Shengyin Tang

Dr. Shengyin Tang is currently an assistant professor and PhD advisor at the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School. Her research focuses on marine ecosystem health and membrane-enabled technologies for marine pollution control and resource recovery, including coastal and offshore ecosystem health and emerging contaminant control, membrane-based technologies for marine environmental protection and resource recovery, as well as AI-enabled environmental protection and resource recovery. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and holds more than 10 granted patents.

Open Positions:

We are continuously recruiting highly motivated postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. 

We welcome applicants with strong research interests in membrane technologies, marine resources and environmental science to join our research group and pursue innovative interdisciplinary research.

Interested candidates are encouraged to send CV and relevant application materials to: tangshengyin@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn

September 2017-June 2021, Tsinghua University, Environmental Science and Engineering, PhD

January 2020-January 2021，University of California, Berkeley，Environmental Science and Engineering, Joint Ph.D.

September 2014-June 2017, Tsinghua University, Environmental Science and Engineering, Master

September 2010-June 2014, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Resources and Environmental Science, Bachelor

February 2026-present, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Assistant professor

March 2023-September 2025, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Postdoctoral Researcher

October 2021-October 2022, University of California, Irvine, Postdoctoral Researcher

Her current research focuses on marine ecosystem health and membrane-enabled technologies for marine pollution control and resource recovery:

(1) Coastal and offshore ecosystem health and emerging contaminant control;

(2) Membrane-based technologies for marine environmental protection and resource recovery;

(3) AI-enabled environmental protection and resource recovery.

[1] Jingyi Zou, Yanjun Li, Tianhao Tang, Yuepeng Deng, Kai Yang, Yulong Yang, Shengyin Tang*, Xihui Zhang. Molecular insights into the enhanced water purification of algal-rich water by in-situ ozonation/manganese-doped ceramic membrane process. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 134283

[2] Tianhao Tang, Wenhui Ding, Wanyi Fu, Shengyin Tang*, Xihui Zhang. Scale-dependent anomalous behavior of confined water between Al₂O₃ layers. Nano Research, 2025, 18: 94907417

[3] Shengyin Tang*, Yuepeng Deng, Yanyi Wang, Tianhao Tang, Hang Luo, Xihui Zhang*. Hydrogen peroxide immersion for efficient cleaning of fouled manganese-doped ceramic membranes in wastewater treatment. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 361: 131357

[4] Yanyi Wang, Shengyin Tang*, Congyu Hou, Hang Luo, Yuepeng Deng, Yanjun Li, Kai Yang, Xihui Zhang. Molecular insights into Mn-based heterogeneous catalytic ozonation for enhanced purification of drinking water. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 359: 130749

[5] Tianhao Tang, Liangchun Zhang, Shengyin Tang*, Wenhui Ding, Kai Yang, Xihui Zhang. Molecular insights into pilot-scale selective removal of emerging organic contaminants in hospital wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 500: 157097

[6] Yanyi Wang, Shengyin Tang*, Hang Luo, Kairan Zhang, Yanjun Li, Kai Yang, Xihui Zhang*. Unraveling the key factors affecting bacterial community and ARGs in full-scale drinking water biological activated carbon filters: Enriched antibiotics. ACS ES&T Water, 2024, 4: 3475-3485

[7] Shengyin Tang, Lixun Zhang, Haoxin Zhu, Sunny C. Jiang*. Coupling physiochemical adsorption with biodegradation for enhanced removal of microcystin-LR in water. Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 937: 173370.

[8] Shengyin Tang, Wanyi Fu*, Tiantian Song, Tianhao Tang, Li Chen, Jianning Guo, Slav W. Hermanowicz, Xihui Zhang*. In-situ H₂O₂ cleaning for fouling control of manganese-doped ceramic membrane through confined catalytic oxidation inside membrane. Membranes, 2022, 12: 21.

[9] Shengyin Tang^#, Jiayang Li^#, Zhenghua Zhang*, Baoyu Ren, Xihui Zhang. Comparison of long-term membrane bioreactors without and with in-situ ozonation in wastewater treatment: Membrane fouling, effluent quality and microbial community. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 652: 788-799.

[10] Shengyin Tang, Lixun Zhang, Yi Peng, Jing Liu, Xihui Zhang, Zhenghua Zhang*. Fenton cleaning strategy for ceramic membrane fouling in wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2019, 217: 118-127.

[11] Shengyin Tang, Zhenghua Zhang*, Xihui Zhang. Coupling in-situ ozonation with ferric chloride addition for ultrafiltration membrane fouling mitigation in wastewater treatment: Quantitative fouling analysis. Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 555: 307-317.

[12] Shengyin Tang, Zhenghua Zhang*, Jing Liu, Xihui Zhang. Double-win effects of in-situ ozonation on improved filterability of mixed liquor and UF membrane fouling mitigation in wastewater treatment. Journal of Membrane Science, 2017, 533: 112-120.

[13] Shengyin Tang, Zhenghua Zhang*, Xihui Zhang. New insight into the effect of mixed liquor properties changed by pre-ozonation on UF membrane fouling in wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 314: 670-680.

[1] Shengyin Tang, Yuepeng Deng, Xiqin Chen, Xu Xu, Xihui Zhang. A multi-confinement catalytic ceramic nanofiber membrane, its preparation method and applications. China, patent for invention. ZL 202510120811.3

[2] Shengyin Tang, Shijian Zhang, Yuepeng Deng, Xihui Zhang, Kai Yang. A membrane bioreactor and wastewater treatment method. China, patent for invention. CN 202510924950.1

[3] Shengyin Tang, He Li, Tianhao Tang, Yuepeng Deng, Xihui Zhang, Kai Yang. A wastewater treatment device and wastewater treatment method. China, patent for invention. CN 202510924947.X

[4] Shengyin Tang, Tianhao Tang, Xihui Zhang, Kai Yang, Xianghui Jiang. A confinement-catalytic ceramic membrane mudule and its preparation method, and a confinement-catalytic ceramic membrane reactor. China, patent for invention. CN 202510793979.0

[5] Shengyin Tang, Hang Luo, Yuepeng Deng, Xihui Zhang, Kai Yang, Xianghui Jiang. A ceramic nanofiber membrane and its preparation method, a catalytic ceramic nanofiber membrane, its preparation and applications. China, patent for invention. CN 202510847500.7

[6] Shengyin Tang, Xihui Zhang, Wanyi Fu. A membrane bioreactor and water treatment method. China, patent for invention. ZL 202011283156.7

[7] Zhenghua Zhang, Shengyin Tang, Jiayang Li, Xihui Zhang. A membrane bioreactor and sewage treatment method. China, patent for invention. ZL 201810230661.1

[8] Xihui Zhang, Shengyin Tang, Zhenghua Zhang, Zijie Su. A ceramic membrane chemical cleaning system and method. China, patent for invention. ZL 201610941088.6

[9] Shengyin Tang, Yuepeng Deng, Xu Xu, Xiqin Chen, Xihui Zhang. A Fenton-like membrane bioreactor. China, utility model patent. ZL 202520172156.1

[10] Shengyin Tang, Xihui Zhang, Wanyi Fu. A membrane bioreactor. China, utility model patent. ZL 202022663869.8

[11] Zhenghua Zhang, Shengyin Tang, Jiayang Li, Xihui Zhang. A membrane bioreactor. China, utility model patent. ZL 201820378082.7

[12] Xianghui Jiang, Xihui Zhang, Lei Zhu, Shengyin Tang, Jianhua Feng. A modular assembled sediment-ation tank. China, utility model patent. ZL 202421831410.6

[13] Jin Wu, Xihui Zhang, Jianhua Feng, Shengyin Tang, Changqiang Zhang. An Automatically Controlled Wastewater Treatment Tank. China, utility model patent. ZL 202421831496.2

[14] Kai Yang, Liangpeng He, Lei Zhu, Xihui Zhang, Shengyin Tang. A wastewater treatment equipment system facilitated for monitoring. China, utility model patent. ZL 202421831553.7

[15] Jianhua Feng, Changqiang Zhang, Zihua Ye, Kai Yang, Xihui Zhang, Shengyin Tang. A prefabricated MBR tank for wastewater treatment. China, utility model patent. ZL 202420062515.3

[16] Changqiang Zhang, Jianhua Feng, Zihua Ye, Kai Yang, Xihui Zhang, Shengyin Tang. An automatic-controlled wastewater treatment device. China, utility model patent. ZL 202420068812.9

Outstanding Master Thesis, Tsinghua University (2017)

Outstanding Master Graduate, Tsinghua University (2017)

Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, Northwest A&F University (2014)

National Scholarship, Northwest A&F University(2012)