Academic Unit: Earth and Environmental Engineering / Type: Theses / Degree Level: Doctoral | Search Results

1. Laboratory aging of a dual function material (DFM) for reactive CO₂ capture: Integrated direct air capture (DAC) under various ambient conditions and in situ catalytic conversion to renewable methane

: Abdallah, Monica
: 2024
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringCarbon dioxide mitigationCarbon dioxide--Absorption and adsorptionAluminum oxideMethanation

2. Graphene Aerogel Epoxy Sphere used as Ultra-Lightweight Proppants

: Ding, Jiasheng
: 2023
: Theses
: Petroleum engineeringMaterials scienceHydraulic fracturingGrapheneColloidsCarbon dioxide mitigation

3. Modeling Spatiotemporal Dependence for Integrated Climate Risk Assessment of Energy Infrastructure Systems

: Amonkar, Yash Vijay
: 2023
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringClimatic changes--Simulation methodsPower resources--Environmental aspectsFloods--Environmental aspectsInfrastructure (Economics)

4. Reducing the Production Cost of Hydrogen from Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolyzers through Dynamic Current Density Operation

: Ginsberg, Michael J.
: 2023
: Theses
: Power resourcesElectrical engineeringChemical engineeringHydrogenSeawaterGlobal warmingCarbon dioxide mitigationPolyelectrolytesWater--Electrolysis

5. Understanding and characterizing residential biomass heater performance under realistic operation

: Trojanowski, Rebecca Ann
: 2023
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringRenewable energy sourcesBiomass energyBiomass stovesStoves, WoodCarbon monoxide--Environmental aspects

6. Unraveling the Impact of Phosphorus, Inorganic Carbon and Different Nitrogen Sources on the Structure, Function and Activity of Mixed Nitrifying Microbial Communities

: Long, Chenghua
: 2023
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringAmmoniaCarbon dioxideOxidationPhosphorusCarbonNitrogenEcophysiology

7. Advancing Membrane Technologies for Recovery of Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Human Urine

: McCartney, Stephanie Nicole
: 2022
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringFertilizersUrinePhosphorusNitrogenGraywater (Domestic wastewater)

8. A study of dispersed Ru + alkaline oxides in dual function materials (DFM) for direct air capture of carbon dioxide and from natural gas power plants with subsequent methanation using renewable hydrogen

: Jeong-Potter, Chae Woon
: 2022
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringPower resourcesClimatic changesRutheniumCarbon dioxide--Environmental aspectsCarbon dioxide--Absorption and adsorptionHydrogenGas power plants--Environmental aspectsAmines

9. Catalytic Dry Reforming of Methane: Paving the Road to a Carbon Neutral Industrial Scale Blue Hydrogen Production Process Technology via Monolithic Catalyst-Based Reformer Bolstered by a Techno-Economic Assessment

: Alkhani, Anas Farkad
: 2022
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringCatalytic reformingHydrogenCarbon monoxideCarbon dioxideRutheniumMethaneGreenhouse gas mitigation

10. Characterization, Stabilization, and Utilization of Waste-to-Energy Residues in Civil Engineering Applications

: Tian, Yixi
: 2022
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringPower-plants--Waste disposal--Environmental aspectsAir--PollutionHeavy metals--Environmental aspectsCivil engineering--Environmental aspectsCementMortarFly ash--RecyclingFly ash--Industrial applications

11. Developing Ion-Selective Membrane Technologies at the Water-Energy Nexus

: Fan, Hanqing
: 2022
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringSaline water conversionRenewable energyWater reuseThin films

12. Development of Nanoscale Hybrid Material-Based Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Tandem CO₂ Capture and Conversion

: Hamilton, Sara
: 2022
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringCarbon dioxide mitigationNanoscienceNanoparticlesElectrolytesEnergy storage

13. Estimating ecosystem evaporation response to aridity with theory and causality

: Massmann, Adam
: 2022
: Theses
: HydrologyEcologyAtmospherePrecipitation (Meteorology)--Simulation methodsSoil moistureHumidity

14. Tracer Studies of Air/Sea Gas Exchange, Mean Residence Times, and Stable Isotope Fractionation in the Arctic Ocean

: Song, Dongping
: 2022
: Theses
: GeochemistryEnvironmental sciencesEnvironmental engineeringHelium--IsotopesNeon--IsotopesOcean-atmosphere interactionOxygen--IsotopesStable isotopes in ecological researchOcean circulation

15. Unlocking the Potential of Carbonaceous Resource Recovery from the Arrested Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste: Engineering Design and Meta-omics Analysis

: Jiang, Minxi
: 2022
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringFood wasteAnaerobic bacteria--Industrial applicationsHydrolysisBacteriology

16. Circulation pathways, time scales, and water mass composition in the Arctic Ocean: Results from 25 years of tracer observations

: Pasqualini, Angelica
: 2021
: Theses
: GeophysicsChemical oceanographyOcean circulation--ResearchOcean currents--MeasurementFresh water

17. Structure and Property Correlations of Surface-Active Agents in the Control of Colloidal Behavior in Home/Personal Care and Biochemical Systems

: Kim, Derek Doowon
: 2021
: Theses
: Chemistry, Physical and theoreticalMaterials scienceNanoscienceHygieneSurface active agentsBiosurfactants

18. Technical and Economic Modeling for Sustainable Desalination: Renewable-Powered, Adaptive Reverse Osmosis Desalination with Load Flexibility and Pathways to Zero Liquid Discharge

: Atia, Adam Ahmed
: 2021
: Theses
: EngineeringRenewable energy sourcesWater resources development--ManagementFresh waterSaline water conversion--Reverse osmosis processPhotovoltaic power systems

19. Advancing Membrane Technologies for Sustainable Production of Energy and Water

: Chen, Xi
: 2020
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringChemical engineeringRenewable energy sourcesWaterMembranes (Technology)--Research

20. A study of catalytic metals and alkaline metal oxides leading to the development of a stable Ru-doped Ni Dual Function Material for CO2 capture from flue gas and in-situ catalytic conversion to methane

: Arellano Treviño, Martha Alejandra
: 2020
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringChemical engineeringCarbon dioxide mitigationFlue gasesMethanationMaterials science

21. Coupled Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of Carbonation of Silicate Materials with Tailored Transport Behaviors for CO2 Utilization

: Rim, Guanhe
: 2020
: Theses
: EngineeringAtmospheric carbon dioxideCarbon dioxide mitigationClimate change mitigationCarbon sequestrationSilicates

22. Diagnosing Mechanisms for a Spatio-Temporally Varying Tropical Land Rainfall Response to Transient El Niño Warming And Development of a Prognostic Climate Risk Management Framework

: Parhi, Pradipta
: 2020
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringClimatic changesClimatic changes--Risk assessmentClimatic changes--Risk managementClimatic changes--Economic aspectsClimatic changes--Social aspectsRain and rainfall

23. Implementing plant hydraulics in an Earth System Model and the implications for the global carbon and water cycles.

: Kennedy, Daniel Joseph
: 2020
: Theses
: Environmental sciencesClimatic changesHydrologyVegetation and climatePlant-water relationships

24. Ion-Pair Conductivity Model and Its Application for Predicting Conductivity in Non-Polar Systems

: Parlia, Sean
: 2020
: Theses
: Chemical engineeringIonizationEnvironmental engineeringElectric conductivityElectrochemistry

25. Microbial Structure- and Function-based Assessment of the Performance and Metabolic Versatility of Biological Nutrient Removal Systems

: Hoar, Catherine
: 2020
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringMicrobiologySewage--Purification--Biological treatmentMicrobial ecologyEmerging contaminants in water

26. Multiscale Turbulence in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

: Cheng, Yu
: 2020
: Theses
: AtmosphereTurbulenceBoundary layer (Meteorology)Environmental engineering

27. Resource Recovery from Organic Waste through an Anaerobic Fermentation Platform

: Pavlakis, Eirene
: 2020
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringBiopolymersRecycling (Waste, etc.)FermentationAnaerobic bacteria--Industrial applications

28. Sequential Adaptation through Prediction of Structured Climate Risk

: Doss-Gollin, James
: 2020
: Theses
: Water resources development--ManagementGeophysicsCivil engineeringEcosystem managementLand use--Environmental aspectsInfrastructure (Economics)--ManagementClimatic changes--Risk managementFloods--Environmental aspects

29. Engineered morphologic material structures: physical/chemical properties and applications

: Liao, Xiangbiao
: 2019
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringMaterialsMorphology

30. Enhanced Extraction of Alkaline Metals and Rare Earth Elements from Unconventional Resources during Carbon Sequestration

: Zhou, Chengchuan
: 2019
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringPower resourcesCarbon sequestrationAlkaline earth metalsRare earths

31. Forecasting Wind Turbine Failures and Associated Costs

: Ozturk, Samet
: 2019
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringPower resourcesWind turbinesStructural failuresReliability (Engineering)

32. Interactions between Vegetation and Water Cycle In the Context of Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration: Processes and Impacts on Extreme Temperature

: Lemordant, Léo
: 2019
: Theses
: HydrologyClimatic changesEnvironmental sciencesAtmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspectsHydrologic cyclePlants--Effect of temperature on

33. Multiscale Modeling and Microfluidic Study of Particle-Laden Emulsions and Foams

: Das, Subhabrata
: 2019
: Theses
: Chemical engineeringMathematicsEmulsionsFoamMicrofluidics

34. Optimization of Glycerol-driven Denitratation and Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

: Baideme, Matthew
: 2019
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringDenitrificationGlycerinMicrobial ecology

35. Polarimetric Retrievals of Cloud Droplet Number Concentration: Towards a Better Understanding of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions

: Sinclair, Kenneth Allan
: 2019
: Theses
: AtmosphereRemote sensingEnvironmental engineeringAtmospheric aerosolsClouds

36. The Effect of Particle Size and Shape on Transport through Confined Channels in three-phase Froths

: Bhambhani, Tarun
: 2019
: Theses
: Chemical engineeringFlotationParticlesSuspensions (Chemistry)

37. Application and Characterization of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox) Process to Treat Sidestream and Mainstream Wastewaters: Lab-scale and Full-scale Studies

: Li, Zheqin
: 2018
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringMicrobiologyWater--Purification--Nitrogen removal

38. A Study of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Catalytic Conversion to Methane using a Ruthenium, “Sodium Oxide” Dual Functional Material: Development, Performance and Characterizations

: Wang, Shuoxun
: 2018
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringCarbon dioxide mitigationRutheniumMaterials

39. Identifying and Modeling Spatio-temporal Structures in High Dimensional Climate and Weather Datasets with Applications to Water and Energy Resource Management

: Farnham, David J.
: 2018
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringClimatology--Mathematical modelsClimatic changes--ForecastingRisk--Mathematical models

40. Innovations towards Climate-Induced Disaster Risk Assessment and Response

: Haraguchi, Masahiko
: 2018
: Theses
: Water resources development--ManagementEnvironmental engineeringSustainabilityClimatic changes--Risk assessment

41. Metal-modified Transition Metal Carbides for Electrochemical Applications

: Zhang, Qian
: 2018
: Theses
: ChemistryElectrochemistryTransition metal carbidesCatalysts

42. Novel Liquid-Like Nanoscale Hybrid Materials with Tunable Chemical and Physical Properties as Dual-Purpose Reactive Media for Combined Carbon Capture and Conversion

: Gao, Ming
: 2018
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringCarbon sequestrationChemistryNanotechnology

43. Role of tree structure for drought resilience: Insights from a semi-arid ecosystem

: Guerin, Marceau
: 2018
: Theses
: Climatic changesForests and forestryDrought-tolerant plantsTrees--Ecophysiology

44. A Mixed Integer Linear Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch Model for Thermo-Electric and Variable Renewable Energy Generators With Compressed Air Energy Storage

: Nikolakakis, Thomas
: 2017
: Theses
: Compressed air--Underground storageCarbon dioxide--Environmental aspectsElectric generatorsRenewable energy sources--Technological innovationsEnvironmental engineeringRenewable energy sources

45. Carbonaceous Resource Recovery Through Flexible Engineered Biological Systems and Platforms - Process Engineering and Systems Biology

: Vajpeyi, Shashwat Mohan
: 2017
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringWaste products as fuelSystems biologyBiochemical engineering

46. Characterization and application of methane cometabolism for methanol production in ammonia oxidizing bacteria

: Su, Yu-Chen
: 2017
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringMicrobiologyMethanol--Synthesis

47. Elucidating Microbial Community Structure, Function and Activity in Engineered Biological Nitrogen Removal Processes using Meta-omics Approaches

: Park, Mee Rye
: 2017
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringWater--Purification--Nitrogen removalMicrobial ecologySystems biology

48. Investigating the efficacy of inverse-charging of lead-acid battery electrodes for cycle life and specific energy improvement

: Spanos, Constantine
: 2017
: Theses
: Lead-acid batteries--Design and constructionElectrodesChemical engineeringLead-acid batteries

49. Low-dimensional Material: Structure-property Relationship and Applications in Energy and Environmental Engineering

: Xiao, Hang
: 2017
: Theses
: Chemistry, Physical and theoreticalMaterials scienceEnvironmental sciences

50. Meta-omics-derived structure, function, and activity of mixed microbial communities driving biological nutrient removal and recovery

: Annavajhala, Medini
: 2017
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringMicrobiologySewage--Purification--Biological treatment

51. Mitigation of High Temperature Corrosion in Waste-to-Energy Power Plants

: Sharobem, Timothy Tadros
: 2017
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringSanitary engineeringWaste products as fuelRefuse as fuelSuperheatersChemical engineeringMaterials science

52. Repurposing mass-produced internal combustion engines: Quantifying the value and use of low-cost internal combustion piston engines for modular applications in energy and chemical engineering industries

: L'Heureux, Zara Elisabeth
: 2017
: Theses
: Power resourcesMechanical engineeringInternal combustion enginesAutomobiles--Materials--RecyclingChemical engineering

53. Reversible solid oxide cells for bidirectional energy conversion in spot electricity and fuel markets

: Villarreal, Diego
: 2017
: Theses
: Solid oxide fuel cells--Design and constructionEnvironmental engineeringElectric batteriesFuel cellsElectrochemistry, IndustrialSolid oxide fuel cellsRenewable energy sourcesPower resources

54. Study of A Humidity-Swing Carbon Dioxide Sorbent

: Shi, Xiaoyang
: 2017
: Theses
: Chemical engineeringEnvironmental sciencesSorbentsCarbon dioxide

55. A techno-economic and environmental analysis of a novel technology utilizing an internal combustion engine as a compact, inexpensive micro-reformer for a distributed gas-to-liquids system

: Browne, Joshua Benjamin
: 2016
: Theses
: Natural gasTechnological innovations--Economic aspectsMethanol as fuelMethanol as fuel--Economic aspectsGreenhouse gas mitigationEnvironmental engineering

56. Catalytic Abatement of Environmental Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases in Automotive, Natural Gas Vehicles, and Stationary Power Plant Applications

: Zheng, Qinghe
: 2016
: Theses
: Greenhouse gasesNatural gas vehiclesNatural gas vehicles--Fuel systemsFuel cell power plantsPollutantsEnvironmental engineeringChemical engineering

57. Chemical Fate Studies of Mining Reagents: Understanding the Decomposition Behavior under Various Conditions

: Shen, Yang
: 2016
: Theses
: Chemical engineeringDecomposition (Chemistry)Chemical tests and reagentsOre-dressingEnvironmental engineering

58. Developing Radioactive Carbon Isotope Tagging for Monitoring, Verification and Accounting in Geological Carbon Storage

: Ji, Yinghuang
: 2016
: Theses
: Carbon--IsotopesCarbon--Isotopes--Environmental aspectsGeological carbon sequestrationCarbon sequestrationEnvironmental engineeringPower resources

59. Mechanistic Investigation of Novel Niobium-Based Materials as Enhanced Oxygen Storage Components and Innovative CO Oxidation Catalyst Support for Environmental Emission Control Systems

: Leung, Emi
: 2016
: Theses
: NiobiumCatalystsGas--StorageAutomobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Environmental aspectsEnvironmental engineeringChemical engineeringMaterials science

60. Microbial Structure and Function of Engineered Biological Nitrogen Transformation Processes: Impacts of Aeration and Organic Carbon on Process Performance and Emissions of Nitrogenous Greenhouse Gas

: Brotto, Ariane Coelho
: 2016
: Theses
: Nitrous oxide--Environmental aspectsWater--PurificationSewage--Purification--Nitrogen removalGreenhouse gasesAtmospheric nitrous oxideEnvironmental engineeringMicrobiology

61. A Study of Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Methanation Leading to the Development of Dual Function Materials for Carbon Capture and Utilization

: Duyar, Melis Seher
: 2015
: Theses
: Engineering

62. Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Phase Behavior and Mechanisms of Interaction in Multi-Component Systems

: Martinez-Santiago, Jose
: 2015
: Theses
: Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

63. Protein Structure Dynamics and Function at Micelle and Particle Interfaces

: Chin, Michael
: 2015
: Theses
: ChemistryBiochemistryBiophysics

64. Smart households: Economics and emission impacts of distributed energy storage for residential sector demand response

: Zheng, Menglian
: 2015
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringPower resources

65. Sustainable Iron and Steel Making Systems Integrated with Carbon Sequestration

: Zhou, Xiaozhou
: 2015
: Theses
: Steel industry and trade--Environmental aspectsSteel industry and trade--Technological innovationsIron industry and trade--Environmental aspectsIron industry and trade--Technological innovationsDirect reduction (Metallurgy)Carbon sequestrationChemical engineeringEnvironmental engineering

66. A Model for Optimizing the Combination of Solar Electricity Generation, Supply Curtailment, Transmission and Storage

: Perez, Marc
: 2014
: Theses
: Power resourcesEnvironmental engineeringAtmosphere

67. Dynamic energy dissipation using nanostructures: mechanisms and applications

: Xu, Jun
: 2014
: Theses
: Mechanical engineeringEnvironmental engineering

68. Essays on Infrastructure Design and Planning for Clean Energy Systems

: Kocaman, Ayse
: 2014
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringOperations researchPower resources

69. From Diagnosis to Water Management: The role of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate Variability on Hydrological Extremes

: Lu, Mengqian
: 2014
: Theses
: Precipitation (Meteorology)--Mathematical modelsWater-supply--ManagementFloods--ModelsHydrologyClimatic changesEnvironmental engineering

70. Hydroclimatology of Extreme Precipitation and Floods Originating from the North Atlantic Ocean

: Nakamura, Jennifer Anne
: 2014
: Theses
: AtmosphereHydrologyStatistics

71. Magnesium Hydroxide Sorbents for Combined Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Energy Conversion Systems

: Fricker, Kyle Jeffery
: 2014
: Theses
: Environmental engineeringChemical engineering

72. Multi-scale Analysis of Methane Gas Hydrate Formation and Dissociation via Point Source Thermal Stimulation and Carbon Dioxide Exchange

: Fitzgerald, Garrett Christopher
: 2014
: Theses
: Chemical engineering

73. Parametric and Mechanistic Studies of Biomass Conversion to High-Purity Hydrogen with Integrated Carbon Fixation

: Ferguson, Thomas Edward
: 2014
: Theses
: Cellulose--ChemistryCarbonBiomass energyChemical engineeringPower resourcesRenewable energy sources