Hsiang-Yang (Gary) Shyu

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Hsiang-Yang (Gary) Shyu

Ph.D. Candidate @ USF CEE

Updates and News

  • : I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation. My dissertation is titled “The NEWgenerator™ Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System for Non-sewered Sanitation: Technology Advancement Through Field Evaluation and Modeling.” Check out the recording if you are interested!.

  • : Our abstract "Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Difficult to Measure Water Quality Parameters in an Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse System," was accepted. I will be presenting my work at the WateReuse Florida Summit 2024 in Tampa, Florida, May 22, 2024. Let’s meet and chat!

  • : Our abstract "Machine Learning (ML) Sensor Monitoring of an Onsite Water Recycling System," was accepted. I will be presenting my work at the 39th Annual WateReuse Symposium in Denver, Colorado, March 11-14, 2024. Let’s meet and chat!

  • : I received the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) inaugural Emerging Professionals scholarship. I am genuinely grateful for the recognition and support from the committees! Check out the post on LinkedIn.

  • : I snagged the “IWA NSS Chairperson Recognition Award 2023 for Best Poster awarded to Young Water Professional” at the IWA NSS Conference! Check out the post on LinkedIn.

  • : My South Africa visa was denied, so I won't be able to attend the IWA NSS Conference. However one of the co-authors, Lindelani Xaba, will present our work "Water Demand Analysis of Community Ablution Blocks (CABs) at an Informal Settlement in South Africa." Please meet & chat with him! Check out the presentation.

  • : Our abstract "Water Demand Analysis of Community Ablution Blocks (CABs) at an Informal Settlement in South Africa," was accepted. I will be presenting my work at the International Water Association 1st Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 15-18, 2023. Let’s meet and chat!.

  • : Our manuscript "Development of a Soft Sensor Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting the Water Quality of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System" has been accepted by ACS Environmental Au. Read the paper.

  • : The paper "Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of the NEWgenerator Nonsewered Sanitation System" by the UIUC's Dr. Guest Research Group in collaboration with our NEWgenerator team, has been accepted by ACS Environmental Au. Read the paper.

  • : I pass my Ph.D. proposal defense "The NEWgenerator Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System for Non-Sewered Sanitation: Technology Advancement through Field Evaluation and Modeling," I am now a Ph.D. candidate! Check out my presentation.

  • : Our manuscript "Evaluating the use of chemically modified clinoptilolite zeolite for the simultaneous recovery of ammonium and phosphate from blackwater" has been accepted by Royal Society of Chemistry - Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. Read the paper.

  • : Our poster abstract "Towards meeting ISO 30500 effluent phosphorus criteria for onsite wastewater treatment by non-sewered sanitation systems (NSSS)" was accepted. I will be presenting my work at the 2022 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference in Springfield, Missouri.