Hsiang-Yang (Gary) Shyu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher — Environmental Engineering & Machine Learning

Journal Publications

  1. Shyu, H.-Y., Bair, R. A., Castro, C. J., Xaba, L., Ncube, T., Mutsakatira, E., Cottingham, R. & Yeh, D. H. (2025). Advanced Non-Sewered sanitation system for onsite water recycling in a South African informal settlement. Water Research X. DOI
  2. Shyu, H.-Y., Bair, R. A., Castro, C. J., Xaba, L., Ncube, T., Ndwandwe, B., Mutsakatira, E., Cottingham, R. & Yeh, D. H. (2025). Water demand analysis of community ablution blocks (CABs) at an informal settlement in South Africa. VeriXiv. DOI
  3. Xu, X., ... Shyu, H.-Y., ... & Yuan, H. (2025). Direct feature identification from Raman spectra and precise data-driven classification of phytopathogens at single conidium-species level. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. DOI
  4. Shyu, H.-Y., Castro, C. J., Bair, R. A., Lu, Q., & Yeh, D. H. (2023). Development of a Soft Sensor Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting the Water Quality of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System. ACS Environmental Au. DOI
  5. Watabe, S., ... Shyu, H.-Y., ... & Guest, J. S. (2023). Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of the NEWgenerator Nonsewered Sanitation System. ACS Environmental Au. DOI
  6. Castro, C. J., Shyu, H.-Y., Hoque, B., & Yeh, D. H. (2023). Evaluating the use of chemically modified clinoptilolite zeolite for the simultaneous recovery of ammonium and phosphate from blackwater. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 9(3), 818–832. DOI
  7. Castro, C. J., Shyu, H.-Y., Xaba, L., Bair, R., & Yeh, D. H. (2021). Performance and onsite regeneration of natural zeolite for ammonium removal in a field-scale non-sewered sanitation system. Science of The Total Environment. DOI
  8. Shyu, H.-Y.*, Bair, R. A.*, Castro, C. J.*, et al. (2021). The NEWgenerator™ non-sewered sanitation system: Long-term field testing at an informal settlement community in eThekwini municipality, South Africa. Journal of Environmental Management. (*co-first author). DOI

Dissertations & Theses

  • Shyu, H.-Y. (2024). The NEWgenerator™ Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System for Non-sewered Sanitation: Technology Advancement Through Field Evaluation and Modeling. University of South Florida. Full Text
  • Shyu, H.-Y. (2018). Application of a Floating Membrane Algal Photobioreactor for Freshwater Aquaculture. University of South Florida. Full Text

Selected Conference Presentations

  • Shyu, H.-Y., Castro, C. J., Bair, R. A., Lu, Q., & Yeh, D. H. "Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Difficult to Measure Water Quality Parameters in an Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse System." 2024 Florida WateReuse Annual Summit, May 22, 2024, Tampa, FL, USA. (Conference presentation; Slides)
  • Shyu, H.-Y., Castro, C. J., Bair, R. A., Lu, Q., & Yeh, D. H. "Machine Learning Sensor Monitoring of an Onsite Water Recycling System." 2024 WateReuse Symposium, Mar 11–14, 2024, Denver, CO, USA. (Conference poster; Poster)
  • Shyu, H.-Y., Bair, R. A., Castro, C. J., Ncube, T., Ndwandwe, B., Mutsakatira, E., Cottingham, R., & Yeh, D. H. "Water demand analysis of communal ablution blocks (CABs) at an informal settlement in South Africa." 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference, Oct 15–18, 2023, Johannesburg, South Africa. (Conference presentation; Slides)
  • Shyu, H.-Y., Castro, C. J., Bair, R. A., Lu, Q., & Yeh, D. H. "Development of a soft sensor using machine learning algorithms for predicting the water quality of a non-sewered sanitation system." 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference, Oct 15–18, 2023, Johannesburg, South Africa. (Conference poster; Poster)
  • Shyu, H.-Y., Castro, C. J., Bair, R. A., Xaba, L., Ndwandwe, B., Mutsakatira, E., Cottingham, R., & Yeh, D. H. "Using calcium-modified zeolite to simultaneously meet ISO30500 effluent nitrogen and phosphorus criteria for non-sewered sanitation systems." 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference, Oct 15–18, 2023, Johannesburg, South Africa. (Conference poster; Poster)
  • Bair, R. A., Shyu, H.-Y., Castro, C. J., Xaba, L., Ncube, T., Cottingham, R., & Yeh, D. H. "Onsite water reuse field testing of a non-sewered sanitation system at an informal settlement in South Africa." 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference, Oct 15–18, 2023, Johannesburg, South Africa. (Conference presentation)
  • Shyu, H.-Y., Bair, R. A., Castro, C. J., Xaba, L., & Yeh, D. H. "Onsite Water Reuse Field Testing at an Informal Settlement Community." 37th Annual WateReuse Symposium, Mar 6–9, 2022, San Antonio, TX, USA. (Conference presentation; Slides)
  • Shyu, H.-Y., Castro, C. J., Hoque, B., Bair, R., Xaba, L., Ndwandwe, B., Mutsakatira, E., Cottingham, R., & Yeh, D. H. "Towards meeting ISO30500 effluent phosphorus criteria for onsite wastewater treatment by non-sewered sanitation systems." 2022 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference, Nov 1–3, 2022, Springfield, MO, USA. (Conference poster; Poster)
  • Bair, R. A., Castro, C. J., Shyu, H.-Y., & Yeh, D. H. "Automation in onsite systems: Progress, future, and classification system." 2022 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference, Nov 1–3, 2022, Springfield, MO, USA. (Conference presentation)