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Wen-Che Hou

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2008

Publications

71

Citations

2,935

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
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Wen-Che Hou studies how engineered and incidental nanoparticles (such as zinc oxide, silver, and iron/lead particles from plumbing corrosion) behave and move through water and environmental systems, and how these particles and other pollutants affect toxicity and human health risk. Work also covers photocatalytic and adsorption-based methods for breaking down pollutants like dyes and perfluorinated chemicals, and development of advanced instrumentation for detecting and characterizing nanoparticles in environmental samples. This research sits at the intersection of environmental engineering, analytical chemistry, and nanomaterials science.

Environmental fate and transport of nanoparticlesNanoparticle characterization and analytical methodsPhotocatalysis for pollutant degradationEnvironmental toxicology and health risk assessmentCarbon-based and metal-oxide nanomaterials

Publication output rose from 2017 through a peak around 2020-2022, then has tapered off to a lower, steadier pace of about 3-4 papers per year in 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 9 publications9202021: 6 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Aerosol and Air Quality Research×8
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×5
  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences×4
  • Chemosphere×4
  • Environmental Science Nano×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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