Linda Y. Tseng

Linda Y. Tseng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The City College of New York (CUNY). Her research focuses on microplastics, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), plastic additives, wastewater treatment, and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). She leads the TsengLab, with a webpage at https://sites.google.com/view/tsenglab.

Her work includes the NSF REU site collaboration with Hobart and William Smith Colleges, focusing on undergraduate research in environmental engineering. Key research themes involve nanoparticle behavior in wastewater systems, adsorption mechanisms of CECs on plastics, and anaerobic process inhibition by microplastics. Recent studies highlight seasonal patterns of nanoparticles in Southern California treatment plants and the hydrophobicity-driven adsorption of pollutants on plastics.

Tseng’s publications span analytical methods for fossil carbon tracking in water facilities, energy efficiency in reclaimed water irrigation, and long-term monitoring of EPS production in warm-climate wastewater systems. Her lab investigates bioremediation strategies for organic pollutants like fluorotelomer alcohols and explores molecular characteristics of effluent organic matter in advanced treatment processes.

Advising and grants: She coordinates the NSF REU program, fostering student engagement in environmental engineering research. Her work is supported by grants focusing on sustainable water management and emerging contaminant mitigation. No awards were explicitly listed in the provided texts.

Labs/Teams: The TsengLab at CCNY specializes in environmental engineering research, integrating experimental and analytical approaches to address challenges in wastewater treatment and microplastic pollution.