• Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics – 1998, Lanzhou University, China
• M.S. in Semiconductor Physics and Devices – 1993, Lanzhou University, China
• B.S. in Physics – 1987, Lanzhou University, China

Professional History

• 2025 to Present – Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NMSU
• 2019-2025-Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering, NMSU
• 2016 to 2019 – Director, Core University Research Resources Laboratory (CURRL), NMSU
• 2013 to 2019 – Research Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NMSU
• 2006 to 2012 – Research Associate, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
• 2005 to 2006 – Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University
• 2003 to 2004 – Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh
• 2000 to 2002 – Research Associate, Department of Physics, University of Montpellier II, Montpellier, France
• 1998 to 2000 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
• 1987 to 1998 – Lecturer and Assistant Professor, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, China

Research Interests

• Nanomaterials
• Photocatalysis
• Water treatment
• Advanced materials
• Desalination
• Thin films
• Energy materials
• Fuel cells
• Material characterizations

1. EMNT Edirisooriya, AA Lopez, D Smith, PS Senanayake, Weerasinghe P., Zhang Y., Delanka-Pedige H.M.K, Xu P., Wang H.* (2026) Pilot-scale evaluation of hypersaline produced water treatment and reuse via freeze desalination and seawater reverse osmosis: Organic removal, aquatic and human cell line toxicity studies. Separation and Purification Technology, 137642
2. Edirisooriya E.M.N.T., Lopez A., Smith D., Senanayake P.S., Zhang Y., Delanka-Pedige H.M.K, Xu P., Wang H.*(2025). Separation performance in pilot-scale fractional freeze desalination and reverse osmosis for produced water reuse. Desalination, 119743
3. Yin X., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Applications of crown ether-based materials for enhancing lithium recovery from brines. Separation and Purification Technology, 371, 133093
4. Yin X., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Applications of crown ether-based materials for enhancing lithium recovery from brines. Separation and Purification Technology, 371, 133093
5. Yin X., Senanayake P.S., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Graphene oxide-assisted crown ether modification of cation exchange membranes for efficient lithium recovery from sodium-rich brines: Experimental study and modeling. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 119967
6. Senanayake P.S., Ahmed M.F., Lugo A., Mejía-Saucedo C., Edirisooriya E.M.N.T., Basnayake I., Stoll Z., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Techno-economic analysis of recycling reverse osmosis concentrate for tailored water production and zero liquid discharge using selective Electrodialysis: Experimental and theoretical study. Chemical Engineering Journal, 165382
7. Edirisooriya E.M.N.T., Senanayake P.S., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Recyclability and regeneration of Au/TiO2 nanocomposite and Pt/TiO2 atom-nano composite catalysts in photo-reforming plastics for hydrogen production. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 13 (3), 116467
8. Edirisooriya E.M.N.T., Senanayake P.S., Ahasan T., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Comprehensive Insights into Photoreforming of Waste Plastics for Hydrogen Production. Catalysts 15 (5), 453
9. Edirisooriya E.M.N.T., Senanayake P.S., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Enhanced H2 Production Efficiency in Photo-Reforming of PET Waste Plastic Using Dark-Deposited Atom/Nanocomposite Pt/TiO2 Photocatalysts. Catalysts, 15 (4), 334
10. Mejía-Saucedo C., Stoll Z., Senanayake P.S., Xu P., Wang H.* (2025). Evaluating Pretreatment Strategies with Modeling for Reducing Scaling Potential of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate: Insights from Ion Exchange and Activated Alumina. Water, 17 (6), 828     
11. Senanayake P.S., Lugo A., Ahmed M.F., Stoll Z., Moe N.E., Barber J., Walker W. S., Xu P., and Wang H. *(2025). Electrodialysis Modeling for Desalination and Resource Recovery. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 47, 101081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2024.101081
12. Senanayake P.S., Ahmed M.F., Lugo A., Stoll Z., Moe N.E., Ehsani M., Barber J., Xu P., and Wang H. * (2025). Enhancing the Efficiency of Electrodialysis Brine Concentrator to Reduce the Levelized Cost of Salt Production through Dynamic Model-Based Simulations. Desalination, 598, 118416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.118416
13. Edirisooriya, E.M.N.T., Senanayake, P.S., Talipov M. R.; Xu, P., and Wang, H. * (2024). Optimization of green hydrogen production from plastic waste using TiO2-based nanocomposite & atom-nanocomposite photocatalysts with technoeconomic and carbon footprint assessment. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 00397-2.
14. Ahasan, T., Xu, P., Wang, H.* (2024). Dual-function photocatalysis in the visible spectrum: Ag-G-TiO₂ for simultaneous dye wastewater degradation and hydrogen production. Catalysts, 14, 530.