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Christopher BellonaAssociate Professor - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2007 MS Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2003 BS Environmental Science, Western Washington University, 2000 |
Research Engineer
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Anderson EllisResearch Engineer – Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Focus on field-scale deployment of treatment trains for PFAS treatment including adsorbent media and membranes, as well as lab-scale research into hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) PhD Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2023 MS Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2019 BA Political Science, Yale University, 2015 |
Post-Docs
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Roya Mehrkhah
Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Remediation of PFAS from surface water and groundwater using granular activated carbon, fluoro-sorb, and ion-exchange through rapid small-scale column tests (RSSCTs) and scaling the RSSCT results to predict the performance of adsorbents at pilot and full scales. PhD Physical chemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2021 MS Physical chemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2012 BS Chemistry, AL Zahra University of Tehran, 2010 |
PhD Group Members
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Adria LauPhD Student - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Remediation of AFFF impacted fire suppression systems using closed circuit desalination BS Environmental Science and Resource Managment, University of Washington, 2018 BA Art History, University of Washington, 20118 |
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Aron GriffinPhD Candidate - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Application of high-pressure membranes and hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) for the removal and destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). MS Enviornmental Engineering, University of California Berkeley BS Engineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University |
M.S. Group Members
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Calvin LeongM.S. - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: performance of removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from surface water and groundwater using a novel surface-modified organo-clay adsorbent against established granular activated carbon (GAC) and ion-exchange (IX) adsorbents by utilizing rapid small-scale column tests (RSSCTs) BS Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
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Micala MitchekM.S. - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Municipal water purification mechanisms and activated carbon features required to drive improved performance in drinking water treatment systems. BS Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 2015 |
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Kara MihalikM.S. - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Evaluation of high-pressure membrane (reverse osmosis and nanofiltration) integrity testing methods for potable reuse with a focus on differential element modeling. BS Geological Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, 2015 |
CSM Bellona Group Alumni
PhD
2018 - Hooman Vatankhah
2021 - Charlie Liu
2021 - Conner Murray
2022 - Andrew Safulko
2024 - Vincent Hammer
2025 - Aron Griffin
2021 - Charlie Liu
2021 - Conner Murray
2022 - Andrew Safulko
2024 - Vincent Hammer
2025 - Aron Griffin
M.S.
2019 - R. Eric Marshall
2021 - Erica Clevenger
2021 - Micala Mitchek
2022 - Kevin Ohm
2022 - Kara Mihalik
2023 - Calvin Leong
2025 - Brian Marron
2021 - Erica Clevenger
2021 - Micala Mitchek
2022 - Kevin Ohm
2022 - Kara Mihalik
2023 - Calvin Leong
2025 - Brian Marron
ReNUWIt REU
2020 - Kevin Ohm, BS Environmental Resource Engineering, Humboldt State University
2019 - Ciara Lugo, BS Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona 2020
2018 - Sarah Pitell, PhD Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
2017 - Taylor Hedtke, PhD Environmental Engineering, Yale University
2019 - Ciara Lugo, BS Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona 2020
2018 - Sarah Pitell, PhD Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
2017 - Taylor Hedtke, PhD Environmental Engineering, Yale University