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Research Group
Graduate Students Supervised
PhD Students
1. Mario Esparza (Ph.D.) “Organic Carbon in Wastewater Treatment Plants” (2001) - Chairman
2. Peng-Fei Chao (Ph.D.) “ Role of hydroxyl radicals and hypobromous reactions on bromation formation during ozonation” (2002) – Chairman
3. Wen Chen (Ph.D.) “Fluorescence properties of effluent organic matter and role of mineral adsorption in soil aquifer treatment” (2002) – Chairman
4. MyLinh Nyugen (PhD) “Sources and Characteristics of dissolved organic carbon in arid region water supplies” April 2002
5. Anke Sollner (PhD) “SAT vs membranes for DOC removal in Wastewater” (2002)- co-Chairman
6. Baiyang Chen (PhD-expected 2006) “Organic nitrogen in wastewater and wastewater impacted waters”
7. Wontae Lee (PhD 2005) “Occurrence, molecular weight and treatability of dissolved organic nitrogen”
8. Mohammad Baddaruzmann (PhD 2005) Mass transport scaling and the role of silica on arsenic adsorption onto porous iron oxide (hydroxide)
9. Kiril Hristovski “Applications of nanotechnology in environmental engineering: Arsenic Removal” (PhD expected 2007)
10. Aaron Dotson – expected 2008
11. Hye Moon – expected 2008
12. Ayla Kiser – expected 2009
13. Troy Benn – expected 2009
MS Students
1. KC Kruger (MS) expected 2007
2. HanhPhuc Nguyen (MS) expected 2008
3. Troy Benn (MS) “Assessment of adsorptive media capacity to remove arsenic and co-occurring metals from natural water matrices through rapid small-scale column tests (RSSCTs) - 2006
4. Bo Song (MS) Characterization of soluble microbial products produced by cyanobacteria and wastewater bacteria - 2006
5. Jorge Navarro Aragon (MS) “Drinking water quality in northern Mexico and arsenic treatment with iron impregnated GAC” - 2005
6. Andrew Baumgardner (MS) “Arsenic removal using titanium dioxide aggregated nanoparticle adsorbents” 2005
7. Alby Aguilar (MS) “Inactivation of Streptomyces Griseus By Common Water Treatment Disinfectants” 2004-Chairman
8. Darla Gill (MS) “Impacts of Forest Fires on Drinking Water Quality“ 2004 - Chairman
9. Edward Cole (MS) “Salinity Management for Evaporation Ponds at Palo Verde Nuclear Power Project” 2004 -Chairman
10. Peng Pei (MS) “Methylisoborneol (MIB) and Geosmin removal during ozone-biofiltration treatment” (2003)
11. Brijesh Nair Nalinakumari (MS) “MIB and Geosmin Oxidation During Ozonation” (2003)
12. Michelle Cummings (MS) “Evaluation of microcystin enzyme-based analytic techniques and microcystin occurrence in the metro-phoenix, Arizona water supply system” 2002 – chairman
13. Mari Rodriquez (MS) “Factors influencing the occurrence of MIB in three water supply reservoirs” 2002 – chairman
14. David Highfield (MS) “Arsenic occurrence in metro-phoenix groundwater and treatment by granular ferric hydroxide” 2002 – chairman
15. Mohammad Baddaruzmann “Scaling laboratory arsenic removal data for porous adsorbents to the pilot scale” –2002 – chairman
16. Dawson Samanth “The control of periphytic algae growth with fixed surface biocidal products” (2002) – chairman
17. Li Jixia “Arizona surface water quality monitoring and disinfection by-product formation study: kinetics and modeling” (2002) – chairman.
18. Alice Brawley-Chesworth “Fate of 2-Methylisoborneol and Geosmin in Surface Water Treatment Plants" (Fall 2000).
19. Lennie Okano (M.S.) “Carbon dioxide sequestration by photosynthetic algae” (2000) – Chairman
20. He Qun (MS) “Comparison of Empirical and Mechanistic DBP modeling” (2001)-chairman
21. MS Thesis, Sara Jixia, “Arizona Surface Water Disinfection By-products Formation Kinetics, Modeling and Water Quality Monitoring” April 2002
22. MS Thesis, Madhu Reddy, “Application of algal culture technology for carbon dioxide and flue gas emission control”, May 2002
23. Jennifer James (MS) “Nitrate removal by zero valent iron in a packed bed”(2001)-chairman
24. Paul Dahlen (M.S.) “Water quality benefits from recharging in ephemeral channels” (2001) – Chairman
25. Tsatsu Kwame Fiadjoe (MS in Mechanical Engineering) Evaluation of high-voltage, capacitancebased, water treatment technology – committee member
26. Scott Lee (M.S.) “Ozone and bromate formation” (Expected 1999) - Chairman
27. Mike Pinney (M.S.) “Fate and reactivity of organic carbon during water reuse” (December 1998)-Chairman
28. Peng-Fei Chao (M.S.) “Novel approaches for improving lime-softening processes” (December 1998) - Chairman
29. Hari Anandh (M.S.) “Organic Carbon Characterization and Reactivity Towards Halide Oxidation” (January 1997)- Chairman
30. Sheba Hafiz (M.S.) “Impacts of Groundwater Pumping on Water Quality” (December 1997)-Chairman
Graduate Students in Other Departments
14. Jenifer Edmonds (Ph.D.) “Organic Carbon in Arid Watersheds” (Expected 2004) – committee member
15. John Schade (Ph.D., Depart. of Zoology) “The Influence of Nutrient Gradients on Nutrient Cycling in a Stream Ecosystem” (2001)- committee member
16. Rob Root (MS-Geology 2003) “Arsenic and iron speciation and attenuation in tidally influenced shallow aquifer: reaction and transport mechanisms” committee member
Zhuo Chen (2006-)
Naeem Kahn (2005-2006)
YoungIl Kim (2003-2005)
Heath Mash (2000-2001)
Mario Esparza (2001-2005)
Darlene Bruce (1999-2001)
Yeomin Yoon (2002-2003)
Technicians Employed and co-supervised
Marisa Masles (2003-)
Darlene Bruce (2001-2003)
David Lowry (1999-2001)
Graduate Independent Projects Supervised
1. Romain Vivant (Summer 2007) “Amino acid analysis on organic matter”, University of Poitiers, France
2. Alice Hillaireau (summer 2006) The removal of harmful and toxic metals from both groundwater and bottled waters
3. Emeline Dhainaut (summer 2006) Organic chloramine yields upon exposure of biofilms to free chlorine
4. Xin Yang (fall 2006) Organic matter characterization, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
5. Xiao-Wei Wang (Fall/2001) “Determination of Chlorine and Bromine Reactivity with NOM”, in cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin.
6. Fernando Sarmiento (Fall/1996) “Linking Nitrate Models to Existing Salt River Project Canal Hydraulic Models to Predict Water Quality Impacts of Well Pumping”
7. Mario Esparza (Fall/1996) “Conditional Stability Constants for Copper with XAD-8 and XAD-4 Fractions of NOM”
8. Annette Reese (Spring/Summer/Fall/1997) “Source and transport of aquatic organic material: a comparison between desert and upland watershed streams”
9. Sophie Roggemans (Spring/Summer/1997) “Literature Review on the fate of viruses and bacteria during wastewater reuse with constructed wetlands and ground water recharge”