Apr. 2020: Congratulations! 

Fangzhou Liu successfully defend his master's thesis.

Explore the Nano World 

Apr. 2020: Congratulations! 

Leqi Lin successfully defend her master's thesis.

 Wen's Research Group​

Wen Zhang

Principal Investigator
Associate Professor

Phone: (973) 596-5520 
Fax: (973) 596-5790
Email: wen.zhang@njit.edu

Office Location: Colton Hall 211

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Our research encompasses the following scenarios:

SELECTED Research projects

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1.UV/visible driven photocatalysis for pollutant degradation and disinfection;  
2.Magnetophoretic separation using magnetic nanoparticles;
3.Reactive membrane separation and pollutant removal;
4.Nanoscale imaging and quantifying material properties;
5.Reactive nanobubbles and engineering applications;
6.Microplastics characterization and environmental behavior;
7.Recovery of Li and Co from spent Lithium ion batteries with green chemical processes.
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Dr. Zhang’s research is currently funded by the following grant agencies:•NSF and NSF I-Corps grants (Award number: 1663298; 1663298; 1756444; 1836036; 1912367).
• United State Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• EPA P2 and P3 grants (Grant No. NP96259118-0 and 1836036).
• MAST Center.
• New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute (NJWRRI) grants. 
• NJIT faculty seed grants.
• Undergraduate Research Innovation (URI) phase I and II grants.
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