Life Cycle and Systems Innovation: a sustainable engineering short course
July 30-31, 2013 at Marquette University

Research interests

• Nutrient removal and recovery in water and wastewater streams
• Detection and quantification of infectious waterborne viruses
• Removal and disinfection of emerging microbial pathogens
• Reduction and disinfection byproduct formation
• Advanced oxidation targeting organic contaminant distruction

Professional preparation

• Ph.D., 2008, Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University
• M.S., 2006, Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University
• B.S., 2004, Civil Engineering - Environmental Concentration, Arizona State University

Refereed Archival Publications

2012

• Mayer, B.K.; Gerrity, D.; Rittmann, B.E.; Reisinger, D.; Brandt-Williams, S. 2012. Innovative Strategies to Achieve Low Total Phosphorus Concentrations in High Water Flows. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Tech. DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.604262.
  

2011

• Rittmann, B.E.; Mayer, B.K.; Westerhoff, P.; Edwards, M. 2011. Capturing the Lost Phosphorus. Chemosphere.84:846-853.

2010

• Mayer, B.K.; Ryu, H.; Gerrity, D.; Abbaszadegan, M. 2010. Development of an integrated cell cultureqRTPCR assay for simultaneous quantification of coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and polioviruses in disinfection studies. Water Sci. Technol. 6:2:375-387.

2009

• Ryu, H.; Mayer, B.K.; Abbaszadegan, M. 2009. Applicability of Quantitative PCR for the Determination of Removal Efficacy of Enteric Viruses and Cryptosporidium by Water Treatment Processes. J. Water Health. 8:1:101-108.
  
  
• Gerrity, D.; Mayer, B.K.; Ryu, H.; Crittenden, J.; Abbaszadegan, M. 2009. A Comparison of Pilot-Scale Photocatalysis and Enhanced Coagulation for Disinfection Byproduct Mitigation. Water Res. 43:6:1597-1610.
  

2008

• Mayer, B.K.; Ryu, H.; Abbaszadegan, M. 2008. Treatability of USEPA Contaminant Candidate List Viruses: Removal of Coxsackievirus and Echovirus Using Enhanced Coagulation. Env. Sci. Technol. 42:18:6890-6896.

2007

• Straub, T.M.; Höner zu Bentrop, K.; Orosz-Coghlan, P.; Dohnalkova, A.; Mayer, B.K.; Bartholomew, R.A.; Valdez, C.O.; Bruckner-Lea, C.J.; Gerba, C.P.; Abbaszadegan, M.; Nickerson, C.A. 2007. Invitro Cell Culture Infectivity Assay for Human Noroviruses. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 13:3:396-403.
  
  
• Abbaszadegan, M.; Mayer, B.K.; Ryu, H.; Nwachuku, N. 2007. Efficacy of Removal of CCL Viruses Under Enhanced Coagulation Conditions. Env. Sci. Technol. 41:3:971-977.