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38
Citations
5109
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8683
National Ranking
3101

Overview

Say Kee Ong is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and has a research portfolio spanning engineering and environmental science. Their work addresses key challenges in water resources management, extraction processes, and the application of advanced computational methods for process optimization.

Their recent research contributions include the following papers:

  • "Parametric study of the progressive freeze concentration for desalination" (2021) published in Desalination
  • "Reinforcement learning applied to wastewater treatment process control optimization: Approaches, challenges, and path forward" (2023) published in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • "Systematic Performance Evaluation of Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Applied to Wastewater Treatment Control Optimization" (2023) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Marine polysaccharide-based hydrogels for critical materials selective removal and recovery: A review" (2023) published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Biological phosphorus removal and its microbial community in a modified full-scale activated sludge system under dry and wet weather dynamics" (2022) published in Water Research

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Kaoru Ikuma
  • John Rey Apostol Romal
  • Henry C. Croll
  • Soumik Sarkar
  • Sina Moharramzadeh

The scientist has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Water Research
  • Desalination
  • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering (13 publications)
  • Environmental Science (9 publications)

In subfields, their research focuses on:

  • Artificial Intelligence (5 publications)
  • Mechanical Engineering (4 publications)
  • Water Science and Technology (3 publications)
  • Biomaterials (3 publications)
  • Organic Chemistry (3 publications)

The primary research topics covered include:

  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Freezing and Crystallization Processes
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Data Stream Mining Techniques
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Best Publications

  • Fate, Transport, and Biodegradation of Natural Estrogens in the Environment and Engineered Systems

    Samir Kumar Khanal;Bin Xie;Michael L. Thompson;Shihwu Sung

  • Factors affecting EDTA extraction of lead from lead-contaminated soils.

    Chulsung Kim;Yongwoo Lee;Say Kee Ong

  • Effect of organic carbon and pH on soil sorption of sulfamethazine

    Warisara Lertpaitoonpan;Say Kee Ong;Thomas B. Moorman

  • Mechanisms for Trichloroethylene Vapor Sorption onto Soil Minerals

    Say Kee Ong;Leonard W. Lion

  • Degradation and metabolite production of tylosin in anaerobic and aerobic swine-manure lagoons.

    A. C. Kolz;T. B. Moorman;S. K. Ong;K. D. Scoggin

  • Wastewater Engineering

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  • Effects of soil properties and moisture on the sorption of trichloroethylene vapor

    Say Kee Ong;Leonard W. Lion

  • A rapid in situ respiration test for measuring aerobic biodegradation rates of hydrocarbons in soil

    Robert E. Hinchee;Say Kee Ong

  • Use of solvents to enhance PAH biodegradation of coal tar-contaminated soils.

    Pak-Hing Lee;Say Kee Ong;Johanshir Golchin;G.L.(Sam) Nelson

  • Effects of heavy metals on nitrifying bacteria

    Yong-Woo Lee;Say-Kee Ong;Chikashi Sato

  • Decomposition of nitrite under various pH and aeration conditions

    Washington Braida;Say Kee Ong

  • Recycling of lead-contaminated EDTA wastewater.

    Chulsung Kim;Say-Kee Ong

  • Sorption of tylosin onto swine manure.

    Angela C. Kolz;Say Kee Ong;T.B. Moorman

  • Influence of anoxic and anaerobic hydraulic retention time on biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a membrane bioreactor

    Patrick Brown;Say Kee Ong;Yong-Woo Lee

  • Remediation Technologies for Soils and Groundwater

    Alok Bhandari;Rao Y. Surampalli;Pascale Champagne;Say Kee Ong

  • Influence of Porous Media, Airflow Rate, and Air Channel Spacing on Benzene NAPL Removal during Air Sparging

    Shane W. Rogers;Say Kee Ong

  • Impact of solids residence time on biological nutrient removal performance of membrane bioreactor.

    Cagatayhan Bekir Ersu;Say Kee Ong;Ertan Arslankaya;Yong-Woo Lee

  • Effect of pH on transport of Pb2+, Mn2+, Zn2+ and Ni2+ through lateritic soil: column experiments and transport modeling.

    Srilert Chotpantarat;Say Kee Ong;Chakkaphan Sutthirat;Khemarath Osathaphan

  • Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization and Micro-autoradiography Applied to Ecophysiology in Soil

    Shane W. Rogers;Thomas B. Moorman;Say Kee Ong

  • Comparison of recirculation configurations for biological nutrient removal in a membrane bioreactor.

    Cagatayhan Bekir Ersu;Say Kee Ong;Ertan Arslankaya;Patrick Brown

  • Air sparging effectiveness: laboratory characterization of air-channel mass transfer zone for VOC volatilization.

    Washington J Braida;Say Kee Ong

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas B. Moorman
Thomas B. Moorman Agricultural Research Service
Rao Y. Surampalli
Rao Y. Surampalli University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Leonard W. Lion
Leonard W. Lion Cornell University
Irene M.C. Lo
Irene M.C. Lo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Pascale Champagne
Pascale Champagne Queen's University
Samir Kumar Khanal
Samir Kumar Khanal University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kejin Wang
Kejin Wang Iowa State University
Shihwu Sung
Shihwu Sung University of Hawaii at Hilo
Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi
Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Joel G. Burken
Joel G. Burken Missouri University of Science and Technology

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