Our Research
Research Areas
Membrane Fundamentals
Water Purification
Biopharmaceutical Processing
Chemical Separations
Food & Beverage
Green Industry
Research Projects
Our Center researchers are working on 12 active projects in which 5 are focused on membrane fundamentals, 3 in biopharmaceutical processing, and 1 each in chemical separations, food & beverage, green industry, and water purification.
The MAST Center Industry Advisory Board (IAB) selects projects to fund each year. Our Center has run nearly 100 research projects since our inception. Some of these past projects include:
Green Chemistry with Coupled Electrolysis and Electrodialysis: Enhancing Selectivity and Conversion
Hollow Fiber Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSNF) and Organic Solvent Reverse Osmosis (OSRO)
Nanoparticle Tracking in Virus Filtration Membranes – Implications for Virus Retention Behavior
Investigations of Nanofiltration/RO Applications to Remove PFASs: Baseline Performance of Commerical RO Membranes and Novel Chemically Modified Membranes
Membrane-Assisted Continuous Manufacturing of Liposomes and Lipid Nanoparticles
Understanding Fouling Behavior during Perfusion Operation of Cell Culture Harvesting
Membrane Separation of Nitrogen and Phosphorous Nutrients with Downstream recovery as Struvite Fertilizer
Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration: Hydrodynamics and Flux
Elucidating the 3D Microstructure of Virus Filtration/Ultrafiltration Membranes using Electron Tomography
Combined Electrocoagulation and Reverse Osmosis for Brackish Groundwater Treatment
Novel Fouling Resistant Polymeric Membranes Fabricated Using Atomic and Molecular Layer Deposition
Understanding Virus Prefilters
Modeling Tools for Membrane Process
Membrane Filtration for Wastewater Treatment
Coupled UV-Membrane and Oxidant-Membrane Process for Decreased Biofouling and Enhanced Flux in Water Reclamation Applications
Understanding the Performance of Bio Optimal Hollow Fiber Filtration
New Real-Time Methodology for Detection of Fouling in Gas Separation Membranes