Shankar Chellam J. Walter “Deak” Porter ’22 & “Bud” Porter ’51 Professor Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-‐3136
(979) 458-‐5914
[email protected]
EDUCATION •
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Environmental Science and Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX (September 1995) Dissertation Title – Laminar Fluid Flow, Particle Transport, and Permeate Flux Behavior in Crossflow Membrane Filters. (Advisor – Mark R. Wiesner) Environmental Science and Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX (May 1991) Thesis Title – Fluid Mechanics and Particle Transport in a Channel with One Porous Wall: Application to Membrane Filtration. (Advisor – Mark R. Wiesner)
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M.Sc. (Honors) Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India (May 1986)
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B.E. (Honors) Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India (May 1986)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE •
J. Walter “Deak” Porter ‘22 & James W. “Bud” Porter ‘51 Professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, August 2015 onwards
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Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2008 – August 2015
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Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2004 – 2008
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Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2002 – 2004 (courtesy appointment)
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Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1999 – 2004
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Senior Engineer, Montgomery Watson Americas Inc., Herndon, VA, 1996 – 1999
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Professional Engineer, Montgomery Watson Americas Inc., Herndon, VA, 1995 – 1996
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Howard University, Washington D.C., 1998 – 1999
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Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1998 – 1999
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Research Assistant, Rice University, Houston, TX, 1989 – 1995
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Process Engineer, J.K. Synthetics Ltd. Kota, India, 1986 – 1989
HONORS •
Elected to Board of Directors, North American Membrane Society (NAMS), 6/2015 – 6/2018
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Most downloaded paper between 1/2014 – 6/2014 and 3 most downloaded paper in all of 2014 (Bozlaker et al. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 54-‐62)
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Elected to Board of Directors, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, 7/2013 – 7/2016
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Overseas Professor, Department Chemical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India, 7/2012 – present
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Visiting Professor, Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 6/2011 – 8/2011
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Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology, 2008
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W.T. Kittinger Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of Engineering' (College’s highest teaching award), University of Houston, 2008
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Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2006-‐2007
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Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service as Chair of the Masters’ Thesis Award Subcommittee, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, 2005
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Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2003-‐2004
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Certificate of Merit for the Oral Presentation, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2004
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Junior Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2003
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National Science Foundation CAREER award, 2002
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Doctoral fellowship, Rice University, 1994-‐1995
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Larson Aquatic Research Scholarship, American Water Works Association, 1992-‐1993
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Eleanor and Mills Bennett Fellowship, Rice University, 1992-‐1994
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS •
Hernandez-‐Delgadillo, R., A.R. Badireddy, V. Zaragoza-‐Magaña, R.I. Sánchez-‐Nájera, S. Chellam, and C. Cabral-‐ Romero (2015). Effect of bismuth lipophilic nanoparticles (BisBAL NPs) on Erythrocytes. Journal of Nanomaterials. In press.
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Sari, M.A. and S. Chellam (2015). Mechanisms of boron removal from hydraulic fracturing wastewater by aluminum electrocoagulation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 458, 103-‐111.
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Basavaraju, A. N., R.E. Baltus, C.T. Tanneru, and S. Chellam (2015). Effect of Electrostatic Interactions on Rejection of Capsular and Spherical Particles from Porous Membranes: Theory and Experiment. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 448, 492-‐500.
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Hernandez-‐Delgadillo, R. A.R. Badireddy, J.J. Martínez-‐Sanmiguel, J.F. Contreras-‐Cordero, J. Francisco, G.I. Martinez-‐Gonzalez, R.I. Sánchez-‐Nájera, S. Chellam, and C. Cabral-‐Romero (2015). Cytotoxic Effect of Lipophilic Bismuth Dimercaptopropanol Nanoparticles on Epithelial Cells. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, In press (doi:10.1166/jnn.2015.10735).
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Tanneru, C.T. N. Jothikumar, V.R. Hill, and S. Chellam (2014). Relative Insignificance of Virus Inactivation during Aluminum Electrocoagulation of Saline Waters. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (24) 14590-‐14598.
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Cogan, N.G. and S. Chellam (2014). A Method for Determining the Optimal Back-‐Washing Frequency and Duration for Dead-‐End Microfiltration. Journal of Membrane Science, 469 410-‐417.
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Badireddy, A.R., R. Hernandez-‐Delgadillo, R.I. Sánchez-‐Nájera, S. Chellam, and C. Cabral-‐Romero (2014). Synthesis and Characterization of Lipophilic Bismuth-‐dimercaptopropanol Nanoparticles and their Effects on Oral Microorganisms Growth and Biofilm Formation. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16 (6), article 2456.
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Gamage, N.P. and S. Chellam (2014). Mechanisms of Physically Irreversible Fouling during Surface Water Microfiltration and Mitigation by Aluminum Electroflotation Pretreatment. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (2), 1148-‐1157.
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Badireddy, A.R., J.F. Budarz, S.M. Marinakos, S. Chellam, and M.R. Wiesner (2014). Formation of Silver Nanoparticles in Visible Light-‐Illuminated Waters: Mechanism and Possible Impacts on the Persistence of AgNPs and Bacterial Lysis. Environmental Engineering and Science (special issue: Environmental Nanomaterials), 31 (7), 338-‐349.
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Bozlaker, A., N.J. Spada, M.P. Fraser, and S. Chellam (2014). Elemental Characterization of PM2.5 and PM10 Emitted from Light Duty Vehicles in the Washburn Tunnel of Houston, Texas: Release of Rhodium, Palladium, and Platinum. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (1) 54-‐62. Most downloaded paper between 1/2014 – rd 6/2014 and 3 most downloaded paper in all of 2014
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Bozlaker, A., J.M. Prospero, M.P. Fraser, and S. Chellam (2013). Quantifying the Contribution of Long-‐Range Saharan Dust Transport on Particulate Matter Concentrations in Houston, Texas, using Detailed Elemental Analysis. Environmental Science and Technology, 47 10179-‐10187.
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Tanneru, C.T., J.D. Rimer, and S. Chellam (2013). Sweep Flocculation and Adsorption of Viruses on Aluminum Flocs during Electrochemical Treatment Prior to Surface Water Microfiltration. Environmental Science and Technology, 47 (9), 4612-‐4618
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Agasanapura, B., R.E. Baltus, C.T. Tanneru, and S. Chellam (2013). Membrane Rejection of Non-‐Spherical Particles: Modeling and Experiment. AIChE Journal, 59 (10) 3863-‐3873.
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Clements, A.L., B. Buzcu-‐Guven, M.P. Fraser, P. Kulkarni, and S. Chellam (2013). Role of Particulate Metals in Heterogeneous Secondary Sulfate Formation. Atmospheric Environment, 75 233-‐240.
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Sari, M.A. and S. Chellam (2013). Surface Water Nanofiltration Incorporating (Electro)Coagulation – Microfiltration Pretreatment: Fouling Control and Membrane Characterization. Journal of Membrane Science, 437 249-‐256.
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Bozlaker, A., B. Buzcu-‐Güven, M.P. Fraser, and S. Chellam (2013). Insights into PM10 Sources in Houston, Texas: Role of Petroleum Refineries in Enriching Lanthanoid Metals during Episodic Emission Events. Atmospheric Environment, 69 109-‐117.
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Badireddy, A.R., S.M. Marinakos, S. Chellam, and M.R. Wiesner (2013). Lipophilic Bismuth Nanoparticles Inhibit Bacterial Growth, Attachment, and Impairs Biofilms, Surface Innovations, 1 (SI3) 181-‐189.
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Bensalah, N., A. Bedoui, S. Chellam, and A. Abdel-‐Wahab (2013). Electro-‐Fenton Treatment of Photographic Processing Wastewaters. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 41 (7) 635-‐644.
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Spada, N.J., A. Bozlaker, and S. Chellam (2012). Multi-‐Elemental Characterization of Tunnel and Road Dusts in Houston, TX using Dynamic Reaction Cell-‐Quadrupole – Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry: Evidence for the Release of Platinum Group and Anthropogenic Metals from Motor Vehicles. Analytica Chimica Acta, 735 1-‐8 (cover feature and rated as being “exceptionally high quality” by the Editor)
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Badireddy, A.R., J.F. Burdaz, S. Chellam, and M.R. Wiesner, (2012). Bacteriophage Inactivation by UV-‐A Illuminated Fullerenes: Role of Nanoparticle-‐Virus Association and Biological Targets. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 5963-‐5970.
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Kurt, E., D.Y. Imer, N. Dizge, S. Chellam, and I. Koyuncu (2012). Pilot-‐Scale Evaluation of Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis for Process Reuse of Segregated Textile Dyewash Wastewater. Desalination, 302 24-‐32.
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Gamage, N.P., J. Rimer, and S. Chellam, (2012). Improvements in Permeate Flux by Aluminum Electroflotation Pretreatment during Constant Pressure Microfiltration of Surface Water. Journal of Membrane Science, 411-‐412 45-‐53.
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Tanneru, C.T. and S. Chellam, (2012). Mechanisms of Virus Control during Iron Electrocoagulation – Microfiltration of Surface Water. Water Research, 46, 2111-‐2120.
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Liu, L., J. Liu, B. Gao, F. Yang, and S. Chellam, (2012). Fouling Reductions in a Membrane Bioreactor using Electric Field and Cathodic Membrane Modified by Vapor Phase Polymerized Pyrrole. Journal of Membrane Science, 394– 395, 202-‐208.
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Chellam, S. and N.G. Cogan (2011). Colloidal and Bacterial Fouling during Constant Flux Microfiltration: Comparison of Classical Blocking Laws with a Unified Model Combining Pore Blocking and EPS Secretion. Journal of Membrane Science, 382 (1-‐2) 148-‐157.
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Gamage, N.P. and S. Chellam (2011). Aluminum Electrocoagulation Pretreatment Reduces Fouling during Surface Water Microfiltration. Journal of Membrane Science, 379 (1-‐2) 97-‐105.
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Badireddy, A.R. and S. Chellam (2011). Bismuth Dimercaptopropanol (BisBAL) Inhibits Formation of Multispecies Wastewater Flocs. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 110 (6) 1426-‐1437.
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Danadurai, S.K.K, S. Chellam, C-‐T. Lee, and M.P. Fraser, (2011). Trace Elemental Analysis of Airborne Particulate Matter using Dynamic Reaction Cell Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry: Application to Monitoring Episodic Industrial Emission Events. Analytica Chimica Acta, 686 (1-‐2) 40-‐49.
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Bellona, C, K. Budgell, D. Ball, K. Spangler, J. Drewes, and S. Chellam (2011). Models to Predict Organic Contaminant Removal by RO and NF Membranes. IDA Journal: Desalination and Water Reuse, 3 (2) 40-‐44.
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Badireddy, A.R., S. Chellam, P. L. Gassman, M. H. Engelhard, A. S. Lea, and K. M. Rosso, (2010). Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Bioflocculation of Activated Sludge Microorganisms under Glucose-‐ controlled Conditions. Water Research, 44 (15) 4505-‐4516.
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Kulkarni, P. and S. Chellam, (2010). Disinfection By-‐Product Formation Following Chlorination of Drinking Water: Artificial Neural Network Models and Changes in Speciation with Treatment. Science of the Total Environment, 408 (19) 4202-‐4210.
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Altunkaynak, A. and S. Chellam, (2010). Prediction of Specific Permeate Flux during Crossflow Microfiltration of Polydispersed Colloidal Suspensions by Fuzzy Logic Models. Desalination, 253 188-‐194.
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Cogan, N.G. and S. Chellam (2009). Incorporating Pore Blocking, Cake Filtration, and EPS Production in a Model for Constant Pressure Bacterial Fouling During Dead-‐end Microfiltration. Journal of Membrane Science, 345 (1-‐2) 81-‐89.
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Hotze, E.M., Badireddy, A.R., S. Chellam, and M.R. Wiesner, (2009). Mechanisms of Bacteriophage Inactivation via Singlet Oxygen Generation in UV Illuminated Fullerol Suspensions. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (17) 6639-‐6645.
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Baltus, R; A.R. Badireddy, W. Xu, and S. Chellam, (2009). Analysis of Configurational Effects on Hindered Convection of Nonspherical Bacteria and Viruses across Microfiltration Membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 48 (5) 2404-‐2413.
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Kulkarni, P., S. Chellam, and M.P. Fraser, (2009). Response to Comment on “Tracking Petroleum Refinery Emission Events Using Lanthanum and Lanthanides as Elemental Markers for PM2.5”. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (8), 2990-‐2991.
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Chellam, S., R.R. Sharma, G.R. Shetty, and Y. Wei, (2008). Nanofiltration of Pretreated Lake Houston Water: Disinfection by-‐Product Speciation, Relationships, and Control. Separation and Purification Technology, 64 (2) 160-‐169.
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Sharma, R.R. and S. Chellam, (2008). Solute Rejection by Porous Thin Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes at High Feed Water Recoveries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 328 (2) 353-‐366.
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Badireddy, A.R., B.R. Korpol, S. Chellam, P. L. Gassman, M. H. Engelhard, A. S. Lea, and K. M. Rosso, (2008). Spectroscopic Characterization of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens: Suppression using Sub-‐Inhibitory Concentrations of Bismuth Thiols. Biomacromolecules, 9 (11) 3079-‐ 3089.
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Shim, Y., W.G. Rixey and S. Chellam, (2008). Influence of Sorption on Removal of Tryptophan and Phenylalanine during Nanofiltration. Journal of Membrane Science, 323 (1) 99-‐104.
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Cogan, N.G. and S. Chellam (2008). Regularized Stokeslets Solution for 2-‐D Flow in Dead-‐end Microfiltration: Application to Bacterial Deposition and Fouling. Journal of Membrane Science, 318 (1-‐2) 379-‐386.
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Bagga, A., S. Chellam, and D.A. Clifford, (2008). Evaluation of Iron Chemical Coagulation and Electrocoagulation Pretreatment for Microfiltration of Surface Water. Journal of Membrane Science, 309 (1-‐2) 82-‐93.
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Badireddy, A.R., S. Chellam, S. Yanina, P.L. Gassman, and K.M. Rosso, (2008). Bismuth Dimercapto-‐propanol (BisBAL) Inhibits the Expression of Extracellular Polysaccharides and Proteins in Brevundimonas diminuta: Implications for Membrane Microfiltration. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 99 (3) 634-‐643 (highlighted as cover art).
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Kulkarni, P., S. Chellam, and M.P. Fraser, (2007). Tracking Petroleum Refinery Emission Events Using Lanthanum and Lanthanides as Elemental Markers for PM2.5. Environmental Science and Technology, 41 (19) 6748-‐6754.
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Kulkarni, P., S. Chellam, J.B. Flanagan, and R.K.M. Jayanty, (2007). Microwave digestion – ICP-‐MS for elemental analysis in ambient aerosols: Rare earth elements and validation using a filter borne fine particle standard reference material. Analytica Chimica Acta, 599 (2) 170-‐176.
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Badireddy, A.R., E.M. Hotze, S. Chellam, P.J.J. Alvarez, and M.R. Wiesner, (2007). Inactivation of Bacteriophages via Photosensitization of Fullerol Nanoparticles. Environmental Science and Technology, 41 (18) 6627-‐6632.
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Shim, Y. and S. Chellam, (2007). Steric and Electrostatic Interactions Govern Nanofiltration of Amino Acids. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 98 (2) 451-‐461.
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Kulkarni, P., S. Chellam, and D.W. Mittlefehldt (2007). Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Industrial Fluidized Bed Catalytic Cracking Catalysts using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta, 581 (2) 247-‐259.
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Chellam, S. and M. Liu, (2006). Effect of Slip on Existence, Uniqueness, and Behavior of Similarity Solutions for Laminar Flow in Permeable Tubes and Channels. Physics of Fluids, 18 (8) publication number 083601, DOI: 10.1063/1.2236302.
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Sharma, R.R. and S. Chellam (2006). Frictional Interpretation of Thermodynamic Transport Parameters for Porous Nanofiltration Membranes. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology (Aqua) (invited paper for the special theme issue “New Developments in Particle Separation”), 55 (7-‐8) 571-‐587.
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Chellam, S. and W. Xu, (2006). Blocking Laws Analysis of Dead-‐end, Constant Flux Microfiltration of Compressible Cakes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 301 (1) 248-‐257.
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Sharma, R.R. and S. Chellam, (2006). Temperature and Concentration Effects on Electrolyte Transport across Porous Thin Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes: Pore Transport Mechanisms and Energetics of Permeation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 298 (1), 327-‐340.
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Kulkarni, P., S. Chellam, and M.P. Fraser, (2006). Lanthanum and Lanthanides in Atmospheric Fine Particles and their Apportionment to Refinery and Petrochemical Operations in Houston, TX. Atmospheric Environment, 40 (3) 508-‐520.
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Zhu, B., D.A. Clifford, and S. Chellam, (2005). Virus Removal by Iron Coagulation–Microfiltration. Water Research, 39 (20) 5153-‐5161.
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Xu, W. and S. Chellam, (2005). Initial Stages of Bacterial Fouling during Dead-‐end Microfiltration. Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (17) 6470-‐6476. (Published in the Charles R. O’Melia Tribute issue.)
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Zhao, Y., J.S. Taylor, S. Chellam, (2005). Predicting RO/NF Solute Mass Transfer by Modified Solution Diffusion Model and Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of Membrane Science, 263 (1-‐3) 38-‐46.
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Zhu, B., D.A. Clifford, and S. Chellam, (2005). Comparison of Electrocoagulation and Chemical Coagulation Pretreatment for Enhanced Virus Removal Using Microfiltration Membranes. Water Research, 39 (13) 3098-‐3108.
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Sharma, R.R. and S. Chellam, (2005). Temperature Effects on the Morphology of Porous Thin Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes. Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (13) 5022-‐5030.
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Chellam, S. (2005). Artificial Neural Network Model for Transient Crossflow Microfiltration of Polydispersed Suspensions. Journal of Membrane Science, 258 (1-‐2) 35-‐42.
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Han, K., W. Xu, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, and S. Chellam, (2005). Fabrication and Characterization of Polymeric Microfiltration Membrane Filters using Aperture Array Lithography. Journal of Membrane Science, 249 (1-‐2) 193-‐ 206.
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Chellam, S., P. Kulkarni, and M.P. Fraser, (2005). Emissions of Organic Compounds and Trace Metals in Fine Particulate Matter from Motor Vehicles: A Tunnel Study in Houston, TX. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 55 (1) 60-‐72.
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Xu, W., S. Chellam, and D.A. Clifford, (2004). Indirect Evidence for Deposit Rearrangement during Dead-‐End Microfiltration of Iron Coagulated Suspensions. Journal of Membrane Science, 239 (2) 243-‐254.
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Kulkarni, P., S. Chellam, G. Ghurye, and M.P. Fraser, (2003). In Situ Generation of Hydrofluoric Acid during Microwave Digestion of Atmospheric Particulate Matter Prior to Trace Element Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Engineering Science, 20 (6) 517-‐531.
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Buzcu, B., M.P. Fraser, P. Kulkarni, and S. Chellam, (2003). Source Identification and Apportionment of Fine Particulate Matter in Houston, TX Using Positive Matrix Factorization. Environmental Engineering Science, 20 (6) 533-‐545.
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Shetty, G.R. and S. Chellam, (2003). Predicting Membrane Fouling during Municipal Drinking Water Nanofiltration using Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of Membrane Science, 217 (1-‐2) 69-‐86.
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Shetty, G.R., H. Malki, and S. Chellam, (2003). Predicting Contaminant Removal during Municipal Drinking Water Nanofiltration using Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of Membrane Science, 212 (1-‐2) 99-‐112.
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Sharma, R.R., R. Agrawal, and S. Chellam, (2003). Temperature Effects on Sieving Characteristics of Polymeric Nanofiltration Membranes: Pore Size Distributions and Solute Rejection. Journal of Membrane Science, 223 (1-‐2) 69-‐87.
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Shetty, G.R., R.R. Sharma, and S. Chellam, (2002). Scale-‐Up Methodology for Municipal Water Nanofiltration Based on Permeate Water Quality. Environmental Engineering Science, (invited paper in the special issue on “membrane separations in aquatic systems”) 19 (6) 545-‐562.
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Chellam, S. and D.A. Clifford, (2002). Physical-‐Chemical Treatment of Groundwater Contaminated by Leachate from Surface Disposal of Uranium Tailings. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 128 (10) 942-‐952.
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Chellam, S. and S.W. Krasner, (2001). Disinfection Byproduct Relationships and Speciation in Chlorinated Nanofiltered Waters. Environmental Science and Technology, 35 (19) 3988-‐3999.
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Chellam, S. and J.S. Taylor, (2001). Simplified Analysis of Contaminant Rejection during Ground-‐ and Surface Water Nanofiltration under the Information Collection Rule. Water Research, 35 (10) 2460-‐2474.
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Chellam, S., D-‐T Chen, and D.J. Francis, (2001). Effects of Source Water Location, Season, and Membrane Type on Nanofilter Permeate Water Quality. Environmental Engineering Science, 18 (4) 249-‐258.
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Chellam, S., (2000). Effects of Nanofiltration on Trihalomethane and Haloacetic Acid Precursor Removal and Speciation in Waters Containing Low Concentrations of Bromide Ion. Environmental Science and Technology, 34 (9) 1813-‐1820.
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Jacangelo, J.G., S. Chellam and T.P. Bonacquisti, 2000. Treatment of Surface Water by Double Membrane Systems: Assessment of Fouling, Permeate Water Quality and Costs, Water Supply, 18 (1), 438-‐441.
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Wiesner, M.R. and S. Chellam, 1999. The Promise of Membrane Technology, Environmental Science and Technology, 33 (17), 360A-‐366A.
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Chellam, S. and J.G. Jacangelo, (1998). Existence of Critical Recovery and Impacts of Operational Mode on Potable Water Microfiltration. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 124 (12) 1211-‐1219.
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Chellam, S., C.A. Serra, and M.R. Wiesner, (1998). Estimating Costs for Integrated Membrane Systems. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 90 (11) 96-‐104.
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Chellam, S., J.G. Jacangelo, and T.P. Bonacquisti, (1998). Modeling and Experimental Verification of Pilot-‐Scale Hollow Fiber, Direct Flow Microfiltration with Periodic Backwashing. Environmental Science and Technology, 32 (1), 75-‐81.
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Chellam, S. and M.R. Wiesner, (1998). Evaluation of Crossflow Filtration Models Based on Shear-‐Induced Diffusion and Particle Adhesion: Complications Induced by Feed Suspension Polydispersivity. Journal of Membrane Science, 138 (1), 83-‐97.
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Clark M.M., S. Allgeier, G. Amy, S. Chellam, F. DiGiano, M. Elimelech, S. Freeman, J. Jacangelo, K. Jones, J.M. Laine, J. Lozier, B. Marinas, R. Riley, J. Taylor, M. Thompson, J. Vickers, M. Wiesner, and A. Zander, (1998). Committee report: Membrane processes. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 90 (6), 91-‐105.
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Chellam, S., J.G. Jacangelo, T.P. Bonacquisti, and B.A. Schauer, (1997). Effect of Pretreatment on Surface Water Nanofiltration. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 89 (10), 77-‐89.
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Braghetta, A., J.G. Jacangelo, S. Chellam, M.L. Hotaling, and B.A. Utne, (1997). DAF Pretreatment: Its Effect on MF Performance. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 89 (10), 90-‐101.
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Chellam, S. and M.R. Wiesner, (1997). Particle Back-‐Transport and Permeate Flux Behavior in Crossflow Membrane Filters. Environmental Science and Technology 31 (3), 819-‐824.
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Chellam, S., M.R. Wiesner, and C. Dawson, (1995). Laminar Flow in Porous Ducts. Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 11 (1), 53-‐99.
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Chellam, S., and M.R. Wiesner, (1993). Slip Flow in Porous Media with Permeable Boundaries: Implications for the Dimensional Scaling of Packed Beds. Water Environment Research, 65 (6), 744-‐749.
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Chellam, S. and M.R. Wiesner, (1993). Fluid Mechanics and Fractal Aggregates. Water Research, 27 (9), 1493-‐ 1496.
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Chellam, S. and M.R. Wiesner, (1993). Laminar Flow with Slip in a Channel with Uniformly Porous Walls. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 119 (1), 126-‐132.
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Chellam, S. and M.R. Wiesner, (1992). Particle Transport in Clean Membrane Filters in Laminar Flows. Environmental Science and Technology, 26 (8), 1611-‐1621.
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Chellam, S., M.R. Wiesner, and C. Dawson, (1992). Slip at a Uniformly Porous Boundary: Effect on Fluid Flow and Mass Transfer. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 26 (4), 481-‐492.
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Wiesner, M.R. and S. Chellam, (1992). Mass Transport Considerations for Pressure-‐Driven Membrane Processes in Potable Water Treatment. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 84 (1), 88-‐95.
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Chellam, S., and M.R. Wiesner, (1992). Macrocolloidal Transport in Membrane Filters in Slow Laminar Flows: Polarization Chromatography. Water Science and Technology, 26 (9-‐11), 2277-‐2280.
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BOOK CHAPTERS •
Bozlaker, A. and S. Chellam (2015). Measurement of the trace element composition of airborne particulate matter and its use in source apportionment: Case studies of lanthanoids and platinum group metals from Houston, TX. Sumbitted.
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Badireddy, A.R., J. Vandal, J. Bradley, R. Hernandez-‐Delgadillo, S. Chellam, and C. Cabral-‐Romero (2015). Recent advances in environmental and medical applications of multifunctional bismuth nanoparticles. Sumbitted.
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Cabral-‐Romero, C. and S. Chellam (2014). Bismuth Nanoparticles: Antimicrobials of Broad-‐Spectrum, Low Cost and Safety, Chapter 17 in Nanomedicine, Pages 430 – 438, (Editors: Professors Alexander Seifalian, Achala de Mel, and Deepak M. Kalaskar) One Central Press. ISBN (eBook): 978-‐1-‐910086-‐01-‐8
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Chellam, S. and A. Bozlaker (2015). Characterization of Platinum Group Metals and Other Elements in Road Dusts and Airborne Particles in Houston, Texas: Method Development and Sources, in Platinum Metals in the Environment, (C. Wiseman and F. Zereini Editors) Springer-‐Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 978-‐3-‐662-‐ 44558-‐7 and ISSN: 1431-‐6250.
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Badireddy, A.R. and S. Chellam (2014). Antibacterial and Antifouling Properties of Lipophilic Bismuth Compounds, Chapter 1 in Advances in Chemistry Research, Volume 21, pages 1 -‐ 28 (James C. Taylor, Editor) Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, N.Y. (ISBN: 978-‐1-‐62948-‐742-‐7 eBook).
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Chellam, S. (2013). Microfiltration in Encyclopedia of Membrane Science and Technology, (E.M. Hoek and V.V. Tarabara, Editors), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ (ISBN 9780470906873).
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Chellam, S. and A.K. Zander, (2005). Chapter 3 – Membrane Science and Theory, in Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes for Drinking Water, American Water Works Association, Denver, CO (ISBN 1-‐58321-‐ 360-‐0).
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Chellam, S., (2005). Bromide Influence on Trihalomethane and Haloacetic Acid Formation, in Water Encyclopedia: Water Quality and Resource Development, Jay H. Lehr and Jack Keeley Editors, John Wiley and Sons, (ISBN: 0-‐ 471-‐73686-‐4).
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Chellam, S., (2002). Air Stripping and Aeration, p. 93 – 112 in “Control of Microorganisms in Drinking Water”. American Society of Civil Engineers. S. Lingireddy Editor. (ISBN: 0-‐7844-‐0635-‐9).
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Chellam, S. and J.G. Jacangelo, (2001). Critical Recovery Concept in Constant Flux Microfiltration and Effects of Operational Mode on Microfilter Performance, p. 43 – 54, Chapter 4 in Membrane Practices for Water Treatment, AWWA Trends in Water Science Series, Duranceau, S. J. Editor. (ISBN: 1-‐58321-‐147-‐0).
OTHER PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS •
Chellam, S., Sharma, R.R., Shetty, G.R., and Wei, Y. Quality and Membrane Treatability of the Lake Houston Water Supply, Technical Report 186, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. October 2001.
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Jacangelo, J.G., S. Chellam and R.R. Trussell, 1998. The Membrane Treatment, Civil Engineering 68 (9) 42-‐ 45.
INVITED CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS •
Electrochemical Pretreatment for Surface Water Microfiltration: Membrane Fouling Mechanisms and Control, (2014) Presentation at the Oil & Gas and Chemical Processing Filtration and Separation Conference, March 25 – 26, Houston, Texas.
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Metals in the Air We Breathe and Microorganisms in the Water We Drink: Characterization and Purification (2014) Presentation at the Houston Global Health Collaborative Connect Conference, March 22 – 23, Houston, Texas.
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Virus Inactivation is Mediated by Singlet Oxygen in Photosensitized Fullerol Nanoparticle Suspensions, (2013) Presentation at the XXII International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2013), Materials Research Society, August 11 – 14, Cancun, Mexico.
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Measurements of Rare Earth Elements to Identify Primary Aerosol Emissions from Petroleum Refineries, (2012) Presentation to the Regional Air Quality Planning Committee (RAQPC) of the Houston-‐Galveston Area Council, 7
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Membrane Technologies for Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment, (2010) Keynote address at “EnviroVision” Annual Conference of the Indian Environmental Association, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, November 22 – 25, Mumbai, India.
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Virus Inactivation by Photosensitized Fullerol Nanoparticles, (2010) Keynote address at “EnviroVision” Annual Conference of the Indian Environmental Association, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, November 22 – 25, Mumbai, India.
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Identifying Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter Emissions from Industrial Sources, (2010) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Annual air investigators training sessions, October, San Antonio, TX.
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Electrocoagulation and Membrane Filtration: Emerging Technologies for Produced Water Treatment, (2009) Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF), November 17 – 19, Houston, TX.
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Lanthanoid Metals as Elemental Markers for Tracking Primary Fine Particulate Matter Emissions from Petroleum Refining Operations, (2009) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Annual training session, October 26 – 29, Galveston, TX.
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Bacterial Fouling of Microfiltration Membranes, (2009) Keynote address at the International Water Association conference on “Particle Separations and Nanoparticles in Water”, June 3 – 5, Duke University, Durham, NC.
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Selected Aspects of Microfiltration and Nanofiltration Related to Fabrication, Fouling, and Permselectivity, (2008) Advances in Membrane Research session, American Water Works Association’s Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), November 16 – 19, Cincinnati, OH.
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Municipal Water Treatment using Membranes: An Academic Perspective, (2007) Keynote address at the Seoul International Symposium on Waterworks Technology, August 28 – 29, Seoul, South Korea.
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Mechanisms and Control of Biological Fouling of Microfiltration Membranes, (2007) Fouling Phenomena in Water Quality Applications session, AIChE National Meeting November 4 – 9, Salt Lake City, UT.
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Towards a Better Understanding of Seasonal Effects on Nanofiltration Membrane Performance: Water Permeability and Sieving, (2004) French-‐Texan Workshop on Potable Water and Water Treatment. Sponsored by The Office of Science and Technology of the French Embassy in the USA and The Environmental and Energy Systems Institute of Rice University. January 12 – 13, Houston, TX.
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Panelist in Research Workshop, The Future of Desalination in Texas, April 9 2003, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
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Scale-‐Up Methodology For Municipal Water Nanofiltration Based on Permeate Water Quality, (2003) Pre-‐ Conference workshop on “Membrane Scale-‐Up”, AWWA Membrane Technology Conference and Exhibition, March 2 – 5, Atlanta, GA.
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Quality and Membrane Treatability of the Lake Houston Water Supply, (2001) Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, TX. (with R.R. Sharma)
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Disinfection By-‐Product Precursor Removal by Nanofiltration, (2000) Disinfection Using Membranes in “AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition”, June 12, Denver, CO.
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How Cl2 Disinfects, How SO2 Dechlorinates, and Their Effects on Receiving Streams, (1999) Advanced Topics Session in “TNRCC Water Quality Inspector Annual Training Seminar”, October, Houston, TX.
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Particle Fouling of Pilot-‐Scale Low Pressure Membrane Filters, (1999) “Membrane Modeling – From Concepts to Practice”, AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, June, Chicago, IL.
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The Emerging Role of Membrane Filtration in Water Treatment, (1998) “Changing Role of Turbidity and Particle Removal in the Water Treatment Industry”, Research Workshop Virginia Section of the AWWA, University of Richmond, Richmond VA.
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INVITED ACADEMIC SEMINARS •
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Center for atmospheric Sciences, July 2015
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Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, August 2014
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National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder CO, August 2014
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University of Houston, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, February 2014
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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, Department of Civil Engineering, November 2013
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University of Nevada, Reno NV, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, October 2013
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University of Texas School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, October 2013
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Texas A&M University, College Station TX, Department of Civil Engineering, October 2013
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, August 2013
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Texas A&M University at Qatar, Chemical Engineering Program, March 2013
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Anna University, Chennai, India, Department of Chemical Engineering, July 2012
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İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Istanbul Turkey, Department of Environmental Engineering, July 2011
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Gebze Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü, Gebze Turkey, Department of Environmental Engineering, June 2011
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İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Istanbul Turkey, Avrasya Yer Bilimleri Enstitüsü, June 2011
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Duke University, Durham NC, Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, February 2011
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Anna University, Chennai India, Department of Chemical Engineering, July 2009
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Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai India, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, July 2009
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Missouri University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, May 2009
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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, March 2009
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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, The Center for Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems (WaterCAMPWS), March 2009
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University of Houston, Houston, TX, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, February 2009
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Rice University, Houston, TX, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, November 2008
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University of Texas at Austin, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, August 2008
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Centre Européen de Recherche et d’Enseignement des Géosciences de l’Environnement (CEREGE), Aix-‐en-‐ Provence, France, July 2008
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, April 2008
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Howard University, Washington D.C., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, March 2008
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Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, Department of Chemical Engineering, February 2008
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Duke University, Durham, NC, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, October 2007
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, October 2007
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Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, September 2007
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Korea University, Seoul, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, South Korea, August 2007
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Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, Center for Biofilm Engineering, April 2007
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Center for Environmental and Applied Fluid Mechanics, February 2007
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, February 2007
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, June 2006
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Washington University at St. Louis, MO, Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, April 2006
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Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, April 2006
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Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, School of Civil Engineering, February 2006
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Clarkson University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, January 2006
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Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Department of Civil Engineering, October 2004
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Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, School of Chemical Engineering, April 2004
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Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, School of Civil Engineering, January 2004
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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Department of Civil Engineering, November 2003
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Rice University, Houston, TX, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, November 2000
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, April 1999
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, April 1999
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University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, February, 1999
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University of Houston, Houston, TX, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, September 1998
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University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, November 1997
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Anna University, Madras, India, Centre for Environmental Studies, September 1997
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering, September 1997
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, February 1996
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Howard University, Washington DC, Department of Civil Engineering, October 1995
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North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, March 1995
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University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, Department of Civil Engineering, March 1994
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Rice University, Houston, TX, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, November 1993
SELECTED RECENTLY FUNDED RESEARCH •
Collaborative Research: Optimizing microfilter productivity during water treatment: Modeling and experimental verification, with Nick Cogan of Florida State University, Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Advanced pretreatment for nanofiltration of brackish surface water: Fouling control and water quality improvements, Sponsor: United States Department of Interior: Bureau of Reclamation
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Emission models for fugitive particulate matter towards an online emission inventory for the Middle East Area, with Konstantinos Kakosimos of TAMU-‐Qatar and P. Kumar (University of Surrey) and D. Melas (Aristotle University), Sponsor: Qatar National Research Foundation
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ICP-‐MS analysis of 2013 PM2.5 samples from Clinton, Galveston, and Barbados and calculation of the quantitative PM2.5 impacts of Saharan dust transport episodes at Galveston and Clinton Drive, with Joe Prospero (U. Miami), Sponsor: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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Use of platinum group metals to accurately quantify PM2.5 and PM10 emissions from light-‐duty vehicles in the Greater Houston area, Sponsor: Texas Air Research Center
RESEARCH GROUP FUNDING Current members •
Ms. Mutiara Ayu Sari
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Mr. Li Wang
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Dr. Ayse Bozlaker
Former graduate students and post-‐docs •
Dr. Ramesh R. Sharma
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Dr. Wendong Xu
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Dr. Yongki Shim
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Dr. Pranav S. Kulkarni
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Dr. Appala R. Badireddy
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Dr. Neranga Gamage 10
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Dr. Nicholas Spada
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Dr. Charan Tanneru
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Ms. Grishma Shetty
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Ms. Rachana Agrawal
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Ms. Ashima Bagga
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Dr. Suresh Kumar Danadurai
Former undergraduate students •
Mr. Seth Pedersen
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Mr. Chris Wiggs
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Mr. Gregory Malek
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Mr. Jose Tusell
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Mr. Eliazar Nava
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Ms. Tania Arauz
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Ms. Hayley Redweik
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Ms. Yanet Cuddus
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Mr. William Payne King
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Ms. Mutiara Ayu Sari
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Ms. Allison Pekkanen
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Mr. Keyur Patel
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Ms. Emilie Krause
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Mr. Satyajit Ketkar
Former K-‐12 School Teachers •
Ms. Tammie LaBiche
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Ms. Sima Mathews
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Ms. Liz Raska
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Mr. Steven Statt
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES •
Member, Board of Directors, North American Membrane Society (NAMS), June 2015-‐2018.
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Member, Board of Directors, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, July 2013-‐2016.
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Co-‐Chair, Membranes for Water Treatment and Desalination session in The North American Membrane Society Annual Meeting NAMS 2015, May 30 – June 3, 2015, Boston, MA.
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Co-‐Chair, North American Membrane Society Annual Conference, Houston, TX, May 31 – June 4, 2014.
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Member, Regional Air Quality Planning Committee (RAQPC), Houston-‐Galveston Area Council, 2012 – present.
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Reviewer, The Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant’s Water Recovery System, National Academy of Engineering, Washington DC, 2011-‐2012.
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Co-‐Chair, Microorganism Interactions with Porous Membranes session in The North American Membrane Society Annual Meeting NAMS 2012, June 9 – 13, 2012, New Orleans, LA.
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Member, Project Advisory Committee for “Equivalency of Advanced Treatment Trains for Potable Reuse”, WateReuse Foundation 2012 – 2015.
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Co-‐Chair, Urban Aerosols VII session in American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) 30 Annual Conference, October 3 – 7, 2011, Orlando, FL.
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Scientific Committee Member, International Water Association (IWA) Regional Conference “Membrane Technology and Water Reuse,” October 18 – 22, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Chair, Membrane based separations session, International Water Association (IWA) Conference “Particle Separations and Nanoparticles in Water,” June 3 – 5, 2009, Durham, NC.
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Scientific Committee Member, International Water Association (IWA) Conference “Particle Separations and Nanoparticles in Water,” June 3 – 5, 2009, Durham, NC.
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Member, Project Advisory Committee for “Membrane Distillation for Water Reuse using Nanostructured Ceramic Membranes,” WateReuse Foundation 2008 – 2010.
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Co-‐Chair, Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis session, North American Membrane Society Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2007.
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Invited participant, Nanotechnology-‐enabled Water Treatment (NeWT) workshop, Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, Rice University, Houston, TX, February 2007.
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Participant, Center for Sustainability Engineering Workshop, Carnegie Mellon University, July 2006.
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Member, AEESP Lectures Sub-‐Committee, 2006 – 2012.
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Member, Holly A. Cornell Scholarship Award Committee, Water Research Foundation, 2006 – present.
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Invited participant, NSF workshop on “Chemistry and Sustainability”, Pacific Northwest National Labs, Richland, WA, November 2005.
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Chair, AEESP Awards Master’s Thesis Sub-‐Committee, 2005.
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Member, AEESP Awards Master’s Thesis Sub-‐Committee, 2003 – 2004.
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Moderator, Research session on “Membrane Modeling” AWWA Membrane Technology Conference, 2003 Atlanta, GA.
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Member, Water Research Foundation, University Student Activities Committee (USAC) 2003 – present.
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Chair, Research Committee, Texas Section AWWA, 2000 – 2003.
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Chair, Research Committee on Membrane Technology, AWWA, 1998 – 2001.
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Moderator, “Membranes: Surface and Performance” session, American Chemical Society 221 National Meeting, April 1 – 5, 2001. San Diego, CA.
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Organizer, Research Workshop on “Research Thrusts in Membrane Technologies”, AWWA Membrane Technology Conference, March 4 – 7, 2001. San Antonio, TX.
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Moderator, “Research II – New Developments and Fundamental Studies” session, AWWA Membrane Technology Conference, March 4 – 7, 2001. San Antonio, TX.
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Member, Planning Committee for 2001 AWWA Specialty Conference on Membrane Technology.
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Invited Participant, AWWA Research Foundation and US Bureau of Reclamation “Membrane Research Needs Workshop”, July 27 – 28, 2000. Golden, CO.
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Organizer, Research session on “Disinfection Using Membranes” AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, 2000. Denver, CO.
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Member, Planning Committee for 1999 AWWA Specialty Conference on Membrane Technology.
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Moderator, “Membrane Fouling” session, in AWWA Membrane Technology Conference, 1999. Long Beach, CA.
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Organizer, “Membrane Modeling” session, in AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, 1999. Chicago, IL.
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Member, Project Advisory Committee for “Development of Integrated Adsorbent/Membrane Systems. AWWARF 1998 – 2002.
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Member, Project Advisory Committee for “Treatability of Perchlorate-‐Containing Water by RO and NF”, AWWARF 1998 – 2002.
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Member, Technical Working Group for the interpretation of ICR data. U.S. EPA 1998.
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Member, Research Committee on Membrane Technology, AWWA, 1997 – 2003.
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Member, Research Committee on Particulate Contaminants, AWWA, 1997 – 2003.
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Mutiara Ayu Sari, 1 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, Corpus Christi, TX, April 2015
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Mutiara Ayu Sari, 1 prize in Southeast Texas section – American Water Works Association, Student Paper Presentations, Houston, TX, February 2015
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Charan Tanneru, 1 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, Dallas, TX, April 2014
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Mutiara Ayu Sari, 1 prize in Oil & Gas and Chemical Processing Filtration and Separation Conference, Student Poster Presentation Contest Houston, TX March 2014
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Neranga Gamage, 3 Prize in Poster Presentation at the North American Membrane Society Annual Conference, Boise, ID, June 2013
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Mutiara Ayu Sari, 1 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, Galveston, TX, April 2013
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Neranga Gamage, North American Membrane Society Travel Award, May 2013
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Mutiara Ayu Sari, 2 prize in Southeast Texas section – American Water Works Association, Student Paper Presentations, Houston, TX, February 2013
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Tania Arauz, Provost Undergraduate Research Scholarship, September 2012
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Charan Tanneru, 3 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, San Antonio, TX, 2012
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Tania Arauz, “Engineering, the Capacity of Thought” scholarship, February 2012
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Hayley Redweik, “Engineering Design Excellence” scholarship, February 2012
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Hayley Redweik, Provost Undergraduate Research Scholarship, December 2011
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Charan Tanneru, 2 prize in Southeast Texas section – American Water Works Association, Student Paper Presentations, Houston, TX, February 2012
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Neranga Gamage, 3 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, Fort Worth, TX, 2011
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Neranga Gamage, 1 prize in Southeast Texas section – American Water Works Association, Student Paper Presentations, Houston, TX, February 2011
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Mutiara Ayu Sari, Texas Association of Environmental Professionals (TAEP) Scholarship, Spring 2010
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Appala Raju Badireddy, 1 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, San Antonio, TX, 2008
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Ashima Bagga, Graduate Scholarship, Water Environment Association of Texas, 2008
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Ashima Bagga, 3 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, Fort Worth, TX, 2007
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Ashima Bagga, 2 prize at the Gulf Coast Environmental Challenges and Innovations Conference, Houston, TX 2007
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Pranav Kulkarni, 2 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, Galveston, TX, 2005
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Wendong Xu, Graduate Fellowship Award (El Paso Corporation and Exxon Mobil), 2004
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Rachana Agrawal, 3 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, Corpus Christi, TX, 2003
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Ramesh Sharma, 2 prize in Water Environment Association of Texas, Student Paper Presentation Contest, San Antonio, TX, 2002
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