Dr. Lee Blaney

About

BS. Environmental Engineering (Lehigh University, 2005)
MS. Environmental Engineering (Lehigh University, 2007)
PhD. Civil Engineering (University of Texas at Austin, 2011)

Research interests

Environmental Engineering; Drinking Water Treatment; Wastewater Treatment; Water Reuse; Contaminants of Emerging Concern; Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products; Oxidation Processes; Resource Recovery; Nutrient Pollution; Sustainable Phosphorus; Environmental Analytical Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Donnan Dialysis; Ion Exchange; UV Treatment; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; PFAS; Rare Earth Elements

Teaching interests

Environmental Engineering; Environmental Physicochemical Processes; Environmental Chemistry; Chemical Reaction Kinetics; Environmental Organic Chemistry; Separation Processes; Resource Recovery

Education

  • Ph D, Civil EngineeringUniversity of Texas at Austin (2011)
    Oxidation of pharmaceuticals: Impact of natural organic matter on elimination of pharmacological activity
  • MS, Environmental EngineeringLehigh University (2007)
    Removal of natural organic matter through employment of anion exchange fibers impregnated with hydrous ferric and zirconium oxide nanoparticles towards reduction of disinfection by-product formation potential in water treatment
  • BS, Environmental EngineeringLehigh University (2005)