Over the past semester, the faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have made significant contributions in research, secured new grants, and continued their commitment to student success. Their work in areas like sustainable infrastructure and water resource management reflects their ongoing dedication to advancing the field and supporting the next generation of engineers.

Publications

Dulaney, W., Anderson, M.C., Gao, F., Stern, A.J., Moglen, G.E., Meyers, G., Daughtry, C.S.T., White, W.A., Akumaga, U., and Showalter, J. (2024). “Development of a gridded yield data archive for farm management and research at the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.” Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20474

Khanal, N., Brazell, L. R., Juel, M. a. I., Gibas, C., Schlueter, J., & Munir, M. (2024). Investigation of SARS-COV-2 contamination of indoor air and highly touched surfaces On-Campus buildings. Applied Microbiology, 4(3), 1384–1395. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol4030095

Lee, S., Kim, D., McCarty, G.W., Anderson, M., Gao, F., Lei, F., Moglen, G.E., Zhang, X., Yen, H., Qi, J., Crow, W., Yeo, I.-Y., and Sun, L., (2024). “Spatial calibration and uncertainty reduction of the SWAT model using multiple remotely sensed data.” Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30923

Liu, B., Chen, J., You, Y., Sun, M. “Cyclic removal and destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from water using ion exchange, resin regeneration, and UV/sulfite reduction”. Water Research. 2025, 272, 122915

Liu, B., Liu, Y., Sun, M. “Remove legacy perfluoroalkyl acids and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl ether acids by single-use and regenerable anion exchange resins: Rapid small-scale column tests and model fits”. Water Research. 2024, 257, 121661

X. Zhang, Wang, Y., Lee, S., Liang, K., McCarty, G.W., Alfieri, J.G., Moglen, G.E., Hively, W.D., Myers, D.T., Oviedo-Vargas, D., Nguyeng, Hinson, A.L., Du, L., Romeiko, X.X., (2024). “Synergistic water quality and soil organic carbon sequestration benefits of winter cover crops.” Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123104

Presentations

2024 Wastewater Disease Surveillance Summit, Atlanta, GA. Evaluating Extraction Principles for Increased Viral RNA Output. 8-12-2024 – Nita Khanal, Mariya Munir

(Best poster award)17th American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr) conference, Charlotte, NC. ‘Evaluating Extraction Principles for Increased Viral RNA Output’.  8-10-2024 – Nita Khanal, Mariya Munir

(First place in the Engineering track, poster presentation) Graduate Research Symposium, UNC-Charlotte. ‘Evaluating Extraction Principles for Increased Viral RNA Output’; 03-22-2024. – Nita Khanal, Mariya Munir

26th NC WRRI Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC. ‘Enhancing SARS-CoV-2 RNA Recovery from Wastewater Samples: Evaluating Extraction Principles for Increased Viral RNA Output’; 03-20-2024 – Nita Khanal, Mariya Munir

Khalid, M., Munir. M. (Dec. 2024). Enhancing the Sustainability of Stormwater Runoff Treatment Using Modified Biochar for Contaminant Removal, International Conference on Sustainable Development in Air and Waste Management, India (Invited talk).

Khalid, M., Munir. M. (Nov. 2024). Biochar a sustainable and cost-effective amendment to fine-grained soils to treat stormwater runoff. One water conference, Raleigh, NC (Poster presentation).

Khalid, M., Munir. M. (May, 2024). Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Aqueous Environment Using Biochar, Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society, Columbus, Ohio.

Khalid, M., Boayue, J.R., Munir. M. (April. 2024). Biochar – A Sustainable, Multi-Beneficial and Cost-Effective Media to Treat the Stormwater Runoff, Soil Science Society, Raleigh, NC (Invited talk).

Khalid, M., Boayue, J.R., Munir. M. (March 2024). Biochar a sustainable solution to treat stormwater runoff (poster presentation at Clemson University).

Khalid, M., Boayue, J.R., Munir. M. (Jan. 2024). Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Aqueous Environment Using Biochar, Society of Lake Management Professionals, Tucson, Arizona (First place).

Awards

Dr. Wei (David) Fan was ranked among the top 2% of the most-cited scientists worldwide in both “Single year 2023” and “Career” categories in the field of “Economics and Business” -> “Logistics and Transportation” (1st subfield) and “Civil Engineering” (2nd subfield). The prestigious ranking, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, highlights significant contributions to research across various fields. Learn more about “Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist Rankings 2024” which was just released at this website: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7