Research Experience
Nguyen Tat Thanh Hi-Tech Institute (Nguyen Tat Thanh University) (2017-present)
Research Group Leader
- Mentor students at Nguyen Tat Thanh University and Oregon State University to conduct projects on wastewater treatment, faecal sludge management, plastic waste recycle, and antibiotic resistance genes surveillance.
- Collaborate with East Meets West Foundation (Vietnam), Eawag (Switzerland) and Asian Institute Technology (Thailand) to conduct a feasibility study on faecal sludge management in Ben Tre province (Vietnam).
Eawag (2015-2017)
Postdoctoral Researcher
- Lead three projects on (1) inactivation of E. coli in faecal sludge during anaerobic digestion, (2) network governance of sanitation management in Vietnam, and (3) inactivation and regrowth of pathogens in faecally-contaminated water in the Blue Diversion Autarky Toilet.
- Mentor students from ETH Zuerich (Switzerland) and National University of Civil Engineering (Vietnam).
University of California, Berkeley (2009-2015)
Researcher
- Lead a project on designing unit process wetlands to optimize removal of bacterial and viruses via sunlight inactivation.
- Mentor students from ETH Zuerich (Switzerland) and UC Berkeley (USA).
Ho Chi Minh City-University of Technology (2003-2008)
Research Assistant
- Conduct a project on applying TiO2-based photocatalysts in removing faecal indicator bacteria.
Teaching Experience
University of California, Berkeley
Teaching assistant
Control of Water-Related Pathogens (Spring 2014)
Teach laboratory sessions for a group of 25 graduate students.
Introduction to Environmental Engineering (
Fall 2011)
Teach discussion sessions for a group of 40-50 undergraduate students.
Fellowships and Awards
EPFL Seed Money Grant, 2016
Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Fellowship, 2015
Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship, 2009
DAAD Sur-Place-Scholarship, 2006
TOYOTA Vietnam Foundation Scholarship, 2006 and 2007
Publications
Nguyen M. T., Allemann L., Ziemba C., Larivé O., Morgenroth E. and Julian T. R. “Controlling Bacterial Pathogens in Water for Reuse: Treatment Technologies for Water Recirculation in the Blue Diversion Autarky Toilet”.
Front. Environ. Sci. 2017
Bear, S. E.,
Nguyen, M. T., Jasper, J. T., Nygren, S., Nelson, K. L., Sedlak, D. L. “Removal of Nutrients, Trace Organic Contaminants and Pathogen Indicator Organisms in a Demonstration-Scale Open-Water Unit Process Treatment Wetland”.
Ecological Engineering. 2017
Nguyen, M. T., Jasper, J. T., Nelson, K. L. “Sunlight inactivation of fecal indicator bacteria in an open-water natural wastewater treatment system: Modeling endogenous and exogenous inactivation rates in the presence of light-attenuating compounds and photosensitizers”.
Water Research. 2015
Hendrickson, T. P.,
Nguyen, M. T., Sukardi, M., Miot, A., Horvath, A., and Nelson K. L. “Life-Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of a Building-Scale Wastewater Treatment and Nonpotable Reuse System”.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015
Silverman, A.,
Nguyen, M. T., Nelson, K. L. “Sunlight inactivation of viruses in an open-water natural wastewater treatment system: Modeling endogenous and exogenous inactivation rates in the presence of light-attenuating compounds and photosensitizers”.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015
Nguyen, M. T., Silverman, I. A., Nelson, K. L. “Sunlight inactivation of MS2 coliphage in the absence of photosensitizers: Modeling the endogenous inactivation rate using a photoaction spectrum”.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014
Jasper, J. T.,
Nguyen, M. T., Jones, Z. L., Ismail, N. S., Sedlak, D.L., Sharp, J. O., Luthy, R. G., Horne, A. J., Nelson, K. L. “Unit process wetlands for treatment of municipal wastewater effluent”.
Environ. Engi. Sci. 2013
