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Author:

Stein, Ariel Fabian

Title:

Modeling Studies of the Transport and Transformation of Pollutants in the Lower Troposphere

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

sulfate
ozone
aerosols
photochemical modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Gregory S Jenkins, Committee Member
Dennis Lamb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Henry Brune, Committee Member

Author:

REDDING, ADAM MICHAEL

Title:

EXAMINING GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS FROM WATER: ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS / PHARMACEUTICALS, METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER, AND BENZENE

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

benzene
MTBE
endocrine disruptors
activated carbon

File:

Download Master_Document_Final_July_2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Klaus Keller, Committee Member

Author:

Kimball, Bryn Elizabeth

Title:

Biogeochemical Cycling of Copper in Acid Mine Drainage

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

microscopy
isotopes
iron-oxidizing microorganisms
acid mine drainage
copper
spectroscopy

File:

Download Kimball_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Louise Brantley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Scott Fantle, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member

Author:

Jones, Daniel Seth

Title:

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF SULFIDIC KARST ECOSYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

biogeography
sulfide oxidation
acidophile
karst
Hydrogen sulfide
Acidithiobacillus

File:

Download Jones_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Scott Fantle, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member

Author:

Kannan, Dheeban Chakrvarthi

Title:

A SOLID CATALYST METHOD FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

biodiesel
solid catalyst
heterogeneous catalyst
MnO
transesterification
alcoholysis

File:

Download Dheeban_Chakravarthi_Kannan_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jack Vincent Matson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Vincent Matson, Committee Member
Themis Matsoukas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Manuel Perez Sr., Committee Member
Wallis A Lloyd, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Thomas P Hettmansperger, Committee Member

Author:

Sun, Fenglong

Title:

Arsenic Chemistry with Sulfide, Pyrite, Zero-valent Iron and Magnetite

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

iron oxides
zero-valent iron
water treatment
Arsenic
sulfides

File:

Download Dissertation_of_Fenglong_sun.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Dempsey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Bowers, Geoffrey M

Title:

Structural Investigations of Strontium in Inorganic Crystals, Organic Crystals, and Phyllosilicate Minerals with Strontium-87 NMR

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

strontium
NMR
phyllosilicate
DOE

File:

Download GMB_ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, He

Title:

Moving towards Sustainability: Improving Material Flows in the Iron Casting Industry

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Volatile Organic Compounds
Porous Materials
Carbon Materials
Industrial Ecology
Sustainable Engineering
Silicon Carbide Nanowires
Alternative Fuel

File:

Download Dissertation_He_Huang.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Angela Lueking, Committee Member

Author:

Stone, James Jason

Title:

The Effect of Zinc on the Biological Reduction of Hematite

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

metal reduction
organic matter
dissimilatory reduction
dissolution
microbial reduction
zinc
Fe(III) reduction

File:

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Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Frederick Unz Sr., Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Member

Author:

Patterson, Judodine Peta-Gaye

Title:

Evaluation of Tailored Granular Activated Carbon to Remove Perchlorate in the Presence of Oxyanions

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

perchlorate
surfactant tailored GAC
ion exchange
activated carbon

File:

Download JPatterson_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Rachel Alice Brennan, Committee Member
Kwadwo Asare Osseo Asare, Committee Member

Author:

Jang, Je-Hun

Title:

Surface chemistry of hydrous ferric oxide and hematite as based on their reactions with Fe(II) and U(VI)

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

reduction
sorption
surface chemistry
hematite
hydrous ferric oxide
transformation of iron oxides
Mossbauer spectroscopy

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Gary Lee Catchen, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Paul J Tikalsky, Committee Member

Author:

Zou, Jiying

Title:

ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM GROUNDWATER WITH IRON TAILORED GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON PRECEDED BY PRE-CORRODED STEEL

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Arsenic removal
activated carbon
precorroded steel
iron release

File:

Download doctoral_dissertation__3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Paul C Painter, Committee Member

Author:

Davis, Michael Christopher

Title:

Solid State NMR Investigations of Silicate Weathering

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Kinetics
NMR
Quartz
Forsterite

File:

Download Davis_Ph.D._final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Todd Mueller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
David J Wesolowski, Committee Member

Author:

Bakhshayeshirad, Meisam

Title:

Performance Characteristics of Virus Filtration Membranes: Protein Fouling and Virus Retention

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Virus Retention
Fouling
Membrane
Virus Filtration

File:

Download Bakhshayeshi_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Zydney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Themis Matsoukas, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member

Author:

Tuntoolavest, Munruk

Title:

Effect of Natural Organic Matter on Aerobic and Anaerobic Biodegradation of Aromatic Contaminants

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Dissimilatory Iron Reduction
Biodegradation
Geobacter metallireducens
Phenol
1-Naphthol

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Frederick Unz Sr., Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Jonathan D Chorover, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Myung-man

Title:

Computational Studies of Protein and Particle Transport in Membrane System

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

membrane
simulations
protein
particle

File:

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Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Andrew Zydney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member

Author:

Robinson Lora, Mary Ann

Title:

EVALUATION OF CHITINOUS MATERIALS AS A MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUBSTRATE FOR THE REMEDIATION OF MINE IMPACTED WATER

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

precipitation
metal biosorption
manganese removal
passive treatment
acid mine drainage
sulfate reduction

File:

Download MARobinson-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Member
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Martínez Villegas, Nadia Valentina

Title:

Trace metals partitioning and (re)distribution in model soil systems

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

multicomponent
soil solution
Cu
DOC
sorption kinetics
complexation
competition

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Nadia_V_Martinez_Villegas.pdf

Committee Members:

Carmen Enid Martínez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Archibald, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
Richard Charles Stehouwer, Committee Member

Author:

Pisutpaisal, Nipon

Title:

SORPTION AND BIODEGRADATION OF IONIZABLE POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (IPAHs) IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENT

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

IONIZABLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
BIODEGRADATION
SORPTION
QAUNTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS

File:

Download nipon.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
A Daniel Jones, Committee Member

Author:

Hoover, Shad Ellsworth

Title:

The Expansive Effects of Concentrated Pyritic Zones in Shales of the Marcellus Formation

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

sulfates
gypsum
expansion
Marcellus
shale
pyrite
oxidation
precipitation

File:

Download Shad_Hoover_Dissertation_-_Civil_Engineering.pdf

Committee Members:

Mian C Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Angelica M Palomino, Committee Member
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
David Lehmann, Committee Member

Author:

Van Ginkel, Steven W

Title:

Optimization of Biohydrogen Production from Food Processing Wastewater

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

food processing
clostridia
biohydrogen
optimization

File:

Download Ph.D_thesis_and_CV_9-1-05.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member

Author:

Jung, Sokhee

Title:

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

exoelectrogenesis
extracellular electron transfer
pH
external resistance
exoelectrogenic biofilm
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
EIS
imepdance spectroscopy
bioanode

File:

Download Dissertation_Sokhee_Jung_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

Author:

Camesano, Terri Anne

Title:

An Investigation of Bacterial Interaction Forces and Bacterial Adhesion to Porous Media

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

AFM
atomic force microscopy
bacterial interaction forces
bacterial adhesion

File:

Download territhe.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Richard Frederick Unz Sr., Committee Member
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Member

Author:

Timmes, Thomas Charles

Title:

Electrocoagulation Pretreatment Prior to Ultrafiltration

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Electrocoagulation
Pretreatment
Ultrafiltration
Membrane
Fractionation

File:

Download EC_Pretreatment_Prior_to_UF__Thomas_C._Timmes_May_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Dempsey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member
Jack Vincent Matson, Committee Member
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Steven Robert Richards, Committee Member

Author:

Choi, Young-june

Title:

Critical flux,resistance, and removal of contaminants in ultrafiltration (UF) of natural organic materials

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

critical flux
natural organic matter (NOM)
membrane
ultrafiltration
fouling

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member

Author:

Tai, Yuan-Liang

Title:

KINETIC AND MECHANISTIC STUDY FOR THE ABIOTIC OXIDATION OF Fe(II) CATALYZED AT THE FERRIC (OXYHYDR)OXIDE AND SOLUTION INTERFACE

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

reaction kinetics
ferrihydrite
uranium
nitrite
Solid-bound Fe(II)
HFO
abiotic redox reaction

File:

Download Tai_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Dempsey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member
James David Kubicki, Committee Member
Richard Charles Stehouwer, Committee Member

Author:

Zuo, Yi

Title:

NOVEL ELECTROCHEMICAL MATERIAL APPLICATIONS AND EXOELECTROGENIC BACTERIA ISOLATION FROM MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCs)

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial Fuel Cell; MFC; Exoelectrogen; Electrici

File:

Download Dissertation-Yi_Zuo.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Bhattacharyya, Amrita

Title:

Redox Interactions of Fe with Organic Matter in Peat Soils and Fe-organic complexes

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

redox-active Fe
natural organic matter
peat soils
XANES
EXAFS
CTM4XAS
Fe-minerals
Fe-cysteine

File:

Download Thesis_AmritaBhattacharyyafinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Carmen Enid Martinez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Earl Watson, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Douglas Archibald, Committee Member

Author:

Taylor, Malcolm

Title:

Coprocessing Water Treatment Residuals and Biosolids for Phosphorus Management in Wastewater Treatment

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Water Treatment Residuals
Biosolids
Phosphorus

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Final_Taylor_M.pdf

Committee Members:

Herschel Adams Elliott, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Robert David Shannon, Committee Member
James Michael Hamlett, Committee Member

Author:

Cusick, Roland D

Title:

Nutrient and heat recovery from waste streams using microbial electrochemical technologies

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial fuel cells
microbial electrolysis cells
struvite
reverse electrodialysis
ammonium bicarbonate
wastewater

File:

Download R_Cusick_Dissertation_9-9-13_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Special Member

Author:

Call, Douglas

Title:

Development of a Scalable Microbial Electrolysis Cell and Investigations of Exoelectrogenic Pure and Mixed Communities

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

wastewater
bioenergy
Bioelectrochemical systems
hydrogen
Geobacter

File:

Download Dissertation_-_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Regan, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member
Peggy Johnson, Committee Member