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Volodymyr V. Tarabara, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Environmental Science & Policy Program
Civil and Environmental Engineering
3564 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-1755
Fax: (517) 432-1827
E-Mail: tarabara@msu.edu
Web: http://www.egr.msu.edu/~tarabara
Courses Taught:
- Dynamics of Environmental Systems (ENE801)
- Membrane Processes (ENE811)
- Physicochemical Processes in Environmental Engineering
(ENE802)
Recent Research:
- Multifunctional nanomaterial-enabled membranes for water
treatment and reuse (Water Environment Research Foundation)
- Advanced membrane technologies for a sustainable future
(MSU Strategic Partnership Grants program)
- New generation synthetic membranes - Nanotechnology
for drinking water safety (NSF Partnerships for International
Research and Education program)
- Crossflow filtration hydrocyclone for the separation
of oil-in-water emulsions (NSF Industry/University Cooperative
Research Centers program)
- Self-cleaning ceramic membranes for the removal of natural
and synthetic nanomaterials from drinking water using
hybrid ozonation-nanofiltration (NSF Nanoscale Interdisciplinary
Research Teams program)
- On-chip PCR, nanoparticles, and virulence/marker genes
for simultaneous detection of 20 waterborne pathogens
(EPA Science to Achieve Results program)
Interests:
Research in Dr. Tarabara's group is in the area of water
quality engineering with particular emphases on membrane
separation processes, materials science of membranes, and
nanotechnology-enabled water treatment solutions. Tarabara's
secondary interest is in environmental, societal and policy
implications of novel materials and technologies
Education:
Rice University: Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Computational
Science and Engineering
Awards and Honors:
- 2011 Paul L. Busch Award, Water Environment Research
Foundation
- 2010 John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International
Studies and Programs award, MSU
- 2009-10 Lilly teaching fellow, MSU
- 2003 Graduate research award in membrane-based separations,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Selected Publications:
- Taurozzi, J. S., C. A. Crock, V. V. Tarabara. C60
-polysulfone nanocomposite membranes: Entropic and enthalpic
determinants of C60 aggregation and its effects on membrane
properties. Desalination- 269 (2011) 111-119
- Shan, W., P. Bacchin, P. Aimar, M. L. Bruening, V. V.
Tarabara. Polyelectrolyte multilayer films as backflushable
nanofiltration membranes with tunable hydrophilicity and
surface charge. J. Membr. Sci. 349 (2010) 268-278
- Tarabara, V. V. Multifunctional nanomaterial-enabled
membranes for water treatment. In: Nanotechnology
Applications; Solutions for Clean Water. Eds: M. Daillo,
J. Duncan, N. Savage, R. Sustich, A. Street, 2009. p.
59-75
- Kim, J., W. Shan, S.H.R. Davies, M.J. Baumann, S.J.
Masten, V.V. Tarabara. Interactions of aqueous NOM
with nanoscale TiO2: Implications for ceramic membrane
filtration-ozonation hybrid process. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 43, 14 (2009) 5488-5494
- Taurozzi, J. S., Arul, H., Bosak, V. Z., Burban, A.
F., Voice, T. C., Bruening, M. L., V. V. Tarabara. Effect
of filler incorporation route on the properties of polysulfone–silver
nanocomposite membranes of different porosities. J.
Membr. Sci. 325 (2008) 58-68
- Wang, F., V. V. Tarabara. Coupled effects of colloidal
deposition and salt concentration polarization on reverse
osmosis membrane performance. J. Membr. Sci.
293 (2007) 111–123
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