David Dzombak, Blenko University Professor-Civil and Environmental Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University

Dzombak

Contact Info:
David A. Dzombak
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Office: 107B Porter Hall
Phone: 412-268-2946
Fax: 412-268-7813
Email: dzombak@cmu.edu

Biography

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David A. Dzombak, P.E.

Walter J. Blenko, Sr. University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Faculty Director, Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research

Areas of Interest:

Aquatic chemistry; fate and transport of chemicals in water, soil, and sediment; water and wastewater  treatment; in situ and ex situ soil and sediment treatment; abandoned mine drainage remediation; hazardous waste site remediation; river and watershed restoration; energy and environment; population and environment; public communication of environmental engineering and science.

Education

Ph.D. 1986, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Select Publications:

  • Hussain, D., Dzombak, D.A., Jaramillo, P., and Lowry, G.V. (2013), "Comparative Lifecycle Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods Using Different CO2 Sources, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, accepted for publication.
  • Choudhury, M.R., Hsieh, M.K., Vidic, R.D., and Dzombak, D.A. (2012), "Development of an Instantaneous Corrosion Rate Monitoring System for Metal and Metal Alloys in Recirculating Cooling Systems," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51:4230-4239.
  • Dzombak, D.A. (2011), "Nutrient Control in Large-Scale U.S. Watersheds:  The Chesapeake Bay and Northern Gulf of Mexico," The Bridge, 41(4):13-22.
  • Gregory, K.B., Vidic, R.D., and Dzombak, D.A. (2011), "Water Management Challenges in Development of Shale Gas with Hydraulic Fracturing," Elements, 7(3):181-186.
  • Li, H., Chien, S.H., Hsieh, M.K., Dzombak, D.A. and Vidic, R.V. (2011), "Escalating Water Demands for Energy Production and Potential for Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater," Environmental Science & Technology, 45:4195-4200.
  • Griffith, C.A., Dzombak, D.A. and Lowry, G.V. (2011), "Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Potential Seal Strata in Regions Considered for Demonstrating Geological Saline CO2 Sequestration," Environmental Earth Sciences, 64(4):925-948.
  • Karamalidis, A. and Dzombak, D.A. (2010), Surface Complexation Modeling:  Gibbsite, John Wiley & Sons, New York.