Qiong Zhang
Professor
Dr. Zhang is a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). She holds a BS in Environmental Engineering from the North-West Institute of Architecture Engineering, a MS in Environmental Engineering from TsingHua University (China) and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Prior to joining the faculty at USF in 2009, she served as the operations manager of the Sustainable Future Institute at Michigan Tech. Dr. Zhangs research focuses on sustainability assessment, process modeling and system modeling with applications to water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, solid waste systems, water-energy-nutrient nexus and critical interdependent infrastructures. Her research has been supported by National Science Foundations various programs, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior, the Water Reuse Foundation, and several local funding agencies in Florida. She has contributed to development of two widely adopted engineering textbooks, Water Treatment: Principles and Design (John Wiley, 2005) and Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, and Design (John Wiley, 2014). Dr. Zhang is the recipient of a Best Paper Award from the Environmental Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a Best Paper Award from the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association, a New Faculty Research Award from the Southeast Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, a Best Paper Award from Water Environment Research, and the Most Downloaded Paper Award from Resources, Conservation & Recycling. She has received a CAREER award from the NSF Environmental Sustainability Program, USF Outstanding Faculty Awards, a USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental and Water Resources Institute Wesley W. Horner Award.
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