Zhongzhe Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Engineering
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2023– Associate Professor of Engineering, Physics and Engineering, California State University-Bakersfield
2019–2023 Assistant Professor of Engineering, Physics and Engineering, California State University-Bakersfield
2015–2019 Research Assistant Professor, Civil/Construction/Environmental Engineering, Marquette University
2014–2015 Postdoc/Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental/Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University
EDUCATION
University of California-Riverside Chemical Engineering Ph.D. 2014
Shanghai University Environmental Engineering M.S. 2008
Shanghai University Environmental Engineering B.S. 2004
Current Team Members
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Traditional)
expected Fall 2023
Research Project:
Energy and Resource Recovery from Hazardous Woody Fuels
Steam Hydrogasification of Agricultural Waste Streams
Sponsor:
CSUB Wonderful Research Program
CSUB California Energy Research Center
USDA NIFA NLGCA
USDA NIFA REEU
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Petroleum Engineering)
expected Fall 2023
Research Project:
Enhancing Energy and Resource Recovery from Agricultural Wastes
Steam Hydrogasification of Agricultural Waste Streams
Sponsor:
CSUB California Energy Research Center
USDA NIFA NLGCA
USDA NIFA REEU
Rosely Ayala
Marco Ceja
Serina Ishida
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Traditional)
expected Fall 2025
Research Project:
Energy and Resource Recovery from Hazardous Woody Fuels
Steam Hydrogasification of Agricultural Waste Streams
Sponsor:
CSUB California Energy Research Center
USDA NIFA NLGCA
USDA NIFA REEU
Robert Lozano
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Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Traditional)
expected Fall 2025
Research Project:
Energy and Resource Recovery from Hazardous Woody Fuels
Steam Hydrogasification of Agricultural Waste Streams
Sponsor:
CSUB California Energy Research Center
USDA NIFA NLGCA
USDA NIFA REEU
Former Team Members
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Petroleum Engineering)
Spring 2021
Research Project:
Recycling Major Municipal Solid Waste Streams in a Novel Ceramic Material
Sponsor:
CSUB Wonderful Research Program
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Petroleum Engineering)
expected Fall 2022
Research Project:
Enhancing Energy and Resource Recovery from Agricultural Wastes
Sponsor:
CSUB California Energy Research Center
USDA NIFA NLGCA
Izabel Hernandez
Juan Ramirez
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering)
Fall 2020
Research Project:
Technology Development and Demonstration of Grit Assisted Patch (GAP): Improvement and Field Test
Sponsor:
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Danny Valtierra
(2021 SJV SPE Scholarship Awardee)
Hugo Cortes Lopez
(2021 Max Bacerra Scholarship Awardee)
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Traditional)
Spring 2022
Research Project:
Enhancing Energy and Resource Recovery from Agricultural Wastes
Sponsor:
CSUB California Energy Research Center
USDA NIFA NLGCA
Chloe Hansen
Education:
B.S. in Engineering Sciences
(Traditional)
Spring 2022
Research Project:
Steam Hydrogasification of Agricultural Waste Streams
Sponsor:
USDA NIFA NLGCA
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