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Ernest R. Blatchley III is the Lee Rieth Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering and the School of Sustainability at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and specializes in environmental engineering. His research focuses on physico-chemical processes in environmental engineering, with a keen interest in disinfection processes for water and wastewater treatment, including UV-based advanced oxidation techniques and swimming pool chemistry. His teaching encompasses a variety of courses, such as Introduction to Environmental Engineering and courses on Photochemical Reactors and Water Supply for Developing Countries. Blatchley's contributions have been recognized through several awards, including the Harold Munson Outstanding Teacher Award and the Roy E. Myrna G. Wansik Research Leadership Award. He has authored numerous publications in high-impact journals, emphasizing the importance of UV disinfection as a tool in public health and water safety. Blatchley's patents focus on innovative solutions for UV disinfection in various applications. As an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, he continues to engage in service-learning projects aimed at providing clean water in developing regions.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Teaching and researching in Environmental Engineering, focusing on water and wastewater treatment, and disinfection processes.
An innovation to enhance UV disinfection in open channel systems.
Characterizes the behavior of photochemical reactors using dyed microspheres.
A solar UV disinfection system for continuous water treatment.
A process to detoxify microcystin-LR using chlorination and UV treatment.
Methods for separating chloramines from aqueous solutions.
GRE is not required.