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Volodymyr V. Tarabara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
A132 Engineering Research Complex
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-1755
Fax: (517) 355-0250
E-Mail: tarabara@egr.msu.edu
Web: http://www.egr.msu.edu/~tarabara
Courses Taught:
- Membrane Processes
- Physicochemical Processes in Environmental Engineering
Recent Research:
- NSF PIRE: New generation synthetic membranes - Nanotechnology
for drinking water safety
- NSF NIRT: Self-cleaning ceremic membranes for the removal
of natural and synthetic nanomaterials from drinking water
using hybrid ozonation-nanofiltration
- EPA STAR: On-chip PCR, nanoparticles, and virulence/marker
genes for simultaneous detection of 20 waterborne pathogens
- NSF I/UCRC and MI Swaco: Crossflow filtration hydrocyclone
for the separation of oil-in-water emulsions
Interests:
Research in Dr. Tarabara's group is within the broadly defined area of Physical and Chemical
Processes in Environmental Engineering. Specific fields of interest are membrane processes,
colloidal and interfacial phenomena in aqueous media, uses of novel nanomaterials in treatment
systems, and environmental implications of nanotechnology.
Education:
Rice University: Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering
Awards and Honors:
- 2009 Lilly fellow, MSU
- 2006 NAMS award "International research internships:
Membrane separations for water quality control" (with
M. Bruening, MSU Chemistry)
- 2003 Graduate research award in membrane-based separations,
AIChE - Separations Division
Selected Publications:
- 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
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- 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
- Kim, J., S. H. R. Davies, M. J. Baumann, V. V. Tarabara,
S. J. Masten. Effect of ozone dosage and hydrodynamic
conditions on the permeate flux in a hybrid ozonation-ceramic
ultrafiltration system treating natural waters, J.
Membr. Sci. 311 (2008)165-172.
- 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
- Tarabara, V. V., Koyuncu, I., M. R. Wiesner. Effect
of hydrodynamics and solution chemistry on permeate flux
in crossflow filtration: Direct experimental observation
of filter cake cross sections. J. Membr. Sci.,
241 (2004) 65-78.
- Tarabara, V. V., Pierrisnard, F., Parron, C., Bottero,
J.-Y., M. R. Wiesner. Morphology of deposits formed
from chemically heterogeneous suspensions: applications
to membrane filtration. J. Colloid Interface Sci.,
256 (2002) 367-377.
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