- Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Professor, Chemistry
Research Interests
- Environmental Geochemistry; Contaminant Hydrology; Environmental Remediation
Education
- Ph.D., Geological Engineering, University of Utah (2000)
- M.S. in Earth Science, Montana Tech (1997)
- B.S. in Geochemistry, University of Science and Technology, China (1995)
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Affiliated Campus(es)
- The City College of New York
Pengfei Zhang joined CUNY City College in 2003.
Dr. Zhang's research centers on the occurrence, fate, and transport of pollutants in the environment, and the remediation of contaminated soil and water. He has authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles with over 570 total citations.
Selected Publications
- Chen, C., J. Li, S. DeVries, P. Zhang, X. Li, 2015, Transport of antibiotic resistance plasmids in porous media, Vadose Zone J. 14(3), doi:10.2136/vzj2014.06.0068.
- Nielsen, L., P. Zhang, and T. J. Bandosz, 2015, Adsorption of carbamazepine on sludge/fish waste derived adsorbents: Effect of surface chemistry and texture, Chem. Eng. J., 267, 170-181.
- Chen, C, J. Lia, P. Chen, R. Ding, P. Zhang, and X. Li, 2014, Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistances in soils from wastewater irrigation areas in Beijing and Tianjin, China, Environ. Poll. 193, 94-101.
- Yu, J, Z.Q. Xie, H. Kang, Z. Li, C. Sun, L. Bian, and P. Zhang, 2014, High variability of atmospheric mercury in the summertime boundary layer through the central Arctic Ocean. Sci. Rep. (by Nature Publishing Group), 4: 6091, DOI: 10.1038/srep06091.
- Wallace, R., M. Seredych, P. Zhang, and T. J. Bandosz, 2014. Municipal waste conversion to hydrogen sulfide adsorbents: Investigation of the synergistic effects of sewage sludge/fish waste mixture. Chem. Eng. J. 237(1), 88-94.
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Affiliated Campus(es)
- The City College of New York