Ke Zhang

zhangcee@umich.edu
Environmental Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow
Advisor: Krista Wigginton

2022, Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.
2017, M.E. in Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2013, B.S. in Biotechnology, Zhengzhou University, China

Research Interests:
I am interested in environmental biochemistry. Currently, I study the transformation of pathogenic viruses in the environment.

Current Research Projects:
MITIGATE FLU (Multidisciplinary InvesTIGation to Ease inFLUenza)

Select Publications:
Ke Zhang, Joseph Hodge, Anamika Chatterjee, Tae Seok Moon, and Kimberly M. Parker. Duplex structure of double-stranded RNA provides stability against hydrolysis relative to single stranded RNA. Environmental Science & Technology. 2021, 55 (12), 8045–8053

Ke Zhang, Jingmiao Wei, Kara E. Huff Hartz, Michael J. Lydy, Tae Seok Moon, Michael Sander, and Kimberly M. Parker. Analysis of RNA interference (RNAi) biopesticides: double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) extraction from agricultural soils and quantification by RT-qPCR. Environmental Science & Technology. 54, 2020, 54(8), 4893-4902.

Ke Zhang and Kimberly M. Parker. Halogen radical oxidants in natural and engineered aquatic systems. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52(17), 9579-9594.