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Schedule

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Time

Room

Presentation

Advisor

10:15 – 10:30

A

Biodegradation of Tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) using Biological Granular Activated Carbon (Bio-GAC)

-Kay Dunnet, WQM

Finneran

 

B

A Multi-Model Assessment of Black Carbon Effects on High-Latitude Warming in the Arctic

-Colin Zarzycki, AQES

Bond

 

C

Formation of Aerobic Granules in a Granular Sludge Membrane Bioreactor (GMBR)

-Ana María Duque Correa, M

Morgenroth

10:30 – 10:45

A

Fate of RDX and Perchlorate in Hydrogen Enhanced Membrane Bioreactor

-Ileaner V. Maldonado Antonio, WQM

Morgenroth

 

B

Capture Uncertainty Analysis in Vehicle Emission Projection

-Fang Yan, AQES

Bond

 

C

Role of Divalent Cations on Deposition Kinetics of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst onto Natural Organic Matter Surfaces

-Dao Janjaroen, M

Nguyen

10:45 – 11:00

A

Evaluation of the Performance of Hydrogen-Enhanced Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor for the Simultaneous Removal of Perchlorate and RDX

-Jin Woo Lee, WQM

Morgenroth

 

B

Current and Future Emission Estimation from Transportation in Thailand and Southeast Asia

-Ekbordin Winijkul, AQES

Bond

 

C

Effect of Pore Size Distribution of Activated Carbon on the Competitive Adsorption between Trace Contaminant and Natural Organic Matter

-Li Ding, M

Mariñas, Snoeyink

11:00 – 11:15

A

Improving Biological Hydrogen Production in an Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor

-Jordan Damerel, WQM

Morgenroth

 

B

Bird Distribution Analysis in Whidbey Island, WA

-Jinfeng Wang, AQES

Herricks

 

C

Study of the Fouling Onset by Organic Matter and Colloids

-Ana Martinez Saenz de Jubera, M

Mariñas

11:15 – 11:30

A

Bacterial Diversity in Hydrogen-Enhanced Reactors Treating Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (RDX) and Perchlorate

-Giselle Rodriguez, WQM

Morgenroth

 

B

Wet Deposition of Aerosol Carbon and Its Implications for Water and Air Quality

-Alexandar Torres-Negron, AQES

Bond

 

C

Inactivation of Coxsackievirus by Free Chlorine, Ultraviolet Light, and Ozone

-Theresa Vonder Haar, WD

Mariñas

11:30 – 11:45

A

Butanol Production using Clostridium Beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 with AQDS

-Anne Haluska, WQM

Finneran

 

B

Analysis of Aerosols’ Optical Properties Using Computer Simulations

-Francisco Camilo Mena Gonzalez, AQES

Bond

 

C

Sustainable Approaches for the Control of Adenovirus in Contaminated Water Sources Encountered in Developing Countries

-Aimee Gall, WD

Mariñas

11:45 – 12:00

A

DNA Extraction Protocols for Environmental Samples: Principles, Applications, and Limitations. A Literature Review

-Fangqiong Ling, WQM

Liu

 

B

Development and Performance Evaluation of a Short Path Extinction Cell (Spec)

-Benjamin T. Brem, AQES

Bond,

Rood

 

C

Inactivation Kinetics of MS2 Phage by Silver (I)

-Benjamin Finnegan, WD

Mariñas

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 1:15

A

Monitoring Gene Transfer in Soil by Green Fluorescent Protein

-Heather Goetsch, WQM

Nguyen, Zilles

 

 

B

Measurement of Dust Emissions that are Generated by Military Vehicles Using Optical Remote Sensing at Fort Carson, Colorado

-Wangki Yuen, AQES

Rood

 

C

Efficacy of a Visible Light-Activated Photocatalyst for the Control of Viruses in Drinking Water

-Corinne Kluge, WD

Mariñas

1:15 – 1:30

A

Growth and Herbicide Degradation by Delftia acidovorans

-Xing Wang, WQM

Zilles,

Werth

 

B

Experimental Study and Mathematical Modeling of Steady-State Desorption of Organic Vapors from Activated Carbon with Electrothermal Swing Adsorption

-Hamidreza Emamipour, AQES

Rood

 

C

Comparative DNA Damage and Repair Kinetics Study in Mammalian Cells by Chloro-, Bromo-, and Iodoacetic Acid

-Yukako Komaki, WD

Mariñas

1:30 – 1:45

A

Evaluation of Nitrate Reduction Mechanisms Using Pd/In Bimetal Catalysts

-Rui Zhang, FTM

Werth

 

B

Capture and Recovery of Organic Gases for Reuse

-Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, AQES

Rood

 

C

Formation of Cyanogen Halides in Drinking Water

-Susana Kimura, WD

Mariñas

1:45 – 2:00

A

Calcite Reactions in Porous Micro-Model

-Karl Dehoff, FTM

Werth

 

B

Computer Interface for Bench-Scale Gas Capture and Recovery System

-Dave L. Johnsen, AQES

Rood

 

C

Solar Disinfection of Viruses in the Presence of NOM

-Ofelia Romero, WD

Nguyen

2:00 – 2:15

A

Development of a Microfluidic-Based Sensor for 17-β-Estradiol Using Magnetic Bead-Bound DNA-Aptamers: Passive Mixing of Nano to Micro-Scale Magnetic Beads

-Xin Xu, FTM

Werth

 

B

Experimental Study of a Biocatalyst-Promoted Carbonate Absorption Process for Capture from Combustion Flue Gases

-Arezoo Khodayari, AQES

Rood

 

C

Adsorption of Rotavirus and MS2 Phage Using Glass Fiber Coated with Hematite Nanoparticles

-Leonardo Gutierrez, WD

Nguyen

2:15 – 2:30

Break

2:30 – 2:45

A

The Role of Rhenium Surface Speciation on Activity and Stability of Bimetal Palladium-Rhenium Catalysts used for Perchlorate Reduction

-Jong Kwon Choe, FTM

Werth

 

B

Optimization of Chicago Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs)

-Brian Payne, ES

Minsker

 

C

Permanganate Oxidation of Pharmaceutically-Active Compounds in Utility Source Waters: Kinetic Model Validation

-Heather Martin, WD

Strathmann

2:45 – 3:00

A

Role of Oocysts Wall Protein on Deposition Kinetics of Oocysts on Quarts Surface: A Proteomics and Deposition Study

-Yuanyuan Liu, FTM

Nguyen

 

B

Forecasting Hypoxia in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas by Model Integration

-Indu Chinta, ES

Minsker

 

C

PVPy Supported Pd/Re Bimetallic Catalyst for Perchlorate Reduction

-Jinyong Liu, FTM

Strathmann

3:00 – 3:15

A

Deposition Kinetics of Bacteriophage MS2 to Natural Organic Matter: Role of Divalent Cations

-Mai Pham, FTM

Nguyen

 

B

Applications of Data Fusion in Environmental Engineering

-Xiaowen Wu, ES

Minsker

 

C

Performance of Reductive Pd Catalysts in the Presence of Natural Organic Matter

-Tias Paul, FTM

Strathmann

3:15 – 3:30

A

The Role of Adsorbed Chromosomal DNA Conformation on Natural Transformation of Azotobacter vinelandii

-Nanxi Lv, FTM

Zilles, Nguyen

 

B

Two-Stage Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Miscanthus for Bioethanol Production

-Bin Guo, WQM

Morgenroth, Zhang

 

C

Transformation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Agricultural Soils under Varying Biogeochemical Conditions

-Jessica Mohatt, FTM

Strathmann

3:30 – 3:45

A

Predicting Adsorption Isotherms Using Polyparameter Linear Free Energy Relationships

-Qin Wei Chow, FTM

Snoeyink, Nguyen

 

B

Mathematical Modeling for Biological Perchlorate Removal from Drinking Water

-Deepa Vasoya, ES

Morgenroth

 

C

Quantifying the Impact of Green Roofs on the Water Quantity and Quality in an Urban Watershed

-Najwa Obeid, FTM

Werth

3:45 – 4:00

A

Influence of Reduced Extracellular Electron Shuttles on Hydrogen Production in Continuous Fermentation System

-Xinyu Zhang, FTM

Morgenroth

 

B

Water Quality Effects of Varying Crop, Fertilizer, and Carbon Prices

-Tze Ling Ng, ES

Eheart

 

C

Anaerobic Biodegradation of MTBE

-Patricia Shin, FTM

Finneran