Faculty Profile


Dr. Kimberly L. Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Education

B.S. (1990), Civil Engineering, Howard University.
M.S. (1992), Civil Engineering, University of Illinois.
Ph.D. (1996), Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University.

Specialty

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Nano-Filtration Membranes
  • Design of Nano-Scale Material

Research

  • Separation, Recovery and Reuse of Surfactants
  • Rejection Properties of Membranes
  • Design of Nano-Scale Membranes
  • Optimizing Membrane Filtering Technology
  • Use of Membranes for Removal of Pathogens
  • Waste Water Treatment

Publications

  • Abitoye, J, Mukherjee, P. and Jones, K. “Ion Implantation: Effect on Flux and Rejection Properties of NF Membranes”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 39, No.17 (2005): 6487-6493.
  • Mukherjee, P, Jones, K., and Abitoye, J. “Surface modification of nanofiltration membranes by ion implantation”, Journal of Membrane Science, 254, No.1-2 (205): 303-310.
  • Jones, K., Leevy, J., and LaHee, S., High-Flux, Low-Fouling Membrane System for Wastewater Recycle in Space Missions, (2004) SAE 2004-01-2464.
  • Jones, K., and O’Melia, C., “Ultrafiltration of protein and humic substances: Effect of solution chemistry on Fouling and Flux Decline”, Journal of Membrane Science, 193, No.2 (2001): 163-173.
  • Jones, K. and O’Melia, C., “Protein and Humic Acid Adsorption onto Hydrophilic Membrane Surfaces: Effects of pH and Ionic Strength”, Journal of Membrane Science, 165 (2000): 30-46.

Subjects Taught

Water and Waste Water Treatment Plane Design, Operation of Environmental Systems, Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Civil Engineering, Physical-Chemical Treatment Process, Transport Phenomena, and Special Topics in Environmental Engineering.

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