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Faculty of Applied ScienceDepartment of Civil Engineering

Faculty

Professor Emeritus

Dr. Donald S. Mavinic

Dr. Mavinic is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. He received his B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Windsor (1969, 1970 and 1973) prior to assuming his faculty position at UBC in 1973. 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. Dr. Mavinic received international acclaim for leading the development of a cost-effective system to recover phosphates from municipal wastewater systems, which has subsequently been patented and adopted by cities across North America. He has received numerous awards in recognition of his achievements, including the Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award (2010), the NSERC Synergy Award (2010), and the Meritorious Achievement Award from APEGBC (2011).

Research Area / Group

Environmental Engineering, Pollution Control and Waste Management

Research Interests

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.

Latest Publications

2013

I. Chan, Srinivasan, A., Liao, P. H., Lo, K. V., Mavinic, D. S., Atwater, J. W., and Thompson, J. R., “The effects of microwave pretreatment of Dairy Manure on Methane Production”, Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 246-256, 2013.

2012

K. A. Ashley, Kowsari, S., and Mavinic, D. S., “Analysis of Design Factors Influencing the Oxygen Transfer of a Lab-Scale Speece Cone Hypolimnetic Aerator”, ASCE Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, 2012.

K. P. Fattah, Mavinic, D. S., and Koch, F., “Influence of Process Parameters on the Characteristics of Struvite Pellets”, ASCE Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, vol. 138, no. 12, pp. 1200-1209, 2012.

2011

K. A. Ashley, Cordell, D., and Mavinic, D. S., “A Brief History of Phosphorus: From the Philosophers’ Stone to the Nutrient Recovery and Reuse”, Chemosphere, vol. 84, no. 6, pp. 737-746, 2011.

2010

K. P. Fattah, Zhang, Y., Mavinic, D. S., and Koch, F., “Use of CO2 Stripping for Struvite Crystallization to Save Caustic Dosage: Performance at Pilotscale Operation”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 1271-1275, 2010.

I. W. Lo, Lo, K. V., Mavinic, D. S., Shishkowski, D., and Ramey, W., “Contributions of biofilm and suspended sludge to nitrogen transformation and nitrous oxide emission in hybrid sequencing batch system”, Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 953-960, 2010.

2009

K. I. Ashley, 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”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 137-147, 2009.

I. H. Bhuiyan, Mavinic, D. S., and Beckie, R. D., “Dissolution Kinetics of Struvite Grown in a Pilot-Scale Crystallizer”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 550-558, 2009.

M. S. Rahawan 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, no. 10, pp. 1887-1892, 2009.

I. H. Bhuiyan, 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”, ASCE Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, vol. 135, no. 11, pp. 1222-1226, 2009.

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Contact

dsm@civil.ubc.ca

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604.822.4752

Location:

CEME – Room 2208B

Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building
The University of British Columbia
6250 Applied Science Lane
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Canada