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December 19, 2008<br />
<strong>CURRICULUM</strong> <strong>VITA</strong><br />
<strong>NAME</strong>: <strong>YORAM</strong> <strong>COHEN</strong><br />
<strong>Date</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Birth</strong>: September 4, 1952; Marital Status: Married; two children.<br />
PRESENT POSITIONS:<br />
- Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, Henry Samueli School <strong>of</strong> Engineering<br />
and Applied Science, University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles.<br />
- Director, Water Technology Research Center (2005-present)<br />
- Director, Center for Environmental Risk Reduction (1995- 2006)<br />
- Adjunct Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Zuckerberg Water Res. Institute, Ben-Gurion University (4/1/2008-present)<br />
- Participating Faculty Member, UCLA Interdepartmental Environmental Science<br />
and Engineering Program (1992-present)<br />
- Member, California NanoScience Institute (2007 – present)<br />
- Member, UCLA/NSF Center for Environmental Implications <strong>of</strong> Nanotechnology (2008- )<br />
EDUCATION:<br />
B.A.Sc., (Honor Standing) University <strong>of</strong> Toronto (1975);<br />
M.A.Sc., University <strong>of</strong> Toronto (1977); Ph.D., University <strong>of</strong> Delaware (1981)<br />
AWARDS, HONORS and RECOGNITIONS:<br />
• Ann C. Rosenfield Distinguished Community Partnership Prize (2008)<br />
• Distinguished Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor (2006), Victoria University (Australia)<br />
• AIChE/Env. Div., Lawrence K. Cecil Award in Environmental Chemical Engineering (2003)<br />
• Chair, AIChE Separations Division, 2008; 1 st and 2 nd Vice-Chair in 2007, 2006, respectively.<br />
• Chair, AIChE Env. Division (2002), 1 st and 2 nd Vice-Chair, 2002, 20001, respectively.<br />
• Member, Executive Committee, AIChE Environmental Division (2000-present)<br />
• Member, International Science Advisory Committee (2004-present), Water Research Center,<br />
Israel Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology (Technion)<br />
• Board member, North American Membrane Society (2005-2007)<br />
• Outstanding Research Paper, AIChE Separations Division, 1997<br />
• Del Amo Research Fellowship (1994-1995)<br />
• Lady Davis Fellow (Technion, Israel, 1986-87 and 1995)<br />
• Director, AIChE, Separations Division, 1998-2002<br />
• Member, Editorial Board: Journal <strong>of</strong> Hazardous Materials (1994-1998)<br />
• Associate Editor: J. Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology (1991 - 1994).<br />
• Member, Editorial Review Board: J. Air and Waste Management Assoc. (1987 - 1993).<br />
• Councilor: Southern California Society for Risk Analysis (1996-2002)<br />
• Member (1989-2002), NRC Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.<br />
• Member, USEPA Science Advisory Board, 1987-1990.<br />
• Editorial Review Board: J. Toxicology and Industrial Health (1987 - 1990)<br />
• Councilor: International Society <strong>of</strong> Exposure Analysis (1991- 1994).<br />
• National Research Council <strong>of</strong> Canada Postgraduate Scholarship (1975-77)<br />
• McPherson Scholarship (1974-75); J. P. Bickell Award (1972-73; 1974-75)<br />
• J. Edgar -McAllister Award (1973-74); Kiwanis Award (1971-72)<br />
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Recognition for Community Service for the Protection <strong>of</strong> Publ ic Health:<br />
• County <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles Commendation, 2008 in recognition <strong>of</strong> dedicated service to Los<br />
Angeles County<br />
• State <strong>of</strong> California senate Certificate <strong>of</strong> Recognition for contributing to legislation to protect<br />
public health (April, 2008)<br />
• Certificate <strong>of</strong> Special Congressional Recognition (US) for service to the community (April<br />
2008)<br />
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:<br />
-1991- present Pr<strong>of</strong>essor - University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angele<br />
2005- present Director, Water Technology Research Center<br />
2008-present<br />
Adjunct Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Zuckerberg Water Institute/Desert Research Institute,<br />
Ben-Gurion University (2008-present)<br />
10/2006 Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor – Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)<br />
1995 – 2005 Director - Center for Environmental Risk Reduction<br />
11/06-12/06 Distinguished Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Victoria University (Australia)<br />
1987-1994 Director - UCLA/EPA National Center for Intermedia Transport Research<br />
1995-1996 Vice-Chair - Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA<br />
1996 - present Adjunct Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor - Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Catalunya, Spain<br />
1995- present Multimedia Enviros<strong>of</strong>t Corporation<br />
8/94-12/94 Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor - Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalunya, Spain<br />
1986-1990 Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor - University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles<br />
10/87-6/88 Visiting Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor - Technion, Israel<br />
1981-1985 Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor - University <strong>of</strong> California Los Angeles<br />
1981-present<br />
Frequent service as advisor and consultant to industry<br />
on multimedia assessment and separation processes<br />
5/76-8/77 Research Associate, Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Toronto, Canada<br />
5/75-8/75 Emery Industries (Canada) Ltd., Toronto<br />
5/74-8/74 (Polyurethanes and catalytic hydrogenation)<br />
5/73-8/73 ECO-TEC Ltd., Toronto, Canada (Ion exchange)<br />
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:<br />
Period<br />
1981-<br />
present<br />
Teaching Experience<br />
University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles:<br />
Undergraduate Courses<br />
Membrane science and technology, Separation Processes, Environmental<br />
Multimedia Assessment, Fluid Mechanics, Introduction to Chemical Engineering,<br />
Chemical Engineering Kinetics, Polymer Engineering, Polymer Chemistry,<br />
Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer, Computer Aided Process Design,<br />
Measurements laboratory.<br />
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Period<br />
1981-<br />
present<br />
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Teaching Experience<br />
Graduate Courses (UCLA): Advanced Mass Transfer, Membrane Science and<br />
Technology, Environmental Transport Phenomena, Pollution Control, Advanced<br />
Chemical Reaction Engineering, Polymer Engineering , Non-Newtonian Fluid<br />
Mechanics, Macromolecular Dynamics, Rheology.<br />
3/98 Short Courses: (National Exposure Research laboratory, USEPA, RTP, NC)<br />
- Environmental Multimedia Analysis <strong>of</strong> Chemical Distribution<br />
5/1994 Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey:<br />
- Environmental Intermedia Transport and Multimedia Assessment. (Short course<br />
for Institute Faculty).<br />
710/1990 University <strong>of</strong> Barcelona:<br />
- Environmental Impact Analysis (Short course)<br />
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1994-<br />
2002<br />
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain):<br />
Short Courses:<br />
- Environmental Intermedia Transport (10/1991)<br />
- Polymer Engineering (9/1994)<br />
- Introduction to Macromolecular Science (9/1995)<br />
- Environmental Risk Reduction (9/1996)<br />
- Environmental Transport Phenomena (9/1997 & 6/1998)<br />
- Environmental Analysis <strong>of</strong> Chemical Distribution (3/1998-4/1998)<br />
- Polymer Science Fundamentals (8/2002-9/2002)<br />
11/1994 Servei de Tecnologia Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain)<br />
- Short Course for Environmental Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals: Environmental Impact<br />
Assessment.<br />
8/1991 California Toxic Substances Control Division (Burbank, California)<br />
- Multimedia Transport, Exposure, and Risk Analyses (short course for State<br />
regulators and scientists)<br />
1998 United States Environmental Protection agency, National Exposure Research<br />
Laboratory (Research Triangle Park, NC)<br />
- Integrated multimedia analysis (short course, 9/26/1998<br />
- Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> multimedia environmental transport, exposure and risk analyses<br />
(Sort course to upper management and senior scientists, 3/31/1998-4/3/1998)<br />
1987-88 Israel Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology (Technion):<br />
- Polymer Chemistry (Undergraduate course)<br />
- Macromolecular Dynamics (Graduate course)
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TEACHING IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES<br />
• UCLA<br />
♦ Developed <strong>of</strong> new academic courses: membrane science and technology, environmental<br />
multimedia assessment; environmental transport phenomena, membrane science and<br />
technology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, pollution prevention, advanced mass transfer.<br />
♦ Introduced experimental RO desalination term project to the graduate mass transfer course<br />
and designed a new RO experiment for the undergraduate laboratory (2008).<br />
♦ Organized and Funded an Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program in Risk<br />
Reduction at UCLA (Approximately 6 students each summer, 1996-1999)<br />
♦ Developed environmental multimedia assessment simulators (SMCM, 1989-1994; Mend-<br />
Tox, 1998-2003; several hundred individuals licenses, universities and USEPA)<br />
♦ Developed and implemented undergraduate process design project with environmental<br />
considerations (methanol production from municipal waste) (1986)<br />
♦ Contributed to the development <strong>of</strong> both the undergraduate Environmental Chemical<br />
Engineering and Biochemical Engineering Options (UCLA).<br />
♦ Faculty Mentor to UCLA undergraduate students participating in the Student Research<br />
Program (about 2 students per year, 1985- present)<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Toronto (Teaching Assistant). Undergraduate Courses: Physical Chemistry,<br />
Applied Statistics, Fluid Mechanics (1975-1977).<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Delaware (Teaching Assistant. Graduate Courses: Thermodynamics, Fluid<br />
Mechanics, Statistical Thermodynamics (1978-1980)<br />
• Trained USEPA and Cal EPA scientists in environmental multimedia analysis.<br />
• Worked with Faculty from ITESM (Mexico) to establish environmental impact analysis and<br />
pollution prevention courses.<br />
• Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Catalunya, Spain). Introduced graduate courses in environmental<br />
impact assessment and polymer science.<br />
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:<br />
Polymer and Separations Science:<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> high performance RO and NF membranes; Polymeric and hybrid<br />
polymer/inorganic sorbents; Ceramic-supported polymer (CSP) membranes for pervaporation<br />
and ultrafiltration; Crystallization on nano-structured polymer surfaces; CFD modeling <strong>of</strong><br />
membrane module operation and design; Surface nano-structuring with polymers (including<br />
atmospheric plasma-induced graft polymerization, silylation anchoring and controlled freeradical<br />
polymerization); Surface nano-structuring with polymers; Mega-array chemical sensors<br />
Water science and technology:<br />
Membrane desalination; High recovery brackish water desalination; Ultrafiltration for water<br />
treatment applications; Water production process modeling and optimization; Kinetics <strong>of</strong><br />
precipitation s<strong>of</strong>tening and mineral scaling <strong>of</strong> RO membranes; Development and application <strong>of</strong><br />
cognitive neural networks for water treatment and desalination process modeling and control;<br />
Dynamic optimization <strong>of</strong> membrane systems for water processing<br />
Environmental:<br />
Environmental multimedia & intermedia analysis <strong>of</strong> contaminant and nanoparticle transport and<br />
exposure pathways; Water and contaminant transport soil; Quantitative-structure property<br />
relations for environmental transport properties <strong>of</strong> nanoparticles and associated exposures.<br />
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:<br />
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)<br />
• American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA)<br />
• American Institute <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineers<br />
• American Chemical Society<br />
• Southern California Society for Risk Analysis<br />
• North American Membrane Society<br />
• Association <strong>of</strong> Environmental Engineering Pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />
EDITORIAL SERVICES<br />
• Associate Editor: J. Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology (1991 - 1994).<br />
• Associate Editor: J. Hazardous Materials (1996-2000)<br />
• Special Issue Editor: AIChE Symposium Series (1995)<br />
• Webmaster, AICHE Environmental Division (1999-present)<br />
• Special Issue Guest Editor: Intermedia Transport and Transformations <strong>of</strong> Chemical<br />
Pollutants, J. Hazardous Materials, (1994); Also Guest Editor, 1997.<br />
• Member: Editorial Rev.Board. J. Air Poll. Control Association & Waste Manag. (1987-1990)<br />
• Member, Editorial Review Board: J. Toxicology and Industrial Health (1987-1994)<br />
• Member, Editorial Review Board, J. Clean Products and Processes (1999-2001)<br />
REVIEWER:<br />
• Water Environment Research<br />
• J. Water Resources Research<br />
• Environmental Science and Technology<br />
• Water Environment Research<br />
• J. Membrane Science<br />
• Desalination<br />
• J. Soil Science Society <strong>of</strong> America<br />
• J. Environmental Engineering<br />
• J. Air & Waste Management Association<br />
• J. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment<br />
• Environmental Progress<br />
• J. Environmental Quality<br />
• J. Toxicology and Industrial Health<br />
• J. Air Poll. Control & Hazardous Waste<br />
Management<br />
• J. Hazardous Materials<br />
• Environmental Science and Policy<br />
• J. Exposure Analysis & Env. Epidemiology<br />
• ASTM Special Publications<br />
• J. Chemical Information & Computer Sci.<br />
• Langmuir<br />
• J. Transport in Porous Media (1987-1994)<br />
• J. Fluid Engineering<br />
• Risk Analysis<br />
• Chemosphere<br />
• J. Atmospheric Science<br />
• J. Colloid & Interface Science<br />
• J. Heat Transfer<br />
• American Journal <strong>of</strong> Physiology<br />
• Canadian Journal <strong>of</strong> Chemical<br />
Engineering<br />
• J. Polymer Science (Part B. Polymer<br />
Physics & Part A. Polymer Chemistry)<br />
• J. Chemical Engineering Science<br />
• Chemical Engineering Communications<br />
• AIChE Journal<br />
• Industrial & Engineering Chemistry<br />
Research<br />
• J. Applied Polymer Science<br />
• J. Rheology<br />
• J. Phase Equilibria<br />
• Chemical Engineering Education<br />
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REVIEWER: RESEARCH INSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES<br />
• Federal Agencies & National Institutions/Programs:<br />
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency<br />
• National Science Foundation<br />
• USDA/CSREES, SBIR Program<br />
• U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Energy; Oak Ridge National Laboratory<br />
(Health and Research Division)<br />
• United States Bureau <strong>of</strong> Reclamation (2003)<br />
• United States Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, SBIR (2002-2003)<br />
• National Science Foundation, SBIR Program (2000, 2003)<br />
• American Chemical Council<br />
• ACS Petroleum Research Fund (1990-present)<br />
• State Agencies & Academic Institutions:<br />
• California Air Resource Board<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Pesticide Regulations (2000, 2003)<br />
• California Environmental Protection agency<br />
• UC Center for Water and Wildland Resources<br />
• California Energy Commission (2003)<br />
• Office <strong>of</strong> Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), (2002)<br />
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CONSULTING ACTIVITIES:<br />
• International<br />
• Tashtiyot Program in Materials, Chemistry and Energy (Israel; 2006)<br />
• Reviewer, International Membrane Science and Technology Conference in Sydney,<br />
Australia on November 10-14, 2003<br />
• Israel, Ministry <strong>of</strong> Science (2004)<br />
• Victoria University, Weribbee Water Research Center (2006)<br />
• National University <strong>of</strong> Singapore (research reviews; 2005-2006)<br />
• U.S.<br />
• TeckCominco Alaska: Red Dog Mine (Desalination <strong>of</strong> mine drainage water; 2007-present)<br />
• Calera (Cement production from demineralized RO concentrate; 2008)<br />
• Sweetwater (applications <strong>of</strong> fly ash in water treatment; 2006)<br />
• ITT Aqueous Water Equipment Technologies (Brackish water desalination, 2007)<br />
• Consultant to Congresswoman Jane Harman (DDT soil/groundwater contamination, 2002)<br />
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (1999-2003)<br />
• Consultant on environmental impact assessment (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Center for<br />
Chemical Technology, (1990- present).<br />
• Consultant to the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWRCAC):<br />
- Alyeska Marine Terminal: (a) analysis <strong>of</strong> emissions and discharges (1999, 1997, 2002);<br />
(b) - Modeling the operation <strong>of</strong> the ballast water treatment facility (2003)<br />
- multimedia impact analysis <strong>of</strong> petroleum hydrocarbons in Port Valdez (1991-1992)<br />
• Consultant on urban environmental issues (Office <strong>of</strong> the Mayor, City <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles,<br />
Member Roundtable on Environmental Technology, 1995)
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CONSULTING ACTIVITIES (Cont’d):<br />
• Special Master, appointed by the U.S. District Court to assess soil and groundwater<br />
contamination and assign liability (1992) involving two major oil companies.<br />
• Consultant on multimedia exposure & risk analysis (ENSR Consulting and Engineering,<br />
1989-1994)<br />
• Consultant on multimedia exposure and risk assessment (Motorola, 1993)<br />
• Consultant on rubber surface modification (Polymod Inc, 2003-2005)<br />
• Consultant on polymer-grafted chromatography resins (Phenomenex, Inc., 2001)<br />
• Consultant on membrane emulsification (American & Foreign Market Research, Inc., 1997)<br />
• Consultant on rapid blending and dissolving <strong>of</strong> polymers (Northrop Corporation, 1993)<br />
• Litigation Assistance:<br />
- Analysis <strong>of</strong> methyl bromide exposure (Rezac & Kat<strong>of</strong>sky, 1994)<br />
- Infiltration <strong>of</strong> organic solvents in the soil vadose zone (Egerman, Brown & Rosen, 1993)<br />
- Analysis <strong>of</strong> soil contamination by metals and organics<br />
(Breidenbach, Swainston, Crispo & Way, 1993)<br />
- Soil contamination (J. H. Davis Law, 1983)<br />
- Analysis <strong>of</strong> failure <strong>of</strong> polymer fibers (J. Anton, 1988)<br />
- Soil and groundwater contamination in a commercial cleaning facility; appointed as Court<br />
Expert (Scullman and David<strong>of</strong>f, 1990).<br />
• Analysis <strong>of</strong> emissions and groundwater contamination and expert witness in connection with<br />
the Stringfellow Superfund Site (Latham and Watkins; Breidenbach Buckley Huchting Halm<br />
& Hamblet; McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen; Landels, Ripley & Diamond; State <strong>of</strong><br />
California, 1990-1993)<br />
• VOC volatilization from soil and groundwater (AWD Technologies Inc., 1992)<br />
• Consultant, contaminant transport in the McColl Superfund Site (Geosyntec Consultants,<br />
1992)<br />
• Consultant on adsorption onto polymer resins (Rohom and Haas Company, 1985)<br />
• Consultant on capillary viscometry (Mobil R&D, 1985-1986)<br />
• Environmental multimedia modeling (Woodward-Clyde Consultants, 1985-1986)<br />
• Emissions from soil tar deposits (Rand Corporation, 1985-1988)<br />
• Hytech Chemical Company (1984)<br />
• Consultant, non-Newtonian suspension flow (International Remote Imaging Systems, (1982)<br />
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ADVISORY AND REVIEW COMMITTEES:<br />
United States Environmental Protection Agency:<br />
• Member, Program Review Committee and Special Scientific Advisor to Dr. Bernard<br />
Goldstein (Former Assistant Administrator <strong>of</strong> EPA ORD), January 1984, March 1985.<br />
• Member, EPA Science Advisory Board Subcommittee on the Integrated Environmental<br />
Management Program, 1986-1988.<br />
• Member, EPA/SAB Environmental Effects, Fate and Transport Committee, 1987-1989.<br />
• Member, EPA/SAB Research Strategies Committee, Subcommittee on Fate and Transport,<br />
1988.<br />
• Member, EPA/SAB Committee on the Evaluation <strong>of</strong> the Bioremediation project for the<br />
cleanup <strong>of</strong> the Alaskan Oil Spill, 1989.<br />
• Member, EPA/SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee, September 1987 - 1990.<br />
• Member, EPA/SAB Subcommittee on the Leachability issue, 1989 -1991<br />
• Member, EPA Alternative Fuels Research Strategy Committee, 1989.<br />
• Member, EPA/SAB Ecology and Welfare Subcommittee, EPA/SAB report "Reducing Risk:<br />
Setting Priorities and Strategies for Environmental Protection,” 1990.<br />
• Member, EPA/SAB Fate and Effects Subcommittee, Review <strong>of</strong> SPARC System, 1990-1991.<br />
• Member, Review Panel, USEPA, "Dioxin Peer Review Workshop: Estimating Exposure to<br />
Dioxin-Like Compounds,” September 10-11, 1992, Washington, D.C.<br />
• Member, EPA Review Committee on “Study <strong>of</strong> Hazardous Air Pollutants from Electric<br />
Utility Steam Generating Units,” 1995.<br />
• Member, EPA Utility Air Toxics Study: Review for Human Exposure Assessment 1995-<br />
1996).<br />
• Chair, EPA Peer-Review Committee, Drake Chemical Superfund Site Incinerator, EPA<br />
Region 3, January, 1997 - March, 1998.<br />
• Member, EPA Multi-pathway Exposure assessment for Incinerator Emissions, January<br />
1998-March, 1998.<br />
• Reviewer, EPA Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR) Proposal, December, 1998.<br />
• Reviewer, planned design for the NHEXAS database, USEPA/NERL, 2000.<br />
• Member, USEPA Board <strong>of</strong> Scientific Advisors Subcommittee Review <strong>of</strong> the National<br />
Exposure Research Laboratory, December 18-20, 2001.<br />
• EPA, Senior Scientist Promotion Committee, 2007.<br />
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ADVISORY AND REVIEW COMMITTEES (Cont’d):<br />
Other Federal and State Committees:<br />
• Member, President's Council on Environmental Quality panel on "Geochemical and<br />
Hydrologic processes and Their Protection,” September 24-25 1984, Washington D.C.<br />
• Advisor to the Governor [California] Task Force Subcommittee on Hazardous Waste<br />
Control, October 1985-December 1985.<br />
• Served on the Panel <strong>of</strong> Experts in the President's Council on Environmental Quality "Federal<br />
Hazardous Waste Research and Development Planning Conference,” October 28-30, 1985,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
• Member, Comparative Risk Project Social Welfare Subcommittee, State <strong>of</strong> California<br />
Environmental Protection Agency, 1992.<br />
• Member, NSF SBIR Review Committee, September 14-15 (2000), Arlington, VA.<br />
• Provided testimony before the California Senate Committee on Health and Human Services<br />
regarding Chromium (VI) contamination <strong>of</strong> groundwater, Burbank, CA (10/24/2000).<br />
• Expert Reviewer, California Department <strong>of</strong> Pesticides Regulation, proposed “regulations for<br />
Methyl Fumigation” (1999 & 2000).<br />
Other Federal and State Committees:<br />
• Member, DOE Environmental Management Science Program Review Committee, Chantily,<br />
Virginia, May 10-11 (2001)<br />
• Reviewer, Kenwood Avenue DDT-Contaminated Soil Removal Action (Congresswoman<br />
Jane Harman, 2002, Torrance, California)<br />
• Reviewer, United States Bureau <strong>of</strong> Reclamation, Internal Proposal Review Committee,<br />
September 2003.<br />
• Reviewer, California Department <strong>of</strong> Pesticides Regulation, “Proposed Regulation for the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Rice Herbicide, Propanil, December 2003-February 2004.<br />
Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>it and Educational Organizations:<br />
• Member, Science Advisory Committee, NCITR Workshop on "Intermedia Pollutant<br />
Transport: Modeling & Field Measurement,” August 22-25, 1988, Santa Monica, California.<br />
• Member, Science Advisory Committee, Hazardous Waste Research Center, Louisiana State<br />
University (September 1988 -1991).<br />
• Member <strong>of</strong> the Science Advisory Committee -- Hanford Dose Reconstruction Project<br />
(Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories), April 1990-March 1991.<br />
• Member, Advisory Committee <strong>of</strong> the California-Arizona Consortium - Labor Occupational<br />
Safety and Health (LOSH) Program, 1991-1997.<br />
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ADVISORY AND REVIEW COMMITTEES (Cont’d):<br />
Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>it and Educational Organizations (Cont’d):<br />
• Chair, Valdez air health study review (1992), Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’<br />
Advisory Council (PWRCAC).<br />
• Advisor on emissions and implementation <strong>of</strong> pollution prevention strategies for the Tesoro<br />
Kenai Refinery (Trustees <strong>of</strong> Alaska, 1994)<br />
• External Reviewer (on behalf <strong>of</strong> the South Dakota Board <strong>of</strong> Regents) <strong>of</strong> the South Dakota<br />
State University Joint Ph.D. Program in Atmospheric, Environmental, and Water Resources,<br />
February 1994 - May 1994.<br />
• Advisor, pollution prevention proposal for the Alyeska Marine Loading Terminal (1998),<br />
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWRCAC).<br />
• Member, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Committee on Risk-<br />
Based Classification <strong>of</strong> Hazardous Waste, November 1993-2002.<br />
• Invited Participant, AEESP/NSF Workshop on the Evolution <strong>of</strong> Environmental Engineering<br />
as a Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Discipline, August 9-10, 2002, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<br />
• Member, Desalination Research Innovative Partnership, 2000 - present.<br />
• Member, AIChE “Sustainability Forum” formation Committee, 2002.<br />
• Advisor on 40 CFR Part 63 - Proposed Rule on National Emission Standards for Hazardous<br />
Air Pollutants: Organic Liquids Distribution,” 2002, Prince William Sound Regional<br />
Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWRCAC).<br />
• Member, International Review Committee, Water Research Center, Israel Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology (June, 2004)<br />
• Werebbee Water Research Center (Melbourne, Australia, 2006)<br />
ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND SESSIONS<br />
AIChE Programming<br />
• Program Co-Chair, AIChE Environmental Division, AIChE Annual Meeting, 1997, Los<br />
Angeles, California.<br />
• Organizer and Chair, AIChE Annual Meeting, 1998, Miami, Florida. Topical Conference on<br />
Pollution Prevention and Environmental Risk Reduction.<br />
• Chair and Co-Organizer <strong>of</strong> the 2006 AIChE Topical Conference on “Water Resource<br />
Conservation: Purification, Protection, Reclamation and Reuse," AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, California.<br />
• Program Chair, Environmental Division, AIChE Annual Meeting, 1998, Miami, FL.<br />
• Program Co-Chair, AIChE Environmental Division, AIChE Annual Meeting, 1999, Dallas,<br />
Texas.<br />
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ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND SESSIONS (CONT’D)<br />
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AIChE Programming (Cont’d)<br />
• Program Chair, AIChE Environmental Division, 2000 Annual Meeting, November 11-16,<br />
2000, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Member, Planning Committee, AIChE Critical Session “Toward a Sustainable Water Supply,”<br />
2003 AIChE Spring Meeting, New Orleans.<br />
• Member, AIChE Environmental Division Programming Committee, 2004 Annual Meeting.<br />
• AIChE Separations Division, Programming Chair for 2008 Spring Meeting (New Orleans)<br />
and 2008 Annual Meeting (Philadelphia).<br />
Organization <strong>of</strong> Scientific Meetings<br />
• Chair and organizer <strong>of</strong> the symposium on "Pollutants in a Multimedia Environment,” ACS<br />
National Meeting, November 1986, Anaheim, California.<br />
• Chair and organizer <strong>of</strong> the first NCITR workshop on "Pollutants Transport and Accumulation<br />
in a Multimedia Environment,” January 22-24, 1986, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Member <strong>of</strong> the Education Conference Task committee for the "Fifth Conference on<br />
Environmental Education,” July 1986, Houghton Michigan, sponsored by the Association <strong>of</strong><br />
Environmental Engineering Pr<strong>of</strong>essors, the American Academy <strong>of</strong> Environmental Engineers,<br />
and the Michigan Technological University.<br />
• Organizer, Winter Meeting, Society <strong>of</strong> Rheology, Santa Monica, California, January 1987<br />
• Organizer, NSF/UCLA Engineering Research Center for Hazardous Substances Control<br />
Workshop on "Advanced Aqueous Separation Technologies for Hazardous Waste<br />
Minimization,” April 24-25, 1989, Santa- Monica, California.<br />
• Organizer, Workshop on Research Needs in Intermedia and Multimedia Transport and Fate<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pollutants, University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles, 7-8 March, 1991.<br />
• Organizer, Symposium on "Surface and Interfacial Phenomena in Polymeric Systems,”<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Member <strong>of</strong> the Organizing Committee and Session Chair, "Workshop on Air Toxics,” Center<br />
for Clean Technology, UCLA, January (1993), Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Organizer and Chair <strong>of</strong> Symposium on, "Novel Sorption Resins for Pollution Prevention,"<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, November 13-18, 1994, San Francisco, California.<br />
• Organizer, “Annual Review and Open House,” UCLA Center <strong>of</strong> Environmental Risk<br />
Reduction, March 15-16, 1996, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Co-Organizer and Host, “Specialty Workshop on USEPA’s Risk Management Program,”<br />
Southern California Society for Risk Analysis, December 14, 1996, UCLA. Los Angeles,<br />
California.<br />
• Co-organizer and host, 1997 Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Southern California Society for Risk<br />
Analysis, May 15, 1997, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Organizer and Host <strong>of</strong> the Cal EPA/UCLA Workshop on “California Emerging<br />
Environmental Scientific Issues,” June, 1997, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.<br />
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December 19, 2008<br />
Organization <strong>of</strong> Scientific Meetings (Cont’d)<br />
• Organizer and Host, 3 rd Annual Open House and Review, UCLA/TSR&TP Center for<br />
Environmental Risk Reduction, March 12-13, 1998, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Organizer/Host, UCLA/CERR MTBE Workshop, February 28, 1998, Los Angeles,<br />
California.<br />
• Co-Organizer and host, 1998 Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Southern California Society for Risk<br />
Analysis, May 14, 1998, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Member, International Advisory Committee, “Environmental Engineering and Management<br />
Conference,” Barcelona, Spain, 9/30/98-11/2/98. Organized by Wessex Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology (UK) and the University Politechnica de Catalunya (Spain).<br />
• Co-Organizer, Southern California Society for Risk Analysis, 1999 Annual Meeting Cohosted<br />
by the UCLA Center for Environmental Risk Reduction, May 27, 1999, UCLA, Los<br />
Angeles, California.<br />
• Member <strong>of</strong> the Organization Committee and Host, Southern California Society for Risk<br />
Analysis, 2000 Annual Meeting, March 16, 2000, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Member <strong>of</strong> the Organization Committee and Host, Southern California Society for Risk<br />
Analysis, 2001 Annual Meeting, March 15, 2001, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Member, Scientific Committee, An International Conference on Membrane Technology for<br />
Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, September 9-13, 2001, Tel-Aviv, Israel.<br />
• Member <strong>of</strong> the Organization Committee and Host, Southern California Society for Risk<br />
Analysis, 2002 Annual Meeting, March 14, 2002, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Meeting Organizer and host, North American Membrane Society 2002 Annual Meeting,<br />
Long Beach, California, May 11-15 (2002).<br />
• Co-Organized the Desalination Symposium at the CA/NV AWWA Spring Meeting, 2006,<br />
Burlingame California,<br />
• Chair and Co-Organizer <strong>of</strong> the 2006 AIChE Topical Conference on “Water Resource<br />
Conservation: Purification, Protection, Reclamation and Reuse," AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, California.<br />
• Organizer and host, First Western Workshop on Water Technology Research, UCLA, Los<br />
Angeles, September 29. 2006.<br />
• Co-Organizer and Co-host, Smart Water Systems Workshop, UCLA Water Technology<br />
Research Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, February 23, 2007.<br />
• Co-Chair and Co-organizer <strong>of</strong> the 2008 International Congress on Membranes, Honolulu,<br />
Hawaii, June 2008. Also Chair <strong>of</strong> the ICOM 2008 Fund Raising Committee.<br />
• Organizer and host, Water Technology transfer workshop, UCLA, February 20, 2009.<br />
• Co-Organizer AWWA CA/NV Section, University Forum Session, April 2009.<br />
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Organization and/or Chairing/Co-Chairing <strong>of</strong> Technical Sessions<br />
• Co-chairman, session on "Petroleum Rheology,” IX International Congress on Rheology,<br />
October 1984, Acapulco, Mexico.<br />
• Chair & organizer, session: "Multimedia Pollutant Transport Models," Academy <strong>of</strong> Sciences<br />
Symposium on "Multimedia Approaches to Pollution Control'" February 12-14, 1987.<br />
• Co-organizer and Co-Chair, session on "Waste Minimization Design Methodologies and<br />
Material Substitution,” AIChE Symposium on "Pollution Prevention for the 1990's: A<br />
Chemical Engineering Challenge," December 4-5, 1989, Washington, D.C.<br />
• Chair, session on "Exposure, Fate and Transport Modeling," Frontiers in Assessing Human<br />
Exposures to Environmental Toxicants, National Research Council, 16-17 May, 1990,<br />
Washington D.C.<br />
• Organizer/Chair, session on "Selective Ceramic Membranes," AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
November 17-22, 1991, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Organizer/Co-chair, session on "Fundamental Chemical and Physical Processes in the<br />
Atmosphere," AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Organizer/Chair, session on "Transport and Transformation Processes: Dispersion <strong>of</strong><br />
Pollutants in the Multimedia Environment," AIChE Annual Meeting, November 1-6, 1992,<br />
Miami Beach, FL.<br />
• Chair, session on “Sources <strong>of</strong> Chemical Pollutants & their Fate within Lakes,” 6th<br />
International Conference on Conservation and Management <strong>of</strong> Lakes, October 23-27, 1995,<br />
Tsukuba, Japan.<br />
• Organizer/Chair, session on “Membranes for Pollution Prevention Applications,” AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, 1997, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
• Co-Chair, “Environmental Applications <strong>of</strong> Membranes”, North American Membrane Society,<br />
1997 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD<br />
• Organizer/Chair, session on “Membranes and Membrane Separation Processes for Pollution<br />
Prevention,” AIChE Annual Meeting, 1998, Miami, FL.<br />
• Session Chair, “Adsorption Processes in Environmental Application,” 2000 Annual Meeting,<br />
November 11-16, 2000, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Session chair, “Novel Membranes and Membrane Processes for Recovery and Recycle,”<br />
2000 Annual Meeting, November 11-16, 2000, Los Angeles, California.<br />
• Session Chair, “Novel Adsorbents for Pollution Prevention,” Annual AIChE Meeting,<br />
November 4-9, 2001, Reno Hilton, Reno, NV.<br />
• Session Co-Chair, “Novel Membrane Processes for Recovery and Recycle I & II,” Annual<br />
AIChE Meeting, November 4-9, 2001, Reno Hilton, Reno, NV.<br />
• Session Co-Chair, “Biomimetic and Supported Liquid Membranes for Sensing and<br />
Environmental Separations,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 3-8, 2002, Indianapolis, IN.<br />
• Session Co- Chair, “Novel Membranes and Membrane Processes for Recovery/Recycle,”<br />
Annual AIChE Meeting, November 3-8, 2002, Indianapolis, IN.
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ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND SESSIONS (CONT’D)<br />
Organization and/or Chairing/Co-Chairing <strong>of</strong> Technical Sessions<br />
• Session Co-Chair, “Catalytic and Biocatalytic Membrane Reactors”, Annual AIChE Meeting,<br />
November 16-21, 2003, San Francisco, CA.<br />
• Session Co-Chair, “Membrane Fouling and Characterization- I and II,” North American<br />
Membrane Society, 2004 Annual Meeting, June 26-30, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
• Session Chair, “Novel Membranes and Membrane Processes for Recovery/recycle,” Annual<br />
AIChE Meeting, October 30-November 4, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
• Session Co-Chair, “Adsorption in Desulfurization,” Annual AIChE Meeting, October 30-<br />
November 4, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
• Session Chair, “Computation and Modeling <strong>of</strong> Environmental Processes,” Annual AIChE<br />
Meeting, October 30-November 4, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
• Co-Organizer, “Practical Desalination Symposium,” Spring Meeting <strong>of</strong> the AWWA CA/NV<br />
Section, April 25-26, 2006, Burlingame, CA.<br />
• Session Chair, Advanced Computations for Environmental Applications. Sessions I & II,<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, California.<br />
• Session Chair and organizer, Plenary Sessions I & II: Water Resource Conservation,<br />
Purification, Reclamation and Reuse, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nov. 12-17, 2006, SF, CA.<br />
• Session Co-Chair/Co-organizer, Monitoring and Mitigation <strong>of</strong> Fouling, 2007 Annual<br />
Meeting <strong>of</strong> the North American Membrane Society, May 12-16, 2007, Orlando, FL.<br />
• Session Co-Chair/Co-Organizer, Characterization and Prediction <strong>of</strong> Fouling, 2007 Annual<br />
Meeting <strong>of</strong> the North American Membrane Society, May 12-16, 2007, Orlando, FL.<br />
• Session Chair, Water Sustainability and Integrated Water Resource Management, AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 12 -17, 2007.<br />
• Co-Organizer, University Forum session on “RO Membrane Process Development and<br />
Novel Membranes Session”, in CA-NV AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, CA, April<br />
21-24, 2008.<br />
• Co-Organizer, University Forum session “RO Analysis and Modeling”, in CA-NV AWWA<br />
Spring Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24, 2008.<br />
• Co-Organizer, “Desalination Workshop,” International Congress on Membranes and<br />
Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12, Honolulu, Hawaii<br />
• Organizer/Co-Chair <strong>of</strong> plenary sessions I, II and III, “100 Years <strong>of</strong> Separations Science,<br />
Technology and Education,” held at the Annual AIChE Meeting, Philadelphia, PA,<br />
November 17- 21, 2008.<br />
• Organizer/Co-Chair, session on “Desalination,” 2008 Annual AIChE Meeting, Philadelphia,<br />
PA, November 17-21, 2008.<br />
• Organizer/Co-Chair, session on “Water Desalination and Purification,” 2008 Annual AIChE<br />
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 17-21, 2008.<br />
• Organizer/Co-Chair, session on “Novel Membranes and Processes for Water Treatment and<br />
Purification,” 2008 Annual AIChE Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 17-21, 2008.
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE:<br />
• Member, CBE Faculty Graduate Student Recruitment/Admissions Committee, 2008-2009<br />
• Member, CBE Faculty Recruitment Committee, 2007-2008<br />
• Substitute member, Merit Increase Committee (2008)<br />
• Member, Friedlander Seminar Series Committee (2008-2009)<br />
• Member, UCLA Council on Budget and Planning, 2004 – 2007<br />
• Chair <strong>of</strong> two UCLA Ad-Hoc promotion committees (2006)<br />
• UCLA representative to the UC-wide legislative Assembly (2004-2006).<br />
• Member, UCLA Committee on Committees, 2001-2004<br />
• Graduate Advisor, Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA (1988-1985; 2001-2003)<br />
• Webmaster, UCLA, Chemical Engineering, 1996-2002<br />
• Member, SEASNet Faculty Advisory Committee, 2000-present<br />
• Chair, six promotional Ad-Hoc Committees (1997-2003)<br />
• AIChE Student Chapter Advisor, Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA, 1996-1997.<br />
• Member, Executive Committee, UCLA Institute <strong>of</strong> the Environment, 1997-present.<br />
• Member, Proposal Committee, UCLA Institute <strong>of</strong> the Environment, 1995-1997.<br />
• Member, Executive Committee, Fogarty Center for UCLA/Mexico Studies, 1996-2000.<br />
• Faculty Sponsor, UCLA Student Research program (SRP), 1989-present.<br />
• Undergraduate Advisor, Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA, 1995-1996.<br />
• Vice-Chair: Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA, 1995-1996.<br />
• Member <strong>of</strong> the Executive Committee - University <strong>of</strong> California Toxic Substances Research<br />
and Teaching Program, 1990-1995.<br />
• Member, Advisory Board, California-Arizona Consortium - UCLA Labor Occupational<br />
Safety and Health (LOSH) Program, Center for Labor Research and Education, 1991 - 2001.<br />
• Member, UCLA Environmental Sci. and Eng. Interdepartmental Committee, 1994-1996.<br />
• Member, Steering Committee-UCLA Center for Clean Technology, 1990-1994.<br />
• Chair: Merit Increase Committee, Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA, 1994.<br />
• Member, Formation Committee: Undergraduate Environmental Chemical Engineering<br />
Option, Department, UCLA, 1992.<br />
• Member: Merit Increase Committee, Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA, 1989-1991.<br />
• Chair: Chemical Engineering Graduate Affairs Committee, April, UCLA, 1987-1989.<br />
• Chair: Chemical Engineering Accreditation Committee, UCLA, 1986-1987.<br />
• Chair: Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Committee, UCLA, 1986-1987.<br />
• Chemical Engineering Graduate Curriculum Committee, UCLA, 1982-1986.<br />
• Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Student Advisor, UCLA, 1984-1986<br />
• Chair: Chemical Engineering Seminars Committee, UCLA, 1981-1982, 1985-1986<br />
• Graduate Policy Committee, School <strong>of</strong> Engineering, UCLA, 1982-1985.<br />
• Graduate Admissions Officer, Chemical Engineering Department, UCLA, 1981-83.<br />
• Member, UCLA Student Residential Halls Adopt a Faculty Program (1989-1990)<br />
• Faculty Fellow, UCLA Student Residential Halls (1991-1992)
December 19, 2008<br />
PATENTS:<br />
1. Cohen, Y., U.S. Patent: "High Yield Water-Soluble Polymer Silica Separation Resins,”<br />
Patent Number: 5,035,803, July, 30, 1991.<br />
2. Cohen, Y, “Ceramic-Supported Polymer Pervaporation Membrane,” U.S. Patent 6,440,309,<br />
August 27, 2002.<br />
3. Cohen, Y., “Method and System for Monitoring Reverse Osmosis Membranes,” Patent<br />
Pending, WO 2007/087578. Priority <strong>Date</strong>: January 24, 2006. (2007 International and patent<br />
filings in 6 non-PCT countries). UCLA Case No. 2006-408.<br />
4. Cohen Y. and G. Lewis, U.S-International Patent Pending, ”Atmospheric Pressure Plasma<br />
Induced Graft Polymerization,.” WO 2008/060522 (also filing in 8 non-PCT countries).<br />
PCT/US60/761,447 01/24/2006, PCT/US07/60999 01/24/2007, US07/023785., UCLA Case<br />
No. 2006-661.<br />
5. Cohen, Y., G. Lewis, M. Kim and N. Lin, U.S-International Patent Pending, “Fouling and<br />
Scaling Resistant Surface Nano-Structured Membranes”. UCLA Case No. 2008-736-1,<br />
Application 6/11/2008/ 61060715.<br />
6. Cohen, Y. and G. Lewis, U.S-International Patent Pending , “Highly Sensitive and Selective<br />
Nano-Structured Grafted Polymer Layers for Chemical Sensors,” UCLA Case No. 2008-744.<br />
7. Cohen, Y., A. Rahardianto, and B. McCool, U.S-International Patent Pending , “Method and<br />
System for High Recovery Water Desalting,” UCLA Case No. 2009-079<br />
8. Cohen, Y., Panagiotis Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and William Kaiser, “A Mini-Modular-Mobile (M3)<br />
Smart RO Desalination System”, UCLA Case No. 2009-354 (Submitted December 2008).<br />
SOFTWARE<br />
1. Cohen, Y., Spatial-Multimedia-Compartmental Model (SMCM), National Center for<br />
Intermedia Transport Research (NCITR), UCLA (1991), Educational/Research S<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />
2. Cohen, Y. and Van de Water, Intermedia Transfer Factor Predictor (ITFP), S<strong>of</strong>tware package<br />
developed for the California Protection Agency (CalEPA), California Air Resources Board,<br />
Sacramento, Research Division, ARB-R-97/637, NTIS No. PB98-102700INZ (1997).<br />
3. Cohen, Y. and R. Vohra, Fish Bioaccumulation Factor (FIBAF), S<strong>of</strong>tware developed for<br />
CalEPA as companion to the ITFP s<strong>of</strong>tware package, NTIS No. PB98-102700INZ (1997)<br />
4. Cohen, Y., Multimedia Environmental Distribution <strong>of</strong> Toxics: Mend-Tox, Multimedia<br />
Enviros<strong>of</strong>t Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (1998). (commercial s<strong>of</strong>tware).<br />
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BOOKS AND EDITORSHIPS<br />
1. Cohen, Y. (Editor), Pollutants in A Multimedia Environment, Plenum Press (1986).<br />
2. Allen, D., I. R. Kaplan and Y. Cohen (Editors), Intermedia Pollutant Transport: Modeling<br />
and Field Measurements, Plenum Press, (1989).<br />
3. Guest Editor, Special Issue <strong>of</strong> the J. Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Material on<br />
“Intermedia and Multimedia Transport,” (1994).<br />
4. Cohen, Y. and R. W. Peters, Novel Adsorbents and their Environmental Applications, AIChE<br />
Symposium Series, Volume 91, 1995, AIChE, New York, New York.<br />
5. Cohen, Y., Multimedia Environmental Assessment (EMMA), Electronic Book published by<br />
Multimedia Enviros<strong>of</strong>t, Los Angeles, 1997.<br />
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS:<br />
1. Mackay, D., and Y. Cohen, "Comments on the Role <strong>of</strong> Organic Microlayers in Modifying<br />
Gas and Particulate Fluxes at Air-Water Interfaces,” J. Great Lakes Research, 1, supp. 1,<br />
111-112 (1976).<br />
2. Cohen, Y., W. Cocchio and D. Mackay, "Laboratory Study <strong>of</strong> Liquid Phase Controlled<br />
Volatilization Rates in the Presence <strong>of</strong> Wind-Waves,” Environmental Science &<br />
Technology, 12, 553-558 (1978).<br />
3. Metzner, A. B., Y. Cohen and C. Rangel-Nafaile, "Flows <strong>of</strong> Non-Newtonian<br />
Fluids: Generation <strong>of</strong> Spatial Concentration Gradients,” J. <strong>of</strong> Non-Newtonian Fluid<br />
Mechanics, 5, 449-469 (1979).<br />
4. Cohen, Y., D. Mackay and W. Y. Shiu, "Mass Transfer Rates Between Oil Slicks and<br />
Water,” Canadian Journal <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, 58, 569-575 (1980).<br />
5. Cohen, Y. and S. I. Sandler, "The Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity <strong>of</strong> Simple Dense<br />
Gases,” Industrial Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 19, 186-188 (1980).<br />
6. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "Wall Effects in Laminar Flow <strong>of</strong> Fluids Through Packed<br />
Beds,” AIChE. J., 27, 75 (1981).<br />
7. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "Slip Phenomena in Polymeric Solutions Flowing Through<br />
Packed Beds,” AIChE Symposium Series, No. 212, 78, 77 (1982).<br />
8. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "Adsorption Effects in the Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions<br />
through Capillary Tubes,” Macromolecules, 15, 1425, (1982).<br />
9. Cohen Y., "Mass Transfer Across Sheared Wavy Interfaces,” International Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Heat and Mass Transfer, 26, 1289 (1983).<br />
10. Cohen, Y. and C. Chen-Niang, "The Flow <strong>of</strong> Microemulsions through Packed Beds and<br />
Capillary Tubes,” Chemical Engineering Communications, 28, 73 (1984).<br />
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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS (Cont'd):<br />
11. Cohen, Y., "Adsorption and Slip Effects in the Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions and<br />
Microemulsions through Porous Media,” in "Advances in Rheology,” Volume 2, p. 299,<br />
Mena B., Garcia-Rejon and C. Rangel-Nafaile (eds), Universidad National Autonoma De<br />
Mexico (1984).<br />
12. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "Apparent Slip Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions,” J. Rheology, 29,<br />
67-102 (1985).<br />
13. Cohen, Y., "The Effect <strong>of</strong> Polymer Adsorption on Particle Settling in Polymer Solutions,”<br />
R & D Note, AIChE. J., 31, 695 (1985).<br />
14. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "A Theoretical Analogy <strong>of</strong> Turbulent Mass Transfer Across<br />
Sheared Gas-Liquid Interfaces,” International Communications in Heat & Mass Transfer,<br />
12, 139-148 (1985).<br />
15. Cohen, Y., "A Comment on the Wall Effect in the Flow <strong>of</strong> Fluids through Packed Beds,”<br />
AIChE J., 31, 524 (1985).<br />
16. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "Multimedia Modeling <strong>of</strong> Environmental Transport:<br />
Trichloroethylene Test Case,” Environmental science & Technology., 19, 412 (1985).<br />
17. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "Multimedia Transport <strong>of</strong> Particle Bound Organics:<br />
Benzo(a)Pyrene Test Case,” Chemosphere, 15, 31-47 (1986).<br />
18. Cohen, Y., "Organic Pollutant Transport,” Environmental Science & Technology., 20, 538<br />
(1986).<br />
19. Cohen, Y., "Intermedia Transport Modeling in Multimedia Systems,” in Pollutants in a<br />
Multimedia Environment, Cohen, Y. (Editor), Plenum Press (1986).<br />
20. Cohen, Y. and R. Christ, "Hydrodynamic Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules in Porous<br />
Media,” J. Reservoir Engineering SPE., p. 113-118, March (1986).<br />
21. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "A Theory <strong>of</strong> Apparent Slip Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions,”<br />
Rheologica Acta, 25, 28-35 (1986).<br />
22. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "Diffusion <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules: A Constitutive Theory,"<br />
Chemical Engineering Communications, 41, 73-99 (1986).<br />
23. Cohen, Y., "Modeling <strong>of</strong> Pollutant Transport and Accumulation in a Multimedia<br />
Environment,” in Geochemical and Hydrologic Processes and Their Protection, Draggan,<br />
S., J. J. Cohrssen, and R. E. Morrison (Eds), Praeger Publishing Company, New York<br />
(1987).<br />
24. Cohen, Y. and R. S. Parnas, "The Flow <strong>of</strong> Power-Law Fluids through a Channel Bounded<br />
by Porous Media,” Chemical Engineering Communications, 53, 3 (1987).<br />
25. Cohen, Y., "Models <strong>of</strong> Multimedia Pollutant Transport,” in Multimedia Approaches to<br />
Pollution Control, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. (1987).<br />
26. Cohen, Y., H. Taghavi, and P. A. Ryan, "Contaminant Diffusion under Non-Isothermal<br />
Conditions in Nearly Dry Soils,” J. Environmental Quality, 17, 198 (1988).
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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS (Cont'd):<br />
27. Cohen, Y., "The Hydrodynamic Thickness <strong>of</strong> Adsorbed Polymers in Steady Shear Flow,”<br />
Macromolecules, 21, 494 (1988).<br />
28. Cohen, Y. "Apparent Slip Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions,” in Encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> Fluid<br />
Mechanics, Vol. 7, invited chapter, Chereminisin<strong>of</strong>f, N. P. (Ed), Gulf Publishing (1988).<br />
29. Parnas, R. S., M. Chaimberg, and V. Taepaisitphongse, and Y. Cohen, "The Adsorption <strong>of</strong><br />
Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Polyethylene oxide onto Chemically Modified Silica," J. Colloid<br />
& Interface Science., 129, 441-449 (1989).<br />
30. Chaimberg, M., R. S. Parnas and Y. Cohen, "Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Polyvinylpyrrolidone<br />
onto Silica," J. Applied Polymer Science, 37: 2921-2931 (1989).<br />
31. Parnas, R. S. and Y. Cohen, "Brownian Dynamics <strong>of</strong> Freely-Jointed Chains: Chain<br />
Conformation with Excluded Volume Effects,” J. Chemical Physics., 90, 6680-6690<br />
(1989).<br />
32. Cohen, Y., "Intermedia and Multimedia Concepts in Environmental Monitoring," in<br />
Intermedia Pollutant Transport: Modeling and Field Measurements, Allen, D. T., I. R.<br />
Kaplan and Y. Cohen (eds.), Plenum Press, (1989).<br />
33. Ryan, A. P. and Y. Cohen, "Chemical Transport in the Top Soil Zone -- The Role <strong>of</strong><br />
Moisture and Temperature Gradients,” J. Hazardous Materials, 22, 283-304 (1989).<br />
34. Ryan, P. A. and Y. Cohen, "Multiphase Chemical Transport in Soils,” in Intermedia<br />
Pollutant Transport: Modeling and Field Measurements, D. T. Allen, I. R. Kaplan and Y.<br />
Cohen (eds.), Plenum Press, (1989).<br />
35. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "Diffusion <strong>of</strong> Sorbed Solutes in Gas and Water Phases <strong>of</strong> Low-<br />
Moisture Soils,” J. Soil Science Society <strong>of</strong> America, 54, 341-346 (1990).<br />
36. Sakugawa, H., W-T. Tsai, I. R. Kaplan and Y. Cohen, "Factors Controlling the Photochemical<br />
Generation <strong>of</strong> Gaseous H 2 O 2 in the Los Angeles Atmosphere," Geophysical<br />
Research Letters, 17, 93 (1990).<br />
37. Sakugawa, H., W-T. Tsai, I. R. Kaplan and Y. Cohen, "Historic Trend <strong>of</strong> the Levels <strong>of</strong><br />
Atmospheric H 2 O 2 During 1960s-1980s in Los Angeles," Geophysical Research Letters,<br />
17, 937-940 (1990).<br />
38. Sakugawa, H., W.-T Tsai, I. R. Kaplan and Y. Cohen," Atmospheric Hydrogen Peroxide,"<br />
Environmental Science & Technology., (Feature Article), 24, 1442 (1990).<br />
39. Cohen, Y., W-T. Tsai, and S. Chetty, "Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Pollutants in the Multimedia<br />
Environment: The SMCM S<strong>of</strong>tware," CACHE News, No. 30, 18-26 (1990).<br />
40. Cohen, Y., W-T., Tsai , S. Chetty and G. J. Mayer, "Dynamic Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Organic<br />
Chemicals in Local Environments: A Multimedia Screening Level Modeling Approach,"<br />
Environmental Science &Technology, 24, 1549 (1990).<br />
41. Cohen, Y., W. Tsai and S. Chetty, "A Course on Multimedia Environmental Transport,<br />
Exposure and Risk Assessment," Chemical Engineering Education, pages 212-219, Fall<br />
1990.
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42. Onishi, Y., L. Shulyer and Y. Cohen, "Multimedia Modeling <strong>of</strong> Toxic Chemicals," in<br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the International Symposium on Water Quality Modeling <strong>of</strong> Agricultural<br />
and Non-Point Sources, Part II, Donn G. DeCoursey (Editor), 479-509 (1990). Published<br />
by the United States Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, ARS-81.<br />
43. Tsai, W-T., Y. Cohen, H. Sakugawa and I. R. Kaplan, "Hydrogen Peroxide and Ozone<br />
Levels in Los Angeles: A Screening-Level Evaluation," Atmospheric Environment, 25, 67-<br />
78 (1991).<br />
44. Chaimberg, M. and Y. Cohen, "Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Free-Radical Polymerization: A Conservational<br />
Polymerization and Molecular Weight Distribution Model," Industrial and Engineering<br />
Chemistry Research, 28, 1152 (1990).<br />
45. Chaimberg, M. and Y. Cohen, "Silylation <strong>of</strong> Inorganic Oxide Supports," J. Colloid &<br />
Interface Science, 134, 576-579 (1990).<br />
46. Cohen, Y. and T. E. Browne, "Aqueous Phase Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Trichloroethylene and<br />
Chlor<strong>of</strong>orm by Polymeric Resins and Activated Carbon," Industrial and Engineering<br />
Chemistry Research, 29, 1338-1345 (1990).<br />
47. Parnas, R. S. and Y. Cohen, "The Response <strong>of</strong> a Terminally Anchored Polymer Chain to<br />
Simple Shear Flows," Macromolecules, 24, 4646-4656 (1991).<br />
48. Chaimberg, M. and Y. Cohen, "Free-Radical Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl Pyrrolidone<br />
onto Silica," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 30, 2534-2542 (1991).<br />
49. Ryan, P. A. and Y. Cohen, "One-Dimensional Immiscible Phase Transport <strong>of</strong> NAPL (Non-<br />
Aqueous Phase Liquids) Containing Sparingly Water Soluble Organics in the Unsaturated<br />
Soil Zone: A Front Tracking Model," Water Research, 27, 1487-1500 (1991).<br />
50. Tsai, W., Y. Cohen, H. Sakugawa and I. R. Kaplan, "Dynamic Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Semi-<br />
Volatile Organics in Gas/Particle/Water Phases During Rain Scavenging," Environmental<br />
Science & Technology, 25, 2012-2023 (1991).<br />
51. Cohen, Y. and D. T. Allen, "An Integrated Approach to Pollution Prevention Research,"<br />
J. Hazardous Materials, 29, 237-253 (1992).<br />
52. Seigneur, S., A. Venkatram, D. Galya, P. Anderson, D. Liu, D. Foliart, R. von Burg, Y.<br />
Cohen, T. Permutt, and L. Levin, "Review <strong>of</strong> Mathematical Models for Health Risk<br />
Assessment. I. Overview," Environmental S<strong>of</strong>tware, 7, 3-7 (1992).<br />
53. Cohen, Y. and P. Eisenberg, "Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-Grafted Silica Resin: A New<br />
Promising Material for SEC <strong>of</strong> Water Soluble Polymers," pp. 254-268, in Polyelectrolyte<br />
Gels: Properties, Preparation, and Applications, Harland, R. S. and R. K. Prud'homme,<br />
ACS Symposium Series 480, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC (1992).<br />
54. Browne, Tom, M. Chaimberg and Y. Cohen, "Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl Acetate onto<br />
Silica," Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied Polymer Science, 44, 671-677 (1992).<br />
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55. Eisenberg, P., M. Chaimberg and Y. Cohen, "Permeability <strong>of</strong> Graft Polymerized<br />
Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-Silica Resin in Packed Columns," J. Colloid and Interface Science,<br />
148, 580-586 (1992).<br />
56. Browne, T. and Y. Cohen, "Polymer-Grafted Silica: A Screening System for Polymeric<br />
Adsorption Resin Development," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 32,<br />
716-725 (1993).<br />
57. Gusler, M. G., T. Browne and Y. Cohen, "Sorption <strong>of</strong> Organics from Aqueous Solution<br />
onto Polymeric Resins," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 32, 2727-2735<br />
(1993).<br />
58. Castro, R. P., H. G. Monbouquette, and Y. Cohen and R. Castro, "The Permeability <strong>of</strong><br />
Surface Modified Porous Silica Membranes," Journal Membrane Science, 84, 151-160<br />
(1993).<br />
59. Creelman, L. W., Pesinova, V., Cohen Y. and Winer, A. M., “Development <strong>of</strong> Intermedia<br />
Transfer Factors for Hexavalent Chromium,” Proc. Annual Meeting. Air & Waste<br />
Manag.Assoc., 86th, 93RA116A.03, 20pp. (1993).<br />
60. Cohen, Y. "Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Organic Pollutants in the Environment," pages 278-295, in<br />
Managing Hazardous Air Pollutants, Chow, W. and K. K. Connor (Eds.) Lewis Publishers,<br />
Ann Arbor, MI (1993).<br />
61. Tsai, W-T. and Y. Cohen, "Rain Scavenging <strong>of</strong> Toxic Air Pollutants: The Rain Scavenging<br />
Ratio and Research Needs," pages 494-501, in Managing Hazardous Air Pollutants, Chow,<br />
W. and K. K. Connor (Eds.) Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI (1993).<br />
62. Grifoll, J. and Y. Cohen, "Chemical Volatilization from the Soil Matrix: Transport<br />
Through the Air and Water Phases," J. Hazardous Materials, 37, 445-457 (1994).<br />
63. Cohen, Y. and R. E. Clay, "Multimedia Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Particle-Bound Organics,"<br />
J. Hazardous Materials, 37, 507-526 (1994).<br />
64. Creelman. L. W., V. Pesinova, Y. Cohen Y. and A. M. Winer, "Intermedia Transfer<br />
Factors for Modeling the Environmental Impact from Industrial Sources," J. Hazardous<br />
Materials, 37, N1:15-25 (1994).<br />
65. Cohen, Y., "Intermedia Transport <strong>of</strong> Chemical Pollutants," (Editorial), J. Hazardous<br />
Materials, 37, R3, editorial (1994).<br />
66. Cohen, Y., "The Valdez Air Health Study," Risk Analysis, 14, 887-889 (1994).<br />
67. Cohen, Y. and R. B. Van de Water, "Environmental Distribution <strong>of</strong> Organics," 267-278, in<br />
Computer Techniques in Environmental Studies V. Vol. I: Pollution Modeling, P. Zannetti<br />
(Ed.), Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, UK (1994).<br />
68. Gusler, G. M. and Y. Cohen, "Swelling Equilibrium <strong>of</strong> Highly Crosslinked Polymeric<br />
Resins," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 33, 2345-2357 (1994).<br />
69. Chaimberg, M. and Y. Cohen, "The Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Graft Polymerization onto Silica<br />
Substrates," AIChE Journal, 40, 294-311 (1994).
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70. Parnas, R. S. and Y. Cohen, "A Terminally Anchored Polymer Chain in Laminar Shear<br />
Flow: Hydrodynamic Interactions," Rheologica Acta, 33, 485-505 (1994).<br />
71. Cohen, Y. and J. Klein, “Removal <strong>of</strong> Organics from Aqueous Systems,” in Novel<br />
Adsorbents and Their Environmental Applications, AIChE Symposium Series, 91, 72-78<br />
(1995).<br />
72. Stein, Eric, A. M. Winer and Y. Cohen, "Mercury in the Environment,” Critical Reviews<br />
in Environmental Science, 26, 1-43 (1995).<br />
73. Cohen, Y., "Volatile Organic Compounds in the Environment: A Multimedia Perspective,"<br />
in Volatile Organic Compounds in the Environment, ASTM STP 1261, Wang, W., J.<br />
Schnoor and J. Doi (Eds.), American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 7-32 (1996).<br />
74. Grifoll, J. and Y. Cohen, "Contaminant Migration in the Unsaturated Soil Zone: the Effect<br />
<strong>of</strong> Rainfall and Evapotranspiration," J. Contaminant Hydrology, 23, 185-211 (1996).<br />
75. Cohen, Y. and F. Giralt, "Strategies for Pollution Prevention: Waste Minimization and<br />
Source Reduction,” Afinidad: Revisita de Química Teórica y Aplicada, Afinidad LII, 462,<br />
80-92 (1996).<br />
76. Font, J., R. P. Castro and Y. Cohen, "On the Loss <strong>of</strong> Hydraulic Permeability in Ceramic<br />
Membranes," J. Colloid & Interface Science., 181, 347-350 (1996).<br />
77. Castro, R. P., H. G. Monbouquette and Y. Cohen, "Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)-Silica<br />
Membranes for the Treatment <strong>of</strong> Oil-in-Water Emulsions,”" J. Membrane Science, 115,<br />
179-187 (1996).<br />
78. Faibish R., Menachem Elimelech and Y. Cohen, "Effect <strong>of</strong> Intraparticle Electrostatic<br />
Double Layer Interactions on Permeate Flux Decline in Crossflow Membrane Filtration <strong>of</strong><br />
Colloidal Suspensions: An Experimental Investigation,” J. Colloid and Interface Science,<br />
204, 77-86 (1998).<br />
79. Cohen, Y. Polymeric Resins for VOC Removal from Aqueous Systems, in “Volatile<br />
Organic Compounds (VOC) Recovery Seminar,” EPA/625/R-99/005, ORD, EPA National<br />
Risk Management Research Laboratory, Sept 16-17, 1998.<br />
80. Cooter, E. J., Y. Cohen and J. B. Hill, “Application <strong>of</strong> hybrid compartmental model to the<br />
Neuse River Basin <strong>of</strong> North Carolina,” in Measurements <strong>of</strong> Toxics and Related Air<br />
Pollutants ‘98, Volume II, Air and Waste Management Association and USEPA,<br />
September 1-3, 1998, Cary North Carolina<br />
81. Cuesta, I., F. Giralt, X. Grau and Y. Cohen, “Air-Water Mass Transfer <strong>of</strong> Organics from<br />
Shallow Ponds Under Laminar Recirculation” International Journal <strong>of</strong> Heat and Mass<br />
Transfer., 42, 165-179 (1999).<br />
82. Creelman, L., A. Winer and Y. Cohen, "Chromium in the Environment,” D. E. Kimbrough,<br />
Y. Cohen, A. M. Winer, L. Creelman and C. Mabuni, Critical Reviews in Environmental<br />
Science and Technology, 29, 1-46 (1999).<br />
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83. Cooter, E., J. B. Hill and Y. Cohen, “Impact <strong>of</strong> secular precipitation changes on the<br />
deposition <strong>of</strong> benzo(a)pyrene to the Neuse River Basin <strong>of</strong> North Carolina,” American<br />
Meteorological Society, Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 11 th Conference on Applied Climatology,<br />
January 10-15, 1999, Dallas, Texas.<br />
84. Jou, Jeng-Dung, W. Yoshida and Y. Cohen, "Pervaporation with Ceramic-Supported<br />
Polymer Membranes,” J. Membrane Science, 162, 269-284 (1999).<br />
85. Cohen, Y., R. Faibish and M. Rovira, Size Exclusion Chromatography with Graft<br />
Polymerized Silica Resins, in Surface Interactions in Size Exclusion Chromatography, E.<br />
Pefferkorn (Editor) Marcel Dekker, (1999)<br />
86. Grifoll, Y. and Y. Cohen, "Front Tracking Algorithm for Liquid Infiltration into Dry<br />
Soils,” Water Resources Research, 35, 2579-2585 (1999).<br />
87. Espinosa, G., D. Yaffe, Y. Cohen, A. Arenas and F. Giralt, “Neural Network Based<br />
Quantitative Structural Property Relations (QSPRs) for Predicting Boiling Points <strong>of</strong><br />
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons , Journal <strong>of</strong> Chemical Information and Computer Sciences,<br />
V40(N3):859-879 (2000).<br />
88. Cohen, Y., “The Air Toxics Problem,” in “Southern California Environmental Report<br />
card” 2000, R. Berk and A. M. Winer (Eds), Institute <strong>of</strong> the Environment, University <strong>of</strong><br />
California, Los Angeles (2000).<br />
89. Castro, Robert P., H. G. Monbouquette, Y. Cohen, “Shear-induced permeability changes in<br />
a polymer grafted silica membrane,” J. Membrane Science, 179, 207-220 (2000).<br />
90. Faibish, Ron and Y. Cohen, “Fouling-Resistant Ceramic-Supported Polymer Membranes<br />
for Ultrafiltration <strong>of</strong> Oil-in-Water Microemulsions,” J. Membrane Science, 185, 129-143<br />
(2001).<br />
91. Cohen, Y., J. Glater, A. Tsao and R-W Lee, “Nan<strong>of</strong>iltration Membranes for Agricultural<br />
Drainage Water Reclamation,” in Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the International Conference on<br />
Membrane Technology for Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, September 9-13, Tel-Aviv,<br />
Israel, 2001, Gideon Oron and Amos Bick (Editors), Published by Ben-Gurion University.<br />
92. Montserrat Rovira-Bru, F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Protein Adsorption onto Zirconia<br />
Modified with Terminally Grafted Poly(vinylpyrrolidone),” J. Colloid and Interface<br />
Science, 235, 70-79 (2001).<br />
93. Denise, Yaffe and Y. Cohen, “Neural Network Based Temperature-dependent Quantitative<br />
Structure Property Relations (QSPRs) for Predicting Vapor Pressure <strong>of</strong> Hydrocarbons,” J.<br />
Chemical Information.& Computer Science, 41, 463-477 (2001).<br />
94. Yaffe, D., Y. Cohen, J. Arey and A. J. Grosovsky, “Multimedia Analysis <strong>of</strong> PAHs and<br />
Nitro-PAH Daughter Products in the Los Angeles Basin,” Risk Analysis, 21, 275-294<br />
(2001).<br />
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95. Cohen, Y., W. Yoshida, V. Nguyen, N. Bei and J-D Jou, “Surface Modification <strong>of</strong> Oxide<br />
Surfaces by Graft Polymerization,” in Oxide Surfaces, J. A. Wingrave (editor), Marcel<br />
Dekker, New York (2001).<br />
96. Espinosa, Gabriela, Denise Yaffe, Alex Arenas, Yoram Cohen and Francesc Giralt, "A<br />
Fuzzy ARTMAP based Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPRs) for<br />
predicting Physical Properties <strong>of</strong> Organic Compounds,” Industrial and Engineering<br />
Chemistry, 40, 2757-2766 (2001).<br />
97. Yaffe, D., G, Espinosa, A. Arenas, F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “A Fuzzy ARTMAP Based on<br />
Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPRs) for Predicting Aqueous Solubility<br />
<strong>of</strong> Organic Compounds,” J. Chemical Information.& Computer Sciences, 41,1177-1207<br />
(2001).<br />
98. Faibish, R. and Y. Cohen, “Fouling and Rejection Behavior <strong>of</strong> Ceramic and Polymer-<br />
Modified Ceramic Membranes for Ultrafiltration <strong>of</strong> Oil-in-Water Emulsions and<br />
Microemulsions,” Colloids and Interfaces, 191, 27-40 (2001).<br />
99. Yoshida, W, Castro, R. P., Jou, J. D. and Cohen, Y., “Multilayer alkoxysilane silylation<br />
<strong>of</strong> oxide surfaces,” Langmuir, 17, 5882-5888 (2001).<br />
100. Grifoll, J. i Y. Cohen, “Simulació numPrica de la migració de contaminants en la zona no<br />
saturada del sbl,” Dossiers Agraris, 7, 109-119 (2001).<br />
101. Cooter, E. J., and Y. Cohen, "Model Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Dry-Deposition to Vegetation for<br />
Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in a Multimedia Environment,” Water,<br />
Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus, 1, 285-294 (2001).<br />
102. Cohen, Y. and E. J. Cooter, "Multimedia Environmental Distribution <strong>of</strong> Toxics (Mend-<br />
Tox). I: Hybrid Compartmental-Spatial Modeling Framework," Practice Periodicals <strong>of</strong><br />
Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, 6, 70-86 (2002).<br />
103. Cohen, Y. and E. J. Cooter, "Multimedia Environmental Distribution <strong>of</strong> Toxics (Mend-<br />
Tox). II: S<strong>of</strong>tware Implementation and Case Studies," Practice Periodicals <strong>of</strong> Hazardous,<br />
Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, 6, 87-101 (2002).<br />
104. Williams, M., Evangelista, R., and Cohen Y. (2002) "Non-thermal Process for Recovering<br />
Reverse Osmosis Concentrate: Process Chemistry and Kinetics" In Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the<br />
2002 AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference. Seattle, WA: AWWA<br />
105. Yaffe, D., Y. Cohen, G. Espinosa, A. Arenas and F. Giralt, "Fuzzy ARTMAP and Back-<br />
Propagation Neural Networks Based Quantitative-Structure-Property Relationships<br />
(QSPRs) for Octanol-Water Partition Coefficient <strong>of</strong> Organic Compounds,” J. Chemical<br />
Information.& Computer Sciences, 42, 162-183 (2002).<br />
106. Nguyen, V., W. Yoshida, J-D. Jou and Y. Cohen, "Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Free-Radical Graft<br />
Polymerization <strong>of</strong> 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone onto Silica," Journal <strong>of</strong> Polymer Science Part A:<br />
Polymer Chemistry, Volume 40, Number 1, 26-42 (2002).<br />
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107. Faibsih, R. S., W. H. Yoshida and Y. Cohen, "Contact Angle Study <strong>of</strong> Polymer Grafted<br />
Silicon Wafers,” J. Colloid and Interface Science, 256, 341-350 (2002).<br />
108. Grifoll, J., J. Ma. Gastó and Y. Cohen, “Efficient Estimation <strong>of</strong> Internodal Permeabilities<br />
for Numerical Simulation <strong>of</strong> Unsaturated Flows,” Water Resources Research, 38, 1326-<br />
1335 (2002).<br />
109. Yaffe, D., G, Espinosa, A. Arenas, F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Back Propagation and Fuzzy<br />
ARTMAP Neural Network Based Quantitative Structural Property Relations (QSPRs) for<br />
Prediction <strong>of</strong> Henry’s Laws <strong>of</strong> Organic Compounds,” J. Chemical Information &<br />
Computer Sciences, 43, 85-112 (2003).<br />
110. Nguyen, V., W. Yoshida, and Y. Cohen, "Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl Acetate onto<br />
Silica,” J. Applied Polymer Science., 87, 300-310 (2003).<br />
111. Yoshida, H. W and Y. Cohen, “Ceramic Supported Polymer Membranes for Pervaporation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Binary Organic-Organic Mixtures,” J. Membrane Science, 213, 145-157 (2003).<br />
112. Lee, Ron-Wai, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, “Low Pressure RO Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural<br />
Drainage Water,” Desalination, 155, 109-120, 2003 .<br />
113. Wayne, H, Y and Y. Cohen, “Topological AFM Characterization <strong>of</strong> Graft Polymerized<br />
Silica Membranes,” J. Membrane Science, 215, 249-264, 2003.<br />
114. Yoshida, W. and Y. Cohen, "Removal <strong>of</strong> Methyl Tert-butyl Ether from Water by<br />
Pervaporation using Ceramic-Supported Polymer Membranes," J. Membrane Sci., 229,<br />
27–32 (2004).<br />
115. Francesc Giralt, G. Espinosa, A. Arenas, J. Ferre-Gine, L. Amat, X. Gironés, R. Carbó-<br />
Dorca and Y. Cohen, “Prediction <strong>of</strong> Activity Coefficients <strong>of</strong> Diverse Organic Compounds<br />
in Water at Infinite Dilution with an Integrated SOM-fuzzy ARTMAP Neural System,”<br />
AIChE J., 50, 1315-1343 (2004).<br />
116. Wen-Yi Shih, K. Albrecht, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, “A Dual Probe Approach for<br />
Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Gypsum Crystallization in Response to Antiscalant Treatment,”<br />
Desalination, 169, 213-221 (2004).<br />
117. Gabelich, C. J., F. W. Gerringer, J. C. Franklin, J. Gao, Y. Cohen, and I. H. Suffet,<br />
Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment: Challenges With Conventional Treatment, p1-15, in<br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 2004 AWWA ACE Meeting, Orlando, Florida.<br />
118. Villaluenga, J. P.G. and Y. Cohen, “Numerical Model <strong>of</strong> Non-Isothermal Pervaporation<br />
in a Rectangular Channel,” J. Membrane Science, 260, 119-130 (2005).<br />
119. Shih, W-Y, A. Rahardianto, R-W. Lee and Y. Cohen "Morphometric Characterization<br />
<strong>of</strong> Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (Gypsum) Scale on Reverse Osmosis Membranes,"<br />
J. Membrane Science, 252, 253-263 (2005).<br />
120. Grifoll, J., J. M. Gastó and Y. Cohen, “Non-Isothermal Soil Water Transport and<br />
Evaporation,” Advances in Water Resources, 28, 1254-1266 (2005).<br />
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121. Katner A. and Y. Cohen, “Exposure Assessment Involving an Aerospace Facility With<br />
Limited Monitoring Data”, p 626-632, in Proceedings <strong>of</strong> Environmental Science and<br />
Technology (2005), Volume 1, Edited by William G. Lyon, Jihua Hong and Ramesh K.<br />
Reddy, American Science Press, New Orleans, USA. First International Conference on<br />
Environmental Science and Technology, held January 23-26, 2005 in New Orleans,<br />
Louisiana, USA; ISBN 0-9768853-4-4].<br />
122. Shih, W-Y, J. Gao, A. Rahardianto, J. Glater, Y. Cohen and C. J. Gabelich, "Ranking <strong>of</strong><br />
antiscalant performance for gypsum scale suppression in the presence <strong>of</strong> residual<br />
aluminum," Desalination, 196, 280–292 (2006).<br />
123. Anditya Rahardianto, Wen-Yi Shih, Ron-Wai Lee and Yoram Cohen, "Diagnostic<br />
characterization <strong>of</strong> gypsum scale formation and control in RO membrane desalination <strong>of</strong><br />
brackish water," J. Membrane Science, 279, 655-668 (2006).<br />
124. Gabelich, C.J., J. C. Franklin, Y. Cohen and I. H. Suffet, “Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment:<br />
Challenges with Conventional Treatment,” Chapter in Membrane Treatment for Drinking<br />
Water & Reuse Applications: A Compendium <strong>of</strong> Peer-Reviewed Papers, K. J. Howe<br />
(Editor), American Water Works Association, Denver, CO (2006).<br />
125. Gabelich, C. J., T. I. Yun, M. D. Williams, T. Knoll, W. Pearce, U. Daniel, Y. Cohen, E.<br />
M. V. Hoek, M. R. Matsumoto, L. Sangines-Uriate, P. John, R. Scherzinger and A. A.<br />
M<strong>of</strong>idi, “Applied Research for Large-Scale Desalting Applications: The Desalination<br />
Research and Innovation Partnership,” published chapter in Desalination <strong>of</strong> Seawater and<br />
Brackish Water”, William C. Lauer (Editor), Special publication <strong>of</strong> the American Water<br />
Works Association (2006).<br />
126. Rahardianto, A., J. Gao, C. J. Gabelich, M. D. Williams and Y. Cohen, “High recovery<br />
membrane desalting <strong>of</strong> low-salinity brackish water: Integration <strong>of</strong> accelerated precipitation<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tening with membrane RO,” J. Membrane Science, 289 (2007) 123–137.<br />
127. Katner, A. and Y. Cohen, “Improvement <strong>of</strong> Risk Assessments for Multicontaminant Sites<br />
in the Face <strong>of</strong> Critical Data Gaps,” Chapter in textbook Risk Assessment in Environmental<br />
Health, Editors: M. G. Robson, W. A. Toscano, G. Robson, ASPH ISBN: 0-7879-8319-5<br />
Hardcover 656 pages February 2007.<br />
128. Uchymiak, M., A. Rahardianto, E. Lyster, J. Glater, and Y., Cohen, “A Novel RO Ex-Situ<br />
Scale Observation Detector (EXSOD) for Mineral Scale Characterization and Early<br />
Detection,” J. Membrane Science, 291 (2007) 86–95.<br />
129. Lyster, E and Y. Cohen, “Numerical study <strong>of</strong> concentration polarization in a rectangular<br />
reverse osmosis membrane channel: Permeate flux variation and hydrodynamic end<br />
effects,” J. Membrane Science, 303, 140-153 (2007).<br />
130. Gabelich, C. J., M. D. Williams, A. Rahardianto, J. C. Franklin and Y. Cohen, “Highrecovery<br />
reverse osmosis desalination using intermediate chemical demineralization,“J.<br />
Membrane Science, 301, 131-141 (2007).<br />
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131. Lewis, G. T., V. Nguyen and Y. Cohen, Synthesis <strong>of</strong> Poly(4-vinylpyridine) by Reverse<br />
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, J. Polymer Sci.: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 45,<br />
5748-5758 (2007).<br />
132. Lewis, G., G. Nowling, R. H. Hicks and Y. Cohen, "Inorganic Surface Nanostructuring by<br />
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Induced Graft Polymerization.” Langmuir, 23, 10756-10764<br />
(2007).<br />
133. McFall, C., P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, Y. Cohen and J. F. Davis, ``Fault-Tolerant Control <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Reverse-Osmosis Desalination Process, ''Proceedings <strong>of</strong> 8th IFAC Symposium on<br />
Dynamics and Control <strong>of</strong> Process Systems - Volume 3, 163-168, Cancun, Mexico, 2007<br />
134. Libotean, D. M., J. Giralt, R. Rallo, Y,. Cohen, F. Giralt, H. F. Ridgway, G. Rodriguez,<br />
and D. Phipps, “Organic Compounds Passage Through RO Membranes,” J. Membrane<br />
Science, J. Membrane sci., 313, 23-43 (2008).<br />
135. Uchymiak, M, E. Lyster and Y. Cohen, “Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Gypsum Crystals Growth on Reverse<br />
Osmosis Membranes by Direct Visual Observations,” J. Membrane Sci., 314, 163-172<br />
(2008).<br />
136. Zach-Maor, A., R. Semiat, A. Rahardianto, Y. Cohen, S. Wilson, and S.R. Gray,<br />
“Diagnostic analysis <strong>of</strong> the technical feasibility <strong>of</strong> RO desalting <strong>of</strong> treated wastewater,”<br />
Desalination, 230, 239-247 (2008).<br />
137. Rahardianto, A, B. McCool and Y. Cohen,” Reverse Osmosis Desalting <strong>of</strong> Inland Brackish<br />
Water <strong>of</strong> High Gypsum Scaling Propensity: Kinetics and Mitigation <strong>of</strong> Membrane Mineral<br />
Scaling,” Env. Sci. Technol. 42, 4292-4297 (2008).<br />
138. Lewis, G. T. and Y. Cohen, “Controlled Nitroxide-Mediated Styrene Surface Graft<br />
Polymerization with Atmospheric Plasma Surface Activation,” Langmuir, 24, 13102-<br />
13112 (2008).<br />
139. McFall, C., A. Bartman P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, ``Control <strong>of</strong> Reverse Osmosis<br />
Desalination at High Recovery,'' Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the American Control Conference, 2241-<br />
2247, Seattle, Washington, 2008.<br />
140. Bartman, A. R., C. W. McFalla, P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, and Y. Cohen “Model-predictive<br />
control <strong>of</strong> feed flow reversal in a reverse osmosis desalination process,”, J. Process<br />
Control, doi:10.1016/j.jprocont.2008.06.016<br />
141. Libotean, D. M., J. Giralt, Y. Cohen and F. Giralt, “Neural Network Approach for<br />
Modeling the Performance <strong>of</strong> Reverse Osmosis Membrane Desalting Plants,” J.<br />
Membrane Sci., doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2008.10.028.<br />
142. Zhu, A., P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, “Revisiting the Problem <strong>of</strong> Energy Cost<br />
Optimization in RO Membrane Desalination,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry<br />
Research, DOI: 10.1021/ie800735q.<br />
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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS (Cont'd):<br />
143. McFall, C., A. Bartman, P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, ``Control and Monitoring <strong>of</strong> a<br />
High-Recovery Reverse-Osmosis Desalination Process,'' Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 47,<br />
6698-6710 (2008).<br />
144. Cohen, Y., J. Glater, B. McCool, A. Rahardianto and M. Kim, “Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong><br />
Agricultural Drainage Water,” 60 pages, chapter in Salinity Drainage, Editors: A. C. Wang<br />
and D. Brikle, UC Press, in press.<br />
145. Gabelich, Christopher J. P. Xu, Y. Cohen and M. Pribazari, “Concentrate Treatment in<br />
Inland Brackish Water Desalting,” in Membrane Filtration and Liquid Separations. Eds. I.<br />
Escobar and G. Lipscomb. DESTech publications, in press.<br />
146. Kim, M., J. Au, A. Rahardianto, J. Glater, Y. Cohen, F. W. Gerringer and C. J. Gabelich,<br />
“The Impact <strong>of</strong> Conventional Water Treatment Coagulants on Mineral Scaling in RO<br />
Desalting <strong>of</strong> Brackish Water,”, Industrial & Eng. Chem. Res., submitted<br />
147. Lewis, G., V. Nguyen, W. Shih and Y. Cohen, “Reverse Atom Transfer Radical Graft<br />
Polymerization <strong>of</strong> 4-Vinylpyridine on Silica,” J. Applied Polymer Science, submitted.<br />
148. Shih, W-Y, Lin, Nancy and Y. Cohen, “A Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Gypsum Crystallization on Polymeric Surfaces,” in preparation.<br />
149. McCool, B., A. Rahardianto, J. Faria, K. Kovac and Y. Cohen, “Recovery Limitations and<br />
Economic Feasibility <strong>of</strong> Low Pressure Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage<br />
Water from the San Joaquin Valley,” in preparation.<br />
150. Michal Uchymiak, Alex Bartman, Naphtali Daltrophe, Michael Weissman, Jack Gilron,<br />
Panagiotis Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Yoram Cohen, “Control <strong>of</strong> Feed Flow Reversal Operational<br />
Mode <strong>of</strong> RO desalting using A Novel Ex-Situ Scale Observation Detector (EXSOD),” J.<br />
Membrane sci., in preparation.<br />
151. Zhu, R. P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, “Energy Optimization in Two-Pass RO/NF<br />
Membrane Desalination,” in preparation.<br />
152. Lyster, E., F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Numerical Analysis <strong>of</strong> the Relationship between Flux<br />
Decline and Mineral Scaling in a Laboratory RO Membrane Channel,” in preparation.<br />
153. Lewis, G. T. and Y. Cohen, “Diffusion and Sorption by Polymer Brush Layers: A Path to<br />
Robust Chemical Sensing Layers,” in preparation<br />
154. Lewis, G. T., M. Kim, H. N. Lin and Y. Cohen, “Surface Structuring <strong>of</strong> RO membranes by<br />
Grafting <strong>of</strong> Polymer Chains via Atmospheric Plasma Treatment,”in preparation.<br />
155. Hilary A. Godwin, Kabir Chopra, Kenneth A. Bradley, Yoram Cohen, Barbara Herr<br />
Harthorn, Eric M.V. Hoek, Patricia Holden, Arturo A. Keller, Hunter Lenihan, Roger M.<br />
Nisbet, and Andre E. Nel, The University <strong>of</strong> California Center for the Environmental<br />
Implications <strong>of</strong> Nanotechnology,” submitted, Env.Sci. and Technol.<br />
156. Montserrat Rovira-Bru, F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Protein Ultrafiltration with Poly(Vinyl<br />
Pyrrolidone Modified Zirconia Membrane,” J. Membrane Sci., in preparation.<br />
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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS (Cont'd):<br />
157. Lewis, G. T., V. Nguyen, W. Yoshida and Y. Cohen, "Kinetic Model for the Graft<br />
Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl Acetate onto Silica,” in preparation.<br />
158. Rallo, R., G. Espinosa, F. Giralt, T. M. Vogel and Y. Cohen, “Quantitative Structure<br />
Biodegradation Relationships for Organic Pollutants in Water and Soil,” in preparation.<br />
159. Nancy H. Lin, G. T. Lewis and Y. Cohen, “Surface Studies <strong>of</strong> Mineral Salt Scale<br />
Nucleation and Growth on RO Membranes: Effect <strong>of</strong> Surface Topography and Surface<br />
Nano-Structuring,” in preparation.<br />
160. E. Lyster and Y. Cohen, “A Predictive Numerical Model <strong>of</strong> Gypsum Scale Formation<br />
Model in RO Membrane Desalting,” in preparation.<br />
161. Kim, Myung-man, R. Rallo, E. Lyster and Y. Cohen, “Direct observations <strong>of</strong> antiscalant<br />
suppression <strong>of</strong> mineral scaling in RO membrane desalting,” in preparation.<br />
TECHNICAL REPORTS<br />
1. Cohen, Y., "Compartmental Modeling <strong>of</strong> Environmental Transport," National Center for<br />
Intermedia Transport Research, Report, prepared for EPA, EPA, CR-807064-01-1,<br />
November (1981).<br />
2. Cohen, Y., "Mass Transfer Across Sheared, Wavy Air-Water Interfaces," National Center<br />
for Intermedia Transport Research, UCLA, NCITR 82-4, July (1982).<br />
3. Cohen, Y. and P.A. Ryan, "Multimedia Modeling <strong>of</strong> Environmental Transport," National<br />
Center for Intermedia Transport Research, UCLA, NCITR 83-3 (1983).<br />
4. Cohen, Y. and R. S. Parnas, "Coupled Parallel Flow <strong>of</strong> Power Law Fluids through a<br />
Channel Bounded by Porous Media," UERG report, 1986.<br />
5. Cohen, Y. and L. Tsai, "Removal <strong>of</strong> Organic Contaminant from Water: A Survey <strong>of</strong><br />
Removal Methods," UCLA ERC Report p. 1-36 (1988).<br />
6. Cohen, Y., "Separation <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules by Surface-Grafted Supports," NSF<br />
CBT8416719, July 19 (1988).<br />
7. Cohen, Y. “An Introduction to Turbulent Transport,” UCLA, Chemical Engineering<br />
Department, 1988.<br />
8. Cohen, Y., W-T. Tsai and S. Chetty, "The Spatial Multimedia Compartmental Model<br />
(SMCM): A User Friendly Screening Level Pollutant Transport Model - Version 3.0, User<br />
Manual," NCITR, UCLA (1989).<br />
9. Cohen, Y., T. E. Browne and G. M. Gusler "Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Organic Solutes by Polymeric<br />
Resins,” Final Project Report, W-745, UC Water Resources Center, September (1991).<br />
10. Cohen, Y. and D. T. Allen, "Multimedia Assessment <strong>of</strong> Emissions (MAE) From The<br />
Amoco Oil Company Yorktown Refinery (AMOCO/EPA Pollution Prevention Project),”<br />
Report Prepared for the Amoco Oil Company, February 15, 1991.<br />
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TECHNICAL REPORTS (CONT’D):<br />
11. Cohen, Y., G. M. Gusler, T. E. Browne, and T. M. Meininger, "Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Organics<br />
from Aqueous Solutions by Polymeric Resins: Adsorption Database,” Report Prepared for<br />
the Water Resources Center, W-724, August (1991).<br />
12. Cohen, Y., G. E. Anderson, L. R. Chinkin, G. Pascoe, C. E. Schmidt and A. Winer,<br />
“Review <strong>of</strong> the Valdez Air Study,” prepared for the Prince William Sound Regional<br />
Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWRCAC), March 2, 1992.<br />
13. Cohen, Y., “Multimedia Fate and Effects <strong>of</strong> Airborne Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Port<br />
Valdez Region,,” prepared for the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory<br />
Council (PWRCAC) (1992).<br />
14. Cohen, Y., A. M. Winer, R. B. Van de Water, F. A. Pan, R. Vohra, L. Zhou and L.<br />
Hernandez, “Development <strong>of</strong> Predictive Capabilities for Intermedia Transfer Factors for<br />
Toxic Air Pollutants,” Technical Report. California Air Resources Board, Sacramento,<br />
Research Division, ARB-R-97/637, NTIS No. PB98-102700INZ (1997).<br />
15. Cohen, Y. and A. M. Winer, a. “Development <strong>of</strong> Intermedia Transfer Factors for Toxic Air<br />
Pollutants. Volume I, Technical Report, California State Air Resources Board, Sacramento.<br />
16. Research Division, ARB-R-95/577; NTIS PB95-261376INZ (1994). b. Cohen, Y. and A.<br />
M. Winer, “Development <strong>of</strong> Intermedia Transfer Factors for Toxic Air Pollutants. Volume<br />
2, Technical Report, California Sate Air Resources Board, Sacramento. Research Division,<br />
ARB-R-95/578; NTIS PB95-260691INZ (1994).<br />
17. McCarty, P. L. and Y. Cohen, “Report <strong>of</strong> the Independent Panel on Kenwood Avenue<br />
DDT-Contaminated Soil Removal Action,” December 7, 2002, submitted to<br />
Congresswoman Jane Harman.<br />
18. Cohen, Y. And J. Glater “Membrane Treatment <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water: Mineral<br />
Scale Formation and Control,” Final Report, Interagency Agreement 4600002097 for<br />
project period 7/1/2001 to 6/30/03, prepared for the California Department <strong>of</strong> Water<br />
Resources (September 2003).<br />
19. Glater, Julius and Yoram Cohen, "Brine Disposal from Land Based Membrane Desalination<br />
Plants: A Critical Assessment", Prepared for the Metropolitan Water District <strong>of</strong> Southern<br />
California CEC PIER II – Contract No. 400-00-013, “Desalination Research and Innovation<br />
Partnership; Improving Energy Usage, Water Supply Reliability, and Water Quality Using<br />
Advanced Water Treatment Processes; Subtask 2.3.1 – Evaluate Various Brine<br />
Minimization Technologies, July 2003.<br />
20. Cohen, Y., “Quality Assurance Project Plan for Contract no. XP-97933101-0/ UCLA:<br />
Desalination Research and Innovation Partnership: Surface Fouling by Mineral Salt Scaling<br />
and Dissolved Organics,” Prepared for the U.S. EPA, Region 9, May 2003.<br />
21. Cohen, Y., “a. Subtask 2.6.1- Membrane Mineral Scale Formation and Scale Control,” in<br />
Final Report: Desalination Research and Innovation Partnership: Improving Energy Usage,<br />
Water Supply Reliability, and Water Quality Using Advanced Water Treatment Processes,”<br />
prepared for the California Energy Commission (March 2005).
December 19, 2008<br />
TECHNICAL REPORTS (CONT’D):<br />
22. Cohen, Y., “Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water, “ UC Water<br />
Resources Center, December 2006.<br />
23. Cohen, Y. and J. Glater, “Membrane Treatment <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water: Recovery<br />
Enhancement and Brine Minimization,” Final Report prepared under Interagency<br />
Agreement 4600002097 for project period 7/1/03 - 6/30/05, California Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Water Resources.<br />
24. Cohen, Y., “Subtask 2.3.1– Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Accelerated Precipitation for High Water<br />
Recovery in Low Pressure Membrane Desalting <strong>of</strong> Colorado River Water,” Final Report:<br />
Desalination Research and Innovation Partnership: Improving Energy Usage, Water Supply<br />
Reliability, and Water Quality Using Advanced Water Treatment Processes,” prepared for<br />
the California Energy Commission (March 2005).<br />
25. Cohen, Y., A. Katner, T. Harmon, P. Ryan, J., N. Wheeler, L. Chinkin “The Potential for<br />
Offsite Exposures Associated with Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Ventura County,<br />
California,” Final Report prepared for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease<br />
Registry (ATSDR) through a contract arrangement by Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG),<br />
February 2006.<br />
26. Zach-Maor, A., R. Semiat, S. Gray, . Y. Cohen and A. Rahardianto, “Melbourne Water –<br />
Reverse Osmosis fouling by Western Treatment Plant Reuse Water,” Report No: ISI-2006-<br />
002, October 2006, Victoria University, Australia.<br />
27. Cohen, Y., Critical Process Requirements for Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural<br />
Drainage in the San Joaquin Valley, Final Project Report, Project Period: 9/01/04-8/31/07<br />
Interagency Agreement 4600003343, prepared for the Agricultural Drainage Program<br />
California Department <strong>of</strong> Water Resources, Fresno, California.<br />
28. Cohen, Y., Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water: Water Recovery<br />
Enhancement and Brine Minimization, Technical Completion Report SD001, prepared for<br />
the UC Water Resources Center, University <strong>of</strong> California, Riverside, CA (December 30,<br />
2007).<br />
29. Myung-man Kim, J. Au, A. Rahardianto, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, Screening <strong>of</strong> Antiscalants<br />
for Compatibility with Pretreatment Coagulant Carryover, Final Project Report, prepared<br />
for Metropolitan Water District <strong>of</strong> Southern California, December 30, 2007.<br />
30. Cohen Y., Desalination Research and Innovation Partnership: Surface Fouling by Mineral<br />
Salt Scaling and Dissolved Organics, Final Project Report, Contract no. XP-97933101-0/<br />
UCLA, prepared for Metropolitan Water District <strong>of</strong> Southern California, December 25,<br />
2007 (100 pages).<br />
31. Cohen, Y., P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and J. Gilron, "Flow Reversal Triggered by the EXSOD Scale<br />
Monitor for Achieving High Recovery in Reverse Osmosis <strong>of</strong> Potentially Scaling Brackish<br />
Water", Leshin Foundation, UCLA, (February 2008) A Cooperative Project between UCLA<br />
and Ben-Gurion University supported by the Leshin Foundation (UCLA/BGU).<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS<br />
1. Mackay, D. and Y. Cohen, "Prediction <strong>of</strong> Volatilization Rates <strong>of</strong> Pollutants in Aqueous<br />
Systems,” NBS Symposium on Non-biological Transport and Transformation <strong>of</strong> Pollutants<br />
on Land and Water,” May, 1976, NBS, Gaithersburg, Maryland.<br />
2. Cohen, Y. and D. Mackay, "Mass Transfer <strong>of</strong> Low Solubility Materials Across an Air-<br />
Water Interface,” ACS Symposium on the "Transfer <strong>of</strong> Chemical Pollutants Between Air<br />
and Water," August, 1976, San Francisco, California.<br />
3. Cohen, Y., "The Role <strong>of</strong> Interfacial Transport in the Movement <strong>of</strong> Pollutants in Soils,”<br />
Workshop on Research Needs in Intermedia Transport Processes, National Center for<br />
Intermedia Transport Research, University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles, April, 1982. NCITR<br />
81-1, August (1981).<br />
4. Cohen, Y., "Flow Enhancement and Reduction in Mobility Control with Polymer<br />
Solutions,” 182 ACS National Meeting, Division <strong>of</strong> Geochemistry, September, 1981, New<br />
York.<br />
5. Cohen, Y. and S. M. Dinh, "Hydrodynamic Adsorption Effects <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules in<br />
Porous Media,” ACS National Meeting, March 28-April 2, 1982, Las Vegas, Nevada.<br />
6. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "Slip Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions,” 54th Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong><br />
the Society <strong>of</strong> Rheology, October 15-18, 1982, Evanston, Illinois.<br />
7. Cohen, Y. and A. B. Metzner, "Flow Induced Diffusion <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules,” AIChE 75th<br />
Annual Meeting, November 14-18, 1982, Los Angeles, California.<br />
8. Cohen, Y., "Mass Transfer Across Sheared, Wavy Gas-Liquid Interfaces,” AIChE 75th<br />
Annual Meeting, November 14-18, (1982), Los Angeles, California.<br />
9. Cohen, Y. and R. Christ, "Adsorption Effects in the Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions Through<br />
Porous Media,” 55th Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Society <strong>of</strong> Rheology, October 17-20, 1983,<br />
Knoxville, Tennessee.<br />
10. Cohen, Y., "Chemical Emissions from Liquid Waste Sites,” AIChE Summer National<br />
Meeting, August 19-22, 1984, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<br />
11. Cohen, Y., "Adsorption and Apparent Slip Effects in the Flow <strong>of</strong> Emulsions and Polymer<br />
Solutions through Porous Media,” IXth International Congress on Rheology, October 13,<br />
1984, Acapulco, Mexico.<br />
12. Cohen, Y., "Multimedia Aspects <strong>of</strong> Pollutant Transport,” Conference on New Dimensions<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pollution Control: Cross Media Problems,” The Conservation Foundation, November 13,<br />
1984, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
13. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "Environmental Distribution <strong>of</strong> Aerosol-Bound Pollutants,”<br />
ACS National Meeting, April 28- May 3, 1985, Miami, Florida.<br />
14. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "Multimedia Modeling <strong>of</strong> Environmental Transport:<br />
Trichloroethylene Test Case,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 25-30, 1984, San<br />
Francisco, California.<br />
15. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "Multimedia Distribution <strong>of</strong> Pollutants in the Environment,”<br />
Northwest ACS Regional Meeting, June 18-20, 1985, Sun Valley Idaho.<br />
16. Cohen, Y. and M. P. Dudukovic, "Mass Transfer in Centrifugal Gas/Liquid Contacting<br />
Devices,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 10-14, 1985, Chicago, IL.<br />
17. Taghavi, H., P. A. Ryan, and Y. Cohen, "Contaminant Transport under Non-Isothermal<br />
Conditions in the Top Soil,” ACS Annual Meeting, September 7-12, 1986, Anaheim,<br />
California.<br />
18. Ryan, P. A. and Y. Cohen, "Contaminant Diffusion in the Top Soil Zone -- The<br />
Equilibrium Assumption Revisited,” ACS Annual Meeting, September 7-12, 1986,<br />
Anaheim, California.<br />
19. Cohen, Y., "An Integrated Approach to Environmental Engineering Education at UCLA,”<br />
invited paper, the Fifth Conference on Environmental Education, July, 1986, Houghton,<br />
Michigan. Published in the Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the Fifth Conference on Environmental<br />
Engineering Education, Baillord, C. R. (Ed), Michigan Technological University (1986).<br />
20. Cohen, Y., "Intermedia Transport Modeling in Multimedia Systems,” The First NCITR<br />
Workshop on "Pollutant transport and Accumulation in a Multimedia Environment,”<br />
January 21-24, 1986, Santa Monica, California.<br />
21. Cohen, Y., M. Chaimberg and R. S. Parnas "Surface-Grafting <strong>of</strong> Water Soluble Polymers,”<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, November, 1986, Miami, Florida.<br />
22. Parnas, R. S. and Y. Cohen, "Flow <strong>of</strong> Non-Newtonian Fluids through A Channel Bounded<br />
by Porous Media,” Winter Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Society <strong>of</strong> Rheology, January 18-21, 1987, Santa<br />
Monica, California.<br />
23. Cohen, Y., "Models <strong>of</strong> Multimedia Pollutant Transport,” invited paper at the Academy <strong>of</strong><br />
Sciences Symposium on "Multimedia Approaches to Pollution Control,” Washington, D.C.,<br />
February 12-14, 1987.<br />
24. Cohen, Y., R. S. Parnas, M. Chaimberg, and V. Taepaisitphongse, "Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Polyvinylpyrrolidone<br />
onto Silica,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Nov., 1987, New York, New York.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
25. Cohen, Y., M. Chaimberg, and R. S. Parnas, "Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Water Soluble<br />
Polymers,” IUPAC International Symposium On Polymers for Advanced Technologies,<br />
Jerusalem, August 16-21, 1987.<br />
26. Cohen, Y., "Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) on Modified Silica Surfaces,”<br />
International Symposium on Surface Interactions, March 13-18, 1988, Neve-Ilan, Israel.<br />
27. Onishi, Y., L. Shuyler and Y. Cohen, "Multimedia Modeling <strong>of</strong> toxic Chemicals,”<br />
International Symposium, on Water Quality Modeling <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Non-Point Sources,<br />
Utah State University, Logan Utah, June 20-23, 1988.<br />
28. Cohen, Y. and R. S. Parnas, "Brownian Simulations <strong>of</strong> Terminally Anchored Freely-<br />
Jointed Chains,” ACS Workshop on Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces, September 20-23,<br />
1988, Pacific Grove, California.<br />
29. Chaimberg, M. and Y. Cohen, "Free Radical Graft Copolymerization,” AIChE Annual<br />
Meeting, November 1988, Washington, D.C.<br />
30. Cohen, Y., "Atmospheric Intermedia Transport Processes.,” invited paper, National<br />
Science Foundation Conference (co-sponsored by the Association <strong>of</strong> Environmental<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essors) on Fundamental Research Directions in Environmental Engineering,<br />
Washington, DC, November 13-15, 1988.<br />
31. Parnas, R. S. and Y. Cohen, "Molecular Dynamics Simulation <strong>of</strong> Chain Molecules at<br />
Interfaces,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 1988, Washington, D.C.<br />
32. Cohen, Y. and R. S. Parnas, "Molecular Dynamics <strong>of</strong> a Terminally Anchored Freely-<br />
Jointed Chain Subjected to Laminar Solvent Shear Flow,” AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
November 1988, Washington, D.C.<br />
33. University <strong>of</strong> California, Santa Barbara, December 4-5, 1988, Workshop on<br />
"Characterization <strong>of</strong> Polymers at Solid Surfaces by Neutron Reflactometry,” invited<br />
presentation, "Dynamics <strong>of</strong> Polymers at Solid Surfaces".<br />
34. Tsai, W-T., Sakugawa, H., Kaplan, I. R., and Y. Cohen, "Modeling <strong>of</strong> Gaseous Hydrogen<br />
Peroxide and Ozone in Los Angeles Air,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San<br />
Francisco, California, December 5-9, 1988.<br />
35. Cohen, Y., "Human Exposure to Chemicals: A Workshop,” invited paper, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Toronto (Toronto, Canada), December 12-13, 1988.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
36. Cohen, Y. and T. E. Browne, "Selective Adsorption with Polymeric Adsorbents," paper<br />
presented in the workshop on "Advanced Aqueous Separation Technologies for Waste<br />
Minimization,” August 22-24, 1988, Santa Monica, CA.<br />
37. Cohen, Y. and R. S. Parnas, "Brownian Dynamics <strong>of</strong> Terminally Anchored Freely-Jointed<br />
Chains,” Symposium on "Polymers in Regions <strong>of</strong> Restricted Geometry,” ACS Meeting,<br />
April 9 - 14, 1989, Dallas, Texas.<br />
38. Cohen, Y., Tsai, W-T. and S. Chetty, "Dynamic Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Organic Pollutants in the<br />
Environment,” International Society for Ecological Modeling, ISEM North America<br />
Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6-10, 1989.<br />
39. Sakugawa, H., Tsai, W-T., Kaplan, I. R. and Cohen, Y., "Photochemical Generation <strong>of</strong><br />
H 2 O 2 in the Los Angeles Atmosphere: Comparison <strong>of</strong> Field Data with Model Predictions,”<br />
American Chemical Society, Division <strong>of</strong> Environmental Chemistry, September 10-15,<br />
1989, Miami Beach, Florida.<br />
40. Cohen, Y. and D. T. Allen, "An Integrated Approach to Pollution Prevention Research,"<br />
AIChE Symposium on "Pollution Prevention for the 1990's: A Chemical Engineering<br />
Challenge," December 4-5, 1989, Washington D.C.<br />
41. Cohen, Y. and P. A. Ryan, "NAPL and Contaminant Transport in the Soil Matrix,” ASCE<br />
Environmental Engineering Conference, Austin, Texas, July 10-12 (1989). Proceedings <strong>of</strong><br />
the 1989 Society Conference, Malina, J. F. and C. W. Cook (Eds), ASCE, New York<br />
(1989).<br />
42. Cohen, Y., W-T. Tsai and S. Chetty, "Dynamic Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Organic Pollutants in the<br />
Multimedia Environment,” 10th Annual Meeting, Society <strong>of</strong> Environmental Toxicology<br />
and Chemistry, October 28-November 2, 1989, Toronto, Canada.<br />
43. Cohen, Y. and T. E. Browne, "Removal <strong>of</strong> Trichloroethylene and Chlor<strong>of</strong>orm by Polymeric<br />
Adsorbents,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November, 1989, San Francisco, CA.<br />
44. Cohen, Y., "Multimedia Transport,” Assessment <strong>of</strong> Human Exposure to Chemicals from<br />
Superfund Sites,” June 4-5, 1990, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.<br />
45. Cohen, Y., "Fugacity Model Review,” July 9-10, 1990, University <strong>of</strong> Toronto, Toronto,<br />
Ontario, Canada.<br />
46. Parnas, . S. and Y. Cohen, "The Effect <strong>of</strong> Hydrodynamic Interactions <strong>of</strong> a Terminally<br />
Anchored Bead-Rod Model Chain in Simple Shear Flow,” Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Material<br />
Research Society, November 1990, Boston, MA.<br />
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47. Chaimberg, M. and Y. Cohen, "Free-Radical Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl Monomers<br />
Onto Silica,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 11-16, 1990, Chicago, Illinois.<br />
48. Cohen, Y. and R. S. Parnas, " The Effect <strong>of</strong> Hydrodynamic Interactions on a Terminally<br />
Anchored Bead-Rod Model Chain," AIChE Annual Meeting, November 11-16, 1990,<br />
Chicago, Illinois.<br />
49. Seigneur, C., C. Whipple, Y. Cohen, et al., Formation <strong>of</strong> a Modular Mathematical Model<br />
for Multimedia Health Risk Assessment,” AIChE 1990 Summer Meeting, in Session 58:<br />
Control and Assessment <strong>of</strong> Impacts from Multimedia Toxic Chemical Releases.<br />
50. Cohen, Y., D. T. Allen and W-T Tsai, “Multimedia Assessment <strong>of</strong> Emissions from the<br />
AMOCO Oil Company Yorktown Refinery,” published in “AMOCO - U.S. EPA Pollution<br />
Prevention Project,” Yorktown, Virginia , March 1991.<br />
51. Cohen, Y. and D. T. Allen, "An Integrated Approach to Process Waste Minimization<br />
Research," Paper 91-84.6, 84th Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Air & Waste Management<br />
Association, June 16-21, 1991, Vancouver, B.C. Canada.<br />
52. Cohen Y., D. T. Allen, R. Clay, W-T. Tsai, K. Rosselot, H. Klee and D. Blewitt,<br />
"Multimedia Assessment <strong>of</strong> Refinery Emissions," Paper 91-84.6, 84th Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong><br />
the Air & Waste Management Association, June 16-21, 1991, Vancouver, B.C. Canada.<br />
53. Tsai, W-T., Y. Cohen, H. Sakugawa and I. R. Kaplan, "Rain Scavenging <strong>of</strong> Semi-Volatile<br />
Organics," 84th Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Air & Waste Management Association, Paper 91-<br />
59.1, June 16-21, 1991, Vancouver, B.C. Canada.<br />
54. Seigneur, C. Whipple, C., P. Anderson, M. Bonfiglio, R. von Burg, D. Foliart, S. Foster, D.<br />
Galya, D. Liu, P. Ryan, A. Venkatram, A. Ziegler, Y. Cohen and T. Permutt, "Formulation<br />
<strong>of</strong> a Modular Mathematical Model for Multimedia Health Risk Assessment," 84th Annual<br />
Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Air & Waste Management Association, June 16-21, 1991, Vancouver, B.C.<br />
Canada.<br />
55. Cohen, Y. and V. Taepaisitphongse, "Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Water-Soluble Polymers onto<br />
Chemically Modified Silica Surfaces,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991,<br />
Los Angeles, California.<br />
56. Cohen, Y. and T. E. Browne, "Aqueous Phase Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Priority Pollutants onto<br />
Polymeric and Polymer-Grafted Resins,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991,<br />
Los Angeles, California.<br />
57. Tsai, W-T., H. Sakugawa, I. R. Kaplan and Y. Cohen, "Rain Scavenging <strong>of</strong> Semi-Volatile<br />
Organics,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991, Los Angeles, California.<br />
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58. Cohen Y. and S. Chetty, "Total Dose Analysis,” Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the International<br />
Society for Exposure Analysis, Atlanta, Georgia, November 4-7, 1991.<br />
59. Monbouquette, H. G., Y. Cohen and R. G. Castro, "Surface Modification <strong>of</strong> Ceramic<br />
Membranes by Graft Polymerization,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991,<br />
Los Angeles, California.<br />
60. Parnas, R. S. and Y. Cohen, "A Consistent Calculation <strong>of</strong> the Effective Hydrodynamic<br />
Thickness (EHT) <strong>of</strong> a Terminally Anchored Bead Rod Chain in Shear Flow,” AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991, Los Angeles, California.<br />
61. Gusler, G. M., T. E. Browne and Y. Cohen, "Anomalous Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Organics onto<br />
Polymeric Resins,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22, 1991., Los Angeles,<br />
California.<br />
62. Bobke, D. and Y. Cohen, "The Adsorption and Desorption <strong>of</strong> Organic Solutes on<br />
Polymeric Resins using an HPLC System,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 17-22,<br />
1991, Los Angeles, California.<br />
63. Cohen, Y., "Transport and Fate <strong>of</strong> Organic Air Toxics in the Multimedia Environment,"<br />
EPRI International Conference on Managing Hazardous Air Pollutants: State <strong>of</strong> the Art,<br />
November 4-6, 1991, Washington, D.C.<br />
64. Tsai, W-T. and Y. Cohen, "Rain Scavenging <strong>of</strong> Toxic Air Pollutants: The Need to Revisit<br />
the Application <strong>of</strong> the Rain-Scavenging-Ration Concept,” EPRI International Conference<br />
on Managing Hazardous Air Pollutants: State <strong>of</strong> the Art, November 4-6, 1991, Washington,<br />
D.C.<br />
65. Gusler, G. M., T. E., Browne and Y. Cohen, "Comparison <strong>of</strong> Polymeric Resins and<br />
Activated Carbon,” 23rd Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Fine Particle Society Las Vegas, Nevada,<br />
July 13-17, 1992.<br />
66. Browne, T. E. and Y. Cohen, "Aqueous Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Priority Pollutants onto Polymeric<br />
Resins,” 23rd Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Fine Particle Society Las Vegas, Nevada, July 13-17,<br />
1992.<br />
67. Pesinova, V., L. Creelman, A. M. Winer and Y. Cohen, "Intermedia Transfer Factors for<br />
Volatile Aromatic Hydrocarbons," Annual Air and Waste Management Association<br />
Meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, June 16-21, 1992, Paper 92-95.04.<br />
68. Cohen, Y. and R. E. Clay, "Multimedia Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Particle-Bound Organics,” AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, 1-6 November, 1992, Miami Beach, FL.<br />
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69. Cohen, Y. and R. E. Clay, "Multimedia Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Particle-Bound Organics," AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, 1-6 November, 1992, Miami Beach, Florida.<br />
70. Cohen, Y., "Integrated Multimedia Exposure Assessment," ATSDR International Congress<br />
on the Health Effects <strong>of</strong> Hazardous Waste, May 3-6, 1993, Atlanta, Georgia.<br />
71. Cohen, Y. and R. E. Clay, "Multimedia Transport and Fate <strong>of</strong> Particle-Bound Organics,"<br />
Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, Paper 93-WA-73.04, June 11-18, 1993,<br />
Denver, Colorado.<br />
72. Van de Water, R. B. and Y. Cohen, "Multimedia Transport and Fate, Exposure and Risk<br />
Assessment: Strategies for Developing Evaluative, Integrated Computer S<strong>of</strong>tware," Air &<br />
Waste Management Association Meeting, Paper 93-WA-76.02, June 11-18, 1993, Denver,<br />
Colorado.<br />
73. Creelman, L. W., A. W. Winer and Y. Cohen, "Development <strong>of</strong> Intermedia Transfer<br />
Factors for Hexavalent Chromium," Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, Paper<br />
93-RA-116A.03, June 11-18, 1993, Denver, Colorado.<br />
74. Gusler, G. M., Y. Cohen and T. E. Browne, "Removal <strong>of</strong> Organics by Polymeric Resins:<br />
Adsorption or Absorption?" paper 186d, AICHE Annual Meeting, November 7-12, 1993,<br />
St. Louis, Missouri.<br />
75. Cohen, Y. and T. E. Browne, "A Screening-Level System for the Design <strong>of</strong> Polymeric<br />
Adsorption Resins," paper 184b, AICHE Annual Meeting, November 7-12, 1993, St. Louis,<br />
Missouri.<br />
76. Cohen, Y., G. M. Gusler and T. E. Browne, "Anomalous Bi-Solute Adsorption <strong>of</strong> Organics<br />
by Polymeric Resins," paper 159a, AICHE Annual Meeting, November 7-12, 1993, St.<br />
Louis, Missouri.<br />
77. Cohen, Y., "Volatile Organic Compounds in the Environment: A Multimedia Perspective,"<br />
invited keynote speech, The First ASTM International Symposium on VOCs in the<br />
Environment, Montreal, Canada, April 11-13 (1994).<br />
78. Cohen, Y., "Multimedia Risk Assessment <strong>of</strong> Hazardous Waste Sites and Uncertainties,”<br />
invited paper, Seventh Annual Workshop <strong>of</strong> the Southern California Chapter for Risk<br />
Analysis, May 19, 1994, University <strong>of</strong> Southern California.<br />
79. Castro, R. P., Y. Cohen and H. G. Monbouquette, "Treatment <strong>of</strong> Oil in Water Emulsions by<br />
Ceramic-Supported Polymer Membrane," ASCE 1994 National Conference on<br />
Environmental Engineering, July 11-13, 1994, Boulder, Colorado.<br />
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80. Cohen, Y. and J. Klein, "Dynamic Column Adsorption and Regeneration Studies with<br />
Polymeric Resins," AIChE Annual Meeting, November 13-18, 1994, San Francisco, CA.<br />
81. Castro, R. P. and Y. Cohen, "Ceramic-Supported Polymer Membrane for Ultrafiltration<br />
Applications," AIChE Annual Meeting, November 13-18, 1994, San Francisco, CA.<br />
82. Cohen, Y. and R. van de Water, "S<strong>of</strong>tware for Multimedia Analysis <strong>of</strong> Chemical<br />
Contaminants,” Eviros<strong>of</strong>t, 1994, November 16-19, 1994, San Francisco, CA.<br />
83. Cohen, Y., “Environmental Risk Reduction,” Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Center for Clean<br />
Technology, November, 1995.<br />
84. Cohen, Y., “Multimedia Distribution <strong>of</strong> Chemical Contaminants: An Integrated Modeling<br />
Approach,” invited paper, Eight Annual Workshop on Current Issues in Risk Assessment<br />
and Human Health, Southern California Chapter for Risk Analysis, May 18, 1995, Los<br />
Angeles, CA.<br />
85. Cohen Y. And F. Giralt, “Strategies in Pollution Prevention: Waste Minimization and<br />
Source Reduction,” 2a ConferPncia Internacional Sobre Miniització de Residus i Producció<br />
Neta, June 7-9, 1995, Barcelona, Spain.<br />
86. Cohen, Y. “Intermedia and Multimedia Transport <strong>of</strong> Chemical Pollutants,” invited Speaker,<br />
6th International Conference on Conservation and Management <strong>of</strong> Lakes, October 23-27,<br />
1995, Tsukuba, Japan.<br />
87. Cohen Y. and R. B. Van de Water, “Multimedia Distribution <strong>of</strong> Chemical Contaminants:<br />
An Integrated Modeling Approach,” Second World SETAC Congress, November 5-9, 1995<br />
Vancouver, BC, Canada.<br />
88. Cohen, Y. and R. Vohra, “Dynamic Bioaccumulation <strong>of</strong> Organics in Finned Fish,” Second<br />
World SETAC Congress, November 5-9, 1995 Vancouver, BC, Canada.<br />
89. Cohen, Y., R. P. Castro and H. G. Monbouquette, “Ceramic Membrane Modification by<br />
Graft Polymerization,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 12-17, 1995, Miami Beach,<br />
Florida.<br />
90. Font, J., Y. He, J-D. Jou, R. Castro and Y. Cohen, “Ceramic-Supported Polymer<br />
Membranes for Pervaporation <strong>of</strong> Volatile Organic Compounds from Dilute Aqueous<br />
Solutions,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 12-17, 1995, Miami Beach, Florida.<br />
91. Jou, D-J, Y. He and Y. Cohen, “Free-Radical Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl Monomer onto<br />
Silica,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 12-17, 1995, Miami Beach, Florida.<br />
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92. Cohen, Y., I. Cuesta, X. Grau and F. Giralt, “Hydrodynamics and Mass Transfer in<br />
Shallow Liquid Ponds Due to Surface Shear,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 12-17,<br />
1995, Miami Beach, Florida.<br />
93. Cohen, Y., “Environmental Multimedia Assessment,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November<br />
10-15, 1996, Chicago, IL.<br />
94. Cohen, Y., “Current Trends in Human Health Risk Assessment,” Panel Member, Southern<br />
California Society for Risk Analysis, 9 th Annual Meeting and Workshop, Current Issues in<br />
Risk Management and Human Health, May 23, 1996, University <strong>of</strong> Southern California,<br />
Los Angeles, California.<br />
95. Cohen, Y., I. Park, A. Markov, “Removal <strong>of</strong> Organics from Aqueous systems using<br />
Macronet Resins: Dynamic Sorption and Regeneration,” AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
November 10-15, 1996, Chicago, IL.<br />
96. Cohen, Y., R. P. Castro, J-D Jou and H. G. Monbouquette, “Ceramic-Supported Polymer<br />
Membranes for Ultrafiltration,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 10-15, 1996, Chicago,<br />
IL.<br />
97. Faibish, T., Cohen, Y. and M. Elimelech, “Effect <strong>of</strong> Interparticle Interactions on Flux<br />
Decline in Crossflow Membrane Filtration <strong>of</strong> Colloidal Suspensions.” North American<br />
Membrane Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA, May 1997.<br />
98. Cohen, Y., “Endocrine Disruptors: What Are the Most Appropriate Approaches to<br />
Estimating Exposure,” invited panel member, 7 th Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the International<br />
Society for Exposure Analysis, November 3-5, 1997, RTP, NC.<br />
99. Cohen, Y. and R. Van de Water, “Modular Environmental Multimedia Analysis S<strong>of</strong>tware,”<br />
18 th Annual Meeting, Society <strong>of</strong> Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 16-<br />
20, 1997.<br />
100. Yaffe, D. And Y. Cohen, “Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons and their Nitro-PAH Daughter<br />
Products,” 18 th Annual Meeting, Society <strong>of</strong> Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16-<br />
20, November, 1997.<br />
101. Ron Faibish, Y. Cohen and M. Elimelech, “Crossflow Membrane Filtration <strong>of</strong> Colloidal<br />
Suspensions,” Poster Presentation, Gordon Research Conference on Membrane: Materials<br />
and Synthesis, New Hampshire, July , 1997.<br />
102. Cohen, Y., “Ceramic-Supported Polymer Membranes,” Gordon Research Conference on<br />
Membrane: Materials and Synthesis,” New Hampshire, July, 1997.<br />
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103. Cohen, Y. and J. Grifoll, “Infiltration <strong>of</strong> Liquid Contaminants in Nearly Dry Soils,”<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 15-20, 1998.<br />
104. Grifoll, J. and Y. Cohen, “Front Tracking Numerical Algorithm for Liquid Infiltration into<br />
Nearly Dry Soils,” 1998 Symposium on Environmental Models and Experiments:<br />
EnviroMeet’98, July 20-23, 1998, Irvine, California.<br />
105. Yoshida, W., Y. Cohen and Jeng-Deng J., “Graft Polymerization and Application to<br />
ceramic Supported Polymer Pervaporation membranes for VOC Removal,” AICHE Annual<br />
Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 15-20, 1998.<br />
106. Cohen, Y. and E. Cooter, “Integrated Multimedia Assessment,” AICHE Annual Meeting,<br />
Miami Beach, FL, November 15-20, 1998.<br />
107. Yaffe, D. and Y. Cohen, “Multimedia Distribution and Environmental Impact <strong>of</strong> PAHs and<br />
their Nitro-PAH daughter Products,” AICHE Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL,<br />
November 15-20, 1998.<br />
108. Rovira, M., F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Protein Fouling Reduction on ceramic Membranes via<br />
Graft Polymerization,” AICHE Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 15-20, 1998.<br />
109. Cohen, Y. and J.D. Jou, “Ceramic-Supported Polymer Pervaporation Membranes for VOC<br />
Removal,” 10 th Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the North American Membrane Society, May 19-20,<br />
1998, Cleveland, OH.<br />
110. Cohen, Y., W. Yoshida and Jeng-Deng, J., “CSP Membranes,” invited poster presentation,<br />
DOE First Annual Environmental Management Science Program Scientific Workshop,<br />
Rosemont, IL, July 27-30, 1998.<br />
111. Yaffe, D. and Y. Cohen, “Multimedia Risk Assessment for PAH and Nitro-PAHS,” Annual<br />
Air and Water Management Meeting, North Carolina, September, 1998.<br />
112. Faibish, R.S., Y. Cohen and M. Elimelech, “Ceramic-Supported Polymeric Membranes for<br />
Filtration <strong>of</strong> Stable Oil-in-Water Microemulsions.” International Congress on Membranes<br />
and Membrane Processes, Toronto, Canada, June 1999<br />
113. Ron Faibish and Y. Cohen, Crossflow Ultrafiltration <strong>of</strong> Oil-in-Water Microemulsions with<br />
Polymer-Modified Ceramic Membranes, 1999 AIChE Annual Meeting, October 31-<br />
November 5, 1999, Dallas, TX.<br />
114. Yoshida, Y., Jeng-dung Jou, Y. Liang, Y. Cohen, “Graft Polymerized Poly (vinyl acetate)<br />
and Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) Layers on Inorganic Substrates for Membrane Separations,”<br />
1999 AIChE Annual Meeting, October 31-November 5, 1999, Dallas, TX.<br />
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115. Yoram Cohen, Environmental Multimedia Distribution <strong>of</strong> Toxics (Mend-Tox), 1999<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, October 31-November 5, 1999, Dallas, TX.<br />
116. Cohen, Y., Polymer at Solid Surfaces for Novel Membranes, Chemistry for a Cleaner<br />
Environment (January 29-February 2, 2000), Santa Fe New Mexico.<br />
117. Faibish, R. and Y. Cohen, Novel Polymer-Modified Ceramic Membrane for the Treatment<br />
<strong>of</strong> Oily Aqueous Waste, Poster Presentation, North American Membrane Society (NAMS)<br />
Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO, USA, May 2000.<br />
118. Yoshida, H. W. and Y. Cohen, Characterization <strong>of</strong> Polymer-Modified Ceramic Membranes,<br />
American Membrane Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO, USA, May 2000.<br />
119. Faibish, R. and Y. Cohen, Novel Polymer-Modified Ceramic (PMC) Membranes for the<br />
Filtration <strong>of</strong> Stable Oil-in-Water (O/W) Microemulsions, Poster Presentation, 74th Colloid<br />
and Surface Science Symposium, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, June 2000.<br />
120. Faibish, R. and Y. Cohen, Fouling-Resistant Polymer-Modified Ceramic Membranes for<br />
Ultrafiltration <strong>of</strong> Oil-In-Water Microemulsions, Poster Presentation, Euromembrane 2000,<br />
September 2000, Israel.<br />
121. Yoshida, H. W. and Y. Cohen, "Characterization <strong>of</strong> Graft Polymerized Layers on Inorganic<br />
Substrates," AIChE Annual Meeting, November 11-17, 2000, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
122. Cohen, Y. and E. Cooter, "A Dynamic Simulator <strong>of</strong> Environmental Chemical Partitioning,”<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, November 11-17, 2000, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
123. Nguyen, N. V. and Y. Cohen, "Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl(pyrrolidone) onto<br />
Vinyl Silane-Modified Silica Surface," AIChE Annual Meeting, November 11-17, 2000,<br />
Los Angeles, CA.<br />
124. Yoshida, H. W. and Y. Cohen, "Pervaporation Removal <strong>of</strong> MTBE from Aqueous Solutions<br />
Using Ceramic Supported Polymer (CSP) Pervaporation Membranes,” AIChE Annual<br />
Meeting, November 11-17, 2000, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
125. Faibish, R., W. Yoshida and Y. Cohen, Topology and Wetting Characteristics <strong>of</strong><br />
Terminally Grafted Polymer Chains on Ceramic Surfaces," AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
November 11-17, 2000, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
126. Faibish, R. and Y. Cohen, Fouling-Resistant Polymer-Modified Ceramic Membranes for<br />
Ultrafiltration <strong>of</strong> Oil-In-Water Microemulsions, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 11-17,<br />
2000, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
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127. Giralt, F. G. Espinosa, A. Arenas, D. L. Yaffe and Y. Cohen, Estimation <strong>of</strong> Diverse<br />
Physical Properties <strong>of</strong> Organic Compounds with a Modified Fuzzy ARTMAP Neural<br />
System, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 11-17, 2000, Los Angeles, CA<br />
128. Yaffe, D. L., Y. Cohen, Giralt, F. G. Espinosa and A. Arenas, Estimation <strong>of</strong><br />
Physicochemical Properties for Environmental Multimedia Analysis using Neural-<br />
Networks, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 11-17, 2000, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
129. Wai, Ron-Lee, A. Tsao, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, “Nan<strong>of</strong>iltration Membranes for<br />
Agricultural Water Reclamation,” Annual North American Membrane Society Meeting,<br />
May 15-18, 2001, Lexington, Kentucky.<br />
130. Cohen, Y., L. P. G. Villaluenga and W. Yoshida and, “Non-isothermal Pervaporation<br />
Model,” Annual North American Membrane Society Meeting, May 15-18, 2001, Lexington,<br />
Kentucky.<br />
131. Cohen, Y., J. Glater, A. Tsao and R-W Lee, "Nan<strong>of</strong>iltration Membranes for Agricultural<br />
Drainage Water Reclamation," International Conference on Membrane Technology for<br />
Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, September 9-13, 2001, Tel-Aviv, Israel.<br />
132. Yaffe, D. L., Y. Cohen, Giralt, F. G. Espinosa and A. Arenas, “Neural Network- based<br />
Molecular Models for Estimating Physicochemical Properties for Environmental Analysis,”<br />
Annual AIChE Meeting, November 4-9, 2001, Reno, NV.<br />
133. Yoshida, H. W and Y. Cohen, “Multilayer Alkoxy Silane Silylation <strong>of</strong> Inorganic Oxide<br />
Surfaces,” poster presented at the Annual AIChE Meeting, November 4-9, 2001, Reno, NV<br />
134. Yaffe, D. L. and Y. Cohen, “Neural Network-Molecular Descriptor-based Models for<br />
Predicting Vapor Pressure <strong>of</strong> Hydrocarbons,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 4-9,<br />
2001, Reno, NV.<br />
135. Cohen, Y. and J. P. G Villaluenga, “Non-Isothermal Pervaporation Model,” Annual AIChE<br />
Meeting, November 4-9, 2001, Reno, NV.<br />
136. Espinosa, G., Arenas, A., Giralt, F., Amat, L., Girones, X., Carbo-Dorca, R. and Y. Cohen<br />
“Prediction <strong>of</strong> Activity Coefficients <strong>of</strong> Organic Compounds in Water at Infinite Dilution<br />
with an Integrated SOM-Fuzzy ARTMAP Neural System,” SETAC Europe 12th Annual<br />
Meeting, Vienna, May, 2002.<br />
137. Yoshida, H. W and Y. Cohen, ”Surface Engineering <strong>of</strong> Grafted Polymers on Inorganic<br />
Oxide Substrates for Membrane Pervaporation,” North American Membrane Society<br />
Meeting, May 11-15, 2002, Long Beach, CA.<br />
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138. Villaluenga, J. P.G and Y. Cohen, “Non-isothermal effects in Pervaporation,” North<br />
American Membrane Society Meeting, May 11-15, 2002, Long Beach, CA.<br />
139. Cohen, Y., “Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water: Future Challenges,” Plenary<br />
lecture, North American Membrane Society Meeting, May 11-15, 2002, Long Beach, CA.<br />
140. Cohen, Y., “Scale Formation and Control,” Desalination Innovation Research Partnership,<br />
Annual Meeting, October 8, 2002, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
141. Wayne,, H. Y. and Y. Cohen, “Surface Engineering <strong>of</strong> Grafted Polymers on Inorganic<br />
Oxide Substrates for Membrane Pervaporation,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 3-8,<br />
2002, Indianapolis, IN.<br />
142. Giralt, F., G. Espinosa, A. Arenas, E. Besalú, X. Girones , R. Carbo-Dorca and Y. Cohen,<br />
“QSAR Based on Cognitive Neural Systems for Anti-HIV Activity Derivatives,” Annual<br />
AIChE Meeting, November 3-8, 2002, Indianapolis, IN.<br />
143. Grifoll, J., J. M. Gasto, and Y. Cohen, “Modeling and Numerical Simulation <strong>of</strong> Nonisothermal<br />
Water and Organic Solute Transport in Soil Vadose Zone,” Annual AIChE<br />
Meeting, November 3-8, 2002, Indianapolis, IN.<br />
144. Nguyen, V. and Y. Cohen, “Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Vinyl Acetate onto Silica,” Annual<br />
AIChE Meeting, November 3-8, 2002, Indianapolis, IN.<br />
145. Williams, M., R. Evangelista and Y. Cohen, “Non-Isothermal Process for Recovering<br />
Reverse Osmosis Concentrate: Process Chemistry and Kinetics,” 2002 Water Quality<br />
Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, November 10-14, 2002,<br />
Seattle, Washington.<br />
146. Espinosa, G., Arenas, A., Giralt, F., Amat, L., Girones, X., Carbo-Dorca, R., and Y. Cohen,<br />
“Carcinogenicity Prediction by using SOM Prototypes & Fuzzy ARTMAP Neural<br />
Networks,” SETAC Europe 13th Annual Meeting, Hamburg, April-May, 2003<br />
147. Wen-Yi Shih and Y. Cohen, “Axial Development <strong>of</strong> CaSO 4 crystals on Reverse Osmosis<br />
Membranes,”, 2003 North American Membrane Society, May 17-21, 2003, Snow King<br />
Resort Hotel, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.<br />
148. Ron-Wai Lee, Wen-Yi Shih, Y. Cohen, and Mark D. Williams, “Flux Decline due to<br />
Gypsum Scale Formation in RO Desalting,” May 17-21, 2003, Snow King Resort Hotel,<br />
Jackson Hole, Wyoming.<br />
149. Nguyen, V and Y. Cohen, “Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization <strong>of</strong> 4-Vinylpyridine”,<br />
Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2003, San Francisco, CA.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
150. Cohen, Y., R-W Lee, W-Y Shih, J. Glater, J Gao and M. Williams, “Membrane<br />
Desalination <strong>of</strong> High Salinity Surface and Agricultural Drainage Waters - Mineral Salt<br />
Scale Formation and Control,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2003, San<br />
Francisco, CA.<br />
151. W-Shih, R-W, Lee, J. Gao, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, “Surface Characterization <strong>of</strong> CaSO 4<br />
Crystals on RO Membranes,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2003, San<br />
Francisco, CA.<br />
152. Cohen, Y., J. Gao, A. Rahardianto and J. Glater, “Enhanced Water Recovery from<br />
Membrane RO Concentrate: Process Evaluation, Membrane Scaling and Precipitation<br />
Kinetics”, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2003, San Francisco, CA.<br />
153. F. Giralt, G. Espinosa, A. Arenas, Y. Cohen, J. Ferre-Gine and R. Carbo-Dorca,<br />
“Extraction <strong>of</strong> molecular features with self-organizing maps to estimate infinite dilution<br />
activity coefficients <strong>of</strong> organic compounds in water by a fuzzy ARTMAP neural classifier”,<br />
Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2003, San Francisco, CA.<br />
154. F. Giralt, G. Espinosa, R. Rallo, A. Arenas, Y. Cohen R. Carbo-Dorca, “A Predictive<br />
Methodology for Carcinogenicity and Drug Activity Based on Neural Networks”, (poster<br />
presentation), Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2003, San Francisco, CA.<br />
162. Gabelich, C. J., F. W. Gerringer, J. C. Franklin, J. Gao, Y. Cohen, and I. H. Suffet,<br />
Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment: Challenges With Conventional Treatment, p1-15, in<br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 2004 AWWA ACE Meeting, Orlando, Florida.<br />
155. Shih, W-Y, A. Rahardianto and Y. Cohen, “Characterization and Analysis <strong>of</strong> mineral salt<br />
scale formation in membrane desalting on surface water and agricultural drainage water”,<br />
227th ACS National Meeting, March 28- April 1 2004, Anaheim Convention Center,<br />
Anaheim, California.<br />
156. Cohen, Y., Junbo Gao, Anditya Rahardianto, Wen-Yi Shih, Julius Glater, Mark Williams,<br />
Christopher Gabelich, "Membrane desalination <strong>of</strong> high salinity agricultural drainage water<br />
and surface water: Mitigation <strong>of</strong> mineral salt scaling and enhancement <strong>of</strong> product water<br />
recovery", 2004 NAMS Meeting, June 26-30, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
157. Wen-Yi Shih, Anditya Rahardianto, Julius Glater, Yoram Cohen, “Development <strong>of</strong> mineral<br />
salt scale on RO membranes and surrogate surfaces”, 2004 NAMS Meeting, June 26-30,<br />
2004, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
158. Cohen, Y., “Low Pressure membrane desalination - the quest for high product water<br />
recovery,” Advanced Membrane Technology II, Engineering Conferences International,<br />
May 23-28, 2004, Kloster Irsee, Irsee, Germany.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
159. Raharidianto, A., and Y. Cohen, “Enhanced Water Recovery from Primary Membrane<br />
Desalination Concentrate by Precipitative S<strong>of</strong>tening and Secondary Membrane<br />
Desalination,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 7-12, 2004 in Austin, Texas.<br />
160. G. Lewis, “Surface Nanstructuring <strong>of</strong> Inorganic Oxide Surfaces by Atmospheric Pressure<br />
Plasma-Induced Graft Polymerization,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 7-12 in Austin,<br />
Texas.<br />
161. Cohen, Y., A. M<strong>of</strong>idi, C. J. Gabelich, M. D. Williams and Y. Tae I, “The Desalination<br />
Research and Innovation Partnership (DRIP) - A Cooperative Research Effort to Lower the<br />
Costs <strong>of</strong> Membrane Desalting in California,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 7-12,<br />
2004 in Austin, Texas.<br />
162. Rahardianto, A., W-Y Shih, Y. Cohen and M. D. Williams, “Enhanced Water Recovery<br />
from Primary Membrane Desalination Concentrate by Precipitative S<strong>of</strong>tening and<br />
Secondary Membrane Desalination”, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 7 – 12 2004,<br />
Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX<br />
163. Katner, A. and Y. Cohen, “Improvement <strong>of</strong> Risk Assessments in the Face <strong>of</strong> Critical Data<br />
Gaps: Chemical Ranking, Dose Reconstruction, and Tiered Screening <strong>of</strong> Exposure<br />
Scenarios for Informed Regulatory Decision-Making", Association <strong>of</strong> Schools <strong>of</strong> Public<br />
Health, Fifth Conference on Environmental Health Risk: Assessment, Management,<br />
Communications, July 12-13, 2005, McNamara Alumni Center, University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota,<br />
Minneapolis, MN.<br />
164. Cohen, Y., “Low pressure membrane desalting <strong>of</strong> brackish water at high product water<br />
recovery – mineral scale formation and mitigation,” Gordon Conference on “Membranes:<br />
Materials and Processes”, August 1-6, 2004, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH.<br />
165. E. Lyster and Y. Cohen, “Numerical Modeling <strong>of</strong> Concentration Polarization and Mineral<br />
Scale Formation: Effects <strong>of</strong> Channel Geometry and Spacer Design,” Spring 2005 Meeting<br />
<strong>of</strong> the AWWA CA-NV Section, City <strong>of</strong> Industry, CA, April 4-8, 2005.<br />
166. Shih, W-Y and Y. Cohen, “Mineral Salt Crystallization on RO membranes and Surrogate<br />
Surfaces,” Spring 2005 Meeting <strong>of</strong> the AWWA CA-NV Section, City <strong>of</strong> Industry, CA,<br />
April 4-8, 2005.<br />
167. Rahardianto, A., “Enhanced Desalination Water Recovery by Induced Mineral<br />
Precipitation and Secondary Reverse Osmosis Desalting,” Spring 2005 Meeting <strong>of</strong> the<br />
AWWA CA-NV Section, City <strong>of</strong> Industry, CA, April 4-8, 2005.<br />
168. Katner A. and Y. Cohen, “Exposure Assessment Involving an Aerospace Facility With<br />
Limited Monitoring Data,” International Conference on Environmental Science and<br />
Technology, January 23-26, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
169. Lyster, E. and Y. Cohen, “Numerical Model <strong>of</strong> Concentration Polarization: Considerations<br />
<strong>of</strong> Membrane Channel Geometry and Spacer Configurations,” 2005 Annual Meeting, North<br />
American Membrane Society, Providence, Rhode Island, June 11-15, 2005.<br />
170. Lyster, E., A. Rahardianto, M. Uchymiak and Y. Cohen, “Mineral Salt Scale Development<br />
in RO Membrane Desalting: A Predictive Numerical Model for Unsteady State Scale<br />
Formation,” 2005 Annual Meeting, North American Membrane Society, Providence,<br />
Rhode Island, June 11-15, 2005.<br />
171. Uchymiak, M. and Y. Cohen, “A Novel Ex-Situ Scale Observation Detector (EXSOD) for<br />
Mineral Scale Characterization and Online RO Process Monitoring,” 2005 Annual Meeting,<br />
North American Membrane Society, Providence, Rhode Island, June 11-15, 2005.<br />
172. Shih, W-Y and Y. Cohen, “Mineral Salt Crystallization on Surrogate Polymeric Surfaces<br />
and RO Membranes,” 2005 Annual Meeting, North American Membrane Society,<br />
Providence, Rhode Island, June 11-15, 2005.<br />
173. Libotean, D., Giralt, J., Rallo, R., Cohen, Y., and F. Giralt, “Reverse Osmosis QSAR<br />
Model Using Neural Networks Neural Networks Summer School,” Porto, July, 2005.<br />
174. Kampalath, A. R. and Y. Cohen, “Controlling Environmental Risk to an Urban Stream Via<br />
TMDLs: Ballona Creek Case Study,” Annual AIChE Meeting, October 30-November 4,<br />
2005, Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
175. Katner, A. and Y. Cohen, “Environmental Community Impact Assessment Associated with<br />
a Multiuse Industrial Facility: Scientific Rigor, Uncertainties, Transparency and<br />
Participation <strong>of</strong> Stake Holders,” Annual AIChE Meeting, October 30-November 4, 2005,<br />
Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
176. Shih, W-Y and Y. Cohen, “Mineral Salt Crystallization on Ro Membranes and Surrogate<br />
Surfaces,” Annual AIChE Meeting, October 30-November 4, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
177. Lewis, T. G. and Y. Cohen, “Plasma-Induced Graft Polymerization <strong>of</strong> Grafted Nan<strong>of</strong>ilms<br />
onto Inorganic Surfaces,” Annual AIChE Meeting, October 30-November 4, 2005,<br />
Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
178. Lyster, E., “A Predictive Numerical Model for Unsteady State Scale Formation in a Spiral-<br />
Wound Membrane Module with Channel Spacers,” Annual AIChE Meeting, October 30-<br />
November 4, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio.<br />
179. Cohen, Y., “Membrane Surface Nano-Structuring: Selectivity Enhancement, Fouling<br />
Reduction and Mineral Scale Formation,” Invited Presentation, U.S. - Israeli Workshop on<br />
Nanotechnology for Water Purification, Arlington, VA, March 13-15, 2006.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
180. Cohen, Y., "Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water - Opportunities and<br />
Limitations,” Invited Presentation, 2006 Salinity Drainage Conference, Water Resources<br />
Center, Sacramento, CA, March 29, 2006.<br />
181. Cohen, Y., “Desalination Process Limitations and Enhancements ,”, Invited Plenary<br />
Presentation, California/Nevada Section American Water Works Association (CA/NV<br />
AWWA) 2006 Spring Conference, Burlingame, CA April 24-28, 2006<br />
182. Uchymiak, M., E. Lyster, J. Glater and Y. Cohen “A novel ex-situ scale observation<br />
detector (EXSOD) for mineral scale characterization and online RO process monitoring,”<br />
California/Nevada Section American Water Works Association (CA/NV AWWA) 2006<br />
Spring Conference, Burlingame, CA April 24-28, 2006.<br />
183. Rahardianto, A., B. C. McCool, S. Rezvani and Y. Cohen, “High Recovery Desalination <strong>of</strong><br />
Agricultural Drainage Water: Integration <strong>of</strong> Accelerated Seeded Precipitation with RO<br />
Membrane Desalination,” California/Nevada Section American Water Works Association<br />
(CA/NV AWWA) 2006 Spring Conference, Burlingame, CA April 24-28, 2006.<br />
184. Shih, W-Y and Y. Cohen, “Crystallization on RO membranes and surrogate surfaces,”,<br />
Poster Presentation, California/Nevada Section American Water Works Association<br />
(CA/NV AWWA) 2006 Spring Conference, Burlingame, CA April 24-28, 2006.<br />
185. Uchymiak, M., E. Lyster, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, “Direct Optical Detection <strong>of</strong> Mineral<br />
Scale Formation and Gypsum Surface Crystallization Kinetics on Reverse Osmosis<br />
Membranes,” 2006 North American Membrane Society Meeting, May 12-17, 2006.<br />
186. Uchymiak, M., E. Lyster and Y. Cohen , “Ex-Situ Scale Observation Detector (EXSOD)<br />
for Early Detection <strong>of</strong> Mineral Scale Formation and Surface Crystallization Kinetics on RO<br />
Membranes,” poster presentation, 2006 North American Membrane Society Meeting, May<br />
12-17, 2006.<br />
187. Shih, W-Y, H-Y Nancy Lin, G. Lewis, E. Lyster and Y. Cohen, “Mineral Salt<br />
Crystallization on RO Membranes and Nano-Structured Polymer Surfaces,” CA/NV<br />
AWWA 2006 Fall Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2-5, 2006.<br />
188. Cohen, Y., E. M.V. Hoek, P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, J. Glater and Francesc P. Giralt, “Advanced<br />
Desalination Research and Training at the UCLA Water Technology Research Center,”<br />
CA/NV AWWA 2006 Fall Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2-5, 2006.<br />
189. Rahardianto, A., B. McCool, M. Uchymiak and Y. Cohen, “Impact <strong>of</strong> Mixed Mineral Salt<br />
Scaling and Its Mitigation in Brackish Water RO Desalination,” CA/NV AWWA 2006 Fall<br />
Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2-5, 2006.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
190. Uchymiak, M., E. Lyster, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, “Direct Observational Monitoring <strong>of</strong> RO<br />
Membrane Scaling in Brackish Water Desalination,” (CA/NV AWWA) 2006 Spring<br />
Conference, Burlingame, CA April 24-28, 2006.<br />
191. Martinez, I., Espinosa, G., Grifoll, J., Cohen, Y., and F. Giralt (2006) Modelling chemical<br />
multimedia partitioning with neural networks, SETAC Europe 16th Annual Meeting, The<br />
Hague, May 2006.<br />
192. Espinosa, G., Rallo,R., Grifoll, J., Vogel, T., Cohen, Y., and F. Giralt (2006) Cognitive<br />
neural networks analysis <strong>of</strong> organic pollutants persistence in the environment, SETAC<br />
Europe 16th Annual Meeting, The Hague, May 2006.<br />
193. Lyster, E., M. Uchymiak and Y. Cohen, “Numerical Modeling Mineral Salt Surface<br />
Scaling in Reverse Osmosis Modules using Single Crystal Growth Kinetics,” CA/NV<br />
AWWA 2006 Fall Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2-5, 2006.<br />
194. Cohen, Y., “Desalination Process Development and Diagnostic,” First Western Workshop<br />
on Water Technology Research,” September 29, 2006, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.<br />
195. Lyster, E., M. Uchymiak, F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Numerical Modeling Mineral Salt<br />
Surface Scaling in Reverse Osmosis Modules Using Single Crystal Growth Kinetics,”<br />
Session: Desalination Processes, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San<br />
Francisco, California.<br />
196. Rallo, R., G. Espinosa, T. M. Vogel, Y. Cohen and F. Giralt, “Quantitative Structure<br />
Biodegradation Relationships for Organic Pollutants in Water and Soil,” Session:<br />
Advanced Computations for Environmental Applications I, Annual AIChE Meeting,<br />
November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, California.<br />
197. Rahardianto, A., Y. Cohen M. Uchymiak, “Mixed Mineral Scale Formation in Low-<br />
Pressure Reverse Osmosis Membrane,” Session: Desalination Processes – II, Annual<br />
AIChE Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, California.<br />
198. Martinez, I., G. Espinosa, R. Rallo, J. Grifoll1, Y. Cohen and F. Giralt, “A Method for<br />
Modeling Chemical Multimedia Partitioning with Neural Networks and Classifiers,”<br />
Session: Environmental Fate and Transport Processes I, Annual AIChE Meeting,<br />
November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, California.<br />
199. Libotean, D., J. Giralt, Y. Cohen, and F. Giralt, “Neural Network Approach for Modeling<br />
the Performance <strong>of</strong> RO Membrane Processes,” Session: Advanced Computations and<br />
Numerical Models in Water Technology and Resource Management – I, Annual AIChE<br />
Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, California.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
200. Uchymiak, M., E. Lyster, J. Glater and Y. Cohen, “Real-Time Mineral Scale Detection and<br />
Characterization Using a High Pressure Ro Ex-Situ Scale Observation Detector,” Session:<br />
Desalination Processes – I, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco,<br />
California.<br />
201. Lewis, G. and Y. Cohen, “Integrating Plasma Surface Initiation with Living Nitroxide-<br />
Mediated Polymerization: Novel Approach to Graft Polymerization,” Polymer Thin Films<br />
and Interfaces II, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco,<br />
California.<br />
202. Hsiao-Yu Nancy Lin, H-Y, G. T. Lewis, W-Y Shih, M. Uchymiak and Y. Cohen,<br />
“Fundamental Characterization <strong>of</strong> Surface Mineral Crystallization on Aromatic Polyamide<br />
Ro Membrane Surfaces,” Session: Novel Techniques for Membrane Characterization and<br />
Functionalization, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco,<br />
California.<br />
203. McCool, B. C., A. Rahardianto, S. Rezvani and Y. Cohen, “Technical and Economic<br />
Feasibility <strong>of</strong> Reverse Osmosis Reclamation <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water in the San<br />
Joaquin Valley,” Session: Novel Membranes and Membrane Processes for Water<br />
Treatment and Production, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco,<br />
California.<br />
204. Cohen, Y., invited panel member, Applied Membranes Workshop on Water Recycling,<br />
Australian Water Association, UNSW and Victoria University, Sydney, Australia ,<br />
December 1, 2006.<br />
205. Cohen, Y., invited presentation, “High recovery brackish water desalination,” Engineering<br />
Conference International (ECI) Conference on Water Treatment and Reuse II, Tomar,<br />
Portugal, February 8-11, 2007.<br />
206. Cohen Y., Christ<strong>of</strong>ides P., Giralt F., Giralt J., Libotean D., McFall C., Uchymiak M.,<br />
Rahardianto A., Lyster E. , “High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis Desalination – Process<br />
Integration and Control”, International Conference on Water Treatment and Reuse II,<br />
Tomar (Portugal), February 8-11, 2007.<br />
207. Cohen, Y., invited panelist, "Danger on the Delta" conference, Aquarium <strong>of</strong> the Pacific,<br />
Long Beach, CA, March 13, 2007.<br />
208. Cohen, Y., “The Water-Energy Nexus,” presented at the Faculty Workshop in Energy<br />
Related Research,” Organized by the Strategic Planning Group-Office <strong>of</strong> the Vice<br />
Chancellor for Research (OVCR), April 12, 2007, UCLA.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
209. Dan Libotean, Jaume Giralt, Robert Rallo, Yoram Cohen and Francesc Giralt, “Neural<br />
Network QSAR Analysis <strong>of</strong> Organic Compounds Rejection and Fouling in RO<br />
Membranes,” paper presented at the “Monitoring and mitigation <strong>of</strong> fouling” Session, 2007<br />
North American membrane Society Meeting, Orlando, FL May 12-16 (2007. (This work<br />
was also presented in a Poster Session in the same meeting).<br />
210. Dan Libotean, Jaume Giralt, Yoram Cohen and Francesc Giralt “RO Membrane Plant<br />
Performance Modeling with Neural Networks,” paper presented at the “Membrane process<br />
modeling and simulation” Session, 2007 North American membrane Society Meeting,<br />
Orlando, FL May 12-16 (2007. (Also presented in a Poster Session in the same meeting).<br />
211. Espinosa G., Rallo R., Vogel T., Cohen Y., Giralt, F. , “Structure biodegradation<br />
relationships for organic pollutants in water and soil,” SETAC Europe 17th Annual<br />
Meeting, Porto, May, 2007.<br />
212. Martínez I., Espinosa G., Rallo R, Grifoll J., Cohen Y., Giralt F., “Estimation <strong>of</strong><br />
Environmental Multimedia Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Pollutants from Molecular Descriptors using<br />
Artificial Neural Networks,” SETAC Europe 17th Annual Meeting, Porto, May, 2007.<br />
213. Anditya Rahardianto, Brian McCool, Michal Uchymiak and Yoram Cohen, “RO<br />
Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Inland Brackish Water: Scaling by Gypsum in the Presence <strong>of</strong><br />
Bicarbonate,” paper presented at the “Characterization and prediction <strong>of</strong> fouling” Session,<br />
2007 North American Membrane Society Meeting, Orlando, FL May 12-16 (2007. (This<br />
work was also presented in a Poster Session in the same meeting).<br />
214. Hsiao-Yu Nancy Lin, Gregory Lewis, Wen-Yi Shih and Yoram Cohen, “The impact <strong>of</strong><br />
surface topology on the scaling propensity <strong>of</strong> polyamide membranes” paper presented at<br />
the “Characterization and Prediction <strong>of</strong> Fouling,” 2007 North American Membrane Society<br />
Meeting, Orlando, FL May 12-16 (2007). (This work was also presented in a Poster<br />
Session in the same meeting).<br />
215. Myung-man Kim, James Au, Julius Glater, Yoram Cohen and Fredrick W. Gerringer,<br />
“Diagnostic antiscalant screening for brackish water RO desalination with conventional<br />
feed pretreatment,” paper presented at the “Monitoring and mitigation <strong>of</strong> fouling” Session,<br />
2007 North American membrane Society Meeting, Orlando, FL May 12-16 (2007. (This<br />
work was also presented in a Poster Session in the same meeting).<br />
216. Myung-man, K., A. Rahardianto, E. Lyster, Y. Cohen and James Au, “Kinetics Of RO<br />
Membrane Scaling in The Presence Of Antiscalants,” paper 305d, session: Membrane<br />
Fouling, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 12-17, 2007, Salt Lake City, UT.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
217. Hsiao-yu, N. L., G.T. Lewis, W-Y Shih, Y. Cohen , “The Impact Of Surface Topography<br />
On Scaling Propensity Of Polyamide Membranes,” Paper 189e, Session: “Novel<br />
Techniques for Membrane Characterization and Functionalization, Annual AIChE Meeting,<br />
November 12-17, 2007, Salt Lake City, UT.<br />
218. McFall, C., P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, Y. Cohen and J. F. Davis, ``Fault Detection and Control <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Reverse Osmosis Desalination Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 444c, November<br />
12-17, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.<br />
219. McFall, C., P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, Y. Cohen and J. F. Davis, ``Fault-Tolerant Control <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Reverse-Osmosis Desalination Process,'' Proceedings <strong>of</strong> 8th IFAC Symposium on<br />
Dynamics and Control <strong>of</strong> Process Systems - Volume 3, 163-168, Cancun, Mexico, 2007<br />
220. Cohen, Y., E. M.V. Hoek and P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, Overview <strong>of</strong> basic and applied research at<br />
the UCLA Water Technology Research Center, RO Analysis and Modeling Session,<br />
CA/NV AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
221. Bartman,A., C. McFall, P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, Advanced control concepts in<br />
membrane RO desalination, presented in the RO Analysis and Modeling Session, 2008<br />
CA-NV AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
222. Lyster, E., M. Uchymiak, F. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Comprehensive numerical modeling<br />
<strong>of</strong> concentration polarization and RO module performance for brackish water desalination,“<br />
presented in the RO Analysis and Modeling Session, 2008 CA-NV AWWA Spring<br />
Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
223. Zhu, R., P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, “Fundamental analysis and practical implications<br />
<strong>of</strong> RO process optimization with respect to energy minimization,” presented in the RO<br />
Analysis and Modeling Session, 2008 CA-NV AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood,<br />
CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
224. Giralt, F., R. Rallo, D. Libotean, J. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Artificial Neural Networks<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> RO process performance: organic compound passage and RO plant<br />
performance,” presented in the RO Analysis and Modeling Session, 2008 CA-NV<br />
AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
225. Lewis, G., M. Kim, N. Hsiao and Y. Cohen, Development <strong>of</strong> RO/NF membranes <strong>of</strong> low<br />
fouling/scaling propensity by surface nano-structuring, presented in the RO Membrane<br />
Process Development and Novel Membranes Session, 2008 CA-NV AWWA Spring<br />
Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
226. Rahardianto, A., B. McCool, Y. Cohen, High recovery inland water desalination via RO<br />
integrated with accelerated chemical demineralization – Laboratory and Pilot studies,<br />
presented in the RO Membrane Process Development and Novel Membranes Session,<br />
2008 CA-NV AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
227. Uchymiak, M., A. Bartman, E. Lyster, M. Kim, A. Rahardianto, J. Glater, P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides<br />
and Y. Cohen, Real-time monitoring and novel control scheme <strong>of</strong> RO membrane scaling,<br />
presented in the RO Membrane Process Development and Novel Membranes Session,<br />
2008 CA-NV AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, CA, April 21-24 (2008).<br />
228. Uchymiak M., A. Bartman, Y. Cohen, P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, and J. Gilron, “Brackish Water RO<br />
Operation in a Flow Reversal Model with automated Real-Time Scale Monitoring –<br />
Demonstration in the Gypsum System,” paper presented at the conference “Engineering<br />
with Membranes 2008: Membrane Process Development, Monitoring and Modeling – from<br />
the Nano to the Macro-Scale, May 22-28, 2008, Algrave, Portugal.<br />
229. Martínez I., Espinosa G., Rallo R, Grifoll J., Cohen Y., Giralt F., “Clustering the chemical<br />
space to estimate environmental multimedia partitioning <strong>of</strong> pollutants with Kernel methods<br />
and molecular descriptors, SETAC Europe 18th Annual Meeting, Warszawa, May, 2008.<br />
230. Cohen, Y., “Mineral scaling in Membrane Desalination,” presented in the Desalination<br />
Workshop, International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008),<br />
July 12-18, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
231. Lewis, G. N. Lin, M. Kim, and Y. Cohen, “High Performance Surface Nano-Structured<br />
RO/NF Membranes,” paper presented in Membrane and Surface Modification Session,<br />
Also presented as poster in Poster Session II, International Congress on Membranes and<br />
Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12-18, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
232. Uchymiak, M., A. Bartman, P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, N. Daltrophe, M. Weissman, J. Gilron, R.<br />
Rallo, and Y. Cohen, “RO Membrane Desalting in a Feed Flow Reversal Mode,” paper<br />
presented in Desalination II Session, International Congress on Membranes and Membrane<br />
Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12-18, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
233. Zhu, R., P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, “Energy Cost Optimization in RO Desalting and the<br />
Thermodynamic Restriction,” plenary presentation presented in Desalination I Session,<br />
Also presented as Poster in Poster Session I. International Congress on Membranes and<br />
Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12-18, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
234. Myung-man, K., R. Rallo, E. Lyster and Y. Cohen, “Optical Monitoring and Real-Time<br />
Digital Image Analysis <strong>of</strong> Mineral Scale Formation on RO Membranes,” in Membrane<br />
Fouling I-RO Desalination session, Also presented in Poster Session I. 2008 International<br />
Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, July 12-18, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
235. Giralt, F., R. Rallo, D. Libotean, J. Giralt and Y. Cohen, “Artificial Neiral Netowrks<br />
Analysis <strong>of</strong> RO Processes Performance: RO Plant Performance and Organic Compound<br />
Passage,” paper presented in session on Membrane Modeling III – Process Simulations,<br />
International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12-18,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
236. Cohen, Yoram and H. Muralidhara, “Reuse/Recycle Water Opportunities and Challenges in<br />
Food/Bio Processing Industry Using Membrane Technology: Is this myth or reality?,”<br />
plenary presentations, presented in Drinking and Wastewater Applications I session,<br />
International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12-18,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
237. Lin, N. H, G. Lewis, M. Kim and Y. Cohen, “Surface Nano-Structuring by Atmospheric<br />
Pressure Plasma Induced Graft Polymerization for the Synthesis <strong>of</strong> Low Fouling and<br />
Scaling RO/NF Membranes, (paper 421c), in session on “Membrane/surface<br />
Modification,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
238. Rahardianto, A., B. C. McCool, and Y. Cohen, “Accelerated Demineralization <strong>of</strong> Reverse<br />
Osmosis Concentrate <strong>of</strong> High Gypsum Scaling Propensity,” (paper 551a), in session on<br />
“Novel Membranes and Processes for Water Treatment and Purification,” Annual AIChE<br />
Meeting, November 16-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
239. Lewis, G. T. and Y. Cohen, “ Nanostructured Polystyrene Films: Graft Polymerization and<br />
Organic Sorption Behavior,” paper 616c in session “Polymer Thin Films and Interfaces I”,<br />
Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
240. Zhu, R., P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, “Energy Cost Optimization in Membrane<br />
Desalination and the Thermodynamic Restriction,” (paper 624b) in session “Water<br />
Desalination and Purification,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2008,<br />
Philadelphia, PA.<br />
241. McCool, C. B., A. Rahardianto and Y. Cohen, “Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Mineral Precipitation and<br />
Organics Removal In Brackish Water Desalination,” Paper 624d, in Session on Water<br />
Desalination and Purification, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2008,<br />
Philadelphia, PA.<br />
242. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, P.D., A. Bartman, C. McFall, Y. Cohen “Model Predictive Control <strong>of</strong> Feed<br />
Flow Reversal In a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Process,” (paper 641b) in Session on<br />
“Dynamics and Control <strong>of</strong> Energetically Sustainable Processes”, Annual AIChE Meeting,<br />
November 16-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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PAPERS PRESENTED AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Cont'd):<br />
243. Giralt, F., R. Rallo, J. Giralt, D. Libotean and Y. Cohen “Data Driven Neural Network<br />
Based Models <strong>of</strong> Ro Desalination Plant Operation and RO Membrane Performance,”<br />
(paper 688d) in session “Data Analysis: Design, Algorithms & Applications,” Annual<br />
AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
244. Y. Cohen, P. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, E. Hoek and W. Kaiser, “Research Advances at the Water<br />
Technology Research Center”, Poster presented at the AIChE Separations Division<br />
Networking session, Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
245. Lyster, E., R. Rallo, F. Giralt and Y. Cohen "Numerical Modeling <strong>of</strong> Scale Formation In<br />
Ro Memrbane Desalination,” (paper 604b) session on Membranes for Water treatment II,<br />
Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
246. Kim, M, N. H. Lin, G. Lewis and Y. Cohen, “Nano-Structured RO/NF Membrane with the<br />
Resistance for Scaling In Desalination and Fouling in Bio-Separation,” (paper 700a),<br />
Session on “Membrane Based Separations,” Annual AIChE Meeting, November 16-21,<br />
2008, Philadelphia, PA.<br />
247. McFall, C., A. Bartman P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides and Y. Cohen, ``Control <strong>of</strong> Reverse Osmosis<br />
Desalination at High Recovery,'' Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the American Control Conference, 2241-<br />
2247, Seattle, Washington, 2008.<br />
INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS:<br />
1. Chemical, Nuclear, and Thermal Engineering Department, University <strong>of</strong> California, Los<br />
Angeles (November 1980), "Flow-Induced Diffusion <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules.”<br />
2. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> California, Davis (November 1980),<br />
"Non-Fickian Diffusion <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions."<br />
3. Imperial Oil Limited, Research Department, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada (December 1980),<br />
"Rheology <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions."<br />
4. Xerox Research Center <strong>of</strong> Canada, Materials Processing Laboratory, Mississauga, Ontario,<br />
Canada (December 1980), "Diffusion <strong>of</strong> Polymeric Systems."<br />
5. Chemical, Nuclear and Thermal Engineering Department, University <strong>of</strong> California, Los<br />
Angeles (February 1980), "The Flow Behavior <strong>of</strong> Polymer Solutions in Small Channels."<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
6. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University <strong>of</strong> Toronto,<br />
Toronto, Canada (February 1982), "Polymer Rheology."<br />
7. National Center for Intermedia Transport Research, University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles<br />
(July 1982), "Compartmental Modeling <strong>of</strong> Environmental Transport."<br />
8. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (May 1983),<br />
"Multimedia Modeling <strong>of</strong> Pollutant Transport."<br />
9. Department <strong>of</strong> Applied Mechanics and Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> California, San Diego,<br />
La Jolla, California (May 1983), "Adsorption and Slip Effects in the Flow <strong>of</strong> Polymer<br />
Solutions through Porous Media."<br />
10. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> Buffalo, NY. (February, 1984), "The<br />
Transport <strong>of</strong> Pollutants in a Multimedia Environment."<br />
11. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Toronto, Canada (February,<br />
1984), "Multimedia Models <strong>of</strong> Pollutant Transport."<br />
12. Avery International, Pasadena, California (June, 1984), "Slip and Adsorption Effects in the<br />
Flow <strong>of</strong> Non-Newtonian Fluids through Fine Pores."<br />
13. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> Arizona, Tampa, Arizona (November,<br />
1984), "Flow <strong>of</strong> Non-Newtonian Fluids through Porous Media."<br />
14. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> California, Davis (March, 1985),<br />
"Hydrodynamics <strong>of</strong> Polymer Adsorption.<br />
15. Dowell Schlumberger Inc. (March, 1986), "Hydrodynamic Adsorption and Slip Flow <strong>of</strong><br />
Polymer Solutions."<br />
16. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, (April, 1986), "Multimedia Transport <strong>of</strong> Environmental<br />
Pollutants."<br />
17. Water Resources Center, Los Angeles Meeting (May, 1986), "Removal <strong>of</strong> Trace Organics<br />
Using Polymeric Adsorbents."<br />
18. Cohen, Y., "Multimedia Models <strong>of</strong> Pollutant Transport,” Invited lecture, Academy <strong>of</strong><br />
Sciences Symposium on "Multimedia Approaches to Pollution Control,” February 12-14,<br />
1987, Washington, D.C.<br />
19. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel (December, 1987), "Polymers<br />
at Solid Surfaces -- Adsorption and Deformation."<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
20. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington<br />
(March, 1987), "Hydrodynamics <strong>of</strong> Polymer Molecules Near Solid Surfaces - Apparent<br />
Slip and Adsorption Effects."<br />
21. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, Be'er-Sheva (January, 1988),<br />
"Macromolecular Dynamics at Solid Surfaces."<br />
22. Weitzman Institute <strong>of</strong> Science, Rehovot, Israel (January, 1988), "Flow <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules<br />
through Fine Pores."<br />
23. Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel (April, 1988), "Hydrodynamics <strong>of</strong> Adsorbed and<br />
Grafted Macromolecules."<br />
24. Department <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel (May, 1988), "Intermedia and<br />
Multimedia transport <strong>of</strong> Chemical Contaminants."<br />
25. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring Systems<br />
Laboratory, Las Vegas (October, 1988), "Multimedia and Intermedia Concepts in<br />
Environmental Transport.”<br />
26. Department <strong>of</strong> Materials, University <strong>of</strong> California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara,<br />
California (January, 1989), "Hydrodynamics <strong>of</strong> Macromolecules at Solid Surfaces.”<br />
27. Environmental Engineering Department, Illinois Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, Chicago, Illinois<br />
(March, 1989), "Multimedia Aspects <strong>of</strong> Pollutant Transport.”<br />
28. Department <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> Southern California, Los Angeles,<br />
California (April, 1989), "Contaminant Transport in the Unsaturated Soil Zone.”<br />
29. Environmental Engineering Department, Illinois Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, Chicago, Illinois<br />
(May 1989), "Contaminant Migration in the Unsaturated Soil Zone.”<br />
30. ENSR, INC, Alameda, California (July 1989), "Contaminant Transport in the Upper Soil<br />
Zone.”<br />
31. AMOCO, Naperville, Illinois (July 1989), "Adsorptive Removal <strong>of</strong> Organic Solutes With<br />
Polymeric Resins.”<br />
32. Department <strong>of</strong> Petroleum Engineering, School <strong>of</strong> Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> Southern<br />
California (September 1989), "Transport <strong>of</strong> Contaminants in the Unsaturated Soil Zone."<br />
33. Michigan State University, Institute <strong>of</strong> Wildlife and Environmental Toxicology, East<br />
Lansing (April 1990), "Multimedia and Intermedia Transport <strong>of</strong> Chemical Pollutants.”<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
34. University <strong>of</strong> Michigan, Department <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering, Ann Arbor (April 1990),<br />
"Contaminant Migration in the Unsaturated Soil Zone.”<br />
35. University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles, School <strong>of</strong> Public Health (May 1990), "Pollution is a<br />
Multimedia Problem.”<br />
36. Universitat Technica D'estitu de Catalunya, Tarragona, Spain (October 1990),"Multiphase<br />
Contaminant Transport in Porous Media.”<br />
37. Universitat de Barcelona, Tarragona, Spain (October 1990),"Partitioning <strong>of</strong> Organic<br />
Pollutants in the Environment.”<br />
38. Universitat Technica D'estitu de Catalunya, Tarragona, Spain (October 1990),<br />
"Atmospheric Intermedia Transport Processes.”<br />
39. Chevron Research Company, Richmond, CA (May 1991), "Multimedia Assessment <strong>of</strong><br />
Chemical Releases.”<br />
40. Engineering Research Center for Hazardous Substances Control (UCLA), Los Angeles,<br />
California (August, 1991), "Multimedia Assessment <strong>of</strong> Chemical Pollutants."<br />
41. Michigan State University, (September 1991), "Multimedia Transport and Fate,” lecture<br />
given at the first meeting <strong>of</strong> the Relative Risk Assessment Project, Roscommon, Michigan,<br />
September 19-20 (1991).<br />
42. Center for Clean Technology, UCLA, Los Angeles, Annual Open House (December 10,<br />
1991), "Intermedia Transport Research.”<br />
43. Pierce College, Los Angeles, "Research Opportunities in Chemical Engineering,” (April<br />
1992).<br />
44. Cohen, Y., "Multimedia Environmental Studies,” invited lecturer, 1992 Summer School for<br />
Chemical Engineering Faculty, American Society for Engineering Education, Bozeman,<br />
Montana, August 9-5, 1992.<br />
45. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> West Virginia, "Polymer Surfaces and<br />
Separation Processes,” February, 1993.<br />
46. Instituto Technologico Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey, (Campus Monterrey),<br />
Monterrey, Mexico, (invited lecture), "Multimedia Strategies for Pollution Prevention,"<br />
presented at the 1st Symposium <strong>of</strong> Chemical and Food Processing Engineering,<br />
"Production Optimization as a Strategy for Productivity," March 12-19 (1993).<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
47. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> Maryland (College Park), "Polymers<br />
and Selective Separation Processes,” March, 1993.<br />
48. The First ASTM International Symposium on VOCs in the Environment, Montreal, Canada,<br />
April 11-13 (1994), invited keynote lecture, "Volatile Organic Compounds in the<br />
Environment: A Multimedia Perspective."<br />
49. The Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), July 25-29<br />
(1994), "An Approach to Environmental Undergraduate Engineering Education" -- a series<br />
<strong>of</strong> invited lectures given to Engineering Faculty.<br />
50. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain (October, 1994), "Pollution Prevention<br />
Strategies: Waste Minimization and Source Reduction."<br />
51. Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> Michigan (November, 1994),<br />
"Polymers at Surfaces and Separation processes."<br />
52. Department <strong>of</strong> Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Seminar<br />
Series, UCLA (May, 1995), “Environmental Intermedia Transfers <strong>of</strong> Chemical<br />
Pollutants.”<br />
53. University <strong>of</strong> California, Riverside, Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, “Intermedia<br />
and Multimedia Transport <strong>of</strong> Chemical Contaminants,” November (1995).<br />
54. University <strong>of</strong> Toronto, Canada, Distinguished Lecturer, “Polymer Surfaces and Separation<br />
Processes,” December, 1995.<br />
55. University <strong>of</strong> Michigan, “Intermedia Transport and Multimedia Distribution <strong>of</strong> Chemical<br />
Pollutants in the Environment,” January, 1996.<br />
56. Southern California Society for Risk Analysis, Pasadena, CA,“Risk Assessment at<br />
Hazardous Waste Sites: Are We on the Right Track?,” May (1996).<br />
57. University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles, Pollution Prevention Education and Research Center,<br />
“An Integrated Approach to Environmental Risk Reduction,” May, 1996.<br />
58. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, “Ceramic-Supported Polymer<br />
Membranes,” December, 1996.<br />
59. California Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, Department <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering, “Polymer<br />
Surfaces and Separation Processes, March, 1997.<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
60. The Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores (ITES) de Monterrey (Mexico),<br />
August 27, 1997, "Hazardous Waste and Contaminant Transport,” Virtual University<br />
Lecture given to the ITES university system.<br />
61. NSF/EPRI, Advanced Polymer Initiative Workshop, invited presentation, “Ceramic-<br />
Supported Polymer Membranes,,” April 15, 1998, Arlington, VA.<br />
62. National Institute <strong>of</strong> Standards and Technology, “Polymer Surfaces in Separation<br />
Processes’, Gaithersburg, Maryland, May 15, 1998.<br />
63. United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research<br />
Laboratory “Polymer Surfaces and Separation Processes,” July, 1998, Cincinnati, OH.<br />
64. Emerging Environmental Challenges: A Workshop to Identify Future Issues for Cal/EPA,<br />
invited presentation, “Pollutants Distribution in a Dynamic Environment: A Multimedia<br />
Perspective, June 25, 1998, Sacramento, CA.<br />
65. EPA, USDOE, AIChE/CWRT "VOC Recovery Seminar,” invited presentation,<br />
“Polymeric Resins for VOC removal from Aqueous Systems,” Cincinnati, OH, September<br />
16-17, 1998.<br />
66. DOE, Environmental Molecular Surface Laboratory, “Polymer Surfaces for Selective<br />
Separations,” February 9, 1999.<br />
67. University <strong>of</strong> Washington, St. Louis, “Chemicals in the Environment: A Multimedia<br />
Perspective,” February 25, 1999.<br />
Vanderbilt University, “Multidisciplinary Environmental Research and Education,”<br />
February 26, 1999<br />
68. Los Alamos National Laboratory, “Polymer-Ceramic Surfaces for Novel Membranes,”<br />
February 2, 2000.<br />
69. Gordon Research Conference, “Surface Engineering for Membrane Synthesis,” invited<br />
lecture presented at the 2000 Gordon Research Conference on Membrane Materials and<br />
Processes, July 29-August 3, 2000, New London, Connecticut.<br />
70. Michigan State University, “Surface Engineering <strong>of</strong> Membranes for Pollution Prevention,”<br />
November 8, 2000.<br />
71. USEPA, National Exposure Research laboratory at RTP, “Object-Oriented Modeling <strong>of</strong><br />
Multimedia Distribution <strong>of</strong> Chemical Pollutants,” March 12-13 (2001).<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
72. Workshop <strong>of</strong> the Desalination Research and Innovation Partnership, “Scale Formation and<br />
Control”, El Segundo, CA, October 8, 2002,<br />
73. Clemson University, “Surface Nano-Structuring with Polymers,” March 27, 2003.<br />
74. University <strong>of</strong> California, Riverside, “Surface Nano-Structuring <strong>of</strong> Modified Membranes<br />
with Polymers,” April 25, 2003.<br />
75. Undergraduate Research Center, Life and Physical Sciences, College <strong>of</strong> Letters and<br />
Science, UCLA, “Research and Teaching in the Academic World,” presented to the<br />
Student Research Forum, Honors Colloquium, May 1, 2003.<br />
76. Israel Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology (Technion), Improved Membrane Performance through<br />
Surface Modification with Polymers”, Haifa, Israel, August 3, 2003.<br />
77. Desalination Research and Innovation Partnership, Technology Transfer Workshop,<br />
“Membrane Scale Formation and Control,” (invited presentation), October 23, 2003,<br />
Fountain Valley, CA.<br />
78. Desalination Research and Innovation Partnership, Technology Transfer Workshop,<br />
“Enhanced Water Recovery by Accelerated Precipitation,” (invited presentation), October<br />
23, 2003, Fountain Valley, CA.<br />
79. AIChE, Environmental Division, Lawrence K. Cecil award, “"The Multimedia<br />
Environment is Our Domain: A Chemical Engineering Perspective.", AIChE Annual<br />
Meeting, November 18 (2003), San Francisco, CA.<br />
80. Advanced Membrane Technology Conference, Engineering Conferences International,<br />
May 24-28, 2004, Irsee, Germany, Invited Presentation, “ High Recovery Desalination with<br />
Low Pressure RO Membranes."<br />
81. Gordon Research Conference on Membranes: Membranes: Materials and Processes",<br />
August 1-6, 2004, Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH, invited lecture on "Low<br />
pressure membrane desalting <strong>of</strong> brackish water at high product water recovery – mineral<br />
scale formation and mitigation."<br />
82. Cohen, Y., “Low pressure membrane desalination - surface fouling and mineral scale<br />
formation,” Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, July 15, 2004.<br />
83. Cohen, Y., “Membrane Surface Engineering: Selectivity Enhancement, Fouling Reduction<br />
and Mineral Scale Formation,” Invited Seminar, GE Global Research, Schenectady, NY,<br />
September 20, 2004.<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
84. Cohen, Y. “Membrane Surfaces: Selectivity Enhancement, Fouling Reduction and Mineral<br />
Scale Formation,” Chemical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University,<br />
December 5, 2005.<br />
85. Cohen, Y. “Membrane Surface Nano-Structuring: Selectivity Enhancement, Fouling<br />
Reduction and Mineral Scale Formation,” Weitzman Institute <strong>of</strong> Science, Rehovot, Israel,<br />
March 23, 2005.<br />
86. Cohen, Y “High Water Recovery Membrane Desalination and Concentrate Issues in<br />
California,” Invited Plenary Presentation, AWA Specialty Conference - Membranes &<br />
Desalination, Adelaide, Australia, 23-25 February 2005.<br />
87. Cohen, Y., “Water Independence for California: Water Production from Brackish and<br />
Seawater,” UCLA School <strong>of</strong> Public Health, EHS/ESE Seminar Series, June 22, 2005.<br />
88. Cohen, Y., “The Water Technology Research Center”, Invited Keynote Speaker, Urban<br />
Water Institute, Seawater Desalination and Power Conference – June 23-24, 2005, Long<br />
Beach<br />
89. Cohen, Y. and J. Glater, “Reverse Osmosis Desalination: A Glimpse at the Past and a View<br />
Toward Future Water Independence for California,”, Invited Lecture, Hosted by the UCLA<br />
Henry Samueli School <strong>of</strong> Engineering and Applied Science as part <strong>of</strong> the School’s ongoing<br />
celebration <strong>of</strong> its 60th Anniversary , September 29, 2005.<br />
90. Cohen, Y., “High Water Recovery Membrane Desalination and Concentrate Issues in<br />
California,” Invited Keynote presentation, AWA Specialty Conference: Membranes &<br />
Desalination: Harvesting Water using Alternative Technologies, Adelaide, Australia, 23-25<br />
February 2005.<br />
91. Cohen, Y., Invited Seminar, “Inland Water Desalination,” Australian Water Association<br />
South Australian Branch, Adelaide, Australia, February 23, 2005.<br />
92. Cohen, Y., “Desalination <strong>of</strong> Brackish Water: Progress and Research Needs”, Invited<br />
Plenary Presentation presented at the Workshop on “Gaps in Water Research and Future<br />
Trends in Australia, USA, Europe and Israel” February 22, 2005, Victoria University,<br />
Melbourne, Australia.<br />
93. Cohen, Y., “Gypsum Surface Crystallization on RO Membranes and Surrogate Surfaces,”<br />
Zuckerberg Water Research Institute, Ben-Gurion University, Israel, January 11, 2006.<br />
94. Cohen, Y. “High Recovery RO Desalination <strong>of</strong> Brackish Water,” Invited Presentation, 4 th<br />
Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Mediterranean Countries,<br />
January 9-11, 2006, Le Meridien Hotel, Dead Sea, Israel.<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
95. Cohen, Y., “Membrane Surface Nano-Structuring: Selectivity Enhancement, Fouling<br />
Reduction and Mineral Scale Formation,” Invited Presentation, U.S. - Israeli Workshop on<br />
Nanotechnology for Water Purification, Arlington, VA, March 13-15, 2006.<br />
96. Cohen, Y., “"Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Drainage Water - Opportunities and<br />
Limitations,” Invited Presentation, 2006 Salinity Drainage Conference, Water Resources<br />
Center, Sacramento, CA, March 29, 2006.<br />
97. Cohen, Y., “Desalination Process Limitations and Enhancements,” Invited Plenary<br />
Presentation, California/Nevada Section American Water Works Association (CA/NV<br />
AWWA) 2006 Spring Conference, Burlingame, CA April 24-28, 2006.<br />
98. Cohen, Y., “High Recovery Brackish Water RO Desalination: Limitations, Technological<br />
Approaches and Opportunities,” invited presentation, An Applied Membrane Workshop<br />
on Water Recycling, Sydney, Australia, December 1, 2006.<br />
99. Cohen, Y., “High Recovery Membrane Desalination and Concentrate Issues,” University <strong>of</strong><br />
New South Wales, UNESCO Center, December 4, 2006. Sydney, Australia.<br />
100. Cohen, Y., “Challenges in High Recovery Inland Water Desalination,” Victoria University,<br />
December 13, 2006.<br />
101. Cohen, Y., “High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis Desalination,” invited seminar, Chemical<br />
Engineering Department, Yale University, February 7, 2007.<br />
102. Cohen, Y., “Surface Nano-Structuring via Graft Polymerization and Applications in<br />
Membrane Separations,” invited seminar, Chemical Engineering Department, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Connecticut, February 6, 2007<br />
103. Cohen, Y., "High recovery membrane RO desalination <strong>of</strong> brackish water: Opportunities<br />
and limitations", plenary speaker at the 233rd ACS National Spring Meeting, Division <strong>of</strong><br />
Sustainability <strong>of</strong> Energy, Food, and Water Session on "Advanced Membrane Technology<br />
for Water Reuse", Chicago, IL, March 27, 2007.<br />
104. Cohen, Y., “Surface Nano-structuring with Polymers - Fundamentals and Applications in<br />
Membrane Separations,” Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain), March<br />
28, 2007.<br />
105. Cohen, Y., “Nano-Structuring <strong>of</strong> surfaces by Graft Polymerization: Applications in<br />
Membrane Separations,” Zuckerberg Water Research Institute, Ben-Gurion University<br />
(Israel), August, 15, 2007.<br />
106. Cohen, Y., “Advanced Water Technology Research and Opportunities for Technology<br />
Transfer,” invited speaker, Caltech/MIT Entrepreneur Forum, Caltech, March 8, 2008.<br />
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INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS (CONT’D):<br />
107. Cohen Y., “Advancing Desalination Research and Training: A Collaboration <strong>of</strong> Academia,<br />
Industry, Water Utilities, and Government”, plenary presentation at the WATEC Meeting,<br />
October 30, 2007. Tel-Aviv, Israel.<br />
108. Cohen, Y., The Water-Energy Nexus: Smart Water systems: Monitoring, Process Control,<br />
Membranes, and Nanotechnology for Advanced Water Treatment and Desalination,”<br />
invited lecture presented at the -UC System-Wide Technology Transfer Forum on Clean<br />
Technology, UCOP, April 3, 2008, Burlingame, California.<br />
109. Cohen, “Advances Membrane and Membrane Process Technology for Water Production<br />
and Treatment,” UCLA Henry Samueli School <strong>of</strong> Engineering and Applied Science,<br />
Technology Forum, May 27, 2008.<br />
110. Cohen, Y., Zhu, R., and Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, “Energy Cost Optimization in RO Desalting and the<br />
Thermodynamic Restriction,” invited plenary presentation presented in Desalination I<br />
Session, Also presented as Poster in Poster Session I. International Congress on<br />
Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12-18, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
111. Cohen, Y. and H. Muralidhara, “Reuse/Recycle Water Opportunities and Challenges in<br />
Food/Bio Processing Industry Using Membrane Technology: Is this myth or reality?,”<br />
plenary presentations, presented in Drinking and Wastewater Applications I session,<br />
International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008), July 12-18,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
112. Y. Cohen, “Mineral scaling in Membrane Desalination,” presented in the Desalination<br />
Workshop, International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2008),<br />
July 12-18, Honolulu, Hawaii<br />
113. Cohen, Y., “Urban Water: Distributed Water Systems for Sustainable Growth,” Invited<br />
Presentation and Panel Participation, Asia Innovation Initiative, July 7-8, 2008, Fukuoka,<br />
Japan.<br />
114. Cohen, Y., “Membrane Desalination <strong>of</strong> Brackish Water: Process Analysis and<br />
Optimization,” Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University (Israel),<br />
August, 27, 2008.<br />
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