• Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, 1994, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
• M.S., Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0531.

• 08/07-present Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• 08/00-07/07 Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• 08/94-08/00 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• 04/94-08/94 Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Univ. of Cincinnati.
• 02/90-03/94 Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Univ. of Cincinnati.
• 10/87-11/89 Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Civil Eng., Tohoku University, Japan.
• 06/85-09/87 Instructor, Dept. of Environ. Eng., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
• 09/82-06/85 Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Environ. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China.

1. CE 112 Introduction to Civil Engineering, Fall 2000 (team taught with Dr. Stansbury).
2. CE 326 (old) Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Fall 1995.
3. CE 326 Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Fall 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005.
4. CE 327 (old) Water and Wastewater Treatment, Spring 1995.
5. CE 327 Environmental Engineering Lab, Fall 96, 97, 98, 2000 (w/ Dr. Sherrard), Fall 2001, 2004, 2005.
6. CE 419 Flow Systems Design, Spring 1999 (team taught with Dr. Bakker), 2004.
7. CE 425 Process Design in Water Supply & Wastewater, Fall 99 (UNL), 00 (UNL), 02, 03 (TV), 04, 05, 06 (TV), 07 (LKN only).
8. CE 495 Senior Design, Spring 1997, 2000, both team taught with Dr. Azizi., Spring 2005-2008.
9. CE 823 Physical/Chemical Treatment, Spring 1998, 2004 (TV, team taught with Dr. Dvorak), 2007 (TV, team taught with Dr. Bartelt-Hunt).
10. CE 827 Design of Wastewater Treatment Plant & Disposal Facilities, Fall 1996, Spring 1999.
11. CE 829 Biological Wastes Treatment, Spring 1995, 1996, 1998, Fall 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006.
12. CE 898 Small Treatment Systems, Spring 2002 (TV), 2003 (TV).
13. CE 927 Advanced Topics in Wastewater Treatment, Fall 1997 (TV), Spring 2001, 2003.
14. CE 998 Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes, Spring 97 (TV), Fall 98 (TV), 2000 (TV), 2004 (UNL), 2006.

1. Non-point source pollution control technologies.
   
   • Pesticides and nitrate removal using Fe0-promoted systems.
   • Sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification processes.
2. Effects of microscale environmental conditions on transport and transformation processes in contaminated water, root zone areas (rhizosphere) of wetland plants, sediments, and soil.
   
   • Application of microelectrode techniques in elucidation of remediation mechanisms.
   • Measurement of microscale environments in root zone areas (rhizosphere) of wetland plants.
   • Modeling the fate of contaminants based on measured microscale environments.
3. Constructed wetland for wastewater treatment and pollution control.
   
   • Fundamental studies on functions of rhizosphere of wetland plants.
   • Design and Monitoring of field-scale constructed wetlands.
4. Biofilm processes for water, wastewater, and hazardous waste treatment.
   
   • Modeling biofilm processes.
   • Biofilm structure and population dynamics.

• 10/07-present Associate editor, J. Environ. Eng., a peer-reviewed journal published by ASCE.
• 04/06-present Associate editor, The Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, a peer-reviewed journal published by ASCE.
• 10/14/04 Journal of Environmental Engineering "Editor's Award" (from Mark Rood, Editor), ASCE.
• 02/10/00 Professional Engineer (Environmental Engineering), NE (E-9763).
• 04/30/99 Research Awards of the College of Engineering and Technology, UNL
• 12/04/97 Graduate College Faculty Fellow of UNL (effective Dec. 4, 1997).
• 03/1997 Olsson Associates "Faculty Teaching Excellence Award," CE Dept., UNL.
• 01/1997 The Layman Fund Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• 05/1996 Outstanding Poster (Technical Category) at the HSRC/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment "Creating a New Path on the Santa Fe Trail."
• 10/1995 The 1995 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award, co-sponsored by Parsons Engineering Science and the Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (AEEP).
• 11/1994 The Layman Fund Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• 01/1992 E.I.T. Certified.
• 1990-present Members of ASCE, IWA, WEF, AWWA, AEESP, Chi Epsilon Civil Eng. Honor Society.

• Rabah, F.K.J. (Ph.D. student), M.F. Dahab, and T.C. Zhang (5%) (2007) Estimation of the intrinsic maximum substrate utilization rate using biofilm batch reactors: a proposed methodology. Wat. Environ. Res., 79:887-892.
• Zhang, T. C., Dahab, M. F., Nunes, G. (M.S. student), Hu, C. (M.S. student), and Surampalli, R. (2007) Phosphorus fate and transport in soil columns loaded intermittently with influent of high phosphorus concentrations. Wat. Environ. Res., 79:2343-2351.
• Huang, Y.H. (post-doc), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2006) Nitrite reduction and formation of corrosion coating in a zerovalent iron system. Chemosphere 64(6):937-943.
• Huang, Y.H. (post-doc), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2006) Reduction of nitrobenzene and formation of corrosion coatings in zerovalent iron system. Water Research 40:3075-3082.
• Zhang, T.C. (80%), and H. Zeng (M.S. student) (2006) Development of a response surface for prediction of nitrate removal in sulfur-limestone autotrophic denitrifiation fix-bed reactors. J. Environmental Engineering 132(9):1069-1072 (Res. note).
• Zhang, T.C. (50%), and Huang, Y.H (post-doc). (2006) Profiling iron corrosion coating on iron grains in a zero-valent iron system under the influence of dissolved oxygen. Water Research 40:2311-2320.
• Zhang, T.C. (70%), and Y.H. Huang (post-doc) (2006) Effects of surface-bound Fe2+ on nitrate reduction and transformation of iron oxide(s) in zero-valent iron systems at near-neutral pH. J. Environ. Eng. (ASCE) 132(5):527-536.
• Hu, C. (M.S. student), Zhang, T.C. (70%), Kendrick, D., Huang, Y. H. (post-doc), Dahab, M.F., and Surampalli, R. (2006) Muskegon wastewater land treatment system: fate and transport of phosphorus in soils and life expectancy of the system. Engineering in Life Sciences 6(1):17-25.
• Zhang, T.C. (2006) Engineering decision: an important issue in engineering education. J. Environmental Engineering 132(3):289-290 (editorial).
• Zeng, H. (M.S. student), and T. C. Zhang (2005) Evaluation of kinetic parameters of a sulfur-limestone autotrophic denitrification biofilm process. Water Research 39:4941-4952.
• Hu, C. (M.S. student), Zhang, T. C. (80%), Kendrick, D., Huang, Y. H. (Post-doc), Dahab, M. F., and Surampalli, R. (2005) Muskegon wastewater land treatment system: P fate and transport in soils and its life expectancy. Engineering in Life Sciences. (in press).
• Zhang, T. C. (70%), and Y. H. Huang (Post-doc) (2005) Effects of surface-bound Fe2+ on nitrate reduction and transformation of iron oxide(s) in zero-valent iron systems at near-neutral pH. Submitted to J. Environ. Eng. (ASCE) (in press).
• Hu, C. (M.S. student), T. C. Zhang (50%), Y. H. Huang, M. F. Dahab, and R. Surampalli (2005) Effects of long-term wastewater application on chemical properties and phosphorus adsorption capacity in soils of a wastewater land treatment system. Environ. Sci. Tech. 39(18):7240-7245.
• Huang, Y.H. (Post-doc), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2005) Effects of dissolved oxygen on formation of corrosion products and concomitant oxygen and nitrate reduction in zero-valent iron systems with or without aqueous Fe2+. Water Res., 39(9):1751-1760.
• Adam, M. L. (M.S. student), S.D. Comfort, T. C. Zhang (25%), and M. C. Morley (2004) Evaluating RDX biodegradation in pantex aquifer microcosms. Bioremediation J.,9(1): 9-19.
• Huang, Y.H. (Post-doc), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2005) Modeling of Nitrate Adsorption and Reduction in Fe0-Packed Columns through Impulse Loading Tests. J. Env. Eng. (ASCE), 131(8):1194-1202.
• Huang, Y.H. (Post-doc), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2005) Enhancement of nitrate reduction in Fe0-packed columns by selected cations. J. Env. Eng. (ASCE), 131(4):603-611.
• Zhang, T.C. (70%), and Y.H. Huang (Post-doc) (2005) Effects of selected good's pH buffers on nitrate reduction by iron powder. J. Env. Eng. (ASCE), 131(3):461-470.
• Bezbaruah, A.N. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2005) Quantification of oxygen release by bulrush roots in a construction treatment wetland. Biotech. Bioeng., 89(3):308-318.
• Bezbaruah, A.N. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2004) Oxygen, pH and redox microprofiles in the rhizosphere of bulrush in a constructed wetland treating municipal wastewater. Biotech. Bioeng., 88(1):60-70.
• Huang, Y.H. (Post-doc), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2004) Effects of low pH on nitrate removal with iron powder. Water Res., 38:2621-2642.
• Zhang, T.C. (95%) (2003) Modeling hydraulic characteristics and nitrogen removal in a fixed-bed reactor for septic tank effluent treatment. Environ. Eng. Sci., 32:347-360.
• Huang, Y.H. (Ph.D. student), T.C. Zhang (30%), P.J. Shea, and S.D. Comfort (2003) Effects of oxide coating and selected cations on nitrate reduction by iron. J. Environ. Qual., 32:1306-1315.
• Bezbaruah, A.N. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2003) Performance of a constructed wetland with a sulfur-limestone denitrification section for wastewater nitrogen removal. Environ. Sci. Tech., 37(8):1690-1697.
• Bezbaruah, A.N. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2002) Fabrication of anodically electrodeposited iridium oxide film pH microelectrodes for microenvironmental studies. Analytical Chemistry, 74(22):5726-5733.
• Bezbaruah, A.N. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2002) An innovative electro-corrosion recess creation technique for improved microelectrode fabrication. Water Res., 36:4428-4432.
• Huang, Y.H. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (2002) Kinetics of nitrate reduction by iron at near neutral pH. J. Environ. Eng. (ASCE), 128(7):604-611.
• Zhang, T.C. (95%) (2002) Nitrate removal in sulfur:limestone pond reactors. J. Environ. Eng. (ASCE), 128(1):73-84.
• Zhang, T.C. (60%), and J. Shan (M.S. student) (1999) In-situ septic tank effluent denitrification using a sulfur/limestone process. Water Environ. Res., 71(7):1283-1291.
• Zhang, T.C. (70%), and S.C. Emary (M.S. student) (1999) Jar tests for evaluation of atrazine removal at drinking water treatment plants. Environ. Eng. Sci., 16(6):417-432.
• Chew, C. F. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (40%) (1999) Abiotic degradation of nitrates using zero-valent iron and electrokinetic processes. Environ. Eng. Sci., 16(5):389-401.
• Flere, J. (M.S. student), and T.C. Zhang (60%) (1999) Nitrate removal with sulfur-limestone autotrophic denitrification processes. J. Environ. Eng. (ASCE), 125(8): 721-729.
• Lee, M.A. (M.S. student), J. S. Stansbury, and T.C. Zhang (20%) (1999) The effect of low temperatures on ammonia removal in a lab-scale constructed wetland. Wat. Environ. Res., 71(3):340-347.
• Zhang, T.C. (70%), and H. Pang (M.S. student) (1999) Applications of microelectrode techniques to measure pH and oxidation-reduction potential in rhizosphere soil. Environ. Sci. Tech., 33(8):1293-1299.
• Zhang, T.C. (70%), and D.G. Lampe (M.S. student) (1999) Sulfur-limestone autotrophic denitrification for remediation of nitrate-contaminated surface water: batch experiments. Wat. Res., 33(3):599-608.
• Chew, C.F. (Ph.D. student), and T.C. Zhang (40%) (1998) In-situ remediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwater by electrokinetics/iron wall processes. Wat. Sci. Tech., 38(7):135-142.
• Flere, J.M. (M.S. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (1998) Sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification pond system for in-situ remediation on nitrate-contaminated surface water. Wat. Sci. Tech., 38(1):15-22.
• Pang, H. (M.S. student), and T.C. Zhang (50%) (1998) Fabrication of redox potential microelectrodes for studies in vegetated soils or biofilm systems. Environ. Sci. Tech., 32(22):3646-3652.
• Singh, J., P.J. Shea, L.S. Hundal, S.D. Comfort, T.C. Zhang (10%), and D.S. Hage (1998) Iron-enhanced remediation of water and soil containing atrazine. Weed Science, 46(3):381-388.
• Zawaideh, L.L. (M.S. student), and T.C. Zhang (70%) (1998) Effects of pH and addition of an organic buffer (HEPES) on nitrate transformation in Fe0-water system. Wat. Sci. Tech., 38(7) 107-115.
• Zhang, T.C. (80%), and P.L. Bishop (1996) Evaluation of substrate and pH effects in a nitrifying biofilm. Water Environment Research, 68(7):1107-1115.
• Zhang, T.C. (80%), Y.C. Fu, and P.L. Bishop (1995) Competition for substrate and space in biofilms. Water Environment Research, 67(6):992-1003.
• Zhang, T.C. (60%), Fu, Y.C., P.L. Bishop, M. Kupferle, S. FitzGerald, H.H. Jiang, and C. Harmer (1995) Transport and Biodegradation of toxic organics in biofilms. J. of Hazardous Materials, 46:267-285.
• Bishop, P.L, T.C. Zhang (40%), and Y.C. Fu (1995) Effects of biofilm structure, microbial distributions and mass transport on biodegradation processes. Wat. Sci. Tech., 31(1):143-152.
• Zhang, T.C. (75%), and P.L. Bishop (1994) Experimental determination of the dissolved oxygen boundary layer and mass transfer resistance near the fluid-biofilm interface. Wat. Sci. Tech., 30(11):47-58.
• Zhang, T.C. (75%), and P.L. Bishop (1994) Density, porosity, and pore structure of biofilms. Water Res., 28(11):2267-2277.
• Zhang, T.C. (75%), and P.L. Bishop (1994) Evaluation of tortuosity factors and effective diffusivities in biofilms. Water Res., 28(11):2278-2287.
• Zhang, T.C. (75%), and P.L. Bishop (1994) Competition in biofilms. Wat. Sci. Tech., 29(10-11):263-270.
• Fu, Y.C., T.C. Zhang (30%), and P.L. Bishop (1994) Determination of effective oxygen diffusivity in biofilms grown in a completely mixed biodrum reactor. Wat. Sci. Tech., 29(10-11):455-462.
• Zhang, T.C. (75%), and P.L. Bishop (1994) Structure, activity and composition of biofilms. Wat. Sci. Tech., 29(7):335-344.
• Zhang, T.C. (90%), and T. Noike (1994) Influence of retention time on reactor performance and bacterial trophic populations in anaerobic digestion processes. Water Res., 28(1):27-36.
• Zhang, T.C. (90%), and T. Noike (1991) Comparison of one-phase and two-phase anaerobic digestion processes in characteristics of substrate degradation and bacterial population levels. Wat. Sci. Tech., 23:1157-1166.
• Zhang, C.H., T.C. Zhang (50%), H.C. Shi, and Q.Z. Zhang. (1988) The feasibility study of the reproduction of activated slime in municipal wastewater. Chinese Water Supply and Sewerage, 8(2):21-26 (in Chinese).
• Huang, M.Y., T.C. Zhang (50%), and R.Y. Li. (1986) Experimental study on Wool-scouring liquor treatment by centrifugal extraction. Chinese Water Supply and Sewerage, 6(1):43-48 (in Chinese).

Dr. Zhang has obtained grants and contracts from NSF, EPA, USGS, NE state (NDEQ), University Foundation, and private sectors and has completed >20 projects with ca. $4 million dollars since 1995. Dr. Zhang has submitted about 50 technical reports to project sponsors since 1995. Dr. Zhang has supervised and supported 1 post-doc, 4 Ph.D. students (two graduated), 9 M.S. graduate students since 1994, and is currently supporting 2 M.S. graduate students. Dr. Zhang has served 10 Ph.D. and 15 M.S. students on their dissertation/thesis committee since 1994.