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Author:

Min, Booki

Title:

PERCHLORATE REMEDIATION USING PACKED-BED BIOREACTORS AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCs)

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial fuel cell
Bioreactors
Remediation
Perchlorate
Electricity generation

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member

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:

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:

Zhang, Husen

Title:

ANALYSIS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND DESIGN OF BIOREACTORS USED FOR PERCHLORATE REMEDIATION AND BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Perchlorate/Hydrogen/Bioreactors

File:

Download Whole_HZ.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member

Author:

McElhoe, Jennifer A

Title:

Spatial and Temporal Evaluation of Dechlorinating Populations During Crab Shell Enhanced Bioremediation

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Crab Shell
Bioremediation
Trichloroethene
Chitin
qPCR
FISH

File:

Download McElhoe_PS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member

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:

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:

Download Stone.pdf

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Song, Yanguang

Title:

Respiratory Pathways Used By Perchlorate¨CRespring Bacteria

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

perchlorate reduction
bioremediation
perchlorate
electron transport chain
redox potential

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, 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:

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:

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:

Yan, Hengjing

Title:

Investigating and employing microbial functions in bioelectrochemical systems for bioenergy production

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Bioelectrochemical systems
anode potentials
microbial community
Clostridium acetobutylicum
metabolic flux
nitrogen removal

File:

Download H_Yan_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member

Author:

Larson, Lance N

Title:

Integrated Hydro-biogeochemistry – Iron Dynamics In Acid Mine Drainage Environments

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Iron Mineralogy
Low pH Fe Oxidation
Passive Treatment
Acid Mine Drainage
Hyporheic Exchange

File:

Download PSU_Dissertation_Larson_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

William D Burgos, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Dr Chris Gorski, Committee Member
Dr Michael Gooseff, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Yishan

Title:

Evaluation of microbial communities and their relationships with chemical performance in passive acid mine drainage treatment systems amended with crab shell

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

acid mine drainage
chitin
bioremediation
cloning
qPCR
454 sequencing
sulfate-reducing bacteria
Manganese removal

File:

Download YLin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member

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:

Ren, Lijiao

Title:

Examination of Bioelectrochemical Systems with Different Configurations for Wastewater Treatment

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
microbial electrolysis cells (MECs)
wastewater treatment
energy recovery

File:

Download LijiaoRen-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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

File:

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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:

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:

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:

Fortunato, Jenelle E

Title:

Selection and characterization of manganese oxide electrodes for harnessing salinity gradient energy

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

salinity gradient energy
manganese oxide
energy

File:

Download Dissertation_Fortunato_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher A Gorski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher A Gorski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Peter J Heaney, Outside Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair
Bruce Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mc Devitt, Bonnie

Title:

Assessing Oil and Gas Produced Water Disposal to Western U.S. Surface Water: Implications for Beneficial Use as Disposal Management

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

isotope geochemistry
salinization
radium geochemistry
contaminant fate and transport
human health
ecological health
drinking water
wastewater treatment
arid
agriculture
beneficial use
NPDES
oil and gas
produced water
sediment
isotope tracer
freshwater mussels
barite
carbonate
phytoremediation

File:

Download McDevitt_Bonnie_Final_Dissertation_7-2-2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Nathaniel Richard Warner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member
Heather Elise Preisendanz, Outside Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair