CV

Gang Chen

 

Education

Ph. D. Civil/Environmental Engineering, 2002, University of Oklahoma

M. E. Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 1998, Cornell University

M. S. Environmental Engineering, 1994, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

B. S. Environmental Engineering, 1991, Qingdao Institute of Architecture and Engineering, China

 

Professional Experience

Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University, 2017 to Present

Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University, 2011 to 2017

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University, 2005 to 2011

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Multiphase Environmental Research, Washington State University, 2002 to 2005

Environmental Engineer, Qingdao Haifa, Inc., Qingdao, China, 1994 to 1996

 

Honors and Awards

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Research Award, 2016, 2008

Heilongjiang Science and Technology Awards, 1994

Heilongjiang Construction Committee Science and Technology Awards, 1993, 1994

 

Teaching Experience

ENV4001 Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

ENV4341 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

ENV4031/5030 Applied Environmental Engineering Microbiology, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

ENV5101 Air Quality Control, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

ENV4500/5504 Environmental Engineering Unit Processes, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

CWR4120 Groundwater Hydrology, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

ENV4053/5505 Chemical Fate and Transport, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

EES 3040 Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

ENV4561/5565 Design of Water Quality Management Facilities, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

 

Professional Activities

Reviewer for: Environmental Science and Technology, Langmuir, Biotechnology Progress, the Vadose Zone Journal, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Journal of Environmental Quality, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Letters in Applied Microbiology, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Journal of Hydrology, Plant and Soil, the Biochemical Engineering Journal, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Water Research, and Chemical Engineering Communications

 

Research Interests

My principal research interest is in the area of watershed management, land use change and climate change, water flow and physicochemical reactions in the porous media, nutrient cycling, and landfill leachate management. My research is focused on watershed modeling, hydrologic and water flow modeling, fate and transport of non-point source agricultural pollutants, system design and integrated approaches of workable and cost-effective solutions.

 

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

149. Liu, S., Li, F., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Tian, C., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Cheng, H., Chen, G., and Li, X., 2023, Soil quality improvement with increasing reclamation years in Yellow River Delta, Agronomy, 13, 2576.

148. Yue, Z., Zhao, L., Yu, G., Chen, Z., Shi, P., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Tian, C., Zhao, F., Leng, P., Li, Z., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2023, Seasonal Variations and Driving Mechanisms of CO2 Fluxes over a Winter-wheat and Summer-maize Rotation Cropland in the North China Plain, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 342, 109699.

147. Wu, Y., Li, S. and Chen, G., 2023, Hydrogels as water and nutrient reservoirs in agricultural soil: A comprehensive review of classification, performance, and economic advantages, Environment, Development and Sustainability, accepted.

146. Lin, Q., Li, R., Wu, Y., Ibeanusi, V. and Chen, G., 2023, Spatial distribution and assembly processes of bacterial communities in northern Florida freshwater springs, Environmental Research, 235, 116584.

145. Makhtoumi, Y., Abbasi, A., Seyedmakhtoom, B., Ibeanusi, V. and Chen, G., 2023, Evaluating soil loss under land use management and extreme rainfall, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 256, 104181.

144. Wu, Y., Song, S., Li, F., Cui, H., Wang, R., Yang, S., Li, Z. and Chen, G., 2023, Multimedia fate of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in a water-scarce city by coupling fugacity model and HYDRUS-1D model, Science of the Total Environment, 881, 163331.

143. Measho, S., Li, F., Chen, G. and Hirwa, H., 2023, Characterizing cropland patterns across North-East Africa using time series vegetation indices, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 128, e2022JG007075.

142. Shu, W., Li, F., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Qiao, Y., Audet, J. and Chen, G., 2023, Pollution caused by mining reshaped the structure and function of bacterial communities in China largest ion-adsorption rare earth mine watershed, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 451, 131221.

141. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Li, F., Li, Z., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Yue, Z., Tian, C., Leng, P., Cheng, H. and Chen, G., 2023, Soil CO2 emission reduction with no-tillage and medium nitrogen fertilizer applications in semi-humid maize cropland in North China Plain, European Journal of Agronomy, 147, 126838.

140. Hirwa, H., Li, F., Measho, S., Chen, G., Muhirwa, F., Zhang, Q., Kayiranga, A., Qiao, Y., Leng, P., Tian, C., Yang, G., Wang, S., Isimbi, C., Izerimana, E., Yu., P. and Niyonzima, T., 2023, Understanding grain virtual water flux dynamics and drivers from a socio-ecohydrological perspective: A case study of landlocked developing countries of Africa, Journal of Cleaner Production, 413, 137555.

139. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Liu, S., Tian, C., Qiao, Y., Cheng, H., Chen, G., Tang, Q., Li, F., 2023, Influence of hydrogeological and geochemical parameters on N2O in the groundwater in the irrigation area of lower reaches of Yellow River, Journal of Hydrology, 620, 129508.

138. Zhao, X., Bhagia, S., Gomez-Maldonado, D., Tang, X., Wasti, S., Lu, S., Zhang, S., Parit, M., Rencheck, M., Korey, M., Jiang, H., Zhu, J., Meng, X., Lamm, M.E., Copenhaver, K., Peresin, M.S., Wang, L., Tekinalp, H., Yang, G., Kumar, V., Chen, G., Nawaz, K., Chen, X.C., Vaidya, U., Ragauskas, A.J., Webb, E., Gardner, D.J., He, P., He, X., Li, K. and Ozcan, S., 2023, Bioinspired design of nanocellulose-based materials, Materials Today, 66, 409-430, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2023.04.010.

137. Yue, Z., Li, Z., Yu, G., Chen, Z., Shi, P., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Tian, C., Zhao, F., Leng, P., Li, Z., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2023, Climate controls over phenology and amplitude of net ecosystem productivity in a wheat-maize rotation system in the North China Plain, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 333, 109411.

136. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Yue, Z., Tian, C., Leng, P., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2023, Different responses of agroecosystem greenhouse gas emissions to tillage practices in a Chinese wheat maize cropping system, Carbon Research, 2, 7, doi: 10.1007/s44246-023-00042-8.

135. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Yue, Z., Tian, C., Leng, P., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2023, Responses of soil greenhouse gas emissions to no-tillage: A global meta-analysis, Sustainable Production and Consumption, 36, 2352.

134. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Yue, Z., Tian, C., Leng, P., Cheng, H., Chen, G., and Li, F., 2023, Responses of soil CO2 emissions to tillage practices in a wheat‒maize cropping system: A 4-year field study, Field Crops Research, 294, 108832.

133. Yang, S., Song, S., Li, F., Yu, G., He, G., Cui, H., Wang, R., Sun, B., Du, D., Chen, G. and Hirwa, H., 2023, Evaluating farmland ecosystem resilience and its obstacle factors in Ethiopia, Ecological Indicator, 146, 109900.

132. Liu, S., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Tian, C., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Cheng, H., Chen, G., Li, X. and Li, F., 2023, Soil salinity weakening and soil quality enhancement after long-term reclamation of different croplands in the Yellow River Delta, Sustainability, 15, 1173.

131. Khasanov, S., Kulmatov, R., Li, F., van Amstel, A., Bartholomeus, H., Aslanov, I., Sultonov, K., Kholov, N., Liu, H. and Chen, G., 2023, Impact assessment of soil salinity on crop production in Uzbekistan and its global significance, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 342, 108262.

130. Afroz, M., Chen, G., and Anandhi, A., 2023, Drought and heatwave associated compound extremes: A review of hotspots, variables, parameters, drivers, impacts, and analysis frameworks, Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, 914437.

129. Hubert, H., Li, F., Qiao, Y., Measho, S., Fabien, M., Tian, C., Leng, P., Ingabire, R., Itangishaka, C.A., Chen, G. and Turyasingura, B., 2022, Climate change drylands food security nexus in Africa: From the perspective of technical advances, challenges, and opportunities, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 1-17.

128. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Tian, C., Zhu, N., Leng, P., Yue, Z., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2022, Effects of straw mulching and nitrogen application rates on crop yields, fertilizer use efficiency, and greenhouse gas emissions of summer maize, Science of the Total Environment, 847, 157681.

127. Measho, S., Li, F., Petri, P., Tian, C., Hubert, H., Xu, N., Qiao, Y., Khasanov, S. and Kulmatov, R. and Chen, G., 2022, Soil salinity variations and associated implications for agriculture and land resources development using remote sensing datasets in Central Asia, Remote Sensing, 14, 2501.

126. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Li, Z., Tian, C., Zhu, N., Leng, P., Yue, Z., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2022, Trade-offs between high yields and soil CO2 emissions in semi-humid maize cropland in northern China, Soil Tillage Research, 221, 105412.

125. Qi, L., Li, R., Wu, Y., Lin, X. and Chen, G., 2022, Effect of solution chemistry on the transport of short-chain and long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) in saturated porous media, Chemosphere, 303, 135160.

124. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Li, Z., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Tian, C., Zhu, N., Leng, P., Yue, Z., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2022, Effects of no-tillage on greenhouse gas emissions in maize fields in a semi-humid temperate climate region, Environmental Pollution, 309, 119747.

123. Xiong, Y., Wang, B., Zhou, C., Chen, H., Chen, G. and Tang, Y., 2022, Determination of growth kinetics of microorganisms linked with 1,4-dioxane degradation in a consortium based on two improved methods, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 16, 62.

122. Muhammed, K., Anandhi, A. and Chen, G., 2022, Comparing methods for estimating habitat suitability, Land, 11, 1754.

121. Wu, Y., Clark, C., Lin, C. and Chen, G., 2022, Neutrally charged nanosilver antimicrobial effects: a surface thermodynamic perspective, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 212, 112390.

120. Zhang Q., Shu, W., Li, F., Li, M., Zhou, J., Tian, C., Liu, S., Ren, F. and Chen, G., 2022, Nitrate source apportionment and risk assessment: a study in the largest ion-adsorption rare earth mine in China, Environmental Pollution, 302, 119052.

119. Hirw, H., Zhang, Q., Li, F., Qiao, Y., Measho, S., Muhirwa, F., Xu, N., Tian, C., Cheng, H., Chen, G., Ngwijabagabo, H., Turyasingura, B. and Itangishaka, A.C., 2022, Water accounting and productivity analysis to improve water savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From accountability to sustainability, Agronomy, 12, 818.

118. Hirwa, H., Peng, Y., Zhang, Q., Qiao, Y., Leng, P., Tian, C., Yang, G., Muhirw, F., Diopf, S., Kayirang, A., Li, F. and Chen, G., 2022, Virtual water transfers in Africa: Assessing topical condition of water scarcity, water savings, and policy implications, Science of the Total Environment, 835, 155343.

117. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Qiao, Y., Du, K., Li, Z., Tian, C., Zhu, N., Leng, P., Yue, Z., Cheng, H., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2022, Evaluation of no-tillage impacts on soil respiration by 13C-isotopic signature in North China Plain, Science of the Total Environment, 824, 153852.

116. Wu, Y., Qi., L., Wang, Y., Medley, P., Drake, J., Vernon, J., Ibeanusi, V. and Chen, G., 2022, Assess long-term As, Pb and Cr contamination and uptake by Eriocaulon decangulare in the Apalachicola National Forest, Science of the Total Environment, 838, 156040.

115. Wu, Y., Qi, L. and Chen, G., 2022, A mechanical investigation of perfluorooctane acid adsorption by engineered biochar, Journal of Cleaner Production, 340, 130742.

114. Muhammed, K., Anandhi, A., Chen, G. and Poole, K., 2021, Define-Investigate-Estimate-Map (DIEM) framework for modeling habitat threats, Sustainability, 113, 11259.

113. Wu, Y., Wang, Y., Qi., L., Ling, X., Medley, P., Drake, J., Vernon, J., Ibeanusi, V. and Chen, G., 2021, Water quality deterioration near culverts within the Apalachicola National Forest, Environmental Earth Sciences, 80, 786.

112. Li, Z., Zhang, Q., Qiao, Y., Leng, P., Zhang, Q., Du, K., Tian, C., Li, X., Chen, G. and Li, F., 2021, Influence of the shallow groundwater table on the groundwater N2O and direct N2O emissions in the North China Plain, Science of the Total Environment, 799, 149495.

111. Cheng, H., Zhang, R. and Chen, G., 2021, Sorption of four s-triazine herbicides on natural zeolite and clay mineral materials with microporosity, Fundamental Research, 1, 285.

110. Li, R., Wei, C., Afroz, M., Lv, J. and Chen, G., 2021, A GIS-based framework for local agricultural decision-making and regional crop yield simulation, Agricultural Systems, 193, 103213.

109. Afroz, M., Li, R., Chen, G. and Anandhi, A., 2021, Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in a data-scarce region using a scenario-based modeling approach: A case study in southeastern USA, Agronomy, 11, 1323.

108. Crandall, C., Ibeanusi, V., Jagoe, C., Drake, J., Medley, P. and Chen, G., 2020, Review of ecohydrologic restoration studies Framework, tools, considerations and effects, International Journal of Energy Water Food Nexus, 2, 7-11.

107. Li, R., Li, L., Zhang, Z., Chen, G. and Tang, Y., 2021, Limiting factors of heavy metals removal during anaerobic biological pretreatment of municipal solid waste landfill leachate, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416, 126081.

106. Li, R., Qi, L., Ibeanusi, V., Badisa, V., Brooks, S. and Chen, G., 2021, Reduction and bacterial adsorption of dissolved mercuric ion by indigenous bacteria at the Oak Ridge Reservation site, Chemosphere, 280, 130629.

105. Brickler, C., Wu, Y., Li, S., Anandhi, A. and Chen, G., 2021, Comparing physicochemical properties and sorption behaviors of pyrolysis-derived and microwave-mediated biochar, Sustainability, 13, 2359, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042359.

104. Wu, Y., Li, S. and Chen, G., 2021, Phytoremediation of contaminants of emerging concern from soil with industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.): A review, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23, 14405-14435.

103. Wu, Y., Li, S. and Chen, G., 2021, Impacts of mechanical and chemical factors on the water-holding capacity of polyacrylamide in sand: Models and mechanisms, Soil Research, 59, 501-510. DOI:10.1071/SR20200.

102. Afroz, M., Li, R., Muhammed, K., Aavudai, A. and Chen, G., 2020, Best management practices for sustaining agricultural production at Choctawhatchee Watershed in Alabama, U.S. in response to climate change, Air, Soil and Water Research, Air, Soil and Water Research 14, 117862212199178.

101. Wu, Y., Brickler, C., Li, S. and Chen, G., 2021, Synthesis of microwave-mediated biochar-hydrogel composites for enhanced water absorbency and nitrogen release, Polymer Testing, 93, 106996.

100. Makhtoumi, Y., Li, S., Ibeanusi, V. and Chen, G., 2020, Evaluating water balance variables under land use and climate projections in the Upper Choctawhatchee River Watershed, US., Water, 12, 2205.

99. Wu, Y., Li, S., Chen, G., 2020, Impact of humic acids on phosphorus retention and transport. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 20, 2431-2439.

98. Wu, Y., Wang, B. and Chen, G., 2020, Sustainable landfill leachate treatment, Waste Management and Research, 38, 1093-1100.

97. Xiong, Y., Mason, O. U., Lowe, A., Zhang, Z., Zhou, C., Chen, G., Villalonga, M. J., and Tang, Y., 2020, Investigating promising substrates for promoting 1,4-dioxane biodegradation: effects of ethane and tetrahydrofuran on microbial consortia. Biodegradation, 31, 171-182.

96. Pagan, J., Pryor, M., Deepa, R., Grace, J. III, Mbuya, O., Taylor, R., Dickson, J., Ibeanusi, V., Chauhan, A., Chen, G. and Anandhi, A., 2020, Sustainable development tool using Meta-analysis and DPSIR framework Application to Savannah River Basin, U.S., Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 56, 6, 1059-1082.

95. Li, R., Li, L., Zhang, Z., Chen, H., McKenna, A. M., Chen, G. and Tang, Y., 2020, Speciation and conversion of carbon and nitrogen in young landfill leachate during anaerobic biological pretreatment, Waste Management, 106, 88-98.

94. Hu, Y., He, K., Sun, Z., Chen, G., Cheng, H., 2020, Quantitative source apportionment of heavy metal(loid)s in the agricultural soils of an industrializing region and associated model uncertainty, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 391, 122244.

93. Li, S. and Chen, G., 2019, Agricultural waste-derived superabsorbent hydrogels: Preparation, performance and socioeconomic impacts. Journal of Cleaner Production, 251,119669.

92. Chen, G., 2019, Agricultural land use change options and climate change, Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research, 7, 1020-1022, https://doi.org/10.32474/ciacr.2019.07.000271.

91. Li, R., Wei, C. Cheng, H. and Chen, G., 2019, Adhesion of Colloids and Bacteria in Porous Media: A Critical Review, Reviews of Adhesion and Adhesives, 7, 417-459.

90. Li, S., Li, R., Tang, Y. and Chen, G., 2019, Microwave-induced heavy metal removal from dewatered biosolids for cost-effective composting. Journal of Cleaner Production, 241, 118342.

89. Li, R., Zhang, Z., Li, S., Tang, Y., Wei, C. and Chen, G., 2019, Cadmium-bacteria complexation and subsequent bacteria-facilitated cadmium transport in saturated porous media. Journal of Environmental Quality, 48, 1524-1533.

88. Li, S. and Chen, G., 2020, Effectiveness of dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor in biochar-amended soil, Pedosphere, 30, 352-262.

87. Li, S. and Chen, G., 2019, Contemporary strategies for enhancing nitrogen retention and mitigating nitrous oxide emission in agricultural soils: Present and future, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22, 2703-2741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-019-00327-2.

86. Li, R., Ibeanusi, V., Hoyle-Gardner, J., Crandall, C., Jagoe, C., Seaman, J., Anandhi, A., and Chen, G., 2019, Bacterial-facilitated uranium transport in the presence of phytate at Savannah River Site, Chemosphere, 223, 351-357.

85. Li, S., Chen, G. and Anandhi, A., 2018, Applications of emerging bioelectrochemical technologies in agricultural systems: A current review, Energies, 11, 2951.

84. Li, S. and Chen, G., 2018, Using hydrogel-biochar composites for enhanced cadmium removal from aqueous media, Material Science & Engineering International Journal, 2, 294-298.

83. Ibeanusi1, V., Pathak, A., Chauhan, A., Hoyle-Gardner, J., Cooper, T., Turker, L., Howard, H., binegbo, O., Chen, G., and Seaman, J., Genome-centric evaluation of Bacillus sp. strain ATCC55673 and response to uranium biomineralization, Significances of Bioengineering & Biosciences, 2, 1-8.

82. Xiong, Y., Mason, O., Lowe, A., Zhou, C., Chen, G. and Tang, Y., 2019, Microbial community analysis provides insights into the effects of tetrahydrofuran on 1,4-dioxane biodegradation, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85, 11, DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00244-19.

81. Li, S., Harris, S., Anandhi, A. and Chen, G., 2019, Predicting biochar properties and functions based on feedstock and pyrolysis temperature: A review and data syntheses, Journal of Cleaner Production, 215, 890-902.

80. Zhang, Z., Adedeji, C., Chen, G. and Tang, Y., 2018, Recovery of elemental selenium nanoparticles from selenate-contaminated water based on a biological reactor, a tangential flow filter and a bacterium-nanoparticle separator, Environmental Science and Technology, 52, 13231-13238.

79. Orner, K., Cools, C., Balaguer-Barbosa, M., Zalivina, N., Mihelcic, J.R., Chen, G. and Cunningham, J.A. (2018) Energy Recovery and Nitrogen Management from Struvite Precipitation Effluent via Microbial Fuel Cells, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 04018145.

78. Li, S., Li, R., Barreto, V., Chen, G. and Hsieh, Y., 2018, Nitrogen retention of biochars derived from different feedstocks at variable pyrolysis temperatures, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 133, 136-146.

77. Zhang, Z., Chen, G. and Tang, Y., 2018, Towards selenium recovery: biocathode induced selenate reduction to extracellular elemental selenium nanoparticles, Chemical Engineering Journal, 351, 1095-1103.

76. Li, S. and Chen, G., 2018, Thermogravimetric, thermochemical, and infrared spectral characterization of feedstocks and biochar derived at different pyrolysis temperatures, Waste Management, 78, 198-207.

75. Li, S. and Chen, G. 2018. Factors affecting the effectiveness of bioelectrochemical system applications: Data synthesis and meta-analysis. Batteries, 4, 34. DOI:10.3390/batteries4030034.

74. Li, S. and Chen, G., 2018, Effects of evolving quality of landfill leachate on microbial fuel cell performance, Waste Management & Research, 36: 0734242X1773996.

73. Hu, Y., Zhang, W., Chen, G., Cheng, H. and Tao, S., 2018, Public health risk of trace metals in fresh chicken meat products on the food markets of a major production region in southern China, Environmental Pollution, 234: 667-676.

74. Yuan, H., Li, S., Liu, J., Song, C. and Chen, G., 2017, Cry1Ab Adsorption and transport in humic acid-coated geological formation of alumino-silica clays, Water Air and Soil Pollution, 228: 387, DOI 10.1007/s11270-017-3579-y.

72. Wei, H., Yang, G., Wang, B., Li, R., Chen, G. and Li, Z., 2017, E. coli interactions, adhesion and transport in alumino-silica clays Colloids and Surface B, 154: 82-88.

71. Yang, G., Nanda, J., Wang, B., Chen, G. and Hallinan, H., 2017, Self-assembly of large gold nanoparticles for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 13457-13470.

70. Yang, G., Nanda, J., Wang, B., Chen, G. and Hallinan, H., 2017, Self-assembly of large gold nanoparticles for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 13457-13470.

69. Li, R., Wang, B., Owete, O., Dertien, J., Lin, C., Ahmad, H. and Chen, G., 2017, Landfill leachate treatment by electrocoagulation and fiber filtration, Water Environment Research, 89: 2015-2020.

68. Yang, G. Wang, B., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2017, Electropolishing of surfaces: theory and applications. Surface Engineering, 33, 149-166.

67. Chen, G., Grasel, P., Millington, G., Hallas, J., Ahmad, H. and Tawfiq, K., 2017, Chloride removal from landfill leachate by the ultra-high lime with aluminum process. Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, 11, 3-8.

66. Chen, G., 2016, Current challenges in water resources and water treatment. International Journal of Water and Wastewater Treatment, 2, 1-2.

65. Wang, B., Grasel, P., Millington, G., Hallas, J., Ahmad, H., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2016, Advanced Oxidation and Suspended Fiber Biofiltration for the Treatment of Landfill Leachate, International Journal of Water and Wastewater Treatment,4, 7-18.

64. Xue, H., Xie, W., Ahmad, H., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2016, Arsenic adsorption and reduction in iron-rich soils nearby landfills in northwest Florida, Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, 10, 98-105.

63.Wang, B., Grasel, P., Millington, G., Hallas, J., Ahmad, H., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2015, Landfill leachate treatment by aerated recirculation and pressurized suspended fiber biofiltration, Frontier in Environmental Engineering, 4, 7-18.

62. Vu, Kien, Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2015, Rhamnolipid transport in biochar-amended agricultural soil, water, Air and Soil Pollution, 226, 1-8.

61. Yang, G., Wang, B., Vu, K., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2015, Role of bacterial adhesion in their subsurface deposition and transport: A critical review, Reviews of Adhesion and Adhesives, 3, 216-252.

60. Hendrix, M., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2015, Correlation of water quality indicators for coastal marshes, International Journal of Water, 9, 263-274.

59. Liu, J., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2015, Nitrous oxide emission from agricultural soils, International Journal of Global Warming, 7, 62-77.

58. Hendrix, M., Grasel, P., Martin, L., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2015, Ammonia removal from landfill leachate by struvite precipitation/coated silica sand filtration, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 15, 201-216.

57. Kien Vu, Yang, G., Wang, B., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2014, Bacterial interactions and transport in geological formation of alumino-silica clays. Colloids and Surface B., 125, 45-50.

56. Xie, W., Vu, K., Yang, G., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2014, E. coli growth and transport in the presence of nanosilver under variable growth conditions. Environmental Technology, 35, 2306-2313.

55. Renfro, T., Xie, W., Yang, G. and Chen, G., 2014, Rhamnolipid surface thermodynamic properties and transport in agricultural soil, Colloid Surface B., 115, 317-322.

54. Lee, Y., Martin, L., Grasel, P., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2013, Power generation and nitrogen removal of landfill leachate using microbial fuel cell technology, Environmental Technology, 34, 2727-2736.

53. Chen, G., Niu, Y., Tawfiq, K. and Wang, B., 2013, Colloidal Release and Transport in the Agricultural Soil, Journal of Urban Environmental Engineering., 7, 227-230.

52. Rolle, K., Gitau, M., Chen, G. and Chauhan, A., 2012, Assessing fecal coliform fate and transport in a coastal watershed using HSPF, Water Science and Technology, 66, 1096-1102.

51. Chen, G. and Flury, M., 2012, Erratum to "Retention of mineral colloids in unsaturated porous media as related to their surface properties". Colloid Surface A., 289, 245-255.

50. Chen, G., 2012, S. Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7 retention and transport in agricultural soil during irrigation practices, European Journal of Soil Science, 63, 239-248.

49. Patil, S., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2012, Colloid release and E. coli transport in intact agricultural soil columns, Journal of Urban Environmental Engineering, 6, 78-85.

48. Williams, M., Subramanian, P. and Chen, G., 2012, Soil and microbial characterization and microbial mediated iron release nearby landfills in Northwest Florida, U.S., International Journal of Environmental Waste Management, 10, 56-69.

47. Subramaniam, P., Martin, L., Grasel, P., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2012, Landfill leachate treatment and energy generation using microbial fuel cell, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 4, 269-282.

46. Patil, S., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2011, Colloid release and transport from agricultural soil as impacted by solution chemistry, Journal of Urban Environmental Engineering, 5, 84-90.

45. Mao, Y., Subramaniam, P., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2011, Microbial biofouling: A mechanistic investigation, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 25, 2155-2168.

44. Chen, G, 2011, Nonionic surfactant behavior in ionic liquids, e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology, 9, 340-394.

43. Subramaniam, P., Martin, L., Grasel, P., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2010, Iron Reduction and Adsorption on Shewanella putrefaciens nearby Landfills in Northwest Florida. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 4, 60-69.

42. Yang, K., Li, Z., Zhang, H., Qian, J. and Chen, G., 2010, Municipal wastewater phosphorus removal by coagulation. Environmental Technology, 31, 601-609.

41. Chen, G., Driks, A., Tawfiq, K., Mallozzi, M. and Patil, S., 2010, Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis spore surface properties and transport. Colloid Surface B, 76, 512-518.

40. Chen, G., Subramanian, P. and Tawfiq, K., 2010, Bacterial deposition in unsaturated porous media as related to surface properties. International Journal of Environmental Pollution,40, 363-379.

39. Liu, J., Subramanian, P., Martin, L., Grasel, P. and Chen, G., 2010, E. coli O157: H7 desorption by rhamnolipid biosurfactant in water-unsaturated porous Media, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 25, 1803-1818.

38. Patil S., Zhang, J., Tawfiq, K. and Chen, G., 2009, Colloid interactions and transport in porous media as impacted by water chemistry, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23, 1845-1859.

37. Tian, Z., Li, D., Liu, J., Zhang, J., Banks, C. and Chen, G., 2008, An environmental perspective of nitrogen cycle, International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 9, 199-211.

36. Chen, G., 2008, Bacterial interactions and transport in unsaturated porous media, Colloid Surface B., 67: 265-271.

35. Penagonda Srinivasa Ranga, V., Chan Hilton, A. and Chen, G., 2008, Lipopolysaccharide extraction on bacterial adhesion and transport, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 22, 1073-1088.

34. Shang, J., Flury, M., Chen, G. and Zhuang, J., 2008, Water content and capillary forces on in situ colloid mobilization during infiltration in unsaturated sediments, Water Resources Research, 44, W06411.

33. Chen, G., Liu, J., Tawfiq, K., Yang, K. and Banks, C., 2008, Colloid retention in unsaturated porous media as impacted by colloid size, Particle Science and Technology, 27, 35-49.

32. Chen, G., Penagonda Srinivasa Ranga, V., Mao, Y., Chen, K. and Qiao, H., 2008, Impact of lux gene insertion on bacterial surface properties and transport, Research in Microbiology, 159, 145-151.

31. Chen, G., Abichou, T., Tawfiq, K. and Subramaniam, P., 2007, Impact of surface charge density on colloid deposition in unsaturated porous media, Colloid Surface A., 302, 342-348.

30. Cheng, H., Xu, W., Liu, J., Wang, H., He, Y. and Chen, G., 2007, Pretreatment of wastewater from triazine manufacturing by coagulation, electrolysis, and internal microelectrolysis, Journal of Hazardous Material, 146, 385-392.

29. Liu, J., Zhao, Q., Xu, W., Qiao, M., Zhang, H. and Chen, G., 2007, Bacterial retention in lipopolysaccharide coated silica sand, Separation Science and Technology, 42, 1031-1047.

28. Cheng, H., Xu, W., Liu, J., Zhao, Q., He, Y. and Chen, G., 2007, Application of composed sewage sludge (CSS) as a soil amendment for turfgrass growth. Ecological Engineering, 29, 96-104.

27. Liu, J., Qiao, M., Zhang, H., Yang, W. and Chen, G., 2006, Determination of microbial sorption isotherms from column experiments. Separation Science and Technology, 41, 3639-3654.

26. Chen, G. and Zhu, H., 2005, Bacterial adhesion to silica sand as related to Gibbs energy variations. Colloid Surface B., 44, 41-48.

25. Chen, G., Qiao, M., Zhang, H. and Zhu, H., 2005, Sorption and transport of naphthalene and phenanthrene in silica sand in the presence of rhamnolipid biosurfactant. Separation Science and Technology, 40, 2411-2425.

24. Chen, G. and Zhu, H., 2005, Lindane isotherms interpreted in terms of interaction free energies with porous media. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 19, 579-593.

23. Chen, G. and Zhu, H., 2005, Lindane affinity to silica sand as related to surface properties. Separation Science and Technology, 40, 1277-1291.

22. Chen, G., Flury, M., Harsh, J. and Lichner, P., 2005, Colloid-facilitated transport of cesium in variably-saturated Hanford sediments. Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 3435-3442.

21. Chen, G. and Flury, M., 2005, Retention of mineral colloids in unsaturated porous media as related to their surface properties. Colloid Surface A., 256, 207-216.

20. Chen, G. and Flury, M., 2005, Erratum to Retention of mineral colloids in unsaturated porous media as related to their surface properties (Coll. Surf. Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 256 (2005) 207), Colloid Surface A.,289, 254.

19. Chen, G. and Zhu, H., 2005, Lux-marked Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide production in the presence of rhamnolipid. Colloid Surface B., 41, 43-48.

18. Chen, G., 2004, Rhamnolipid biosurfactant behavior in solutions. Journal of Biomaterials Science-Polymer Edition, 15, 229-236.

17. Chen, G., Qiao, M., Zhang, H. and Zhu, H., 2004, Bacterial desorption in water saturated porous media in the presence of rhamnolipid biosurfactant. Research in Microbiology, 155, 655-661.

16. Chen, G. and Zhu, H., 2004, Bacterial deposition in the porous medium as impacted by solution chemistry. Research in Microbiology, 155, 467-474.

15. Chen, G. and Zhu, H., 2004, Impact of lipopolysaccharide coating on clay particle wettability. Colloid Surface B., 35, 143-147.

14. Chen, G., 2004, Reductive dehalogenation of tetrachloroethylene by microorganisms: Current knowledge and application strategies. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 63, 373-377.

13. Flury, M., Czigany, S., Chen, G. and Harsh, J., 2004, Cesium migration in saturated silica sand and Hanford sediments as impacted by ionic strength. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 71, 111-126.

12. Chen, G., 2003, Escherichia coli adhesion to abiotic surfaces in the presence of nonionic surfactants. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 17, 2131-2140.

11. Chen, G., 2003, Interaction decay of nonionic surfactants at water surfaces. Chemical Physics Letters, 376, 758-760.

10. Chen, G., Zhu, H., and Zhang, Y., 2003, Soil microbial activities and carbon and nitrogen fixation. Research in Microbiology, 154, 393-398.

9. Chen, G. and Strevett, K., 2003, Bacterial deposition in aqueous media: A surface thermodynamic investigation. Environmental Engineering Science, 20, 237-248.

8. Chen, G., Rockhold, M. and Strevett, K., 2003, Equilibrium and kinetic adsorption of microbes on alluvial sand, Research in Microbiology, 154, 175-181.

7. Strevett, K. and Chen, G., 2003, Microbial surface thermodynamics and application. Research in Microbiology, 154, 329-335.

6. Chen, G. and Strevett, K., 2003, Impact of carbon and nitrogen conditions on Escherichia coli surface thermodynamics. Colloid Surface B., 28, 135-146.

5. Chen, G. and Strevett, K., 2003, Microbial surface thermodynamics and interactions in aqueous media. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 261, 283-290.

4. Chen, G. and Strevett, K., 2002, Surface free energy relationships used to evaluate microbial transport. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 128, 408-415.

3. Chen, G. and Strevett, K., 2001, Impact of surface thermodynamics on bacterial transport. Environmental Microbiology, 3, 237-245.

2. Chen, G. and Strevett, K., 2001, Impact of bacterial extracellular polymers on lindane transport. Environmental Engineering Science, 18, 191-203.

1. Chen, G., Strevett, K. and Vanegas, A., 2001, Naphthalene, phenanthrene and surfactant Biodegradation. Biodegradation, 12, 433-442.