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I am the faculty advisor for ISU&rsquo;s American society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter, Water Professionals Student Chapter, as well as the International Friendship Connection. <strong>Highlighted Projects:<\/strong> In-Progress: Conceptualization study &ndash; Anaerobic Treatment of SGBR. This research project is using algae to treat wastewater and remove organics rather than nutrients. In-Progress: PFAS Water Treatment - This research project is looking at how ground up tires can be used to filter out PFAS from water. <strong>Honors and Awards<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Distinguished Chapter Award, ASCE Region 7, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li>Student Chapter Certificate of Commendation, ASCE Region 7, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li>Letter of Honorable Mention, Outstanding Student Chapter, ASCE National (also 2003, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), 2023<\/li>\r\n<li>Fulbright Teaching Award, University of Malta, Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), 2014<\/li>\r\n<li>Outstanding Government Civil Engineer, Iowa Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013<\/li>\r\n<li>Engineering Student Council, Outstanding Faculty Award, Iowa State University, College of Engineering, 2008<\/li>\r\n<li>Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Faculty Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching, CCEE, Iowa State University, 2005<\/li>\r\n<li>Certificate of Appreciation, Iowa Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004<\/li>\r\n<li>Letter of Honorable Mention, Outstanding Student Chapter, ASCE, 2004<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 id=\"education-header\" class=\"dir-header\">Education<\/h4>\r\n<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Ph.D. Environmental Systems Engineering, Clemson University, 1995<\/li>\r\n<li>M.S. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988<\/li>\r\n<li>B.S. 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(2025)&nbsp;Reflection on ozonation within a wastewater biotreatment process for synthetics degradation,&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry<\/em>,&nbsp;<strong>6<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fenvc.2025.1534405\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\">doi.org\/10.3389\/fenvc.2025.1534405<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Martindale, N.P., Ellis, T.G. Jacob, M., Hammes, L., Eschelman, G. (2025) Investigation of Impact of Split Treatment on Finished Water Quality for the Ames Water Treatment Plant,&nbsp;<em>Water Environment Research,&nbsp;<\/em><strong>97<\/strong>, DOI 10.1002\/wer.7001<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Wastewater Engineering: Design of Water Resource Recovery Facilities, 2023, Schmit, C.S., Ellis, T.G., Evans, E.A., and Gude, V.G. Eds., Water Environment Federation, Arlington, VA, ISBN: 978-1-57278-440-6<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Tan, Y. , Park, J., Ikuma, K., Evans, E.A., Flamming, J.J., Ellis, T.G. (2020) Feasibility test of autotrophic denitrification of industrial wastewater in sequencing batch and static granular bed reactors,&nbsp;<em>Water Environment Research<\/em>,&nbsp;<strong>92<\/strong>, 749-758<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Wang, N.<sup>&nbsp;+<\/sup>, Tan, L., Xie, L.K., Wang, Y., Ellis, T. (2020) Investigation of volatile methyl siloxanes in biogas and the ambient environment in a landfill,&nbsp;<em>Journal of Environmental Sciences<\/em>,&nbsp;<strong>91<\/strong>, 54-61.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Oh, J.H.<sup>+<\/sup>; Park, J.<sup>&nbsp;+<\/sup>; Ellis, T.G. 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