Current Graduate Students

 

 

Project

Brian Reinsch

(Former member of the Geochemistry group at Chapman University with Dr. Chris Kim)

Synchrotron-based Investigation of Nano-sized Fe0 Oxidation Mechanisms

Karl Greden

Fate of Nanomaterial Surface Coatings in Environmental Media

Tanapon Phenrat

Effect of Commercial and Natural Polymers and Surfactants on Flocculation and Sedimentation of Reactive Nanoiron

Hye-Jin Kim

Novel Copolymer surface Coatings to Control the Transport Distance of Nanoparticulate Remedial Agents in the Saturated Porous Media

Craig Griffith

Elucidating mineral geochemical interactions with CO2/brine solutions

Barbara Kutchko

Effect of CO2 and Brine Solutions at High Pressure and Temperature on the Integrity of Well Cements

Teresa Kirschling

Effects of Fe0-based nanomaterials on microbial health and diversity in aquifers

Current Post-Doctoral Researchers

Julian Fairey

Predicting and Validating the Field Performance of Novel Sorbent-amended Sediment Caps

Current/Past Undergradaute Researchers

 

Current Position

Project

Lisa Plimpton

Biodegradability of Polymers and polyelectrolytes

Daniel Schoenfelder

 

Mobility and Fate of Nanomaterials used for groundwater remediation

Meghan Smith

 

Geochemical CO2 Sequestration from Air, “Air Capture”

Dan Caballero

Graduate Student-UIC

In situ TCE oxidation Using TAML and Hydrogen Peroxide

Mark Olah

Graduate Student-University of Utah

In situ TCE oxidation Using TAML and Hydrogen Peroxide

Lee Tharps

 

Transport of SiO2 Nanoparticles in Water-saturated Porous Media

Previous Group Members

 

Current Employer

Project

Navid Saleh

Post Doctoral Researcher at Yale Univeristy

Transport and Targeting of Metallic Nanoparticles for DNAPL Degradation

Kathleen M. Johnson

Wood Rodgers Consultants, Las Vegas, NV

PCB Dechlorination Using Nanoscale Fe(0) and its Potential Use in “Active” Sediment Caps

Paul Murphy

Analyst-New York City Department of Education, New York, NY

Developing Carbon-based Sorbents for “Active” Sediment Caps (PCBs)

Raghunuth Kurnool

Langan I Engineering & Environmental Services, New Jersey

Catalytic Hydrodechlorination of TCE in Water/ethanol Solutions

Anu Pradhan

Ph.D. Student_CMU (AIS)

Developing an In situ Leak Detection System for CO2 and H2 Pipelines and Storage Devices

Kathleen McDonough

The Retec Group, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA

Predicting and Validating the Field Performance of Novel Sorbent-amended Sediment Caps

Alan (Yueqiang) Liu

Weston Solutions, Inc.

1 Wall St., Ste 201

Manchester, NH 03101

Optimizing Reactivity of Metallic Nanoparticles for DNAPL  (TCE) degradation

Joshuah Stolaroff

Post Doctoral Researcher in Engineering and Public Policy at CMU

Geochemical CO2 Sequestration from Air, “Air Capture”

Sameer Khaitan

Cal Trans-Hydraulic Design

Stockton, CA

Red Mud Neutralization Using CO2 and Acidic Fly Ash