PEOPLE: Research Staff
Dr. Eric Dickenson, CV (pdf), Postdoctoral Research Associate. Ph.D. University of Colorado-Boulder. Dr. Dickenson's research focuses on the fate and transport of persistent chemical compounds that are of health concern in drinking water, wastewater, and water reuse systems. He has served as lead researcher for several WateReuse Foundation, Water Environment Research Foundation, EPA, and Awwa Research Foundation projects on contaminant removal in indirect potable water reuse systems and disinfection by-product formations in drinking water treatment.
Dr. Christopher Bellona, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Ph.D. Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Bellona's research interest focuses on understanding the role physical-chemical properties of membranes and solutes play in the rejection of organic micropollutants. This research is directed to qualitatively and quantitatively describe the mass transport of these compounds of concern in nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes. Dr. Bellona has been the lead researcher in projects funded by WateReuse Foundation, Awwa Research Foundation, and NSF/MAST.
Dr. Dean Heil, AQWATEC Laboratory Manager. Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley. Dr. Heil manages the analytical laboratories of AQWATEC and supports faculty, research staff and students in conducting center related research. Dr. Heil's research interests are hybrid technologies for desalination and method development for various water constituents.