(PolySep)

Last update:

09/22/2008

Professor Cohen's research group has a number of new and continuing initiatives as briefly described below:

1. Engineering of Nano-structured Surfaces with Polymers 

2. Chemical Sensor Development

3. Organo-Ceramic Composite Membranes for selective Chemical Separations (Pervaporation) 

4. Fundamentals of Surface Crystallization

5. Water Desalination using Low Pressure RO Membranes

6. Transport phenomena and hydrodynamics in membrane modules - Module Performance Optimization

7. Mineral scale formation in membrane desalination

8. High Recovery Desalination (RO Integration with Accelerated Crystallization)

9. Cognitive Neural Networks for Chemical Process Analysis

10. Combinatorial Cognitive Neural Networks in Environmental Impact Analysis

11. Environmental Multimedia Modeling of Chemical Transport

12. A Major New Program: Environmental implications of Nanotechnology (Note: Research areas are same as indicated in the advertisement for postdoctoral positions)

For description of Prof. Cohen's research activities and research opportunities in water technology check the UCLA WaTeR Technology web site

Approach to project selection: Once a student selects a particular research area (or project) a series of discussions will ensue over a period of 2-3 weeks to identify the precise interest of the student in relation to the specific project area and relation to other ongoing projects at the PolySep laboratory. Subsequently, through a preliminary literature review and additional discussions, a roadmap that identifies the objectives of the Ph.D. dissertation will be developed.