Susan Masten
Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 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
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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)
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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.
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