Join iSEE Levenick Resident Scholar ⁦‪@TC_Chakraborty⁩ of ⁦‪@PNNLab⁩ for a Nov. 22 workshop outlining the need for cloud-based tools for state-of-the-art geospatial processing and satellite remote sensing, using Google’s Earth Engine platform.

The event will be limited to the first 36 sign ups - please only register if you intend to attend. Registration

For many decades AI has come with really high expectations and has often failed to deliver, also in the water sector. With the advent of the Googles of this earth, AI has made big inroads in our lives. It turns out that the wastewater field is now ready for this digital revolution too. Based on full-scale data, digital twins based on machine learning (and mechanistic models as the rebar for strength in hybrid models) are being readied for use in operational support (and even as part of real-time control systems). The contribution will present some of the recent successes in the US, Canada, and France and will discuss the key factors of success. Flyer

Speaker: Professor Peter Vanrolleghem, Universite Laval, Quebec City, Quebec

The poster Ganesh presented was one of 10 posters (out of 300) that won the Student poster competition.

Big Congratulations for Ganesh -- Well Done!

REMINDER: Environmental Engineering & Science qualifying exam applications are due no later than November 15. Please stop by 3230 if you have any questions.  Application

Dear All,

I am thrilled to introduce our new colleague, Dr. Ran Mei, who has just joined us as an assistant professor in the Environmental Engineering & Science program within the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UIUC.

Dr. Mei comes from Shanxi Province, China, where the severe coal-related pollution in his hometown inspired him to pursue environmental studies. He studied bioremediation of contaminated soil at Peking University (B.S., 2009-2013) and furthered his expertise in the biological treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater through his M.S. and Ph.D. in the EE&S program at UIUC (2013-2020). His postdoctoral research in Japan (2021-2024) allowed him to investigate diverse environments, including marine sediments, while exploring new areas such as microbial evolution.

Now back in the EE&S program as a faculty member, Dr. Mei is eager to bring innovative ideas and technologies to our program. He looks forward to collaborating with our talented students and outstanding scholars to advance the field.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Ran Mei!

For more information, you can visit his homepage: Ran Mei's Homepage.

Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal, Ph.D.
Ivan Racheff Professor and Area Chair of Environmental Engineering and Science
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar
Affiliate, Institute for Genomic Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | The Grainger College of Engineering