Yuren Feng

Postdoc

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 2024
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2019

Yuren joined Professor Yip's research group in Winter 2024. He completed his BS in Environmental Engineering at Tsinghua University, China. Then he joined Dr. Qilin Li lab as a Ph.D. student in Rice University. His Ph.D. thesis title is: Ion selective electrochemical process for pollutant removal and resource recovery. Besides research, he has also lead a student entrepreneurship team "Separion" aiming for Li extraction from brine by advanced electrodialysis. 

Outside of the lab, Yuren enjoys road trips, hiking, and tasting local draft beers.

Awards:
NSF NEWT Center Fellowship, 2023-2024
Rice Univ Hershel M. Rice Invention Award, 2023
Rice Univ Innovation Fellowship, 2022-2023
Lowenstern Fellowship, 2019

Columbia Affiliations
Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science