Select names below to see individual researcher webpages
Zitomer Lab
Group Director
Daniel H. Zitomer Ph.D., P.E., BCEE,
Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University
Industrial and municipal wastewater management and biotechnology for waste treatment, as well as renewable energy with focus in anaerobic bioprocesses.
Email: daniel.zitomer@mu.edu
Phone: 414-288-5733
Research Assistant Professors and Post Docs
Zhongzhe Liu, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Sustainable wastewater biosolids thermochemical conversion to biochar and bio-fuel. Design and construction of a demonstration scale thermochemical system, the production and characterization of value-added biochar, the in-situ catalysis of pyrolytic vapor, and process simulation and optimization.
Email: zhongzhe.liu@mu.edu
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Manager of Marquette Global Water Center research and industry collaboration facility (PI Dr.
Daniel Zitomer). Microbial water quality and advanced oxidation processes (PI Dr. Brooke Mayer)
Email: kyana.young@mu.edu
Kaushik Venkiteshwaran, Ph.D.,
Proteins for recovery of phosphorus and other resources (PI Dr. Brooke Mayer)
Bioaugmentation in anaerobic digestion: linking microbial Activity and community structure with reactor performance (PI Dr. Daniel Zitomer)
Student Researchers
Romel Cabrera-Silva, Ph.D. Student,
M.S. National Polytechnic School, Quito, Ecuador
Anaerobic digestion modeling and microbial community/function relationships.
Email: promel.cabrera-silva@mu.edu
Advanced high-rate treatment of wet weather flows, particularly combined sewer and sanitary sewer overflows.
Email: paige.peters@mu.edu
B.S. University of Wisconsin- Platteville
The study of the optimization of anaerobic bioprocesses.
Email: dylan.friss@mu.edu
Research pyrolysis of biosolids using a high temperature reactor, bomb calorimeter and gas chromatography.
Email: john.kissel@mu.edu
Anaerobic degradation of biopolymers to enhance biomethane production used for renewable energy or further production of biopolymers.
Email: nicholas.benn@mu.edu
Develop practical secondary and tertiary processes to use along with electrolysis in a packaged, decentralized wastewater treatment unit.
Email: saba.seyedi@mu.edu
Anaerobic biotechnology for industrial used water recovery.
Email: julian.velazquez@mu.edu
Past Members
Masanori Fujimoto, Post doc, 2017, Research Assistant Professor, University of Florida
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Kaushik Venkiteshwaran, Ph.D., 2017, Post doc, Marquette University
Matthew Seib, Ph.D., 2015,
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Madison, WI
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Daniel Carey, Ph.D., 2015, Brown and Caldwell, Nashville, TN
Kevin Berg, M.S., 2015, Strand Associates, Milwaukee, WI
Allen Williams, M.S., 2014, Dohohue and Associates, Milwaukee, WI
Jonathan Kusowski, M.S., 2013, Symbiont, Milwaukee, WI
Ben Bocher, Ph.D., 2012, BP Chemicals Petrochemical Technology, Naperville, IL.
Ujwal Bhattad, Ph.D., 2012
Navaneethan Navaratnam, Ph.D., 2012
Steve Graziano, M.S., 2012, ch2m, Milwaukee, WI.
Vaibhav Tale, Ph.D., 2010, River Bend Labs, Canada
Anne Schauer-Gimenez, Ph.D., 2008, VP of Methane Marketing, Mango Materials, San Francisco, CA.
Veronica Loete, M.S., 2007, Brown and Caldwell, Milwaukee, WI.
Yunus Salami, M.S., 2007,
Asst. Professor, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
(Ph.D. University of Central Florida)
Carlan Johnson, M.S., 2006, consultant
Elsy Escobar, M.S., 2006, Environmental Engineer, Arcadis, Philadelphia, PA.
(Ph.D. Arizona State University)
Joe Hendricks, M.S., 2005, Engineer, Covidian, Denver, CO.
Craig Heisel, M.S., 2005, Engineer, Donohue and Associates, South Bend, IN.
Prasoon Adhakari, M.S., 2004, Environmental Engineer, City of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Farid Kade, M.S., 2004, Western Regional Manager, Environmental Operating Solutions, Brookfield, WI
Engin Guven, Ph.D. 2004, Environmental Engineer, CDM Smith, Fairfax, VA.
David Vogel, M.S., 2003, Commercial Project Manager, Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI.
Lisa Williams (Wust), M.S., 2003, independent contractor, Toronto, Canada.
David Woznicki, M.S., 2001, Senior Project Manager, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, WI.
Katherine McGrady, M.S., 1999, Environmental Engineer, Indianapolis, IN
Noelle Brigham, M.S., 1999, Environmental Engineer, S.C. Johnson, Racine, WI.
Joshua Shrout, M.S., 1998, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
(Ph.D. University of Iowa)
Jason Parrillo, M.S., 1998, Engineer, Orange County Utilities Department, Orlando, FL.