Mayer Lab
Group Director
Brooke K. Mayer, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Marquette University
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Group Section Links
Current Group
Joe Heffron, Ph.D. Student
M.S. – Marquette University
Assessing the mechanisms of removal and inactivation of viruses using electrocoagulation
Email: joseph.heffron@mu.edu
Carlan Johnson, Ph.D. Student
M.S. – Marquette University
Evaluating the simultaneous mitigation of organic matter and estrogens using titanium dioxide advanced oxidation followed by filtration
Email: carlan.johnson@mu.edu
Yiran Tong, Ph.D. Student (co-advisor: Dr. McNamara)
M.S. – UW-Milwaukee
Studying the removal of micropollutants and recovery of nutrients from wastewater
Email: yiran.tong@mu.edu
Anna Avila, M.S. Student
B.S. – Luther College
Design and evaluation of nutrient recovery technologies using ion exchange and other sorbents
Email: anna.avila@mu.edu
Yizhi (Jonathan) Hou, M.S. Student B.S. – Sichuan University
Performance testing of electrolytic-reverse osmosis system for removal of arsenic from drinking water treatment
Email: yizhi.hou@mu.edu
Lisa Herring,
Research Technician
(co-member of Dr. Hristova’s lab)
Titanium dioxide treatments for drinking water
Email: lisa.hintz@mu.edu
Nicole Wellenstein
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Evaluating the simultaneous mitigation of organic matter and estrogens using titanium dioxide advanced oxidation followed by filtration
Matt Vitello, Emmanuel Kayiwa, Alex Zucca
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Constructing and testing a membrane and resin desalination system
Lab Manager
Mike Dollhopf
M.S. – UW-Milwaukee
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Manager of the Hydraulics Laboratory
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College of Engineering Lab Safety Officer
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Chemical Hygiene Manager for the College of Engineering
Previous Members
Yu Yang (postdoc, 2015)
Water Engineer, North American Hoganas, Inc.
Phosphorus recovery using novel biological systems
Patrick Mullen (B.S., 2013; M.S., 2015)
Engineer, Centrisys
Nutrient Recovery from Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Permeate Using Ion Exchange
Allen Williams (M.S., 2013) – Engineer, Donahue and Associates
Ion exchange nutrient recovery form municipal wastewater
Wendy Ballent (B.S., anticipated 2016)
Marquette University
Phosphorus: Trash or Treasure?
Matt Marhefke (B.S., anticipated 2016)
Marquette University and A.O. Smith
“Zapping” contaminants in drinking water using electrical current
John Omboko (B.S., 2015)
Marquette University M.S. Program
Development of Hands-On In-Class Activities for Environmental Engineering
Marquette University Environmental Engineering Research Collaborators
Daniel H. Zitomer, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor – Marquette University
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Email: daniel.zitomer@marquette.edu
Website: zitomerlab.wix.com/group
Patrick McNamara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Marquette University
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Email: patrick.mcnamara@marquette.edu
Website: mcnamaraenviro.wix.com/research
The Zitomer research group works to improve biotechnology for waste treatment and renewable energy with a focus on anaerobic digestion.
The McNamara research group focuses on understanding how chemicals from consumer products impact public health and the environment once they pass down the drain and through treatment plants.