Meng Wang
Assistant Professor of Environmental Systems Engineering

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120 Hosler
University Park, PA - mxw1118@psu.edu
- 814-863-6388
Most Recent Publications
A laboratory study of coal-to-gas bioconversion through bio-seeding sludge in the primary coal substrate
Elham Rahimi, Shimin Liu, Meng Wang, 2024, Energy
Exploring the glycoprotein washing fluid-assisted cleanup for the restoration of oil-contaminated shorelines with environmental integrity
Jiyao Sui, Rengyu Yue, Huifang Bi, Haiyan Fu, Aili Yang, Meng Wang, Chunjiang An, 2024, Science of the Total Environment
Insight into the impact of air flow rate on algal-bacterial granules: Reactor performance, hydrodynamics by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and microbial community analysis
Tengge Zhang, Waleed M.M. El-Sayed, Jie Zhang, Leiyu He, Mary Ann Bruns, Meng Wang, 2024, Chemical Engineering Journal
Sustainability Science and Technology in 2024 and beyond: equitable publishing aligned with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
Jonas Baltrusaitis, Bhavik Bakshi, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Christopher Chuck, Marc-Olivier Coppens, Jacqueline Edge, Gavin Harper, Benjamin Hsiao, Hao Li, Mark Wright, Michael McLaughlin, Arpita Nandy, Shu-Yuan Pan, Zhe Qiang, Caue Ribeiro, Małgorzata Swadźba-Kwaśny, Meng Wang, Yizhi Xiang, Lizhi Zhang, 2024, Sustainability Science and Technology on p. 010201
Fast development of purple nonsulfur bacteria (PNSB) in a bubble column photobioreactor: Influence of carbon source and dissolved O<sub>2</sub> availability on wastewater treatment performance
Tengge Zhang, Guillermo Quijano, Meng Wang, 2024, Journal of Water Process Engineering
Implied threats of the Red Sea crisis to global maritime transport: amplified carbon emissions and possible carbon pricing dysfunction
He Peng, Meng Wang, Chunjiang An, 2024, Environmental Research Letters
Deciphering the Interplay of Sludge Age and Aeration on Reactor Performance and Microbial Dynamics in High-Rate Contact Stabilization
Leiyu He, Bing Guo, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck, Meng Wang, 2024, ACS ES and T Engineering on p. 851-860
Investigation of methane-rich gas production from the co-bioconversion of coal and anaerobic digestion sludge
Elham Rahimi, Shimin Liu, Meng Wang, 2024, Fuel
Wastewater treatment potential, light penetration profile and biomass settling performance of a photo-sequencing batch reactor
Alfonso García, Edgardo Valenzuela, Alejandro Vargas, Ignacio de Godos, Raúl Muñoz, Meng Wang, Miguel Vital-Jácome, Guillermo Quijano, 2023, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology on p. 346--356
Hybrid ion exchange and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review of process applications and mathematical modeling
Tengge Zhang, Karl Payne, Jie Zhang, Prakash Purswani, Zuleima Karpyn, Meng Wang, 2023, Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology
Most-Cited Papers
A novel shortcut nitrogen removal process using an algal-bacterial consortium in a photo-sequencing batch reactor (PSBR)
Meng Wang, Han Yang, Sarina J. Ergas, Peter van der Steen, 2015, Water Research on p. 38-48
Investigation of anaerobic digestion of Chlorella sp. and Micractinium sp. grown in high-nitrogen wastewater and their co-digestion with waste activated sludge
Meng Wang, Chul Park, 2015, Biomass and Bioenergy on p. 30-37
Comparative environmental and economic life cycle assessment of high solids anaerobic co-digestion for biosolids and organic waste management
Eunyoung Lee, Deborah Stolte Bezerra Lisboa Oliveira, Luiza Stolte Bezerra Lisboa Oliveira, Eduardo Jimenez, Youngwoon Kim, Meng Wang, Sarina J. Ergas, Qiong Zhang, 2020, Water Research
Biogas production from high solids anaerobic co-digestion of food waste, yard waste and waste activated sludge
Eunyoung Lee, Paula Bittencourt, Lensey Casimir, Eduardo Jimenez, Meng Wang, Qiong Zhang, Sarina J. Ergas, 2019, Waste Management on p. 432-439
Advances in algal-prokaryotic wastewater treatment: A review of nitrogen transformations, reactor configurations and molecular tools
Meng Wang, Ryan Keeley, Nadezhda Zalivina, Trina Halfhide, Kathleen Scott, Qiong Zhang, Peter van der Steen, Sarina J. Ergas, 2018, Journal of Environmental Management on p. 845-857
Thermal pretreatment of microalgae for biomethane production: experimental studies, kinetics and energy analysis
Meng Wang, Eunyoung Lee, Merrill P. Dilbeck, Matthew Liebelt, Qiong Zhang, Sarina J. Ergas, 2017, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology on p. 399-407
Biological Nitrogen Removal in a Photosequencing Batch Reactor with an Algal-Nitrifying Bacterial Consortium and Anammox Granules
Nathan D. Manser, Meng Wang, Sarina J. Ergas, James R. Mihelcic, Arnold Mulder, Jack Van De Vossenberg, Jules B. Van Lier, Peter Van Der Steen, 2016, Environmental Science and Technology Letters on p. 175-179
A review of biomass immobilization in anammox and partial nitrification/anammox systems: Advances, issues, and future perspectives
Jinxing Wang, Jidong Liang, Dingying Ning, Tengge Zhang, Meng Wang, 2022, Science of the Total Environment
Hybrid algal photosynthesis and ion exchange (HAPIX) process for high ammonium strength wastewater treatment
Meng Wang, Karl A. Payne, Shuang Tong, Sarina J. Ergas, 2018, Water Research on p. 65-74
Anaerobic Co-digestion of Swine Manure and Microalgae Chlorella sp.: Experimental Studies and Energy Analysis
Meng Wang, Eunyoung Lee, Qiong Zhang, Sarina J. Ergas, 2016, Bioenergy Research on p. 1204-1215
News Articles Featuring Meng Wang
Sep 13, 2022
Microbiome Center announces inaugural Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellows
The Penn State Microbiome Center has named six recipients for its inaugural Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowships (IIF) program, which aims to promote collaborative training opportunities for center members.
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Jul 18, 2022
Water community introduces new council members, director of research
The emerging Penn State Water Consortium announced personnel updates to the Penn State Water Council and the addition of a director of research.
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