Congratulations to our team winning the 2nd-place victory in the WEF’s International Student Design Competition

Virginia Tech’s Effluential Hokies team made of Cyrus Li, Yitao Li, Zhangtong Liao, Xueyao Zhang, and Mingxi Wang from Dr. Zhiwu Wang’s lab along with Francis Robinson and Will Dawson from Dr. Amy Prudent’s lab won the 2nd place award in the Wastewater Category with their exceptional project focused on the Chincoteague WWTP Improvements in Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) International Student Design Competition at Chicago on Sep 28, 2025. $1,000 was awarded. The Effluential Hokies team was coached by Dr. John Novak and Dr. Yewei Sun.