Yiming Su

Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor


Yiming Su

Contact Information

Office Location: UWRL 305-C
Phone: 435-797-1534
Email: yiming.su@usu.edu

Biography

Dr. Su graduated from the PhD program of Environmental Engineering at Tongji University in 2015. Before he joined USU, he worked at UC Los Angeles as a postdoctoral researcher for more than 5 years.

Teaching Interests

Drinking water engineering; Physical and chemical processes in environmental engineering field;

Research Interests

Nanotechnology development for emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS and microplastic/nanoplastic) removal from natural water bodies (both surface and groundwater), soil, municipal wastewater and drinking water;
Nanotechnology application in environmentally friendly fertilizer and pesticides innovation;
Fate, transport, toxicity of emerging contaminants;

Awards

Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award, 2026

Springer Nature/Journal of Nanoparticle Research


Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Professional Journal

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    CEE 3640 - Drinking Water Engineering, Spring 2026
    CEE 6640 - Physical and Chemical Environmental Process Engineering, Spring 2026
    CEE 3640 - Drinking Water Engineering, Spring 2025
    CEE 6640 - Physical and Chemical Environmental Process Engineering, Spring 2025
    CEE 6640 - Physical Chemical Environmental Process Engineering, Spring 2025
    CEE 5930 - Independent Study, Fall 2024
    CEE 3640 - Drinking Water Engineering, Spring 2024
    CEE 6640 - Physical and Chemical Environmental Process Engineering, Spring 2024
    CEE 3640 - CEE 3640 drinking water engineering, Spring 2023
    CEE 6640 - Physical Chemical Environmental Process Engineering, Spring 2023

    Graduate Students Mentored

    Emma Reeves, Civil & Environmental Engr, August 2026
    Chenwei Liu, Civil & Environmental Engr, September 2023
    Junjie Tang, Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2023
    Mahmoud Zanaty, Civil & Environmental Engr, September 2023 - December 2023
    Marwa Ahmed, Civil & Environmental Engr, January 2023 - May 2023

    Recent Research & Projects