Shiqiang (Nick) Zou
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University
Shiqiang (Nick) Zou-Resume (updated on 02/2023)
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Education
Ph.D. (2019), Civil Engineering (Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
M.Sc. (2015), Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
M.Sc. (2014), Environmental Engineering
School of Environment and Energy, Peking University
B. Eng. (2011), Environmental Engineering, Department of Environment & Energy
School of Chemical Engineering and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor (08/2025-present), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University
Assistant Professor (01/2021-08/2025), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn University
Postdoctoral Scholar (09/2019-12/2020), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Research Assistant (07/2019-08/2019), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
Research Fellow (11/2014-02/2015), Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Recognition
2025, 40 under 40 Recognition Program, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES)
2025, Early-Career Research Fellow, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
2025, William F. Walker Teaching Award, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University
2023, Member of the Month, National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI)
2022, Early Career Travel Award, Industrial Electrochemistry & Electrochemical Engineering, Electrochemical Society
2021, ACS-ENVR Certificate of Merit Award, Environmental Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society
2021, Early Career Travel Award, Industrial Electrochemistry & Electrochemical Engineering, Electrochemical Society
2020, Outstanding Self-Financed Chinese Students Abroad
2019, Outstanding Doctoral Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
2019, Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society
2018, Virginia AWWA Graduate Student Scholarship Recipient
2017, Top reviewers, Water Environment Research
2015, The Raymond and Madelyn Curry Fellowships
2011, Singapore-Peking-Oxford Research Scholarship
My Professional Society Membership:
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Water Works Association
International Water Association
Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors
American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists
International Society of Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (ISMET)
Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science
Honor Society Membership:
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (Top 20% in Engineering)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Top 10% in Engineering)
E-WATER Lab @ Michigan State 