Prof.James E. Alleman

Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Iowa State University, USA

Professor

Email: jea@iastate.edu

Qualifications

1976-1978 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Environmental Engineering

1971-1972 M.S., University of Notre Dame,  Civil Engineering

1967-1971 B.S., University of Notre Dame, Civil Engineering

Publications(Selected)

1. Alleman, J.E., Heitzman, M.A., Burch, T., Taylor, P.C., Rodezno, C., Willis, J.W., and Levinson, R., (2013). “Pavement Albedo Behavior and Urban Heat Island Aspects.” Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science (in press, 2014).
2. Bahrevar, E., Alleman, J.E., Shane, J.E., and Gopalakrishnan, R. (2013). “Sustainable Highway Infrastructure Rating Systems: Genesis and Evolution.” ASCEJournal of Urban Planning and Development (in press, 2014).
3. Nambisan, S.S., Alleman, J.E., Larson, S.Q., Grogg, M.A.(2013). A Pilot Initiative in Iowa for an Intern Development and Management Program, Transportation Research Board (in press, 2014).
4. Alleman, J.E., “Activated Sludge Discovery: Key Technical and Human-Interest Aspects” Journal of the Institute of Waste Management, in press, 2014.
5. Sikkema, J.K., Alleman, J.E., Cackler, T.E., Taylor, P., Bai, B., Ong, S.K., and Gopalakrishnan, K. (2013). “Photocatalytic Pavement: Fundamental and Pragmatic Technology Overview”, In Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability, and Pavements, Eds: Gopalakrishnan, K., Steyn, W., and Harvey, J., Springer, Inc. (in press, 2014).
6. Sikkema, J.K., Alleman, J.E., Ong, S.K., and Wheelock, T.D., “Mercury Regulation, Fate, Transport, Transformation, and Abatement Within Cement Manufacturing Facilities: Review,”Science of the Total Environment, 409, 4167-4178, 2011.
7. Sikkema, J.K., Alleman, J.E., Ong, S.K., et al., “Optimization of a Wet Digestion Procedure for the Determination of Mercury in Baghouse Dust and Kiln Feed Samples from a Cement Manufacturing Facility by Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry (CVAFS),” International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry (submitted @ 23 December 2011).
8. Staton, K.L. and Alleman, J.E., “Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion: Case Studies,” Journal of Environmental Engineering Division - ASCE (tentatively accepted; revised resubmission @ 2012).
9. Blatchley, E.R. III, Gong, W.L., Alleman, J.E., et al., “Effects of Wastewater Disinfection on Waterborne Bacteria and Viruses,” Water Environment Research, 79, 1, 81-92, 2007.
10. Banks, M. K., Schwab, A. P., Alleman, J. A., Switzenbaum, M., Cofield, N., and J. Shalabi (2007). "Biosolids Amended Soils: Part I. Effect of Biosolids Application on Soil Quality and Ecotoxicity," Water Environment Research, 78,
11. 2217-2230, 2006. 11. Sears, K.M., Alleman, J.E., Barnard, J., and Oleszkiewicz, J.A., “Density and Activity Characterization of Activated Sludge Floc,” Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division - ASCE , 132, 10, 1235-1242, 2006.
12. Sears, K.M., Alleman, J.E., Barnard, J., and Oleszkiewicz, J.A., “Feasibility of Using Ultrasonic Irradiation to Recover Active Biomass from Waste Activated Sludge,” Journal of Biotechnology , 19, 4, 389-399, 2005.
13. Sears, K.M., Alleman, J.E., Barnard, J., and Oleszkiewicz, J.A., “Impacts of Reduced Sulfide Compounds on Active and Resting Ammonia Oxidizers,” Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology , 31, 8, 369-378, 2004.
14. Gong, W.L., Sears, K.J., Alleman, J.E., and Blatchley, E.R. III, “Toxicity of Model Aliphatic Amines and Their Chlorinated Forms,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23, 2, 239-244, 2004.
15. LaPara, T.M., Nakatsu, C. H., Pantea, L.M., and Alleman, J.E., “Stability of the Bacterial Communities Supported by a Seven-Stage Biological Process Treating Pharmaceutical Wastewater as Revealed by PCR-DGGE,” Water Research, 36, 6, 638-646, 2002.
16. LaPara, T. M., Konopka, A., Nakatsu, C. H., and Alleman, J. E., “Thermophilic Aerobic Treatment of a Synthetic Wastewater in a Membrane-Coupled Bioreactor,” Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 26, 3, 203-209, 2001.
17. LaPara, T.M., Konopka, A. and Alleman, J.E., “Aerobic Biological Treatment of a Pharmaceutical Wastewater: Effect of Temperature on COD Removal and Bacterial Community Development,” Water Research, 35, 10, 4417-4425, 2001.
18. Guest, C.A., Johnston, C.T., King, J.J., Alleman, J.E., Tishmack, J.K., and Norton, L.D., “Chemical Characterization of Synthetic Soil from Composting Coal Combustion and Pharmaceutical By-Products,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 30, 1, 246-253, 2001.
19. LaPara, T. M., Konopka, A. Nakatsu, C. H., and Alleman, J. E., “Effects of Elevated Temperature on Bacterial Community Structure and Function in Bioreactors Treating a Synthetic Wastewater,” Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 24, 2, 140-145, 2000.
20. LaPara, T. M., Nakatsu, C. H., Pantea, L.M., and Alleman, J. E., “Phylogenetic Analysis of Bacterial Communities in Mesophilic and Thermophilic Bioreactors Treating Pharmaceutical Wastewater,” Applied Environmental Microbiology, 66, 9, 3951-3959, 2000.
21. LaPara, T.M., Alleman, J.E., and Pope, P. G., “Miniaturized Closed Reflux, Colorimetric Method for the Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand,” Waste Management, 20, 295-298, 2000.
22. LaPara, T.M., Konopka, A. and Alleman, J.E., “Energy Spilling by Thermophilic Aerobes During Potassium-Limited Culture,” Water Research, 34, 10, 2723-2726, 2000.
23. LaPara, T.M., Konopka, A., Nakatsu, C.H., and Alleman, J.E., “Thermophilic Aerobic Wastewater Treatment in Continuous-Flow Bioreactors,” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 126, 8, 739-744. 2000.
24. LaPara, T.M. and Alleman, J.E., "Thermophilic Aerobic Biological Wastewater Treatment," Water Research, 33, 895-908, 1999.
25. Partridge, B.K., Alleman, J.E., Fox, P.J., and Mast, D.G., "Field Demonstration of Highway Embankment Construction Using Waste Foundry Sand," Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board - 1670, 98-105, 1999.

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