Department: Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Education: B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2012), M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. Yale University (2017)
Research: Water-energy nexus, membrane processes, desalination and advanced water treatment, sustainable energy production
翱蹿蹿颈肠别:听SEEC S295B
Honors and Distinctions:
- Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship,听2018
- American Chemical Society Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry,听2016
- Best Presentation Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Conference,听2015
- Presentation Competition Winner, Yale University Robert M. Langer Symposium,听2013
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship,听2012
- Central States Water and Environment Association Award,听2012
- Wilfred F. and Ruth Davison Langelier Scholarship,听2011
Recent Publications:
**听denotes work done in collaboration with graduate students
*听denotes work done in collaboration with undergraduate students
- Lee, J., Straub, A.P., Elimelech, M. 鈥淰apor-gap membranes for highly selective osmotically driven desalination.鈥澨�Journal of Membrane Science听555, 407-417 (2018)
- Deshmukh, A., Boo, C., Karanikola, V., Lin, S., Straub, A.P., Tong, T., Warsinger, D.M., Elimelech, M. 鈥淢embrane Distillation at the Water-Energy Nexus: Limits, Opportunities, and Challenges.鈥澨�Energy & Environmental Science听11, 1177-1196 (2018)
- Rahimi, M., Straub, A.P., Zhang, F., Zhu, X., Elimelech, M., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B.E. 鈥淓merging Electrochemical and Membrane-Based Systems to Convert Low-Grade Heat to Electricity.鈥澨�Energy & Environmental Science听11, 276-285 (2017).
- Straub, A.P., Elimelech, M. 鈥淓nergy Efficiency and Performance Limiting Effects in Thermo-Osmotic Energy Conversion from Low-Grade Heat.鈥澨�Environmental Science & Technology听51, 12925-12931 (2017).
- Straub, A.P., Yip, N.Y., Lin, S., Lee, J., Elimelech, M. 鈥淗arvesting Low-Grade Heat Energy Using Thermo-Osmotic Vapour Transport Through Nanoporous Membranes.鈥澨�Nature Energy听1, Article Number: 16090 (2016).
- Straub, A. P., Deshmukh, A., Elimelech, M. 鈥淧ressure-Retarded Osmosis for Power Generation from Salinity Gradients: Is It Viable?鈥澨�Energy & Environmental Science听9, 31-48 (2016).
