Publications


Peer-reviewed literature

At Clemson

Idarraga-Mora, J.A.; Childress, A.S.; Friedel, P.S.; Ladner, D.A.; Rao, A.; Husson, S. "Role of Nanocomposite Support Stiffness on TFC Membrane Water Permeance." Membranes 2018, 8, 111.

Roehl, E.A.; Ladner, D.A.; Daamen, R.C.; Cook, J.B., Safarik, J.; Phipps, D.W.; Xie, P. "Modeling fouling in a large RO system with artificial neural networks." Journal of Membrane Science 2018, 552, 95-106.

Idarraga-Mora, J.A.; Ladner, D.A.; Husson, S.M. "Thin-film composite membranes on polyester woven mesh with variable opening size for pressure-retarded osmosis." Journal of Membrane Science 2017, 549, 251-259.

Salehi, M.; Rodriguez, R.; Boettcher, A.; Powers, S.; Geitner, N.; Ladner, D.A.; Rikard, S.; Whelton, A.J. "Impact of dispersant on early life stages of the water flea Daphnia magna and the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica." Journal of Applied Toxicology 2017, 37, 1464-1470.

Bai, L.; Li, C.; Korte, C.; Huibers, B.M.J.; Pales, A.R.; Liang, W.; Ladner, D.A.; Daigle, H.; Darnault, C.J.G. "Effects of silica-based nanostructures with raspberry-like morphology and surfactant on the interfacial behavior of light, medium, and heavy crude oils at oil-aqueous interfaces." Applied Nanoscience 2017, 7, 947-972.

Huang, X.; Andry, S.; Yaputri, J.; Kelly, D.; Ladner, D.A.; Whelton, A.J. "Crude oil contamination of plastic and copper drinking water pipes." Journal of Hazardous Materials 2017, 339, 385-394.

Huibers, B.M.J.; Pales, A.R.; Bai, L.; Li, Chunyan; Mu, L.; Ladner, D.A.; Daigle, H.; Darnault, C.J.G. "Wettability alteration of sandstones by silica nanoparticle dispersions in light and heavy crude oil." Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2017, 19, 323.

Apul, O.G.; Hoogesteijn von Reitzenstein, N.H.; Schoepf, J.; Ladner, D.A.; Hristovski, K.D.; Westerhoff, P. "Superfine powdered activated carbon incorporated into electrospun polystyrene fibers preserve adsorption capacity." Science of The Total Environment 2017, 592, 458-464.

Johnson, T.A.; Rehak, E.A.; Sahu, S.P.; Ladner, D.L.; Cates, E.L. "Bacteria Inactivation via X-ray-Induced UVC Radioluminescence: Toward in Situ Biofouling Prevention in Membrane Modules." Environmental Science & Technology 2016, 50, 11912-11921.

Ersan, M.S.; Ladner, D.A.; Karanfil, T. "The control of N-nitrosodimethylamine, Halonitromethane, and Trihalomethane precursors by Nanofiltration." Water Research 2016, 105, 274-281.

Amaral, P.; Partlan, E.; Li, M.; Lapolli, F.; Mefford, O.T.; Karanfil, T.; Ladner, D.A. "Superfine powdered activated (S-PAC) coatings on microfiltration membranes: Effects of milling time on contaminant removal and flux." Water Research 2016, 100, 429-438.

Partlan, E.; Davis, K.; Ren, Y.; Apul, O.G.; Mefford, O.T.; Karanfil, T.; Ladner, D.A. "Effect of bead milling on chemical and physical characteristics of activated carbons pulverized to superfine sizes." Water Research 2016, 89, 161-170.

Wang, B.; Geitner, N.K.; Davis, T.P.; Ke, P.C.; Ladner, D.A.; Ding, F. "Deviation From the Unimolecular Micelle Paradigm of PAMAM Dendrimers Induced by Strong Inter-Ligand Interactions." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2015, 119, 19475-19484.

Ersan, M.S.; Ladner, D.A.; Karanfil, T. "N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Precursors Leach from Nanofiltration Membranes." Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2015, 2, 66-69.

Geitner, N.K.; Wang, B.; Andorfer, R.; Ladner, D.A.; Ke P.C.; Ding, F. "Structure-Function Relationship of PAMAM Dendrimers as Robust Oil Dispersants." Environmental Science & Technology 2014, 48, 12868-12875.

Steele, M.M.; Anctil, A.; Ladner, D.A. "Integrating algaculture into small wastewater treatment plants: Process flow options and life cycle impacts." Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 2014, 16, 1387-1399.

Xie, P.; Murdoch, L.C.; Ladner, D.A. "Hydrodynamics of sinusoidal spacers for improved reverse osmosis performance." Journal of Membrance Science 2014, 453, 92-99.

Geitner, N.K.; Powell, R.R.; Bruce, T.; Ladner, D.A.; Ke, P.C. "Effects of dendrimer oil dispersants on Dictyostelium discoideum." RSC Advances 2013, 3, 25930-25936.

Ellerie, J.R.; Apul, O.; Karanfil, T.; Ladner, D.A. "Comparing graphene, carbon nanotubes, and superfine powdered activated carbon as adsorptive coating materials for microfiltration membranes." Journal of Hazardous Materials 2013, 261, 91-98.

Lewis, D.O.; Ladner, D.A.; Karanfil, T. "Source water and microfiltration plant manganese control study." Journal American Water Works Association 2013, 105, E480-E495.

Ladner, D.A.; Bolyard S.C.; Apul, D.; Whelton, A.J. "Navigating the academic job search for environmental engineers: Guidance for job seekers and mentors." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 2013, 139, 211-217. Open "final draft" here.

Smith, M.; Barnard, C.; Ladner, D.A. "Functionalized nanoparticles as removable membrane coatings." Ch. 11 in Novel Solutions to Water Pollution, S. Ahuja, and K. Hristovski, eds., ACS Symposium Series, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 2013, 1123, 189-203.

Geitner, N.K.; Bhattacharya, P.; Steele, M.; Chen, R.; Ladner, D.A.; Ke, P.C. "Understanding dendritic polymer-hydrocarbon interactions for oil dispersion." RSC Advances 2012, 2, 9371-9375.

Bhattacharya, P.; Conroy, N.; Rao, A.M.; Powell, B.A.; Ladner, D.A.; Ke, P.C. "PAMAM dendrimer for mitigating humic foulant." RSC Advances 2012, 2, 7997-8001.

At Clemson, based on PhD and postdoctoral work

Kiser, M.A.; Ladner, D.A.; Hristovski, K.D.; Westerhoff, P. "Nanomaterial transformation and association with fresh and freeze-dried wastewater activated sludge: Implications for testing protocol and environmental fate." Environmental Science and Technology 2012, 46, 7046-7053.

Ladner, D.A.; Steele, M.; Weir, A.; Hristovski, K.; Westerhoff, P. "Functionalized nanoparticle interactions with polymeric membranes." Journal of Hazardous Materials 2012, 211-212:288-295.

Reed, R.; Ladner, D.; Higgins, C.P.; Westerhoff, P.; Ranville, J. "Solubility of nano-zinc oxide in environmentally and biologically important matrices." Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2012, 31, 93-99.

Vardon, D.R.; Clark, M.M.; and Ladner, D.A. "The potential of laser scanning cytometry for early warning of algal blooms in desalination plant feedwater." Desalination 2011, 277, 193-200.

Prior to Clemson

Ladner, D.A.; Vardon, D.R.; Clark, M.M. "Effects of shear on microfiltration and ultrafiltration fouling by marine bloom-forming algae." Journal of Membrane Science 2010, 356, 33-43.

Ba, C.; Ladner, D.A.; Economy, J. "Using polyelectrolyte coatings to improve fouling resistance of a positively charged nanofiltration membrane." Journal of Membrane Science 2010, 347, 250-259.

Ladner, D.A.; Subramani, A.; Kumar, M.; Adham, S.S.; Clark, M.M. "Bench-scale evaluation of seawater desalination by reverse osmosis." Desalination 2010, 250, 490-499.

Ladner, D.A.; Lee, B.W.; Clark, M.M. "Laser scanning cytometry for enumeration of fluorescent microspheres." Journal American Water Works Association 2007, 99, 110-117.


Conference Proceedings, Peer-reviewed

Steele, M.M.; Ladner, D.A.; Anctil, A. "Net Environmental Benefit Approach to Life Cycle Assessment for Algaculture Integration at Wastewater Treatment Plants." Proceedings of LCA XIII, Orlando, FL (October, 2013).


Conference Proceedings, Non-peer-reviewed

Singh, R., Asif, A.A., Venayagamoorthy, G.K., Lakhtakia, A., Abdelhamid, M., Alapatt, G.F., Ladner, D.A. "Emerging Role of Photovoltaics for Sustainably Powering Underdeveloped, Emerging, and Developed Economies." (Key Note Address) Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Technology (ICGET), Dhaka, Bangladesh (September, 2014).

Ellerie, J.R., Ladner, D.A. "Adsorptive activated carbon coatings for ultrafiltration membranes," Proceedings of the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), American Water Works Association (November, 2011).


Oral Presentations

Guerrero, V.; Partlan, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Effects of dissolved CO2 on organic and inorganic fouling and cleaning of RO membranes." Platform presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference, West Palm Beach, FL (March, 2018). [Won one of two awards for best student presentation.]

Ladner, D.A.; Song, L.; Griffis, H.M.; Ross, M.; Tasian, G. "Correlating Drinking Water Quality with Kidney Stone Incidence in South Carolina." Platform presentation at Clemson University's GIS Day, Clemson, SC (November, 2017).

Zhou, Z.; Weinman, S.T.; Sarupria, S.; Husson, S.M.; Ladner, D.A. "CFD simulation of fluid and fouling profiles for membranes with engineered surface features." Platform presentation at the International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM), San Francisco, CA (July, 2017).

Ladner, D.A.; Song, L.; Griffis, H.M.; Landa, E.R.; Tasian, G.E. "Correlating Drinking Water Quality with Kidney Stone Incidence in South Carolina." Platform presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) by-annual meeting, Ann Arbor, MI (June, 2017).

Ladner, D.A. "CFD simulation of fluid profiles for membranes with engineered surface features." Platform presentation at the Clemson University Research Symposium, Clemson, SC (May, 2017).

Sharmin, R.; Ladner, D.A. "Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for simulating foulant reduction by patterned RO and NF membranes." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2017).

Ladner, D.A. "Exploring and optimizing membrane treatment facilities." Platform presentation at the Technology Transfer Conference, Greenville, SC (January, 2017).

Ladner, D.A. "Membrane processes in drinking water treatment: MF to RO and PVDF to polyamide." Platform presentation at the Technology Transfer Conference, Greenville, SC (January, 2017).

Huibers, B.M.J.; Pales, A.R.; Bai, L.; Li, C.; Mu, L.; Ladner, D.A.; Daigle, H.; Darnault, C.J.G. "Wettability Alteration of Sandstones by Silica Nanoparticle Dispersions." Platform presentation at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall General Assembly, San Francisco, CA (December, 2016).

Huang, X.; Whelton, A.J.; Andry, S.; Yaputri, J.; Kelly D. "Crude oil Contamination and Recovery of Water Distribution System Pipes." Platform presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Indianapolis, IN (November, 2016).

Ladner, D.A.; Alexander, K.; Bui, K.; Dove, M.; Fulton, H.; Fuqua, M.; Gunderman, M.; Hunter, M.; Mettlen, H.; Konczal, P.; Lindsay, S.; McClure, K.; Nguyen, D.; Nguyen, S.; Shugart, R.; Williams, H.; Worrall, S. "Mapping South Carolina drinking water quality for alignment with health-record databases in epidemiological studies." Platform presentation at GIS Days, Clemson, SC (November, 2016).

Quinter, K.; Tidwell, V.; Carraway, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Integrated water-energy planning in the Eastern Interconnection." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Water Resources Conference, Columbia, SC (October, 2016).

Ladner, D.A.; Holtmann, K.; Al-Dulaimi, R.; Bui, K.; Degen, J.; Dove, M.; Gallimore, N.; Knapp, M.; Markley, A.; Mettlen, H.; Shugart, R.; Vatalaro, A. "Mapping South Carolina drinking water quality for alignment with health-record databases in epidemiological studies." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Water Resources Conference, Columbia, SC (October, 2016).

Apul, O.G.; von Reitzenstein, N.H.; Ladner, D.A.; Hristovski, K.D.; Westerhoff, P. "Development of novel non-woven fabrics by co-spinning of superfine powdered activated carbon and polystyrene." Platform presentation at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (August, 2016).

Quinter, K.M.; Tidwell, V.; Carraway, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Integrated energy-water planning in the Eastern Interconnection." Platform presentation at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (August, 2016).

Ladner, D.A.; Xie, P. "The Power of Hydrodynamics." Platform presentation at the Membranes: Materials & Processes Gordon Research Conference (GRC), New London, NM (August, 2016).

Partlan, E.; Amaral, P.; Brown, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Microfiltration membranes coated with superfine powdered activated carbon (S-PAC) for the removal of trace contaminants." Platform presentation at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL (June, 2016).

Ladner, D.A.; Xie, P. "Multiphysics modeling of membrane processes." Platform presentation at the Clemson University Research Symposium, Clemson, SC (May, 2016).

Liu, J.; Ladner, D.A. "Bench-scale automatic ceramic membrane filtration system." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2016).

Roehl, E.A.; Ladner, D.A.; Daamen, R.C.; Cook, J.B. "Empirical Modeling of a Reverse Osmosis System to Quantify Causes of Fouling." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2016).

Ladner, D.A.; Tu, Y.; Steele, M.; Carpenter, K.; Bourne, K.; Brown, M.; Geitner, N.; Wang, B.; Ke, P.C.; Ding, F.; Salehi, M.; Whelton, A.; Powers, S. "Disseminating Oil Spill Knowledge through an Exhibit at the Estuarium." Platform presentation at the Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Tampa, FL (February, 2016).

Partlan, E.; Li, M.; Ayerle, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Membrane Filtration of Colloidal Activated Carbon: Considerations for Optimization of Head Loss Reduction and Small Molecule Adsorption." Platform presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX (February, 2016).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, L.; Ladner, D.A. "Comparison of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental data for fouling mitigation with sinusoidal reverse osmosis spacers." Platform presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX (February, 2016).

Partlan, E.; Davis, K.; Ren, Y.; Apul, O.; Mefford, O.T.; Karanfil, T.; Ladner, D.A. "Effects of Bead Milling on Activated Carbon Characteristics: Trends in Superfine PAC." Platform presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (November, 2015).

Ladner, D.A.; Amaral, P.; Partlan, E.; Li, M.; Davis, K.; Ren, Y.; Karanfil, T. "Effects of S-PAC milling on membrane coating performance in microfiltration." Platform presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (November, 2015).

Ladner, D.A. "Environmental Engineering on Planet Earth." Keynote lecture at the SURI closing ceremony, Benedict College, Columbia, SC (July, 2015).

Ladner, D.A.; Carpenter, K.; Bourne, K.; Tu, Y.; Wang, B.; Geitner, N.K.; Ke, P.C.; Ding, F.; Powers, S.; Salehi, M.; Whelton, A.J. "Toward biocompatible oil spill dispersants through dendritic polymers." Platform presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) biannual conference, New Haven, CT (June, 2015).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, L.C.; Ladner, D.A. "Fouling mitigation in reverse osmosis with sinusoidal spacers and visualization of the membrane fouling process with modeling." Platform presentation at the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) annual meeting, Boston, MA (June, 2015).

Steele, M.; Sims, R.; Ladner, D.A.; Anctil, A. "Toward sustainability in wastewater treatment: Comparing life cycle impacts of algaculture and conventional systems." International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Dearborn, MI (May 2015).

Ersan, M.; Ladner, D.A.; Karanfil, T. "The Removal of DBP Precursors Using Nanofiltration." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2015).

Partlan, E.T.; Ladner, D.A. "Superfine carbon and microfiltration for adsorption of trace contaminants: Effects of water quality, chemical addition, and system configuration." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2015).

Partlan, E.; Matsui, Y.; Ladner, D.A. "Aggregation of superfine carbon for improved filtration performance." Platform presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition, Orlando, FL (March, 2015).

Li, M.; Partlan, E.T.; Ladner, D.A. "Effects of natural organic matter on contaminant removal by superfine powdered activated carbon coupled with microfiltration membranes." Platform presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), New Orleans, LA (November, 2014).

Steele, M.; Sims, R.; Ladner, D.A.; Anctil, A. "Algaculture at wastewater treatment plants: feasibility and life cycle impacts." Platform presentation at Algal Biomass, Biofuels, and Bioproducts, Santa Fe, NM (June, 2014).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, L.; Ladner, D.A. "Sinusoidal spacers for mitigating fouling in reverse osmosis." Platform presentation at the North American Membrane Society Annual Meeting, Houston, TX (June, 2014).

Ladner, D.A.; Li, M.; Partlan, E.T.; Karanfil, T. "Effects of super-fine powdered activated carbon on microfiltration membranes." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2014).

Partlan, E.T.; Ladner, D.A. "Removal of inorganic scale from reverse osmosis membranes using dissolved CO2." Platform presentation at the AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition, Las Vegas, NV (March, 2014).

Ladner, D.A.; Tu, Y.; Xie, P.; Ulmer, R.; Goins, R.; Geitner, N.K.; Ke, P.C.; Salehi; M.; Powers, S.; Whelton, A.J. "Dendritic polymers as oil spill dispersants: Effectiveness and toxicity compared to Corexit 9500." Platform presentation at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, Mobile, AL (January, 2014).

Geitner, N.K.; Powell, R.; Bruce, T.; Ladner, D.A.; Ding, F.; Ke, P.C. "The effects of dendrimer oil dispersants on Dictyostelium discoideum." Platform presentation at the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, Santa Barbara, CA (November, 2013).

Ladner, D.A.; Partlan, E.T.; Li, M.; Crumbley, A.M.; Bilchak, C.R.; Mefford, O.T.; Karanfil, T. "Interactions of Super-Fine Powdered Activated Carbon and Graphene Adsorbents with Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes." Platform presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Long Beach, CA (November, 2013).

Ladner, D.A.; Partlan, E.T.; Li, M.; Apul, O.; Mefford, O.T.; Karanfil, T. "Balancing adsorption kinetics and NOM competition with energy requirements for small-particle adsorbent-membrane systems." Platform presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Education and Research Conference, Golden, CO (July, 2013).

Xie, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Reducing concentration polarization with sinusoidal spacers: Computational modeling and experimental verification." Platform presentation at the North American Membrane Scociety annual meeting, Boise, ID (June, 2013).

Steele, M.M.; Ladner, D.A.; Anctil, A. "Net environmental benefit LCA: Integrating algae at WWTPs." Platform presentation at the Algal Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts conference, Toronto, ON, Canada (June, 2013).

Ladner, D.A.; Carey, D.; Mobley, C. "Deploying QR codes to educate water consumers about the water-energy nexus through their mobile devices." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2013).

Xie, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Sinusoidal Spacers for Concentration Polarization Mitigation in RO Desalination." Platform presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2013).

Ladner, D.A. "Composite nanoparticles and dendritic polymers as regenerable membrane coatings for trace contaminant removal and fouling control." Invited presentation at the University of South Alabama, Department of Civil Engineering, Mobile, AL (November, 2012).

Ladner, D.A.; Ellerie, J.; Smith, M.A.; Richards, C.; Baker, D.; Karanfil, T.K. "Carbonaceous nanomaterials, composite inorganic/organic nanoparticles, and dendritic polymers as regenerable membrane coatings for trace contaminant removal and fouling control." Platform presentation at the American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (August, 2012).

Smith, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Composite nanoparticles as regenerable coatings on reverse osmosis membranes." Platform presentation at the 22nd North American Membrane Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (June, 2012).

Ellerie, J.; Ladner, D.A. "Adsorptive carbon coatings for ultrafiltration membranes." Platform presentation at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, TX (June, 2012).

Xie, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Sinusoidal- and helical-flow spacers for fouling mitigation and energy reduction in RO desalination." Platform presentation at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, TX (June, 2012).

Smith, M.; Barnard, C.; Ladner, D.A. "Functionalized nanoparticles as removable membrane coatings," Platform presentation at the American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, Denver, CO (August, 2011).

Ladner, D.A.; Steele, M.M.; Weir, A.; Hristovski, K.; and Westerhoff, P. "Nanoparticle rejection by microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes," Platform presentation at the International Conference on the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, Los Angeles, CA (May, 2010).

Ladner, D.A.; Jurevis, J.D.; and Clark, M.M. "Characterization of a highly fouling fraction of algogenic organic matter in low- and high-pressure membrane filtration," Platform presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, Seattle, WA (November, 2009).

Ladner, D.A.; Vardon, D.R.; and Clark, M.M. "Effects of shear on microfiltration and ultrafiltration fouling by bloom-forming algae in a seawater desalination treatment train," Platform presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, Memphis, TN (April, 2009).

Ladner, D.A.; Vardon, D.R.; Kumar, M.; and Clark, M.M. "Fouling by Algogenic Organic Matter in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination," Platform presentation at the Annual Conference and Exibition, American Water Works Association, Atlanta, GA (July, 2008).

Ladner, D.A.; Kumar, M.; Adham, S.S.; and Clark, M.M. "Bench-Scale Studies to Characterize Organic Foulants in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination," Platform presentation at the 17th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society, Chicago, IL (May, 2006)

Ladner, D.A.; Thompson, K.; Lee, B.; and Clark, M.M. "Indirect membrane integrity monitoring using online fluorescence based bacteria detection," Platform presentation at the 15th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society, Honolulu, HI (July, 2004).


Poster Presentations

Zuo, Z.; Weinman, S.T.; Sarupria, S.; Husson, S.M.; Battiato, I.; Ladner, D.A. "Concentration polarization modeling for high-pressure membranes with engineered surface features." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Water Resources Conference, Columbia, SC (October, 2018).

Zuo, Z.; Weinman, S.T.; Sarupria, S.; Husson, S.M.; Battiato, I.; Ladner, D.A. "Concentration polarization modeling for high-pressure membranes with engineered surface features." Poster presentation at the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) annual meeting, Lexington, KY (June, 2018).

Sharmin, R.; Zhou, Z.; Ladner, D.A. "Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling to simulate foulant reduction by patterned RO and NF membranes."Poster presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference, West Palm Beach, FL (March, 2018)."

Qi, Weiming; McKinney, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Automated cleaning system for in-field experiments with ceramic membranes in high strength industrial wastewater treatment." Poster presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference, West Palm Beach, FL (March, 2018).

Sizemore, G.S.; Atkins, I.F.; Bailey, C.B.; Digiacomo, L.C.; Geyer, D.G.; Ressler, E.C. Restrepo, M.C.; Wander, M.L.; Song, L.; Griffis, H.M.; Tasian, G.E.; Ladner, D.A. "Establishing a Database of Groundwater and Surface Water Hardness to test a Kidney Stone Hypothesis in South Carolina." Poster presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Portland, OR (November, 2017).

Idarraga-Mora, J.; Friedel, P.; Ladner, D.A.; Husson, S. "Thin-film composite membranes with improved mechanical robustness using small diameter carbon fibers." Poster presentation at the International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM), San Francisco, CA (July, 2017).

Idarraga-Mora, J.; Childress, A.; Friedel, P.; Rao, A.; Ladner, D.A.; Husson, S. "Fabrication of thin-film composite membranes with improved mechanical robustness for energy generation using helically-coiled carbon nanotubes." Poster presentation at the International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM), San Francisco, CA (July, 2017).

Zhou, Z.; Ladner, D.A.; Weinman, S.T.; Husson, S.M. "Towards the Discovery of An Innovative Membrane Surface Pattern with Increased Fouling Resistance." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2017).

Guerrero, V.; Partlan, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Dissolved CO2 - An Alternative for Cleaning Inorganic Scale from RO Membranes." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2017).

Yaputri, J.; Huang, X.; Kelly, D.; Cerrato, S.A., Ladner, D.A.; Whelton, A.J. "Evaluation of a Rapid Bench-Scale Test to Determine Crude Oil Contamination and Recovery of Plastic Water Distribution Pipes." Poster presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Indianapolis, IN (November, 2016).

Jacobs, R.; Partlan, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Hydrothermal Carbonization of Glucose for the Production of Particles to Model S-PAC Membrane Breakthrough." Poster presentation at the Clemson University Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Poster Session, Clemson, SC (July, 2016).

Xie, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Forward Osmosis in Drinking Water Treatment." Poster presentation at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL (June, 2016).

Idarraga-Mora, J.; Childress, A.; Ladner, D.A.; Rao, A.; Husson, S. "Mechanical enhancement of thin-film nanocomposite membranes using helically-coiled carbon nanotubes for engineered osmosis." Poster presentation at the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) annual meeting, Bellevue, WA (May, 2016).

Malakian, A.; Weinman S.; Monk, R.; Boateng, L.; Sarupria, S.; Ladner, D.A.; Husson, S. "Understanding the roles that patterning and chemistry play on membrane fouling." Poster presentation at the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) annual meeting, Bellevue, WA (May, 2016).

Bai, L.; Li, C.; Pales, A.; Huibers, B.; Ladner, D.A.; Daigle, H.; Darnault, C. "Wettability Behavior of Crude Oil-Silica Nanofluids-Sandstone Systems." Poster presentation at EGU 2016, Vienna, Austria (April, 2016).

Partlan, E.; Amaral, P.; Li, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Activated Carbon Coatings on Microfiltration Membranes as Mini Packed Bed Reactors." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2016).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, C.; Ladner, D.A. "Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations of Forward Osmosis (FO) and Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO)." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2016).

Holtman, K.; Mettlen, H.; Knapp, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Correlating water quality and kidney stone incidence in South Carolina." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2016).

Carpenter, K.; Bourne, K.; Wang, B.; Ding, F.; Ladner, D.A. "Hyperbranched Polymers as Oil Dispersants: Influence of Salinity, pH, and Concentration on Dispersion Effectiveness." Poster presentation at the Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Tampa, FL (February, 2016).

Sarupria, S.; Husson, S.M.; Ladner, D.A.; Battiato, I. "DMREF: An integrated multiscale modeling and experimental approach to design fouling-resistant membranes." Materials Genome Initiative Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD (January, 2016).

Bai, L.; Li, C.; Darnault, C.J.G.; Korte, C.; Ladner, D.A.; Daigle, H. "Wetting and Interfacial Tension Dynamics of Oil-Nanofluids-Surface Minerals System," Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA (December, 2015).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, L.; Ladner, D.A. "Mitigating membrane fouling with sinusoidal spacers." Poster presentation at the Water Quality Technology Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (November, 2015).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, C.; Ladner, D.A. "Sinusoidal Spacers for Mitigating Fouling in Reverse Osmosis." Poster presentation at WEFTEC, Chicago, IL (September, 2015).

Brown, M.; Amaral, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Evaluating the use of powdered activated carbon associated with microfiltration for the removal of trace contaminants in water treatment." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2015).

Cai, J.; Ladner, D.A. "Hollow fiber microfiltration bench scale experiments." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2015).

Steele, M.; Anctil, A.; Ladner, D.A. "Sustainable wastewater treatment in small communities: Comparing life cycle impacts of algaculture and conventional systems." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2015).

Ersan, M.S.; Ladner, D.A.; Karanfil, T. "Reducing the formation of disinfection byproducts using nanofiltration." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2015).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, L.; Ladner, D.A. "Sinusoidal Spacers for Mitigating Fouling in Reverse Osmosis." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2015).

Partlan, E.T.; Ladner, D.A. "Microfiltration of superfine carbon for drinking water treatment: Effects of source water characteristics and coagulants." Poster presentation at the Membrane Technology Conference, Orlando, FL (March, 2015).

Ersan, M.S.; Ladner, D.A.; Karanfil, T. "The Release of NDMA Precursors from Nanofiltration Membranes and Their Cleaning." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2014).

Li, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Effects of Natural Organic Matter on Contaminant Removal by Superfine Powdered Activated Carbon Coupled with Microfiltration Membranes." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2014).

Tu, Y.; Xie, P.; Steele, M.M.; Ladner, D.A.; Geitner, N.K.; Ke, P.C.; Ding, F. "Dendritic Polymers as Biocompatible Dispersants for Oil Spill Mitigation." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2014).

Xie, P.; Murdoch, L.; Ladner, D.A. "Sinusoidal Spacers for Mitigating Concentration Polarization and Biofouling in Reverse Osmosis." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2014).

Geitner, N.K.; Powell, R.R.; Bruce, T.F.; Andorfer, R.E.; Ladner, D.A.; Ding, F.; Ke, P.C. "Effects of Dendrimer Oil Dispersants on Dictyostelium discoideum." Poster presentation at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, Mobile, AL (January, 2014).

Ladner, D.A.; Xie, P.; Tu, Y.; Geitner, N.K.; Powers, S.; Whelton, A.; Ke, P.C. "Dendritic polymers as oil spill dispersants: Effectiveness and toxicity compared to Corexit 9500A." Poster presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Education and Research Conference, Golden, CO (July, 2013).

Partlan, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Dissolved CO2 - An alternative for cleaning inorganic scale from RO membranes." Poster presentation at the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) annual meeting, Boise, ID (June, 2013).

Laird, C.; Steele, M.M.; Ladner, D.A. "Bioprospecting to discover local algae for biofuel production." Poster presentation at the 8th Annual ACC Meeting of the Minds, Winston-Salem, NC (April, 2013).

Steele, M.M.; Anctil, A.; Ladner, D.A. "Net Environmental Benefit Approach To Life Cycle Assessment For Algal Integration At Wastewater Treatment Plants." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2013).

Li, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Effects of aggregation state on flux reduction by superfine powdered activated carbon on microfiltration membranes." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2013).

Partlan, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Dissolved CO2 - An Alternative for Cleaning Inorganic Scale from RO Membranes." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2013).

Tu, Y.; Xie, P.; Geitner, N.K.; Ke, P.C.; Ladner, D.A. "Dendritic polymers as biocompatible oil spill dispersants: molecular interactions and effectiveness." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2013).

Ladner, D.A.; Geitner, N.K.; Steele, M.M.; Xie, P.; Bhattacharya, P.; Chen, R.; Whelton, A.; Powers, S.; Ke, P.C.; "Dendritic polymers as biocompatible oil spill dispersants." Poster presentation at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA (February, 2013).

Steele, M.; Carey, D.; Ladner, D.A. "Mixotrophic growth of Chlorella protothecoides for wastewater treatment: Effects of retention time on membrane harvesting, treatment, and productivity." Poster presentation at The 2nd International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, San Diego, CA (June, 2012).

Majahan, P.; Sun, Y.; Ladner, D.A. "Enabling renewable-energy driven reverse osmosis desalination using integrated compressed gas energy storage--benchscale experiments and modeling." Poster presentation at the CleanTech Conference and Showcase 2012, Santa Clara, CA (June, 2012).

Carey, D.; Steele, M.; Ladner, D.A. "Algal dewatering by microfiltration: membrane flux improvement with NaCl addition in a stirred filtration unit." Poster presentation at The 2nd International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, San Diego, CA (June, 2012).

Mahajan, P.; Sun, Y.; Ladner, D.A. "Enabling wind-energy driven reverse osmosis desalination using integrated compressed gas energy storage--benchscale experiments and modeling." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2012).

Xie, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Sinusoidal- and Helical-Flow Spacers for Energy Reduction and Fouling Mitigation in Reverse Osmosis Desalination." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2012).

Partlan, E.; Ladner, D.A. "Reverse Osmosis under Transient Power Conditions: A look at membrane concentration polarization behavior when the transmembrane pressure is dynamic." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2012).

Carey, D.; Steele, M.; Wolniak, R.; Cotterman, T.; Ladner, D.A. "Algae dewatering by microfiltration: effect of growth stage on filtration and membrane flux improvement by NaCl flocculation." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2012).

Steele, M.; Carey, D.; Mistry, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Assessing and reducing energy requirements for membrane-based algal biomass harvesting," Poster presentation at the AEESP Education and Research Conference, Tampa, FL (July, 2011).

Xie, P.; Ladner, D.A. "Helical-flow reverse osmosis membrane modules for reduced energy consumption and fouling control." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2011).

Ellerie, J.; Ladner, D.A. "Adsorptive activated carbon coatings on ultrafiltration membranes for trace contaminant removal." Poster presentation at the South Carolina Environmental Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (March, 2011).

Ladner, D.A.; Jurevis, J.A.; Clark, M.M. "Conditioning films formed by algal biopolymers in seawater reverse osmosis desalination," Poster presentation at the 7th Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, International Water Association, Phoenix, AZ (June, 2010).

Ladner, D.A.; Steele, M.M.; Weir, A.; Hristovski, K.; and Westerhoff, P. "Nanoparticle rejection by microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes," Poster presentation at the International Conference on the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, Los Angeles, CA (May, 2010).

Ladner, D.A.; Clark, M.M. "Characterization of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Foulants in Seawater Desalination," Poster presentation at the EPA Graduate Fellowship Conference, Washington, DC, (2006).


Disserations and Theses

Xie, P. "Simulation of reverse osmosis and osmotically driven membrane processes." PhD Dissertation, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2016.

Steele, M.M. "Quantifying sustainability in wastewater treatment: Examples in algaculture." PhD Dissertation, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2016.

Amaral, P. "Avaliacao da utilizacao de carvao ativado em po supe4rfino (S-CAP) associado a membrana de microfiltracao (MF) na remocao de atrazina de aqua de abastecimento." PhD Disseration, Post-graduate Program in Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2016.

Carpenter, K.M. "Hyperbranched polymers as biocompatible oil dispersants: Influence of salinity, pH, and concentration on dispersion effectiveness." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2016.

Quinter, K. "Evaluating water withdrawals and water availability for projected thermoelectric power growth in the Eastern Interconnection of the United States." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2016.

Brown, M. "Desorption kinetics of trace organic contaminants and natural organic matter from superfine powdered activated carbon." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2016.

Tu, Y. "Dendritic polymers as biocompatible oil spill dispersants: Effectiveness and mechanisms with crude oil." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2014.

Li, Mengfei. "Effects of natural organic matter on contaminant removal by superfine powdered activated carbon coupled with microfiltration membranes." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2014.

Partlan, R. "Dissolved carbon dioxide for scale removal in reverse osmosis." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2013.

Sun, Y. "Air pressure energy storage for reverse osmosis: Bench-scale proof of concept." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2013.

Mahajan, P.K. "Reverse osmosis desalination with integrated compressed air energy storage: Conceptual design and modeling." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2012.

Smith, M.A. "Functionalized nanoparticles as removable coatings for reverse osmosis membranes." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2012.

Ellerie, J.R. "Carbonaceous adsorbents as coatings for ultrafiltration membranes." MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 2012.

Ladner, D.A. "Effects of bloom-forming algae on fouling of integrated membrane systems in seawater desalination." PhD dissertation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

Ladner, D.A. "Laser scanning cytometry for the detection of fluorescent microspheres and bacteria." MS thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.

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