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Miss Christine Sun

Miss Christine Sun

Research Associate
Engineering
School of Chemical Engineering

Jingyi (Christine) Sun recently earned her PhD in Environmental Engineering from UNSW, supervised by Sci. Prof. T. David Waite. In Nov 2024, she began her role as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Chemical Engineering at UNSW, supervised by Sci. Prof. Liming Dai. During her PhD, she focuses on advanced wastewater treatment technology through cathode-enhanced systems, enabling selective remediation of both inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater. Currently, her research interest is in designing and developing carbon-based electrodes and scalable electrochemical systems/reactors to transform waste from wastewater and groundwater into valuable products. Jingyi (Christine) also earned her Bachelor of Civil Engineering with First Class Honours from UNSW in 2021.
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Sun J; Garg S; Waite TD, 2025, 'A Critical Comparative Study of Boron Removal from Synthetic Single-Stage Seawater Reverse Osmosis Permeate by BPM- and AEM-Assisted Electrosorption', Environmental Science & Technology Letters, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00249
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sun J; Garg S; Waite TD, 2024, 'Utilizing an Integrated Flow Cathode-Membrane Filtration System for Effective and Continuous Electrochemical Hydrodechlorination', Environmental Science and Technology, 58, pp. 13131 - 13144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c03842
    Journal articles | 2023
    Sun J; Garg S; Waite TD, 2023, 'A Novel Integrated Flow-Electrode Capacitive Deionization and Flow Cathode System for Nitrate Removal and Ammonia Generation from Simulated Groundwater', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 14726 - 14736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03922
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sun J; Garg S; Xie J; Zhang C; Waite TD, 2022, 'Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate with Simultaneous Ammonia Recovery Using a Flow Cathode Reactor', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 17298 - 17309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c06033
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sun J; Zhang C; Song Z; Waite TD, 2022, 'Boron Removal from Reverse Osmosis Permeate Using an Electrosorption Process: Feasibility, Kinetics, and Mechanism', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 10391 - 10401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c02297
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang C; Ma J; Wu L; Sun J; Wang L; Li T; Waite TD, 2021, 'Flow Electrode Capacitive Deionization (FCDI): Recent Developments, Environmental Applications, and Future Perspectives', Environmental Science and Technology, 55, pp. 4243 - 4267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c06552
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang C; Wang M; Xiao W; Ma J; Sun J; Mo H; Waite TD, 2021, 'Phosphate selective recovery by magnetic iron oxide impregnated carbon flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI)', Water Research, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116653
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhang C; Wu L; Ma J; Wang M; Sun J; Waite TD, 2020, 'Evaluation of long-term performance of a continuously operated flow-electrode CDI system for salt removal from brackish waters', Water Research, 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115580

  • Water Research Centre Student Ambassador Scholarship (2022 - 2023)
  • New College Academic Prize (2020)
  • UNSW Engineering Taste of Research Scholarship (2019)                                             
  • UNSW Student Exchange Engineering Award (2019)
  • University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) (2021 - 2024)
  • Dean’s Honours List – Highly Commended (2018 - 2021)

My Teaching

Workshop demonstrator:

  • ENGG2400 (Mechanics of Solids)
  • ENGG2500 (Fluid Mechanics for Engineers)
  • CVEN3031 (Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice)
  • CVEN3501 (Water Resources Engineering)
  • CVEN3502 (Water and Wastewater Engineering)
  • CVEN3202 (Soil Mechanics)