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Gerald Speitel has served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Cockrell School of Engineering since 2008, overseeing the school’s academic, faculty, and fiscal affairs. He was previously the department chair of the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering from 2001 to 2008. With more than 30 years of involvement in drinking water research, Speitel focuses primarily on treatment control of hazardous organic chemicals and disinfection by-products. His work emphasizes the chemistry of treatment processes, particularly those formed during chloramination and chlorination of drinking water. He has conducted extensive research into bioreactors for the cometabolism of chlorinated aliphatic chemicals and the formation of trihalomethanes. Spietel has also contributed to understanding haloamine chemistry and nitrification in drinking water distribution systems, addressing biodegradation and adsorption of organic chemicals using granular activated carbon. His research includes bench-scale studies, pilot studies, and performance evaluations of full-scale facilities.
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