Wen Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Principal Investigator
Professor
Phone: (973) 596-5520
Fax: (973) 596-5790
Email: wen.zhang@njit.edu
Office Location: Colton Hall 211
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Undergraduate Courses:
1. Environmental Engineering (EnE 262)
Frequency: Every spring semester
Student enrollment per semester: 30-40
Typical course topics: Professional ethics, mass/energy transfer, reaction kinetics, water chemistry, water/wastewater treatment, membrane filtration, disinfection, sludge treatment, air pollution, and noise control
Teaching fashion: Lectures, projects, homework, presentations/term papers, quizzes/mid-term exams and final exams; Field study; Three laboratory sessions offering students hands-on experiences in water quality analysis, jar tests for coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation, and disinfection.
2. Fundamental Engineering Design (FED 101)
Frequency: Every semester
Student enrollment per semester: 60-80
Typical course topics: Introduction to environmental engineering principles and emerging challenges.
Teaching fashion: Lecture
3. Nanotechnology minor Course (NANO 488)
Frequency: Every semester
Student enrollment per semester: 5-15
Typical course topics: Monitoring and Removal Engineered Nanomaterials/Nanoparticles in the environment
Teaching fashion: Lecture
Graduate Course:
1. Environmental Microbiology (EnE 662)
Frequency: Every fall semester
Student enrollment per semester: 20-40
Typical course topics: Overview of the microbiology of natural and human impacted environment, fundamental microbiology in water treatment engineering, microbial detection methodologies, waterborne disease outbreaks, and microbial risk assessment.
Teaching fashion: Lectures, projects, homework, presentations/term papers, quizzes/mid-term exams and final exams; Field study; Two or three laboratory sessions offering students hands-on experiences in magnetic bioseparation, disinfection, and other intriguing microbial assays
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Wen's Research Group