Vanderbilt University School of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Alan R. Bowers

Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Office:	Room 289, Jacobs Hall
Address:	Vanderbilt University VU Station B-35 1831 Nashville, TN 37235-1831
Phone:	615/343-2369
Fax:	615/322-3365
Email:	alan.bowers@vanderbilt.edu

Professor Bowers has been on the faculty at Vanderbilt for more than 19 years and has been active in teaching courses in Environmental Chemistry, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Microbiology, and Physical Chemical Treatment Processes. He has done research on a variety of topics, including adsorption of metals and metal complexes on hydrous oxides and soil materials, stabilization of waste materials in cements, chemical oxidation of refractory organics in wastewaters and soils, modeling of biological treatment processes, and management of aircraft deicing fluids at airports. In addition, he has been a consultant to a several corporations and government agencies.

Education:

Ph.D: University of Delaware, 1982
M.S: University of Delaware, 1978
B.S: University of Delaware, 1976

Research Interests:

Environmental chemistry, adsorption of metals and organics onto soil materials, chemical oxidation of refractory organics, kinetics and design of reactors for bioprocesses.