Menachem Elimelech

Yale University | YU · Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

PhD

Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Director, Environmental Engineering Program

Roberto Goizueta Professor of Environmental and Chemical Engineering

Menachem Elimelech is the Roberto Goizueta Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. His research is in the general area of the water-energy nexus. Specifically, the research in his group involves: (i) membrane-based processes for energy-efficient desalination and wastewater reuse, (ii) sustainable production of water and electricity with engineered osmosis, (iii) environmental applications of nanomaterials, and (iv) water and sanitation in developing countries.

Skills and Expertise

Environmental Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Membrane Technology

Wastewater

Water Treatment

Adsorption

Membrane Separation

Wastewater Treatment

Environmental Chemistry

Water Purification Technologies

h-index: 151

Affiliation: Yale University

Books: Particle Deposition and Aggregation

Education: Johns Hopkins University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Awards: Environment award

Degrees:

• Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University


• B.S., M.S., The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Membrane-based processes for energy-efficient desalination and wastewater reuse; sustainable production of water and energy generation with engineered osmosis; environmental applications and implications of nanomaterials; water and sanitation in developing countries.

• Eni Prize for 'Protection of the Environment' (2015)


• Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in the Category: Chemistry (2015)


• Chinese Academy of Sciences Distinguished Scholar (formerly known as "Einstein Professorship") (2015)


• Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in the Category: Environment/Ecology (2014)


• The Charles R. O'Melia Distinguished Educator Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2014)


• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Outstanding Paper Award (2012)


• Super Reviewer Award, Environmental Science & Technology (2012)


• Yale University Postdoctoral Mentoring Prize (2012)


• The Simon W. Freese Environmental Engineering Award and Lecture, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE (2011) 


• Liza Cariaga-Lo Faculty Award for Diversity in Scholarship and Service, Yale University (2011)


• The American Institute of Chemical Engineers Lawrence K. Cecil Award (2008)


• Election to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (2007)


• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Frontier Award in Research (2006)


• AWWA First Place Best Doctoral Dissertation Award (Doctoral Student Natalie Tufenkji)  (2006)


• Elected to the National Academy of Engineering  (2006)


• The Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize  (2005)


• Trendsetter, Public Works Magazine  (2005)


• Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology  (2004)


• Yale University, Graduate Mentor Award  (2004)


• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Doctoral Dissertation Award (Doctoral Student Eric M.V.Hoek)  (2002)


• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Outstanding Paper Award  (2002)


• American Society of Civil Engineers, Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize  (1996)


• W.M. Keck Foundation, Engineering Teaching Excellence Award  (1994)


• National Science Foundation, Research Initiation Award  (1990)


• Environmental Engineering and Chemistry Student Award, American Chemical Society  (1989)