Summary
Research group recruitment under Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University, focused on sustainable wastewater treatment with an emphasis on resource recovery and energy recovery via microbial community control. Current themes include EBPR, low-oxygen biological nutrient removal, fermentation-based resource recovery, and PFAS fate/biotransformation; funding and formal application deadlines are TBD.
Program Overview
- Type: PhD
- Department: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University
- Recruitment scope: PhD / MS / Visiting Student (lab recruitment)
- Study mode: TBD
- Duration: 4–5 years (PhD track); MS / Visiting Student: TBD
- Intake size: TBD
- Start date: TBD
- Last updated: 2026-03-05
Funding Details
- Funding type: TBD
- Stipend: TBD
- Tuition coverage: TBD
- Health insurance: TBD
- Other benefits: TBD
Research Areas
- Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
- Wastewater Resource Recovery
- Wastewater Energy Recovery
- Biological Nutrient Removal
- Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal
- Low-Oxygen Nutrient Removal
- Fermentation-Based Resource Recovery
- PFAS Fate And Biotransformation
- Microbial Community Ecology
- Wastewater Process Modeling
Advisor / Contact
- PI: Prof. Fabrizio Sabba, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University
- Email: fsabba@syr.edu
- Lab: Sabba Lab (Environmental Engineering) — TBD
- Lab website: TBD (QR code referenced; URL not provided)
Eligibility
- TBD
How to Apply
- Step 1: Email Prof. Sabba to express interest (fsabba@syr.edu)
- Suggested email contents (from source):
- Brief self-introduction
- What you have done (projects / research experience)
- What you want to work on (research interests)
- Why you find these topics compelling
- Apply via: Email (fsabba@syr.edu)
- Apply via (lab website): TBD
Application Windows
- TBD
Source URL
- TBD
Notes
- Research framing: shifting wastewater treatment from a cost center to a resource/energy recovery platform (recovering carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus via microbial “community” control).
- Example application contexts mentioned: wastewater treatment systems and (for PFAS) landfill leachate.
- Lab culture is described as bridging basic science and engineering practice (microbial ecology ↔ reactor/process modeling; lab work ↔ utility/consulting/industry collaboration).
- Acronyms (for reference): EBPR = Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal; PFAS = per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; “Low-DO” refers to low dissolved oxygen operation (energy-saving via reduced aeration).