Timothy Ellis

Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering

374 Town Engineering
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-8922

tge@iastate.edu

Education

• B.S. Civil Engineering, Drexel University, 1984
• M.S. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988
• Ph.D. Environmental Systems Engineering, Clemson University, 1995

Academic Experience

• Iowa State University

Civil and Construction Engineering (1995 - present), Assistant Professor

 

Teaching: Principles of Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering Science, Air Pollution Control Technology, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Microbiology.

 

Research: Biological processes for wastewater treatment, respirometric methods for determining extant biodegradation kinetics, biosensors for early warning, biodegradation modeling, biological nutrient removal, nitrogen and phosphorus recovery using struvite precipitation, anaerobic bioconversion processes for industrial and agribusiness byproducts, temperature phased anaerobic digestion (TPAD), anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR), and novel anaerobic applications.

Industrial Experience

• Parsons Engineering Science (formerly Engineering Science, Inc.) Jan. 1988 - May 1990

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Senior Environmental Engineer. Designed interim and permanent extensions to the Mafraq Sewage Treatment Works, an 82 mgd wastewater reclamation facility including primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment with full effluent reuse.

 

Fairfax, Virginia. Project Engineer. Lead process engineer for the design of a new 7.5 mgd surface water treatment plant, involving rapid mix, flocculation/sedimentation, filtration, and eight separate chemical feed systems. Provided preliminary through final design documents.

 

• Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Baltimore, Maryland, July 1984 - Aug 1987
• Operations Engineer. Participated in 201 Facility Plan implementation, process selection, design review, and plant start-up. Projects included computer automated activated sludge facility construction, tertiary filtration design, and biological nutrient removal process selection.

Registration

• Registered Professional Engineer, Georgia and Virginia
• Wastewater Operators License, Class 5, Maryland (1987-1990) inactive.

Professional Societies

• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Water Environment Federation
• Activated Sludge Literature Review Committee, 1995-present
• Zone Representative, Professional Wastewater Operations Division, 1985-1987
• American Society for Microbiology

• Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
• International Association for Water Quality

International Activities

• National Research Council's Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, August, 1996.
• Biokinetic evaluation at the North Budapest Municipal and Nike Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plants, U.S./Hungarian Joint Fund, Hungary, July 1994, July 1995.
• Invited guest lecturer, Shanghai Medical University, People's Republic of China, July 1987.

University Activities and Committees

• Women and Minorities Committee, Chair (1998-1999)
• Leadership through Engineering Academic Diversity (LEAD) Advisory Board, 1998 - 1999
• Special Events Committee
• CCE Faculty Council (1998-1999)
• Senior Visitation Day
• ASCE Student Chapter Advisor (1999 - present)
• Program Planning Committee (1999 - present)

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