Associate Director, Research and Technology

Education

Ph.D. in Hydrosciences – 2002, Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts (ENGREF), Paris, France

MS in Water and Wastewater Engineering – 1991, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China

BS in Environmental Engineering – 1988, Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology, China

Biography

Dr. Pei Xu is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the New Mexico State University and the director of the Environmental Lab for Innovative Technologies. Her research focuses on water reuse, desalination, membrane processes, nanomaterials, and produced water treatment. The goal of her research is to address critical water shortage challenges in arid and semi-arid regions. She was recently selected as the AAAS Leshner Fellow on Food and Water Security, PESCO Endowed Professorship, and C. Herb Ward Family Endowed Interdisciplinary Chair at NMSU.

Email: pxu@nmsu.edu