Environmental
1. Amy B. Chan Hilton, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Virginia
(850) 410-6121
Dr. Chan Hilton's interests include developing tools for engineering design optimization and decision-making, particularly for those problems related to environmental engineering. Her research has focused on the optimal design groundwater remediation systems through the development of genetic algorithms. Current research involves groundwater remediation optimization under uncertainty. The goal of Dr. Chan Hilton's research is to improve the cost-effectiveness and reliability of groundwater remediation plans.
Research Interests
Optimization of groundwater management and remediation systems using genetic algorithms
Groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling
Environmental systems analysis
Engineering issues related to groundwater remediation
Contaminant hydrogeology
Environmental fluid mechanics
Hydrodynamic and water quality modeling in estuarine and river environments
Selected Publications
Chan Hilton, A. B. and T. B. Culver. Sensitivity of optimal groundwater remediation designs to residual water quality violations. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, in press, 2001.
Chan Hilton, A. B. and T. B. Culver. Constraint-handling methods for genetic algorithms in optimal pump-and-treat design. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 126(3), 128-137, 2000.
Chan Hilton, A. B., A. Aksoy, and T. B. Culver. Dynamic optimal design of groundwater remediation using genetic algorithms. Physical and Chemical Remediation of Contaminated Aquifers, Smith, J. A. and S. Burns, eds. Lewis Publishers, accepted, 2000.
Chan Hilton, A. B., D. L. McGillivary, E. E. Adams. Residence time of freshwater in Boston's Inner Harbor. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 124(2), 82-89, 1998.
Alber, M. and A. B. Chan. Sources of Contaminants to Boston Harbor: Revised Loading Estimates. MWRA Environmental Quality Technical Report No. 94-1. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Boston, MA 02129, 1994.
2. Dr. Andrew Dzurik, Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University; P.E.
(850) 410-6124
dzurik@eng.fsu.edu
Dr. Dzurik's primary research interests are in water resources planning and management and the use of natural systems for water quality improvement. His interest in natural systems for water quality enhancement has led him to investigate the use of constructed wetlands and sand filters for stormwater treatment. He and a colleague are investigating the applicability of the Delaware sand filter to storm water runoff in north Florida. Dr. Dzurik is also investigating hazardous waster transfer facilities and has entered into a collaborative international project with a colleague and two faculty members from Ukraine universities to study integrated technology for heavy metal recycling from nickel-containing wastewater and sludge.
Research Interests
water resources planning and management
hazardous waste management
environmental impact analysis
Selected Publications
Andrew Dzurik and Danuta Leszczynska, “Stormwater Runoff Quality Issues at Transit Operation and Maintenance Facilities,” no. 205, Proceedings, Fifth International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe, Prague, September 2000.
Danuta Leszczynska , Andrew Dzurik and Richard Markey, “Arsenic Contamination in Soil and Groundwater: Review of Remediation Methods,” no. 216, Proceedings, Fifth International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe, Prague, September 2000.
Andrew Dzurik, Danuta Leszczynska and Angela Brenner, “Mass Transit and Sustainable Urban Environments,” City Development Strategies Journal, February 2000.
Danuta Leszczynska and Andrew Dzurik, “Testing the Delaware Sand Filter’s Effectiveness for Treating Stormwater Runoff,” Proceedings, 25th Annual Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Chicago, June 1998, 607-14.
3. Danuta Leszczynska, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland
(850) 410-6119
danuta@eng.fsu.edu
Dr. Leszczynska’s background is in environmental engineering and chemistry. Since joining the Department in 1995, her research has focused on three areas of engineering and science, namely environmental engineering, computational environmental science and biotechnology. Dr. Leszczynska’s particular interest is mechanisms of abiotic and biodegradation of organic molecules and on the permanent sink of trace elements in the natural environment. Currently, she is conducting two different studies with related objectives. The aim of the first is to understand mechanisms (by running simulation of model molecules) of sorption and cleavage of organic molecules on clay. Another project includes the design of full-scale sedimentation/sand filter unit for in situ treatment of stormwater runoff from streets/parking lots. Results from monitoring of this filter (built in Spring 2000) should help to determine the hydraulic conditions of the filter and efficiency of in situ removal of petroleum components and metals. The second project involves the environmental impacts (stormwater runoff and groundwater contamination) of auto salvage facilities. In the latest project, she and the team of the international scientists, are searching for noninvasive ways of delivery of cancer-fighting drugs and their precise activation tumor sites. For this project, a patent application for invention disclosure was filed for the method of delivery to and opening magnetoliposoms at the tumor site by using magnetic field.
Research Interest
stormwater: contamination and treatment
closed natural systems for wastewater treatment
trace elements as pollutants: mechanisms, monitoring and treatment
sorption mechanisms on the clay
magnetic field for biosciences and biotechnology
Selected Publications
A. Dzurik, D. Leszczynska, A. Benner, “Modern Technology’s Applicability to Mass Transit and Sustainable Urban Environments,” City Development Strategies, on-line, section: Urban Environment, 02, 2000.
M. Babincova, P. Sourivong, D. Leszczynska and P. Babinec “Influence of Alternative Magnetic Field on Two-Dimensional Tumor Growth,” Electro and Magnetobiology, 19, 351-355, 2000.
N. Zhanpeisov, J. W. Adams, S .L. Larson, C. A. Weiss, B. Zhanpeisova, D. Leszczynska and J. Leszczynski, “Cluster Quantum Study of Triaminotoluene Interaction with a Model Clay Surface,” Structural Chemistry, 10, 4, 285-294, 1999.
D .Leszczynska, A. Dayama, “Ion Chromatography as an Environmental Analytical Tool for Trace Elements in Water Supply Systems,” SAAS Bulletin Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 11, 9-15, 1998.
D.Leszczynska, “Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse: Water Quality Requirements, Health Concerns and Public Acceptance,” Proceeding of the Fourth International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe, Warsaw, Poland (September 15-17), 281(CD-ROM), 1998.