AMY CHILDRESS, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Mailing address:
University of Nevada, Reno
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/0258
Reno,
NV 89557-0258
T: (775) 784-6942
F: (775) 784-1390
amyec@unr.edu
Physical
address for express mailing:
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557
Office location:
Scrugham Engineering and Mines (SEM), Room 105
Education
| YEAR | DEGREE | UNIVERSITY |
| 1997 | Ph.D. | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1993 | M.S. | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1992 | B.S. | University of Maryland |
Research Interests
- Membrane Contractor Processes
- Pressure-Driven Membrane Processes
- Membrane Bioreactor Technology
- Colloidal and Interfacial Aspects of Membrane Processes
- Solar Ponds for Brine Reduction and Energy Recovery
Recent Publications
- Achilli, A., Cath, T.Y., and Childress, A.E., “Power Generation with Pressure-Retarded Osmosis: Influence of Operating Conditions”, submitted.
- Martinetti, C.R., Childress, A.E., and Cath, T.Y., �Advanced Membrane Processes for Desalination of Concentrated Reverse Osmosis Brines�, accepted.
- Achilli, A., Cath, T.Y., Marchand, E.A., and Childress, A.E., “The Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor: A Low-Fouling Alternative to MBR Processes”, in press.
- Mortensen, E., Cath, T.Y., Brant, J.A., Dennett, K., and Childress, A.E., “Evaluation of Membrane Processes for Reducing Total Dissolved Solids Discharged to the Truckee River”, Journal of Environmental Engineering - ASCE, Vol. 133 (12), December 2007, pages 1136-1144.
- Harrison, C.J., Le Gouellec, Y.A., Cheng, R.C., and Childress, A.E., “Bench-Scale Testing of Seawater Desalination Using Nanofiltration”, Journal of Environmental Engineering - ASCE, Vol. 133 (11), November 2007, pages 1004-1014.
- Holloway, R.W., Childress, A.E., Dennett, K.E., Cath, T.Y., "Forward Osmosis for Concentration of Anaerobic Digester Centrate", Water Research, Vol. 41 (17), September 2007, pages 4005-4014.