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Author:

ZHANG, YU

Title:

FULLY-COUPLED HYDROLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR MODELING LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

landscape evolution
Hydrological processes
Erosion and deposition
groundwater seepage
numerical modeling

File:

Download Yu_Zhang_s_dissertation_submit_to_graduate_school.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher J Duffy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Xiaofeng Liu, Committee Member
Chaopeng Shen, Committee Member
Rudy Slingerland, Outside 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:

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Committee Members:

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

Author:

Ye, Yaoli

Title:

THE EFFECT OF BUFFER CHARGE AND BUFFER RETENTION ON BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND POST-TREATMENT FOR MICROBIAL FUEL CELL EFFLUENT WITH FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Bioelectrochemical systems
hydrogen
membrane bioreactor
membrane aerator
membrane fouling control
polymeric buffer
simultaneous organic and nitrogen removal
buffer retention
post-treatment
microbial electrolysis cell
microbial fuel cell
Nernst-Planck equation
migration
Ion transport
microbial community analysis
granular activated carbon particles
effluent dissolved methane
nitrification and denitrification

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Yaoli_Ye.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Committee Member
Rachel Alice Brennan, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside 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:

Joshi, Prachi

Title:

Kinetics and mechanisms of Fe2+-catalyzed recrystallization of iron oxides

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Iron oxides
Iron chemistry
Geochemistry
Mineral processes
Nanoparticles

File:

Download PUJ_Dissertation_Mar_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Aaron Gorski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew S Fantle, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Peter J Heaney, Outside Member

Author:

Shreve, Michael John

Title:

Trace Organic Contaminants and Microbial Diversity in Integrated Fixed-film Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Systems

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Trace organic contaminants
Wastewater treatment
Microbial diversity
Integrated fixed-film activated sludge

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Committee Members:

Rachel A Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel A Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John M Regan, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
David M Geiser, Outside Member

Author:

Xiong, Boya

Title:

POLYACRYLAMIDE DEGRADATION DURING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND ITS IMPACT ON MEMBRANE FOULING DURING WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Polyacrylamide degradation
deep subsurface reaction
high volume hydraulic fracturing
Membrane fouling analysis
free radical chemistry
shear induced polymer degradation

File:

Download Boya_Xiong_PhD_dissertation_Final_version_7-24-18.pdf

Committee Members:

Manish Kumar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew L. Zydney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D. Burgos, Committee Member
Bruce E. Logan, Committee Member
Zuleima T. Karpyn, Outside Member

Author:

Geeza, Thomas J

Title:

Mussels of the Family Unionidae as Bio-monitors of Surface Water Quality

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Freshwater Mussels
sclerochronology
Produced Water
Oil and Gas Wastewater
bioaccumulation
strontium isotopes
stable isotope tracers
water resource management

File:

Download Geeza_Dissertation_11-29-18.2.pdf

Committee Members:

Nathaniel Richard Warner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Matthew S Fantle, Outside Member
David P. Gillikin, Special Member

Author:

Castillo Meza, Luis Eduardo

Title:

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF ENERGY PRODUCTION ON WATER QUALITY

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Shale Gas
Isotopes
Lake Sediments
Produced Water
Total Dissolved Solids
Specific Conductance
Coal Refuse
Overburden
Hospital Wastewater
Manganese Oxides

File:

Download Luis_Castillo_Dissertation_11_29_18_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Outside Member

Author:

Tasker, Travis Lindsay

Title:

Tracing the environmental and human health impacts of oil and gas development

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

hydraulic fracturing
Marcellus Shale
Utica Shale
TENORM
Oil and gas
isotopes

File:

Download Tasker_Dissertation_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Member
Franklin Lewis Dorman Jr., Committee Member
Matthew S Fantle, Outside Member

Author:

Calicioglu Sengul, Ayse Ozgul

Title:

TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY OF WASTEWATER-DERIVED DUCKWEED BIOREFINERIES

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

ethanol fermentation
anaerobic digestion
volatile fatty acids
acidogenic digestion
life cycle assessment
techno-economic analysis
mixed anaerobic cultures
value cascade
carboxylate platform

File:

Download Calicioglu_Dissertation_final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles T Anderson, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Deborah L. Sills, Outside Member
Tom Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Ajemigbitse, Moses Ayo

Title:

On the Nature, Remediation, and Quantification of Radium in Hydraulic Fracturing Co-products

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Hydraulic fracturing
Marcellus shale
Radium
Produced Water
Solids
Accuracy

File:

Download Ajemigbitse_Dissertation_August2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Li Li, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Outside 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