Here is a complete list of recent associated laboratory publications. We have provided the links to present (2015-2022) papers for your convenience. If interested, please refer to past publications (1991-2022) linked under Dr. Jiang’s C.V.

Recent Publications (2015-2022)

  1. Gowda, H. N., Kido, H., Wu, X., Shoval, O., Lee, A., Lorenzana, A., Madou, M., Hoffmann, M., & Jiang, S. C. (2022). Development of a proof-of-concept microfluidic portable pathogen analysis system for water quality monitoring. Science of The Total Environment, 813, 152556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152556
  2. He, Y., Bai, M., He, Y., Wang, S., Zhang, J., Jiang, S., & Wang, G. (2022). Suspended particles are hotspots for pathogen-related bacteria and args in coastal beach waters of Northern China. Science of The Total Environment, 817, 153004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153004
  3. Quon, H., Sperling, J., Coughline, K., Greene, D., Miara, A., Akar, S., Talmadge, M., Stokes-Draut, J. R., Macknick, J., & Jiang, S. (2021). Pipe parity analysis of seawater desalination in the United States: Exploring costs, energy, and reliability via case studies and scenarios of Emerging Technology. ACS ES&T Engineering, 2(3), 434–445. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.1c00270
  4. Nielsen, M. C., & Jiang, S. C. (2021). 16S rrna gene sequencing data of the human skin microbiome before and after swimming in the Ocean. Data in Brief, 37, 107207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107207
  5. Song, Z., Reinke, R., Hoxsey, M., Jackson, J., Krikorian, E., Melitas, N., Rosso, D., & Jiang, S. (2021). Detection of SARS-COV-2 in wastewater: Community variability, temporal dynamics, and genotype diversity. ACS ES&T Water, 1(8), 1816–1825. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00119
  6. Zhang, L., Guan, Y., & Jiang, S. C. (2021). Investigations of soil autotrophic ammonia oxidizers in farmlands through genetics and Big Data Analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 777, 146091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146091
  7. Chandrasekaran, S., & Jiang, S. C. (2021). A dose response model for Staphylococcus aureus. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91822-y
  8. Nielsen, M. C., Wang, N., & Jiang, S. C. (2021). Acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes on human skin after swimming in the Ocean. Environmental Research, 197, 110978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.110978
  9. Shi, K.-W., Huang, Y.-H., Quon, H., Ou-Yang, Z.-L., Wang, C., & Jiang, S. C. (2020). Quantifying the risk of indoor drainage system in multi-unit apartment building as a transmission route of SARS-COV-2. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.29.20184093
  10. Zhang, L., Jiang, S. C., & Guan, Y. (2021). Efficient removal of selenate in water by cationic poly(allyltrimethylammonium) grafted chitosan and biochar composite. Environmental Research, 194, 110667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110667
  11. Quon, H., Allaire, M., & Jiang, S. C. (2021). Assessing the risk of legionella infection through showering with untreated rain cistern water in a tropical environment. Water, 13(7), 889. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070889
  12. Poch, M., Garrido-Baserba, M., Corominas, L., Perelló-Moragues, A., Monclús, H., Cermerón-Romero, M., Melitas, N., Jiang, S. C., & Rosso, D. (2020). When the fourth water and Digital Revolution encountered covid-19. Science of The Total Environment, 744, 140980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140980
  13. Nielsen, M. C., & Jiang, S. C. (2020). Can cyanotoxins penetrate human skin during water recreation to cause negative health effects? Harmful Algae, 98, 101872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2020.101872
  14. Xiao, Y., Jiang, S. C., Wang, X., Muhammad, T., Song, P., Zhou, B., Zhou, Y., & Li, Y. (2020). Mitigation of biofouling in agricultural water distribution systems with nanobubbles. Environment International, 141, 105787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105787
  15. Tanuwidjaja, D., Jin, X., Huang, X., Marambio-Jones, C., Jawor, A., Zhang, M., Jiang, S., Cheng, R., & Hoek, E. M. V. (2020). Comparison of membrane fouling and cleaning in one-pass reverse osmosis and two-pass nanofiltration approaches to seawater desalination. DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT, 193, 235–250. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2020.25832
  16. Jiang, S. C., & Tse, L. K. (2020). Application of quorum sensing inhibitors in anti-biofouling Membranes. Trends in Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching, 335–341. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429274817-25
  17. Chen, X., Yao, J., Jiang, S. C., Liu, C., Guo, M., Gao, N., & Zhang, Z. (2020). An improved CFD modeling approach applied for the simulation of gas–liquid interaction in the ozone contactor along with structure optimization. Chemical Engineering Journal, 384, 123322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123322
  18. Jiang, S. C., Han, M., Chandrasekaran, S., Fang, Y., & Kellogg, C. A. (2020). Assessing the water quality impacts of two category-5 hurricanes on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Water Research, 171, 115440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115440
  19. Chandrasekaran, S., & Jiang, S. C. (2019). A dose response model for quantifying the infection risk of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52947-3
  20. Huang, S., Voutchkov, N., & Jiang, S. (2019). Balancing carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus concentration in seawater as a strategy to prevent accelerated membrane biofouling. Water Research, 165, 114978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.114978
  21. Jafarinejad, S., & Jiang, S. C. (2019). Current Technologies and future directions for treating petroleum refineries and Petrochemical Plants (PRPP) wastewaters. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7(5), 103326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103326
  22. Nielsen, M. C., & Jiang, S. C. (2019). Alterations of the human skin microbiome after ocean water exposure. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 145, 595–603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.047
  23. He, Y., He, Y., Sen, B., Li, H., Li, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Jiang, S. C., & Wang, G. (2019). Storm runoff differentially influences the nutrient concentrations and microbial contamination at two distinct beaches in northern China. Science of The Total Environment, 663, 400–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.369
  24. Xiao, S., Venkateswaran, K. J., & Jiang, S. C. (2019). The risk of Staphylococcus skin infection during space travel and Mitigation Strategies. Microbial Risk Analysis, 11, 23–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2018.08.001
  25. Manheim, D. C., Detwiler, R. L., & Jiang, S. C. (2019). Application of unstructured kinetic models to predict microcystin biodegradation: Towards a practical approach for drinking water treatment. Water Research, 149, 617–631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.014
  26. Jafarinejad, S., Park, H., Mayton, H., Walker, S. L., & Jiang, S. C. (2019). Concentrating ammonium in wastewater by forward osmosis using a surface modified nanofiltration membrane. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5(2), 246–255. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ew00690c 
  27. Derek C. Manheim, Yuen Ming Cheung, Sunny C. Jiang. 2018. The effect of organic carbon addition on the structure, function, and kinetics of microcystin degrading bacterial consortia. Water 10, 1523; doi:10.3390/w10111523
  28. Derek C. Manheim, Russell Detwiler, Sunny C. Jiang. 2018. Application of Unstructured Kinetic Models to Predict Microcystin Biodegradation: Towards A Practical Approach for Drinking Water Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.014
  29. Leda K. Tse, Kazuki Takada, Sunny C. Jiang. 2018. Surface modification of a microfiltration membrane for enhanced anti-biofouling capability in wastewater treatment process. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 26:51-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.09.006
  30. Srikiran Chandrasekaran, Sunny C. Jiang. 2018. Quantification of norovirus internalization in lettuce from irrigation water and associated health risk. Science of the Total Environment. 643:751-761  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.158
  31. Shuhao Xiao, Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran, Sunny C. Jiang. 2018. The Risk of Staphylococcus Skin Infection During Space Travel and Mitigation Strategies. Microbial Risk Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2018.08.001
  32. Xiao Huang, Xingyu Lin, Katharina Urmann, Lijie Li, Xing Xie, Sunny Jiang, and Michael R. Hoffmann. 2018. Smartphone-Based in-Gel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (gLAMP) System Enables Rapid Coliphage MS2 Quantification in Environmental Waters. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 6399−6407
  33. Xiao Huang, Megan A. Rippy, Andrew S. Mehring, Brandon K. Winfrey, Sunny C. Jiang, Stanley B. Grant. 2018. Shifts in dissolved organic matter and microbial community composition are associated with enhanced removal of fecal pollutants in urban stormwater wetlands. Water Research. 137:310-323. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.020.
  34. Kuang-Wei Shi, Cheng-Wen Wang, Sunny Jiang. 2018. Quantitative microbial risk assessment of greywater on-site reuse. Science of the Total Environment. 635: 1507-1519 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.197
  35. Ziqiang Yin, Michael Hoffmann, Sunny Jiang. 2018. Sludge Disinfection Using Electrical Thermal Treatment: The Role of Ohmic Heating. Science of the Total Environment. 615: 262-271
  36. Pei-Ying Hong, Timothy R. Julian, Marie-Laure Pype, Sunny C. Jiang, Kara L. Nelson, David Graham, Amy Pruden and Célia M. Manaia. 2018. Reusing treated wastewater: consideration of the safety aspects associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. Water 10, 244; doi:10.3390/w10030244
  37. Nagaraja, N., L. Skillman, Z. Xie, S. Jiang, G. Ho, D. Li. 2017. Investigation of compounds that degrade biofilm polysaccharides on reverse osmosis membranes from a full scale desalination plant to alleviate biofouling. Desalination. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2016.06.002. 403: 88-96
  38. Keah-Ying Lim, Yiwen Wu, Sunny C. Jiang. 2017. Assessment of Cryptosporidium and norovirus risk associated with de facto wastewater reuse in Trinity River, Texas. Microbial Risk Analysis. 5: 15-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2016.11.002
  39. Keah-Ying Lim, Stella Shao, Jian Peng, Stanley Grant, Sunny C. Jiang. 2017. Evaluation of the dry and wet weather recreational health risks in a semi-enclosed marine embayment in Southern California. Water Research. 111:318-329
  40. Derek Manheim, Sunny Jiang. 2017. Investigation of Algal Biotoxin Removal during SWRO Desalination through a Materials Flow Analysis. Water. 9: 730; doi:10.3390/w9100730
  41. Leda Katebian, Michael R. Hoffmann, Sunny C. Jiang. 2017. Incorporation of quorum sensing inhibitors onto reverse osmosis membranes for biofouling prevention in seawater desalination. Environ. Eng. Sci. 35: 261-269. doi: 10.1089/ees. 2017.0129
  42. Vanessa F.V. Rodrigues, Irma N.G. Rivera, Keah-Ying Lim, Sunny C. Jiang. 2016. Detection and risk assessment of diarrheagenic E. coli in recreational beaches of Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 109:163-170
  43. Xiao Huang, Yan Qu, Clement A. Cid, Cody Finke, Michael R. Hoffmann, Keahying Lim, Sunny C. Jiang. 2016. Electrochemical disinfection of toilet wastewater using wastewater electrolysis cell. Water Research. 92: 164-172.
  44. Andrew S. Mehring, Belinda E. Hatt, Diana Kraikittikun, Barbara D. Orelo, Megan A. Rippy, Stanley B. Grant, Jennifer P. Gonzalez, Sunny C. Jiang, Richard F. Ambrose, Lisa A. Levin. 2016. Soil invertebrates in Australian rain gardens and their potential roles in storage and processing of nitrogen. Ecological Engineering 97: 138-143.
  45. Marilou P. Sison-Mangus, Sunny Jiang, Raphael M. Kudela, Sanjin Mehic. 2016. Phytoplankton-associated bacterial community composition and succession during toxic diatom bloom and non-bloom events. Frontiers in Microbiology. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01433
  46. Xiao Huang, Zheng Zhao, Dana Hernandez, Sunny Jiang. 2016. Near real time flow cytometry monitoring of bacterial and viral removal efficiencies during water reclamation processes. Water. 8(10), 464. http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/10/464
  47. Lim, K.Y., A.J. Hamilton, S.C. Jiang. 2015. Assessment of public health risk associated with viral contamination in harvested urban stormwater for domestic applications. Science of the Total Environment. 523: 95-108
  48. Huang, X., J.H. Min, W. Lu, K. Jaktar, C. Yu, S. Jiang. 2015. Evaluation of Methods for Reverse Osmosis Membrane Integrity Monitoring for Wastewater Reuse. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 7: 161-168
  49. Jiang, S.C., K. Lim, X. Huang, D. McCarthy, A. Hamilton. 2015. Human and Environmental Health Risks and Benefits Associated with Urban Stormwater Harvesting. WIREs Water. doi: 10.1002/wat2.1107
  50. Askarizadeh, A., M.A. Rippy, T.D. Fletcher, D.L. Feldman, J. Peng, P. Bowler, A.S. Mehring, B.K. Winfrey, J.A. Vrugt, A. AghaKouchak, S.C. Jiang, B.F. Sanders, L.A. levin, S. Taylor, S.B. Grant. 2015. From Rain Tanks to Catchments: Use of Low-Impact Development To Address Hydrologic Symptoms of the Urban Stream Syndrome. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01635
  51. Katebian, L., E. Gomez, L. Skillman, D. Li, G. Ho, S. C. Jiang. 2015. Inhibiting Quorum Sensing Pathways to Mitigate RO Membrane Biofouling for Seawater Desalination. Desalination. 393:135-143