Feng Xiao

Affiliation

University of Missouri

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Biography

Dr. Feng “Frank” Xiao is a tenured Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri (Columbia). He is an Editor of Journal of Hazardous Materials and an Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering. His research focuses on water and soil quality engineering, including disinfection byproducts and black carbon. Currently he is leading an interdisciplinary team with diverse expertise to address open questions in the following research areas: (i) the fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic and soil environments; (ii) new and cost-effective water treatment and soil remediation technologies; and (iii) new analytical tools and non-target identification by high resolution mass spectrometry. Dr. Xiao completed his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota and his postdoctoral training at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. He received the USEPA STAR Early Career Award in 2019 and United States National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2021.