Publications

Refereed Journal Publications

Martinetti, C.R., Cath, T.Y., and Childress, A.E., “High Recovery of Concentrated RO Brines Using Forward Osmosis and Membrane Distillation.” Journal of Membrane Science, 331 (2009) 31-39. PDF.

Achilli, A.E., Cath, T.Y., Marchand, E.A., and Childress, A.E., “The Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor: A Low-Fouling Alternative to MBR Processes”, in press.

Mortensen, E., Cath , T.Y. , Brant, J.A., Dennett, K., Childress, A.E., “Evaluation of Membrane Processes for Reducing Total Dissolved Solids Discharged to the Truckee River ” , Journal of Environmental Engineering - ASCE. PDF

Harrison, C.J., Le Gouellec, Y.A., Cheng, R.C., Childress, A.E., "Bench-Scale Testing of Seawater Desalination Using Nanofiltration", Journal of Environmental Engineering - ASCE. PDF

Holloway, R.W., Childress, A.E., Dennett, K.E., Cath, T.Y., "Forward Osmosis for Concentration of Anaerobic Digester Centrate", Water Research, Vol. 41 (17), September 2007, pages 4005-4014. PDF.

Cartinella, J.L. , Cath , T.Y. , Flynn, M.T., Miller, G.C., Hunter, K.W., Childress, A.E., “Removal of Natural Steroid Hormones from Wastewater Using Membrane Contactor Processes ”, Environmental Science and Technology , 40 (2006) 7381-7386. PDF. SI

Cath, T.Y., Childress, A.E., Elimelech, M., “Forward Osmosis: Principles, Applications, and Recent Developments” , Journal of Membrane Science , 281 (1-2), May 2006, 70-87. PDF

Brant, J.A., Johnson, K.M., and Childress, A.E., “Characterizing NF and RO Membrane Surface
Heterogeneity Using Chemical Force Microscopy”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 280 (1-3), January 2006, 45-57. PDF

Brant, J.A., Johnson, K.M., and Childress, A.E., “Examining the Electrochemical Properties of a Nanofiltration Membrane with Atomic Force Microscopy”, Journal of Membrane Science, 276 (1-2), (2006), 286-294. PDF

Childress, A.E., Daugherty, J., Chen, C., Le-Clech, P, and Leslie, G.L., “Hollow Fiber Membrane Integrity: Mechanics and Modeling”, Desalination, 180 (1-3), (2005), 5-14. PDF

Cath, T.Y., Childress, A.E., "Membrane Contactor Processes for Wastewater Reclamation in Space. II. Combined Direct Osmosis, Osmotic Distillation, and Membrane Distillation for Treatment of Metabolic Wastewater", Journal of Membrane Science, 257 (2005) 111–119. PDF

Cath, T.Y., Gormly, S., Beaudry, E.G., Flynn, M.T., Adams, V.D., Childress, A.E., "Membrane Contactor Processes for Wastewater Reclamation in Space. I. Direct Osmotic Concentration as Pretreatment for Reverse Osmosis", Journal of Membrane Science, 257 (2005) 85–98. PDF

Escobar I., Hoek, E., Gabelich, C., F. DiGiano, Y. Le Gouellec, Berube, P., K. Howe, J. Allen, K. Atasi, M. Benjamin, P. Brandhuber, Brant, J.A., Chang, Y., Chapman, M., A.E. Childress, W. Conlon, T. Cooke, I. Crossley, G. Crozes, P. Huck, S. Kommineni, J. Jacangelo, A. Karimi, J. Kim, D. Lawler, Q. Li, L. Schideman, S. Sethi, J. Tobiason, T. Tseng, S. Veerapaneni, and A.
Zander, “American Water Works Association Membrane Technology Research Committee Report: Membrane Fouling – Recent Advances and Research Needs”, Journal American Water Works Association, 97 (8), (2005), 79-89.

Brant, J.A. and Childress, A.E., "Colloidal Adhesion to Hydrophilic Membrane Surfaces", Journal of Membrane Science. Vol. 241 (2), October 2004, pages 235-248. PDF

Cath, T.Y., Adams, V.D., Childress, A.E., "Experimental Study of Desalination Using Direct Contact Membrane Distillation: A New Approach to Flux Enhancement", Journal of Membrane Science. Vol. 228 (1), January 2004, pages 5-16. PDF

Whisman, N.D., Manning, Y.L., Childress, A.E., Brant, J.A., Dyer, R., Marchand, E.A., Adams, J.D., "Probing Microplatform for the Study of Biological Adhesion Forces", Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 74 (10), October 2003, Pages 4491-4494. PDF

Brant, J.A. and Childress, A.E., "Membrane-Colloid Interactions: Comparison of Extended DLVO Predictions with AFM Force Measurements", Environmental Engineering Science, Vol. 19 (6), December 2002, pages 413-427. PDF

Brant, J.A. and Childress, A.E., "Assessing Short Range Membrane-Colloid Interactions based on Surface Energetics", Journal of Membrane Science. Vol. 203 (1-2), June 2002, pages 257-273. PDF

Deshmukh, S.S. and Childress. A.E., "Zeta Potential of Commercial RO Membranes: Influence of Source Water Type and Chemistry", Desalination. Vol. 140 (1), October 2001, pages 87-95. PDF

Childress, A.E., and Elimelech, M., "Relating Nanofiltration Membrane Performance to Membrane Charge (Electrokinetic) Characteristics", Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 34 (17), September 2000, pages 3710-3716. PDF

Childress, A.E., Vrijenhoek, E., Elimelech, M., Tanaka, T.S., and Beuhler, M.D., "Particulate and THM Precursor Removal by Enhanced Coagulation with Ferric Chloride", Journal of Environmental Engineerins - ASCE. Vol. 125 (11), November 1999, pages 1054-1061. PDF

Childress, A.E. and Deshmukh, S.S., "Effect of Humic Substances and Anionic Surfactants on the Surface Charge and Performance of Reverse Osmosis Membranes", Desalination. Vol. 118, September 1998, pages 167-174. PDF

Vrijenhoek, E., Childress, A.E., Elimelech, M., Tanaka, T.S., and Beuhler, M.D., "Removal of Particles and THM Precursors by Enhanced Coagulation", Journal American Water Works Association. Vol. 90(4), April 1998, pages 139-150.

Elimelech, M., Zhu, X., Childress, A.E., and Hong, S., "Role of Membrane Surface Morphology in Colloidal Fouling of Cellulose Acetate and Composite Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes", Journal of Membrane Science. Vol. 127(1), April 1997, pages 101-109. PDF

Childress, A.E. and Elimelech, M., "Effect of Solution Chemistry on the Surface Charge of Polymeric Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes", Journal of Membrane Science. Vol. 119(2), October 1996, pages 253-268. PDF

van Katwijk, V.F., Rango, A., and Childress, A.E., “Effect of Simulated Climate Change on Snowmelt Runoff Modeling in Selected Basins”, Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 29(5), October 1993, pages 755-766.