PREVIOUS ADAMS RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS (Selected)
Previous Doctoral Students
Missouri S&T / Univ. of Missouri-Rolla
Missouri S&T / Univ. of Missouri-Rolla
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars
PREVIOUS MASTERS OF SCIENCE OR MASTERS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS
University of Kansas
2012 Rendall, Joe “Develop of Thermal Disinfection Methods for Composting Latrinel” M.S. Architectural Engineering
2011 Robbins, Emily “Develop of Filtration Technology for Arsenic Removal” M.S. Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T / Univ. of Missouri-Rolla
2009 Winters, Alex “Determination of Eye-Irritation Potential of Disinfection Byproducts using HET-CAM Test,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2008 Ding, Jie “Release and Control of Cyanobacterial Toxins During Water Treatment,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2008 Marincelle, Michelle “Development of Tailored Activated Carbon Adsorbents,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2008 Lueders, Matthew “Development of a Human Health Risk Index for Drinking Water Contaminants,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2007 Ding, Jie “pH Effects on the Adsorption of Saxitoxin by Powdered Activated Carbon,” M.S. Chemical Engineering
2006 Patel, Rohiniben “Determination of Chemical Rate Constants for Pharmaceuticals using Stopped Flow Spectrophotometry,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2005 Chamberlain, E. “Chemical oxidation of sulfonamide antibiotics with free and combined chlorine,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2004 Yu, L. “Development of Sorption Isotherms for Alternative Oxygenates on Granular Activated Carbons” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2004 Faeth, A. “Transport and Speciation of Heavy Metals in the New Lead Belt of Missouri” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2002 Ummethala, S. “Model Development and Validation for Effects of Inorganic Water Species on UV-Visible Absorbance” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2002 Kekobad, J. “Opt. and Cost Analysis of Carbon Ads. for Treatment of MTBE & Alt.e Fuel Oxygenating Agents – A Pilot Study,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2000 Yong, W. “Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Conventional Drinking Water Treatment Processes,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2000 Wehmeyer, E. “Treatability of Cyanazine and s-Triazine Metabolites using Activated Carbon: Technical and Economic Analysis,” May, 2000. M.S. Environ. Engin.
2000 Sutherland, J. “Development of a Recirculating Chemical/Biological Treatment of Methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE),” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2000 Beardsley, M. “Modeling and Control of Vinyl Chloride in Water Distribution Systems,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
2000 Balakrishnan, M “Effects of Water Quality Parameters on Growth of HPC, E. coli, and Total Coliform in Water Distribution Systems,” M.S. Environ. Engin.
1998 Yerapotini, R."Pretreatment of EDTA-Laden Boiler Cleaning Wastewater using UV/H2O2: Effect on Metal Recovery,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
1998 Gorg, Steve“Decolorization of Common Dyes using Ozone: Effect of Gas Phase Ozone Concentration and pH,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
1998 Dani, S. “Whole Effluent Toxicity Reduction Via Enhanced Metal and Sulfate Removal,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
1997 Lilly, J. “Determination of the Biodegradability of Surfactants and Software Development,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
1997 Kuzhikannil, J. "Biodegradability Enhancement of Toxic Cationic and Linear Secondary Alcohol Ethoxylate Surfactants,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
1997 Chakravarty, C. “Ozonation Kinetics of EDTA-Metal Chelates,” December 1997. M.S. Civil Engineering (Environmental emphasis)
1997 Gubbi, G. “Causes and Control Measures for Battery Recycling Plant Effluent Toxicity,” M.S. Environmental Engineering
Clemson University
1996 Kitis, M. "Opt. of Biological and Ozonation or Fenton Oxidation Proc. for the Mineralization of Biorefractory Organic Chem.,” M.S. Environ. Syst. Engin.
1995 Spitzer, S. "Treatment of Biorecalcitrant Finishing Oils using Advanced Oxidation Processes,” M.E. Environmental Systems Engineering
1995 Secrist, N. D. "Elim. of 1,4-Dioxane and 2-Methyl-1,3-Dioxolane from Polyester Fiber Manuf. Wastewater & Ground Water using AOPs,”M.E. Environ. Syst. Engin.
1995 Pelger, J. "Effects of System Parameters on Advanced Oxidative Scrubber Design and Operation,” M.S. Environmental Systems Engineering
1995 Maravelius, M. "Recovery of Complexed Heavy Metals using Oxidative Pretreatment and Ion Exchange,” M.S. Environmental Systems Engineering
1995 Lawson, R. B. "Advanced Oxidative Scrubbing for VOCs: Modeling and Process Development,” M.S. Environmental Systems Engineering
1995 Cozzens, R. "Effects of Advanced Oxidation Pretreatment on the Biodeg. of Nitrocellulose and other Biorecalcitrant SOCls,”M.E. Environ. Syst. Engin.
1995 Conner, T. "Effects of Primary Process Parameters on UV/Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment of Groundwater,” M.S. Environmental Systems Engineering
1994 Watson, T. "Dev. of Langmuir and Freundlich Adsorption Isotherms on GAC and PAC for the Primary Metabolites of Major Herbicides,”M.E. Environ. Syst. Engin.
1994 Maner, R. "Computer Model Development of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Processes,” (Special Project) M.S. Environmental Systems Engineering
1994 Kanzelmeyer, T. "Demetalization of Premetalized Dyes by Chemical Oxidation and Ion Exchange or Precipitation Mechanisms,” M.E. Environmental Systems Engineering
1994 Castens, D. "Visual Aesthetic Impact of Textile Wastewater on Receiving Streams: Method Development,” (Special Project) M.S. Environmental Systems Engineering
1993 Scanlan, P. A. "Elimination of 1,4-Dioxane from Polyester Fiber Manufacturing Wastewater through Point-of-Generation Pretreatment,”M.S. Environ. Syst. Engin.
M.S. Completed as Co-Advisor
2007 Mathew, F. “Comparison of Coconut Pithe, Rice Hulls, and Bamboo Stalk for Treatment of Cadmium in Metal-Plating Waste,” M.S. Chemical Engineering, UM-Rolla (December, 2007) (Advisor: D. Ludlow).
2006 Cheeti, Arshita, “Cross Impacts of Simultaneous Ozonation and Powdered Activated Carbon Adsorption,” M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (May, 2007) (Advisor: D. Ludlow).
2005 MaCauley, J. “Measurement of antibiotic resistance in wastewater,” M.S. Biological Science, University of Missouri-Rolla (Advisor: Dr. Melanie Mormile (May 2005).
2004 Patni, A. “Characteristics of Ground Granular Activated Carbon for Rapid Small Scale Column Tests,” M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (Advisor: Dr. Douglas Ludlow) (May 2004).
2003 Yu, Liang. “Adsorption of MTBE and Alternative Fuel Oxygenates on Granular Activated Carbon” M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (Advisor: Dr. Douglas Ludlow) (May 2003).
2002 Lobo, P. “Effects of Grinding on GAC Properties” M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (Advisor: Dr. Douglas Ludlow) (December, 2002).
2002 Jain, R. “Characterization of Powdered Activated Carbon using Gaseous- and Aqueous-Phase Indices” M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (Advisor: Dr. Douglas Ludlow) (December 2002).
PREVIOUS COLLABORATORS (selected)
Dr. Zhimin Qiang (Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Bejing, PRC)
Dr. Jianmin Wang (Associate Professor, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO)
Dr. Belinda Sturm (Assistant Professor, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS)
Dr. Glen Daigger (Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at CH2M HILL, Englewood, CO)
Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din (Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CA)
Jeff Rosen (Vice President, Clancy Environmental Consultants, MA)
Dr. Nuran Ercal (Professor, Vitek Chair of Biochemistry, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO)
Dr. Rao Surampalli (Engineer Director, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City, KS)
Nicole Graziano (McGuire Environmental Consultants , Inc. Denver, Colorado)
Dr. Nord Gale (Professor, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO)
Dr. Mike Meyer (Sr. Scientist, USGS, Lawrence, KS)
Dr. Melanie Mormile (Professor, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO)
Dr. Douglas Ludlow (Professor, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO)
Dana Kolpin (Sr. Scientist, USGS, Iowa City, IA)
Wayne Koffskey (Water Quality Scientist, Jefferson Parish Water, New Orleans, LA)
Dr. Robert Cowan (Research Engineer, Energy and Environmental Research Center, NY)
Emitt Witt (Director, USGS Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center, Rolla, MO)