Hongxu Zhou
Academic Positions
- Research Affiliate. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Prairie Research Institute. Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. 2023 - Present
- Graduate Research Assistant. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab, 2022 - Present
- Graduate Teaching Assistant. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2023 - Present
- Graduate Research Assistant. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2021 - Present
Research Interests
- My long-term research interest has been revolutionizing best management practices (BMPs), leveraging technological innovation, performance improvement, and stakeholder participation to foster technology adoption and environmental sustainability. Guided by this aim, my doctoral research focused on elucidating the feasibility and benefits of adopting biochar and woodchip bioreactor systems for nutrient loss reduction through a series of laboratory-scale experiments and field-scale demonstrations.
Selected Articles in Journals
- Hongxu Zhou, Andrew J. Margenot, Wei Zheng, Chloe B. Wardropper, Roland D. Cusick, Rabin Bhattarai. 2023. Advancing circular nutrient economy to achieve benefits beyond nutrient loss reduction in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.78 (4) 82A-84A.
- Hongxu Zhou, Andrew J. Margenot, Yunkai Li, Buchun Si, Tengfei Wang, Yanyan Zhang, Shiyang Li, Rabin Bhattarai. 2022. Phosphorus pollution control using waste-based adsorbents: Material synthesis, modification, and sustainability. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 52:12, 2023-2059.
- Hongxu Zhou, Rabin Bhattarai, Yunkai Li, Buchun Si, Xinxin Dong, Tengfei Wang, Zhitong Yao. 2022.Towards sustainable coal industry: Turning coal combustion by-products into wealth. Science of The Total Environment. 804, 149985.
- Hongxu Zhou, Rabin Bhattarai, Yunkai Li, Shiyang Li, Youheng Fan. 2019. Utilization of coal fly and bottom ash pellet for phosphorus adsorption: sustainable management and evaluation. Resources, Conservation & Recycling.149: 372-380.
- Hongxu Zhou, Yunkai Li, Yan Wang, Bo Zhou, Rabin Bhattarai. 2019. Composite fouling of drip emitters applying surface water with high sand concentration: Dynamic variation and formation mechanism. Agricultural Water Management. 215:25-43.
- Ziyun Liu, Shihao Xie, Hongxu Zhou, Lixin Zhao, Zonglu Yao, Honggang Fan, Buchun Si, Gaixiu Yang. 2023. Organic contaminants removal and carbon sequestration using pig manure solid residue-derived biochar: A novel closed-loop strategy for anaerobic liquid digestate. Chemical Engineering Journal.144601
- Zhitong Yao, Markus Reinmöller, Nuria Ortuño, Hongxu Zhou, Meiqing Jin, Jie Liu, Rafael Luque. 2023. Thermochemical conversion of waste printed circuit boards: Thermal behavior, reaction kinetics, pollutant evolution, and corresponding controlling strategies. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 97. 101086
- Yanyan Zhang, Joann K. Whalen, Chen Cai, Kun Shan, Hongxu Zhou. 2023. Harmful cyanobacteria-diatom/ dinoflagellate blooms and their cyanotoxins in freshwaters: a nonnegligible chronic health and ecological hazard. Water Research. 233. 119807
Service on University Committees
- Senate Committee Membership in Information Technology. Senate Committees (2023-2024)
- Voting member and Professional Development Lead. Student Sustainability Committee (2022-2023)
- Committee member. Engineering Graduate Student Advisory Committee (2022-2023)
Honors
- First Place in Soils and Environmental Quality Oral Presentation Student Competition, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual International Conference. (2023)
- Conference Presentation Award. Graduate College Conference Presentation Award Program. (2023)
- Safe Water Scholarship.Illinois Section American Water Works Association (2023-2024)
- Waste Management Research Scholarship (Round II award). Air & Waste Management Association (2023-2024)
- Mavis Future Faculty Fellow. The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2023-2024)
- Mentor Award. Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2023-2024)
- NCR-SARE Graduate Student Grant Award. NCR-SARE USDA (2022-2024)
- Waste Management Research Scholarship. Air & Waste Management Association (2022-2023)
- Student-led Project. Student Sustainability Committee. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2022-2024)
- Honorable Mention. Graduate Student Image of Research Competition. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2022)