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Shannon Ciston

University of New Haven: Faculty
University of New Haven: Shannon Ciston
Shannon Ciston
Title: Assistant Professor
College: Tagliatela College of Engineering
Dept: Industrial, System, and Multidisciplinary Engineering
Phone: 203.931.2993
Fax: 203.932.7158
Email: sciston@newhaven.edu
Office: Room 223 Buckman Hall, Office D

Education

B.S., in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Ph.D., in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University

Published Books and Articles

S. Ciston, R. M. Lupetow, K. A. Gray, “Biofilm Growth Prevention on Reactive Ceramic Ultrafiltration

S. Ciston, R. M. Lueptow, K. A. Gray, “Bacterial Attachment on Reactive Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membranes,” Journal of Membrane Science, vol 320, issues 1-2, 15 July, 2008. pp. 101-107.

Y. Yao, G. Li, S. Ciston, R. M. Lueptow, K. A. Gray, “Photoreactive TiO2/Carbon Nanotube Composites: Synthesis and Environmental Applications,” Environmental Science and Technology, vol 42, issue 13, 1 July 2008. pp. 4952-4957.

G. Li, S. Ciston, Z. V. Saponjic, L. Chen, N. Dimitrijevic, T. Rajh and K.A. Gray, “Synthesizing mixed-phase TiO2 nanocomposites using a hydrothermal method for photo-oxidation and photoreduction applications,” Journal of Catalysis, vol 253, issue 1, 1 January, 2008. pp. 105-110.

S. Ciston, K. A. Gray, “Photocatalysis for Water Recovery: Importance of nanostructure in reactive membrane filtration,” Glas Instrumente Technik (G. I. T.) Laboratory Journal, April 2007. pp. 36-37.

Recent Conference Presentations

“Sustainability Studies at the University of New Haven.” Shannon Ciston, Agamemnon Koutsospyros, Amy Thompson, William Norton, Armando Rodriguez, Roman Zajac. International Congress on Sustainability Science and Engineering, January 12, 2011. Tucson, AZ

“Summer Technology and Engineering Program: An outreach program benefitting women engineering students from middle school through graduate school.” Shannon Ciston, Ellen Worsdall, Jessica Swenson. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting, June 23, 2010. Louisville, KY

Research Interests

Biofilms: Environmental Impacts of Nanomaterials

Engineering Education: Student Experience and Perceptions

Photocatalysis: Advanced Oxidation for Water Purification

Water Resources: Energy Intensity of Water Treatment

Courses Taught

EAS 109  Project Planning and Development

EAS 211  Introduction to Modeling of Engineering Systems

EAS 224  Fluid-Thermal Systems

SU 312  Introduction to Traditional and Alternative Energy Systems
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