Alumni
Stephanie Rich
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, 2015
M.S., Water Science and Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, 2018
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2022
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Elucidating wastewater microbial community functions through complementary studies of micropollutant biotransformations and nontarget metabolomics.
Current Position: Postdoc at University of Zurich, Switzerland
Rich et al. ES&T 2022
Sherman et al. H2Open Journal 2022
Rich and Helbling ES&T 2023
Paige Jacob, Ph.D.
B.S., Environmental Science, Marist College, 2018
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2021
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2023
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: A comprehensive characterization of the occurrence and fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in semiconductor fabrication wastewater.
Current Position: Intel Corporation, Portland, OR
Jacob et al. ES&T 2021
Jacob et al. ESPI 2021
Jacob and Helbling ACS ES&T Water 2023
Jacob and Helbling ES&T 2023
Martin, Wu, et al. Env. Sci. Wat. Res. & Tech. 2024
Casey Ching, Ph.D.
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, 2017
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2020
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2022
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Towards a mechanistic understanding of development and design of cyclodextrin polymers as emerging adsorbents to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from water.
Current Position: Research Scientist, NYS Department of Health (Wadsworth Center)
Ji et al. JACS 2018
Xiao et al. Macromolecules 2019
Klemes et al. ACIE 2019
Yang et al. ACS Mat. Let. 2020
Ching et al. Env. Sci. Tech. 2020
Wang et al. Env. Sci. Tech. Lett. 2020
Jacob et al. ESPI 2021
Ching et al. Wat. Res. 2022
Wang et al. ACS Central Science 2022
Ching et al. ACS ES&T Engineering 2023
Marika Nell, Ph.D.
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2020
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Unconventional approaches for assessing the organic chemical composition of unconventional wastewaters.
Current Position: Senior Legislative Assistant, California State Assembly, Sacramento, CA
Oetjen et al. TrEAC 2017
Nell and Helbling ESPI 2018
Bamberger et al. ESPI 2019
Yuhan Ling, Ph.D.
B.S., Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2014
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2016
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
M.S. Thesis Title: Characterization of a novel ß-cyclodextrin polymer for the removal of organic micropollutants from aqueous solution
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Characterization and evaluation of cyclodextrin polymers as alternative adsorbents to activated carbon for micropollutant removal during water and wastewater treatment.
Current Position: VP of Environmental Engineering, Cyclopure, Inc., Chicago, IL
Alsbaiee et al. Nature 2016
Xiao et al. JACS 2017
Ling et al. Env. Sci. Tech. 2017
Klemes et al. Chem. Sci. 2018
Ji et al. JACS 2018
Ling et al. Wat. Res. 2019
Alzate-Sanchez et al. ACS App. Mat. and Int. 2019
Xiao et al. Macromolecules 2019
Klemes et al. ACIE 2019
Ling et al. Wat. Res. 2020
Ching et al. Wat. Res. 2022
Corey Carpenter, Ph.D.
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, 2014
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2016
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
M.S. Thesis Title: Removal of micropollutants in biofilters: Hydrodynamic effects on biotransformation rates
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Environmental monitoring for micropollutants using high-resolution mass spectrometry and data-driven methods
Current Position: Environmental Engineer, EKI Environment & Water, Inc., Burlingame, CA
Carpenter and Helbling Wat. Res. 2017
Carpenter and Helbling Env. Sci. Tech. 2018
Carpenter et al. Env. Sci. Tech. 2019a
Gao et al. ESPI 2019
Carpenter et al. Env. Sci. Tech. 2019b
Lin et al. Env. Sci. Tech. 2020
Sherman et al. H2Open Journal 2022
Tarpeh et al. ACS ES&T Engineering 2023
M Martin
B.S., Biology, California State University Channel Islands, 2021
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2023
M.S. Thesis Title: Micropollutant biotransformations performed by wastewater microbial communities in conventional activated sludge and up flow anaerobic sludge blanket processes.
Current Position: Travelling throughout Australia and New Zealand
Martin, Wu, et al. Env. Sci. Wat. Res. & Tech. 2024
Yitong Pan
B.S. (Honors), Marine Science (Chemistry Track), Xiamen University, 2021
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2023
M.S. Thesis Title: A systematic evaluation of factors resulting in incomplete recovery when implementing the adsorbable organic fluorine (AOF) and extractable organic fluorine (EOF) methods.
Current Position: Cyclopure, Inc., Chicago, IL
Pan and HelblingWat. Res. 2023
Ri Wang
B.S., Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2019
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2021
M.S. Thesis Title: Exploring the factors that determine the adsorption of PFASs on conventional adsorbents and novel cyclodextrin polymers with different surface properties.
Current Position: Director of Environmental Engineering, Cyclopure, Inc., Chicago, IL
Wang et al. Env. Sci. Tech. Lett. 2020
Jacob et al. ESPI 2021
Wang et al. ACS Central Science 2022
Congyue ‘Vicky’ Wu
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, 2017
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2019
M.S. Thesis Title: Exploring the factors that influence the adsorption of anionic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on traditional and emerging adsorbents in aquatic matrices.
Current Position: Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh
Klemes et al. ACIE 2019
Wu et al. Wat. Res. 2020
Chenjun Li
B.S., Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2014
M.S., Civil and Environemtnal Engineering, Cornell University, 2017
M.S. Thesis Title: Evaluating a solid-phase extraction method with novel porous cyclodextrin polymers
Current Position: Environmental Engineer, Carollo Engineers, Inc., Houston, Texas
Xiao et al. JACS 2017
Li et al. JCA 2018
Alzate-Sanchez et al. ACS App.Mat. and Int. 2019
Mian Wang
B.S., Environmental Science & Engineering, Ocean University of China, 2013
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2015
M.S. Thesis Title: Chlorination of sulfonamide antibiotics: products, proposed pathways, and putative mechanisms
Current Position: Project Engineer, California Water Service Company, San Francisco Bay Area, California