Junyue Holden Wang

Junyue Holden Wang

My research has been broadly focused on advanced instrumentation (e.g., laser, pulse radiolysis, microfluidic synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy, mass spectrometry) and innovative physical-chemical processes (e.g., ultraviolet, plasma, catalysis) for diverse environmental applications, including (i) conversion of greenhouse gases and renewable energy systems, (ii) inactivation of viruses and antibiotic resistant bacteria for public health purposes, and (iii) degradation of emerging organic contaminants for environmental sustainability.

Research

Education

  • Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, advisor: Dr. Ching-Hua Huang
  • M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA, advisor: Dr. Richard Luthy
  • Exchange Study in Civil & Environmental Engineering (2019 - 2020), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, advisor: Dr. David L. Sedlak, Dr.Ashok Gadgil
  • B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, advisor: Dr. Bing-Jie Ni

Academic Appointments

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (05.2024 - Now), Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA,
    Chemical & Environmental Engineering, advisor: Dr. Lea R. Winter
    Plasma conversion of greenhouse gases into fuels and energy-added products
  • Visiting Researcher (02.2024 - 03.2024), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, Notre Dame, IN, USA, advisor: Dr. Aliaksandra Lisouskaya
    Understanding the reactivity of organic radicals by pulse radiolysis
  • Visiting Researcher (03.2024 - 03.2024), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL), Palo Alto, CA, USA, advisor: Dr. Thomas Kroll
    Microfluidic mixer-driven in-situ X-ray characterization of transient metal species
  • Visiting Researcher (05.2023 - 08.2023), Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Atmospheric Chemistry, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, advisor: Dr. Hartmut Herrmann
    Understanding the reactivity of peroxy radicals by laser flash photolysis
  • Visiting Researcher (12.2024 - 12.2024), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL), Palo Alto, CA, USA, advisor: Dr. Thomas Kroll
    Microfluidic mixer-driven in-situ X-ray characterization of transient metal species
  • Visiting Research Assistant (08.2019 - 06.2020), University of California, Berkeley, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Berkeley, CA, USA, advisor: Dr. David L. Sedlak, Dr.Ashok Gadgil
    Electrochemical passivation of lead-based water distribution systems

Publications

You can also find my articles on my Google Scholar profile.

  • Sathiyan, K.; Wang, J.; Williams, L. M., Huang, C. H.; Sharma, V. K., Revisiting the Electron Transfer Mechanisms in Ru(III)-Mediated Advanced Oxidation Processes with Peroxyacids and Ferrate(VI). Environ Sci Technol 2024.

  • Wang, J.; Schaefer, T.; Lisouskaya, A.; Danielle, F. S.; Xin, X.; Meng, L.; Herrmann, H.; Sharma, V. K.; Huang, C. H., Unveiling the environmental significance of acetylperoxyl radical: reactivity quantification and kinetic modeling. PNAS Nexus 2024.

  • Wang, J.; Xu, J.; Kim, J.; Huang, C. H., Mechanistic Insight for Disinfection Byproduct Formation Potential of Peracetic Acid and Performic Acid in Halide-Containing Water. Environ Sci Technol 2023.

  • Guo, B.; Wang, J.; Sathiyan, K.; Ma, X.; Lichtfouse, E.; Huang, C. H.; Sharma, V. K., Enhanced Oxidation of Antibiotics by Ferrate Mediated with Natural Organic Matter: Role of Phenolic Moieties. Environ Sci Technol 2023.

  • Kim, J.; Wang, J.; Ashley, D. C.; Sharma, V. K.; Huang, C. H., Picolinic Acid-Mediated Catalysis of Mn(II) for Peracetic Acid Oxidation Processes: Formation of High-Valent Mn Species. Environ Sci Technol 2023.

  • Wang, J.; Chen, W.; Wang, T.; Reid, E.; Krall, C.; Kim, J.; Zhang, T.; Xie, X.; Huang, C. H., Bacteria and Virus Inactivation: Relative Efficacy and Mechanisms of Peroxyacids and Chlor(am)ine. Environ Sci Technol 2023.

  • Sharma, V. K.; Wang, J.; Feng, M.; Huang, C. H., Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals by Ferrate(VI)-Amino Acid Systems: Enhancement by Proline. J Phys Chem A 2023, 127, (10), 2314-2321.

  • Wang, J.; Kim, J.; Ashley, D. C.; Sharma, V. K.; Huang, C. H., Peracetic Acid Enhances Micropollutant Degradation by Ferrate(VI) through Promotion of Electron Transfer Efficiency. Environ Sci Technol 2022, 56, (16), 11683-11693.

  • Kim, J.; Wang, J.; Ashley, D. C.; Sharma, V. K.; Huang, C. H., Enhanced Degradation of Micropollutants in a Peracetic Acid-Fe(III) System with Picolinic Acid. Environ Sci Technol 2022, 56, (7), 4437-4446.

  • Wei, W.; Huang, Q. S.; Sun, J.; Wang, J.; Wu, S. L.; Ni, B. J., Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics Affect Methane Production from the Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge through Leaching Toxic Bisphenol-A. Environ Sci Technol 2019, 53, (5), 2509-2517.

Selected Presentations

Seminars

  • Evaluation of Peroxyacid and UV/Peroxyacid Disinfection: Pathogen Inactivation, Byproduct Formation, and Co-Removal of Organic Contaminants, Georgia Institute of technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, April 2024.

  • Selective Oxidants for Water Disinfection and Decontamination: High-Valent Iron and Peroxyacids, Tongji University, China, July 2023.

Invited Conference Oral Presentations

  • Employing Multidimensional Bioanalysis to Reveal the Bacterial and Viral Inactivation Mechanisms of Peroxyacids and Chlorine Disinfectants, 3rd European Congress on Chemistry and Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherland (Virtual), June 2024.

  • Disinfection Byproduct Formation in Halide-Containing Water: Comparing Peroxyacids and Conventional Oxidants, ACS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA. August 2023.

Selected Conference Oral Presentations

  • Enhancing the Electron Transfer between High Valent Iron and Orgnaic Contaminants by Peracetic Acid, ACS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, USA. March 2023.

  • Understanding the Pathogen Inactivation by Peroxyacids, ACS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, USA. March 2023.

Selected Conference Poster Presentations

  • Peroxyacid (POA) Disinfection: Byproduct Formation and Pathogen Inactivation Mechanisms, AEESP Lecture Series Poster Session, Clemson, USA. January 2024.
  • Peroxyacid (POA) Disinfection: Byproduct Formation and Pathogen Inactivation Mechanisms, Gordon Research Conference, Boston, USA. August 2023.
  • Comparing Antibiotic Resistance Gene Degradation and Cell Lysis by Multiple UV Advanced Oxidation Processes, Gordon Research Seminar, Boston, USA. August 2023.

Co-Authored Conference Presentations

  • Unveiling the Environmental Significance of Organic Peroxyl Radicals: Quantifying the Reactivity of Acetylperoxyl Radical by Fast Photolysis and Radiolysis Techniques, ACS Annual Meeting, Denver, USA. August 2024. (Presenter: Dr Ching-Hua Huang)
  • Advanced Oxidation with Peroxyacids and Fe(II): Experimental and Computational Evaluation, ACS Annual Meeting, Denver, USA. August 2024. (Presenter: Dr Ching-Hua Huang)
  • Picolinic Acid-Enhanced Fenton-Like Advanced Oxidation Processes, ACS Annual Meeting, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), San Francisco, USA. August 2023. (Presenter: Dr Juhee Kim)
  • Interaction between Metals and Peroxyacids for Advanced Oxidation, ACS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, USA. March 2023. (Presenter: Dr Ching-Hua Huang)
  • Enhanced Degradation of Micropollutants in a Peracetic Acid–Fe(III) System with Picolinic Acid, ACS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, USA. March 2023. (Presenter: Dr Juhee Kim)

Peer-Reviewer

  • Reviewer of Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - Now
  • Reviewer of Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Now
  • Reviewer of ACS EST Water, 2021 - Now
  • Reviewer of PLoS Water 2023 - Now