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Author:

Caporuscio, Abby

Title:

THE ROAD TO BROOK TROUT RECOVERY: CRAB-SHELL RESTORES ALKALINITY TO WATERSHEDS IMPACTED BY ACID DEPOSITION

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

acid deposition; acid rain; crab shell; chitin; br

File:

Download Caporuscio_MS_Thesis_Nov_30_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Eramo, Alessia Giuseppina

Title:

Bioremediation of Diesel Contaminated Soil Using Spent Mushroom Compost

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

composting
bioremediation
spent mushroom compost
diesel fuel
soil contamination

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hutchinson, Adam Joseph

Title:

EFFECT OF CARBON FIBER BRUSH ANODE SURFACE AREA ON SINGLE CHAMBER MFC START UP TIME AND INTERNAL RESISTANCE

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

carbon fiber brush anodes
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Microbial Fuel Cell
internal resistance
surface area

File:

Download Adam_Hutchinson_Env_Eng_MS_Thesis_2011_04_21.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Newcombe, Caroline

Title:

Effective and low-cost treatment of acid mine drainage using chitin as a fractional amendment to compost

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

spent mushroom compost
chitin
acid mine drainage
remediation

File:

Download FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Winslow III, Charles John

Title:

Bacterial Adhesion to Metal Oxide Surfaces in the Presence of Natural Organic Matter

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

natural organic matter
metal oxides
atomic force microscopy
AFM
bacterial adhesion

File:

Download Winslow_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James David Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Call, Douglas

Title:

Hydrogen Production in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Lacking a Membrane

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

hydrogen production
bioelectrochemical cell
wastewater
bioenergy

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Douglas_Call.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Henry, Erin

Title:

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED TREATMENT PROCESS TO REMOVE ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS FROM WASTEWATER USING PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

endocrine disrupting compounds
wastewater
white rot fungi
phanerochaete chrysosporium
atrazine
pH
glucose
sterile
non-sterile
batch study

File:

Download Henry_Erin-Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lalaurette, Elodie

Title:

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM CELLULOSE FERMENTATION END PRODUCTS USING MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

cellulose fermentation end products
microbial electroylsis cells

File:

Download Thesis_Elodie_Lalaurette_Fall2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Fang

Title:

Novel Cathode Materials for Microbial Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

microbial fuel cell
current collector
cathode
poly(dimethylsiloxane)
activated carbon

File:

Download MS_thesis_Fang_Zhang_4-21-10.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rader, Geoffrey Kermit

Title:

EFFECT OF LONG-TERM OPERATION ON MFC PERFORMANCE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A SCALE-UP CONTINUOUS FLOW MEC WITH AN EXAMINATION OF METHODS TO DECREASE CH4 PRODUCTION

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

methane
hydrogen
microbial electrolysis cell
microbial fuel cell

File:

Download Geoff_Rader_MS_thesis_final_version_4-9-10.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hunt, Heather

Title:

Correlation of CTC reduction with growth rate in Escherichia coli and Temperature dependence of electron acceptor reduction in Geobacter sulfurreducens

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Geobacter
microbial electrolysis cell
CTC

File:

Download final_thesis_heather_hunt.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tang, Hao

Title:

Prediction of clean-bed head loss in crumb rubber filters

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

filtration
clean-bed head loss
Kozeny equation
crumb rubber
Ergun equation

File:

Download Hao_Tang_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuefeng F Xie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuefeng F Xie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yan, Hengjing

Title:

NITROGEN REMOVAL IN A SINGLE-CHAMBER MICROBIAL FUEL CELL WITH NITRIFYING BIOFILM ENRICHED AT THE AIR CATHODE

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS
NITROGEN REMOVAL
AMMONIA-OXIDIZING BACTERIA

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Hengjing_Yan.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grembi, Jessica Anne

Title:

REMEDIATION OF HIGH-STRENGTH MINE IMPACTED WATER WITH CRAB SHELL SUBSTRATE MIXTURES: LABORATORY COLUMN AND FIELD PILOT TESTS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

crab shell chitin
mine impacted water remediation
anaerobic passive treatment
alkalinity generation
metals removal

File:

Download J_Grembi_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Terrill, Jennine Barbara

Title:

The Effects of Carryover on Electricity Production and Cellulose Degradation in Microbial Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Cellulose
Microbial Fuel Cell
Bioenergy
MFC

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brown, Juliana F.

Title:

LABORATORY AND FIELD-SCALE OBSERVATIONS OF FERROUS IRON OXIDATION AND FERRIC IRON PRECIPITATION AT AN ACID MINE DRAINAGE SITE

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

low-pH Fe(II) oxidation
acid mine drainage
schwertmannite

File:

Download brown_juliana_MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bill Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ambler, Jack

Title:

Performance of Stainless Steel 304 Cathodes and Bicarbonate Buffer in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Using a New Method of Gas Characterization

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial Electrolysis Cells
MEC
Stainless Steel
Bicarbonate Buffer
Gas Bag Method
GBM
Gas Characterization
Gas Measurement

File:

Download Jack_Ambler_thesis_7-26-10.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fox, John Thomas

Title:

RECLAIMING FOUNDRY WASTE GREEN SAND AND BAGHOUSE DUST VIA ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION, ADVANCED OXIDATION, INDUCED CAVITATION AND DISCRETE PARTICLE SETTLING

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Material Reduction
MetalCasting
Foundry
Hydrogen Peroxide
Ozone
Ultrasonics
Sand Reclamation
Sustainable Manufacturing
Ultrasonic Cleaning

File:

Download Fox_-_2009_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yates, Matthew D

Title:

CONVERGENT DEVELOPMENT OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

convergence
mfc

File:

Download MS_thesis_Matthew_Yates_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lucas, Melanie Anne

Title:

The Comparison of Two Acid Mine Drainage Sites in Central Pennsylvania: Field Site Characterizations and Batch Reactor Experiments

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

iron oxidation kinetics
coal mines
acid mine drainage
batch reactors

File:

Download Lucas_2008_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rose, Nicholas Dean

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE METABOLIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRON ACCEPTOR VARIATION AND ANODE POTENTIAL IN GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

NADP
BES
MFC
MEC
Cofactors
ATP
ADP
AMP
Adenylate
NAD
AEC
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Geobacter sulfurreducens

File:

Download Thesis_Final_NDR-1.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Binsomprasong, Natthida

Title:

BIOCATALYSIS OF LIGNIN AND COD IN PULP AND PAPER MILL EFFLUENT USING IMMOBILIZED SYMBIOTIC FUNGAL MYCELIA

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Pulp and paper mill wastewater
white-rot fungi

File:

Download Natthida_Binsomprasong_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wolford, Robert Alan

Title:

Characterization of Organics in the Marcellus Shale Flowback and Produced Waters

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

chemical oxygen demand
produced
flowback
Marcellus Shale
natural organic matter
humic

File:

Download Robert_Wolford_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Dempsey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cusick, Roland D

Title:

LABORATORY- AND PILOT-SCALE TESTS USING MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS AND MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Pilot Scale
Domestic Wastewater
Winery Wastwater
Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Microbial Fuel Cell
Hydrogen
Methane

File:

Download Thesis_Roland_Cusick_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hays, Sarah Elizabeth

Title:

Performance of Membrane Electrode Assembly Microbial Fuel Cells Using Activated Carbon Cathodes with Various Diffusion Layers

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

membrane electrode assembly
microbial fuel cells
carbon mesh anode

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Hays.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

DeSa, Trinh Cong

Title:

PROMOTING LOW-PH BIOLOGICAL IRON(II) OXIDATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE AT HUGHES BOREHOLE: FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

biological
acid mine drainage
Fe(II) oxidation
low-pH

File:

Download DeSa_Trinh_M.S._Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Watson, Valerie J

Title:

SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1 COMPARED TO MIXED CULTURES FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION IN FOUR DIFFERENT MICROBIAL FUEL CELL CONFIGURATIONS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial Fuel Cell

File:

Download VWatsonThesisFinal-eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shang, Xia

Title:

Membrane Filtration and Polymer Coagulation for Water Reuse in Laundry Wastewater Treatment: from Bench Scale to Full Scale Operation

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

water reuse
laundry wastewater
micro-filtration
cationic polymer
coagulation
RO fouling

File:

Download Thesis_Xia_Shang_0423.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Dempsey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Yimin

Title:

THE USE AND OPTIMIZATION OF STAINLESS STEEL MESH CATHODES IN MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

microbial electrolysis cell
stainless steel mesh
cathode

File:

Download Yimin_Zhang-Thesis-final-7-5-10.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lumadue, Matthew Robert

Title:

Lignin as Both Fuel and Fusing Binder in Briquetted Anthracite Fines for Foundry Coke Substitute

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Lignin
Coke
Pyrolysis
Binder
Strength
Cupola

File:

Download Lumadue_Matt_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Byrne, Timothy Michael

Title:

Oxyanion Removal Using Nitrogen Tailored Activated Carbons with Electrochemical Regeneration

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

oxyanion removal
sulfate
perchlorate
granular activated carbon
electrochemical regeneration

File:

Download Byrne_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicole Robitaille Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Dempsey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wei, Bin

Title:

Electrochemical studies of separators and activated carbon cathodes in single-chamber, air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Electrochemical resistances
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
separator electrode assembly
activated carbon
PTFE binder
air cathode
microbial fuel cells

File:

Download Bin_Wei_Env_Eng_MS_Thesis_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zaybak, Zehra

Title:

Start-up Methods for the Development of Carbon Dioxide Fixing and Biofuel Producing Biocathodes in Bioelectrochemical Systems

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

BES
Bioelectrochemical System
Biocathode
Carbon Dioxide Fixation
Biofuel
Bioelectrosynthesis

File:

Download Zaybak_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Yan

Title:

Dissolution of Clay Minerals and Redox Reactions between Clay Minerals and Uranium under High Pressure Co2 Conditions

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

clay
uranium
carbon sequestration

File:

Download Yan_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sengupta, Arupananda

Title:

Performance of microbial electrolysis cells with separator-electrode assembly

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

MEC
separator electrode assembly
membrane electrode assembly
EIS
buffer strength
internal resistance

File:

Download Arupananda_Sengupta_MS_thesis_EnvE_summer_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jiles, Allura Marie

Title:

Rice Hull Silica, A Silicon Carbide Precursor For Collagen, Lignin And Silicon Metal Powder Bindered Anthracite Briquettes

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Anthracite
Lignin
Rice hull
Silicon Carbide
Nanowire
Silica rod

File:

Download 1-Masters_Thesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sridhar Komarneni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Frantz, Curtis Wendelin

Title:

Characterization of pyrolyzed lignin chars for use in a novel foundry fuel source

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

lignin
pyrolysis
NMR
char

File:

Download Curtis_Frantz_Thesis_post-defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicole Robitaille Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Greenwald, Michael Joshua

Title:

A Dye Test to Rapidly Characterize the Kinetic Limitations of Activated Carbons, to Identify Pore Volume Distributions, and to Predict Breakthrough in Rapid Small-scale Column Tests

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Granular Activated Carbon
Kinetics
Rapid Small Scale Column Tests
2-methylisoborneol
xylenol orange
fluorescein

File:

Download Greenwald_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Adam Redding, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Davis, Robert John

Title:

Increasing desalination by mitigating anolyte ph imbalance using catholyte effluent addition in a multi-anode, bench scale microbial desalination cell

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

microbial desalination cell
desalination
multi-anode
anolyte acidification
electrolyte recycle
MDC

File:

Download Davis_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lanas Medina, Vanessa Alexandra

Title:

Examination of brush anode sizes and packing densities on microbial fuel cell performance

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial fuel cells
biolectrochemistry
anode
continuous flow
renewable energy
wastewater treatment

File:

Download Thesis_MS_VLanas_-_063113.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhao, Yi

Title:

effects of oxygen transport on performance of microbial fuel cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

microbial fuel cells
oxygen transport
ORR
heliox

File:

Download Master_thesis_of_Yi_Zhao.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kelsey, Dane Jared

Title:

Incorporation of organic fungicides in bindered anthracite bricks for improved storage and performance in iron foundries

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Fungicides
Neem Oil
Copper
Alternative Fuels
Metal Prodcution

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Kelsey_Dane_FA13.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Keyes, Nicholas Adam

Title:

Electrochemical Methods to Investigate Competition Between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
cyclic voltammetry
chronoamperometry
PA14
MRSA
E-MRSA

File:

Download Nicholas_A_Keyes_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kaley, Bradley Richard

Title:

Low-pH Fe(II) Oxidation Using a Bioreactor for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

bioreactor
low-pH
acid mine drainage
mine drainage
Fe(II) oxidation
ferrous iron oxidation
GDM

File:

Download Kaley_Thesis_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Temiz, Fatih

Title:

Crude Oil And Fuel Spill Clean Up By Using Exfoliated Graphite Enveloped In Spun Polyolefin

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

exfoliated graphite
spun polyolefin
oil spill clean up

File:

Download Fatih_Temiz_Thesis_MSc.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hoskins, Daniel Lee

Title:

Salinity effects on polyvinyl alcohol separators and the use of spray-on separators in air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Bioelectricity; bioelectrochemical; microbial fuel cell; separat

File:

Download Hoskins_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ullery, Mark Linden

Title:

Screening and acclimation methods for accomplishing treatment and energy recovery from wastewater in microbial electrolysis cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial Electrolysis Cells
Wastewater treatment
Bio-hydrogen production
Mini MECs
Industrial wastewater
Energy recovery

File:

Download Mark_Ullery_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Allen, Joshua F

Title:

Sodium silicate and hydrolyzed collagen as a hybrid core binder for pollution prevention in foundries.

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Metal casting
air emissions
stack test
core binder
foundry
pollution prevention
collagen
sodium silicate

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Ann Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Shang

Title:

Hydroacoustic Cavitation for Reclaiming Anthracite Fines from Waste Silt Slurry

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Anthracite
processing
hydroacoustic
cavitation

File:

Download Shang_Liu_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wallack, Maxwell James

Title:

Reducing nitrogen crossover in microbial reverse-electrodialysis fuel cells by using ion exchange resin

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

MFC
MREC
MRC
electrodialysis
resin
membrane
nitrogen
ammonia
crossover

File:

Download 1-M_Wallack_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Manish Kumar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cash, Colin Christopher

Title:

Super-charged Pulsed Jet Combustor for Salt-water Separation in Remediating Hydo Fracturing Brines

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

hydraulic fracturing
brine
pulse combustor
pulse jet
natural gas

File:

Download Colin_C_Cash_2015_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Joshi, Prachi

Title:

Morphological Changes in Goethite during Atom Exchange with Aqueous Fe2+

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Iron oxides
Atom Exchange
Goethite
Mineral-Water Interface
trace metals sequestration

File:

Download Prachi_Joshi_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Aaron Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tasker, Travis Lindsay

Title:

Contaminant mobilization by reactions between Marcellus Shale and organic additive in synthetic hydraulic fracturing fluids

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

hydraulic fracturing
Marcellus Shale
fracturing fluids

File:

Download Tasker_Thesis_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stager, Jennifer L

Title:

Impact of Anode-separator Configurations and Cathode Materials on Microbial Fuel Cell Performance

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial Fuel Cell
Anode
Cathode

File:

Download 2015_FINAL_Stager_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Geeza, Thomas J

Title:

Pulsed Combustion Spray Drying for the Removal of Total Dissolved Solids from Flowback and Produced Waters generated During the Hydraulic Fracturing Process

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydrofracturing
Pulse Jet
Pulsed Jet
Desalination
Methanol Removal
Flowback
Produced Water

File:

Download Thomas_Geeza_Masters_Thesis_8-4-15.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Locke, Nicholas Albert

Title:

Classification of polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria in benthic biofilms

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

polyphosphate accumulating organisms
phosphorus
eutrophication
nonpoint source pollution

File:

Download NAL_Thesis_v6.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Buda, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Edwards, Rebecca Ann

Title:

Measuring Reduction Potentials of Fe Oxide – Aqueous Fe2+ Redox Couples Using Mediated Electrochemical Techniques

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

mediated electrochemistry
Fe oxide reduction potentials

File:

Download Edwards_RA_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Aaron Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kreider, Andrew Nathan

Title:

Behavior of Duckweed as an Agricultural Amendment: Nitrogen Mineralization, Leaching, and Sorghum Uptake

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Duckweed
Organic Soil Amendment
Yield
Leaching
Runoff
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Mineralization
Forage Sorghum

File:

Download Thesis_rev8-FinalSubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ray B. Bryant, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hartleb, Marissa Elizabeth

Title:

Microbial community development in an ecological wastewater treatment system

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

ecological engineering
wastewater treatment
Eco-Machine
microbial community

File:

Download thesis_final_Hartleb.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fernandez Pulido, Carlos Rolando

Title:

DUCKWEED AS A SUSTAINABLE SOIL AMENDMENT TO SUPPORTCROP GROWTH, ENHANCE SOIL QUALITY, AND REDUCE AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Runoff
Duckweed
Crop Yield
Sustainable soil amendment
Soil nutrient residue
Agricultural runoff
Sustainability
Fertilization

File:

Download Carlos_Rolando_Fernandez_Pulido_Thesis..pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

Author:

Cronk, Stephanie Sarah

Title:

Soil Organic Carbon Protection in the Presence of Iron Oxides

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Climate change
peatlands
ferrihydrite
soil dissolved organic carbon
Mossbauer
TEM
STEM-EDS
coprecipitation
iron oxides

File:

Download Cronk_FINALFINAL__2_.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Aaron Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Member

Author:

Bai, Xuanye

Title:

CO-DIGESTION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE AND PIG MANURE UNDER MESOPHILIC CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Anaerobic co-digestion
pig manure
sewage sludge
kinetic model

File:

Download Thesis-Co-digestion_of_pig_manure_and_sewage_sludge-Xuanye_Bai.pdf

Committee Members:

Yen-Chih Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stewart, Sydney M

Title:

Explaining reaction rates between iron oxide associated ferrous iron and nitrobenzene

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Iron oxides
LFER
Reaction rates
Reduction potential

File:

Download SMS_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher A. Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John M. Regan, Committee Member
William D. Burgos, Committee Member

Author:

Stockton, Miranda Marie

Title:

Changes in Soil Microbial Community Structure Associated with Iron Reduction and Phosphate Release in Soil Microcosms

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

phosphorus
iron reduction
soil microbial community

File:

Download Stockton_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. John Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Chris Gorski, Committee Member
Dr. Anthony Buda, Committee Member

Author:

Zikmund, Emily Ann

Title:

Anode and Electrolyte Selection to Improve Hydrogen Recovery in Microbial Electrolysis Cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Hydrogen
Ohmic Resistance
Electrode Spacing
Felt anodes

File:

Download MS_Thesis-Emily_Zikmund.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce E. Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John M. Regan, Committee Member
Christopher Gorski, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Committee Member

Author:

Van Sice, Katherine Joi

Title:

RADIUM FATE FOLLOWING OIL AND GAS WASTEWATER DISPOSAL TO SURFACE WATERS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

unconventional
conventional
radioactive
fracking
sediments

File:

Download Katherine_VanSice_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Nathaniel Richard Warner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member

Author:

Cario, Benjamin

Title:

Evaluating the impact of substrate composition, reactor configuration, and operating conditions on the performance of bioelectrochemical systems treating fermentation effluents.

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

microbial electrolysis cells
microbial fuel cells
fermentation
dark fermentation
bioelectrochemical systems
carbon felt
fermentation effluent
anion exchange membrane
platinum/carbon catalyst
anolyte flow rate
reactor configuration
substrate composition
internal resistance
electrode potential slope

File:

Download Benjamin_Cario_M.S._Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Christopher A Gorski, Committee Member

Author:

Stallworth, Audrey

Title:

Efficacy of Oil and Gas Produced Water as a Road Dust Suppressant

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

oil and gas produced water
efficacy
road spreading
dust suppressant
method
PM10

File:

Download Stallworth_final_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Nathaniel Richard Warner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member

Author:

Pothanamkandathil, Vineeth

Title:

Comparing Intercalation Electrodes for Energy Efficient Brackish Water Desalination

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Electrochemical Desalination
Intercalation Electrodes
Energy Demand
Desalination Rate
Electrode Stability

File:

Download Master_s_Thesis_-_Vineeth_Pothanamkandathil.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher A Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Logan, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lawson, Kathryn Elizabeth

Title:

Cathode/Catholyte Impacts on Power Density and Anode Performance in Microbial Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

microbial fuel cell
MFC
bioenergy
bioelectrochemistry

File:

Download Kathryn_Lawson_Cathode_Comparison_Thesis-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher A Gorski, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fonseca, Emmanuel

Title:

IMPROVING MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS STABILITY USING FLOW-THROUGH BRUSH ELECTRODES AND MONITORING ANODE POTENTIALS RELATIVE TO THEORETICAL MINIMA

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial electrolysis cells
Hydrogen
Anode potential
Acetate
Exoelectrogens

File:

Download EUFonseca_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Christopher A Gorski, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair