Susan Masten
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), College of Engineering
Engr Rsch Complex, 1449 Engineering Research Ct Room A136
Biography
Dr. Susan Masten is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Her research involves the use of chemical oxidants for the remediation of soils, water, and leachates contaminated with hazardous organic chemicals. Dr. Masten’s research is presently focused on the in-situ use of gaseous ozone to oxidize residual contaminants in saturated soils using ozone sparging and in unsaturated ... soils using soil venting. She is also very interested in evaluating the toxicity of the by-products of chemical oxidation processes as measured by gap junction intercellular communication. Work has focused on the ozonation and chlorination of several pesticides, including atrazine, alachlor, and lindane and on the PAHs, especially pyrene. Current work is being conducted to identify the by-products formed upon the ozonation of several PAHs and to assess their toxicity.
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Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Harvard University 1986
M.S., Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University 1981
B.S., Biochemistry, Fairleigh Dickinson University 1979
Awards
MSU Community Engagement Scholarship Lifetime Achievement Award (2023)
MSU President’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2023)
MSU College of Engineering Excellence in Diversity Award (2023)
MSU College of Engineering Withrow Teaching Award (2022)
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Masten, S.J. and M.L. Davis. C. 2024. Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering and Science, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill Publ., New York. I revised all 16 chapters and prepared the new solutions manual and the PowerPoint files.
Gawankar, S.J. Masten. 2023. Development of an Inexpensive, Rapid Method to Measure Nitrates in Freshwater to Enhance Student Learning. Journal of Chemical Education. 100(6): 2141-2149.
Masten, S.J, K-C. Chen, J. Graulau, S.L. Kari, and K-H Lee. 2018. A Web-based and Group Learning Environment for Introductory Environmental Engineering. J. Engineering Education. 91(1): 69-80.
Gawankar, S. S.J. Masten. 2023. Persulfate/Peroxide oxidation activated by ferrous ions using methylene blue : Development of a screening technique for the production of radicals. Environmental Engineering Science 40(11 :614-623.
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