Dr. Mei Sun
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Energy Production and Infrastructure Center 3163
9201 University City Blvd | Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-1723 | Fax: 704-687-0957
- Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2012
- M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2008
- B.E. Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2007
Current Postdoctoral researchers
Xiping Kan (2024-now)
I graduated from East China University of Science and Technology in 2024 with a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering, My research interests are detection, analysis and risk assessment of emerging contaminants, including PPCPs and PFAS. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking and watching Japanese animation.
Xincheng Jiang (2024-now)
I graduated from Chongqing University in 2024 with a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering. I obtained my master’s degree from Southwest Jiaotong University and my bachelor’s degree from Chongqing University. I have a broad research interest in adsorption or degradation removal technologies for emerging contaminants in water bodies. In my spare time, I enjoy browsing interesting videos on Bilibili, following League of Legends competitions, and watching movies.
Current PhD Students
Xiwen Jiang (2024-now)
I am from Dalian, a lovely, romantic, peaceful, and cozy seaside city with beautiful beaches in northeast China. I graduated from Liaoning University with a bachelor’s degree majoring in Environmental Science, and worked as an Environmental Consultant since graduation.
I am interested in research topics in water treatment since water is a nonrenewable resource. The study of PFAS has great meaning, as it is increasingly detected as an environmental pollutant, and some are linked to negative effects on human health. I enjoy running and other outdoor exercises a lot, and I am currently preparing for the half marathon.
Current Master’s Students
None.
Current Undergraduate Students
Tessa Germond, Rachel Irving
Previous Group Members
Postdocs: Yuling Han (Guangdong University of Technology), Yen-Ling Liu (REGENESIS), Jinchen Chen (Atlas Technical Consultants), Yingying You (Merck), Kotaiba Abugazleh (Washington State Department of Ecology), Bingchuan Liu
PhD student: Vivek Pulikkal (CEC Inc.)
Master’s students: James Homiller (Dewberry), Sadhana Vangapalli (Chesterfield County Utilities, VA), Thuy Le (Union County, NC), Kaitlynn Bryan-Scaggs (ONE Environmental Group), Samonty Das (City of Monroe)
Undergraduate students: Melissa Thai (City of Charlotte), Isabel Srivoraphan (Booth & Associates), Savannah Tilley (Kimley-Horn), Dave Tilley (BASF), Ziona Bates-Norris (University of Arkansas), Cristine Quach (LaBella Associates), Hunter Hale (Moffatt & Nichol), Manaiyah Raybon
Lab technician: Elizabeth Batianis (Duke Energy)
Visiting scholar: Qin Tian (National Research Center for Geoanalysis of China)
Group Photos
