Students

MS Students
Katy Lindstrom
Research topic:  Modeling nitrogen behavior in the vadose zone in onsite wastewater systems
email: kbendall@mines.edu

Bryce Tillotson
Research topic:  Field evaluation of the long term treatment performance in onsite wastewater systems (with a focus on nitrogen)
email: btillots@mines.edu

Sarah Roberts
Research topic:  Quantitative tool development for assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soil treatment units
email: sroberts@mines.edu

Assaf Wunsch
Research topic:  Nitrogen removal in onsite wastewater soil treatment units.

PhD Students
Kathy DeJong
Research topic: Occurrence and fate of emerging organic chemicals in onsite wastewater systems and implications for water quality management
email: kdejong@mines.edu

Jim McKinley
Research topic: Genesis and effects of pore filling agents that accumulate during infiltration of wastewater effluents into soil
email: jmckinle@mines.edu

Graduates

Rebecca E. Parzen, M.S. Thesis (2007)
Nitrogen Movement and Fate in a Wastewater Drip Dispersal System in a Semi-Arid Climate.

Maria Tucholke, M.S. Thesis (2007)
Statistical Assessment of Relationships Between Denitrificaiton and Easily Measurable Soil Properties: A Simple Predictive Tool for Watershed-Scale Modeling.

Nathan K. Rothe, M.S. Thesis (2006)
Comparison of Raw Wastewater and Septic Tank Effluent Composition through Literature and Field Investigations.

D. Ryan Walsh, M.S. Thesis (2006)
Infiltration Rate Behavior in Sand Porous Media as Affected by Effluent Quality, Infiltrative Surface Architecture, and Hydraulic Loading Rate.

Sarah Doyle, M.S. Thesis (2006)
Phosphorus Transport and Fate During Onsite Wastewater Treatment.

Charlotte Dimick, M.S. Thesis (2005)
Field Evaluation of Vadose Zone Purification and the Effects of Applied Wastewater Quality and Hydraulic Loading Rate.

Kirkley Heatwole, M.S. Thesis (2005)
Modeling Subsurface Fate and Transport of Nitrogen from Onsite Wastewater Systems.

Elin Larsson and Johanna Persson, M.S. Thesis, Luleå University of Technology incorporation with Colorado School of Mines (2004)
Viability of Membrane Bioreactor Technology as an Advanced Pre-treatment for Onsite Wastewater Treatment.

Kyle Tackett, M.S. Thesis (2004)
Vadose Zone Treatment During Effluent Reclamation as Affected by Infiltrative Surface Architecture and Hydraulic Loading Rate.

Kathleen Dano, M.S. Thesis (2004)
The fate of individual sewage disposal system effluent in Turkey Creek Basin, Colorado.

Heather Smith, M.S. Thesis (2004)
Watershed Scale Impacts of Pollutants in an Alpine Groundwater System.

Angelique Diaz, M.S. Thesis (2003).
Wastewater Infiltration Rate Behavior in Soil as Affected by Infiltrative Surface Architecture: Methods Development and Experimental Results.

Paula Jo Lemonds, M.S. Thesis (2003).
Simulation of Onsite Wastewater System Pollutants in Summit County, Colorado, using Two Watershed Water Quality Models.

Abigail Wren, M.S. Thesis (2003).
A Field-scale Performance Assessment of Advanced Pre-treatment Units Utilizing Textile Media Filtration for Nitrogen Removal in Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems.

Sheila Van Cuyk, Ph.D. Dissertation (2003).
Fate of Virus during Wastewater Renovation in Porous Media Biofilters.

John Albert, M.S. Thesis (2002).
Assessment of Bacterial Source Tracking Using Rep-PCR and Classification Methods for Identification of Fecal Contamination.

Jennifer Guelfo (Bagdol), M.S. Thesis (2002).
Water Quality Monitoring in the Lake Dillon Watershed, Colorado to Enable Assessment of Development Impacts.

Andy Logan, Ph.D. Dissertation (2002).
Hydrophobic Contributions to Cryptosporidium Parvum Collection in Granular Media Filters During Municipal Drinking Water Treatment.

Deborah (Huntzinger) Beach, M.S. Thesis (2001).
The Use of One-Dimensional Columns and Unsaturated Flow Modeling to Assess the Hydraulic Processes in Soil-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems.

Shiloh Kirkland, M.S. Thesis (2001).
Coupling Site-Scale Fate and Transport with Watershed-Scale Modeling to Assess the Cumulative Effects of Nutrients from Decentralized Wastewater Systems.

Elizabeth Fischer, M.S. Thesis (1999).
Nutrient Transformation and Fate During Intermittent Sand Filtration of Wastewater.

Sarah Masson, M.S. Thesis (1999).
Fate of Microorganisms in a Soil Infiltration System as Affected by Infiltrative Surface Character and Depth.