Tao Ye

Our lab aims to develop data-driven approaches to understand the complex interactions that exist in environmental chemistry, and leverage these interactions for beneficial applications, including but not limited to environmental monitoring and remediation, materials development, process optimization, and in silico toxicity.

Tao Ye joined Stevens Institute of Technology in Fall 2025 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Ocean Engineering, after serving on the faculty at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for 4 years. He has published more than 40 journal papers and one U.S. patent, with over 1,600 citations. His research, supported by multiple NSF grants including a CAREER Award, integrates machine learning and environmental chemistry to advance water quality monitoring, sustainable materials, and toxicity prediction.

2025–present, Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
Department of Civil, Environmental & Ocean Engineering
2021–2025, Assistant Professor, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2018–2021, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle
Department of Bioengineering
2014–2018, Graduate Research Assistant, The George Washington University
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2010–2013, Graduate Research Assistant, Tongji University
Department of Municipal Engineering

· Young Investigator Award, Stevens Institute of Technology 05/2026
· CAPEES Award for Environmental Applications of Data-Driven Approaches 05/2026
· Recipient of the 2026 AAEES 40 Under 40 Recognition Program 10/2025
· NSF CAREER Award 05/2025
· Science Communication Fellow. SD Discovery Center & Portal to the Public, Pierre, SD 03/2022
· CSW (The Chemical Society of Washington) Spring 2018 Student Travel Award 02/2018
· Dewberry Scholarship for 2017 to 2018 academic year, The George Washington University 08/2017
· 2017 Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry 02/2017
· Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
· Outstanding MS Degree Thesis of 2014 in Shanghai City 04/2015
· Runner-up, Poster Winners, The George Washington University Research Days 2015 03/2015
· CSW (The Chemical Society of Washington) Spring 2015 Student Travel Award 02/2015
· Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai City 04/2013

· CAREER: Data-Driven Prioritization and Control of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water (CBET-2441521/2554919). National Science Foundation | PI | 09/2025-08/2030
· Collaborative Research: Transformation of Phenols to Aliphatic Disinfection Byproducts: Identifying Critical Factors and Strategies that Minimize Intermediate Halophenols (CBET-2418754/2603551). Co-PI: Guanghui Hua at South Dakota State University. National Science Foundation | PI | 01/2025-12/2027
· Eco-Design of Hydrogenation Catalysts for Oxyanion Reduction: The Overlooked Roles of Nitrogen-Containing Groups on the Catalyst Supports (CBET-2327715/2611919). Co-PI: Daqian Jiang at University of Alabama. National Science Foundation | PI | 01/2024-12/2026
· Collaborative Research: Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Control of Iodinated Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water (CBET-2308711/2602795). Co-PI: Guanghui Hua at South Dakota State University. National Science Foundation | PI | 09/2023-08/2026
· Catalytic Hydrogenation of Oxyanions: The Overlooked Chemistry of Nitrogen-Containing Groups on the Catalyst Supports. Co-PI: Ilke Celik at South Dakota Mines. South Dakota Mines, Nelson Research Grants | PI | 09/2022-08/2025
· Transformation of Nitrate to Ammonia by Biochar Supported Ru Catalysts and Recovery of Ammonia as N-Fertilizer on Biochar. Co-PIs: Mengistu Geza Nisrani at South Dakota Mines, Sutie Xu and Thandiwe Nleya at South Dakota State University. USGS 104b | PI | 09/2022-08/2023

Oxygen and nitrogen functionalized carbonaceous supports with improved nanoparticle dispersion, and methods of making and uses of the same. US11413603B2. 08/16/2022.

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EN 275A – Environmental Biology
EN 377A – Introduction to Environmental Engineering Systems
EN 379A – Environmental Engineering Laboratory