Julie Korak
Assistant Professor • Registered P.E. (Colorado)

Department: Civil, Environmental,Ìýand Architectural Engineering

Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering and B.S. Environmental EngineeringÌý(2009),ÌýM.S., Ph.D Civil Engineering (2013, 2014), Â鶹ÊÓƵÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Teaching: Environmental Engineering Processes (CVEN/EVEN 4464), Special Topics: Analytical Methods in Environmental Engineering (CVEN 5834)

Office: SEEC S291B

Honors and Distinctions:

  • Early Career Editorial Advisory Board, Environmental Science and Technology (2020-present)
  • Best Membrane Technology Paper in Journal of the American Water Works Association (2019)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2011)
  • Outstanding Graduate for the College of Engineering at University of Colorado at Boulder (2009)
  • Silver Medal Finalist from the Colorado Engineering Council (2009)

Recent Publications:
**Ìýdenotes work done in collaboration with graduate students
*Ìýdenotes work done in collaboration with undergraduate students

  • Korak, J.A.; **Flint, L.C.; Arias-Paić, M.S.;ÌýDecreasing waste brine volume from anion exchange with nanofiltration: implications for multiple treatment cycles. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2021, Ìý7, 886-903.
  • Arias-Paić, M.S.; Korak, J.A.;ÌýForward Osmosis for Ion Exchange Waste Brine Management, 2020, Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 7,2,111-117.Ìý
  • McKay, G.; Korak, J. A.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L. Temperature dependence of the fluorescence of dissolved organic matter: Implications for DOM photophysics.ÌýEnvironmental Science and Technology, 2018, 52, 9022-9032.
  • McKay, G.M.; Korak, J.A.; Erickson, P.R.; Latch, D.E.; McNeill, K.; Rosario-Ortiz, F.L. The case against charge transfer interactions in dissolved organic matter photophysics.ÌýEnvironmental Science and Technology, 2018, 52, 406-414.
  • Korak, J.A.; Huggins, R; Arias-Paic, M. Regeneration of pilot-scale ion exchange columns for hexavalent chromium removal.ÌýWater Research, 2017, 118, 141-151.