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For Professor of Earth and Environmental Studies Yang Deng, creating solutions to the Earth’s water challenges – solutions that are affordable and, most importantly, sustainable – has grown from a passion into his life’s work. Named University Distinguished Scholar for the 2020-2021 academic year, he and his research team will have the chance to create new solutions for both New Jersey and beyond.
An environmental engineer, Dr. Deng’s expertise centers on the development of innovative and sustainable technologies to clean wastewater, stormwater runoff, and landfill leachate in order to protect drinking water and groundwater supplies from toxic metals, organic pollutants, water-borne pathogens, and excess nutrients.
During his time at Montclair State University, he has secured more than $2.5 million in research funding and authored or co-authored 125 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Committed to mentoring students and professionals at all levels, Dr. Deng has also provided guidance to high school interns from around New Jersey and early-career scientists around the world.
Dr. Deng and his research team study persistent organic pollutants known as “forever chemicals” – compounds such as pesticides, herbicides and other organic chemicals that pose risk to both the environment and public health – that are highly resistant to traditional methods of chemical, biological and photolytic degradation. The group will develop and test a new water treatment technology that targets these compounds.
Research Interests
Advanced technologies and innovative designs for environmental resilience and sustainability, particularly in:
Water treatment and reuse;
Urban and agricultural stormwater management;
Disaster resilience;
Mitigation of environmental emerging and persistent contaminants (e.g., PFAS);
Household water treatment;
Beneficial waste reuse.
Scholarly Interests
Development of innovative and sustainable technologies to clean wastewater, stormwater runoff, and landfill leachate in order to protect drinking water and groundwater supplies from toxic metals, organic pollutants, water-borne pathogens, and excess nutrients.
Faculty/Media Expert
Expert on innovative water treatment and reuse, and urban water.
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 an Inductively Coupled Plasma- Mass Spectrometry (ICP MS) for elemental concentration and speciation analysis at Montclair State University
Li, X. X., Goodey, N. N., Deng, Y. Y., Passchier, S., Goodey, N. & Deng, Y.
1/09/15 → 31/10/20
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Adsorption behaviors and mechanisms of humic acid on virgin and aging microplastics
Song, Y., Zhao, J., Zheng, L., Zhu, W., Xue, X., Yu, Y., Deng, Y. & Wang, H., 1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Molecular Liquids. 363, 119819.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations -
Advanced Reduction Processes for Degradation of Refractory Organics in Landfill Leachate
Albalgane, A., Cui, J., Song, W. & Deng, Y., 1 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States). 148, 9, 04022046.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Advancement and Challenges in Municipal Landfill Leachate Treatment-The Path Forward!
Golwala, H., Saha, B., Zhang, X., Bolyard, S. C., He, Z., Novak, J. T., Deng, Y., Brazil, B., Deorio, F. J. & Iskander, S. M., 12 Aug 2022, In: ACS ES and T Water. 2, 8, p. 1289-1300 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations -
Current and future trends in adsorption for environmental separations
Hernandez-Maldonado, A. J., Atkinson, J. D., Hashisho, Z., Saleh, N., Deng, Y., Bae, S., Xiao, F. F. & Georgi, A., 5 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 433, 128776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Degradation of bisphenol A by UV/persulfate process in the presence of bromide: Role of reactive bromine
Cai, A., Deng, J., Ling, X., Ye, C., Sun, H., Deng, Y., Zhou, S. & Li, X., 15 May 2022, In: Water Research. 215, 118288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Scopus citations