Dr. Donald S. Mavinic
Professor
Professor and,
Associate Head (Research and Faculty Relations)
Location: CEME - Room 2004B
Telephone: 604.822.4752
Facsimilie: 604.822.6901
Email: dsm@civil.ubc.ca
Biography:
Ph.D., P.Eng.Research Interests and Current Activities:
Dr. Mavinic's research interests cover many different aspects of environmental engineering. Topics include: landfill leachate management, biological waste treatment processes, wastewater residuals treatment, nitrification and denitrification processes, phosphorus removal and recovery, diffused aeration studies, drinking water pipe corrosion studies and disinfection by-products in drinking water.Teaching Interests:
Teaching interests cover a number of topics, at both the undergrad and graduate level, on a year to year basis. Recently, these include: biological waste treatment processes, unit operations and processes in environmental engineering, basic concepts in water treatment and waste management (both liquid and solid waste) and environmental impact problems in civil engineering design and construction.Research:
View the PodCast for Dr. Mavinic's recent seminar: "A Green & Sustainable Solution to Global Phosphorus Depletion." Presented in November 2010 at UBC Robson Square.
PodCast: "A Green & Sustainable Solution to Global Phosphorus Depletion."
PodCast: "Question & Answers"
Editorial Duties:
Dr. Mavinic is very active in an editorial capacity, on several peer-reviewed journals. He is currently a member of the editorial board of Environmental Technology, editor of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering and co-editor of (with Dr. Dan Smith, University of Alberta) of the new (2001) Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, published by NRC Press.
Click here for a complete list of publications.
Recent Publications
Journals
- Fattah, K.P., Zhang, Y., Mavinic, D.S., and Koch, F.A. “Use of CO2 Stripping for Struvite Crystallization to Save Caustic Dosage: Performance at Pilotscale Operation, CJCE(JEES), Vol. 37, 9, Sept. 2010, 1271-1275.
- Bhuiyan, I.H., Mavinic, D.S. and Beckie, R.D. “Determination of Temperature Dependence of Electrical Conductivity and It’s Relationship with Ionic Strength of Anaerobic Digester Supernatant for Struvite Formation”, JEED, ASCE, Vol. 135, 11, Nov. 2009, 122-1226.
- Rahaman, M.S. and Mavinic, D.S. “Recovering Nutrients from Wastewater Treatment Plants through Strivite Crystallization: CFD Modelling of the Hydrodynamics of the UBC-MAP, Fluidized Bed Crystalizer”, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 59, 10, 2009, 1887-1892
- Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Mavinic, D.S. and Beckie, R.D. “Dissolution Kinetics of Struvite Grown in a Pilot-Scale Crystallizer”, JEES/CJCE, VOl. 36, 3, March 2009, 550-558.
- Ashley, K.I., Mavinic, D.S. and Hall, K.J. “Effect of Orifice Diameter, Depth of Air Injection and Air Flow Rate on Oxygen Transfer in a Pilot-Scale, Full-Lift, Hypolimetic Aerator”, CJCE, Vol. 36, 1, 2009, 137-147.
- Fattah, K.P., Sabrina, N., Mavinic, D.S. and Koch, F.A. “Reducing Operating Costs For Struvite Formation With a CO2 Stripper”, Water Science and Technology (WS&T), Vol. 58, 4, 2008, 957-962.
- Rahaman, M.S., Mavinic, D.S. and Ellis, N. “Phosphorus Recovery From Anaerobic Digester Supernatant by Struvite Crystallization: Model-based Evaluation of a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Water Science and Technology (WS&T), Vol. 58, 6, 2008, 1321-27.
- Forrest, A.L., Mavinic, D.S. and Koch, F.A. “The Measurement of Magnesium: A Possible Key to Struvite Production and Process Control”, Env. Technology, 29,S 6, 2008, 603-612.
- Tiller, E., Atwater, J.W. and Mavinic, D.S. “Effects of Storage on P Recovery From Urine”, Env. Technology, Vol. 7, 29, 2008, 807-816.
- Tilley, E., Atwater, J.W. and Mavinic, D.S. “Recovery of Struvite From Stored Human Urine”, Env. Technology, Vol. 7, 29, 2008, 797-806.
