Assistant Professor of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering 573-341-7503 Fax: 573-341-4729 wangjia@mst.edu

Education

Biography

Honors and Awards 

Publications

In print and in press :

1.  Tang, Y., Guan, X., Su, T., Gao, N., Wang, J., 2008.  Fluoride Adsorption onto Activated Alumina: Modeling the Effects of pH and Some Competing Ions. Colloids Surf., A (Accepted).

2.  Guan, X.H., Su, T., Wang, J., 2008. Quantifying effects of pH and surface loading on arsenic adsorption on NanoActive alumina using a speciation-based model. J. Hazard. Mater. (Accepted).

3.  Su, T., Shu, S., Shi, H., Wang, J., Adams, C., and Witt, E., 2008. Distribution of Toxic Trace Elements in Soil/Sediment in Post-Katrina New Orleans and the Louisiana Delta. Environ. Pollut. (DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.05.016).

4.  Su, T., Guan, X., Gu, G., Wang, J., 2008. Adsorption characteristics of As(V), Se(IV), and V(V) onto activated alumina: effects of pH, surface loading, and ionic strength. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 326, 347-353.

5.  Wang, J., Wang, T., Burken, J.G., Chusuei, C.C., Ban, H., Ladwig, K., Huang, C.P., 2008. Adsorption of Arsenic(V) onto Fly Ash: A Speciation-Based Approach. Chemosphere 72, 381-388.

6.  Guan, X., Wang, J., Chusuei, C., 2008. Removal of arsenic from water using granular ferric hydroxide: macroscopic and microscopic studies. J. Hazard. Mater. 156, 178-185.

7.  Wang, T., Wang, J., Burken, J.G., Ban H., and Ladwig K., 2007. The leaching characteristics of selenium from coal fly ashes. J. Environ. Qual. 36, 1784-1792.

8.  Wang, J., Wang, T., Mallhi, H., Liu, Y., Ban H., and Ladwig, K., 2007. The Role of Ammonia on Mercury Leaching from Coal Fly Ash. Chemosphere 69, 1586-1592.

9.  Wang, J., Huang, C.P., and Allen, H.E., 2007. Effect of pH on Metal Uptake by Anaerobic Sludge. Environ. Eng. Sci. 24 (8), 1095-1104.

10.  Wang, T., Wang, J., Ban, H., and Ladwig, K., 2007. Quantifying the Availability and the Stability of Trace Cationic Elements in Fly Ash. Waste Manage. 27, 1345-1355.

11.  Adams, C., Witt, E., Wang, J., Shaver, D., Summers, D., Filali-Meknassi, Y., Shi, H., Luna, R., Anderson, N., 2007. Chemical Quality of Depositional Sediments and Associated Soils in New Orleans and the Louisiana Peninsula following Hurricane Katrina. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41, 3437-3443.

12.  Wang, J., Ban, H., Teng, X., Wang, H., and Ladwig, K., 2006. Impacts of pH and Ammonia on the Leaching of Cu(II) and Cd(II) from Coal Fly Ash. Chemosphere 64(11), 1892-1898.

13.   Wang, J., Huang, C.P., and Allen, H.E., 2006. Predicting Metals Partitioning in Wastewater Treatment Plant Influents. Water Res. 40(7), 1333 - 1340.

14.   Wang, J., Teng, X., Wang, H., and Ban, H., 2004. Characterizing the Metal Adsorption Capability of a Class F Coal Fly Ash. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(24), 6710 - 6715.

15.   Wang, J., Huang, C.P., and Allen, H.E., 2003. Modeling Heavy Metal Uptake by Sludge Particulates in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Matter. Water Res. 37(20), 4835 - 4842. 

16.  Wang, J., Huang, C.P., and Pirestani, D., 2003. Interactions of Silver with Wastewater Constituents. Water Res. 37(18), 4444 - 4452.

 In review:

17. Su, T., Shu, S., Shi, H., Wang, J., Adams, C., and Witt, E., 2008. Heavy Metal Distribution in   Post-Katrina New Orleans and Louisiana Peninsula. Environ. Pollut. (under revision) .

Advising

   Doctoral Students Advised

Tingzhi Su, Impact of Speciation on Trace Element Leaching, Spring 2009 (expected).

Tian Wang, The Leachability of Arsenic and Selenium in Fly Ash, Fall 2007 (expected).

Master Students Advised

Mike Dandurand, Health Impacts of Nanoparticles in the Presence of Arsenic, Fall 2008 (expected).  

Harmanjit Mallhi, Interactions between Fly Ash, Mercury, Ammonia, and Chloride, December 2006.

Lenin Kasthuri, Leaching of Arsenic and Selenium from Fly Ash in the Simulated Field Systems, Spring 2006.

  Graduate Student Committees

Ph.D. Students: Hua Jiang; Hong Wang; Evelyn Chamberlain

M.S. Students: Rohiniben Patel; Liang Yu; Sushmita Dhakal;  

Teaching

CE 261 Principles of Environmental Engineering and Sciences

CE 265 Water and Wastewater Engineering

CE/ArchE 298 Senior Design                        

CE/EnvE 369 Sanitary Engineering Design