Menachem Elimelech

Menachem Elimelech is the Sterling Professor of Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Yale University.[1] In 1998, he founded Yale's Environmental Engineering program. The program rose to international prominence and has been ranked in the top 10 of the U.S. News & World Report’s Graduate Engineering Rankings for the past six years.[2]

Menachem Elimelech
Elimelech in June 2018
Alma materJohns Hopkins University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental Engineering, Membrane Technology, Desalination, Water-Energy Nexus
InstitutionsYale University, University of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral advisorCharles R. O'Melia

Elimelech specializes in problems involving physicochemical, colloidal, and microbial processes in engineered and natural environmental systems.[3]

In 2006, Elimelech was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the theory and practice of advanced filtration technologies for the treatment and reuse of potable water.

Biography

Elimelech graduated summa cum laude from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with B.S. and M.S. degrees in 1983 and 1985, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in environmental engineering at Johns Hopkins University in 1989 under the direction of Charles R. O’Melia. His dissertation was titled “The Effect of Particles Size on the Kinetics of Deposition of Brownian Particles in Porous Media.”[4]

Elimelech was professor and vice chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UCLA.[4] He moved to Yale University in 1998, he founded Yale's Environmental Engineering Program.

Major awards

As an author

Professor Elimelech has authored more than 460 refereed journal publications, including invited review articles in Science and Nature, and is co-author of the book Particle Deposition and Aggregation (1995).[10] He is a Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science).[11][12]

References
  1. "Menachem Elimelech". Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  2. "For the Second Year, Environmental Engineering Makes The U.S. News' Top 10". Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  3. "Research at the Nexus | Elimelech Research Group". elimelechlab.yale.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  4. "Menachem Elimelech CV" (PDF). July 9, 2017.
  5. "Clarke Prize Laureates - National Water Research Institute". www.nwri-usa.org. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. "Dr. Menachem Elimelech". NAE Website. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  7. "Elimelech Wins 2012 Yale University Postdoctoral Mentoring Prize". Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  8. "Eni Award 2015, Menachem Elimelech. Innovative technology for the desalination of water | Eni". www.eni.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  9. "Distinguished Professor Menachem Elimelech FTSE". Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. Retrieved 2021-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Menachem Elimelech - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  11. "Highly Cited Researchers (Web of Science)". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  12. "Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers (Menachem Elimelech)". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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