Current Research Group

• Stephen Abegunde - Graduate Student (Environmental Engineering)

• Lynal Albert - Graduate Student (Environmental Engineering)

• Zachary Amos - Undergraduate Student (Environmental Engineering)

• Robert Kachmar - Visiting Research Scientist

• Jin-Cheng Lin - Graduate Student (Environmental Engineering)

• Nate Medford - Graduate Student (Environmental Engineering)

• Mathew Michel - Undergraduate Student (Bioengineering)

• Hannah Mishriki - Undergraduate Student (Environmental Engineering)

• Theodore Schaffer - Visiting Research Scientist

• Hankai Zhu - Graduate Student (Environmental Engineering)

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Past Graduate Students, Post-Doctoral Researchers, and Visiting Researchers

• Crystal Degree -  M.S., Environmental Engineering (2009) "Treatment of Sanitary Waste for Manned Mission to Mars: Feasibility, Concerns and Implementation."

• Surapol Padungthon - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2009) Co-Advisor with Dr. James Hsu, Dept. of Chemical Engineering.

• Thomas Waters - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2008) "Examination of the collision efficiency distribution of different bacterial species."

• Shweta Tripathi - Ph.D., Environmental Engineering (2008) "Effects of anionic and nonionic surfactant mixtures on bacterial tranport through unsaturated porous media."

• Yongsuk Hong - Ph.D., Environmental Engineering (2008) "Effects of surfaces on bacterial metabolic activity: Examination of a physiochemical/bioenergetic mechanism."

• Jacquelyn Lanzon - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2007) "Simultaneous sorption of surfactant and phenanthrene on the bacterial cell surface and relationship to hemi-micelle formation."

• Minna Kim - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2007) "Effects of EDTA on Staphylococcus epidermidis surface properties."

• Alon Abramson - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2006) "Collision efficiency distribution of a Sphingomonas sp. flowing through sand columns and implications for field-scale transport."

• Khaula S. Al Nuaimi - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2004) "Characterization of nonionic surfactant sorption onto the cell surface of a Sphingomonas sp."

• Dr. Tae-Hyung Kim - Post-doctoral researcher

• Lovleen Gupta - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2004) "Residual saturation of coal tar in porous media."

• Angelina Twumasi-Boakye - M.S., Environmental Engineering (2004) "Surfactant-enhanced remediation of coal tar contaminated soils: Solubility and biodegradation effects."

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Past Undergraduate Students

• Megan Pendleton - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2010)

• Steve Walsh - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2010)

• Jackie Hancock - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2009)

• Elizabeth Johnston - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2009)

• Mike Rubin - Undergraduate Student (7-year medical program)

• Christoper Hohman - Undergraduate Student (Bioengineering)

• Michael Hennessy - B.S., Bioengineering (2008)

• Thomas Waters - B.S., Civil Engineering (2007)

• Mike Angus - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2007)

• Jacquelyn Lanzon - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2006)

• Laurie Brenner - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2006)

• Eric Kubilus - B.S., Environmental Engineering (2006)

• Jordan Ratcliff - B.S., Bioengineering (2006)

• Matthew DiMaggio - B.S., Civil Engineering (2006)

• Gillian Semmer -B.S., Civil Engineering (2006)

• Minna Kim - B.S., Civil Engineering (2005)

• Alon Abramson - B.S., Civil Engineering (2005)

• Meredith Burns - B.S., Civil Engineering (2005)