Conferences

Oral presentations

15. Zhou, C.; Petty, B.; Tang, Y.; Xiong, Y. Bench testing of 1,4-dioxane treatment in industrial wastewater by biofiltration, an innovative and inexpensive alternative to advanced oxidation. Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC). Chicago, Illinois, USA. September 2019.

14. McKenna, A.M.; Chen, H.; Li, L.; Li, R.; Tang, Y. Ultrahigh resolution mass spectral characterization of carbon and nitrogen in a landfill leachate pretreated by a submerged anaerobic bioreactor. ACS Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, California, USA. August 2019.

13. Xiong, Y.; Wandell, R.; Locke, B.R.; Tang, Y. Combination of non-thermal plasma and biodegradation to simultaneously remove 1,4-dioxane and trichloroethane. ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA. April, 2019.

12. Wang, B.; Krajmalnik-Brown, R.; Zhou, C.; Luo, Y.; Rittmann, B.R.; Tang, Y. Simulation of intermediate accumulation during trichloroethene dechlorination in a H2-based biofilm. ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition. Orlando, Florida, USA. April 2019.

11. Xiong, Y.; Hubert, A.; Chen, G.; Mason, O.U.; Tang, Y.; Zhou, C. Comparing effects of chemical amendments on dioxane biodegradation. Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, Florida, USA. May 2017.

10. Tang, Y.; Valocchi, A.; Werth, C.; Liu, W.; Sanford, R.; Singh, R.; Nobu, M.; Michelson, K.; Xue, Z. 2014. Biological selenite reduction and biofilm growth in a microfluidic flow cell. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, USA. December 2014.

9. Tang, Y.; Valocchi, A.J. A hybrid model for diffusion, reaction and biofilm growth in porous media. The XX international conference on computational methods in water resources. University of Stuttgart, Germany. June 2014.

8. Ontiveros-Valencia, A.; Kim, B.; Zhao, H.; Tang, Y.; Krajmalnik-Brown, R.; Friese, D.; Overstreet, R.; Smith, J.; Evans, P.; Rittmann, B.E. Chemical, microbiological, and physical structures of H2-based biofilms. 11th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. May 2014.

7. Tang, Y.; Valocchi, A.J.; Werth, C.J.; Sanford, R.; Liu, W.T.; Liu, H. A pore-scale model for biological remediation of groundwater contaminated by uranium. IWA Metals 2013. Shanghai, China. November 2013.

6. Tang, Y.; Valocchi, A.J.; Werth, C.J.; Liu, H. An improved pore-scale biofilm model and comparison with an experiment in a micro-fluidic flow cell. AEESP 50th Anniversary Conference. Golden, Colorado, USA. July 2013.

5. Tang, Y.; Krajmalnik-Brown, R.; Rittmann, B.E. Modeling trichloroethene reduction in a hydrogen-based biofilm. 9th International Conference on Biofilm Reactors. Paris, France. May 2013.

4. Valocchi, A.J.; Werth, C.J.; Tang, Y.; Yoon, H. Modeling and experimental investigations of mixing-controlled geochemical and biological reactions at the pore scale. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, USA. December 2012.

3. Ontiveros-Valencia, A.; Tang, Y.; Rittmann, B.E. Using a membrane biofilm reactor to treat a groundwater containing a high concentration of perchlorate. Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition. Glendale, Arizona, USA. February 2012.

2. Meyer, K.; Tang, Y.; Scott, R.; Swaim, P.; Rittmann, B.E.; McQuarrie, J.; Lee, O. Biological and ion exchange nitrate removal: Performance and sustainability evaluation. WEFIWA (Water Environment FederationInternational Water Association) Biofilm Reactor Technology Conference. Portland, Oregon, USA. August 2010.

1. Meyer, K.; Scott, R.; Rittmann, B.E.; Candelaria, D.; Tang, Y.; Swaim, P.; McQuarrie, J. Pilot testing of nitrate-contaminated water: Ion-exchange vs. biological treatment. Water Quality Technology Conference. Seattle, Washington, USA. November 2009.

Poster presentations

13. Zhang, Z.; Tang, Y. Simultaneous selenate removal, elemental selenium recovery and electricity generation by a biocathode microbial fuel cell. ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA. April 2019.

12. Luo, Y.; Zhou, C.; Tesfamariam, E.G.; Xiong, Y.; Krajmalnik-Brown, R.; Tang, Y.; Rittmann, B.R. Biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane using ethane as the primary substrate in the O2-based membrane biofilm reactor. SERDP and ESTCP Symposium. Washington, District of Columbia, USA. December 2019.

11. Wang, B.; Luo, Y.; Zhou, C.; Krajmalnik-Brown, R.; Rittmann, B.E.; Tang, Y. Modeling synergistic removal of trichloroethene and 1,4-dioxane by two-stage membrane biofilm reactors. SERDP & ESTCP Symposium. Washington, District of Columbia, USA. November 2018.

10. Luo, Y.; Zhou, C.; Wang, B.; Krajmalnik-Brown, R.; Tang, Y.; Rittmann, B.E. Simultaneous removal of trichloroethane, trichloroethene, and 1,4-dioxane by a novel synergistic platform. SERDP & ESTCP Symposium. Washington, District of Columbia, USA. November 2018.

9. Zhou, C.; Xiong, Y.; Tang, Y.; Dworatzek, S. 1,4-Dioxane biodegradation at low concentrations. Battelle Chlorinated Conference. Palm Springs, California, USA. April 2018.

8. Xiong, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Wandell, R.J.; Wang, H.; Locke, B.R.; Tang, Y. Removal of 1,4-Dioxane via synergism between non-thermal plasma and aerobic biodegradation. Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, Florida, USA. May 2017.

7. Xiong, Y.; Zhou, C.; Chen, G.; Tang, Y. 2017. The effects of short-chain alkanes on 1,4-dioxane biodegradation. AEESP Research and Education Conference. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. June 2017.

6. Tang, Y. A new framework to model biofilms attached to reactive surfaces. 2015 AEESP Research and Education Conference. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. June 2015.

5: Laleian, A.; Valocchi, A.; Werth, C.; Tang, Y. A hybrid pore-scale and continuum-scale model for biofilm growth in porous media. 7th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting. Padova, Italy. May 2015.

4. Valocchi, A.J.; Werth, C.J.; Sanford, R.; Liu, W.T.; Nakshatrala, K.; Tang Y.; Michelson, K.; Nobu, M.; Berns, E. Microbiological-enhanced mixing across scales during in-situ bioreduction of metals and radionuclides at Department of Energy Sites. 2014 TES SBR PI Meeting. Potomac, Maryland USA. May 2014.

3. Valocchi, A.J.; Tang, Y.; Liu, H.; Yoon, H. Pore-scale modelling and experimental investigations of mixing-controlled geochemical and biological reactions. 2013 SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences. Padua, Italy. June 2013.

2. Rittmann, B.E.; Ontiveros-Valencia1, A.; Zhao, H.P.; Tang, Y.; Kim, B; Krajmalni-Brown, R.; Friese, D.; Overstreet, R.; Smith, J.; Evans, P. Controlling the reduction of multiple electron acceptors in the H2-based membrane biofilm reactor. The 10th IWA Leading Edge Technology Conference on Water and Waste Water Technologies. Bordeaux, France. June 2013.

1. Tang, Y.; Ziv-El, M.; Zhou, C.; Shin, J.H.; Ahn, C.H.; Meyer, K.; Candelaria, D.; Friese, D.; Overstreet, R.; Scott, R.; Rittmann, B.E. Bio-reduction of nitrate in groundwater using a pilot-scale hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. 5th IWA Specialized Membrane Technology Conference for Water and Wastewater Treatment. Beijing, China. September 2009.