Bio
Peng is a postdoctoral research associate in the Chemical Sciences Division. His research interests are CO2 capture and sequestration, mineral transformation, and interactions of contaminants with mineral surfaces. Before joining ORNL, Peng was appointed as a postdoctoral fellow in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory from 2019 to 2023. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Soil Science specializing in Soil and Environmental Geochemistry from the University of Wyoming in 2019, a master's degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Dalian University of Technology in 2012, and a bachelor's degree in Plant Protection from Shenyang Agricultural University in 2009.
Education
Ph.D. in Soil Science, University of Wyoming, 2019
M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering and Technology, 2012
B.Ag. in Plant Protection, 2009
Professional Service
Guest Editor for Sustainability in Water Treatment in Sustainability
Review Editor for Soil Processes section in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Reviewer for ACS Earth and Space Chemistry; ACS Omega; C – Journal of Carbon Research; Chemosphere; Crystals; Environmental Science: Nano; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Journal of Colloid and Interface Science; Journal of Composites Science; JOM (Journal of the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society); Journal of Physical Chemistry; Langmuir; Materials; Molecules; PLOS One; Polymers; Processes; Separations; Sustainability; Toxics; Water
Specialized Equipment
Powder X-ray scattering, X-ray surface scattering, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray imaging, atomic force microscopy, etc.