* (2012) Decorating anode with bamboo-like nitrogen-doped
carbon nanotubes for microbial fuel cells. Electrochemistry Communications. Vol 14, pp 71-74.
19. Luo, J., Jang, H., Sun, T., Xiao, L., He, Z. Katsoulidis, A., Kanatzidis, M., Gibson, J.M., and Huang, J.
* (2011) Compression and aggregation-resistant particles of crumpled soft sheets. ACS Nano. Vol 5,
No. 11, pp 8943-8949. (Cover Article).
18. Zhang, F., Tian, L. and He, Z.* (2011) Powering a wireless temperature sensor using sediment
microbial fuel cells with vertical arrangement of electrodes. Journal of Power Sources. Vol 196, pp
9568-9573.
17. Zhang, F., Brastad, K. and He, Z.* (2011) Integrating forward osmosis into microbial fuel cells for
wastewater treatment, water extraction and bioelectricity generation. Environmental Science &
Technology. Vol 45, pp 6690-6696.
16. Jacobson, K.S., Drew, D. and He, Z.* (2011) Use of a liter-scale upflow microbial desalination cell as
a platform to study bioelectrochemical desalination with salt solution or artificial seawater.
Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 45, pp 4652-4657.
15. Qian, F., He, Z., Thelen, M.P. and Li, Y.* (2011) A microfluidic microbial fuel cell fabricated by soft
lithography. Bioresource Technology. Vol 102, pp 5836-5840.
14. Jacobson, K.S., Drew, D. and He, Z.* (2011) Efficient salt removal in a continuously operated upflow
microbial desalination cell with an air cathode. Bioresource Technology. Vol 102, pp 376-380.
(Special Issue: Biofuel II - Algal Biofuels and Microbial Fuel Cells)
13. Zhang, F., Jacobson, K.S., Torres, P. and He, Z.* (2010) Effects of anolyte recirculation rates and
catholytes on electricity generation in a liter-scale upflow microbial fuel cell. Energy &
Environmental Science. Vol 3, pp 1347-1352.
12. Huang, Y., He, Z. and Mansfeld, F.* (2010) Performance of microbial fuel cells with and without
Nafion solution as cathode binding agent. Bioelectrochemistry. Vol 79, No 2, pp 261-264.
11. Rosenbaum, M.,* He, Z.,* and Angenent, L.T.* (2010) Light energy to bioelectricity: photosynthetic
microbial fuel cells. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. Vol 21, pp 259-264.
10. He, Z., Kan, J., Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Mansfeld, F. and Nealson, K.H.* (2009) Electricity production
coupled to ammonia removal in a microbial fuel cell. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 43,
No 9, pp 3391-3397.
09. He, Z., Kan, J., Mansfeld, F., Angenent, L.T. and Nealson, K.H.* (2009) Self-sustained phototrophic
microbial fuel cells based on the synergistic cooperation between photosynthetic microorganisms and
heterotrophic bacteria. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 43, No 5, pp 1648-1654.
08. He, Z. and Mansfeld, F.* (2009) Exploring the use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in
microbial fuel cell studies. Energy & Environmental Science. Vol 2, pp 215-219. (Cover Article)
07. He, Z., Huang, Y., Manohar, A.K. and Mansfeld, F.* (2008) Effect of electrolyte pH on the rate of the
anodic and cathodic reactions in an air-cathode microbial fuel cell. Bioelectrochemistry. Vol 74, pp
78-82.
06. He, Z., Shao, H. and Angenent, L.T.* (2007) Increased power production from a river sediment
microbial fuel cell with a rotating cathode. Biosensors & Bioelectronics. Vol 22, pp 3252-3255.
05. He, Z. and Angenent, L.T.* (2006) Application of bacterial biocathodes in microbial fuel cells.
Electroanalysis. Vol 18, No 19-20, pp 2009-2015.
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04. He, Z., Wagner, N., Minteer, S.D. and Angenent, L.T.* (2006) An upflow microbial fuel cell with an
interior cathode: assessment of the internal resistance by impedance spectroscopy. Environmental
Science & Technology. Vol 40, No 17, pp 5212-5217.
03. He, Z., Minteer, S.D. and Angenent, L.T.* (2005) Electricity generation from artificial wastewater
using an upflow microbial fuel cell. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol 39, No 14, pp 5262-
5267.
02. Christensen, N., Batstone, D.J.,* He, Z., Angelidaki, I. and Schmidt, J.E. (2004) Removal of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from sewage sludge by anaerobic degradation. Water
Science and Technology. Vol 50, No 9, pp 237-244.
01. He, Z., Petiraksakul, A.* and Meesapya, W. (2003) Oxygen-transfer measurement in clean water. The
Journal of KMITNB. Vol 13, No 1, pp 14-19.
Conference Presentations and Posters (* Presenter)
1. Qin, M.* and He, Z. Self-supplied NH3-CO2 Draw Solute for Achieving Wastewater Treatment and
Recovery in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell-Forward Osmosis-Coupled System. The 2015 AEESP
Research and Education Conference. June 13 - 16, 2015, New Haven, Connecticut.
2. Yuan, H.* and He, Z. Sustainable hydrogen production with simultaneous wastewater treatment in a
microbial electrolysis cell biased by osmotic energy. The 2015 AEESP Research and Education
Conference. June 13 - 16, 2015, New Haven, Connecticut.
3. Qin, M. and He, Z.* Recovering ammonium bicarbonate to achieve wastewater treatment and reuse in
a microbial electrolysis cell – forward osmosis coupled system. Water and Energy 2015. June 8-10,
2015, Washington DC.
4. Ping, Q., Zhang, F. and He. Z.* Microbial desalination cells for simultaneous wastewater treatment
and water desalination: status, challenges and perspectives. AIChE Annual Meeting. November 16-21,
2014, Atlanta, GA.
5. Ge, Z., Zhang, F. and He. Z.* Revisiting the application niche of microbial fuel cell technology for
sustainable wastewater treatment. AIChE Annual Meeting. November 16-21, 2014, Atlanta, GA.
6. He. Z. Analysis of Energy Issues in Bioelectrochemical Treatment of Water or Wastewater.
International Workshop on Microbial Energy Technology. May 18-19, 2014, Xi’an, China. (Invited
talk)
7. Zhang, F., Ge, Z. and He, Z Novel Osmotic Bioelectrochemical Systems for Simultaneous Water
Desalination and Wastewater Treatment. The 4th NA-ISMET meeting. May 13-15, 2014. University
Park, PA. (Poster)
8. Yuan, H. and He, Z Integrating microbial desalination cells with forward osmosis to achieve
sustainable water reclamation. The 4th NA-ISMET meeting. May 13-15, 2014. University Park, PA.
(Poster)
9. Li, J. and He, Z. Improving effluent quality and accomplishing nitrogen removal in membrane
bioelectrochemical reactor (MBER). The 4th NA-ISMET meeting. May 13-15, 2014. University Park,
PA. (Poster)
10. Qin, M. and He, Z. Influence of electricity generation on reverse salt flux in an osmotic microbial fuel
cell. The 4th NA-ISMET meeting. May 13-15, 2014. University Park, PA. (Poster)
11. Ping, Q. and He, Z. Sustainable Bioelectrochemical Desalination: Challenges and Development. The
4th NA-ISMET meeting. May 13-15, 2014. University Park, PA. (Poster)
12. Ge, Z., Zheng, F. and He, Z. Development of Large-scale Microbial Fuel Cells. The 4th NA-ISMET
meeting. May 13-15, 2014. University Park, PA. (Poster)
13. Ping, Q. and He, Z. Sustainable Bioelectrochemical Desalination: Challenges and Development. 2014
Borchardt Conference. February 25-26, Ann Arbor, MI. (Poster)
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14. Li, J., Ge, Z. and He, Z. Improving effluent quality and accomplishing nitrogen removal in membrane
bioelectrochemical reactor (MBER). 2014 Borchardt Conference. February 25-26, Ann Arbor, MI.
(Poster)
15. Ge, Z., Zheng, F. and He, Z. Development of Microbial Fuel Cells for Energy-efficient Wastewater
Treatment. 2014 Borchardt Conference. February 25-26, Ann Arbor, MI. (Poster)
16. Zhang, F., Ge, Z. and He, Z. Novel Osmotic Bioelectrochemical Systems for Simultaneous Water
Desalination and Wastewater Treatment. 2014 Borchardt Conference. February 25-26, Ann Arbor,
MI. (Poster)
17. Ge, Z., Li, J., Tong, Y., Xiao, L. and He, Z.* Analysis of Energy Production in Microbial Fuel Cells.
The 2013 AEESP 50th Anniversary Conference. July 14 - 16, 2013, Golden, CO.
18. Ge, Z.* and He, Z. Reducing effluent discharge and recovering bioenergy in an osmotic microbial
fuel cell treating domestic wastewater. The North American Meeting of the ISMET. October 9-10,
2012, Ithaca, NY.
19. Ping, Q. and He, Z. Fouling of ion exchange membranes in microbial desalination cells. The North
American Meeting of the ISMET. October 9-10, 2012, Ithaca, NY. (Poster)
20. Xiao, L.,* Young, E., Berges, J. and He, Z. Production of electricity and algal biomass in an
integrated photo-bioelectrochemical system treating artificial wastewater. The North American
Meeting of the ISMET. October 9-10, 2012, Ithaca, NY.
21. Zheng, F. and He, Z. Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification with electricity generation in dual-
cathode microbial fuel cells. The North American Meeting of the ISMET. October 9-10, 2012, Ithaca,
NY. (Poster)
22. Jacobson, K. and He, Z. Determination of optimal cathode catalysts and binding agents for microbial
desalination cells. The North American Meeting of the ISMET. October 9-10, 2012, Ithaca, NY.
(Poster)
23. Zhang, B. and He, Z. Synergistic linkage between osmotic microbial fuel cells and microbial
desalination cells for enhancing seawater desalination. The North American Meeting of the ISMET.
October 9-10, 2012, Ithaca, NY. (Poster)
24. Xiao, L., Young, E., Berges, J. and He, Z.* Nutrient removal through bioenergy production in a
photo-bioelectrochemical system. The IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery. September 23-25, 2012,
Harbin, China.
25. Xiao, L., Young, E., Berges, J. and He, Z.* Nutrient removal through bioenergy production in a
photo-bioelectrochemical system. The 1st Waterloo International Conference: Recovery of value-
added products. August 8-9, 2012, Waterloo, Canada.
26. He, Z.* Collaborative Research: Development of self-biased solar microbial electrolysis cells. The
2012 NSF CBET Grantee Conference. Featured presentation. June 6-8, 2012, Baltimore, MD.
27. Jacobson, K. S., Zhang, B. and He, Z.* Bioelectrochemical desalination in microbial desalination
cells. The IWA Biofilm Conference, October 26-30, 2011, Shanghai, China.
28. Xiao, L. and He, Z. Integration of microbial fuel cells in algal bioreactor for simultaneous wastewater
treatment, bioelectricity generation and biomass production. The 1st International Conference on
Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts. July 17-20, 2011, St. Louis, MO. (Poster)
29. Zhang, F. and He, Z. Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification with electricity generation in dual-
cathode microbial fuel cells. 2011 AEESP Education and Research Conference. July 10-12, 2011,
Tampa, FL. (Poster)
30. Jacobson, K.S., Drew, D. and He, Z. A sustainable approach for simultaneous desalination and
wastewater treatment. Singapore International Water Week, July 4-8, Singapore. (Poster)
31. Jacobson, K.S.,* Zhang, B. and He, Z. Energy production and saving during bioelectrochemical
desalination in a microbial desalination cell. The 3rd International Microbial Fuel Cell Conference.
June 6-8, 2011, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
32. Jacobson, K.S., Drew, D. and He, Z.* Simultaneous organic removal and desalination in liter-scale
microbial desalination cells. 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition. March 27-31, 2011, Anaheim,
CA.
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33. Jacobson, K.S., Drew, D. and He, Z.* Development of a continuously operated upflow mcrobial
desalination cell for efficient salt removal. The 12th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion. October
30-November 4, 2010, Guadalajara, Mexico.
34. Jacobson, K.S. and He, Z. Development of a continuously operated upflow mcrobial desalination cell
for efficient salt removal. 2010 North American Bioelectric Systems Meeting. October 12-13, 2010,
Amherst, MA. (Poster)
35. Zhang, F. and He, Z. Investigating the effects of operating conditions on electricity generation in a
litre-scale upflow microbial fuel cell. 2010 North American Bioelectric Systems Meeting. October
12-13, 2010, Ahmerst, MA. (Poster)
36. He, Z., Kan J., Mansfeld, F. and Nealson, K.H. A study of ammonia as a potential fuel in a rotating-
cathode microbial fuel cell. Microbial Fuel Cells: The first international symposium. May 27-29,
2008, State College, PA. (Poster)
37. Kan, J., He, Z., Mansfeld, F. and Nealson, K.H. Current production and microbial community in self-
sustained photosynthetic microbial fuel cells. Microbial Fuel Cells: The first international
symposium. May 27-29, 2008, State College, PA. (Poster)
38. Dryden, S.K., He, Z. and Angenent, L.T. A 16S rRNA gene survey reveals enrichment of
electricigens in a mixed culture microbial fuel cell. The 107th General Meeting, American Society
for Microbiology. May 20-24, 2007, Toronto, Canada. (Poster)
39. He, Z., Martens, E.C., Gordon, J.I. and Angenent, L.T. Functional genomic studies of electricity
generation by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. The 12th Annual Meeting, Institute of Biological
Engineering. March 12-April 1, 2007, St. Louis, MO. (Poster)
40. He, Z.* and Angenent, L.T. Reducing internal resistance for upflow microbial fuel cell. 5th IWA
World Water Congress. September 10-14, 2006, Beijing, China.
41. He, Z. and Angenent, L.T. Selecting a microbiota with a high electron transfer rate in an upflow
microbial fuel cell (UMFC). The 106th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology. May
21-25, 2006, Orlando, FL. (Poster)
42. Angenent, L.T.* and He, Z. The upflow microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and electricity
generation. 8th Annual Small Fuel Cells 2006 – Small Fuel Cells for Potable Application. April 2-4,
2006, Washington D.C.
43. He, Z. and Angenent, L.T.* The upflow microbial fuel cell: simultaneous electricity generation and
wastewater treatment. International Conference Bioenergy-I: From Concept to Commercial processes.
March 5-10, 2006, Tomar, Portugal.
44. He, Z.* and Angenent, L.T. The upflow microbial fuel cell (UMFC) for electricity generation from
wastewater. 10th Mid-American Environmental Engineering Conference. September 23-24, 2005, St.
Louis, MO.
45. Christensen, N.*, Batstone, D.J., He, Z., Angelidaki, I. and Schmidt, J.E. Removal of polycylic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from sewage sludge by anaerobic degradation. Resources from
Sludge: Forging New Frontiers. March 2-3, 2004, Singapore.
Book Chapter
1. Xiao, L. and He, Z. Application of graphene-based materials to improve electrode performance in
microbial fuel cells. In: Graphene-Based Energy Devices. Publication Date: March 23, 2015 • ISBN:
9783527338061. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany.
2. Manohar, A.K., He, Z. and Mansfeld, F. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. In: Bio-
electrochemical system: from extracellular electron transfer to biotechnological application.
Publication Date: December 1, 2009 • ISBN: 9781843392330. International Water Association,
London, UK.
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Patents
1. Zhen He, Florian Mansfeld and Kenneth H. Nealson “Electricity generation using microbial fuel cell
technology”, US Patent #8524402, issued.
2. Zhen He “Integration of microbial fuel cell into algal bioreactor”, US Patent #9130216, issued.
3. Zhen He “Osmotic Bioelectrochemical Systems”, US patent #9527038, issued.
Invited Seminars
10/2017, “Resource recovery from wastewater using bioelectrochemical systems”, College of
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou.
10/2017, “Resource recovery from wastewater using bioelectrochemical systems”, School of Food
and Environment, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin.
03/2017, “NEW Recovery from Wastewater through Synergy between Bioelectrochemical Systems
and Forward Osmosis”, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University,
Durham, NC
09/2016, “Resource recovery from wastewater by using bioelectrochemical systems: status,
perspectives, and challenges”, Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing.
11/2015, “Sustainable environmental research at Virginia Tech”, Department of Environmental
Engineering, Remin University of China, Beijing.
11/2015, “Sustainable environmental research at Virginia Tech”, School of Chemical Engineering,
North University of China, Taiyuan.
03/2015, “Nano” in bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable water and wastewater treatment,
VTSuN, Blacksburg, VA.
05/2014, “Energy issues in bioelectrochemical treatment of water and wastewater”, School of
Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing.
Invited Conference/Workshop Presentations
10/2017, “Resource recovery from wastewater using bioelectrochemical systems: yesterday, today,
and tomorrow”, Overseas Chinese Scholar Research Symposium, the 9th National Conference on
Environmental Chemistry, Hangzhou, China.
03/2017, “NEW Recovery from Wastewater through Synergy between Bioelectrochemical Systems
and Forward Osmosis”, KAUST Research Conference: Changing Paradigms of Wastewater
Treatment – From Waste to Resource, Sandi Arabia.
02/2017, “NEW Recovery from Wastewater through Synergy between Bioelectrochemical Systems
and Forward Osmosis”, Borchardt Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
11/2015, “Synergies between membranes and microbial fuel cells”, the 4th International Conference
on Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
03/2015, “Synergies between membranes and microbial fuel cells”, DOE workshop "Hydrogen,
Hydrocarbons, and Bioproduct Precursors from Wastewaters", Washington DC.
05/2014, “Energy issues in bioelectrochemical treatment of water and wastewater”, the International
Workshop on Microbial Energy Technology, Xi’an, China.
10/2013, “Energy issues in bioelectrochemical treatment of water and wastewater”, the 224th ECS
Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
10/2011, “Bridging water and energy by microbial fuel cells”, 2011 Research Symposium, Wisconsin
Energy Research Consortium, Milwaukee, WI.
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05/2011, “Material applications in bioelectrochemical systems for water/wastewater treatment and
bioenergy production”, the 53rd Annual H.R. Bergmann Memorial Seminar "Material Issues in the
Water Industry", the Milwaukee Chapter of ASM International, Milwaukee.
03/2011, “Partnership for success: a university-industry collaboration process”, Milwaukee Water
Council Meeting, Discovery World, Milwaukee, WI.
10/2010, “Recovering bioenergy from wastewater: a sustainable approach for water and wastewater
treatment”, the 18th Annual Conference of Association of Chinese-American Scientists & Engineers
(ACSE), Chicago, IL.
04/2010, “Microbial fuel cell technology: a university-industry collaboration process”, Milwaukee
Water Council Meeting, Waukesha, WI.
Teaching
@ Virginia Tech
CEE 3104, Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CEE 5984, Environmental Biofuels & Resource Recovery
CEE 5984, Environmental Biotechnology
CEE 5984, Membrane Technologies
@ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
CE 614, Hazardous Waste Management
CE 891, Bioelectrochemical Systems for Environmental Engineering
FRSH 508, Freshwater Engineering (50% co-teaching)
CE 413, Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Graduate Students
PhD students at present
Name Work Period Project Topic
7 Xiaojin Li 08/2014- Anammox for wastewater treatment
6 Shuai Luo 08/2014- Integrated photobioelectrochemical system
5 Syeed Md Iskander 08/2015 Resource recovery from landfill leachate
4 Shiqiang Zou 08/2015 Membrane treatment of water and wastewater
3 Akshay Jain 08/2016 Biohydrogen from food wastes
2 Xingjian Liu 08/2016 Mainstream anammox
1 Nicholas Benn 08/2017 Anammox decay
PhD students graduated
Name Work Period Project Title Next Placement
9 Mohan Qin 01/2014-
12/2017
Resource Recovery by Osmotic
Bioelectrochemical Systems towards
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
Postdoc, Yale
University
CV-Zhen (Jason) He
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8 Heyang Yuan 01/2014-
12/2017
Bioelectrochemical Systems:
Microbiology, Catalysts, Processes and
Applications
Postdoc, UIUC
7 Qingyun Ping 08/2011-
12/2016
Advancing Microbial Desalination
Cell towards practical applications
6 Jian Li 01/2012-
05/2016
Challenges and Opportunities of
Membrane Bioelectrochemical
Reactors for Wastewater Treatment
Postdoc, Rice
University
5 Zheng Ge 08/2011-
12/2015
Energy-efficient wastewater treatment
by microbial fuel cells: scaling up and
optimization
Postdoc, University
of Colorado Boulder
4 Kristen Brastad
(co-advising
with Dr. Ying
Li)
08/2010-
05/2015
Applications of microbial desalination
and photocatalytic disinfection for the
removal of contaminants in drinking
water
Engineer, AO Smith
3 Bo Zhang 01/2011-
12/2013
Using bioelectrochemical systems for
sustainable desalination
Postdoc, Chinese
Academy of Science
2 Li Xiao 08/2010-
12/2013
Integrated photo-bioelectrochemical
systems for wastewater treatment
1 Fei Zhang 01/2010 –
08/2013
Establish and understanding an
electron balance in microbial fuel cells
Postdoc, Virginia
Tech
MS students at present
Name Work Period Project Topic
9 Yu Dong 01/2017- Anammox treatment of wastewater
8 Dylan Cowell 05/2017- Biological filtration under wet weather
conditions
7 Pengyu Yan 01/2016- Ammonia recovery in BES
6 Lu Guan 08/2016- Nitrate removal in MFCs
5 Ke Li 08/2016- MFC desalination
4 Jing Wang 08/2016- Forward osmosis treatment of sludge
3 Zhenyu Wu 08/2016- Nutrient recovery from swine wastewater
2 Pranav Sai Shanker Sampara 08/2016- Integrated photobioelectrochemical systems
1 Samuel Adler 08/2016- Course based MS
MS students graduated
Name Work
Period
Project Title Next placement
8 Xuhui Zeng 08/2014- Exploring Bioelectrochemical Systems for Engineer, H&C Concul
CV-Zhen (Jason) He
18
07/2016 Removal and Recovery of Hexavalent Chromium
or Nutrients
7 Bojun Xu 08/2013-
05/2015
Microbial fuel cells in constructed wetlands Engineer, Suez
Environment Technologies
6 Kaivalya
Kulkarni
08/2013-
05/2015
Chromium removal using bioelectrochemical
systems
Engineer, CDM Smith
5 Abdullah
Alammar
08/2014-
05/2015
Microbial desalination cells Engineer, Saudi Aramco
4 Yiran Tong 08/2012-
12/2013
Nitrate removal from groundwater using
bioelectrochemical systems
PhD student at Marquette
University
3 Patrick Kelly 01/2013-
12/2013
Energy recovery in microbial fuel cells Engineer, Siemens Water
2 Ananta
Kothapalli
08/2011-
12/2013
Phytoremediation using bioelectrochemical
systems
1 Kyle
Jacobson
09/2010-
12/2011
Microbial desalination cells PhD student at UW-
Milwaukee
Supervised Postdoc
Name Work Period Project Title Next Placement
3 Yaobin Lu 05/2014 –
05/2015
Osmotic membrane bioreactors Research Scientist, Sun
Yat-sen University
2 Fei Zhang 09/2013 -
10/2014
Microbial electrolysis desalination
cells
Senior research scientist II
at Cell-Free Bioinnovations
1 Mary Arugula 09/2011-
09/2012
Enzymatic water softener Postdoc, University of Utah
Visiting Scholars
Name Work Period Affiliation
6 Changqing Liu 12/2016-06/2017 Associate Professor, Fujian Normal University
5 Tongchai
Sriwiriyarat
07/2016-05/2017 Associate Professor, Burapha University
4 Weizhou Jiao 02/2016-02/2017 Professor, North University of China
3 Yuli Yang 09/2015-12/2017 PhD student, Southeast University
2 Siriporn Yossan 06/2012-01/2013 PhD student, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
1 Dr. Suqin Ci 12/2010-06/2012 Lecturer, Nanchang Hongkong University
PhD Committee
CV-Zhen (Jason) He
19
Name Affiliation Role Status
15 Mohan Qin CEE, Virginia Tech Chair Completed in 2017
14 Heyang Yuan CEE, Virginia Tech Chair Completed in 2017
13 Weihua He BSE, Virginia Tech Member Completed in 2017
12 Ankit Pathak CEE, Virginia Tech Member Completed in 2017
11 Qingyun Ping CEE, Virginia Tech Chair Completed in 2016
10 Jian Li CEE, Virginia Tech Chair Completed in 2016
9 Zheng Ge CEE, Virginia Tech Chair Completed in 2015
8 Kristen Brastad CEE, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee Member Completed in 2015
7 Bo Zhang CEM, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee Chair Completed in 2013
6 Li Xiao CEM, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee Chair Completed in 2013
5 Benjamin Blair SFS, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee Member Completed in 2014
4 Fei Zhang CEM, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee Chair Completed in 2013
3 Qiang Zhai ME, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee Member Completed in 2012
2 Yonghong Zou CEM, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee Member Completed in 2011
1 Navaneethan Navaratnam CEE, Marquette Univ. Member Completed in 2011
Professional Membership
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science (CAPEES)
International Water Association (IWA)
International Society of Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (ISMET)
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Professional Service
Vice Chair of the Research and Innovation Committee, Water Environment Federation
President (2017), Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science (CAPEES)
Member of Nutrient Symposium 2017 Steering Committee
Member of the Scientific Committee, the NA-ISMET, Penn State University, May 2014
Session Chair, the 2012 IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery, Harbin, China.
Session Chair, the IWA Biofilm Conference 2011, Shanghai, China.
Session Moderator, 2011 AEESP Education and Research Conference, Tampa, FL.
Session Chair, the 12th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2010
Member of the Organizing Committee, The Second Symposium of Microbial Fuel Cell in China,
Beijing, China, 2009
CV-Zhen (Jason) He
20
Ad hoc Journal Review (>400 manuscripts)
ACS Applied Materials & Interface, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Applied
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Applied Energy, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Applied
Microbiology & Biotechnology, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Bioresource Technology,
Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Biotechnology Advances, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Chemical
Engineering Journal, Chemical Society Review, Desalination, Desalination and Water Treatment,
Electrochimica Acta, ECS Electrochemistry Letters, Electrochemistry Communications, Energy &
Environmental Science, Energy & Fuel, Energies, Environmental Science and Technology,
Environmental Science and Technology Letters, Environmental Science: Water Research and
Technology, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Environmental Engineering Science,
Environmental Technology, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Frontiers of Environmental Science
and Engineering, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, ISME Journal, Journal of American
Chemical Society, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Journal of Chemical Technology and
Biotechnology, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal of
Hazardous Materials, Journal of Membrane Science, Journal of Power Source, Nature
Communications, Process Biochemistry, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, RSC Advances,
Science of the Total Environment, Scientific Reports, Water Environment Research, Water Research,
Water Science and Technology, Water SA,
Proposal Review
NSF Energy for Sustainability, NSF Environmental Sustainability, NSF Environmental Chemistry,
NSF PIRE, NSF NRT, NSF SBIR, USDA SBIR, Research Foundation Flanders, Hong Kong ITSP,
VT ICTAS, DOE EERE
