The 2026 Infrastructure Forum, held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on April 22, brought together industry leaders, professional practice stakeholders, faculty, and students for a full-day exchange of ideas focused on infrastructure innovation, applied research, and workforce development. The forum provided an important platform for academia and industry to share technological advances, identify mutually beneficial opportunities, and strengthen partnerships that support both research translation and student professional development. By connecting NJIT’s research community with external partners, the event highlighted the university’s role in advancing practical, scalable solutions for infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and emerging engineering challenges.
Dr. Wen Zhang’s research group at NJIT had a strong presence at the forum through two exhibition tables: Advanced Materials and Processes for Resource Recovery and Pollution Mitigation and Nanobubble Research and Applications. These exhibits showcased the group’s ongoing work in microwave-catalysis, electrochemical systems, membrane-based processes, nanobubble technologies, and their applications in environmental remediation, resource recovery, water treatment, air purification, and agriculture. The displays also highlighted the group’s translational efforts toward commercialization, including participation from commercial partners such as PureNanoTech Inc.
Left: Dr. Wen Zhang with his nanobubble research team. Right: Dr. Wen Zhang with the Resource Recovery and Pollution Mitigation team, joined by Dr. Taha Marhaba, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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