Principal Investigator
The EMSP lab was founded by Dr. Avner Ronen.
Dr. Ronen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Temple University. Prior to joining Temple University, Dr. Ronen was a BARD postdoctoral fellow in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Riverside, where he worked on electrochemical wastewater treatment using electroconductive membranes.
He received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology mentored by Dr. Carlos Dosoretz and Dr. Raphael Semiat. His Ph.D. research focused on developing a modified feed spacer with antibacterial qualities for biofouling prevention in RO membrane systems. He completed his M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at the Technion, working on advanced polymer fabrication processes for ballistic protection.
His current research focuses on the development of electrically conductive membranes based on nanomaterials for enhancing membrane separation abilities and enabling advanced oxidation/reduction processes coupled with membrane processes.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Nutrients recovery from wastewater
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Bacterial and colloidal attachment to membranes
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Biofouling mitigation strategies
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Functionalized membranes:
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Electrically conductive membranes
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On-line fouling detection
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Regenerative antifouling properties
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Energy production coupled with desalination and biological wastewater treatment
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Integration of renewable energy and potable water production technologies
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Membrane distillation
EDUCATION
2014 - 2016
University of California, Riverside
BARD Postdoctoral Fellow
2009 - 2014
Technion- IIT
Civil & Environmental Engineering
2006 - 2008
Technion -IIT
Chemical Engineering
2002 - 2006
Technion- IIT
Civil & Environmental Engineering