Engineering Engineer
Resume:
EDWARD MICHAEL TRUJILLO
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University of Utah web page:
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
Assoc. Professor, Department of Chemical & Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, 1984-present
Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 1994-present
Assistant Dean, Minority Affairs, College of Engineering, University of Utah, 1991-1994
EDUCATION:
B.S., Ch.E., University of Arizona
M.S., Ch.E., California Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Ch.E., University of Utah
HONORS AND AWARDS:
University of Utah Diversity Award, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, May, 1998 - The first individual
to receive this award.
Community Service Award, Chicano Scholarship Committee, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, May 8,
1997
Outstanding Service, Utah MESA/STEP Inc., Taylorsville, Utah, May, 1994
Outstanding Service to Education, Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City, May, 1994
Outstanding Service Award, College of Engineering, University of Utah, September, 1992
Education Award, New Horizons Association, Salt Lake City, September, 1991
Ethnic Studies Service Award, University of Utah, May, 1991
Utah MESA/MEP Award, University of Utah, May, 1991
President s Award, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, June, 1988
Littleton JayCee of the Month, Littleton JayCees, Colorado, July, 1979
Recipient of Graduate Research Assistantship plus Tuition, California Institute of Technology
Graduated from University of Arizona with High Distinction
Recipient of Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company Scholarship Four years, University of Arizona
TECHNICAL SOCIETIES:
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME (SPE)
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES)
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TECHNICAL REVIEWER FOR:
National Science Foundation Bioengineering and Environmental Division
National Science Foundation - Chemical & Transport Systems Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - National Center for Envir. Research & QA
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
Environmental Science and Technology Journal
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Journal
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology Journal
Journal of Biotechnology
National Research Council
Chemical Engineering Communications
Biotechnology Progress
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Kluwar Academic Publishers - Adsorption Journal
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
Department of Chemical & Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, Associate Professor, 1984-present;
Assistant Dean for Minority Affairs, College of Engineering, 1991 - 94; Adjunct Associate Professor of
Civil Engineering, 1994-present
Courses taught (Quarter System):
ChFE 110 - Computer Literacy for Chemical Engineers
ChFE 310 - Fund. Process Engr. I
ChFE 311 - Fund. Process Engr. II
ChFE 360 - Engineering Thermo
ChFE 375 - Projects Laboratory II
ChFE 376 - Projects Laboratory III
ChFE 362 - Chemical Kinetics
(developed new course) ChFE 567 - Bioseparations
ChFE 551 - Biochemical Engr.
ChFE 569 - Bioprocess Fundamentals
(augmented existing course) ChFE 552 - Bioreactor Design
(developed new course) ChFE 591 - Bioremediation
ChFE 650 - Fluid Mechanics I
(developed new course) ChFE 651 - Fluid Mechanics II
ChFE 662 - Chem. Reaction I
Courses taught (Semester System):
(developed course for semester) ChFE 1703 - Topics in Chemical Engineering
ChFE 4753/4755 - Undergraduate Seminar
ChFE 4903 - Projects Laboratory I
(developed new course: coPI) ChFE 4975 Hydrogen Sustainability (2004-05)
(developed new course) ChFE 5103 - Biochemical Engineering
(developed new course) ChFE 5104 - Biochemical Engineering Lab
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, as Instructor, 1971-1975
Courses taught (Quarter System):
ChE 360 - Engineering Thermo
ChE 364 - Heat Transfer
ChE 350 - Fluid Mechanics
ChE 374 - Projects Laboratory I
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PATENTS and Disclosures:
Method and Apparatus for Multi-layer Growth of Anchorage Dependent Cells, by Catherine Rappaport,
Edward Trujillo, John Gladysz, Masoud Abbasi, Christian Rocaboy, Yvonne Rensch and Michael Kempe,
University of Utah, (United States Patent Pending-Serial number 10/416,561), University disclosure U-
2671, filed May 12, 2003
Novel System for Multilayer Growth of Anchorage-Dependent Cells, by Edward M. Trujillo and
Catherine Rappaport, University of Utah, (United States Patent No. 5,702,949) December 30, 1997.
"Removal of Selenium and Other Hazardous Metals using Reductive Precipitation," by Edward M. Trujillo
and Joseph Turner, University of Utah, Disclosure Number U-2971, February 14, 2000.
"New Technique for measuring the surface shear modulus of substratums used for growing anchorage-
dependent cells and for cell adhesion," by Edward M. Trujillo and Masoud Abbasi, University of Utah,
Disclosure Number U-2766, November 5, 1998.
"Oxygen Solubility Enhancers to Improve the Recovery and Biodegradation of DNAPLS," by Edward M.
Trujillo and Milind D. Deo, University of Utah, Disclosure Number U-2305, March 4, 1996.
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL:
A Geochemical 3-Dimensional, 3-Phase Model of Acid Mine Drainage - AMD3D3PG,, Cheng-Kuo Lin
and Edward M. Trujillo, Disclosure number U-2283, University of Utah, March, 1996.
Geochemical Model of Acid Mine Drainage - Predicting Accelerated Weathering (Humidity) Tests,
Cheng-Kuo Lin and Edward M. Trujillo, Registration Number TX 689-043, Disclosure number U-2124,
University of Utah, May 8, 1995.
Six-Component Packed-Bed Computer Program for Immobilized Biomass Beads, E.M. Trujillo,
Registration Number TX 499-098, University of Utah, June 24, 1991.
Operating Manual for Six-Component Packed-Bed Computer Program for Immobilized Biomass Beads,
E.M. Trujillo, Registration Number TX 499-099, University of Utah, June 24, 1991.
PUBLICATIONS:
REFEREED JOURNALS:
Eldredge, Wes, A. Klinker and E. M. Trujillo, Evaporative Effects within Packed Beds of Rock Material
(in preparation)
Trujillo, E. M.; Freddy Guard, William W. White III, Kim Lapakko and Cheng-Kuo Lin, Geochemical
Modeling of Accelerated Weathering Tests used for Assessing Acid Rock Drainage Potential, (in
preparation).
Trujillo, E.M., J.C. Turner, and T. M. Cantrell, Removal of Selenium from Wastewater under Reducing
Conditions, (in preparation).
Spinti, Mark and Edward M. Trujillo, Multicomponent Modeling of Metal Ion Removal from Acid Rock
Drainage Waters by Immobilized Sphagnum Peat Moss Beads, (in preparation).
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Roper, D. Keith and Edward Trujillo, Photovoltaic Hydrogen Production Prototype for Hydrogen
Sustainability, (accepted for publication), Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development, College
Publishing, inaugural edition, 2006.
White, William, Kim Lapakko and Edward Trujillo, Progress of BLM-funded Acid Rock Drainage
Research, published in the Proceedings of the 24th Annual conference of the National Association of
Abandoned Mine Land Programs (NAAMLP), www.onenet.net/~naamlp, Park City, UT, USA,
September 15-18, 2002
Rappaport, Catherine, Yvonne Rensch, Masoud Abbassi, Michael Kempe, Christien Rockaboy, John
Gladysz and Edward M. Trujillo, New Perfluorocarbon System for Multilayer Growth of Anchorage-
Dependent Mammalian Cells, BioTechniques, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 142-151, January, 2002.
Lin, C-K, E. M. Trujillo, and W. W. White, A Three-dimensional, Three-phase Geochemical Kinetic
Model for Acid Rock Drainage, in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Acid Rock
Drainage, Vancouver, American Society of Surface Mining and Reclamation, Vol. II, pp.479-495, June,
1997.
Rappaport, Catherine, Edward M. Trujillo and Lih-Farn Soong, Novel Oxygenation System Supports
Multilayer Growth of HeLa Cells, BioTechniques, Vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 672-677, October, 1996.
Fuh, C. Bor, E.M. Trujillo, and J.Calvin Giddings, Hydrodynamic Characterization of SPLITT
Fractionation Cells, Separation Science & Technology, 30 (20), pp. 3861-3876, 1995.
Trujillo, E.M., M. Spinti, and H.Zhuang Immobilized Biomass: A New Class of Heavy-Metal-Selective
Ion Exchangers, Chapter 6 in Ion Exchange Technology: Advances in Pollution Control, edited by A.K.
Sengupta, published by Technomic Publishing Co., pp. 225-270, 1995.
Spinti, M., Zhuang, H., and E.M. Trujillo, Evaluation of Immobilized Biomass Beads for Removing
Heavy Metals from Wastewaters, Water Environment Research., Sept/Oct., Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 943-952,
1995.
White, B., E. M. Trujillo, C.-K Lin, Chemical Predictive Modeling of AMD from Waste Rock: Model
Development and Comparison of Modeled Output to Experimental Data, Proceedings of the Third
International Conference on the Abatement of Acidic Drainage, Pittsburgh, American Society of Surface
Mining and Reclamation, Vol. 1, pp. 157-166, 1994.
Trujillo, E.M., Osmosis, in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry, edited by Joseph J. Lagowski,
published by Macmillan Publishing Co., 1994.
Trujillo, E.M., Osmotic Pressure Measurements of Dissociating Proteins, J. Membrane Sci., Vol. 69,pp.
213-222, 1992.
Trujillo, E.M., T.H. Jeffers, C. Ferguson, H.Q. Stevenson, Mathematically Modeling the Removal of
Heavy Metals from a Wastewater Using Immobilized Biomass, Envir. Sci. & Tech., Vol. 25, No. 9,
pp.1559-1565, September, 1991.
Chang, S.Y., T.A. Ring, and E.M. Trujillo, Coagulation Kinetics of Amorphous Colloidal Silica
Suspensions With and Without Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Polymer, Colloid & Polymer Science, Vol. 269,
pp 843-849, (1991).
Trujillo, E.M., The Transient Response of Encapsulated Enzymes in Hollow-Fiber Reactor,
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 29, pp 529-543, March (1987).
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Argabright, P.A., J.S. Rhudy, and E.M. Trujillo, Chapter 15: Anatomy of a Full-Field Polymer-
Augmented Waterflood Project, in Advances in Chemistry Series, Vol.213, Water-Soluble Polymers,
Edited by J.E. Glass, pp 269-311 (1986).
Argabright, P.A., J.S. Rhudy, and E.M. Trujillo, Anatomy of a Full-Field Polymer-Augmented
Waterflood Project, Polym. Mater. Sci. and Engr., Vol. 51, pp 13-19 (1984).
Trujillo, E. M., The Static and Dynamic Interfacial Tension Between Crude Oils and Caustic Solutions,
Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, Vol 23,pp 645-656, August (1983).
PRESENTATIONS:
Predicting Acid Rock Drainage using Mathematical Models, E. M. Trujillo (presentor), present at the
local chapter of The Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (MMSA), Alta Club, Salt Lake City,
Utah, January 6, 2004.
"ADTI Modeling Committee Status Report," E. M. Trujillo (presentor), presented at ADTI/INAP
meeting, Elko, Nevada, March 26, 2003.
"Acid Rock Drainage Modeling and Its Applications," E. M. Trujillo (presentor), presented at local SME
section meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 2003.
Progress of BLM-funded Acid Rock Drainage Research, William White (presentor), Kim Lapakko,
Edward Trujillo, presented at the 24th Annual conference of the National Association of Abandoned Mine
Land Programs (NAAMLP), Park City, UT, USA, September 15-18, 2002
"Reducing Water Pollution in the Mining Industry with Better Acid Rock Drainage Predictive Models," E.
M. Trujillo (presentor), Graduate Seminar, Department of Chemical & Fuels Engineering, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 17, 2002.
"Biotechnology - An Overview," E. M. Trujillo (presentor), Undergraduate Seminar, Department of
Chemical & Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 28, 1998.
A Three-dimensional, Three-phase Geochemical Kinetic Model for Acid Rock Drainage, Lin, C-K, E.
M. Trujillo (presentor), and W. W. White, presented at the Fourth International Conference on Acid Rock
Drainage, Vancouver, CANADA, American Society of Surface Mining and Reclamation, May 30 - June 5,
1997.
Development of a Service Learning Course in Biochemical Engineering, Edward M. Trujillo (presentor),
a Workshop presented at Utah State University in conjunction with Utah Campus Compact, April 30,
1997.
Development of Mathematical Models Describing Acid Rock Drainage, Edward M. Trujillo (presentor),
Invited Lecturer, VTT Chemical Technology, Outokumpu, FINLAND, July 24, 1996.
Explaining Engineering: Resources & Videos, Edward M. Trujillo (presentor), a Workshop presented at
Making an Impact - a Conference for Women & Minorities in the Science and Engineering Fields,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, April 19-20, 1996.
An Investigation of a Potential Pollution Problem in the Mining Industry - Acid Rock Drainage, invited
lecturer, E.M. Trujillo, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah,
March 21, 1996
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An Investigation of a Potential Pollution Problem in the Mining Industry - Acid Mine Drainage, Edward
M. Trujilllo (presentor), Cheng-Kuo Lin, Freddy Guard, University of Utah, William W.White, USBM,
MAES National Symposium and Career Fair, Orlando, Florida, January 10-13, 1996
Acid Mine Drainage - Its Generation and Treatment, invited lecturer, E.M. Trujillo, Department of
Chemical & Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 8-10,
1995
Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals using Immobilized Peat Moss, M. Spinti (presentor) and E. M. Trujillo,
presented at the 69th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, June,
1995
Acid Mine Drainage, E. Trujillo (presentor), Chenge-Kuo Lin, W.W. White, presented at AIChE local
chapter meeting, Great Salt Lake Section, Salt Lake City, November, 1994.
Chemical Predictive Modeling of Acid Mine Drainage from Waste Rock During Exploration and
Development, White, W.W. (presentor), E.M. Trujillo, and Cheng-Kuo Lin, presented at the Fourth
Annual Mine Waste Remediation Technology Conference, Butte, Montana, August 9-12, 1994.
Chemical Predictive Modeling of AMD from Waste Rock: Model Development and Comparison of
Modeled Output to Experimental Data, White, B., E. M. Trujillo (presentors), C.-K Lin, presented at the
Third International Conference on the Abatement of Acidic Drainage, Pittsburgh, PA, April 25-29, 1994.
Utah MESA/MEP, Trujillo, E.M. (presentor), presented at the Annual Utah Education Assoc. State
convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1, 1993.
Heavy Metal Removal from Waste Streams using Immobilized Biomass Beads, E. Trujillo, M. Spinti
(presentor) and H. Zhuang, presented at AIChE Summer National Meeting, Seattle, August 15-18, 1993.
Mathematical Modeling of Acid Mine Drainage, Cheng-Kuo Lin (presentor) and E. M. Trujillo,
presented at the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters, Spring Meeting, Cedar City, Utah, May 7,
1993.
Evaluation of Immobilized Biomass Beads for Removing Heavy Metals from Wastewater, E. Trujillo
(presentor), H. Zhuang, M. Spinti, presented at the AIChE 1992 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, November
1-6, 1992.
Waste Preprocessing in Space, E. Trujillo, presented at 1992 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical
Engineering Society, Salt Lake City, October 16-18, 1992.
Removal of Heavy Metals Using Immobilized Biomass, E. Trujillo, M. Spinti (presentor), H. Zhuang,
presented at ACS 1992 Spring National Meeting, San Francisco, April, 1992.
Oxygen Transfer Properties at Perfluorocarbon/Aqueous Interfaces Stabilized with Perfluorocarbon
Proteins, E. Trujillo(presentor), D. Larsen, C. Rappaport, L.-F. Soong, M. Hales, presented at AIChE
1991 Annual National Meeting, Los Angeles, November, 1991.
Biosorption of Metal Ions on Immobilized Biomass Beads, E. Trujillo, presented at AIChE 1990
Summer National Meeting, San Diego, August, 1990.
The Influence of Cellular Colloid Osmotic Pressure on Survival and Behavior of Cells in Vitro, E.
Trujillo with C. Rappaport (presentor), D. Freise, paper presented at 21st Annual Meeting of the Fine
Particle Society, San Diego, August, 1990.
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Biosorption of Heavy Metals, presented at U.S. Bureau of Mines, Salt Lake City, August, 1990.
Biosorption of Metal Ions on Biomass Beads, E. Trujillo, presented at Chemical Engineering Department
Seminar, University of Utah, May, 1990.
Colloid Stability of Monodisperse Silica Sols in the Presence of Hydroxypropyl Cellulose in Aqueous Salt
Solution, E. Trujillo, S.-Y. Chang, T.A. Ring (presentor), presented at 199th ACS National Meeting,
Boston, April, 1990.
Biotechnology, E. Trujillo,presented at AIChE local chapter meeting, Salt Lake City, January, 1989.
Enzyme Technology: An Overview, E. Trujillo, presented at Fuels Department Seminar, University of
Utah, November, 1986.
Enhanced Oil Recovery - Polymer Field Testing, E. Trujillo, presented at AIChE local chapter meeting,
Salt Lake City, November, 1985.
THESES:
Trujillo, E.M., The Transient Response of Encapsulated Enzymes, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Utah
Trujillo, E.M., An Approach Toward Membrane Selectivity by Mechanical Stretching, M.S. Thesis,
California Institute of Technology
RESEARCH GRANTS
Co-Principal Investigator, Molycorp Inc., with Terrence Chatwin as PI, Project No. 50501101
($4,718,524), Proposal: Effect of Weathering on the Stability of Questa Mine-Rock Piles, September 1,
2003-December 31, 2008
Principal Investigator, Molycorp Inc., Project No. 50501432 ($71,662), Proposal: Effect of Weathering
on the Stability of Questa Mine Rock Piles- Humidity Cell Testing, February 1, 2006 June 30, 2006.
Principal Investigator, Molycorp Inc., Project No. 50501104 ($380,710), Proposal: Effect of Weathering
on the Stability of Questa Mine Rock Piles- Modeling Aspects, September 1, 2003 December 31, 2008.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Project Nos. 55700151, 55700169 ($45,000),
Proposal: "Mine-Waste Characterization," March 1, 2003-September 30, 2005.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Sponsor No. JSP012019, Project No. 55700134
($43,500), Proposal: "Prediction of Contaminated Drainage from Metal-mine Waste, Part II," Oct 1, 2001-
June 30, 2003.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Sponsor No. JSP012003, Project No. 55700118
($43,500), Proposal: "Prediction of Contaminated Drainage from Metal-mine Waste," Feb. 2, 2001-
August 31, 2002.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Contract No. 5-26766 ($43,500), Proposal:
"Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage from Waste Rock and Open-Pit Lakes," October 1, 1998- June 1, 2000.
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Principal Investigator, Utah Engineering Experiment Station, Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation,
Contract No. 5-20882 ($59,516), Proposal: "Investigation of the Removal of Selenium from Wastewaters
using Ferrous Ion," January 1, 1999-December 31, 1999.
Principal Investigator, University Research Committee, ($5,926), Proposal: "Measurements of Oxygen in a
Novel Tissue Culture System," January 1, 1999- December 31, 2000.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Contract No.5-26696 ($21,974), Proposal:
Prediction of Water Quality from Open-Pit Mines - A Modeling Approach, April 1, 1998 - March 31,
1999.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Contract No.5-26694 ($20,026), Proposal:
Humidity Cell Testing of a Waste Rock containing Arsenic Minerals, April 1, 1998 - March 31, 1999.
Principal Investigator, Nutri-Pro Design LC, Inc., Contract No.5-25360 ($24,651), Proposal:
Characterization of the Perfluoroalkylated Substratum for 3D Growth of Mammalian Cells, October,
1997 June, 1998.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Contract No.5-24520 ($25,000), Proposal: Acid
Mine Drainage - Math Models, October, 1996 - September, 1997, extended to March, 1998.
Principal Investigator, Nutri-Pro Design LC, Inc., Contract No.5-25066 ($18,000), Proposal:
Perfluoroalkylation of Proteins and Design of a New Controlled Oxygenation Perfluorocarbon System,
August, 1996 - November, 1996.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Contract No.5-26728 ($22,000), Proposal:
Humidity Cell Testing - Lewistown BLM Samples, April, 1996 - December, 1996.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Contract No.5-26764 ($25,000), Proposal: Acid
Drainage Model, April, 1996 - December, 1996.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Mines Grant No. 5-26624 ($38,477), Proposal: A Mathematical
Model of Acid Mine Drainage (cont d), October, 1994 - December, 1995.
Principal Investigator, CIMD, University of Arizona ($1,759), Proposal: Role of Precipitation in Removing
Heavy Metals from Wastewaters using Biobeads, for undergraduate research, July 1994.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Mines Grant No. 5-26707 ($20,000), Proposal: A Mathematical
Model of Acid Mine Drainage (cont d), October, 1992 - September, 1994.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Mines Grant No. 5-26704, 5-26706 ($25,000), Proposal:
Development of an Acid Mine Drainage Model, April, 1991 - September, 1992.
Principal Investigator, University Research Committee ($3900), University of Utah, Proposal: Purchase of
a CP-3000 Constant Pressure Pump, April, 1991.
Principal Investigator, University Research Committee Grant ($5000), University of Utah, Proposal:
Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Natural Products, November, 1990.
Principal Investigator, EPA Grant No. R-817440-01-0 ($214,280): Removal of Heavy Metals from
Contaminated Waters Using Immobilized Biomass Beads, 1990-1992.
Principal Investigator, NSF Grant No. BCS-9011647 ($21,775) Proposal with C. Rappaport: Improved
Perfluoro-carbon Microcarriers Used for Cell Culture, 1990-91.
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Principal Investigator, Biomedical Sciences Support Grant ($2000), University of Utah, Proposal:
Improved Microcarriers for Cell Culture, 1989
Principal Investigator, NSF Grant No. CBT-8796166 ($26,663) Continuation Proposal, Original by Dr.
T.A. Ring: Steric Interaction in Concentrated Suspensions of Monodisperse Particles, 1988
Co-Principal Investigator, with Dr. Catherine Rappaport, Center for Biopolymers at Interfaces ($13,250),
University of Utah, Proposal: The Use of Protein-Coated Perfluorocarbons in Tissue Culture, 1988
Principal Investigator, Biomedical Sciences Support Grant ($5000), University of Utah, Proposal:
Improved Purification of Murine Mabs, 1987
Principal Investigator, University Research Committee Faculty Grant ($3600), University of Utah,
Proposal: Microparticles for Improved Ultrafiltration of Protein Solutions, 1986
Principal Investigator, Starting Grant - Center for Biopolymers at Interfaces ($5000), University of Utah,
Proposal: Adsorption of Biopolymers on Submicron Particles, 1986
Principal Investigator, Biomedical Sciences Support Grant ($3000), University of Utah, Proposal:
Encapsulated Enzymes for Enzyme Therapy, 1974
EDUCATIONAL GRANTS
Co-Principal Investigator, with Keith Roper as PI, Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
Prototype, ($10,000), EPA P3 Award A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability
forcusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet, Washington, D.C., September, 2004-May, 2005.
A Service Learning Project for Biochemical Engineering Students - Treatment of Landfill Leachate,
($2,000), Education grant from Campus Compact 1996/1997 MINI-GRANT for Learn and Serve America
Grants, Salt Lake City, January, 1997
Consultant, NSF grant, Robert Squires, PI, Purdue University, Supplemental Award to Undergraduate
Faculty Enhancement Grant-Educational Applications of Computer Simulations of Chemical Engineering
Processes, ($6000), 1992.
Committee Member (Engineering Representative) Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program
($300,000+), awarded to College of Engineering and the University of Utah, 1987-93
Principal Investigator, NACME Incentive Grants ($2000), awarded to University of Utah, 1987
Principal Investigator, NACME Incentive Grants ($2500), awarded to University of Utah, 1986
Principal Investigator, NACME Field Service and Retention Grant ($15,000), awarded to University of
Utah, 1985, Renewed ($10,000), 1987
Recipient, University of Utah Faculty Fellow Curriculum Development Award for 1986-87 ($2950).
Recipient, University of Utah John R. Park Teachers Fellowship for 1985 ($1470)
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ACTIVITY:
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Chair, University Diversity Committee, University of Utah, 2004-2007
Member, University NCAA Certification Committee, Bylaws and Governance, 2004-2005
Chair, University Athletics Advisory Council,, University of Utah, 2002-2004
Member, University Athletics Advisory Council, 1997-2002.
Member, Department ABET committee, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 2001-
2005.
Member, Department Undergraduate committee, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah,
2001-present.
Chair, Department Laboratory Faculty committee, and Undergraduate Lab Supervisor, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 2001-present.
Member and Coordinator, Department BIOGROUP, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of
Utah, 2001-present.
Member, University EO/AA Coordinating Committee, 2001-present
Member, University Graduate Review Committee, Graduate School, University of Utah, Internal Review
of Mining Engineering in the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, 2001
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering, member of College of
Engineering Curriculum Committee, University of Utah, 1999-2001
Member, College ABET committee, College of Engineering, University of Utah, 1999-2001.
Director, Undergraduate Studies, member of Executive Committee, Chair of Undergraduate Committee,
Department of Chemical & Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, August 1999-June 2000.
Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of AIChE, Department of Chemical & Fuels Engineering, (chapter
hosted regional AIChE student conference in March 2000), University of Utah, August 1999 - June 2000,
July 2001-present
Appointed member, Search Committee, Associate Vice President for Diversity, University of Utah, Feb.
1999 - May 1999.
Elected Member, College of Engineering Council, representing the Department of Chemical & Fuels
Engineering, December, 1998-2000.
Member, College of Engineering Dean's Review Committee reporting to the Academic Vice-President,
March - May, 1998.
Member, Interdisciplinary Graduate Recruitment Committee, Department's representative, 1998-present.
Member, College of Engineering, Academic Senate Representative Selection Committee, 1998.
Member, University Research Committee, University of Utah, 1997-2000, Chair, University Research
Awards Committee 1999, 2000, member 1998.
Frosh Advisor, Department of Chemical & Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, 1997-2000. Put together
the first comprehesive first year guide for students (approx. 25 pages) and subsequent updates.
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Member, Department Undergraduate Recruitment Committee, Department of Chemical & Fuels
Engineering, University of Utah, 1995-2003. Helped coordinate first Career Fair for the department- Jan 6,
1996.
Chair, Academic Standards & Curriculum, Environmental Engineering Program, College of
Engineering/College of Mines, University of Utah, 1995-1999
Member, Executive Committee, Environmental Engineering Program, University of Utah, 1995-present
Member, Steering Committee, Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence, University of Utah, 1995-97.
Member, Advisory Committee, Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence, University of Utah, 1994-97.
Member, University Diversity Requirement Committee, Undergraduate Council, University of Utah, 1994.
Committee drafted proposal for a University-Wide Diversity Requirement which was adopted by the Board
of Regents in 1994
Member, Review of Tenured Faculty Committee, Department of Chemical & Fuels Engineering,
University of Utah, 1993-94
Founder and Chair, University Environmental Committee, 1991-1994, Member, 1994-present. Committee
established the foundation for the Environmental Engineering Program established by the Board of
Regents in 1995 and other programs, such as the Environmental Studies program.
Member, Board of Directors, Joseph H. Merrill Loan Fund Endowment, College of Engineering,
University of Utah, 1992-1995.
Chair, Search Committee, Asst. Director for Minority Recruitment, High School Services, University of
Utah, 1992.
Elected Member, University of Utah Undergraduate Council, Representing the College of Engineering,
1991-1994.
Member, University Task Force for Women in Math, Science and Engineering, 1991.
Member, University Committee for the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science and Math-
Related Areas,1991
Member, University Search Committee for Associate Academic Vice President, 1990-91
Non-voting member, University Search Committee for Associate Provost, 1990
Participant, University Search Committee for Academic Vice- President, 1990
Chair, College Search Committee for MEP Director, 1989
Member, University Graduate School s Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship (GPOP) Committee, 1987-1994
Member, University Equal Opportunity Commission, 1986-1989, Chair - Minority Committee, 1989.
Member, (Charter Member) University Faculty Affirmative Action Committee, 1986-1989
Chair, College Minority Engineering Scholarship Committee, 1984-1990, Member, 1990-96
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Member, College Teaching Excellence Committee, 1988-1990
Member, College Engineering Scholarship Committee, 1986-1990, 1991-1994
Faculty Advisor, MESO (Minority Engineering Student Organization), SHPE (Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers), 1984-97
Faculty Advisor, MAES (Society of Mexican-American Engineers & Scientists), 1994-97.
Faculty Coordinator, MEP (Minority Engineering Program), 1984-1995
Chair, Chemical Engineering Department Scholarship Committee, 1986-1990, 1991-1994; Member, 1994-
present.
Sophomore Advisor, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1984-1990
Member, Advisory Board - Supplemental Instruction Program, University of Utah,1985-1988
Member, Financial Aid Committee - Graduate Satisfactory Academic Progress, University of Utah, 1986
Member, College of Engineering - Engineering Week Committee, 1986-87
Chair, Department Curriculum Committee, 1987-1989, Member, 1985-87
Member, Department Computer Committee, 1995-present
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:
FULL TIME:
Marathon Oil Company, Littleton, Colorado, 1975-84:
Advanced Research Engineer, 1979-84; Research Engineer, 1975-79
Conducted research in enhanced oil recovery, primarily polymer and alkaline flooding, was project
consultant for four field tests involving polymer injectivity and distribution
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Fullerton, California, 1970-71: Production chemical engineer
Engineer involved in tissue manufacturing
SUMMERS:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, Texas, Summer, 1969: Aeronautical engineer
Assisted NASA project engineer in feasibility study to upgrade a simulation chamber for crew training
Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, Summer, 1968: Chemical Engineer in Chlor-Alkali Division
Assisted senior chemical engineer on recovery of chlorine from flue gas
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company, Miami, Arizona, Summer, 1966:
Laboratory Assistant in Chemical, Analysis Department
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES:
Chair, Modeling Committee, ADTI-MMS, Acid Drainage Technology Initiative Metal Mining Sector,
Denver Colorado, 6/2001-6/2003, member 6/1999-present
Session Chair, Waste Rock Mechanisms - Gas, 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage
(ICARD), Denver, Colorado, May 21-24, 2000
Chair, Registration Committee, also attendee, ASEE Summer School for Chemical Engineering Faculty,
Snowbird, Utah, American Society for Engineering Education, August 9-14, 1997
Elected member, National Board of Directors, Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, Los
Angeles, California, 1996-1999
Coordinator, Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, 1995 National Student Leadership
Conference, Hilton Hotel, Salt Lake City, October 26-29, 1995
Session Co-Chair, General Papers, ACS 69th Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, held June 11-14, 1995
Chair, Great Salt Lake Section, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1994-95, Vice-Chair, 1993-94,
Director 1995-present
Founder and President, Utah Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc., 1987-1988,
member 1988-present, President 1992-93
Member, National Nominating Committee, AIChE, 1979
Vice-Chair, General Arrangements Committee, AIChE Summer National Meeting, Denver, August 28-31,
1983
Session Co-Chair, Joint AIChE-IMIQ Technical Meeting, Acapulco, October 15-17, 1980
Vice-Chair, Registration Committee, The Second Pacific Chemical Engineering Congress (PACHEC 77),
Denver, August 28-31, 1977
Chair, Rocky Mountain Section, AIChE, 1980-81; Vice-Chair, Rocky Mountain Section, AIChE, 1979-80;
Secretary, Rocky Mountain Section, AIChE, 1978-79; Treasurer, Rocky Mountain Section, AIChE, 1977-
78
Member, AIChE Programming Committee and SPE Liaison, Fuels and Petrochemical Division, 1977-80
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Panel Member, Higher Education: Important Guidelines, panel discussion for the High-Gear Program,
College of Engineering, University of Utah, June 22, 2005.
Panel Member, What is it like to be a University Professor, panel discussion for the RonaldE. McNair
Post-Baccaulaureate Achievement Program, Westminster College, June 17, 2005.
Member, Emission Permitting Rule Group, Utah Division of Air Quality, Utah State Department of
Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 1996-97.
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Commissioner, Salt Lake County Environmental Quality Advisory Commission, Salt Lake City-County
Health Department, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 1995- Jan. 1997.
Member, Pollution Prevention Committee, Department of Environmental Quality, State of Utah, 1993-96 -
Committee planned the first Utah conference Pollution Prevention Across the Curriculum, Sundance
Resort, Sundance, Utah, August11-13, 1994.
Judge, Intermountain Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 1994.
Co-Chair, NAMEPA Region D Annual Conference- Building Educational Partnerships for Engineering
Education, Salt Lake City, UT, November, 1993.
Co-Chair, Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees (CIMD) -Undergraduate Research Committee, Tempe,
AZ, 1991-94
Member, Board of Directors, Utah MESA/MEP, Salt Lake City, 1985-1996, Chair, Board of Directors,
Utah MESA/MEP 1985-86, Re-elected Chair 1993-94
Member, Organizing Committee, Utah MESA/MEP, Salt Lake City, 1984-85
Member, Higher Education Committee, Utah MESA/STEP, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1996-present
Chair, Education Committee, Utah Hispanic Association, Salt Lake City, 1988-90.
Member, Centro Civico Mexicano, Salt Lake City, 1987-93
Chair, Accomodations, National Association for Chicano Studies Convention, Salt Lake City, April 9-11,
1987
Member, Littleton JayCees, Littleton, Colorado, 1977-82
Member, Board of Directors, Colorado Minority Engineering Association, Denver, Colorado, 1982-84
Member, Organizing Committee, Colorado Minority Engineering Association, Denver, Colorado, 1980-82
President, Utah Ballet Folklorico Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973-74
Secretary-Treasurer, Utah Ballet Folklorico Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1972-73
English Instructor, VIP Program - A Model Cities Project in Salt Lake City, Administered by the
Guadalupe Center, 1973-75
TECHNICAL REPORTS:
Trujillo, E.M., Wes Eldredge, Joe Mayne, Chris Jackson, Effect of Weathering on the Stability of Questa
Mine-Rock Piles Geochemical Modeling Aspects, contract period 9-1-2003 to 5-31-2005, final progress
report to Molycorp, Inc., Questa, New Mexico, on Contract 2303033, University of Utah, Salt Lake City,
UT, May, 2005.
Trujillo, E.M., Wes Eldredge, Joe Mayne, Chris Jackson, Effect of Weathering on the Stability of Questa
Mine-Rock Piles Geochemical Modeling Aspects, contract period 9-1-2003 to 8-31-2004, midterm
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progress report to Molycorp, Inc., Questa, New Mexico, on Contract 2303033, University of Utah, Salt
Lake City, UT, August, 2004.
Trujillo, E.M., Joe Turner, Tom Cantrell, Investigation of the Removal of Selenium from a Wastewater
using Ferrous Iron, final report to Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, North Facilities RIFS, Magna
Utah, on Contract TS-23, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, February 25, 2000.
Trujillo, E.M., Gautham Krishnamoorthy, Miguel Dumett, Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage from Waste
Rock and Open Pit Lakes ; final report to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior on Contract J910P82017; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, November, 2000.
Trujillo, E.M., Miguel Dumett, Freddy Guard, Acid Mine Drainage Mathematical Models ; final report
to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior on Contract J910P72013; University
of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 1998.
Trujillo, E.M., C-K Lin, F. Guard, Development of an Acid Mine Drainage Model - II ; final report to the
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior on Contract 1432-J02500002; University of Utah, Salt
Lake City, UT, August, 1996.
Trujillo, E.M., C-K Lin, S. Leonora, Development of an Acid Mine Drainage Model ; final report to the
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior on Contract 1432-J02300003; University of Utah, Salt
Lake City, UT, October, 1994.
Trujillo, E.M., M. Spinti, H. Zhuang, Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Waters using
Immobilized Biomass Beads, final report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on EPA
Exploratory Research Grant No. R-817440-01-0, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1993.
Trujillo, E.M., Polymer Feasibility Test: West Side Yates Field, Marathon Oil Company, Denver
Research Center, June, 1984.
Trujillo, E.M., Designing Pipeline and Pumping Systems for Concentrated Polymer Solutions, Marathon
Oil Company, Denver Research Center, June, 1984.
Trujillo, E.M., Polymer Flooding the Rapdan Field - Laboratory Work, Marathon Oil Company, Denver
Research Center, September, 1982.
Trujillo, E.M., Caustic Flooding the Haynesville Buckrange Sand - Laboratory Work, Marathon Oil
Company, Denver Research Center, August, 1982.
Trujillo, E.M., Polymer Feasibility Tests, Haynesville Buckrange Field Work, Marathon Oil Company,
Denver Research Center, August, 1982.
Trujillo, E.M., Polymer Flooding Haynesville Buckrange Sand - Laboratory Work, Marathon Oil
Company, Denver Research Center, August, 1982.
Trujillo, E.M., Economic and Feasibility Study - EOR in the Grass Creek Curtis Sandstone, Marathon
Oil Company, Denver Research Center, August, 1981.
Trujillo, E.M., Caustic Flooding for the Tensleep - Final Report, Marathon Oil Company, Denver
Research Center, August, 1981.
Trujillo, E.M., Laboratory Waterfloods and Psuedorelative Permeabilities for Tensleep and Curtis
Reservoir Core, Marathon Oil Company, Denver Research Center, August, 1980.
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Trujillo, E.M., The Static and Dynamic Interfacial Tensions Between Crude Oils and Caustic Solutions,
Marathon Oil Company, Denver Research Center, April, 1979.
Trujillo E.M., Caustic Flooding for the Tensleep Formation in Wyoming - An Interim Report, Marathon
Oil Company, Denver Research Center, April, 1977.
Trujillo, E.M., Theoretical Approaches to Membrane Selectivity, Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Utah, 1972.
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Graduate Students Supervised as Chair:
Evans, Paul, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), expected graduation 2008, Three-dimensional Modeling of
Acid Mine Drainage, Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Eldredge, Weston, MS (Chemical Engineering), graduated 2005, Temperature Effects in Unsaturated
Waste Rock Piles Experiencing Acid Rock Drainage, Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Arens, Stacey, ME (Environmental Engineering), graduated 2004, An Investigation of the SEAR
(Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation) Treatment at Hill AFB, Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Teratanavat, Ratachet (Andy), MS (Chemical Engineering), graduated 2004, Laboratory Testing of Acid
Rock Drainage, Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Krishnamoorthy, Gautham, MS (Chemical Engineering), 2001, Humidity Cell Testing of Waste Rock,
Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Dunn, David, M.E. (Environmental Engineering), 1998, "An Investigation of the Seasonal Changes in
Nitrifying Ability at Central Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant," Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Guard, Freddy, M.S. (Chemical Engineering), 1997, "Humidity Cell Testing - An Experimental and
Theoretical Approach," Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Lin, Cheng-Kuo, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), 1996, "Modeling Acid Mine Drainage," Supervisor: Ed
Trujillo
Spinti, Mark, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), 1996, "The Evaluation and Mathematical Modeling of Metal
Ion Removal from Water by Immobilized Sphagnum Peat Moss Beads," Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Soong, Lih-Farn, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), 1995, "Development of a System for Improved
Oxygenation of Anchorage-Dependent Mammalian Cells," Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Razaghi, Ahmad, M.E. (Chemical Engineering), 1994, No thesis or project - pharmaceutic interest,
Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Zhuang, Hanna, M.S. (Chemical Engineering), 1993, "Immobilized Biomass Polysulfone Beads for
Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewaters," Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Larsen, Doug, M.S. (Chemical Engineering), 1991, "Oxygen Transport in Perfluorocarbon Systems,"
Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
Yang, Zhixian, M.S. (Chemical Engineering), 1990, "Interaction of Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Bovine
Serum Albumin by Osmometry and Light Scattering," Supervisor: Ed Trujillo
NAME DEGREE STATUS YEAR THESIS TITLE
Paul Evans Ph.D. Current 3D Modeling of ARD
Wes Eldredge M.S. Completed 2005 Temp. Effects during ARD
Ratachet Teratanavat M.S. Completed 2004 Investigation of Humidity Cells
Stacey Opp (Arens) M.E.Env. Completed 2004 Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation
Gautham Krishnamoorthy M.S. Completed 2001 Acid Mine Drainage
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David Dunn M.E. Env. Completed 1998 Trickling Filters
Freddy Guard M.S. Completed 1997 Humidity Cell Model for AMD
Cheng-Kuo Lin Ph.D. Completed 1996 Modeling Acid Mine Drainage
Mark Spinti Ph.D. Completed 1996 The Evaluation and Mathematical
Modeling of Metal Ion Removal
from Water by Immobilized Sphagnum
Peat Moss Beads
Lih-Farn Soong Ph.D. Completed 1995 Development of a System for Improved
Oxygenation of Anchorage-Dependent
Mammalian Cells
Ahmad Razaghi M.E. Completed 1994 Pharmaceutics, Bioengr-no thesis
Hanna Zhuang M.S. Completed 1993 Opt. BIOFIX Beads for Wastewaters
Doug Larsen M.S. Completed 1991 Oxy. Trans. in Perfluorocarbon Sys.
Zhixian Yang M.S. Completed 1990 Interaction of PVP and BSA
Howard Li M.S. Completed 1989 Electro. Migration in Flow Sys.
Lih-Farn Soong M.S. Completed 1988 Light Scat. and UF of Macromolec.
S-Y Chang (with TAR) M.S. Completed 1988 Steric Inter. of Monodisp. Particles
Hai-Hang Kuo M.S. Completed 1987 Porous Ceramic Enzyme Reactor
Philip Ng M.E. Completed 1987 Indirect Est. of Fermentation Conc.
Stephen Lee M.E. Completed 1985 Design of an Enzyme Reactor
Brent Roth B.S. Completed 2001 SCF Extraction of Plants
Kathryn Garrett B.S. Pending O2 Microelectrode Measurements
Jennifer Major B.S.(Honors) Completed 2000 Plant Growth in Recycled Oil Filters
Uyen Bui B.S. Completed 1999 Fermentation of Yeast Cells
Lien Diep B.S. Completed 1999 Fermentation of Yeast Cells
Wing K. Yee B.S. Completed 1997 Control system for Microfermentor
Sony Rai* B.S. Completed 1996 Anaerobic removal of metals
David Fikstad B.S. Completed 1996 Ultrasonic Adsorption thru Skin
Tom Martin* B.S. Completed 1995 Precipitation of Heavy Metals
Sherwin Leonora B.S. Completed 1994 Acid Mine Drainage
Michael Odekirk B.S. Completed 1993 Solvent Extraction of Scandium
Brent Nielsen B.S. Completed 1992 Modeling the Bioleaching Process
John Swanson B.S. Completed 1990 SCF Extraction System: Dev. & Appl.
Quinn Stevenson B.S. Completed 1990 Biosorp. of Heavy Metals on Biomass
Regan Howell B.S. Completed 1989 Osmotic Pressures of PVP Macromol.
Russel Rainey B.S. Completed 1987 Purific. of Monclonal Antibody I13
Michael Morano B.S. Pending Data Acq. of Porous Ceramic Reactr.
Gary Mays B.S. Pending Dig. Ctr. of High Press. Osmometer
* Undergraduate Research Projects, all others B.S. theses.
Graduate Student Supervisory Committees (1992-2006 only):
Prasanna Khot Ph.D. ChE Completed 12/1/05 Drug Resistance of C. Albicans Biofilms
Yolanda Escudero M.S. ChE Completed 11/23/05 Biosensor Interfacial Design using Plasma
Sandeep Todi Ph.D. ChE Completed 1/4/05 Modeling Alaska Pipeline-wax ppt.
David J. Kinnear Ph.D CE Completed 5/1/02 Biological Solids Sedimentation
Nathan Hale M.S. ChE Completed 5/16/01 Additive Adsorption & Crystallization
Thayne Edwards M.S. BioEngr. Completed 4/20/00 Microthermal FFF (Dr. Frazier)
Christian Rocoboy Ph.D. Chemistry Completed 4/10/02 Flurocarbon Catalysts (Dr. Gladysz)
Bruce Gale, Ph.D. Bioengineering Completed 12/15/99 Micro EFFF (Dr. Frazier)
Mary C. Martis M.S. CE Completed 6/11/99 A QSAR study (Dr. Okey)
Anne Parry M.S. Env. Engr. Completed 6/1/2003 Passive Venting (Dr. Solomon)
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Chien-hou Wu M.S. CE Current Metals (Dr. Hayes)
Yu Zeng PhD. CE Current Chem/Bio Treatment - Hong
Trevor Ken Heaton M.S. CE Current Sulfate Removal - Hong
Elena Rodriguez-Vieitez M.S. CE Current Heavy Metals-Andy Hong
Qiming Tang Ph.D. CE Current Wastewater Treatment
Shawn Friar M.S. CE Current Glycol Removal -Airports
Jonathan Tan M.S. ChFE Current Metal Removal -Precipitation
Chung-Hwan Je Ph.D. CE Current Heavy Metals Removal - Landfills
Shane Jones M.S. CE Current Microorganisms in Metal Removal
Chun Hsin Liu Ph.D. ChE Current Physical Aging in Polymers
Tuanchi Liu Ph.D. CE Current Two-Phase Anaerobic Fermentation.
Jer Hsu M.S.ChFE Current Apatite Dissolution - Dentures
Changsik Kim Ph.D. Fuels Current Deact. of Hydrotreat.Catalyst by Vanadium
Jen-Yung Huang Ph.D. CE Current Removal of Cu - Point of Use
Dennis Johnson M.S. ChFE Completed 6/98 Pb removal from Superfund site
Donald Brock M.S. ME Completed 3/98 Votrex Pairs (Phil Ligrani)
Xiaoxue Li M.S. CE Completed 12/97 Heavy Metals-Andy Hong
Chun-Ming Huang Ph.D. MSE Complete 9/97 Liquid Crystalline Polymer: HPC
Supriya Gupta Ph.D. ChFE Complete 1997 SPLITT - FFF - Giddings/Ligrani
Lance Hobbs M.S. ChE Complete 1996 Steam Assist Gravity Drainage - Prof. Deo
Shao-Chie Huang Ph.D. ChE Complete 1996 Particle-assisted DNA Separa. - Caldwell
Kensuke Fukushi Ph.D. CE Complete 1996 Metal removal by Enhanced Bacteria
Sohini Paldey Ph.D. Metallurgy Complete 1995 Synthesis of Intermetallic Compounds
Dachun Gao Ph.D. ME Complete 1995 Heavy Metals in Incineration
Brian G. Cheslack M.S. CE Complete 1995 Removal of Pb- Phosphate
Rajesh J. Pawar M.S. ChE Complete 1995 Monodispersed PEG in Water
Jen-Yung Huang M.S. CE Complete 1994 Removal of Cu - Ion Exchange
Ting-Chien Chen Ph.D. CE Complete 1994 Extrac. & Recov. Heavy Metals..Chelating
Arturo Cortes Ph.D. Met.Eng. Complete 1994 Velocity Profiles-Hydrocyclone
Jianzhong Lou Ph.D. ChFE Complete 1994 Field Flow Fractionation
Chun-Hsin Liu M.S. ChFe Complete 1993 Physical Aging in Ductile Polymers
S. S Cementwala M.S. ChFE Complete 1993 Rheology of Lyotropic Liq. Crystal
Jenq-Thun Li Ph.D. ChFE Complete 1993 Plasma Protein Interactions with...
Pete Rose Ph.D. Fuels Complete 1993 Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage-
Larry Neer,Jr. Ph.D. ChE Complete 1992 Fluidized Cat Cracking in a LP Unit
Jianzhong Lou M.S.ChE Complete 1992 Rheol.Study of a PIB Boger Fluid...
Chang-Soon Lee Ph.D. ChE Complete 1992 Influence of Polymer Branching ...
John V. Fletcher Ph.D. Fuels Complete 1992 Fluidized Bed Pyrolysis of Bitumen
C. Bor Fuh Ph.D. Chemistry Complete 1992 Split-Flow Thin Cells for Separa.
Brian C. Tripp Ph.D. ChE Complete 1992 Surface Tension of Protein Solns.
Proposals Submitted:
Principal Investigator, Molycorp Inc., Humidity Cell Experimental Work-Phase II,
($234,000) 2 year project, submitted February 20, 2006 (7/1/2006-6/30/2008)as part of a
larger interdisciplinary, multi-University proposal ($4.1 million) with Dr. Chatwin.
Pending
Principal Investigator, Molycorp Inc., Geochemical Modeling- Phase II, ($277,000) 2
year project, submitted February 20, 2006 (7/1/2006-6/30/2008) as part of a larger
interdisciplinary, multi-University proposal ($4.1 million) with Dr. Chatwin. Pending.
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Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of Education, Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need, CFDA 84.200A, ($784,164 for 3 years) submitted 11/14/2005. Pending
Principal Investigator, Molycorp Inc., Development of a Three-Dimensional
Mathematical Model of a Waste Rock Pile at the Molycorp Questa Mine, ($378,000) 2
year project, submitted March 10, 2003 as part of a larger interdisciplinary, multi-
University proposal ($4.1 million) of which I am co-PI with Dr. Chatwin. Awarded
Principal Investigator, Molycorp Inc., Development of a Three-Dimensional
Mathematical Model of a Waste Rock Pile at the Molycorp Questa Mine, ($378,000) 2
year project, submitted March 10, 2003 as part of a larger interdisciplinary, multi-
University proposal ($4.1 million) of which I am co-PI with Dr. Chatwin. Awarded
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ($45,000), 3 year project,
Proposal: Mine Waste Characterization," submitted January, 2003. Awarded.
Co-Investigator, Catherine Rappaport, PI, NSF Directorate of Engineering BES,
($385,000), Proposal: Development of Protein-coated Perfluorocarbon Substratum
supporting 3D Growth of Primary Rat Hepatocytes, June, 2002. Denied.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ($43,500), Proposal:
Prediction of Contaminated Drainage from Metal-Mine Waste-II," August, 2001.
Awarded.
Principal Investigator, EPA Hazardous Substance Research Center, ($67,679), Proposal:
Mine Drainage Quality Predictive Models and their Calibration, June 11, 2001.
Denied.
Principal Investigator, NSF Directorate of Engineering BES, ($385,000), Proposal:
Investigation of the Oxygen Requirement for Three-dimensional Growth of an
Anchorage Dependent Cell, January, 2001. Denied.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ($43,500), Proposal:
Prediction of Contaminated Drainage from Metal-Mine Waste," November 21, 2000.
Awarded 02/02/01.
Co-prinicipal investigator with Dr. Mikhail Skliar, University of Utah Research
Foundation, Seed Grant, ($34,620), Proposal: "in situ measurements of cell growth using
fringe-effect dielectrometry," submitted July 15, 1999, 13 pages, Denied.
Co-principal investigator with Dr. Phil Ligrani, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National
Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, ($49,985), Proposal: "Analyses of
organic and inorganic colloids in water resources," submitted Feb. 16, 1999. 29 pages.
Denied.
Co-principal Investigator with Dr. Catherine Rappaport, NIH Dept. of Health and Human
Services, Public Health Grant Application, ($623,290), Proposal: "Perfluorocarbon
System for Oxygenation of Hepatocytes," submitted Feb. 1, 1999. Denied.
Principal Investigator, University Research Committee, ($5,926), Proposal:
Measurements of Oxygen in a Novel Tissue Culture System," November 19, 1998.
Awarded 12/28/98.
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Principal Investigator, Monarch Nutritional Laboratories, ($1,863), Proposal:
Concentrating and Drying of Citrates and Aspartates," November 10, 1998. Awarded
Principal Investigator with Utah Engineering Experiment Station, Kennecott Utah
Copper Corporation, ($59,516), Proposal: Investigation of the Removal of Selenium from
Wastewaters using Ferrous Ion," October 22, 1998. Awarded 1/24/99
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ($43,500), Proposal:
Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage from Waste Rock and Open-Pit Lakes," September 30, 1998. Awarded.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ($21,974), Proposal:
Prediction of Water Quality from Open-Pit Mines - A Modeling Approach, March 23,
1998. Awarded
Principal Investigator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ($20,026), Proposal:
Humidity Cell Testing of a Waste Rock containing Arsenic Minerals, March 23, 1998.
Awarded
"Biogeochemical Aspects of Acid Production in Waste Rock," ($546,455) with D. Jack
Adams, Weber State University, submitted to National Science Foundation,
Environmental Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry, Solicitation No. NSF-97-172, Salt
Lake City, Utah, January 6, 1998. - Declined.
Characterization of the Perfluoroalkylated Substratum for 3D Growth of Mammalian
Cells, ($24,651) submitted to Nutr
rsity of Utah, Disclosure Number U-2305, March 4, 1996.
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