Faculty

4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Peng Wang

Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, 2008

MESM in Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, 2004

M.S. in in Environmental Geography, Sun Yat-Sen University, China, 2002

B.S. in Environmental Science, Nanjing University, China, 1997

Development of novel, highly efficient, and new-generation nanomaterials for environmental decontamination, such as water treatment by adsorption (e.g., highly selective adsorbents based on molecular imprinting, core-shell structured nanomaterials, functionalized mesoporous carbon/silica-based materials) or by catalysis (e.g., highly efficient bimetallic catalysts and photocatalyst, finding solutions to noble metal catalyst poisoning).
Lab-on-a-chip sensor development based on microfluidics for fast water contaminant analysis by fluorescent, colorimetric, or electrochemical detection.
Nanotechnology for enhanced oil recovery

Wang, P., Keller, A.A. "Natural and engineered nano and colloidal transport: role of zeta potential in prediction of particle deposition", Langmuir, 25, 6856-6862, 2009.
Wang, P., Shi, Q.H., Shi, Y.F., Clark, K.K., Stucky, D.G., Keller, A.A. "Magnetic permanently confined micelle arrays for treating hydrophobic organic compound contamination, Journal of the American Chemical Society", 131, 182-188, 2009.
Wang, P., Lo, I.M.C. "Synthesis of magnetic mesoporous ?-Fe2O3 and its application to chromate removal from contaminated water", Water Research, 43, 3727-3734, 2009.
Wang, P., Keller, A.A. "Sorption and desorption of atrazine and diuron onto water dispersible soil primary size fractions", Water Research, 43, 1448-1456, 2009.
Wang, P., Keller, A.A. "Partitioning of hydrophobic pesticides within a soil-water-anionic surfactant system", Water Research, 43, 706-71, 2009.