2010–2014 Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

2009–2010 M.S. in Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia

2005–2009 B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, China

2023-present Associate Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University

2018– Research Associate, School of Environment, Tsinghua University

2014–2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, Tsinghua University

Convenor of working group – Decentralized systems, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC282 – Water Reuse – Water Reuse in Urban Areas

Journal publishing process associate for Journal of Water Sustainability

Member of Watereuse Association

Member of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences

Areas of Research Interests

Water reuse evaluation and safe management technologies

Water reuse safe and efficient utilization model

Water reuse safety ensurance framework (source control, system reliability assessment and optimization, safety ensurance technical code and management framework)

Research Status

1. National Key Research and Development Program of China for National Quality Infrastructure Technological Research and Application (2017YFF0206702), 2017-2020, Principle Investigator of the sub-project

2. Standards for discharge of water pollutants in textile industry (amendment and combination of GB 4287-2012, GB 28936-2012, GB 28937-2012, GB 28938-2012), 2018-2020, Investigator

3. National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC0401405), 2016-2020, Investigator

4. National Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China (No. 2015M570114) grant ？ rapid cross-connection detection of centralized water reuse systems, 2015-2018, Principle Investigator

5. Shenzhen government fund for working group – centralized system design, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC282 – Water Reuse – Water Reuse in Urban Areas, 2015-2018, Main Investigator

6. Shenzhen government fund for working group – reclaimed water safety evaluation, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC282 – Water Reuse – Water Reuse in Urban Areas, 2015-2018, Main Investigator

7. Shenzhen government fund for national mirror committee of SC3 – risk and performance evaluation of water reuse systems, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC282 – Water Reuse – Water Reuse in Urban Areas, 2015-2018, Main Investigator

8. Shandong government fund for evaluation of decentralized- semi-centralized wastewater treatment systems, 2016-2017, Investigator

9. National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Program (51138006), 2011-2016, Investigator

10. A new end use of recycled water for sustainable Australian water (LP100100494), 2010-2014, Australian Research Council, Main Investigator

Peacock Plan for Overseas High-level Talents in Shenzhen, China 2016

The Chancellor’s List for Doctoral Theses at University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 2014

Chinese government award for outstanding self-financed students abroad 2014

Best poster presentation award at the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition 2012

Journal Papers

1. Shi Q, Chen Z^*, Wei F Q, Mao Y, Xu Q, Li K X, Lu Y, Hu H Y. 2022. Identification of surrogates for rapid monitoring of microbial inactivation by ozone for water reuse: A pilot-scale study. Journal of Hazardous Materials 424, 127567.

2. Chen Z, Wang D, Dao G H et al. 2021. Environmental impact of the effluents discharging from full-scale wastewater treatment plants evaluated by a hybrid fuzzy approach. Science of the Total Environment 790, 148212.

3. Wu Y H, Chen Z^*, Li X, et al. 2021. Effect of ultraviolet disinfection on the fouling of reverse osmosis membranes for municipal wastewater reclamation. Water Research 195, 116995.

4. Liao Z T, Chen Z^*, Wu Y H, Hu H Y^*, et al. 2021. Identification of development potentials and routes of wastewater treatment and reuse for Asian countries by key influential factors and prediction models. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 168, 105259.

5. Cao K F, Chen Z^*, Shi Q, et al. 2021. An insight to sequential ozone‑chlorine process for synergistic disinfection on reclaimed water: Experimental and modelling studies. Science of the Total Environment 793, 148563.

6. Shi Q, Chen Z^*, Liu H, Lu Y, Hu H Y^*, et al. 2021. Efficient synergistic disinfection by ozone, ultraviolet irradiation and chlorine in secondary effluents. Science of the Total Environment, 758, 143641.

7. Liao Z T, Chen Z^*, Hu H Y, et al. 2021. Wastewater treatment and reuse situations and influential factors in major Asian countries. Journal of Environmental Management, 282, 111976.

8. Shi X J, Chen Z^*, Lu Y, et al. 2021. Significant increase of assimilable organic carbon (AOC) levels in MBR effluents followed by coagulation, ozonation and combined treatments: implications for biostability control of reclaimed water. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 15(4), 68.

9. Mao Y, Chen X W, Chen Z^*, et al. 2021. Characterization of bacterial fluorescence: insight into rapid detection of bacteria. Water Reuse 11(4), 621-631.

10. Pan S H, Chen X W, Cao C Y, Chen Z^*, et al. 2021. Fluorescence analysis of centralized water supply systems: indications for rapid cross-connection detection and water quality safety guarantee. Chemosphere 277, 130290.

11. Zhang T, Xu Q, Shi Y L, Chen Z^* et al. 2021. Study on the influence of operational and management processes of a water reclamation plant since COVID-19 situation. Environmental Pollution 285, 117257.

12. Chen Z, Wu G X, Wu Q Y, Shi Q, Ngo H H, Saucedo OAV, Hu H Y. 2020. Water Eco-Nexus Cycle System (WaterEcoNet) as a key solution for water shortage and water environment problems in urban areas. Water Cycle, 1, 71-77.

13. Cui Q, Liu H, Yang H W, Lu Y, Chen Z^*, Hu H Y^*. 2020. Bacterial removal performance and community changes during advanced treatment process: A case study at a full-scale water reclamation plant. Science of the Total Environment, 705, 135811.

14. Zhang T, Tao Y Z, Yang H W, Chen Z^*, Wang X M^*. 2020. Study on the removal of aesthetic indicators by ozone during advanced treatment of water reuse. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 36, 101381.

15. Chen Z, Wang D, Sun M X, et al. 2018. Sustainability evaluation and implication of a large scale membrane bioreactor plant. Bioresource Technology 269, 246-254.

16. Chen Z, Yu T, Ngo, H H, Lu Y, Li G Q, Wu Q Y, Li K X, Bai Y, Liu S M, Hu H Y. 2018. Assimilable organic carbon (AOC) variation in reclaimed water: Insight on biological stability evaluation and control for sustainable water reuse. Bioresource Technology, 254, 290-299.

17. Chen Z, Wu Q Y, Wu G X, Hu H Y. Centralized water reuse system with multiple applications in urban areas: lessons from China's experience. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2017, 117, 125-136.

18. Sun Y, Chen Z, Wu G X, Wu Q Y, Zhang F, Niu Z, Hu H Y. Characteristics of water quality of municipal wastewater treatment plants in China: implications for resources utilization and management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 131, 1-9. (共同一作)

19. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S, Lim R, Wang X C, O’Halloran K. A comprehensive framework for the assessment of new end uses in recycled water schemes. Science of the Total Environment, 2014, 470-471, 44-52.

20. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S, Pham T T N, Lim R, Wang X C. A new optional recycled water pre-treatment system prior to use in the household laundry. Science of the Total Environment, 2014, 476, 513-521.

21. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S, Listowski A, O’ Halloran K, Thompson M. A critical review on the end uses of recycled water. Critical reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2013, 43, 1446-1516.

22. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S. Risk control in recycled water schemes. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2013, 43(22), 2439-2510.

23. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S, Wang X C. Analysis of Sydney’s recycled water schemes. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 2013, 7(4), 608-615.

24. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S. Analysis of social attitude to the new end use of recycled water for household laundry by the regression models. Journal of Environmental Management, 2013, 126, 79-84.

25. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S, Listowski A, O’ Halloran K, Thompson M. Multi-criteria analysis towards the new end use of recycled water for household laundry: A case study in Sydney. Science of the Total Environment, 2012, 438(1), 59-65.

26. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S. A critical review on sustainability assessment of recycled water schemes. Science of the Total Environment, 2012, 426(1), 13-31.

Book Chapters

1. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S, Eslamain, S. Chapter 1: Water shortages. In: Urban water reuse handbook, CRC Press Taylor and Francis, UK, 2015.

2. Chen Z, Ngo H H, Guo W S, Eslamain, S. Chapter 18: Water reuse environmental benefits. In: Urban water reuse handbook, CRC Press Taylor and Francis, UK, 2015.

3. Ngo H H, Guo W S, Chen Z, Surampalli Y R, Zhang C T. Chapter 1: Green technologies for sustainable water management: Introduction and overview. In: Green technologies for sustainable water management, ASCE, USA, 2016.

4. Ngo H H, Guo W S, Chen Z. New submerged membrane bioreactors (SMBRs) for sustainable water. In: Advances in Industrial Biotechnology, Singh, R.S., Pandey, A. and Larroche, C. (Eds.). IK International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., India, 393-411, 2012.

Conference Proceedings

1. Chen Z, Wu Q Y, Wu G X, Hu H Y. Water meta-cycle as a sustainable water reuse system at regional level: a case study at Gaotang County, Shandong, China. 11th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, Long Beach, USA, 23-27 July, 2017.

2. Chen Z, Wu Q Y, Wu G X, Hu H Y. A novel concept of water meta-cycle as a sustainable approach for regional water reuse management. 3rd Asian Symposium on Water Reuse, Seoul, Korea, 25-26 April, 2017.

3. Chen Z, Wu Q Y, Wang W L, Hu H Y. Fluorescence analysis of Chinese centralized water reuse systems: Implications for rapid cross-connection detection. 10th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, Harbin, China, 5-9 July, 2015.

Standards

1. Water Reuse in Urban Areas — Guidelines for Centralized Water Reuse System — Part I: Design Principle of a Centralized Water Reuse System (ISO 20760-1:2017), Main investigator

2. Water Reuse in Urban Areas — Guidelines for Centralized Water Reuse System — Part II: Management of a Centralized Water Reuse System (ISO 20760-2:2017), Main investigator

3. Water Reuse in Urban Areas — Guidelines for Water Reuse Safety Evaluation: Assessment Parameters and Methods (ISO 20761: 2018), Main investigator