Siming Chen

 

Hometown

Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China

 

Education

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, 2019

B.S. Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 2014 

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Current Research

Siming's current research focuses on the use of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to recover energy

from dissolved methane and other constituents in anaerobic effluents.

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Publications

1. Chen, S. and A.L. Smith, 2017. Methane-driven microbial fuel cells recover energy and

mitigate dissolved methane emissions from anaerobic effluents. Environmental Science: Water

Research & Technology. DOI: 10.1039/C7EW00293A

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Conference Presentations

1. Chen, S. and A.L. Smith, 2017. Mitigation of fugitive methane emissions from anaerobic treatment processes using microbial fuel cells. 15th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, October 18-20, Beijing, China.

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2. Chen, S. and A.L. Smith, 2015. Methane-driven microbial fuel cell for dissolved methane management in anaerobic effluents. 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, August 16-20, Boston, Massachusetts.

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3. Chen, S. and A.L. Smith, 2017. Impact of hydraulic retention time and temperature on microbial fuel cells treating methane-rich anaerobic effluent. AEESP Conference, June 20-22, Ann Arbor, Michigan. (poster)

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4. Chen, S. and A.L. Smith, 2016. Elucidating the anodic community structure of a methane-powered microbial fuel cell. ISME 2016 Conference, August 21-26, Montreal, Canada. (poster)

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Fun Facts 

Siming loves watching NBA games in his free time.