Prof. Yoram Cohen

Polymer and Separations Research Laboratory (PolySep)

	B.A.Sc., 1975; M.A.Sc, 1977, University of Toronto, Ph.D. University of Delaware, 1981
	Director, UCLA Water Technology Research (WaTeR) Center (2005 - present) Ann C. Rosenfield Distinguished Community Partnership Prize (2008) Adjunct Professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Distinguished Visiting Professor, Victoria University (2006) 2003 AIChE Lawrence K. Cecil Award (Environmental Chemical Engineering) Lady Davis Fellowship (Israel), 1984, 1987 Del Amo Research Fellowship, 1994 Outstanding Research Paper, Separations Division (1997) Chair, AIChE Separations Division, 2008 AIChE Environmental Division - Chair, 1st Vice-Chair, 2nd-Vice Chair (2002, 2001, 2000, respectively), Member - National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (1989-1992) Complete CV

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Overview of Research Areas
	Surface Nano-structuring (silylation, graft polymerization, topology of modified surfaces, surface properties)
	Surface Crystallization (Impact of surface topology and chemistry on surface crystallization Selective crystallization through surface nano-patterning Kinetics of surface crystallization)
	Separation Processes (Membranes: Pervaporation; Ultrafiltration; Reverse osmosis and nanofiltration; Enhanced desalination water recovery with accelerated precipitation; Polymer Sorption Resins; Size Exclusion Chromatography)
	Polymer Chain Dynamics (Dynamics of adsorbed and grafted polymer chains)
	Electroactive Polymers
	Cognitive Neural Networks (Estimation of physicochemical properties; combinatorial approaches to classification and ranking of pharmaceutical compounds and chemometric analysis of therapeutic drugs; process analysis.)
	Environmental Impact Analysis (Modeling of contaminant partitioning in the multimedia environment; Bioaccumulation of hydrophobic toxins; Contaminant transport in the soil matrix; Chemical volatilization from shallow water bodies; Intermedia transport factors for toxic air pollutants), Environmental exposure and risk assessment

	SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Course Web Sites

Advanced Mass Transfer (CHE220)
Advanced Reaction Engineering (C210)
Environmental Multimedia Assessment CHE 118/218)
Polymer Processes (C112/212)
Diffusion Processes (CHE 101C)
Heat Transfer (C101B)
Momentum Transport (C101A)

Last update:

12/19/2008

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