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 Professors
David VuonoResearch Assistant Professor - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Water/Wastewater treatment and membrane separation (UF) for onsite and decentralized reclamation and reuse. Environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, physiology and functional genomics specializing in nitrogen cycling. Other projects include cyanide destruction and microbial discovery, pyro-aerobiology of wildland forest fires, and microbial ecology of disease suppressive soils. PhD Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2014 MS Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2011 BS Biological Sciences, University of Vermont, 2005 |
PhD Group Members
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 |
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 |
Charlie liuPhD Candidate - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Remediation per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by GAC, IX, high pressure membranes (NF, RO), and advanced reductive processes (UV Sulfite) with a focus on pilot-scale applications and real contaminated waters. MS Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2019 BS Chemical Engineering, University of California San Diego, 2015 |
M.S. Group Members
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 |
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 |
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
2021 - Charlie Liu
2021 - Conner Murray
2022 - Andrew Safulko
M.S.
2019 - R. Eric Marshall
2021 - Erica Clevenger
2022 - Kevin Ohm
2021 - Erica Clevenger
2022 - Kevin Ohm
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