Melanie L Sattler

Professor, Civil Engineering

Last Updated: July 28, 2021

about me

Research Interests

- Renewable energy from waste;
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from landfills;
- Life-cycle assessment of environmental impacts

Teaching Interests

• Teach Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Special Topics in Air Pollution, Introduction to Sustainable Engineering, and Solid Waste Engineering

COURSES TAUGHT
ENGR 2300 Introduction to Sustainable Engineering
CE 1105 Introduction to Civil Engineering
CE 5316 Current Topics in Environmental Engineering
CE 5317 Environmental Engineering Process and Analysis Lab
CE 4350/5328 Fundamentals of Air Pollution
CE 4354/5358 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
CE 5323 Sustainable Engineering
CE 5392 Special Topics in Air Pollution
Topic 1: Air Pollution Chemistry and Meteorology
Topic 2: Air Quality Modeling
Topic 3: Transportation & Air Quality
Topic 4: Air Pollution Control System Design

Biography

Dr. Melanie Sattler has been a full-time faculty member in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington for 17 years. She teaches courses related to sustainable engineering, solid waste management, and air quality. Her current research focuses on sustainable energy from waste (landfill gas and biogas), mitigating landfill emissions, and life cycle environmental analysis. She and her students have published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and 150 conference presentations/papers.

Prior to joining UTA, she worked in environmental positions in consulting (Alan Plummer Associates, one and a half years) and local government (North Central Texas Council of Governments, 5 years). She received her Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.

Education

- 1996 PhD in Civil Engineering
  The University of Texas at Austin, Texas
- 1993 MS in Environmental Health Engineering
  The University of Texas at Austin
- 1990 BA in Physics
  Texas A&M University College Station
- 1990 BS in Civil Engineering
  Texas A&M University College Station

Licensure and Certifications

- 2019 QPR Gatekeeper Certification - Suicide Prevention Program, UTA Counseling and Psychological Services
- 2019 Certified Peer Observer of Teaching, UTA Division of Faculty Affairs
- 2016 Simapro User Certificate,
- 2001 Registered Professional Engineer,

Appointments

- Sept 2018 to Present Professor
  Civil Engineering,
- 2013 to Present Syed Qasim Endowed Professor
  Civil Egnineering, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington)
- Sept 2010 to Aug 2018 Associate Professor
  Civil Engineering,
- Jan 2003 to Aug 2010 Assistant Professor
  Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington)
- May 2001 to Dec 2002 Engineer/Scientist
  Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
  Primary responsibilities included air quality/odor emission sampling and dispersion modeling from wastewater treatment plants.
- Aug 1998 to Dec 2002 Adjunct Instructor
  Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington)
  Taught one air quality course each fall
- July 1996 to May 2001 Environmental Planner and Intern
  Environmental Resources , North Central Texas Council of Governments
  • Primary responsibilities included: – Air quality emission inventories for State Implementation Plan development, – Managing the Texas Community Development Program for water/wastewater system improvements ($4 million annual budget), – Managing the Trinity River Corridor Development Certificate program for flood damage reduction, and – Assisting North Texas cities in reducing stormwater pollution from new development.
- Jan 1991 to May 1996 Research and Teaching Assistant
  University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX, United States)

Memberships

- Dec 2016 to Present American Society of Civil Engineers
  Member
- Jan 2016 to Present American Center for Life Cycle Assessment
  Member
- Jan 2015 to Present Engineers for a Sustainable World
  Member
- Jan 2011 to Present Solid Waste Association of North America
  Member
- Jan 2005 to Present Engineers Without Borders
  Member
- Jan 2003 to Present American Society for Engineering Education
  Member
- Jan 2001 to Present Air and Waste Management Association
  Member
- Jan 2001 to Present Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
  Member
- Jan 2001 to Present Society of Women Engineers
  Member
- Past to 1990 Chi Epsilon
  Member
- Past to 1990 Tau Beta Pi
  Member

Awards and Honors

- Apr 2020 Academy of Distinguished Teachers sponsored by UTA
- Apr 2020 College of Engineering Teaching Award sponsored by UTA
- Mar 2019 UTA Nominee for UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA) sponsored by UT Arlington
- Sep 2018 First female to be promoted to Full Professor of Civil Engineering sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington Department of Civil Engineering
- Jul 2013 Dr. Syed Qasim Endowed Professorship in Civil Engineering sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington Department of Civil Engineering
- Jan 2013 Faculty Sustainability Fellowship sponsored by UT Arlington
- Jan 2011 UT Arlington Service Learning Faculty Scholar sponsored by UT Arlington
- Sep 2010 First female to be promoted to Associate Professor and receive tenure in Civil Engineering sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington Department of Civil Engineering
- Feb 2010 Lockheed Martin Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award – UT Arlington College of Engineering sponsored by Lockheed Martin
- Jan 2010 UT Arlington Service Learning Faculty Fellow sponsored by UT Arlington
- Jun 2009 Selected to attend NSF Center for Sustainable Engineering workshop sponsored by Carnegie Mellon
- Feb 2006 Outstanding Young Faculty Award – UT Arlington College of Engineering sponsored by UT Arlington
- Jan 2006 UT Arlington Research Excellence Award sponsored by UT Arlington
- 1996 Air & Waste Management Association Scholarship sponsored by University of Texas at Austin
- 1996 Hawley Fellowship sponsored by Texas ASCE
- 1996 UT Austin Thrust 2000 Fellowship sponsored by University of Texas at Austin
- 1995 1st Place National Award sponsored by University of Texas at Austin
- 1994 3rd Place National Award sponsored by University of Texas at Austin
- 1990 Graduation Summa Cum Laude and with University Honors sponsored by Texas A&M University
- 1990 Lockheed Martin National Merit Scholarship sponsored by Lockheed Martin
- 1990 Texas A&M President’s Endowed Scholarship sponsored by Texas A&M University

News Articles

- Sept 2018 UTA Inquiry Magazine
  Manhole Corrosion: Take a deep dive into Dr. Sattler’s research via an immersive 360-degree video experience.
- Sept 2018 UTA Inquiry Magazine
  Corrosion Corrections
- June 2017 UTA Press Release
  UTA civil engineering professor to lead city of Arlington project evaluating manholes
- Dec 2015 UTA Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Faculty Development
  Global Sustainability-Focused Service Learning in Engineering: Advice from Dr. Melanie Sattler
- Oct 2015 UTA College of Engineering: I'm an Engineer
  Melanie Sattler, a civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, describes why she became an engineer and how woman engineers can influence peoples lives by tackling societal issues such as clean water.
- Dec 2014 UTA Inquiry Magazine
  From Trash to Treasure
- Aug 2014 CBS DFW Local News
  Nearly half of Plano ISD’s Bus Fleet Older Than 2007
- July 2014 UTA Press Release
  New sustainable engineering minor to teach students how to answer deeper questions
- Sept 2013 Phys.org
  EPA engages UT Arlington environmental engineers team to generate energy from landfills in Ghana
- Dec 2012 UTA Press Release
  UT Arlington civil engineers increasing energy created from solid waste

Support & Funding

This data is entered manually by the author of the profile and may duplicate data in the Sponsored Projects section.

- Jan 2021 to Mar 2024 Breaking the Lignin Barrier with Termite TAV5 Treatment Technology (T4): Biopower and Biofuel from Agricultural Waste sponsored by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - $450000
  (Funded)
- July 2021 to Sept 2022 North Central Texas Food Waste to Fuel Feasibility Study sponsored by North Central Texas Council Of Governments - $55000
  (Funded)
- May 2017 to May 2020 Manhole Corrosion Protection Assessment sponsored by City of Arlington Water Utilities - $490223
  (Funded)
- Dec 2017 to Aug 2018 Evaluation of Potential Release of Organic Chemicals in the Steam Exhaust and other Release Points during Pipe Rehabilitation using the Trenchless, Cured?In?Place Pipe (CIPP) Method sponsored by The National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) - $52923
  (Funded)
- Sept 2018 to Aug 2019 Decision Analytics for Joint Optimization of Urban Life Environments (JOULE) sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington - $20000
  (Funded)
- May 2010 to June 2014 UT Arlington REU Site on Hazard Mitigation sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $300000
  (Funded)
- Oct 2010 to Dec 2011 Proposal for Photocatalytic Oxidation Testing of Tile sponsored by Tile Council of North America - $8013
  Melanie Sattler (Funded)
- Feb 2012 to July 2012 Field Measurement of Emissions from Natural Gas Drilling, Production ,and Distribution Facilities Using a Cavity Ring Spectrophotometer sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $29950
  Melanie Sattler (Funded)
- Mar 2008 to Feb 2012 UT Arlington RET Site on Hazard Mitigation sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $520456
  (Funded)
- Oct 2008 to Feb 2011 Go Green Emission Testing Program sponsored by Go Green Fuel Systems - $21551
  Melanie Sattler (Funded)
- Mar 2008 to Mar 2010 Scientist Services Detailed in Holcim Settlement Agreement sponsored by Downwinders at Risk Education Fund - $20000
  Melanie Sattler (Funded)
- Aug 2008 to Aug 2009 Sureface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlinging Review sponsored by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - $69951
  Melanie Sattler (Funded)
- Feb 2008 to May 2008 DUNCANVILLE ISD EMISSION TESTING PROGRAM sponsored by Integrated Resource Group - $1193
  (Funded)
- Sept 2009 to Dec 2011 Engineering Sustainable Engineers sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $150000
  (Funded)
- July 2009 to Dec 2010 A Carbon Extraction Process for Converting Southwestern Lignite to JP-8 sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - $645837
  (Funded)
- Apr 2009 to June 2009 Dispersion Modeling of Organic Air Pollutants from a Natural Gas Compressor Station sponsored by Wolf Eagle Environmental - $1500
  Melanie Sattler (Funded)
- Jan 2007 to July 2010 Coal Plant Emissions Management at TXUPower / Optimizing Coal Plant Nox Emissions at Luminant sponsored by - $350000
  (Funded)
- Sept 2006 to Aug 2009 Assessing Control Strategies for Ground Level Ozone sponsored by TXU Utilities Electric Company - $73692
  (Funded)
- Oct 2005 to Sept 2007 Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program sponsored by North Central Texas Council Of Governments - $260000
  (Funded)
- Sept 2005 to Aug 2007 Using Operations- Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems sponsored by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) - $74230
  (Funded)
- Jan 2005 to Aug 2005 DFW Construction Emissions Inventory sponsored by Eastern Research Group (ERG) - $18954
  Melanie Sattler (Funded)
- Sept 2004 to Aug 2006 On-Road Measurement of Air Quality Benefits: Intersection and Traffic Signal Improvements sponsored by Texas Air Research Center-Lamar University - $31315
  (Funded)

Publications

2020

Book Chapter
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Wind Energy: What Can Be Learned from Life-Cycle Studies?
Advances in Carbon Management Technologies, Vol. 1
[Sattler, Melanie, Sidkar, SubhasK, Princiotta, Frank]. "CRC Press".

2016

Book Chapter
Energy for Sustainable Development: The Energy-Poverty-Climate Nexus
Greenhouse Gases
[Sattler, MelanieL]. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/62254

2011

Book Chapter
Anaerobic Processes for Waste Treatment and Energy Generation
Waste Management: Book 2
[Sattler, MelanieL]. 215-246.

2020

Journal Article
Enhancing anaerobic oxidation of methane in municipal solid waste landfill cover soil
[NiloofarParsaeifard, Sattler, Melanie, BaharehNasirian, Chen, VictoriaCP]. Waste Management. 106, 44-54. Arlington. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.03.009
416 Yates St., Suite 425 Nedderman Hall

In Process

Journal Article
A Comparative Assessment of CO2 Emission Between Gasoline, Electric, and Hybrid Vehicles: A Well-To-Wheel Perspective Using Agent-Based Modeling
[Rahman, M, Zhou, Y, Rogers, Jamie, Chen, VictoriaCP, Sattler, Melanie, Hyun, Kate]. Journal of Cleaner Production. Submitted.

Journal Article
Flooded Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Flood Management Policies
[Bezboruah, Karabi, Sattler, Melanie , Bhatt, Arpita]. International Journal of Water Governance. Submitted.

Journal Article
Boosting Landfill Gas Production from Lignin-Containing Wastes via Termite Hindgut Microorganisms
[Rahimi, Hoda, Sattler, Melanie, Hossain, MDSahadat, Rodrigues, Jorge]. Waste Management. 105, 299-308. Pantego. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.02.007
2914 Mistletoe Ct Published.

Journal Article
Predicting bioenergy potential from vinasse digestion: The VUMP Model (Vinasse Utilization for Methane Production).
[Kuusisto, LucinaMarcia, Sattler, Melanie, Chen, VictoriaCP]. 9(4), 36-42.
http://www.ojceu.ir/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=75 Published.

Journal Article
Investigation of how microbes involved in anaerobic digestion of vinasse vary as functions of temperature, vinasse composition and time
[Sabnis, MadhuS., Rodrigues, Jorge, Sattler, MelanieL, Rahman, Shammi]. In Preparation; Not Yet Submitted.

Journal Article
Microbial Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste from Simulated Anaerobic Landfill Reactors
[Sabnis, Madhu, Bhatt, Arpita, Rodrigues, Jorge, Sattler, MelanieL]. In Preparation; Not Yet Submitted.

2019

Journal Article
Coal Fly Ash Properties: A Global Perspective
[Bhatt, Arpita, Sharon, Priyadarshini, Arash, Abri, Melanie, Sattler, Sorakrich, Techapaphawit]. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 11, "Elsevier".

Journal Article
Modeling of VOCs and Criteria Pollutants from Multiple Natural Gas Well Pads in Close Proximity, for Different Terrain Conditions
[Khalaj, Fatemeh, Melanie, Sattler]. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 10(4),

Journal Article
Life Cycle Assessment of Large Wind Turbines in the US
[AlSaleh, Ali, Sattler, Melanie]. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 21(4), 887-903. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-019-01678-0

2018

Journal Article
Quantitative evaluation of cleaner production and environmental policy towards the co-benefit of greenhouse gas and odor reduction: Case study of Tapioca starch industry
[Wimolrattanasil, Thanasorn, Thepanondh, Sarawut, Sattler, MelanieL, Laowagul, Wanna]. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 20(10), 2333-2343.

Journal Article
Models for Organics Removal from Vinasse from Ethanol Production
[Rahman, Shammi, Sabnis, Madhu, Kuusisto, LucinaMarcia, Sattler, MelanieL, Chen, Victoria]. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. "Springer". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-018-1496-4
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-018-1496-4

Journal Article
Emissions of volatile organic compounds from maize residue open burning in the northern region of Thailand
[Sirithian, Duanpen, Thepanondh, Sarawut, Sattler, MelanieL, Laowagul, Wanna]. Atmospheric Environment. 176, 179-187. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.12.032

2017

Journal Article
Renewable Energy from Waste: Investigation of Co-pyrolysis between Sargassum Macroalgae and Polystyrene
[Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Sattler, MelanieL, Dennis, Brian]. Energy & Fuels. 31(5), 5088-5096. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b03397

Journal Article
Development of Statistical Models for Predicting Leachate BOD and COD from Landfills
[Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Karanjekar, RichaV., Altouqi, Said, Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, M.D. Sahadat, Chen, VictoriaP.]. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 8, 1-16. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2017.03.003
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186417300834

2016

Journal Article
A comparison of greenhouse gas emissions and potential electricity recovery from conventional and bioreactor landfills
[Broun, Reza, Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of Cleaner Production. 112, 2664-2673. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.010

Journal Article
Comparative study of carbon nanotubes and granular activated carbon: physicochemical properties and adsorption capacities
[Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Sattler, MelanieL, Ramirez, David]. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 302, 362-374. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.09.002

Journal Article
Comparison of carbon footprints of steel versus concrete pipelines for water transmission
[Chilana, Lalit, Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Najafi, Mohammad, Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 66(5), 518-527. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2016.1154487

Journal Article
Modeling Rate Constants for Removal of BOD and COD from Landfill Leachate
[Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Altouqi, Said, Karanjekar, RichaV., Hossain, M.D. Sahadat, Chen, VictoriaP., Sattler, MelanieL]. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 5, 188-198. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2016.02.002
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186416300098

2015

Journal Article
Selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide over cerium-doped activated carbons
[Athappan, Annaprabha, Sattler, MelanieL, Sethupathi, Sumathi]. Journal of Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Online). 3(4), 2502-2513. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2015.08.028
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343715002419

Journal Article
Estimating methane emissions from landfills based on rainfall, ambient temperature, and waste composition: the CLEEN model
[Karanjekar, RichaV., Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Altouqui, Said, Jangikhatoonabad, Neda, Durai, Vennila, Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, MDSahadat, Chen, Victoria]. Waste Management. 46, 389-398. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.07.030

Journal Article
Is Service Learning Worth It? A Mixed-Methods Study of Faculty’s Service Learning Experiences
[Blakey, Joan, Theriot, Shirley, Cazzell, Mary, Sattler, MelanieL]. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. 3(1),

Journal Article
Multipronged Approach for Incorporating Sustainability into an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum
[]. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 141(2), C5014003. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000219
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29EI.1943-5541.0000219

2014

Journal Article
Pyrolysis of Macroalgae and Polysytrene: A Review
[Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Sattler, MelanieL, Dennis, Brian]. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. 1(4), 121-128. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40518-014-0020-7
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-014-0020-7

Journal Article
Waste Tire Pyrolysis: Influential Parameters and Product Properties
[Alsaleh, Ali, Sattler, MelanieL]. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. 1(4), 129-135. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40518-014-0019-0
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-014-0019-0

Journal Article
An exploratory study of air emissions associated with shale gas development and production in the Barnett Shale
[Rich, Alisa, Grover, JamesP., Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 64(1), 61-72.

Journal Article
Carbon Nanotubes for Air Pollutant Control via Adsorption: A Review
[Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Sattler, MelanieL, Ramirez, David]. Reviews in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Special Issue on Nanotechnology from the University of Texas at Arlington. 3(2), 149-160. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/rnn.2014.1048

Journal Article
Investigation of an association between childhood leukemia incidences and airports in Texas
[Senkayi, SalaN., Sattler, MelanieL, Rowe, Nancy, Chen, VictoriaCP]. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 5(2), 189-195. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5094/APR.2014.023

Journal Article
Mixed integer linear programming models for selecting ground-level ozone control strategies
[Hsu, Wei-Che, Rosenberger, JayM., Sule, NeeleshV., Sattler, MelanieL, Chen, VictoriaCP]. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. 19(6), 503-514.

Journal Article
Mobile measurement of methane and hydrogen sulfide at natural gas production site fence lines in the Texas Barnett Shale
[Eapi, GautamRaghavendra, Sabnis, MadhuS., Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 64(8), 927-944.

Journal Article
Anaerobic Municipal Wastewater Treatment: A Beneficial Option for Developing Countries
[Sattler, MelanieL]. Current Environmental Engineering. 1(2), 126 - 135. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212717801666140707161049
http://www.eurekaselect.com/123188/article

Journal Article
Transformation of, in, and by Learning in a Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program
[Cazzell, Mary, Blakey, Joan, Theriot, Shirley, Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education.

2013

Journal Article
A comparison of Bituminous coal-based and coconut Shell-Based activated carbon for removal of trace hazardous air pollutants in Landfill Gas
[Athappan, Annaprabha, Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism.

Journal Article
Determination of Safe Roadway Buffer Width to Protect Human Health from NO2 Exposure: A Case Study for Grand Prairie, TX
[Bhatt, Hetal, Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP]. Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering. 3(1),

Journal Article
On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks
[Pala-En, Natchanok, Sattler, MelanieL, Dennis, BrianH., Chen, VictoriaC. P., Muncrief, RachelL.]. International Journal of Environmental Protection. 4(8A1), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2013.48A1010
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=35729

Journal Article
Statistical Model for Estimating Carbon Dioxide Emissions from a Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicle
[Afotey, Benjamin, Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP, Chen, VictoriaC. P.]. International Journal of Environmental Protection. 4(8), 8-15. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2013.48A1002
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=35596

Journal Article
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Surface Coating Facilities: Characterization of Facilities, Estimation of Emission Rates, and Dispersion Modeling of Off-Site Impacts
[Athappan, Annabrabha, Sumitsawan, Sulak, Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Parikh, Parthen, Afotey, Benjamin, Sule, Neelesh, Kalidindi, SahithiRaj, Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, YvettePearson]. International Journal of Environmental Protection. 04(08), 123. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2013.48A1015

Journal Article
Photocatalytic Degradation of Air Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
[Upadhyay, MitaS., Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism. 3(4), 128-135.

Journal Article
Method for Predicting Photocatalytic Oxidation Rates of Organic Compounds
[Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, HowardM]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 53(1), 3-12. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2003.10466119
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10473289.2003.10466119

2012

Journal Article
Analysis and comparison of inertinite-derived adsorbent with conventional adsorbents
[Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Sattler, MelanieL, Ramirez, David, Dennis, BrianH., MacDonnell, FrederickM., Billo, Richard, Priest, JohnW.]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 62(5), 489-499.

Journal Article
Engineering sustainable engineers through the undergraduate experience
Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
[Weatherton, YvettePearson, Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP, Chen, Victoria, Rogers, Jamie, Dennis, Brian]. Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table. 2012(2), "Forum on Public Policy".

Journal Article
Air impacts from three alternatives for producing JP-8 jet fuel
[Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Sattler, MelanieL, Dennis, BrianH., MacDonnell, FrederickM., Billo, Richard, Priest, JohnW.]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 62(10), 1182. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2012.700632
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10962247.2012.700632

2011

Journal Article
A decision making framework for assessing control strategies for ground level ozone
[Sule, NeeleshV., Chen, Victoria, Sattler, MelanieL]. Atmospheric Environment. 45(28), 4996-5004.

Journal Article
A mathematical optimization technique for managing selective catalytic reduction for coal-fired power plants
[Phananiramai, Passakorn, Rosenberger, JayM., Chen, VictoriaC. P., Kim, SeoungBum, Sattler, MelanieL]. Energy Systems. 2(2), 171. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12667-011-0030-0
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12667-011-0030-0

Journal Article
Fluorination and Fluorocarbon Coating of TiO2 by Plasma Processing: Improved Photocatalytic Oxidation of Gaseous m-Xylene
[Sumitsawan, Sulak, Cho, Jai, Sattler, MelanieL, Timmons, RichardB.]. Environmental Science and Technology. 45(16), 6970-6977. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es2012963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es2012963

Journal Article
Removal of Propylene and Butylene as Individual Compounds with Compost and Wood Chip Biofilters
[Rani, Madhu, Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 61(5), 527. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3155/1047-3289.61.5.527
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3155/1047-3289.61.5.527

2009

Journal Article
A decision-making framework for ozone pollution control
[Yang, Zehua, Chen, VictoriaCP, Chang, MichaelE., Sattler, MelanieL, Wen, Aihong]. Operations Research. 57(2), 484-498. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/opre.1080.0576

Journal Article
Carbonyl sulfide removal with compost and wood chip biofilters, and in the presence of hydrogen sulfide
[Sattler, MelanieL, Garrepalli, DivyaR., Nawal, ChandraprakashS.]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 59(12), 1458-1467. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3155/1047-3289.59.12.1458

2008

Journal Article
Characterization of spatially homogeneous regions based on temporal patterns of fine particulate matter in the continental United States
[Kim, SeoungBum, Temiyasathit, Chivalai, Park, Sun-Kyoung, Chen, VictoriaCP, Sattler, MelanieL, Russell, ArmisteadG.]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 58(7), 965-975.

2007

Journal Article
Which meteorological conditions produce worst-case odors from area sources?
[Sattler, MelanieL, Devanathan, Sapna]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 57(11), 1296-1306.

2006

Journal Article
Removal of carbonyl sulfide using activated carbon adsorption
[Sattler, MelanieL, Rosenberk, RanjithSamuel]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 56(2), 219-224. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2006.10464450

Journal Article
Transportation and air quality/environment: A suggested course addition to the environmental engineering/science curriculum
[Sattler, MelanieL]. Environmental Engineering Science. 23(3), 479-492.

2005

Journal Article
Correlating emissions with time and temperature to predict worst-case emissions from open liquid area sources
[Nagaraj, Archana, Sattler, MelanieL]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 55(8), 1077-1084. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2005.10464713

Journal Article
Chemical Mass Balance Model with Fractionation for Apportioning PM 2.5: A Test Case for Los Angeles Traffic Sources
[Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, HowardM.]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 55(9), 1335. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2005.10464734
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10473289.2005.10464734

2003

Journal Article
Air quality in the 21st century: community outreach in North Central Texas
[Stuckey, H.Troy, Sattler, MelanieL]. Environment International. 29(2), 341-346.

Journal Article
Method for predicting photocatalytic oxidation rates of organic compounds
[Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, HowardM.]. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 53(1), 3-12. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2003.10466119

2019

Conference Proceeding
Evaluation of Potential Release of Organic Chemicals in the Steam Exhaust and Other Release Points during Pipe Rehabilitation Using the Trenchless Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) Method
[Kaushal, Vinayak, Najafi, Mohammad, Sattler, Melanie, Schug, Kevin]. "North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) No-Dig Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Review of Literature on Chemical Emissions and Worker Exposures Associated with Cured In-Place Pipe (CIPP) Installation
[Kaushal, Vinayak, Najafi, Mohammad, Sattler, Melanie, Schug, Kevin]. "American Society of Civil Engineers Pipelines 2019 Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Review of Literature for Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) Chemical Emissions and Worker Exposures
[Kaushal, Vinayak, Iyer, GomathyRadhakrishna, Najafi, Mohammad, Sattler, Melanie, Schug, Kevin]. "Transportation Research Board 2019 Annual Meeting".

2017

Conference Proceeding
Air Dispersion Modeling of Multiple Natural Gas Well Pads, in Different Terrain Types and Determination of Exponential Value in Inverse Distance Weighting Function
[Khalaj, Fatemeh, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 110th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania".

Conference Proceeding
Comparison of methane production from household waste using pond soil and horse dung as microbial inocula
Air & Waste Management Association 110th Annual Conference
[Baniya, Sunita, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 110th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania".

Conference Proceeding
The Impact of Lime Dosage on Odor Reduction of Biosolids
[Arash, Abri, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 110th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania".

Conference Proceeding
Comparison of dust generation from open-cut and trenchless technology methods for utility construction
[Tavakoli, R, Najafi, M, Sattler, MelanieL, Kamat, SM]. "Proceedings from NASTT's No-Dig Show and ISTT's 35th International No-Dig, National Harbor".

2016

Conference Proceeding
Effect of Termite Gut Microbe Tav5 On Methane Production From Municipal Solid Waste Degradation
[Rahimi, Hoda, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 109th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA".

Conference Proceeding
Preliminary Investigation of Coal Class F Fly Ash as a Final Landfill Cover to Reduce Methane Emissions
[Priyadarshini, Sharon, Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Bondili, Laalithya, Shover, Paul, Homaei, Amin, Parsaeifard, Niloofar, Khalaj, Fatehmeh, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 109th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA".

Conference Proceeding
Evaluation of Landfill Gas Recovery System: Case Study for a Ghana Landfill
[Sattler, MelanieL, Jangikhatoonabad, Neda, Afotey, Benjamin, Hossain, SahadatM.]. "Proceedings of the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, California".

2015

Conference Proceeding
A comparison of greenhouse gas emissions and potential electricity generation from conventional and bioreactor landfills
[Broun, Reza, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina".

Conference Proceeding
Evaluation of the CLEEN (Capturing Landfill Emissions for Energy Needs) Model
[Karanjekar, Richa V., Bhatt, Arpita, Altouqui, Said, Jangikhatoonabad, Neda, Durai, Vennila, Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, SahadatM.D.]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina".

Conference Proceeding
Modeling Rate Constants for Removal of BOD and COD from Landfill Leachate
[Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Altouqi, Said, Karanjekar, Richa, Hossain, MdSahadat, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina".

2014

Conference Proceeding
Evaluation of the CLEEN (Capturing Landfill Emissions For Energy Needs) Model
[Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, Sahadat, Durai, Vennila, Karanjekar, Richa, Bhatt, Arpita, Altouqi, Said]. "Proceedings of the International Solid Waste Association Conference Solid Waste World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil".

Conference Proceeding
Comparative Sustainability Analysis of Bioreactor Landfills: Aerobic Bioreactor Landfill vs. Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfill
[Broun, Reza, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California".

Conference Proceeding
Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Methane and Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse
[Rahman, Shammi, Sabnis, Madhu, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California".

Conference Proceeding
Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Surface Coating Facilities
[Athappan, Annabrabha, Sumitsawan, Sulak, Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Parikh, Parthen, Afotey, Benjamin, Sule, Neelesh, Kalidindi, SahithiRaj, Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, YvettePearson]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California".

Conference Proceeding
Investigation of How Microbes Involved in Anaerobic Digestion of Vinasse Change as Functions of Temperature, Vinasse Composition, and Time
[Sabnis, Madhu, Sattler, MelanieL, Rahman, Shammi]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California".

Conference Proceeding
The feasibility of using wind energy and solar energy on college and university campuses
[LaFavers, AndrewG., Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California".

2013

Conference Proceeding
Characterization of Physical/Chemical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Granular Activated Carbon
[Gangupomu, R.H., Ramirez, David, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois".

Conference Proceeding
Mobile Measurement of Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide at Natural Gas Production Site Fence Lines in the Texas Barnett Shale
[Eapi, GautamRaghavendra, Rani, Madhu, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois".

Conference Proceeding
Neural Network Forecasting of Ozone
[Eapi, Gautam , Manry, Michael, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois".

Conference Proceeding
Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide over Cerium-Doped Activated Carbons
[Attappan, Annaprabha, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois".

Conference Proceeding
The Importance of Varying Spatial Levels in GIS Analysis of Environmental Epidemiological Data
[Sattler, MelanieL, Senkayi, Sala]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois".

Conference Proceeding
Assessing Life Cycle Sustainability in Engineering Economics
[Graham, Andrea, Rogers, KJ, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, May 18-22, 2013, San Juan, Puerto Rico".

Conference Proceeding
Benefits of Service-Learning in Meeting Learning Objectives: Examples from Air Pollution/Environmental Engineering Courses
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, University of Texas at Arlington".

2012

Conference Proceeding
Air emissions from natural gas exploration and mining in the Barnett shale geologic reservoir
[Rich, AlisaLarraine, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Multi-disciplinary sustainable senior design project: Design of a campus biodiesel refinery
[Mattingly, StephenP, Chen, VictoriaC. P., Dennis, BrianH., Rogers, K.J., Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, YvettePearson, Afotey, Benjamin]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Energy for Sustainable Development: The Energy-Poverty-Climate Nexus
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Engineering Sustainable Engineers
[Sattler, MelanieL, Chen, Victoria, Dennis, Brian, Mattingly, StephenP, Rogers, KJ, Weatherton, Yvette, Rani, Madhu, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Investigation of pyrolysis between Sargassum seaweed and polystyrene pellets
[Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Dennis, Brian, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks
[Natchanok, Pala En, Sattler, MelanieL, Dennis, BrianH., Chen, VictoriaC.P.]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Preliminary Carbon Footprint Analysis of a Large Diameter Water Transmission Pipeline Installation
[Chilana, Lalit, Najafi, Mohammad, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Proximity of Childhood Leukemia Cases to Airports within the State of Texas
[Senkayi, Sala, Sattler, MelanieL, Chen, Victoria]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Development of Regression Equations for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Landfills
[Bhatt, Arpita, Karanjekar, Richa, Altouqi, Said, Sattler, MelanieL, Houssain, M.S., Chen, Victoria]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Environmental Outreach K-12: Tips for Workshop Success
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Potential Revenues from Reduction of Natural Gas and Condensate Emissions in North Central Texas
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Life Cycle Sustainability Economics
[Rogers, JamieK., Sattler, MelanieL, Graham, Andrea, Mattingly, Stephen]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and Assessment
[Weatherton, YvettePearson, Chen, victoria, Mattingly, Stephen, Rogers, JamieK., Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Sustainable Industrial Engineering Modules
[Chen, Victoria, Rogers, JamieK., Graham, Andrea, Dickson, John, Mattingly, Stephen , Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, YvettePearson]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas".

Conference Proceeding
An Improved Model For Predicting Methane Emissions From Landfills Based On Rainfall, Ambient Temperature And Waste Composition
[Karanjekar, RichaVijay, Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, MdSahadat, Chen, Victoria, Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, altouqi, said]. "Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) 35th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium".

Conference Proceeding
A Model for Evaluating Emission Benefits and Economic Effects after Closing Drive-Thrus
[Bhat, Hetal, Mattingly, Stephen, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Transportation Research Forum 53rd Annual Forum, March 15-17, 2012".

2011

Conference Proceeding
Adsorption Curve Fits for Landfill VOCS on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon
[Attappan, Annaprabha, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011".

Conference Proceeding
Analysis and comparison of inertinite-derived adsorbent with conventional adsorbents
[Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Sattler, MelanieL, Ramirez, David, Dennis, BrianH., MacDonnell, FrederickM., Billo, Richard, Priest, JohnW.]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011".

Conference Proceeding
Role of Moisture in Photocatalytic Oxidation of m-Xylene on Plasma Modified and Standard TiO2
[Sattler, MelanieL, Sumitsawan, Sulak, Timmons, Richard]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011".

Conference Proceeding
Educational Benefits of Computational Modeling and Kinesthetic Experimentation
[Sattler, MelanieL, Wade, Blake, Weatherton, YvettePearson]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada".

Conference Proceeding
Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers
[Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, Yvette]. "Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada".

Conference Proceeding
Air pollution impacts of university chemistry labs: A case study
[Vaidhyanathan, Shankar, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Evaluation of Emissions from Three Alternatives for Producing Crude
[Kositkanawuth, K., Gangupomu, R.H., Sattler, MelanieL, Dennis, B., MacDonnell, F., Billo, R., Priest, J.]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011".

Conference Proceeding
Favoring Anaerobic Waste Treatment: A Call for a Paradigm Shift
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills Based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperatures
[Karanjekar, Richa, Gandhi, Arpita, Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, MdSahadat, Chen, Victoria]. "Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA".

2010

Conference Proceeding
Statistical approach to the development of a microscale model for estimating carbon dioxide emissions from a light duty gasoline vehicle
[Afotey, Benjamin, Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP, Chen, Victoria]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Assessing the Impact of Organic Air Pollutants from a Natural Gas Compressor Station
[Rich, Alisa, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Dispersion Modeling of Mercury Using AERMOD: A Case Study for a Coal-Fired Power Plant in Texas
[Merin, Lince, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Photocatalytic Treatment of Volatile Organics in Air: Plasma Modified vs. Standard Titanium Dioxide
[Sumitsawan, S., Timmons, R.B., Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Removal of Highly Reactive VOCs with Compost and Wood Chip Biofilters
[Rani, Madhu, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference".

2009

Conference Proceeding
Model for Estimating NOx Emission Reductions After Closing Drive-Throughs
[Mattingly, StephenP., Sattler, MelanieL, Bhatt, Hetal, Sumitsawan, Sulak, Natchanok, Pala-En, Parikh, Parthen]. "Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting".

2008

Conference Proceeding
Assessing Control Strategies for Ground-Level Ozone
[Sule, NeeleshVijay, Chen, Victoria, Sattler, Melanie]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 101st Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Statistical approach to the development of a micro scale model for estimating exhaust emissions from light duty gasoline vehicles
[Afotey, Benjamin, Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 101st Annual Conference".

2007

Conference Proceeding
Trends Of Vehicular Emissions Due To The Effect Of Ethos® FR As Fuel Additive
[Satyanarayan, Shruthi, Mattingly, StephenP, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 100th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Development of Photocatalytic Oxidation Reaction Rate Constants for Compounds Commonly Emitted from Wastewater Treatment Plants and Solid Waste Landfills
[Sattler, MelanieL, Upadhyay, Mita]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 100th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Impact of a pre-combustion retrofit device on Vehicular Emissions: A case study
[Kanukolanu, SriHarsha, Mattingly, StephenP, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 100th Annual Conference".

2006

Conference Proceeding
Determination of Safe Buffer Width to Protect Human Health from Harmful NOx Exposure
[Bhatt, Hetal, Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 99th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Impacts of Signal Synchronization on Vehicular Emissions – An Onboard Measurement Case Study
[Munshi, Rupangi, Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 99th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide in Combination with Hydrogen Sulfide Using Biofiltration
[Sattler, MelanieL, Garrepalli, Divya]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 99th Annual Conference".

2005

Conference Proceeding
Adsorption of hazardous air pollutants using nanoadsorbents
[Sattler, MelanieL, Deshmukh, Namrata]. "ACS National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 2005".

Conference Proceeding
Removal of carbonyl sulfide using activated carbon adsorption
[Sattler, MelanieL, Rosenberk, RanjithSamuel]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 98th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Biofiltration
[Sattler, MelanieL, Nawal, C.P.]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 98th Annual Conference".

2004

Conference Proceeding
Which Meteorological Conditions Produce Worst Case Concentrations from Area Sources?
[Sattler, MelanieL, Devanathan, Sapna]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 97th Annual Conference.".

2003

Conference Proceeding
Correlating Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions with Time and Temperature to Predict Worst-Case Emissions
[Sattler, MelanieL, Nagaraj, Archana]. "2nd Bi-Annual Texas Odor & Corrosion Conference sponsored by Water Environment Association of Texas".

Conference Proceeding
Chemical Mass Balance Model with Fractionation: Source Apportionment of PM 2.5
[Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, Howard]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 96th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Correlating Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions with Temperature to Predict Worst-Case Odor Emissions
[Sattler, MelanieL, Nagaraj, Archana]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 96th Annual Conference".

2002

Conference Proceeding
PREDICTING HYDROGEN SULFIDE EMISSIONS FROM EXPANDED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
[Sattler, MelanieL]. 2002, 467-481. "Water Environment Federation".

Conference Proceeding
Time, Temperature, and Wind Speed: The Importance of Varying Emission Rates in Odor Modeling
[Sattler, MelanieL, McDonald, EllenT.]. 2002, 427-456. "Water Environment Federation".

2001

Conference Proceeding
Method for Predicting Photocatalytic Oxidation Rates of Organic Compounds
Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 94th Annual Conference
[Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, Howard]. "Air & Waste Management Association".

Conference Proceeding
Planning for Air Quality Compliance in Texas: A Case Study in Local SIP Development
[Sattler, MelanieL, Stuckey, TroyH.]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 94th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Technologies for Reducing NOx Emissions from Non-Road Diesel Vehicles: An Overview
Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 94th Annual Conference
[Sattler, MelanieL].

2000

Conference Proceeding
Floodplain Mapping: State-of-the Art
[Rae, Scott, Sattler, MelanieL, Tidwell, Jack]. "Floodplain Management: 2000 and Beyond - Association of State Floodplain Managers 24th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Going Above and Beyond NFIP to Truly Stabilize Flood Risks: The Corridor Development Certificate Process
[Sattler, MelanieL, Tidwell, Jack]. "Floodplain Management: 2000 and Beyond - Association of State Floodplain Managers 24th Annual Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Multiple-Objective Management Case Study: The Trinity River COMMON VISION Program
[Medlock, Samantha, Sattler, MelanieL, Tidwell, Jack]. "Floodplain Management: 2000 and Beyond - Association of State Floodplain Managers 24th Annual Conference".

1998

Conference Proceeding
Hierarchical Emissions Inventory Development for Nested Photochemical Modeling. Part 4: Area and Nonroad Mobile Sources
Proceedings of Emissions Inventory: Living in a Global Environment '98
[Sattler, MelanieL, MacKay, James, Thomas, Ronald, Mai, Saadia, Rae, Scott, Ross, Charlotte, Schoonmacher, Scott, Sims, Mike, Stuckey, Troy].

Conference Proceeding
Design of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalytic Oxidation Systems for VOC Sources
[Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, HowardM.]. "11th World Clean Air Congress, Durban, South Africa, September 13-18, 1998".

1996

Conference Proceeding
Photocatalytic oxidation processes for indoor air pollution
[Liljestrand, H.M., Sattler, MelanieL]. "Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 89th Annual Conference".

1994

Conference Proceeding
Chemical Mass Balance with Fractionation: An Application to Los Angeles
Aerosols and Atmospheric Optics: Radiative Balance and Visual Air Quality
[Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, Howard]. A:567-577. "Air & Waste Management Association".

In Process

Research Report
FOOD & FLORA WASTE TO FLEET FUEL: DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE F4 FRAMEWORK: FINAL PROJECT REPORT
[Sattler, Melanie, Hyun, Kate, Bhatt, Arpita, Anjomani, Ardeshir, Krejci, Caroline, Chen, VictoriaCP, Chakraborty, Mithila, Raven, Nicolas, Behseresht, Ali]. Accepted.

Research Report
UTA Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) City of Arlington Manhole Corrosion Assessment Project
[Sattler, Melanie, Bhatt, Arpita]. Accepted.

Research Report
3. Final Report: UTA Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Manhole Corrosion Protection Assessment
[Sattler, Melanie]. Accepted.

2018

Research Report
Final Report: Evaluation of Potential Release of Organic Chemicals in the Steam Exhaust and Other Release Points during Pipe Rehabilitation Using the Trenchless Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) Method
[Najafi, Mohammad, Sattler, Melanie, Schug, Kevin]. Report for the National Association of Sanitary Sewer Companies (NASSCO).

2012

Research Report
Mobile Measurement of Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide at Natural Gas Production Site Fence Lines in the Texas Barnett Shale
[Sattler, MelanieL, Eapi, GautamRaghavendra, Rani, Madhu]. "Final Report submitted to the Environmental Defense Fund".

2020

Magazine/Trade Publication
Landfill Mining: A Step Toward Sustainable Landfills
EM Magazine
[Hossain, Sahadat, Sattler, Melanie]. "Air & Waste Management Association".

Magazine/Trade Publication
Four Evolutions in Environmental Engineering: Effects on Curricula
[Sattler, Melanie]. "Air & Waste Management Association".

Magazine/Trade Publication
Beneficial Reuse of Rice Husk
EM, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association for Environmental Managers
[Baniya, Sunita, Chakraborty, Mithila]. "Air & Waste Management Association".

Magazine/Trade Publication
International Approaches to Waste Management
EM, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association for Environmental Managers
[Sattler, Melanie]. "Air & Waste Management Association".

Magazine/Trade Publication
Solid Waste Management Challenges in India
[Shah, Ketan, Sattler, Melanie]. "Air & Waste Management Association".

2019

Magazine/Trade Publication
Food Waste Diversion: Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses and Local Governments
[Bhatt, Arpita, Sattler, Melanie]. Environmental Manager. "Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association".

2017

Magazine/Trade Publication
Prioritization of City Sewer Manholes for Corrosion Protection
[Bhatt, ArpitaHetal, Iyer, Gomathy, Sattler, MelanieL]. Environmental Manager. "Air & Waste Management Association".

Magazine/Trade Publication
Landfill Gas Generation and Emission Models: Model Options for Recovery System Design and Greenhouse Gas Inventories
[Sattler, MelanieL, Bhatt, Arpita]. Environmental Manager. "Air & Waste Management Association".

2002

Magazine/Trade Publication
Technologies for Reducing NOx Emissions from Off-Road Diesel Vehicles: An Overview
[Sattler, MelanieL]. EM. 20-29.

2001

Magazine/Trade Publication
Dallas/Ft. Worth SIP Development: A Case Study in Local Involvement
[Sattler, MelanieL, Stuckey, H.Troy]. EM. 32-36.

2014

Technical Report
Final Report: Feasibility Studies and Training to Support Landfill Gas Recovery in Ghana
[Hossain, Sahadat, Sattler, MelanieL, Jangikhatoonabad, Neda, Afotey, Benjamin]. "Report for US Environmental Protection Agency".

Technical Report
Final Report: UT Arlington REU Site on Hazard Mitigation
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Report for National Science Foundation Engineering Education Program".

2012

Technical Report
Final Report: UT Arlington RET Site on Hazard Mitigation
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Report for National Science Foundation Engineering Education Program".

2011

Technical Report
Engineering sustainable engineers
[Sattler, MelanieL, Alavi, Kambiz, Chen, VictoriaCP, Mattingly, SteveP., Rogers, K.Jamie, Weatherton, YvetteP., Afotey, Benjamin, Rani, Madhu].

2010

Technical Report
A Carbon Extraction Process for Converting Southwestern Lignite to JP-8
[Billo, RichardE., Choi, Hyeok , Dennis, BrianH., MacDonnell, Frederick, Priest, JohnW., Sattler, MelanieL]. ". Report for Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA)".

Technical Report
Dispersion Modeling of Emissions from a Natural Gas Compressor Station: Ashford
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington".

Technical Report
Emission Trends for Go Green Fuel Hydrogen Enrichment Technology Systems: Dallas County School Bus Testing
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington".

2009

Technical Report
Dispersion Modeling of Emissions from Natural Gas Compressor Stations: Town of Dish
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington".

Technical Report
Task 5 Report: Dispersion Modeling
[Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, Yvette]. "Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Surface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlining Review Project".

Technical Report
Task 4 Report 1: PBR and NSR File Review Summary
[Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, Yvette]. "Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Surface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlining Review Project".

Technical Report
Task 4 Report 2: Modeling Protocol
[Sattler, MelanieL, Weatherton, Yvette]. "Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Surface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlining Review Project".

Technical Report
Dispersion Modeling of Emissions from Natural Gas Compressor Stations
[Sattler, MelanieL]. "Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington".

2008

Technical Report
Operations-Oriented Performance Measures for Freeway Management Systems
[Brydia, RobertE., Schneider, William, Mattingly, StephenP, Sattler, MelanieL, Upayokin, Auttawit]. "Texas A&M University. Texas Transportation Institute (TTI)".

Technical Report
School Bus Emission Testing of Ecosystem Fuel Vapor Enhancer Retrofit Device, Fuel Freedom International MPG-CAPS Combustion Chamber Conditioner and MPG-SULFRX Fuel Treatment and B20 Biodiesel
[Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP., Kalidinidi, SahithiRaj, Parikh, Parthen, Sumitsawan, Sulak]. "Duncanville ISD Emission Testing Program".

Technical Report
Optimizing Coal Plant NOx Emissions at Luminant: Final Report
[Rattakorn, Panaya, Phananiramai, Passakorn, Rosenberger, Jay, Chen, Victoria, Kim, SeoungBum, Sattler, MelanieL].

2007

Technical Report
Emission Trends for Clean Air Associates’ Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device Phase II Report – Diesel Truck
[Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP.]. "North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program".

Technical Report
Emission Trends for Clean Air Associates’ Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device Phase II Report – Dodge Charger
[Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP.]. "North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program".

Technical Report
Emission Trends for Ethos FR Fuel Additive Phase II Report – Dodge Charger
[Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP.]. "North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program".

Technical Report
Emission Trends for Clean Air Associates' Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device Phase I Report
[Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP., Kanukolanu, Sri Harsha ]. "Report prepared for the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program".

Technical Report
ETHOS® FR Fuel Additive Phase I Report
[Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP., Satyanarayan, Shruthi]. "Report prepared for the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program".

2006

Technical Report
Using Operations-Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems
[Brydia, RobertE., Schneider, WilliamH., Mattingly, StephenP., Sattler, MelanieL, Upayokin, Auttawit]. "Interim report prepared under contract 0-5292 for the Texas Department of Transportation, Research and Technology Transfer Office, Austin, Texas".

2012

Other
Proximity of Childhood Leukemia Cases to Airports within the State of Texas
[Senkayi, Sala, Sattler, MelanieL, Chen, Victoria]. "International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences".

Presentations

- November 2020
  Chakraborty, Mithila (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Raven, Nicholas (Author), Behseresht, Ali (Author), Boskabadi, Azam (Author), Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author), Hyun, Kyung (Author), Anjomani, Ardeshir (Author), Krejci, Caroline (Author), Chen, Victoria (Author), "Capitalizing on Existing Infrastructure for Treating Diverted Organics: Development and Application of the F4 Framework (Food & Flora Waste to Fleet Fuel)", Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University. (November , 2020).
- November 2020
  Villavan Kothai, Dravid (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Tare, MeghnaSandeep (Author), "Carbon footprint assessment and reduction strategies for the University of Texas at Arlington", Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University. (November , 2020).
- October 2020
  Shah, Ketan (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Solid Waste Management Decision-Making Tools for Developing Countries: A State-of-the-Art Review", Virtual. (October , 2020).
- July 2020
  Sattler, MelanieL (Author & Presenter), Chakraborty, Mithila (Author), Raven, Nicholas (Author), Behseresht, Ali (Author), Hyun, Kyung (Author), Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author), Anjomani, Ardeshir (Author), Krejci, Caroline (Author), Chen, Victoria (Author), "Food & Flora Waste to Fleet Fuel: Development and Application of F4 Framework", Scientific Online (Scion), Virtual. (July , 2020).
- June 2020
  Hada, Sunakshi (Author & Presenter), Chakraborty, Mithila (Author), Shah, Ketan (Author), Parsaeifard, Niloofar (Author), Mohanakrishnan, AiswaryaAcharath (Author), Rahimi, Hoda (Author), Sinha, Ankita (Author), Rosales , PabloChoquis (Author), Wooten, BriaNatasha (Author), Iyer, GomathyRadhakrishna (Author), Rafatuzzama, Mohammad (Author), Techapapawit, Sorakrich (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Chen, Victoria (Author), Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author), "Assessment of Factors that Affect Hydrogen Sulfide Corrosion of Manhole Shafts", Air & Waste Management Association, Virtual. (June , 2020).
- June 2020
  Chakraborty, MithilaL (Author & Presenter), Boskabadi, Azam (Author), Raven, Nicholas (Author), Behseresht, Ali (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author), Hyun, Kyung (Author), Anjomani, Ardeshir (Author), Krejci, Caroline (Author), Chen, Victoria, "Food and Flora Waste to Fleet Fuel: Development and Application of the F4 Framework", Air & Waste Management Association , Virtual. (June , 2020).
- June 2020
  Chakraborty, Mithila (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Heavy Metal and Organic Contaminants Adsorption from Leachate Water by Using Different Solid Wastes", Air & Waste Management Association , Virtual. (June , 2020).
- June 2020
  Parsaeifard, Niloofar (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Chen, Victoria, Nasirian, Bahareh (Author), "Increasing Methane Oxidation in Clay Landfill Cover Using Alternate Electron Acceptors", Air & Waste Management Association , Virtual. (June , 2020).
- April 2020
  Adelegan, Opeyemi (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste Components: A Study of Biogas & Fertilizer Production and Composition", UTA College of Engineering, Virtual. (April , 2020).
- April 2020
  Hada, Sunakshi (Author & Presenter), Shah, Ketan (Author), Rosales , PabloChoquis (Author), Sinha, Ankita (Author), Wooten, BriaNatasha (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author), "Assessment of Factors That Affect Microbially Induced Concrete Corrosion (MICC) of Manholes", UTA College of Engineering, Virtual. (April , 2020).
- April 2020
  Chakraborty, Mithila (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Multi-sorbent mixtures from waste materials: A low-cost approach to removal of multiple metals and organics from leachate", UTA College of Engineering, Virtual. (April , 2020).
- February 2020
  Hada, Sunakshi (Author & Presenter), Shah, Ketan (Author), Chakraborty, Mithila (Author), Mohammad, Rafatazuma (Author), Sinha, Ankita (Author), Wooten, BriaNatasha (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author), Mohanakrishnan, Aiswarya (Author), "Assessment of Factors That Affect Microbially Induced Concrete Corrosion (MICC) of Manholes", UTA College of Engineering. (February , 2020).
- February 2020
  Rahimi, Hoda (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Hossain, MdSahadat (Author), "Effect of TAV5 ratios on methane generation and lignin degradation", Indian Wells, CA. (February , 2020).
- February 2020
  Chakraborty, Mithila (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Multi-sorbent mixtures from waste materials: A low-cost approach to removal of multiple metals and organics from leachate", UTA College of Engineering. (February , 2020).
- February 2020
  Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author & Presenter), Priyadarshini, Sharon (Author), Mohanakrishnan, Aiswarya (Author), Abri, Arash (Author), Techapaphawit, Sorakrich (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Physical, chemical, and geotechnical properties of coal fly ash – A global review", Indian Wells, CA. (February , 2020).
- February 2020
  Iyer, Gomathy (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Suitability of un-composted grass clippings as biocovers for biological methane removal from landfills", Indian Wells, CA. (February , 2020).
- November 2019
  Bezboruah, KarabiChaudhury (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Bhatt, ArpitaHetal (Author), Ranasinghe, Padmi (Author), "Flooded Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Water Policies", Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (November , 2019).
- July 2019
  Neumann, SheliaScott (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (ELCA) of Commercial Space Transportation (CST) Activities in the United States". (July , 2019).
- June 2019
  Sattler, MelanieL (Panelist), "Challenges and Opportunities in Delivering Environmental Education". (June , 2019).
- June 2019
  Baniya, Sunita (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Economical Design of Cold-Resistant Biogas Digesters for Degrading Household Waste In Mountainous Areas of Developing Countries". (June , 2019).
- June 2019
  AlSaleh, Ali (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author & Presenter), "Life Cycle Assessment of Large Wind Turbines in the US: A Texas Case Study". (June , 2019).
- June 2019
  Kuusisto, LucinaMarcia (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author & Presenter), "Predicting bioenergy potential from vinasse digestion: The VUMP Model (Vinasse Utilization for Methane Production)". (June , 2019).
- June 2019
  Hernandez Ruiz, Alma (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "The Urban Passenger Transportation LCA for Comparison Across Modes Model –TransportLifeCAMM". (June , 2019).
- April 2019
  Hada, Sunakshi, Shah, Ketan (Author & Presenter), Chakraborty, Mithila (Author & Presenter), Mohammad, Rafat (Author & Presenter), Mohanakrishnan, Aiswarya (Author & Presenter), Sinha, Ankita (Author & Presenter), Wooten, Natasha (Author & Presenter), Choquis Rosales, Pablo (Presenter), Bhatt, Arpita (Author), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Assessment of Factors that Affect Microbially Induced Concrete Corrosion (MICC) of Manholes". (April , 2019).
- January 2019
  Najafi, Mohammad (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author & Presenter), Schug, Kevin (Author), "Review of Literature on Chemical Emissions and Worker Exposures Associated with Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) Installations (Phase 1)". (January , 2019).
- October 2018
  Neumann, SheliaScott (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (ELCA) of Commercial Space Transportation (CST) Activities in the United States". (October , 2018).
- October 2018
  Neumann, SheliaScott (Author & Presenter), Sattler, MelanieL (Author), "Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (ELCA) of Commercial Space Transportation (CST) Activities in the United States". (October , 2018).
- February 2018
  Sattler, MelanieL, RahimiHoda (Author & Presenter), "Effect of Termite Hindgut Microbe TAV5 on Methane Production from Municipal Solid Waste Degradation", Indian Wells, CA. (February 12, 2018).
- February 2018
  Sattler, MelanieL, ParsaeifardNiloofar (Author & Presenter), "Enhancing the Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane in Landfill Cover Soil", Indian Wells, CA. (February 12, 2018).
- February 2018
  Sattler, MelanieL (Author), Radhakrishna, IyerGomathy (Author & Presenter), "Methane Oxidation Capacity of Un-composted Yard Waste and Other Waste Materials", Indian Wells, CA. (February 12, 2018).
- September 2017
  Sattler, MelanieL, BhattArpita (Author & Presenter), "Choosing the Right Landfill Gas Model for Your Project", International Solid Waste Association, Baltimore, MD. (September 25, 2017).
- October 2014
  Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, Sahadat, Durai, Venilla, Karanjekar, Richa, Bhatt, Arpita, Altouqi, Said, "Evaluation of the CLEEN (Capturing Landfill Emissions for Energy Needs) Model", Crystal River, Florida. (October 20, 2014).
- March 2014
  Sattler, MelanieL, Rahman, Shammi, "Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Methane Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse". (March 26, 2014).
- March 2013
  Rahman, Shammi, Sabnis, Madhu, Sattler, MelanieL, "Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse". (March 27, 2013).
- September 2012
  Theriot, Shirley, Cazzell, Mary, Sattler, MelanieL, Blakey, Joan, "Faculty transformation through service-learning implementation", Baltimore, MD. (September 23, 2012).
- June 2012
  Senkayi, Sala, Sattler, MelanieL, Chen, VictoriaC.P., "Proximity of Childhood Leukemia Cases to Airports within the State of Texas", Houston, Texas. (June 1, 2012).
- March 2012
  Karanjekar, Richa, Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, Sahadat, Chen, VictoriaC.P., Gandhi, Arpita, Altouqi, Said, "An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperature", Austin, Texas. (March 27, 2012).
- March 2012
  Sattler, MelanieL, Bhatt, Arpita, Karanjekar, Richa, Altouqi, Said, Hossain, SahadatM.D., Chen, Victoria, "Development of Regression Equations for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Landfills". (March 22, 2012).
- June 2011
  Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Sattler, MelanieL, "A Case Study: Estimating Concentration of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas from Landfill A by Using AERMOD", Orlando, Florida. (June 1, 2011).
- June 2011
  Sattler, MelanieL, Karanjekar, Richa, Gandhi, Arpita, Hossain, Sahadat, Chen, VictoriaC.P., "An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperatures", Orlando, Florida. (June 1, 2011).
- March 2011
  Athappan, Annaprabha, Sattler, MelanieL, "Adsorption Curve Fits for Landfill VOCS on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon". (March 24, 2011).
- March 2011
  Vaidhyanathan, Shankar, Sattler, MelanieL, "Air Pollution Impacts of University Chemistry Labs: A Case Study". (March 24, 2011).
- March 2011
  Gangupomu, RojaHaritha, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Sattler, MelanieL, Dennis, Brian, MacDonnell, Fred, Billo, Richard, Priest, john, "Analysis and Comparison of Inertinite-Derived Adsorbent with Conventional Adsorbents". (March 24, 2011).
- March 2011
  Sattler, MelanieL, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Dennis, Brian, "Characterization of pyrolysis products from algae cake and plastic waste as feedstocks". (March 24, 2011).
- March 2011
  Natchanok, Pala-En, Sattler, MelanieL, "On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks". (March 24, 2011).
- January 2011
  Rich, Alisa, Sattler, MelanieL, "Monitoring and Sampling Techniques for Fugitive Air Emissions From Natural Gas Production Facilities in the Barnett Shale Formation", San Diego, California. (January 10, 2011).
- June 2010
  Natchanok, Pala-En, Sattler, MelanieL, "On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks", Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (June 1, 2010).
- May 2010
  Sattler, MelanieL, Choi, Hyeok, Gangupomu, Roja, Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee, Billo, Rick, Dennis, Brian, MacDonnell, Fred, Priest, John, "Environmental Evaluation of UTA Solvent Extraction Process", UT System Energy Council. (May 19, 2010).
- May 2010
  Sattler, MelanieL, Alavi, Kambiz, Chen, Victoria, Mattingly, Steve, Rogers, Jamie, Weatherton, Yvette, Afotey, Benjamin, Rani, Madhu, "Engineering Sustainable Engineers", Washington, D.C.. (May 1, 2010).
- March 2010
  Karanjekar, Richa, Gandhi, Arpita, Sattler, MelanieL, Hossain, Sahadat, Chen, Victoria, "Estimating Renewable Energy Potential: An Improved Model for Bioreactor Landfill Gas Generation". (March 25, 2010).
- March 2010
  Sumitsawan, Sulak, Timmons, Richard, Sattler, MelanieL, "Photocatalytic Treatment of Volatile Organics in Air: Plasma Modified vs. Standard Titanium Dioxide". (March 25, 2010).
- February 2010
  Sattler, MelanieL, Phananiramai, P., Rosenberger, J.M., Chen, VictoriaC.P., Kim, S., "Managing Selective Catalytic Reduction for Coal-fired Power Plants", Gainesville, FL.. (February 1, 2010).
- October 2009
  Sattler, MelanieL, 102. Phananiramai, P., Rosenberger, J.M., Chen, VictoriaC.P., Kim, S., "Managing Selective Catalytic Reduction for Coal-fired Power Plants", San Diego, CA.. (October 1, 2009).
- June 2009
  Athappan, Prabha, Sattler, MelanieL, "Adsorption Curve Fits for Landfill VOCs on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon", Detroit, MI. (June 1, 2009).
- June 2009
  Sule, Neelesh, Chen, Vic, Sattler, MelanieL, "Assessing Control Strategies for Ground Level Ozone", Detroit, MI. (June 1, 2009).
- March 2009
  Rani, Madhu, Sattler, MelanieL, "Removal of Butylene and Propylene Gas using Biofiltration". (March 26, 2009).
- March 2009
  Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, StephenP., Bhatt, Hetal, Sumitsawan, Sulak, Pala-En, Natchanok, Parthen, Parikh, "A Model for Estimating Hydrocarbon and CO2 Emission Reductions after Closing Drive-Thrus". (March 1, 2009).
- October 2008
  Sattler, MelanieL, Sumitsawan, Sulak, Kalidindi, Sahithi Raj, Parikh, Parthen, Mattingly, Device, Ladd, MichaelH., Humphreys, Jim, "School Bus Emission Testing: Retrofit Device, Combustion Chamber Conditioner, Biodiesel", Dallas, Texas. (October 1, 2008).
- March 2008
  Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, Stephen, "On-Road Measurement of Emissions Impact of Clean Air Catalytic Converter". (March 1, 2008).
- March 2008
  Sattler, MelanieL, Mattingly, Stephen, "On-Road Measurement of Emissions Impact of Ethos Fuel Reformulator". (March 1, 2008).
- July 2005
  Sattler, MelanieL, "Transportation and Air Quality: Interdisciplinary Education", Potsdam, New York. (July 1, 2005).
- January 2005
  Deshmukh, NamrataB., Sattler, MelanieL, "Adsorption of hazardous air pollutants using nanoadsorbents". (January 1, 2005).
- March 2004
  Devanathan, Sapna, Sattler, MelanieL, "Which Meteorological Conditions Produce Worst Case Concentrations from Area Sources?". (March 1, 2004).
- March 2003
  Sattler, MelanieL, "Odor Abatement Evaluation and Master Plan", Garland, Texas. (March 28, 2003).
- February 2001
  Sattler, MelanieL, Stuckey, H.Troy, "Air Quality Community Outreach 2000: The North Central Texas Experience". (February 1, 2001).
- November 1996
  Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, HowardM., "Rates of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Air over Titanium Dioxide". (November 1, 1996).
- October 1996
  Sattler, MelanieL, Liljestrand, HowardM., "Method for Predicting Rates of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Air over Titanium Dioxide". (October 1, 1996).
- April 1995
  Sattler, MelanieL, "Photocatalytic Oxidation of Gas-Phase Compounds over Titanium Dioxide". (April 1, 1995).

Students Supervised

- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Daniel Valencia,
- Present
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Nate Steadman, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Civil Engineering)
  Sustainability evaluation of alternative natural treatment of landfill leachate
- Present
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Ramtin Jadbabaei Behbahan, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Bioengineering)
  Sustainability evaluation of options for plantarflexion ergometers
- Present
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Scott Landers, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Civil Engineering)
  Sustainability Evaluation of Options for Treatment/Disposal of Household Solid Waste in Mexico
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Aiswarya Mohanakrishnan,
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Sasha Jones, (Earth and Environmental Science)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Hussain Ali,
- Present
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Dravid Villavan Kothai,
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Karthikeyan Loganathan,
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Opeyemi Adelegan,
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Sunakshi Hada, (Civil Engineering)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Racquel Douglas,
- Aug 2020
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Pablo Choquis Rosales, Manhole Corrosion Protection Assessment
- Aug 2020
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Mamunur Rahman , (Industrial Engineering)
- Aug 2020
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Naomi Gevaerd De Souza,
- July 2020
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Ankita Sinha, City of Arlington Manhole Corrosion Protection Assessment (Civil Engineering)
- May 2020
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Cesar Rodriguez, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Sustainability Evaluation of Redesign of UTA Connections Cafe
- May 2020
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Hayden Lewis, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Civil Engineering)
  Sustainability Evaluation of Energy Alternatives for Homes
- May 2020
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Ian Jackson, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Electrical Engineering)
  Sustainability Evaluation of Renewable Energy Alternatives for an Off-Grid Home
- May 2020
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Ty Sawka, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Civil Engineering)
  Sustainability Evaluation of Temporary Shelter for Refugees
- Feb 2020
  Undergraduate Supervised Research
  Bria Wooten, City of Arlington Manhole Corrosion Protection Assessment (Civil Engineering)
- Dec 2019
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Nguyen Cao, (Earth and Environmental Science)
- Dec 2019
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Julian Crawford, Sustainable Engineering Minor (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Sustainability Evaluation of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from composting at UTA
- Dec 2019
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  Michael Gonzalez, Sustainability Engineering Minor (Electrical Engineering)
  Sustainability evaluation of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from composting at UTA
- Nov 2019
  Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
  Chloe Otieno, (Earth and Environmental Science)
- Nov 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Afroza Ayub, (Civil Engineering)
- Aug 2019
  Postdoctoral Research Supervision
  Arpita Gandhi Bhatt, (Other)
- May 2019
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Hoda Rahimi, (Civil Engineering)
  The Effect of Termite Gut Microorganism TAV5 Ratios on Lignin Degradation and Methane Generation from Paper, Yard, and Wood Waste
- May 2019
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Niloofar Parsaeifard, (Civil Engineering)
  Enhancing Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane in Landfill Cover Soil
- May 2019
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Sunita Baniya, Economical Design of Cold-Resistant Biogas Digesters for Degrading Household Waste in Mountainous Areas of Developing Countries (Civil Engineering)
- May 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Aiswarya Mohanakrishnan, (Civil Engineering)
  Investigation of Gas- and Liquid-Phase Sewer Environmental Factors Leading to Microbially-Induced Concrete Corrosion
- Dec 2018
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Alma Hernadez Ruiz, (Civil Engineering)
  Development of the Urban Passenger Transportation Life Cycle Inventory for Comparison across Modes Model (TransportLifeCAMM)
- Dec 2018
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Gomathy Radhakrishna Iyer, (Civil Engineering)
  Methane Oxidation Potential of Uncomposted Yard Waste as a Landfill Biocover
- 2018
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Andrew LaFavers, (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Benefits and Obstacles to Installing Wind and Solar Energy Systems on University Campuses: A Texas Study
- 2018
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Shelia Scott Neumann, (Civil Engineering)
  ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
- 2017
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Amin Homaei,
  Investigation of Reuse of Coal Fly Ash to Mitigate Landfill Methane
- 2017
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Temi Abayomi, (Civil Engineering)
  AERMOD Modeling of Air Pollutant Emissions from Backup Generator Use in Lagos, Nigeria
- 2016
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Ali Alsaleh, (Civil Engineering)
  Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Traditional Air Pollutants, Water Depletion, and Cumulative Energy Demand from 2-MW Wind Turbines in Texas
- 2016
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Laalithya Bondili, Current Position: Engineer with Freeman Millican, Inc. (Civil Engineering)
  “Assessment of Coal Fly Ash as a Landfill Cover that Promotes Methane Oxidation”
- 2016
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Sunakshi Hada, (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Scale-Up Factor for CLEEN Model for Developing Countries
- 2016
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Fatemeh Khalaj, Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of California Irvine (Civil Engineering)
  Air Dispersion Modeling of Multiple Natural Gas Well Pads at Different Terrain Conditions and Determination of Inverse Distance Weighting Function Exponent
- 2016
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Sharon Priyadarshini, Current Position: Solid Waste, Georgia Dept. of Environmental Protection (Civil Engineering)
  Sustainable Reuse of Coal Fly Ash to Mitigate Landfill Methane
- 2016
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Sunita Buniya, Current Position: Ph.D. Student at UTA (Civil Engineering)
  Comparison of Methane Production from Household Waste using Pond Soil and Horse dung as Microbial Inocula
- Aug 2016
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Reza Broun, Current Position: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Civil Engineering)
  Integrated Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Traditional Air Pollutants, and Economics of Three Types of Landfills
- Dec 2015
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Gautam Eapi, Co-Advisor: Michael Manry, Electrical Engineering Current Position: Adjunct Instructor, UTA (Civil Engineering)
  Comprehensive Neural Network Forecasting System for Ground Level Ozone in Multiple Regions
- 2015
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Hoda Rahimi, Current Position: Ph.D. Student at UTA (Civil Engineering)
  Effect of Termite Gut Microbe TAV5 on Methane Production from Municipal Solid Waste Degradation
- Dec 2014
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Shammi Rahman, Current Position: Engineer, City of Wichita Falls (Civil Engineering)
  Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse
- 2014
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Arash Abri, (Civil Engineering)
  Impact of Lime Dosage on Odor Reduction of Biosolids
- 2014
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Neda Jangikhatoonabad, Current Position: Air Quality Specialist, ICF International (Civil Engineering)
  Feasibility Studies to Support Landfill Gas Recovery in Ghana
- Aug 2014
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Madhu Rani, Co-Advisor: Jorge Rodrigues, Biology Current Position: Job-seeking (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Investigation of How Microbes Involved in Anaerobic Digestion of Vinasse Change as Functions of Temperature, Vinasse Compositions, and Time
- Aug 2014
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Sahar Mansour, Current Position: Instructor, Mountain View College (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Indoor Air Quality in Schools: An Investigation of the Impact of Outdoor Air Quality, School Layout, and Room Type
- 2013
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Vennila Durai, Current Position: Project Engineer at Echologics, Mueller Co. (Civil Engineering)
  Validation of a Model for Estimating Methane Gas Generation from Landfill Waste
- Aug 2013
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Arpita Gandhi Bhatt, Co-Advisor: Sahadat Hossain, Geotechnical Engineering Current Position: Post-Doc, UTA
  Development of Regression Equations for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Landfills
- May 2013
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Lucina Marcia Kuusisto, High school teacher - engineering (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Development of a Mathematical Model, VUMP (Vinasse Utilization for Methane Production)
- May 2013
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Roja Haritha Gangupomu, Current Position: Emissions Evaluator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Civil Engineering)
  A Comparative study of Carbon Nanotubes and Powdered Activated Carbon: Physicochemical Properties, Adsorption Isotherms and Models
- Dec 2012
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Annaprabha Athappan, Current Position: Senior Administrator for Environmental Health and Safety, AT&T
  Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx over 3 Types of Ce-Doped Activated Carbon
- Dec 2012
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Said Altouqi, Co-Advisor: Sahadat Hossain, Geotechnical Engineering Current Position: Landfill Rehabilitation Manager, Oman Environmental Services Holding Company, Oman (Civil Engineering)
  Modeling of Leachate BOD and COD Using Data from Lab-Scale Landfills
- 2012
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Ali Alsaleh, Current Position: Asbestos Project Manager at ENERCON Services (Civil Engineering)
  Waste Tires: Can They Be an Alternative Resource for Natural Fuel Resources
- Aug 2012
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Richa Karanjekar, Co-Advisor: Sahadat Hossain, Geotechnical Engineering Current Position: Project Manager, Apex Companies, Frisco, TX (Civil Engineering)
  An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperatures
- May 2012
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Ketwalee Kositkanawuth, Co-Advisor: Brian Dennis, Mechanical Engineering Current Position: Lecturer, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand (Civil Engineering)
  Characterization of Pyrolysis Products from Algae and Polystyrene (PS) Plastic Waste
- May 2012
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Natchanok Pala-En, Current Position: Environmental Officer, Pollution Control Department, Thailand (Earth and Environmental Science)
  On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks
- May 2012
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Sala Senkayi, Current Position: Environmental Scientist, Planning and Analysis Branch (6WQ-NI), US Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6, Dallas TX (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Proximity of Childhood Leukemia Cases to Airports within the State of Texas
- Dec 2011
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Sulak Sumitsawan, Co-Advisor: Richard Timmons, Chemistry Current Position: Associate Dean for Research, School of Energy and Environment, University of Phayao, Thailand (Civil Engineering)
  Fluorination and Fluorocarbon Coating of TiO2 by Pulsed Plasma Processing: Improved Photocatalytic Oxidation of Gaseous m-Xylene and Mercury
- 2011
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Shankar Vaidhyanathan, Current Position: Staff Engineering Associate, Zephyr Environmental, Austin (Civil Engineering)
  Air Pollution Impacts of University Chemistry Labs: A Case Study
- Aug 2011
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Alisa Rich, Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Air Emissions from Natural Gas Exploration and Mining in the Barnett Shale Geologic Reservoir
- 2009
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Lince Merin, (Civil Engineering)
  Assessing the Mercury Health Risks Associated with Coal-Fired Power Plants: Impacts of Local Deposition
- 2009
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Madhu Rani, Current Position: Job-seeking (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Biofiltration of Alkenes
- Dec 2008
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Benjamin Afotey, Current Position: Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (Civil Engineering)
  Statistical Approach to the Development of Microscale Model for Vehicle Exhaust Emission Estimation
- Dec 2008
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Neelesh Sule, Co-Advisor: Victoria Chen, Industrial Engineering Current Position: Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Dallas, TX (Civil Engineering)
  Assessing Control Strategies for Ground-Level Ozone
- 2008
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Ketwalee Kositkanawuth, Current Position: Lecturer, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand (Civil Engineering)
  A Case Study: Estimating Concentration of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas from Landfill A by Using AERMOD
- 2008
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Syeda Haque, Current Position: Air Quality Specialist, Modern Geosciences
  Critical Review of City of Arlington Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
- 2008
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Annaprabha Athappan, Current Position: Senior Administrator for Environmental Health and Safety, AT&T (Civil Engineering)
  Study of Adsorption Capacities for Landfill VOCs on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon
- 2007
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Arpita Gandhi, Current Position: Post-doc, UTA (Civil Engineering)
  Comparison of ISC-ST3 and AERMOD Dispersion Modeling Results for a Cement Kiln
- 2007
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Jaya Nagireddi, (Civil Engineering)
  Impact of a Fuel Additive or Retrofit Device on Vehicle Emissions
- 2006
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Rania Al Omari, Current Position: Senior Environmental Engineer, Consolidated Consultants Group, Jordan (Civil Engineering)
  Effect of Mechanical Shaking on Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds onto Single Wall Nanohorns
- 2006
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Zubair Awan, Current Position: Senior HSE Management System Engineer at Abu Dubai Oil Refining Company (Civil Engineering)
  Literature Review on Nanotechnology and the use of Nanomaterials and Nanoadsorbents relating to Air Pollution
- 2006
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Kamesh Vyethavya Sista, Current Position: Sales position in India (Civil Engineering)
  Effects of Traffic Signal Retiming on Vehicular Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
- 2006
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Mita Upadhyay, Current Position: Senior Environmental Engineer, Flint Hills Resources (Civil Engineering)
  Photocatalytic Degradation of VOCs, Toxics, and Odors from Air Emissions of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
- 2006
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Rajashi Parikh, Current position: Associate Environmental Analyst, Ramboll Environ, California (Civil Engineering)
  Effect of Signal Coordination as an Emission Reduction Measure for Vehicles
- 2006
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Shruthi Satyanarayan, Current Position: Quality Assurance Analyst, PDX, Fort Worth, TX (Civil Engineering)
  Trends of Vehicular Emissions due to the Effect of Ethos FR as Fuel Additive
- 2006
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Sri Harsha Kanukolanu, Current Position: Trinity Consultants, Louisiana (Civil Engineering)
  Impact of a Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device on Vehicular Emissions: A Case Study
- 2005
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Dheeraj Gundelly, Current Position: SAP HR Consultant, NGA Human Resources, Hyderabad, India (Civil Engineering)
  Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ethylene
- 2005
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Divya Garrepalli, Current Position: Environmental Engineer, Amazon Web Services (Civil Engineering)
  Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide using Compost Biofilter: Measurement of Removal Rates and Elimination Capacity in Conjunction with Hydrogen Sulfide
- 2005
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Hetal Bhatt, Current Position: Project Engineer, Lee Engineering, TX (Civil Engineering)
  Determination of Safe Roadway Buffer Width to Protect Human Health from Harmful NOx Exposure
- 2005
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Namrata Deshmukh, Current Position: Design Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Dallas, TX (Civil Engineering)
  Comparison of Adsorption Capacities of Nanoadsorbents with Conventional Activated Carbon for Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2005
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Rupangi Munshi Faldu, Current Position: Environmental Air Manager, Pioneer Natural Resources, Dallas, Texas (Civil Engineering)
  Impacts of Signal Synchronization on Vehicular Emissions – An On-Board Emission Measurement Case Study
- 2005
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Sapna Devanathan, Current Position: Center of Environmental Education, Bangalore, India (Earth and Environmental Science)
  Determination of the Meteorological Conditions Responsible for the Worst Case Emissions from Area Sources using Two Dispersion Models – ISCST3 and AERMOD
- 2004
  Graduate Supervised Research
  Rajeshwar Reddy Kamidi, Current Position: Sr. SAP FICO Consultant, Henkel
  Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes for NOx
- 2004
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  C.P. Nawal, Current Position: Senior Project Manager, Kleinfelder
  Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Biofiltration
- 2004
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Sam Rosenberk, Current Position: Vice President, Fortified Engineering Solutions (Civil Engineering)
  Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Activated Carbon Adsorption Systems

Courses

Service to the University

- Sept 2020 to Present Chairperson
  
  Civil Engineering Dept. Promotion and Tenure Committee
- Sept 2020 to Present Committee Member
  
  College of Engineering Diversity Committee
- Sept 2020 to Present Committee Member
  
  College of Engineering Promotion and Tenure Committee
- 2018 to Present Student Org Advisor (Professional Org)
  
  Engineers Without Borders UTA Student Chapter
- 2017 to Present Committee Member
  
  Endowed Professor/Chair Review Committee
- 2017 to Present Internal Advisory Board
  
  Institute for Sustainability and Global Impact
- 2015 to Present Faculty Advisor
  
  Sustainable Engineering Minor
- 2008 to Present Guest Speaker
  
  Presentations to various UTA groups
  – Work-Life Balance Panel – Division of Faculty Affairs and Human Resources, 2017 – College of Engineering presenter for UTA Parent/Family Weekend, 2014 – 2016 – Arlington Technical Club, 2016 – Faculty program for UTA apartment residents, 2016 – UT System Chancellor’s Council, 2014 – “Work-Life Balance and the Tenure Track” panel organized by the Assistant Vice-Provost for Faculty Development, UTA, 2014 – UTA GIS workshop, 2008
- 2006 to Present Committee Member
  
  Various ad hoc committees
  o Civil Engineering Workload Committee, 2018 o Environmental and Earth Sciences Ph.D. Workgroup, 2012 o GTA Guidelines, 2011 o Workload Model, 2007 o Strategic Plan Staffing, 2007 o Environmental Graduate Program, 2006
- Jan 2006 to Present Committee Member
  
  Various Civil Engineering Department search committees
  o Opportunity Hire, Chair, 2017-2018 o Construction, Infrastructure, Water Resources, and Structures Faculty Members, 2016 o Urban Water Faculty Member, 2012-13 o Department Chair, 2012 o Staff Member, Chair, 2011 o Structures Faculty Member, 2010-2011 o Environmental Faculty Member, Chair, 2008-2009 o Staff Member, 2009 o Water Resources Faculty Member, 2006
- 2003 to Present Committee Member
  
  Various graduate student committees - non-supervisory
   Sept. 2010-Aug. 2017: Served on committees for 115 students (non-supervisory): o 17 Ph.D. Civil Engineering, 16 Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Science, 4 Ph.D. Industrial Engineering o 28 MS Civil Engineering, 30 MS Earth and Environmental Science, 20 ME
- 2019 to 2020 Committee Member
  
  Water Resources Faculty Member Search Committee
- Past to Oct 2020 Guest Speaker
  
  "How to get involved in research" COE student live event
- Past to Aug 2020 Guest Speaker
  
  UTA Office of Research “Recruiting and Engaging Students in Research” Panel
- July 2020 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  Administrative Review Committee - Dr. Abolmaali
- Sept 2019 to Aug 2020 Faculty Fellow
  
  Center on Teaching and Learning Excellence
- Sept 2019 to Aug 2020 Committee Chair
  
  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
- Sept 2018 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  Civil Engineering Dept. Promotion and Tenure Committee
- Oct 2019 to May 2020 Faculty Mentor
  
  Faculty Mentor
- 2018 to 2019 Committee Member
  
  College of Engineering Workload Committee
- Sept 2018 to Nov 2019 Program Organizer
  
  “Explore Engineering” Workshop for high school counselors
- Mar 2019 to Mar 2019 Program Organizer
  
  "FabLabulous Saturday” Engineering Workshop for high school girls
- 2007 to 2018 Workshop presenter
  
  UTA College of Engineering summer camps for junior high students
- 2016 to 2017 Faculty Mentor
  
  Supervised visiting Ph.D. students from Thammasat University, Thailand
  Supervised visiting Ph.D. students from Thammasat University, Thailand
- 2008 to 2017 Faculty Mentor
  
  Engineering Freshman Interest Group (FIG)
- 2004 to 2017 Committee Member
  
  UTA Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
- 2014 to 2016 Guest Speaker
  
  College of Engineering presenter for UTA Parent/Family Weekend
- 2011 to 2015
  
  Organizer for UT Arlington visit of engineering students from Toluca, Mexico as part of the Sister City project
  Organizer for UT Arlington visit of engineering students from Toluca, Mexico as part of the Sister City project, 2011-2015
- Jan 2009 to Dec 2015 Session Chair
  
  UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students
- 2005 to 2015 Committee Member
  
  Scholarships, Awards, and Research Committee
- Feb 2013 to July 2015 Graduate Advisor
  
  Civil Engineering Department
- 2007 to 2014 Committee Member
  
  University Committee on Sustainability
- Jan 2011 to Dec 2013 Committee Chair
  
  ABET Objectives Assessment Committee
- 2011 to 2013 Committee Member
  
  Center for Community Service Learning Advisory Committee
- 2009 to 2013 Committee Member
  
  Various search committees - College of Engineering
   Search Committee, College of Engineering Dean, 2010-2011  Search Committee, College of Engineering Opportunity Hire, 2009-2010; Energy Cluster Hire, 2012-13
- 2010 to 2012 Faculty Mentor
  
  UT Arlington Faculty-to-Faculty Mentoring Program
- 2005 to 2012 Faculty Advisor
  
  UTA Student Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association
- Jan 2004 to Dec 2007 Committee Member
  
  ABET Senior Report Assessment Committee

Service to the Profession

- June 2019 to Present
  Committee Chair
  Air & Waste Management Association
  Waste Resource Recovery, Processing, and Bioenergy Technical Coordinating Committee Chair
- 2019 to Present
  Editorial Review Board Member
  Air & Waste Management Association Environmental Manager Magazine
- 2019 to Present
  Editor, Associate Editor
  Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
- 2018 to Present
  Committee Member
  North Central Texas Council of Governments Resource Conservation Council
- 2016 to Present
  Presenter
  "Landfill Gas Basics and Landfill Gas Generation Modeling” presentations at Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability (SWIS) Winter School
  Present every January
- June 2011 to Present
  Session Chair
  Air & Waste Management Association
  113^th Annual Conference, Virtual, June 2020
  - “Characterizing and Reducing Emissions from Landfills and Waste-to-Energy,” Session Chair
  - “Beneficial Use of Landfill Gas: Opportunities and Challenges,” Session Vice Chair
  
  112^th Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada, June 2019
  - “Waste Management and International Perspectives” Session Chair
  - “Waste-to-Energy and International Perspectives” Session Chair
  - “Bio Fuel from Waste and Waste Composting” Session Co-Chair
  - “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Emerging Contaminants in Waste Management” Session Co-Chair
  
  110th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2017
  - “Anaerobic Digestion and Composting of Food Waste” Session Chair
  - “Waste to Energy and Liquid Biofuels” Session Co-Chair
  - “Landfills: Management, Remediation, Gas Collection and Utilization Systems” Session Co-Chair
  
  109th Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2016
  - “Solid and Liquid Biofuels” Session Chair
  - “Solid Waste Planning, Collection and Landfills” Session Co-Chair
  
  108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2015
  - “Liquid Biofuels” Session Chair
  - “Municipal Waste Management, Landfills and Landfill Gas” Session Co-Chair
  
  107th Annual Conference, Los Angeles, California, June 2014
  – Technical Program Development Platform Proceedings (Review) Team Chair
  
  104th Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 2011
  - Technical Program Principal Area Lead, Sustainability, Innovative Alternative/Renewable Energy Technologies
  - Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies Session Co-Chair
- 2011 to Present
  Committee Chair, Vice-Chair, and Member
  Air & Waste Management Association
  Waste Resource Recovery, Processing, and Bioenergy Technical Coordinating Committee Chair (2019 – present), Vice Chair (2015 – 2019), Abstract Reviewer (2012 - present), Member (2011 - present)
- 2003 to Present
  Reviewer, Grant Proposal
  Various agencies and organizations
  Grant proposal reviewer for various agencies, including the U.S. National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and Environmental Research and Education Foundation
- 2003 to Present
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Various journals
  • Review activity – Peer reviewer for over 20 journals, including Environmental Science & Technology, Energy & Fuels, Journal of Cleaner Production, Environmental Engineering Science, and the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
- Past to 2020
  Panel Member, Office of Research “Recruiting and Engaging Students in Research” Panel (Arlington, TX, United States)
  University of Texas at Arlington
- 2019 to 2020
  Student poster judge - Annual Conference
  Air & Waste Management Association
- June 2020 to June 2020
  Session Chair
  Air & Waste Management Association
  "Characterizing and Reducing Emissions from Landfills and Waste-to-Energy" Session Chair, 113th Annual Conference, Virtual
- June 2020 to June 2020
  Session Vice Chair
  Air & Waste Management Association
  "Beneficial Use of Landfill Gas: Opportunities and Challenges " Session Vice Chair, 113th Annual Conference, Virtual
- Past to May 2020
  Reviewer, Grant Proposal
  Contex
- Past to Oct 2019
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Atmospheric Pollution Research
- 2012 to 2018
  Editorial Review Board Member
  Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism
  Science Line Publishing
- 2005 to 2017
  Committee Member
  Luminant Environmental Research Program Research Steering Committee
- 2004 to 2016
  Conference-Related
  Air & Waste Management Association
  Annual Conference Student Poster/Paper Judge – 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013-2016
- 2012 to 2013
  Conference-Related
  American Society for Engineering Education
  Gulf-Southwest Section Conference Planning Committee
- 2004 to 2013
  Committee Chair, Vice-Chair, and Member
  Air & Waste Management Association
  – National Scholarship Committee Chair (2006-2008), Vice Chair (2004-2005), Member (2008-2013)
- 2001 to 2012
  Various Service
  Air and Waste Management Association
  – Faculty advisor to the UTA Student Chapter (2005-2012);
  
  – Student Chapter Competition Award Judge (2007, 2008);
  
  – Fort Worth Branch Treasurer (2004-2006), Secretary (2003) and Scholarship Chair (2001-2002)
- 2003 to 2008
  Chairperson, Member
  Texas Environmental Research Consortium Scientific Advisory Committee
  Member (03-08), Chair (06-08)
- 1999 to 2007
  Workshop presenter
  – Expanding Your Horizons in Science & Engineering

Service to the Community

- 2004 to Present
  Guest Speaker
  Engineering Presentations to Various K-12 Student Groups
  – Timberview High School, April 2018 – The Oakridge School – Arlington, April 2017 – Girls’ STEM Day, March 2017 (sponsored by UTA College of Engineering, College of Science and Women's & Gender Studies Program) – Environmental Science students at Jackson Middle School, Grand Prairie, 2015 – Harmony Science Academy – Dallas, 2014 – STEM Career Day at Stipes Elementary, 2014 – Arlington High, 2006 – Bailey Junior High, Arlington, 2004 – William James Middle School, Fort Worth, 2004
- 2007 to 2017
  Guest Speaker
  UTA Engineering Summer Camp
  Have introduced over 1000 junior high students to civil engineering through summer camp activities, 2007-2012, 2014-2015, 2017
- 2008 to 2013
  Guest Speaker
  Presentations to various university and community groups
  – Mountain View College Sustainability Day Speaker. 2013 – University of Texas at Tyler Environmental Science Seminar, March 2013 – Duncanville ISD “Going Green” Conference, 2008
- 1999 to 2010
  Guest Speaker
  Expanding Your Horizons in Science & Engineering Workshop
  Presented hands-on air quality workshops to junior high girls at Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conference, 1999-2005, 2007-2010.

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