List of Completed Research Projects
PROJECT FACULTY P.I. GRADUATE STUDENT PROJECT DATES

#90-1 Acid Gas Separations Using Ion-Exchange Membranes

Carl Koval
Rich Noble

Dr. DeyanWang

1/1/90 - 12/31/92

#90-2 Separation of Olefin Isomers Using Novel Facilitated Transport Membranes

Rich Noble
Mary Rakowski-DuBois

Christa Koval, Chemistry

1/1/90 - 12/31/92

#90-3 Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Butane Dehydrogenation

John Falconer
Rich Noble

Dr. Chuansheng Bai

1/1/90 - 12/31/93

#90-4 Modeling and Laboratory Studies for Control of Solvent-Cast Membrane Morphology

Alan Greenberg
William Krantz

Saeed Shojaie

1/1/90 - 12/31/92

#91-1 Convective Liquid Crystal Membranes

Noel Clark
Rich Noble

Chunrong Wan
Dr. John Collins

1/1/91 - 12/31/93

#91-2 Plasma Polymerization of Perflorinated Ionomer Membranes for SPE Fuel Cells

Charles Martin, CSU

Charles Brumlik, CSU
Joe Cabellero, CSU
Hector Rodriguez, CSU

7/1/91 - 06/30/94

#91-3  Ultrathin Film Composite Hollow Fibers for Pervaporation Separations

Charles Martin, CSU

Arvind Parthasarathy, CSU
Wen-Janq Chen, CSU

7/1/91 - 06/30/94

#92-1  Reversible Complexing Agents for Oxygen/Nitrogen Separations

Carl Koval
Tad Koch

Lisa Staley, Chemistry
David Manley, Chemistry

1/1/92 - 12/31/92

#92-2  Optimization and Control of Crossflow Microfiltration Separation Processes

Robert Davis

Sanjeev Redkar

1/1/92 - 12/31/94

#92-3  Fundamentals and Characterization of Internal Membrane Fouling

Robert Davis

Eve Tracey
Charles Parnham III

1/1/92 - 12/31/94

#92-4  Comprehensive Study of Thermally Induced Phase Separation Process

Alan Greenberg
William Krantz

Li Tan
Andrew Metters

7/1/92 - 06/30/95

#92-5  Biomimetic Immobilized Liquid Membrane Separator

Paul Todd
John Pellegrino (NIST)

J.P. Agarwala

7/1/92 - 06/30/95

#92-6  Polymer and Polymer Composite Films for Volume Reduction of Waste Water Contaminated with Organic Pollutants

C. Michael Elliott, CSU

Dan Feldheim, CSU

7/1/92 - 06/30/95

#93-1 Ion Transport in Fixed Site Carrier Membrane

Chris Bowman
Rich Noble

Minnie Solis
Kristin Thunhorst

1/1/93 - 12/31/95

#93-2  Membrane Formation via Interfacial Polymerization

Alan Greenberg
William Krantz

Dr. Vivek Khare

1/1/93 - 12/31/95

#93-3  Electrochemically Modulated Compexation for Gas Separation and Concentration

Carl Koval
Rich Noble

Patricia Terry

1/1/93 - 12/31/95

#93-4  Borate Exchange Membrane System

Chris Bowman
Paul Todd

Bryan Smith

1/1/93 - 12/31/95

#94-1  New Materials for Selective Absorption and/or Transport of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Carl Koval
Rich Noble

Debra Lee Bryant (Hebert), Chemistry
Thanh Thi-Bang To, Chemistry

1/1/94 - 12/31/96

#94-2  Membrane Fouling in Desalination Systems

Alan Greenberg
Leonard Bond
William Krantz

Anurag Mairal

1/1/94 - 12/31/96

#94-3  Advanced Membrane Technology for Treatment of Wastewaters

Robert Davis

Jeff Mueller
Jose Ramirez
Dr. Yan Wei Cen

1/1/94 - 12/31/96

#94-4  Supercritical-CO2 Extraction of Organic and Metallic Pollutants from Aqueous Solutions

Robert Sievers

Win Holcombe, Chemistry

1/1/94 - 12/31/96

#94- 5  Prevention of Biofilm Fouling of Water Processing Membranes

Chris Bowman
Paul Todd
Joann Silverstein

Mark Pasmore

7/1/94 - 6/30/97

#95-1  Control and Influence of Membrane Structure on the Long-Term Performance of Crosslinked Microporous Cellulose Ester Membranes

Leonard Bond
Alan Greenberg
Bill Krantz

Rorik Peterson

1/1/95 - 12/31/96

#95-2  Preparation, Modification and Characterization of Zeolite Membranes for Separation

John Falconer
Rich Noble

Mike Kovalchick
Joe Poshusta

1/1/95 - 12/31/97

#95-3  Pseudocrown Ether Membranes for Adsorption and Separation

Chris Bowman

Brian Elliott

1/1/95 - 12/31/97

#96-1  Liquid-Phase Separations by Pervaporation Using Zeolite Membranes

Rich Noble
John Falconer

Catherine Flanders

1/1/96 - 12/31/98

#96-2  Inorganic Membranes for Use in High-Temperature Reactors

Steve George
J. Douglas Way, CSM

Michelle Cameron, Chemistry

1/1/96 - 12/31/98

#96-3  Research on the Role of the Complexing Mechanism in Membrane Transport and Selectivity

Chris Bowman
Rich Noble

Kris Thunhorst

1/1/96 - 12/31/98

#96-4  Development of QCM (EQCM), AFM and SERS for Studying Absorption and Transport Phenomena in Membranes

Carl Koval
Kathy Rowlen
Rich Noble

Karen Norrod, Chemistry

1/1/96 - 12/31/96

#97-1  Real-Time Acoustic Measurement of Fouling and Cleaning in Fiber Membrane Modules

Alan Greenberg
Leonard Bond
Bill Krantz

Dr. Guo Yong Chai
Zhongxia Zhang

1/1/97 - 12/31/99

#97-2  Simultaneous Real-time Measurement of Compaction and Performance during Gas Separation

Leonard Bond
Alan Greenberg

Dr. Veronika Reinsch, ME

1/1/97 - 12/31/99

#97-3  Dry-Cast Membranes from Oxidation and UV-Resistant Polymers

Bill Krantz
Alan Greenberg

Diana Hellman, ME

1/1/97 - 12/31/99

#97-4  Development of Novel Acid/Base Facilitated Transport Membranes for Separation of Ketones, Alcohols, and Thiophenes

Carl Koval
Rich Noble
T.H. Sammakia

Sarah Roberts, Chemistry

1/1/97 - 12/31/99

#98-1  Use of a Plasma to Make Hydrophobic Membranes Permanently Hydrophilic Ellen Fisher  CSU Nathan Capps, CSU Chemistry
Elizabeth Havey, CSU Chemistry
Michelle Steen, CSU Chemistry
1/1/98 - 12/31/00

#98-2 Synthesis of ECTFE Membranes via TIPS

Alan Greenberg, Bill Krantz

Senthil Ramaswamy Dr. IlJuhn Roh, ME

1/1/98-12/31/00

#98-3 Methods to Detect the Onset of Oxidative Degradation of Polyamide Composite Membranes

Alan Greenberg
Arlan Norman
Bill Krantz

Neil Soice, Chemistry

1/1/98-12/31/00

#99-1 Quantification of Polymeric Membrane Morphology Alan Greenberg Michael Peterson (UM) Senthil Ramaswamy 1/1/99 - 12/31/01
#99-2 Zeolite Membranes for Chemcially Challenging Separations Richard Noble, John Falconer

Dr. Tuan Vu, Chris Gump, Travis Bowen

1/1/99 - 12/31/01
#99-3 Modeling the Transport Behavior of Nanofiltration Membranes Alan Greenberg, Bill Krantz (UC) Vineet Gupta 1/1/99 - 12/31/01
#00-1 A Novel and Integrated Approach to Biofouling Detection and Control in Polyamide and other Polymeric Membranes Mark Hernandez, Alan Greenberg Cristina Fonseca, Emily Eans, Siri Nelson, Zhongxia Zhang, Dr. Elmira Kujundzic 1/1/00 - 3/30/06
#00-2 Sample-Membrane Interactions via Field-Flow Fractionation Kim Williams, CSM Rebekah Hartmann, Cecilia Lazo 1/1/00 - 12/31/02
#01-1 Membrane Microsensors

Alan Greenberg, Victor Bright

Zhongxia Zhang 01/01/01-12/31/04
#01-2 Surrogate Test for Foulants Gary Amy Tae-Uk Kim, NoHwa Lee (both CE&A) 01/01/01-12/31/04
#01-3 Solid-Supported Membranes (SSM) for Ion Channel Arrays and Sensors. John Cuppoletti (UC) Dr. Louis Lessard, Nabunaka Matsuno 1/1/01 - 12/31/03
#01-4 Membranes for Advanced Fuel Cells: Crosslinked/Sulfonated Polyphosphazene Membranes with Low Methanol Crossover. Joel Fried (UC) Naiping Hu 01/01/01 - 12/31/03
#01-5 Membranes to Concentrate Flavor Distillates and Extracts Sun-Tak Hwang (UC) Manjuan She 01/01/01-12/31/04
#01-6 Smart Membranes for Flavor Delivery Dale Schaefer (UC) Tingtai Guo and Kevin Heitfeld 01/01/01 - 12/31/06
#02-1 Separations using Ionic Liquid Membranes Richard Noble, Carl Koval Dean Camper 01/01/02-12/31/04
#02-2 Membrane Pervaporation vs. Air Stripping Richard Noble, David Clough Mitesh Shah 01/01/02 - 3/30/06
#02-3 Membrane Formation via Vapor Induce Phase Separation (VIPS) Alan Greenberg Dr. Vivek Khare 01/01/02-12/31/04
#02-4 Smart Membranes for Protection and Controlled Release of Food Additives Dale Schaefer Kevin Heifteld

01/01/02 - 4/30/2007

# 03-1 High Pressure Membranes Gary Amy Tae-Uk Kim 01/01/03 - 12/31/03
#03-2 Membrane Grafting Dudley Finch, Alan Greenberg, Mark Hernandez Dr. Jianxin Li, Dr. P.V. Nikrad, Krishna Ramadurai 1/1/03 - 12/31/05
#03-3 Membrane Bioreactors Rakesh Govind Abishek Jain, Yanling Wu 1/1/03 - 12/31/06
#03-4 Biocides for Membrane Applications Dudley Finch, Alan Greenberg, Mark Hernandez Dr. Jianxin Li, Dr. P.V. Nikrad 1/1/03 - 3/30/06
#03-5 Electric Fields for Membrane Application Thomas Beck (UC) and Alan Greenberg Manori Jayasinghe 1/1/03 - 12/31/06
#04-1 Rejection of Trace Organic Compounds by Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes Gary Amy, R. Scott Summers, and Jorg Drewes (CSM) Tae-Uk Kim, Chris Bellona (CSM)

1/1/04 - 12/31/07

#04-2 Assessment of Solvent-Stable Nanofiltration Membranes James Mark (UC), David Mast (UC), and Bill Krantz (UC) Alexander Anim-Mensah (UC) 1/1/04 - 12/31/07
#04-3 Modeling Biofouling of Microfiltration Membranes Chia Chi Ho (UC), Mark Hernandez, and Alan Greenberg Weiyi Li, Dr. Elmira Kujundzic 1/1/04 - 12/31/06
#04-4 Biocompatibe Diffusion Barrier Stephen Clarson (UC) Jeff Franklin (UC) and Andy Palsule (UC) 7/1/04 - 6/30/07
#05-2 Encapsulation Polymer Development Apryll Stalcup (UC) and Joel Fried (UC) Kevin Parker (UC) 1/1/05 - 12/31/07
#06-1 Biorefinery Separations John Pellegrino   01/01/2006 - 12/31/2006

All graduate students are Chemical Engineering students unless noted.



Completed Projects
A total of 80 research projects have been funded by the MAST Center.

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