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College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering Research

Dr. Fernando Cadena

  • International Conference on Environmental Engineering & Natural Resources
  • Odor control in the Albuquerque sewer system
  • Adsorptive properties of tailored smectite
  • Treatment of water supplies with tailored sSoils
  • Research experiences for undergraduates
  • Cleanup of gasoline spill at Los Angeles AFB
  • Regeneration of spent soils for treatment of water supplies
  • Treatment of Waters Contaminated with BTX
  • Treatment of oilfield produced water
  • Treatment of oily wastes using tailored zeolites
  • Modeling joint effects of mixtures of chemicals
  • EA at Sandia National Lab
  • Online detection of microorganisms using ion mobility spectrometry
  • Removal of arsenic from drinking water
  • Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF)
  • Gas phase hydrocarbon absorption using zeolites.

    Dr. Adrian Hanson

  • Impact of polymer size on rapid mixing requirements in drinking water
  • Treatment of soils contaminated with hazardous waste, including hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, uranium, and radioactive lead
  • Enhancement of soil vapor extraction through oscillatory flow and pulse flow
  • Development of a model well head protection
  • Assessment of trans-boundary aquifers on US / exico Border
  • Application of drip irrigation to reuse of secondary wastewater effluent
  • Constructed wetlands electron acceptor usage patterns
  • Comparison of conventional clarifiers and brush settlers
  • Removal of As from drinking water using manganese greensand
  • Developing training materials for homeowners constructing septic tank systems
  • Dr. Nirmala Khandan

  • QSAR Modeling to predict environmental fate of organic chemicals.
  • Physical and biological process engineering for removal of organic contaminants from air, soil, groundwater, and wastewater.
  • Development of computer simulation software for environmental systems.
  • Development of computer-aided tools for teaching/learning/assessment.
  • Educational material development NSF Project
  • Post-project environmental impact assessment of (road) NM 44

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