Dr. Baoxia Mi directs the research and educational activities of the Membrane Innovation Laboratory, studying physicochemical processes with emphases on advanced membrane processes and nanotechnology to address some of the most challenging issues in sustainable water supply (desalination, drinking water purification, wastewater reuse), renewable energy production, and public health protection.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, PhD
Tianjin University, M.S.
Tianjin University, B.S.
Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley (2018 – current)
Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley (2015 – 2018)
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park (2011 – 2015)
Assistant Professor, The George Washington University, (2009 – 2011)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yale University, (2006 – 2008)
Young Investigator Award, Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science, 2017
Hellman Fellow (featured), Hellman Fellows Fund through the University of California, Berkeley, 2017
Fellowship Award to PhD student advisee, North American Membrane Society, 2017
Invited Speaker, National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) annual US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium, 2016
Best Paper Award, Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science, 2015
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2014