Esther Lou

Ph.D. Student
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rice University
GRB 2nd Floor East Wing
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005
gl25 [at] rice.edu
Education:
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY
B.S. South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Research Interests:
Novel biochemical waste water treatment technologies including Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR), while also addressing resource recovery and energy saving advantages of it. I am also inquisitive about the fate of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), an emerging concern and proved threat to human health, during the treatment process.
Other Interests:
I enjoy hiking, traveling and watching movies.