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Dr. Avelino "Eduardo" Saez is a Distinguished Professor in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department. Dr. Sáez graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1984 and joined the department in 1998. He completed his undergraduate work in his native Venezuela. Dr. Sáez has done extensive traveling within his discipline, which has awarded him various teaching and mentoring awards.
Academics
1. Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, B.Sc. in Chemical Engineer), July 1978.
2. University of California, Davis, Degree conferred: M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, September 1981.
3. University of California, Davis, Degree conferred: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, June 1984.
Other Professional Experience
1. Departamento de Termodinámica y Fenómenos de Transferencia, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, Instructor: September 1978-March 1980.
2. Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Visiting Research Associate: July-December 1984.
3. Department of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., Visiting Research Associate with a Marie Curie fellowship granted by the European Community: January-December 1992.
4. Departamento de Termodinámica y Fenómenos de Transferencia, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Assistant, Associate and Full Professor: 1985-1995.
5. Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Visiting ScholarandResearch Associate Professor: October 1995-July 1998.
6. Visiting Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Richland, Washington, October 2005-March 2006.Show Less
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Courses
- CEMTChemical Engineering Mass Transfer
- CEMChemical Engineering Modeling
- TTPTopics in Transport Phenomena
- RPARheology: Principles and Applications
- ACETPAdvanced Chemical Engineering Transport Phenomena
- CETPChemical Engineering Transport Phenomena
- FMEEFluid Mechanics for Environmental Engineers
Grants
- SBIR Phase II: Solar River, Canal Spanning Solar Power (CSSP)
Principal Investigator (PI)
2023
$50.0K
Active - Emerging Membrane Processes for Water Purification
undefined (CD)
2022
$20.8K
Active - In-Stream Contaminant Attenuation by Sunlight: Benefits for Water Reuse
Co-Investigator (COI)
2021
$243.6K
Active - Water Resiliency and Self-Sufficiency in the Arid Southwest
Co-Investigator (COI)
2023
$4.0M
- RAPID Online Lecture Series on Intensified Separation Processes
Co-Investigator (COI)
2020
$5.5K
- Developing a Dust Risk Index
Co-Investigator (COI)
2019
$149.3K
- Simulation of Singlet Oxygen Kinetics for Trace Organic Transformation in Wastewater Effluent
Co-Investigator (COI)
2018
$330.0K
- RAPID Integrated Course: Emerging Membrane Processes for Water Purification
Co-Investigator (COI)
2018
$148.0K
- Risk and Remediation of Metal-Mining Wastes
Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI)
2017
$5.0M
- Hazardous Waste Risk and Remediation in the US Southwest
Co-Investigator (COI)
2015
$3.0M
Publications (206)
Recent
- Outdoor/Indoor Contaminant Transport by Atmospheric Dust and Aerosol at an Active Smelter Site
2021
- Foliar Surfaces as Dust and Aerosol Pollution Monitors: An Assessment by a Mining Site,
2021
- Assessing a Children’s Lead Exposure Uptake Model in an Active Mining Community Using the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model
2021
- Photochemical Fate of Sulfonium Photoacid Generator Cations under Photolithography Relevant UV Irradiation
2021
- Contrasting the size-resolved nature of particulate arsenic, cadmium, and lead among diverse regions
2021
- Environmental monitoring and exposure science dataset to calculate ingestion and inhalation of metal(loid)s through preschool gardening
2020
- Economic performance of membrane distillation configurations in optimal solar thermal desalination systems
2019
- Modeling the UV/H2O2 oxidation of phenolic compounds in a continuous-flow reactor with reflective walls
2019
- Early life inhalation exposure to mine tailings dust affects lung development
2019
- Ingestion and inhalation of metal(loid)s through preschool gardening: An exposure and risk assessment in legacy mining communities
2019
- Photodegradation of trace organic contaminants by singlet oxygen: a kinetic/transport model
2019
- Oxidative Weathering Decreases Bioaccessibility of Toxic Metal(oids) in PM10 Emissions form Sulfide Mine Tailings
2018
- Sustainable Struvite Control Using Carbon Dioxide
2018
- Phytoremediation Reduces Dust Emissions from Metal(Ioid)-Contaminated Mine Tailings
2018
- Process modeling for economic optimization of a solar driven sweeping gas membrane distillation desalination system
2018
- Effectiveness of engineered and natural wastewater treatment processes for the removal of trace organics in water reuse
2017
- Effects of membrane structure and operational variables on membrane distillation performance
2017
- Reconciling PM10 analyses by different sampling methods for Iron King Mine tailings dust
2016
- Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling of particle uptake by an occupational air sampler using manually-scaled and adaptive grids
2016
- Release of arsenic from metal oxide sorbents under simulated mature landfill conditions
2016
- Modeling the oxidation of phenolic compounds by hydrogen peroxide photolysis
2016
- Three-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Particle Uptake by a Horizontally Oriented Occupational Air Sampler
2016
- Hygroscopic Properties and Respiratory System Deposition Behavior of Particulate Matter Emitted By Mining and Smelting Operations
2016
- Windblown Dust Deposition Forecasting and Spread of Contamination around Mine Tailings
2016
- Understanding Abiotic Ferrihydrite Remineralization by Ferrous Ions
2015
- Development of a dust deposition forecasting model for mine tailings impoundments using in situ observations and particle transport simulations
2015
- Fate of trace organics in a wastewater effluent dependent stream
2015
- Use of lead isotopes to identify sources of metal and metalloid contaminants in atmospheric aerosol from mining operations
2015
- Fate of Trace Organics in an Effluent Dependent Stream
2015
- Understanding abiotic ferrihydrite re-mineralization by ferrous ions
2015
- Flow Field Penetration in Thin Nanoporous Polymer Films under Laminar Flow by Forster Resonance Energy Transfer Coupled with Total Internal Reflectance Fluorescence Microscopy
2015
- Sweeeping Gas Membrane Distillation: Numerical simulation of mass and heat transfer in a hollow fiber membrane modeual
2015
- Effect of wind speed and relative humidity on atmospheric dust concentrations in semi-arid climates
2014
- Simulation of windblown dust transport from a mine tailings impoundment using a computational fluid dynamics model
2014
- Modeling the emission, transport and deposition of contaminated dust from a mine tailing site
2014
- Laboratory Dust Generation and Size-dependent Characterization of Metal and Metalloid-contaminated Mine Tailings Deposits
2014
- Size-resolved dust and aerosol contaminants associated with copper and lead smelting emissions: Implications for emission management and human health
2014
- The start of ebullition in quiescent, yield-stress fluids
2014
- Introduction to a Special Issue of Aeolian Research Airborne mineral dust contaminants: Impacts on human health and the environment
2014
- Size-Resolved Dust and Aerosol Contaminants Associated with Copper and Lead Smelting Emissions: Implications for Emissions Management and Human Health
2014
- Assessment of the Effectiveness of Secondary Wastewater Treatment Technologies to Remove Trace Chemicals of Emerging Concern
2013
- Scoping candidate minerals for stabilization of arsenic-bearing solid residuals
2013
- Direct potable reuse of reclaimed wastewater: it is time for a rational discussion
2012
- Two-layer model for horizontal pipe flow of newtonian and non-newtonian settling dense slurries
2012
- UV/peroxide advanced oxidation for destruction of trace organic contaminants in wastewater
2012
- A review on the importance of metals and metalloids in atmospheric dust and aerosol from mining operations
2012
- Shear-thickening behavior of high molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) solutions
2012
- Hygroscopic and Chemical Properties of Aerosols Collected near a Copper Smelter: Implications for Public and Environmental Health
2012
- Erratum: Concentration of trichloroethylene in breast milk and household water from Nogales, Arizona (Environmental Science and Technology 46:16 (9055-9061) DOI:10.1021/es301380d)
2012
- Concentration of trichloroethylene in breast milk and household water from Nogales, Arizona
2012
- Toward identifying the next generation of superfund and hazardous waste site contaminants
2011
- Shear rheology of anionic and zwitterionic modified polyacrylamides
2011
- Advanced Oxidation of Trace Organics in Water by Hydrogen Peroxide Solar Photolysis
2011
- Metal and metalloid contaminants in atmospheric aerosols from mining operations
2011
- The status of water and sanitation among Pacific Rim nations
2011
- Modeling of Advanced Oxidation of Trace Organic Contaminants by Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis and Fenton's Reaction
2010
- Evaluating the mobility of arsenic in synthetic iron-containing solids u sing a modified sequential extraction method
2010
- Evaluating the Mobility of Arsenic in Synthetic Iron-Containing Solids Using a Modified Sequential Extraction Method
2010
- Modeling and characterization of aerosol emissions from mining operations
2010
- Modeling of advanced oxidation of trace organic contaminants by hydrogen peroxide photolysis and fentons reaction
2010
- Effect of ionic environment on the rheology of wormlike micelle solutions of mixtures of surfactants with opposite charge
2010
- Thermocatalytic destruction of gas-phase perchloroethylene using propane as a hydrogen source
2009
- Synthesis of amphiphilic dendrons and their interactions in aqueous solutions with cetyltrimethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate (CTAT)
2009
- Solutions of xanthan gum/guar gum mixtures: shear rheology, porous media flow, and solids transport in annular flow
2009
- Interaction of Perchloroethylene with Cerium Oxide in Three-Way Catalysts
2009
- Fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, nonylphenol, and estrogenic activity during managed infiltration of wastewater effluent
2008
- I&EC 50-Catalytic dechlorination of gas-phase perchloroethylene under mixed redox conditions
2008
- Effect of Ferrous Iron on Arsenate Sorption to Amorphous Ferric Hydroxide
2008
- Shear rheology and porous media flow of wormlike micelle solutions formed by mixtures of surfactants of opposite charge
2008
- Mixed Redox Catalytic Destruction of Chlorinated Solvents in Soils and Groundwater
2008
- Shear and extensional rheology of solutions of mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide) and anionic surfactants in ionic environments
2008
- Vane rheology of cohesionless glass beads
2008
- Mixed redox catalytic destruction of chlorinated solvents in soils and groundwater: From the laboratory to the field
2008
- Damage control: Managing the residuals generated during arsenic treatment
2008
- Removal of arsenate ions from water using micellar enhanced ultrafiltration
2008
- Stabilization of arsenic-bearing solid residuals in polymeric matrices
2008
- Fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers during wastewater treatment/polishing and sludge stabilization/disposal
2008
- Catalytic dechlorination of gas-phase perchloroethylene under mixed redox conditions
2008
- Synergistic effects in flows of mixtures of wormlike micelles and hydroxyethyl celluloses with or without hydrophobic modifications
2008
- Transport of solids in solutions of biopolymer mixtures and improvements to their distribution in a flow simulator in vertical conduits with annular cross section
2008
- Rheology of aqueous solutions of hydrophobically modified polyacrylamides and surfactants
2007
- Changes in estrogen/anti-estrogen activities in ponded secondary effluent
2007
- Effect of ionic strength on the rheological behavior of aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium p-toluene sulfonate solutions
2007
- A continuum constitutive model for cohesionless granular flows
2007
- Leaching of arsenic from granular ferric hydroxide residuals under mature landfill conditions
2006
- Effect of pH, competitive anions and NOM on the leaching of arsenic from solid residuals
2006
- The contribution of frictional contacts to the shear strength of coarse glass bead powders and slurries
2006
- In-place regeneration of granular activated carbon using fenton's reagents
2006
- Destruction of gas-phase trichloroethylene in a modified fuel cell
2006
- Transport of solids in a non-newtonian annular vertical flow of biopolymer solutions
2006
- Transporte de sólidos en flujo anular vertical No-Newtoniano de soluciones de biopolímeros
2006
- Stabilization of arsenic-bearing iron hydroxide solid wastes in polymeric matrices
2005
- The role of shear and elongation in the flow of solutions of semi-flexible polymers through porous media
2005
- Shear and extensional rheology of aqueous getyltrimethylammonium p-toluene sulfonate solutions.
2004
- Reductive dehalogenation of aqueous-phase chlorinated hydrocarbons in an electrochemical reactor
2004
- Non-Newtonian annular vertical flow of sand suspensions in aqueous solutions of guar gum
2004
- Destruction of Aqueous-Phase Carbon Tetrachloride in an Electrochemical Reactor with a Porous Cathode
2004
- Physicochemical aspects of colloid deposition in a rotating disk system.
2004
- In-place regeneration of SVE-loaded GAC using Fenton's reagents
2004
- Leach resistance of encapsulated salts in polymeric waste forms fabricated using an aqueous-based route
2004
- Removal of aqueous phase trichloroethylene using membrane air stripping contactors
2004
- Microstructure of emulsion-based polymeric waste forms for encapsulating low-level, radioactive and toxic metal wastes
2004
- Reductive and oxidative destruction of chlorinated hydrocarbons in gas-phase catalytic reactors: Packed-beds and modified fuel cells.
2004
- Microstructure and leaching behavior of polymer composites for encapsulating toxic solid wastes
2004
- Effect of the flow field on the rheological behavior of aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate solutions
2004
- Interactions between high-molecular-weight poly(ethylene oxide) and sodium dodecyl sulfate
2003
- Investigation of transport in colloidal systems using a rotating disk.
2003
- Elongational flow of solutions of poly(ethylene oxide) and sulfonated surfactants
2002
- Shear and extensional rheology of solutions of modified hydroxyethyl celluloses and sodium dodecyl sulfate
2002
- Effect of poly(aspartic acid) on the removal rates of brushite deposits from stainless steel tubing in turbulent flow
2002
- Effect of ethanol addition on the elongational flow behavior of aqueous solutions of poly(ethylene oxide)
2002
- Interactions between poly(ethylene oxide) and sodium dodecyl sulfate in elongational flows
2001
- Elongational flow of solutions containing poly(ethylene oxide)/sodium dodecyl sulfate complexes in the presence of n-alkanols
2001
- Gas-lift reactors for rapid reactions with appreciable gas consumption
2000
- Flow of mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide) and hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solutions through opposed jets
2000
- Removal of solid organic films from rotating disks using emulsion cleaners
2000
- Mechanisms for the removal of calcium phosphate deposits in turbulent flow
2000
- Two-dimensional flow of polymer solutions through porous media
1999
- Effect of drag and frictional losses on the hydrodynamics of gas-lift reactors
1999
- Dynamic hydration of phospholipid films in aqueous environments
1999
- Coupling of hydrodynamics and chemical reaction in gas-lift reactors
1999
- Removal rates of major and trace components of an organic film using aqueous nonionic surfactant solutions
1999
- Porous media flow of poly(ethylene oxide)/sodium dodecyl sulfate mixtures
1999
- Flow of Mixtures of Poly(ethylene oxide) and Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide Solutions Through Porous Media
1999
- Hydrodynamics of gas-lift reactors with a fast, liquid-phase reaction
1999
- Hydrodynamic model for gas-lift reactors
1998
- Removal of organic films from rotating disks using aqueous solutions of nonionic surfactants: Effect of surfactant molecular structure
1998
- Liquid phase mixing in a slurry bubble column with draft tube
1998
- Hydrodynamic model for gas-lift reactors (vol 44, pg 1413, 1998)
1998
- Hydration and removal of supported phospholipid films in aqueous surfactant solutions
1998
- Use of sodium polyaspartate for the removal of hydroxyapatite/ brushite deposits from stainless steel tubing
1998
- Spatial distribution of gas and solid phases in conical slurry bubble columns
1997
- Macromolecular dynamics in extensional flows .1. Birefringence and viscometry
1997
- Removal of oil films from stainless steel tubes
1997
- Macromolecular dynamics in extensional flows: 2. The evolution of molecular strain
1997
- Mechanical degradation of polymers in flows through porous media: Effect of flow path length and particle size
1997
- Extensional flow of solutions of polymer mixtures
1996
- Flow of polymer solutions through disordered packings of mixtures of monodisperse spheres
1996
- Removal of Organic Films from Rotating Disks Using Aqueous Solutions of Nonionic Surfactants: Film Morphology and Cleaning Mechanisms
1996
- Macromolecular strain in periodic models of porous media flows
1996
- Flow-induced degradation of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide in porous media
1996
- Two-dimensional flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids through porous media
1996
- Effect of intermolecular cross links on drag reduction by polymer solutions
1996
- Hydrodynamics of semibatch slurry bubble columns with polymer solutions
1996
- Phase distributions in semibatch slurry bubble columns with guar gum solutions
1996
- Lateral Thermal Dispersion in Gas-Liquid Cocurrent Downflow Through Packed Beds
1996
- The sedimentation-dispersion model for slurry bubble columns with a conical distributor
1995
- Turbulence suppression by polymer solutions in opposed jets flow
1995
- Thermal dispersion in vertical gas-liquid flows with foaming and non-foaming liquids
1995
- THERMAL DISPERSION IN VERTICAL GAS-LIQUID FLOWS WITH FOAMING AND NONFOAMING LIQUIDS
1995
- Effect of draft tube position on the hydrodynamics of a draft tube slurry bubble column
1995
- TURBULENCE SUPPRESSION BY POLYMER-SOLUTIONS IN OPPOSED JETS FLOW
1995
- EXTENSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR SOLUTIONS - OPTICAL RHEOMETRY IN OPPOSED JETS AND FLOW-THROUGH POROUS-MEDIA
1995
- Extensional behavior of hydroxypropyl guar solutions: Optical rheometry in opposed jets and flow through porous media
1995
- Shear and elongational behavior of linear low-density and low-density polyethylene blends from capillary rheometry
1994
- FLOW OF SOLUTIONS OF HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) MIXTURES THROUGH A POROUS-MEDIUM
1994
- Flow of monodisperse polystyrene solutions through porous media
1994
- FLOW OF MONODISPERSE POLYSTYRENE SOLUTIONS THROUGH POROUS-MEDIA
1994
- Flow of solutions of hydroxypropyl guar-poly(ethylene oxide) mixtures through a porous medium
1994
- Hydrodynamics of bubble columns with two immiscible liquid phases
1993
- HYDRODYNAMICS OF BUBBLE-COLUMNS WITH 2 IMMISCIBLE LIQUID-PHASES
1993
- Flow of polymer solutions through porous media
1993
- BOUNDARY-LAYER FLOW AND HEAT-TRANSFER IN SATURATED AND UNSATURATED POROUS-MEDIA
1993
- FLOW OF POLYMER-SOLUTIONS THROUGH POROUS-MEDIA
1993
- EFFECT OF OPERATING-CONDITIONS ON GAS HOLDUP IN SLURRY BUBBLE-COLUMNS WITH A FOAMING LIQUID
1992
- Effect of operating conditions on gas holdup in slurry bubble columns with a foaming liquid
1992
- Static liquid holdup in packed beds of spherical particles
1991
- SOLID DISTRIBUTION IN A SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN WITH 2 IMMISCIBLE LIQUID-PHASES
1991
- PREDICTION OF EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES IN POROUS-MEDIA USING SPATIALLY PERIODIC MODELS
1991
- Prediction of effective diffusivities in porous media using spatially periodic models
1991
- STATIC LIQUID HOLDUP IN PACKED-BEDS OF SPHERICAL-PARTICLES
1991
- Solid distribution in a slurry bubble column with two immiscible liquid phases
1991
- EFFECT OF SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION ON GAS HOLDUP IN A BUBBLE COLUMN WITH AN ORGANIC LIQUID
1991
- THE EFFECT OF VARIABLE VISCOSITY ON BOUNDARY-LAYER HEAT-TRANSFER IN A POROUS-MEDIUM
1990
- The effect of variable viscosity on boundary-layer heat transfer in a porous medium
1990
- Hydrodynamics of a semibatch slurry bubble column with a foaming liquid
1990
- AN EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF GAS HOLDUP IN 2-PHASE BUBBLE-COLUMNS WITH FOAMING LIQUIDS
1990
- The equilibrium and stability of menisci between touching spheres under the effect of gravity
1990
- FUNDAMENTAL-SOLUTIONS OF THE STREAMFUNCTION-VORTICITY FORMULATION OF THE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS
1990
- EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITIES FOR MODEL HETEROGENEOUS POROUS-MEDIA
1990
- Effective permeabilities for model heterogeneous porous media
1990
- THE EFFECTIVE HOMOGENEOUS BEHAVIOR OF HETEROGENEOUS POROUS-MEDIA
1989
- The effective homogeneous behavior of heterogeneous porous media
1989
- MATHEMATICAL-MODEL FOR THE SIMULATION OF WATER-QUALITY IN RIVER BASINS
1988
- Effect of surfactants on gas holdup of two-phase bubble columns
1988
- EQUILIBRIUM SHAPE AND STABILITY OF MENISCI FORMED BETWEEN TWO TOUCHING CYLINDERS.
1987
- THE EQUILIBRIUM SHAPE AND STABILITY OF MENISCI FORMED BETWEEN 2 TOUCHING CYLINDERS
1987
- HYDRODYNAMICS OF TRICKLING FLOW IN PACKED BEDS. PART 1: CONDUIT MODELS.
1986
- THE HYDRODYNAMICS OF TRICKLING FLOW IN PACKED-BEDS .2. EXPERIMENTAL-OBSERVATIONS
1986
- HYDRODYNAMICS OF TRICKLING FLOW IN PACKED BEDS. PART II: EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS.
1986
- THE HYDRODYNAMICS OF TRICKLING FLOW IN PACKED-BEDS .1. CONDUIT MODELS
1986
- HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS FOR GAS-LIQUID COCURRENT FLOW IN PACKED BEDS.
1985
- ON THE PERFORMANCE OF QUADRILATERAL FINITE ELEMENTS IN THE SOLUTION TO THE STOKES EQUATIONS IN PERIODIC STRUCTURES.
1985
- Response to Dr. D. Fitzgerald's comments
1984
- HOLDUP AND PRESSURE DROP IN TRICKLE BED REACTORS.
1984
- DYNAMIC-RESPONSE OF A PACKED-BED THERMAL STORAGE-SYSTEM - A MODEL FOR SOLAR AIR HEATING - RESPONSE
1984
- DYNAMIC-RESPONSE OF A PACKED-BED THERMAL STORAGE-SYSTEM - RESPONSE
1984
- Response to comments by Drs. D. E. Beasley and J. A. Clark
1984
- TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF PACKED-BED THERMAL STORAGE-SYSTEMS
1983
- Transient analysis of packed-bed thermal storage systems
1983
- DISTILLATION COLUMNS OPTIMIZATION BY A FASTER CONVERGENCE PROCEDURE.
1982
- Dynamic response of a packed bed thermal storage system-a model for solar air heating
1982
- TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF PACKED COLUMN THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEMS.
1982
- Velocity distribution and liquid flow patterns on industrial sieve trays.
1982