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Roger W. Babcock

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: Holmes Hall 346
Phone: (808) 956-7298
E-mail: babcock@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
Related Web Page: Water Resources Research Center

Areas of Specialty and Research Interest:

Environmental Engineering: Biological wastewater treatment
Bioaugmentation processes
Wastewater reuse
Photobioreactor production system design, modeling, and optimization
Fate and transport of contaminants in irrigation leachate through porous media
Activated carbon adsorption and regeneration.

Education:

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1989
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1987

Professional Registration:

Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Civil Engineering, #51325, California, since 1994

Experience:

Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995-present
Assistant and Associate Researcher, Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995-present
Associate Director - Engineering, National Science Foundation (NSF) MarBEC Engineering Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1999-present
Visiting Scholar, Institute for Process Engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, 1994
Project Engineer, Carollo Engineers, Walnut Creek, California, 1992-93

Courses Taught:

CEE330: Environmental Engineering
CEE431: Water and wastewater Treatment
CEE433: Water Quality Laboratory
CEE441: Air Pollution Control Design
CEE634: Biological Treatment
CEE635: Environmental Chemistry
CEE637: Sanitary Engineering Laboratory

Professional Activities:

Member, Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants, State of Hawaii, 1996-present.
Member, Asia Pacific Regional Committee, Water Environment Federation, 1996-present.
Chair, Environmental Technical Committee, ASCE Hawaii Chapter Chair, Research Committee, Hawaii Water Environment Association, 1999- present.

Research Grants:

Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in tubular photobioreactor systems,' funded by National Science Foundation MarBEC Engineering Research Center, November 1998-October 2003.
Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Field and modeling studies of Schofield Barracks effluent reuse at Leilehua and Kalakaua golf courses,' funded by Department of Defense - Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, August 1997-June 2001.
Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Molokai fishpond aquaculture water quality analysis and training,' funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture, August 1997-December 1998, January 2000-August 2001.
Li, Q (PI), Babcock, R.W.Jr. (co-PI) 'Assessment of chemical pollution and bioavailability in Pearl Harbor using supercritical fluid and immunochemical methods,' funded by U.S. Geological Survey, Water Research Institute Program, August 1998-September 2000.
Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Granular activated carbon regeneration feasibility study,' funded by Board of Water Supply, City & County of Honolulu, November 1997-December 1999.
Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Performance of a residential wastewater treatment system,' funded by Best Industries USA, Inc., November 1997-August 1999.
Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Establishment of baseline water quality of Ewa caprock aquifer prior to recharge with reclaimed wastewater,' funded by URS Greiner Woodward Clyde, August 1997-December 1998.
Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Determine sources of and how to control BOD and acetone,' funded by Reynold's Metal Company, August 1997-October 1998.
Babcock, R.W.Jr. (PI) 'Investigation of sorption, desorption, and bioregeneration of natural organic matter and pesticides on granular activated carbon used to treat contaminated drinking water,' funded by U.S.Geological Survey, Water Research Institute Program, September 1996-December 1997

Selected Publications:

Babcock R.W.Jr. 2000 Assessing the effects of reclaimed water irrigation over a potable aquifer in Hawaii. Proc. 73rd annual conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 14-18, Anaheim, California
Khan, E., King, S., Babcock, R. W. Jr., and Stenstrom, M. K. 1999. Factors influencing biodegradable dissolved organic carbon measurement. J. Environ. Engin. ASCE Vol.125, pp.514-521.
Madireddy, K., Babcock, R.W.Jr., Levine, B., Kim, J.H., and Stenstrom, M.K. 1999. An unsteady-state model to predict concentration polarization in commercial spiral wound membranes. J. Membrane Sci. Vol.157, pp.13-34.
Malda, J., Abe, M., Babcock. R.W.Jr., Radway, J.C., Weissman, J.C., and Tredici, M.R. 1999. Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in a near-horizontal tubular photobioreactor system in Hawaii. Proc. 8th International Conference on Applied Algology, Sept. 26-Oct. 1, Montecatini Terme, Italy
Lin, A.B., and Spengler, S., and Babcock. R.W.Jr. 1999. Use of boron isotope ratio as a tracer for reclaimed wastewater in a directly recharged aquifer. Proc. 72nd annual conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 9-13, New Orleans, Louisiana
Khan, E., Stenstrom, M. K., Babcock, R. W. Jr., Viriyavejakul, S., and Suffet, I. H. 1998. Biodegradable organic carbon (BDOC) for indicating wastewater reclamation plant performance and treated wastewater quality. Wat. Environ. Res. Vol. 70, pp.1033-1040.
Babcock, R.W.Jr., and Lam, C. 1998. Assessing bioaugmentation for enhancement of settleability and nitrification. Proc. 71th annual conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 3-7, Orlando, Florida
Babcock, R.W.Jr., and Murakami, C. 1998. Effect of anoxic selector detention time and mixing rate on denitrification rate and control of Sphaerotilus Natans bulking. Proc. 71th annual conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 3-7, Orlando, Florida
Khan, E., Stenstrom, M. K., Babcock, R. W. Jr., and Suffet, I. H. 1998. Method development of measuring biodegradable organic carbon in reclaimed and treated wastewaters. Wat. Environ. Res. Vol. 70, pp.1025-1032.
Ro, K.S., Babcock, R.W.Jr., and Stenstrom, M.K. 1997. Demonstration of bioaugmentation in a fluidized-bed process treating 1-naphthylamine. Wat. Res. Vol.31, pp.1687-1693.
Babcock, R.W.Jr., and Long, W. 1997. Ozone enhancement of the biological degradability of toxic wastewaters. Proc. 70th annual conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 18-22, Chicago, Illinois
Madireddi, K., Babcock, R.W.Jr., Levine, B., Huo, T.L., Khan, E., Ye, Q.F., Neethling, J.B., Suffet, I.H., and Stenstrom, M.K. 1997. Pilot scale wastewater reclamation at Lake Arrowhead, California: An overview. Wat. Environ. Res. Vol.69, pp.350-362.
Hsieh, C. C., Babcock, R. W. Jr., and Stenstrom, M. K. 1994. Estimating semivolatile organic compound emission rates and oxygen transfer coefficients in diffused aeration. Wat. Environ. Res., Vol.66, pp.206-210.
Babcock, R.W.Jr., Chen, W., Ro, K.S., Mah, R.A., and Stenstrom, M.K. 1993. Enrichment and kinetics of degradation of 1-naphthylamine in activated sludge. Appl. Microbiol. Biotech. Vol.39, pp.264-269.
Hsieh, C. C., Babcock, R. W. Jr., and Stenstrom, M. K. 1993. Estimating emissions of 20 VOCs. II: Diffused aeration. J. Environ. Engin. ASCE Vol.119, pp.1099-1118.
Babcock, R. W. Jr., and Stenstrom, M. K. 1993. Precision and accuracy of off-gas testing for aeration energy cost reduction. Proc. 66th annual conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 3-7, Anaheim, California
Babcock, R.W.Jr., and Stenstrom, M.K. 1993. Use of inducer compounds in the enricher-reactor process for degradation of 1-naphthylamine. Wat. Environ. Res. Vol.65, pp.26-33.
Babcock, R.W.Jr., Ro, K.S., Hsieh, C.C., and Stenstrom, M.K. 1992. Development of an off-line enricher-reactor process for activated sludge degradation of hazardous wastes. Wat. Environ. Res. Vol.64, pp.782-791.