NWRI Fellowship Alumni
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Brian Badgley, University of South Florida (2007-2009)
"Potential for Benthic Vegetated Habitats to Serve as an Important Refuge for Water-Quality Indicator Bacteria in a Subtropical Watershed"
Ana Carolina Baeza, North Carolina State University (2006-2007)
"Removal of Antimicrobial Compounds by Sequential Photochemical and Biological Oxidation Processes"
Christie A. Chatterley, University of Colorado at Boulder (2008-2010)
"Development of UV-LED Irradiation System for Disinfecting Water in Rural Communities"
Katherine Benko, Colorado School of Mines (2007-2009)
"Treatment of Co-Produced Water for Beneficial Use in the Western United States Using Novel Integrated Membrane Systems"
Joan B. Blainey, University of Arizona (2005-2008)
"Integrated Surface and Subsurface Response of Alluvial Basins to Ephemeral Stream Channel Recharge and Urban-Focused Recharge"
THE NWRI RONALD B. LINSKY FELLOW FOR OUTSTANDING WATER RESEARCH
Douglas Call, Pennsylvania State University (2007-2009)
"High-Efficiency Hydrogen Gas Production Using a Microbial Electrolysis Cell (MEC)"
Read more about Doug Call's research project.
THE NWRI-AMTA FELLOW FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
Kendra Colyar, University of Colorado at Boulder (2007)
"Optimization of Water Reuse in Biomass-to-Fuel Processing"
Read more about Kendra Colyar's research project.
Sandra Connelly, Miami University(2006-2007)
"Solar Ultraviolet Induced Changes in the DNA and Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia spp."
Christina Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2007-2009)
"Simultaneous Prediction of Contaminant Removal and Particle Destabilization During Coagulation"
Sarahann Dow, University of Colorado, Boulder (2003-2004)
"Investigation of Bacillus Subtilis and Bacillus Megaterium Spore Inactivation Behavior for Enhanced Understanding of Disinfection Processes"
Anne Eischeid, Duke University (2007-2009)
"Fundamental Mechanisms in the Extreme Uultraviolet Resistance of Adenoviruses"
Mikhail Gladkikh, University of Texas at Austin (2003-2004)
"A Priori Predictions of Macroscopic Behavior of Simple Porous Media"
Read about Mikhail Gladkikh's research project.
THE NWRI-AMTA FELLOW FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
Evan Hatekeyama, University of Colorado at Boulder (2008-2010)
"Development of a Novel Polymer Membrane with Uniform, Sub-1-Nanometer Pores for Desalination"
Lenore Hockley, University of South Florida (2002)
Melissa A. Kenney, Duke University (2006-2007)
"Which Nutrient Criteria Should States and Tribes Choose to Determine Water Body Impairment? Using Science and Judgment to Inform Decision-Making"
Joon Kim, University of California, Irvine (2001)
Read more about Joon Kim's research project.
THE JOINT NWRI-C.W. & MODENE NEELY FELLOW
Kristopher L. Kuhlman, University of Arizona (2005-2008)
"Extension and Implementation of the Laplace Transform Analytic Element Method (LT-AEM) for Efficient Simulation of Groundwater Resources"
Read more about Kris Kuhlman's research project.
THE NWRI-MWH FELLOW FOR ADVANCED WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
Manish Kumar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2007-2009)
"Biomimetic Membranes for Water Treatment"
Boris Lau, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004-2005)
"Improvement and Validation of Pilot-Scale Filtration on Emerging Pathogen Removal: The Effects of Nonporous Coating, Spiking Concentration, and Sampling Method"
Read more about Boris Lau's research project.
Hee Suk Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008-2009)
"Development of Rapid Detection Method of Somatic Coliphage as Viral Indicator of Source Water"
THE NWRI-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SALINITY COALITION FELLOW
Nancy Lin, University of California, Los Angeles (2007-2009)
"Development of Fouling/Scaling-Resistant Surface Nano-Structured Polyamide Reverse Osmosis/Nanofiltration Membranes"
David C. Love, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2005-2007)
"Rapid Detection of Infectious Coliphages as Source-Tracking Viral Indicators of Fecal Contamination of Water"
Stephen Lyon, University of California, Irvine (1994-1996)
"The Microbial Ecology of Black Plug Layer in Chemically Stressed Turf Grass Soils"
Eric M. Lyster, University of California, Los Angeles (2005-2008)
"Concentration Polarization and Mineral Scaling in Membrane Desalination"
Luke MacDonald, Princeton University (2007-2009)
"Phosphate and Arsenic Sequestration on Iron Oxides: The Influence of Iron Reducing Bacteria on Phosphate and Arsenic Detention and Release Rates"
Katherine L. Meierdiercks, Princeton University (2006-2007)
"Humans and Hydrology: the Impact of Urban Form and Sprawl on Watershed-Scale Hydrology"
THE JOINT NWRI-CARGILL FELLOW
Kenneth L. Mercer, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2005-2008)
"Development and Application of a Treatment Model for High Ionic Strength Waste Streams"
Read more about Ken Mercer's research project.
Jeffrey A. Nason, University of Texas at Austin (2004-2006)
"Flocculation in Water Treatment: Modeling and Experiments"
Read about Jeff Nason's research project.
Charles Phifer, University of Tennesse, Knoxville
Erik J. Rosenfeldt, Duke University (2005-2007)
"UV and UV/H2O2 Advanced Oxidation: A Theoretical, Practical, and Comparative Study of UV Processes Used to Treat Endocrine Disruptive Compounds in Drinking Water"
Deborah A. Ross, University of Michigan (2003-2004)
"The Treatment of Micropollutants in Potable Water"
Jennifer L. Smith, Cornell University (2005)
"Nanospheres Encased with DNA: A Novel Tracer to Detect Hydrologic Flowpaths"
THE NWRI-AMTA FELLOW FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
Eva Steinle-Darling, Stanford University (2007)
"Rejection of Trace Organics – Nitrosamines, Perfluorochemicals, and Others – via Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration: Influence of Feed and Solute Characteristics"
Read more about Eva Steinle-Darling's research project.
Erin Towler, University of Colorado at Boulder (2007-2009)
"Drinking Water Quality and Climate Change: Planning in the Midst of Uncertainty"
Matt Wagner, Texas A&M University (2002-2003)
"Landowner Associations: Forums for Water and Land Conservation in Texas"
Read more about Matt Wagner's research project.
THE NWRI-AMTA FELLOW FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
Shane Walker, University of Texas at Austin (2008-2010)
"Improving the Recovery of Reverse Osmosis Desalination by Electrodialysis"
Sharon Walker, Yale University (2000-2003)
"Bacteria in Groundwater Environments"
Read more about Sharon Walker's research project.
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