Wei-xian Zhang
Assistant Professor - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fritz Engineering Laboratory
Lehigh University    
13 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Phone:(610) 758-5318
Email: Education:

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University 1996   M.S.  Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1992   
B.S.C.E Tong-Ji University, China, 1984

Teaching Areas:
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Environmental Microbiology
Biological Processes for Environmental Engineering
Hazardous Waste Management

Research and Teaching Interests
Biodegradation of toxic chemicals
Bioremediation
Water and wastewater treatment

Professional Society Memberships:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (AEEP)

Representative Recent Publications:
W. Zhang and C. Wang, "Nanoscale metal particles for dechlorination of PCE and PCBs," Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 31, No. 7, pp. 2154-2156, 1997.
W. Zhang, K. Park, K. Klier and C. Wang, "Interaction of tetracholoroethylene (PCE) with Pd (100) studied by high resolution x-ray emission spectroscopy (HRXPS)", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, col. 101, pp. 5420-5428, 1997.
W. Zhang, and E. Bouwer, "Biodegradation of benzene, toulene and naphthalene in soil-water slurry microcosms," Biodegradation, vol. 8, pp. 167-174, 1997.
Bouwer, E., Durant, N., Wilson, L., and Zhang, W. "Design Considerations for In Situ Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants," Biological Treatment of Hazardous Waste. G. Lewandowski and L. DeFilippi, Eds., John Wiley and Sons. 1996
Zhang, W., Bouwer, E., Cunningham, A., and Lewandowski, G. "Influence of Sorption on Organic Contaminant Biodegradation and Implications for In Situ Treatment". Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, 1995, San Diego, CA.
Zhang, W., Bouwer, E., Wilson, L., and Durant, N.  "Biotransformation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Subsurface Biofilms." Water Science & Technology, 31(1): 1-14, 1995.
Bouwer, E., Wilson, L., Durant, N., and Zhang, W., Cunningham, A."Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds In Situ: Capabilities and Limits," FEMS Microbiology Review, 15: 307-317, 1994.