 | Yuanzhi Tang (CV, Linkedin, Google Scholar) M.Sc., PhD, Geosciences, SUNY-Stony Brook B.S. Geology, Economics, Peking University Georgia Power Professor School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Executive Director, Strategic Energy Institute Founding Director, Center for Critical Mineral Solutions Co-founder, Georgia Partnership for Essential Minerals Co-Editor-in-Chief: Chemical Geology Associate Editor: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Email: yuanzhi.tang@eas.gatech.edu Phone: 404-894-3994 Office: Ford Environmental Science & Technology, 3252 Labs: Ford Environmental Science & Technology, 2121, 2125, L2102 | ||||||
 | Yinghao Wen Postdoc (2022-present) Email: ywen94@gatech.edu PhD, Texas A&M University | ||||||
 | Yixuan Yang Postdoc (2025-present) Email: yixuan.yang@gatech.edu PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||
 | Hang Xu PhD student (EAS, 2022-present) Email: hangxu.eas@gatech.edu M.Sc. Nanjing University | ||||||
 | Rui Cai PhD student (EAS, 2023 Fall – present) Email: rcai44@gatech.edu M.Sc. Nanjing University | ||||||
 | Qiao Yan PhD student (CEE, 2024-present) Email: qyan68@gatech.edu M.Sc. Duke University | ||||||
 | Partha Protim Bhowmik PhD student (CEE, 2025-present) Email: pbhowmik6@gatech.edu M.Sc. Southern Illinois University | ||||||
 | Dhara Patel PhD student (EAS, 2025-present) Email: dpatel453@gatech.edu B.S. Georgia Tech | ||||||
 | Sali Boyer M.Sc. student (2025-present) Email: sboyer35@gatech.edu B.S. University of Georgia | ||||||
 | Seongryeong Kim Visiting PhD student (2025-present) Email: skim3764@gatech.edu Changwon National University | ||||||
Alumni
| Graduate students | |||
 | Emily Saad PhD (2013 – 2017) Current: Exponent |  | Ashley Brady M.Sc. (2015-2017, co-advised with Chris Reinhard) |
 | Shiliang Zhao PhD (2013 – 2018) |  | Weishi Wang M.Sc. (2017 – 2018) |
 | Ben Fields B.S. (2014 – 2019) |  | Biao Wan PhD (2016 – 2020) Current: Professor, Huazhong Agricutural University |
 | Pan Liu PhD (2016-2021) Current: Meta |  | Simin Zhao PhD (2019-2023) Current: Ingredion |
 | Estefania Garcia PhD (2020-2025) Current: NIST | ||
| Postdoc Researchers | |||
 | Rixiang (Alex) Huang Postdoc, Research Scientist (2014 – 2018) PhD, Baylor University Current: Associate Professor, SUNY-Albany |  | Chiqian Zhang Postdoc (2018 – 2019, co-advised with Dr. Spyros Pavlostathis) PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia Current: Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University |
 | Haesung Jung Postdoc (2018 – 2020) PhD, Washington University in St Louis Current: Associate Professor, Changwon National University, Korea |  | Lei Hu Postdoc (2021-2022) PhD, New Mexico State University Current: New Mexico Environmental Department |
 | Qian Wang Postdoc, Research Scientist (2018-2022) PhD, University of Wyoming Current: Georgia Department of Natural Resources |  | Jaeyoung Lee Postdoc (2023-2024) PhD, Kyung Hee University Current: Samsung |
| Visiting scholars | |||
 | Sahib Zada Visiting PhD student (2016) Quaid-i-azam University, Pakistan |  | Ci Fang Visiting PhD student (2016-2017) China Agricultural University |
 | Xiaoming Xu Visiting PhD student (2018-2019) Peking University |  | Can Shen Visiting PhD student (2019-2020) Central South University |
 | Xiangdong Meng Visiting PhD student (2019-2020) Zhejiang University |  | Yan Shi Visiting Postdoc (2022-2024) Fudan University |