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| Michael K. Stenstrom, Ph.D., P.E. |
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5714 Boelter Hall
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1593
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| stenstro@seas.ucla.edu |
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| Phone: (310) 825-1408 Fax: (310) 206-2222 |
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Education | Selected Awards and Honors | Research Interests |
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| • | B.S., (1971), Clemson University
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| • | M.S., (1972), Clemson University
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| • | Ph.D., (1976), Clemson University |
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| • | Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Water Quality Award, 2005
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| • | Regional Water Quality Control Board, Innovation in Water Quality, 2002
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| • | DOW Chemical Company, Environmental Care Award, 1996
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| • | Water Environment Federation, Harrison Prescott Eddy Research Medal, 1992
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| • | Diplomate, American Academy of Environmental Engineers, 1989
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| • | Am. Society of Civil Engr. Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, 1989
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| • | Engr. Sci-Assoc. of Environmental Engr. Professors Award for the best doctoral thesis relevant to sanitary engr. practice, 1975
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| • | High Honors Undergraduate,Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon, Undergraduate Scholarships,NSF graduate fellowship, 1969 |
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| | My research interests center around process development for water and wastewater treatment systems, including mathematical modeling and optimization. More recently I have applied these mathematical techniques to urban runoff and stormwater issues.
Recent experimental work has focused on estimating oxygen transfer in activated sludge plants, including high purity oxygen plants. Field studies are being conducted at plants to ascertain fine pore diffuser fouling rates and develop cleaning techniques. This work is coupled with theoretical and laboratory scale work to better determine the effects of surfactants on oxygen transfer through dynamic surface tension measurements.
A recently completed project involves the use of wastewater reclamation. We constructed and operated a 40L/min. pilot plant at the Grass Valley Treatment Plant in Lake Arrowhead, CA. The pilot plant included denitrification, ozonation, filtration, and two membrane treatment steps. The plant demonstrated virus removal well in excess of California State guidelines. The plant met other treatment objectives as well.
In the past several years, we have worked extensively with stormwater issues. We developed a model to predict pollutant emissions to Santa Monica Bay from non-point sources. We have also developed several non-point source pollutant controls and evaluated several commercially available units. Our largest current project is evaluating first flush runoff from California highways. |
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