Contact Info:
Mark J. Rood, Ph.D.
Ivan Racheff
Professor of Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois
3230E Newmark Lab, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Tel. (217) 333-6963
Fax. (217) 333-9464
mrood@illinois.edu
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News, Awards, & Outreach
Congratulations to AQES recent award
winners!
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M.J.
Rood and Research Group
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- Visiting Professorship,
China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China (2009-2019)
- Excellence
in Guiding Undergraduate Research Award, UIUC (2015)
- Outstanding Contribution Award in International Collaboration, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China (2015)
- Frank A. Chambers
Excellence in Air Pollution Control Award, A&WMA (2015)
- Qingdao International
Scientific and Technical Cooperation Award (2014)
- University
Research Grand Prize, Determining Atmospheric Plume Opacity Using
Low-Cost Digital Still Cameras, Excellence in Environmental
Engineering Award, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and
Scientists (2013)
- Soporowski
Award, A&WMA (2012)
- University
Research Honor Award, Organic Gas Capture for Effective Reuse or
Disposal, Excellence in Environmental Engineering Award, American
Academy of Environmental Engineers (2011)
- Lyman
A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award,
A&WMA (2010)
- World
Best Technology Showcase, Department of Defense, ERDC-CERL/UI, Digital
Optical Method, Environmental Quality Technology (2010)
- Fellow,
A&WMA (2008)
- Best
Research & Development Team Award, Innovative Measurements of
Particulate Matter Emissions for Dust from Unique Military Activities,
Department of Defense, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL (2007)
- Outstanding
Cooperator’s Award, Illinois State Geological Survey (2006)
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John Atkinson
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- Second place doctoral dissertation award, Air & Waste Management Association (2014)
- Department
of Environmental Engineering and Science Annual Symposium Best Oral
Presentation (2012)
- Engelbrecht
Fellowship (2012)
- Mavis
Future Faculty Fellowship (2011)
- First
place MS Thesis award, (2010) " Development of Carbon Adsorbents
from Organic Salt Precursors and their Environmental Applications. ", 103rd
A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition
- First
place award in Doctoral Student Poster Competition, (2009) “Synthesis
and Characterization of Carbon-Based Iron Catalysts Prepared by
Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis”, 102nd A&WMA Annual Conference &
Exhibition
- A&WMA
Scholarship (2008-2009)
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Srinidhi Balasubramanian
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- Richard S. and Mary E. Engelbrecht Fellowship (2017)
- Graduate Conference Travel Award, UIUC (2014 & 2016)
- Faculty
for the Future Fellowship (2013-2015), Schlumberger Foundation
- Racheff Student Travel Award, Environmental Engineering & Science Program, CEE, UIUC (2012 & 2014)
- Lake Michigan States Travel Scholarship, Air &Waste Management Association (2013 & 2014)
- Third place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2014) “Modeling Temporal Variability in Gaseous Ammonia Emissions from Chemical Fertilizer Usage in Midwest USA”, 107th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition
- Outstanding
Student Presentation Award, American Geophysical Union (2013)
- Ravindar
K. and Kavita Kinra
Fellowship (2010- 2012)
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Beni Brem
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- Department
of Environmental Engineering and Science Annual Symposium Best
Technical Poster (2012)
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Dave Johnsen
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- Third
place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2013) “Effects
of activated carbon fiber cloth’s physical structure, chemical
composition, and adsorbed material on its electrical resistance”, 106th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition
- A&WMA
Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (2010-2011)
- Second
place MS Thesis award, (2010) "Bench-Scale Gas Capture and
Recovery System using Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth", 103rd
A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition
- First
place award in Doctoral Student Poster Competition, (2010) "Electrothermal Heating Control During Regeneration
of Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth", 103rd A&WMA Annual
Conference & Exhibition
- U.S. Department
of Energy Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship
(2009-2010)
- Walter E. Deuchler Fellowship
(2008-2009)
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Arezoo
Khodayari
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- First place MS Thesis award,
(2011) "Experimental and theoretical study of CO2 absorption into
potassium carbonate solution promoted with enzyme", 104th
A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition
- Young
Professional Best Paper Award (2010), "Experimental study of a
biocatalyst-promoted carbonate absorption process for CO2 capture from
post-combustion flue gases", 103rd A&WMA Annual Conference
& Exhibition
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Kaitlin Mallouk
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- Mara Wasburn Early Engineering Educator Grant from the Women in Engineering division of American Society for Engineering Education (2014)
- Engelbrecht Fellowship (2014)
- Mavis
Future Faculty Fellowship (2011-2012)
- Department
of CEE Alumni Graduate Assistantship for Teaching Excellence (2011)
- Tied
Second Place, A&WMA PhD Student Platform Paper (2011)
- ACS
Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award (2011)
- A&WMA
Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (2009-2010)
- First
place award in Masters Student Paper Competition, (2009) “Capture and
Recovery of Organic Gases for Reuse”, 102nd A&WMA Annual
Conference & Exhibition
- National
Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2009-2012)
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Andrew
Nelson
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- US
Army Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP), (2012-2013)
- A&WMA
Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (2012-2013)
- First
place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2012)
"Investigation of Bioaerosol Removal
from a Gas Stream and Inactivation Using Acoustically Enhanced
Impaction", 105th Annual A&WMA Annual Conference and
Exhibition
- First place Montgomery Watson
Harza Consulting Engineers/AEESP Master
Thesis Award (2012) “Bench-Scale Evaluation of an Energy Efficient
Acoustic Aerosol Purification Device with a Newly Designed Bioaerosol Testing and Evaluation Chamber”
- Department
of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation
(SMART) Scholarship Award (2009)
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Wangki Yuen
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- A&WMA Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (2015-2016)
- Second place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2014) “Wavelength-Dependent Opacity Measurement and Uncertainty Using Digital Cameras and Smartphones”, 107th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition
- Second
place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2012) “Open
Burning and Open Detonation PM10 Mass Emission Factor Measurements
with Optical Remote Sensing”, 105th A&WMA Annual Conference &
Exhibition
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