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Dr. Laying Wu, was named Director of the Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Laboratory in Montclair State’s College of Science and Mathematics in the fall of 2011. In this role, Dr. Wu has primary responsibility for the management of this advanced interdisciplinary research facility including ensuring a resourceful learning and discovery environment dedicated to the support of University researchers, faculty, students and external customers.
Dr. Wu holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of South Carolina (USC). During her doctoral studies at USC, she served as a Research Assistant in USC’s Electron Microscopy Center in the areas of microscopy, specimen preparation, imaging and microanalysis. She received both her MS and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Chemical Technology in Beijing China. Prior to pursuing her doctoral program at USC, Dr. Wu was a research engineer at the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals in Beijing. She has published numerous articles in scholarly journals and was the recipient of the 2009 Microscopy Society of America Presidential Award.
Research interests
Microscopy, specimen preparation, imaging and microanalysis.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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MRI: Acquisition of a High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscope at Montclair State University
Wu, L. (CoPI), Leung, K. (CoPI), O'Neil, G. (PI), Sarkar, A. (CoPI) & Lee, I.-H. E. (CoPI)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
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Significance of Secondary Fe-Oxide and Fe-Sulfide Minerals in Upper Peak Ring Suevite from the Chicxulub Impact Structure
Verhagen, C. M., Jung, J. I., Tikoo, S. M., Wittmann, A., Kring, D. A., Brachfeld, S., Wu, L., Burns, D. H. & Gulick, S. P. S., Mar 2023, In: Minerals. 13, 3, 353.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Aluminum-impregnated biochar for adsorption of arsenic(V) in urban stormwater runoff
Liu, Q., Wu, L., Gorring, M. & Deng, Y., 1 Apr 2019, In: Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States). 145, 4, 04019008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
32 Scopus citations -
Adsorption of UV-quenching substances (UVQS) from landfill leachate with activated carbon
Deng, Y., Jung, C., Zhao, R., Torrens, K. & Wu, L., 15 Oct 2018, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 350, p. 739-746 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
67 Scopus citations -
Water treatment residual (WTR)-coated wood mulch for alleviation of toxic metals and phosphorus from polluted urban stormwater runoff
Soleimanifar, H., Deng, Y., Wu, L. & Sarkar, D., 1 Jul 2016, In: Chemosphere. 154, p. 289-292 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
58 Scopus citations -
Comparative shell microstructure of two species of tropical laternulid bivalves from kungkrabaen bay, Thailand with after-thoughts on laternulid taxonomy
Prezant, R. S., Shell, R. M. & Wu, L., 1 Feb 2015, In: American Malacological Bulletin. 33, 1, p. 22-33 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations