Dr. BERRIN
TANSEL
Florida International University
Drinking Water Research Center and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Miami, Florida 33174
Tel (w): (305) 348 2928
Fax (w): (305) 348 2802
e-mail: TANSEL@eng.fiu.edu
EDUCATION
PhD- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985.
(Minor in Chemical Engineering)
MS- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979.
BS- Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1978.
REGISTRATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer:
Florida (No. 46868, Sanitary Engineering)
Massachusetts (No. EN 35283-SA, Sanitary Engineering)
New Hampshire (No. 7853, Sanitary Engineering and Chemical Engineering)
EXPERIENCE
- Director, Drinking Water Research
Center, Florida International University (August 1997-Present)
- Associate Professor, Civil
and Environmental Engineering Department, Florida International
University (September 1995-Present)
- Assistant Professor, Civil
and Environmental Engineering Department, Florida International
University (September 1991-September 1995)
- Consultant, Metcalf & Eddy,
Miami, Florida (May 1992-May 1994)
- Consultant, City of Pompano
Beach, Florida (September 1990-March 1991)
- Project Manager, Massachusetts
Water Resources Authority, Boston, Massachusetts (1989-1990)
- Senior Project Engineer, PEER
Consultants, P.C., Cambridge, Massachusetts (1987-1989)
- Environmental Research Engineer,
Center for Environmental Management, Tufts University, Massachusetts
(1986-1987)
- Consultant, Soap and Detergent
Association, Washington, D.C. (1985)
AFFILIATIONS
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
PUBLICATIONS
Authored more than 100 professional
reports and papers on water treatment and waste management.
Examples include:
- Tansel, B., Ying, W., "Effect
of Coagulation on Fouling Rate and Cleanability of Ultrafiltration
Membranes," Presented at the 50th Annual Purdue University
Industrial Waste Conference, May 8-10, 1995.
- Pascual, B., B. Tansel, V.
Boza,"Recovery of Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Dissolved
Air Flotation Systems," Proceedings of the Joint Annual
Meeting of American Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting,
Paper No. 8, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, September 30-October 1,
1994.
- Vilar, F., B. Tansel, M. Whelan,
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multimedia Filtration for
the Removal of Petroleum Fuel Contamination," Proceedings
of the Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Civil Engineers
Annual Meeting, Paper No. 7, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, September
30-October 1, 1994.
- Tansel, B., J. Regula, R. Shalewitz,
"Treatment of Fuel Oil and Crude Oil Contaminated Waters
by Ultrafiltration Membranes," Proceedings of the American
Desalting Association 1994 Biennial Conference and Exposition,
Volume I, pp. 283-301, Palm Beach, Florida, September 11-15,
1994.
- Tansel, B., B. Pascual, R.
Shalewitz, R. Jayadev, " Factorial Design Evaluation of
Oil Removal by Dissolved Air Floatation," Proceedings of
the Water Environment Federation, Innovative Solutions for Contaminated
Site Management Conference, pp.303-312, Miami, Florida, March
6-9, 1994.
- Jayadev, R., B. Tansel, J.
R. Shalewitz, B. Pascual, "Enhancement of Molecular-Weight
Cut Off Range of Thin Film Composite Membranes by Coagulation,"
Presented at the AWWA Water Quality Conference, Miami, Florida,
November 14-18, 1993.
- Pascual, B., B. Tansel, J.
Regula, R. Shalewitz, "Performance Assessment of Dissolved
Air Flotation Technology for Treatment of Petroleum Hydrocarbon
Contaminated Waters," Proceedings of the American Society
of Civil Engineers, South Florida Section Annual Meeting, Paper
No. 18, Naples, Florida, October 1-2, 1993.
- Regula, J. B. Tansel, B. Pascual,
R. Shalewitz, "Analysis of Centrifugation Process Variables
in Treatment of Petroleum Hydrocarbons," Proceedings of
the American Society of Civil Engineers, South Florida Section
Annual Meeting, Paper No. 19, Naples, Florida, October 1-2, 1993.
- Jayadev, R., B. Tansel, R.
Shalewitz, B. Pascual, "Coagulation Pretreatment for Ultrafiltration
of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Waters," Proceedings
of the 48th Annual Purdue University Industrial Waste Conference,
pp. 249-259, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 10-12, 1993, Lewis
Publishers.
- Jayadev, R. B. Tansel, R. Shalewitz,
B. Pascual, "Membrane Filtration Technology for Treatment
of PetroleumContaminated Waters," Presented at the 24th
Annual Meeting of the Fine Particle Society, Chicago, Illinois,
August 24-28, 1993.
- Whelan, M., B. Tansel, G. Parker,
"Effectiveness of Toxicity Reduction During Wastewater Treatment."
Proc. Am. Soc. Civil Eng. Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida,
Paper No. 19. Oct. 2-3, 1992.
- Pascual, B., B. Tansel, R.
Shalewitz, R. Jayadev, "Effect of Coagulation Prior to Ultrafiltration
for Removal of Petroleum Hydrocarbons." Proceedings of the
American Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting, Boca Raton,
Florida, Paper No. 22. October 2-3, 1992.
- Cartas, S., B. Tansel, C. Weaver,
C. Jordahl, "Development of Baseline Surface Water Toxicity
Profile in Dade County, Florida." Proceedings of the American
Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida,
Paper No. 33. October 2-3, 1992.
- Matthiuah, M., B. Tansel, "Modeling
of Pesticide Removal by Reverse Osmosis Process" Proc. Am.
Soc. Civil Eng. Annual Meeting, Boca, Florida, Paper No. 34.
October 2-3, 1992.
- Tansel, B., A. Outwater, "Loading
Trends of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Wastewater Collection Systems".
Proceedings of the Water Pollution Control Federation Annual
Conference, New Orleans, Vol. VI, pp. 237-241, September 20-24,
1992.
- Tansel, B., A. B. Outwater,
"Pretreatment Programs in Transition: The Water Quality
vs. Sludge Quality Dilemma," Proceedings of the 83rd Annual
Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, Paper No. 90-44.5,
June 24-29, 1990, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.