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Menachem Elimelech
Roberto C. Goizueta Professor of Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- (203) 432-2789
- Fax
- (203) 432-2881
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 208286
New Haven, CT 06520
- Office Address
- 9 Hillhouse Avenue
ML 313A
New Haven, CT 06511
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University
M.S., The Hebrew University, Israel
RESPONSIBILITIES
Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering
Director of the Program in Environmental Engineering
Director of the Program in Environmental Engineering
INTERESTS
Environmental applications and implications of nanomaterials; membrane separations for desalination and water reuse; engineered osmosis for sustainable production of water and power; water and sanitation in developing countries.
AWARDS & HONORS
- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers Lawrence K. Cecil Award (2008)
- Election to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (2007)
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Frontier Award in Research (2006)
- AWWA First Place Best Doctoral Dissertation Award (Doctoral Student Natalie Tufenkji) (2006)
- Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (2006)
- The Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize (2005)
- Trendsetter, Public Works Magazine (2005)
- Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology (2004)
- Yale University, Graduate Mentor Award (2004)
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Doctoral Dissertation Award (Doctoral Student Eric M.V.Hoek) (2002)
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Outstanding Paper Award (2002)
- American Society of Civil Engineers, Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (1996)
- W.M. Keck Foundation, Engineering Teaching Excellence Award (1994)
- National Science Foundation, Research Initiation Award (1990)
- Environmental Engineering and Chemistry Student Award, American Chemical Society (1989)
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
- Science and Technology for Water Purification in the Coming Decades, Shannon, M.A., Bohn, P.W., Elimelech, M., Georgiadis, J.G., Mariñas, B.J. and Mayes, A.M., Nature, 452, 2008, 301-310.
- Global Challenges in Energy and Water Supply: The Promise of Engineered Osmosis, McGinnis, R.L. and Elimelech, M., Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 2008, 8625-8629.
- A Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Filter for Removal of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens, Brady-Estévez, A.S., Kang, S., and Elimelech, M., Small, 4, 2008, 481-484.
- Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Exhibit Strong Antimicrobial Activity, Kang, S., Pinault, M., Pfefferle, L.D. and Elimelech, M., Langmuir, 23, 2007, 8670-8673.
- Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries: Including Health in the Equation, Montgomery, M.A. and Elimelech, M., Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 2007, 17-24.
- A Novel Ammonia-Carbon Dioxide Forward (Direct) Osmosis Desalination Process, J.R. McCutcheon, R.L. McGinnis, Menachem Elimelech, 2005, Desalination, 174, 1-11.
- Role of Cell Surface Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in Escherichia coli K12 Adhesion and Transport , S.L. Walker, J.A. Redman, Menachem Elimelech, 2004, Langmuir, 20, 7736-7746.
- Correlation Equation for Predicting Single-Collector Efficiency in Physicochemical Filtration in Saturated Porous Media , N. Tufenkji, Menachem Elimelech, 2004, Environ. Sci. Technol., 38, 529-536.
- Organic Fouling and Chemical Cleaning of Nanofiltration Membranes: Measurements and Mechanisms , Q. Li, Menachem Elimelech, 2004, Environ. Sci. Technol., 38, 4683-4693.
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