IntroductionThe Environmental Systems Engineering Institute is the drinking water treatment research facility that is affiliated with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Central Florida. ESEI specializes in the study of drinking water treatment using membrane filtration techniques, including reverse-osmosis, nanofiltration, and microfiltration. ESEI also is involved in the study of coagulation and flocculation techniques. The Institute is under the direction of Dr. Steven J. Duranceau, P.E., an Associate Professor in the Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Duranceau's research focuses on advanced water treatment process cost, performance and mass transfer investigations, distribution system water quality and corrosion control. Some of his work has been published in Journal AWWA, Journal Aqua, Synthetic Communications, Desalination and Florida Water Resources Journal. He currently serves on the editorial advisory board for Journal Desalination. He serves as the President of the American Membrane Technologies Association (2008-2009) and is one of the founding members of the Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) and Southwest Membrane Operators Association (SWMOA). He is past chair of American Water Works Association's (AWWA's) Desalting, Membrane Processes and Inorganic Contaminants Committees. He is a past Trustee for the Florida Section AWWA, and has been recognized by receiving several distinguished service awards. He was chair of AWWA's 1995 and 1997 Membrane Technologies Conferences. Dr. Duranceau has 20 years of water treatment and distribution engineering experience, having performed bench-pilot studies, design, permitting and construction activities for many water communities, research organizations and government agencies. He has worked on projects funded by the U.S. EPA, U.S. Navy, and the Awwa Research Foundation. He has served as peer reviewer for the U.S. EPA's Equipment Technologies Verification program for modular water treatment systems under a contract with NSF International. He has performed numerous water distribution system corrosion control studies across the country. Dr. Duranceau serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the Department of Engineering for their Professional Development Program and provided instruction in several workshops on retrofitting and optimizing the operation of drinking water facilities. He has instructed at the university level in theoretical chemistry, laboratory procedures, and environmental engineering coursework. He is a graduate of Florida State University, with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, and of the University of Central Florida with a Masters degree in Industrial Chemistry and a Doctorate in Environmental Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Florida, and is a certified chemical engineer through the American Institute of Chemists. Dr. Duranceau has produced 17 peer-review publications since 1986, and has participated in the development of over a dozen books and government documents. He has presented over 125 times and published close to 100 articles in proceedings of conferences and symposiums that focus on drinking water quality, treatment and distribution topics. He has published many documents and presented many times on topics related to water quality and treatment. He has participated in 7 expert workshops. Several faculty at UCF have worked with the Institute on a wide array of projects with many environmental interests. Many of the faculty and staff within the UCF Civil and Environmental Engineering Department as well as from other UCF departments, have collaborated with ESEI. UCF maintains a healthy relationship with utilities as well as local industrial and commercial entities. In addition, ESEI supports the ongoing research of several Masters or Doctoral students in CEE’s graduate program. |
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Last update: September 30, 2008 |
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