Graduate Students and Scholars

 

Current and former graduate students of the Blatchley group:

Active Thesis Graduate Students

 

Name

 

Topic

 

Degree

Tolulope Omotoso

Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Ph.D.

Lester Lee

IAQ Dynamics in Indoor Pool Facilities

Ph.D.

Margaret M. Busse

Continuous-Flow Solar UV Disinfection

Ph.D.

Xing Li

Viral Surrogates for Testing and Validation of UV Disinfection Systems

Ph.D.

Rachel Gehr

Vacuum UV-Based Processes for Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Ph.D.

 

Former Thesis Graduate Students

Name

Topic

Degree

Year

Moshan Chen

Chlorine/UV Treatment of Anatoxin-A

M.S.C.E.

2018

Kehui Zhang

Degradation of Trihalomethanes and Chloramines by UVC and VUV Radiation

M.S.E.E.

2018

Xing Li

Variability in UV Disinfection System Performance in Municipal Wastewater Treatment

M.S.

2017

Yousra Ahmed

Stochastic Evaluation of Disinfection Performance in Large-Scale, Open-Channel UV Photoreactors

Ph.D.

2017

Lester Lee

Fate and Behavior of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Chlorinated Swimming Pools

M.S.C.E.

2016

Margaret M. Busse

Optimization of a Continuous-Flow Reactor for Solar UV Water Disinfection in Developing Countries

M.S.E.

2016

Ling Ding

Assessing the Performance of Antimicrobial Concrete Admixtures in Concrete Subjected to Microbially Induced Corrosion

M.S.

2015

Mehrnaz Zare Afifi

Effects of UV-Based Treatment on Water and Air Chemistry in Chlorinated, Indoor Pools

Ph.D.

2015

Caitlin Grady

International Water and Food Security Development: Performance Evaluation and Assessment of Research Needs at Multiple Scales.

Ph.D.

2015

ShihChi Weng

The Dynamics of Volatile Disinfection Byproducts in Indoor, Chlorinated Swimming Pools

Ph.D.

2013

Amanda Costello

Effects of Water Treatment Systems Used in Haiti on Drinking Water Quality

M.S.C.E.

2013

Angela P. Ortiz

Design of UV Disinfection Systems for Wastewater Treatment Based on a Stochastic Approach

M.S.C.E.

2013

Katrin Holmgren

Appropriate Technologies for Defluoridation of Water

M.S.E.

2013

Steven Berube

Biosand Filtration Applications in Developing Countries

M.S.E.

2011

Eric Gentil Mbonimpa

Disinfection of drinking water using solar UV: A low cost system applicable in developing countries

Ph.D.

2010

Po-Shun Chan

Validation of UV Disinfection Systems for Recalcitrant Microorganisms Using Lagrangian Actinometry

Ph.D.

2010

Eric Cox

Numerical and Statistical Methods for Lagrangian Actinometry

Ph.D

2010

Soojung Lim

Modeling and Design of an Ultraviolet Disinfection System for Air Recirculation Systems

Ph.D.

2010

Beibei Zhu Sun

Numerical Simulation of Inorganic Fouling of Quartz Surfaces in Ultraviolet Photoreactors

PhD

2009

William A. Weaver

Volatile Disinfection Byproduct Analysis from Chlorinated Indoor Swimming Pools

MS

2008

Zorana Naunovic

Modeling and Design of an Ultraviolet Disinfection System for Long-Term Space Missions

PhD

2006

Kelly Pennell

Sequential Water Disinfection Using UV Irradiation and Iodination for Long-term Space Missions

PhD

2005

Bradford Derrick

Inorganic Fouling and Effects on Intensity in Groundwater Applications of Ultraviolet Photoreactors

MSCE

2005

Isaac W. Wait

Fouling of Quartz Surfaces in Potable Water Ultraviolet Disinfection Reactors

PhD

2005

Chengyue Shen

Characterization of Ultraviolet Irradiance Fields by Local Actinometry

PhD

2004

Anne Meeusen

Inactivation of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis spores by Ultraviolet Radiation

MS

2003

Woei-Long Gong

Long-Term Effects of Disinfection on Wastewater Effluents

Ph.D.

2002

Anna Lyssandridou

Numerical Modeling of Process Behavior in Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems

MSCE

2002

Martina Donnermair

Organic Chloramines as Disinfectants and the Evaluation of a Miniature Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometer for Residual Chlorine Monitoring

MS

2001

Heather Landis

Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum by UV and Gamma Irradiation

MS

1999

Dimitris Margetas

Copper Catalysis in Halogenated Disinfection By-Product Formation

MS

1999

Chii Shang

Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry for Identification and Quantitation of Active Chlorine

Ph.D.

1999

Tawfic Halaby

Physiological Responses of Bacteria Subjected to Physical Disinfectants

MSE

1998

Kuang-Ping Chiu

Process Behavior of Vertical Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems

Ph.D.

1998

R. Mark Bricka

Evaluation of Exothermic Solidification/Stabilization Binding Agents to Enhance the Removal of Trichloroethylene from Combined Waste

Ph.D.

1998

John E. Thompson

Gamma Irradiation for Disinfection of Water and Wastewater

Ph.D.

1997

Marianne C. Nyman

The Fate of 3,3’-Dichlorobenzidine in the Aqueous Environment

Ph.D.

1997

Lian-Shin Lin

Inorganic Fouling at Quartz:Water Interfaces in Ultraviolet Photoreactors

Ph.D.

1997

Ravikrishna Duggirala

Effect of Copper on Trihalomethane Formation During Chlorination of Water and Wastewater

Ph.D.

1996

Bruce A. Hunt

Optimization of Halogen Dose for Biofilm Control

Ph.D.

1995

Jiangong Zhao

Toxicity Reduction Alternatives Evaluation

MSCE

1994

Robb A. Velasco

Heavy Metal Distributions in Surficial Sediment and Water at Muskegon Lake

MS

1993

Bonnie J. Binkley

Partitioning of 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine in Sediment, Water, and Lipid Phases

MSE

1993

Bruce A. Hunt

Ultraviolet Dosimetry Using Microbial Indicators and Theoretical Modelling

MS

1992

Shari D. Al-Abbas

Compliance Maintenance Annual Report Software for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

MSCE

1992

Gretchen L. Hein

Treatment of Ferric Chloride Solutions by Sulfide Precipitation: Selective Removal of Non-Ferrous Metals

MSE

1992

Gregory A. Loraine

Toxicity of Scrubber Water and Formation of Cyanide from Sewage Sludge Incineration

MS

1990

Richard W. Johnson

Determination of Henry’s Law Constants for Hypochlorous and Hypobromous Acid

MSE

1989

 

Visiting Scholars and Post-Doctoral Research Associates

Name

Topic

Position

Year

Philippe Savoye

Dynamic behavior of large-scale UV disinfection systems

Visiting Scholar

1998

Lian-Shin Lin

Development of Lagrangian Actinometry

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

1998

Lindsay Brewster

Responses of Bacillus spores to UV irradiation

Visiting Scholar

2004

Chengyue Shen

Implementation of Lagrangian Actinometry

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

2005

Jing Li

Volatile DBP formation in chlorinated swimming pools

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

2006

Mingming Chen

Reaction mechanism for chlorination of urea

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

2009

Xinran Zhang

UV/chlorine process for oxidation of reduced-N compounds

Visiting Scholar

2015

Yue E

Effects of chloride ion on DBP formation and decay

Visiting Scholar

2015

Harold Ibarra-Taquez

Electrocoagulation-electrooxidation process for the treatment of soluble coffee

Visiting Scholar

2016

Mengkai Li

Dynamics of UV photoreactors

Edward M. Curtis Visiting Professorship

2017

Xinran Zhang

UV/chlorine process for oxidation of ammonia

Visiting Scholar

2018

Ran Yin

UV/chloramine process as an AOP

Visiting Scholar

2019

Zhe Sun

Paramecium bursaria Chlorella Virus as a Human Adenovirus Surrogate for Validation of UV Treatment Systems

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

2020

Qiyuan Sun

Effects of fulvic acid size on microcystin degradation by the chlorine/UV process

Visiting Scholar

2020