Robert Knox, Ph.D., P.E. Principal - Surbec Director and John A. Myers Professor, Civil Eng.        and Environmental Science University of Oklahoma

• Surbec Principal and Director of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at the University of Oklahoma
• General area of research interest includes subsurface transport and fate processes, ground water hydrology and ground water modeling
• Research emphases for the past ten years includes subsurface movement of oilfield brines and remediation of contamination due to non-aqueous phase liquids
• Authored or co-authored over eight books and over 30 refereed journal articles related to environmental engineering
• Teaches graduate courses on ground water hydrology and ground water modeling
• Provided consultant services to private citizens, engineering firms, investment firms, legal firms, municipalities and governing bodies
• Consulting activities include environmental impact assessment for a gas pipeline, solid waste landfill siting, design and construction, UST site assessments and remediation plan development, and design of a wastewater disposal lagoon for a truck stop
• Extensive field experience with regard to developing ground water monitoring networks, stream sampling, and land surveying
  

Flaming, J.E., Knox, R.C., Sabatini, S.A. and Kibbey, T.C., "Surfactant Effects on Residual Water and Oil Saturations in Porous Media," Vadose Zone Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 2003, pp.168-176.

Shiau, B. J., Hasegawa, M. A., Brammer, J. M., Carter, T., Goodspeed, M., Harwell, J.H., Sabatini, D. A., Knox, R. C. and Szekeres, E. “Field Demonstration of Surfactant-Enhanced DNAPL Remediation: Two Case Studies.” in Henry, S. M. and S. D. Warner eds., Chlorinated Solvent and DNAPL Remediation: Innovative Strategies for Subsurface Cleanup. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 837, ACS, Washington, D.C., 2003, 51-72.

Hasegawa, M.H., Shiau, B.J., Sabatini, D. A, Knox, R. C., Harwell, J. H., Lago, R., and Yeh, L., ”Surfactant-Enhanced Subsurface Remediation of DNAPLS At The Former Naval Air Station Alameda, California”, Treating Dense Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids (DNAPLS), Battelle Press, 2000, pp. 219-226.

Sabatini, D. A, Knox, R. C., Harwell, J. H. and Wu, B. "Integrated Design of Surfactant Enhanced DNAPL Remediation: Effective Supersolubilization and Gradient Systems." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 45(1), 2000, 99-121.

Hasegawa, M.A., Shiau, B.J., Sabatini, D.A., Knox, R.C., Harwell, J.H., Lago, R., Yeh, L., “Surfactant-Enhanced Subsurface Remediation of DNAPLs at the Former Naval Air Station Alameda, California.” In Treating Dense Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids (DNAPLs), Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, The Second International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds. G. B. Wickramanayake, A.R. Gavaskar, and N. Gupta, eds. Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, 2000, (C2-2), 219-226.

Knox, R.C.,Shiau, B.J., Sabatini, D.A., and Harwell, J.H., "Field Demonstration Studies of Surfactant Enhanced Solubilization and Mobilization at Hill AFB, Utah", Innovative Subsurface Remediation: Field Testing of Physical, Chemical, and Characterization Technologies, ACS Symposium Series 725, M.L. Brusseau, D.A. Sabatini, J.S. Gierke, and M.D. Annable, editors, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1999, pp. 49-63.

Sabatini, D.A., Harwell, J.H.,and Knox, R.C., "Surfactant Selection Criteria for Enhanced Subsurface Remediation", Innovative Subsurface Remediation: Field Testing of Physical, Chemical, and Characterization Technologies, ACS Symposium Series 725, M.L. Brusseau, D.A. Sabatini, J.S. Gierke, and M.D. Annable, editors, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1999, pp. 8-23.

Managers/
  Directors:

Dr. Benjamin Shiau