Funded Research Projects and Funding Sources

Funded Research Proposals (as PI and Co-PI)

  • Application of inclined plate settlers for stormwater runoff treatment (PI)
  • Ammonia toxicity in high-solids anaerobic digestion process (PI).
  • Characterization of California statewide highway runoff from construction sites (Co-PI).
  • Clogging investigation of porous asphalt and pervious concrete pavements in parking lots (PI).
  • Clogging study of open graded porous asphalt under heavy vehicle and rainfall simulations (C0-PI)
  • Comprehensive California statewide highway runoff characterization studies (Co-PI).
  • Computer model to estimate the quality and quantity of biogas from municipal landfills (Co-PI).
  • Continuous on line flow-through particle size measurement (PI).
  • Development of data analysis software to analyze censored water quality data (Co-PI)
  • Evaluating field and laboratory data for developing surrogate indicators to monitor fine sediment in the Tahoe Basin (Co-PI)
  • Guidance for permeable pavement systems (Co-PI)
  • Hydraulic performance evaluation of permeable pavements under heavy traffic and load (PI).
  • Fate of wastewater nitrogen discharged to the aquatic and soil environment (Co-PI).
  • First flush highway runoff characterization (PI)
  • Impact of annual average daily traffic on highway runoff pollutant concentration (PI).
  • Importance of nutrients availability on the performance of high-solid anaerobic digestion (PI).
  • Isotopic approach to identify sources of nitrogen and phosphorus from Tahoe basin (Co-PI).
  • Kinetic model to simulate the biodegradation of a high-solids anaerobic digestion process (PI).
  • Managing biosolids by using the biodegradable organic fraction of MSW as a primary substrate and source of energy in a high-solids anaerobic composting process (PI).
  • Mass balance modeling approach to identify sources of pollution from highway runoff (PI).
  • Mathematical model to predict chemical constituents’ pollutographs (PI)
  • Methods to fractionate particle size distribution and contaminants associated with them (PI).
  • Methods to measure the biodegradability of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (PI).
  • Micro-particles processing and analysis guidance manual for Tahoe Basin (Co-PI).
  • New method to measure C/N for design and performance evaluation of biogasification (PI).
  • Numerical methodology to define first flush pollutants mass loading (PI).
  • Nutrient requirements for methanogens in high-solids anaerobic digestion (PI).
  • Review of particle size distribution and contaminants associated with them (Co-PI)
  • Source identification of total phosphorus originated from motor oil (PI).
  • Source identification of nitrate and phosphate and fine sediments from highway runoff (PI)
  • Structural performance evaluation of permeable pavements under heavy traffic and load (C0-PI).
  • Technical assistance on stormwater runoff management and BMP treatment (Co-PI)
  • Toxicity evaluation of highway stormwater runoff (PI)
  • municipal solid waste as a fuel supplement in a fluidized bed (PI).
  • Water quality of leachate produced from asphalt and concrete surfacing materials under control laboratory investigations (PI).
  • Utilization of humus produced from anaerobic composting of the biodegradable organic fraction of

Research Funding Sources (over $23,000,000)

  • California Department of Air Resources Board
  • California Department of Health
  • California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
  • California Energy Commission
  • California Integrated Waste Management Board
  • California Prison Industry (PIA)
  • California Waste Recovery Systems Inc.
  • City of San Diego
  • Delta Diablo Sanitation District
  • Integrated Recycling Inc.
  • Microgen Corporation
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • National Science Foundation
  • Protech Inc.
  • Richmond Sanitary Services
  • UC Davis Academic Federation
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
  • U.S. Forest Services (USFS)
  • University of California Energy Institute
  • Vector Engineering, Inc
  • Water Environment Federation
  • West County Agency
  • West County Wastewater District
  • Wildermuth Environmental, Inc.

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