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Current Members  

MENACHEM ELIMELECH menachem.elimelech@yale.edu
Roberto Goizueta Professor

ATAR ADOUT
atar.adout@yale.edu
Visiting Graduate Student

Physicochemical and Microbiological Mechanisms of Membrane Biofouling

JASMINE DYBA
jasmine.dyba@yale.edu
Undergraduate Researcher

Developing novel water treatment membranes for improved flux and biofouling resistance

DEB P. JAISI
deb.jaisi@yale.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow, Co-advised

Transport and fate of carbon nanotubes; tracing (bio)geochemical reactions by stable isotopes

SEOKTAE KANG
seoktae.kang@yale.edu
Postdoctoral Associate
*Asst. Prof. Univ. of Alberta Jan. 2010

Environmental Implications and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes

MEAGAN S. MAUTER
meagan.mauter@yale.edu
PhD Student
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
NSF STAR Graduate Research Fellow

Nanocomposite water purification membranes

ZHIYONG MENG
zhiyong.meng@yale.edu
Postdoctoral Associate, Co-advised

Adsorption of Macromolecules and Nanoparticles on Silica Surface via Optical Reflectometry

WILLIAM A. PHILLIP
william.phillip@yale.edu
Postdoctoral Associate

Engineering membranes with controlled microstructures for water  purification and desalination

DEBORA F. RODRIGUES
debora.rodrigues@yale.edu
Postdoctoral Associate
*Asst. Prof. Univ. of Houston July 2010

Mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to surfaces and Environmental impact of carbon nanotubes

KELSEY SAKIMOTO
kelsey.sakimoto@yale.edu
Undergraduate Researcher

Chemical Modification of Thin-film Composite Membranes

JESSICA D. SCHIFFMAN
jessica.schiffman@yale.edu
Postdoctoral Associate

Fabrication and characterization of novel water purification membranes

MARY SCHNOOR
mary.schnoor@yale.edu
Undergraduate Researcher

Removal of viruses from water by a carbon nanotube hybrid filter

LAURA C. SIMA
laura.sima@yale.edu
PhD Student
NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Point-of-use water purification technologies

ALBERTO TIRAFERRI
alberto.tiraferri@yale.edu
PhD Student

Development of Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Purification Systems

CHAD VECITIS
chad.vecitis@yale.edu
Postdoctoral Associate
*Asst. Prof. Harvard Univ. July 2010

Characterizing antimicrobial mechanisms of carbon nanotubes; engineering CNT-based structures for water treatment

NGAI YIN YIP
ngaiyin.yip@yale.edu
PhD Student

Characterization and synthesis of water purification membranes

JUI SHAN YONG
juishan.yong@yale.edu
PhD Student

Forward Osmosis Performance Characterization

KATHERINE ZODROW
katherine.zodrow@yale.edu
PhD Student

Interactions between microbial communities and nanomaterials

       
 
Former Members
Yale Doctoral Students Departure Date Title Affiliation
Robert L. McGinnis May 2009 CTO Oasys Water
Anna Stirgwolt Brady-Estévez May 2009 Principal, Kauffman Signal Lake Venture Capital Fund
Maggie Montgomery May 2009 Postdoctoral researcher Stanford University
Allegra K. da Silva May 2009 Postdoctoral researcher University of California, Berkeley
Kai Loon Chen May 2008 Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins University
Wui Seng Ang May 2008 Research Engineer Singapore Public Utility Board (PUB)
Alexis de Kerchove May 2007 Research Engineer Suez, Barcelona, Spain
Jeffrey R. McCutcheon May 2007 Assistant Professor University of Connecticut
Jane E. Hill Mar. 2006 Assistant Professor University of Vermont
Zachary A. Kuznar Aug. 2005 Water Chemistry leader Duke Energy
Jim C. Chen Jul. 2005 Assistant Professor Nanyang Tech. Univ., Singapore
Nathalie Tufenkji Nov. 2004 Assistant Professor McGill University, Canada
Sharon L. Walker Nov. 2004 Assistant Professor University of California, Riverside
Eric M.V. Hoek Dec. 2001 Associate Professor University of California, Los Angeles
       
UCLA Doctoral Students Departure Date Title Affiliation
Albert (Sechurl) Kim 2000 (co-advisor) Associate Professor University of Hawaii
Chun-Han Ko 1999 Assistant Professor National Taiwan University
Yann Le Gouellec Nov. 1998 Senior Engineer Greater Cincinnati Water Works
John J. Waypa Jun. 1998 Senior Techical Staff TRW, Redondo Beach, CA
Ning Sun Mar. 1998 Senior Research Scientist School of Public Health, Yale Univ.
Amy Childress 1997 Professor & Chair University of Nevada, Reno
Seungkwan Hong 1997 Professor Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Xiaohua Zhu 1996 LEEI Consulting Engineer Sunnyvale, California
Philip R. Johnson 1995 Assistant Professor University of Notre Dame ('95-'00)
Daylin Liu 1994 Program Developer Los Angeles, CA
Hsiao-Wei Ching 1994 Associate Professor Tung-Nan Institute of Tech., Taiwan
Lianfa Song 1993 Associate Professor Texas Tech University
 
Yale Postdoctoral Researchers Departure Date Title Affiliation
Dr. Navid B. Saleh Jan. 2009 Assistant Professor University of South Carolina
Dr. Baoxia Mi Jan. 2009 Assistant Professor George Washington University
Dr. Moshe Herzberg 2007 Assistant Professor Ben Gurion University, Israel
Dr. Thanh (Helen) Nguyen Nov. 2006 Assistant Professor Univ. of IL. at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Sangyoup Lee 2005 Assistant Professor Korea University
Dr. Jeremy A. Redman 2004 Assistant Professor California State Univ., Long Beach
Dr. Qilin Li 2003 Assistant Professor Rice University
Dr. How Y. Ng 2003 Assistant Professor National University of Singapore
Dr. Pawel Weronski 2003 (co-advisor) Assistant Professor Institute of Catalysis & Surface Chem.
Dr. Steven E. Mylon 2003 (co-advisor) Assistant Professor Lafayette College
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee 2001 Professor University of Alberta
Dr. Arza Seidel 2000 Senior Editor John WIley & Sons, New York
Dr. Chun-Han Ko 2000 Assistant Professor National Taiwan University
 
UCLA Postdoctoral Researcher Departure Date Title Affiliation
Dr. Lianfa Song 1994 Associate Professor Texas Tech University
 
Yale Visiting Students & Researchers Departure Date Title Affiliation
Esperanza Garcia Castello 2006 Professor Univ. Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Esther Huertas 2006 Adjunct Professor Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Ana Rita Costa 2005 PhD Student Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Bart Postmus 2003 PhD Student Univ. of Wageningen, The Netherlands
Sangyoup Lee 2002 Assistant Professor Korea University
Long Nghiem 2002 Assistant Professor University of Wollongong, Australia
 
UCLA Visiting Students & Researchers Departure Date Title Affiliation
Masahiko Nagai 1997 Research Manager Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan
Satoshi Tanaka 1996 Plant Manager Toyobo Co., Ltd., Japan