 | Associate Professor of Civil, Architectural & Environmental
Engineering
(573) 341-4431 Fax: (573) 341-4729
mfitch@mst.edu |
Education | Ph.D. | Chemical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin | 1996 | | B.S. | Chemical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin | 1989 |
Biography | 9/02 - present | Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and
Technology | | 9/03 - 5/04 | Visiting Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana
Champaign | | 3/96 - 8/02 | Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Rolla | | 5/00 | Consultant, Barr Engineering/Doe Run, Minneapolis, MN | | | Consultant, Winthrop Weinstine P.A., Minneapolis, MN | | 5/98 - 8/98 | Senior Environmental Engineer T.I., Burns & McDonnell, St.
Louis, MO | | 5/89-7/89 | Consultant, Baxter Healthcare, Chicago, IL |
Honors and Awards | 2005 | Order of Omega Advisor of the Year | | 2002 | Jefferson Smurfit Faculty Exchange (University College Dublin,
Ireland) | | 1997 | Oak Ridge Associated Universities Junior Faculty Enhancement Award |
Publications In print and in press: 1. Klapková, E., Halecký, M., Fitch, M.,
Riccardo Soccol, C., and J. Paca, (2006) “Impact of Biocatalyst and
Moisture Content on Toluene/Xylene Mixture Biofiltration” Brazilian Archives
of Biology and Technology, 49(2), 347-352. 2. Zhang, J., Padmasiri, S. I., Fitch, M.,
Norddahl, B., Raskin, L., and E. Morgenroth, “Influence of cleaning
frequency and membrane history on fouling in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor”,
accepted to Desalination, 17 April 2006. 3. Gilbertson, A.W., M.W. Fitch, J.G.
Burken, and T.K. Wood (2007) Transport and survival of GFP-tagged
root-colonizing microbes: potential for enhanced rhizodegradation European
Journal of Soil Biology 43 (4), July-August, 224-232. 4. England, E., Roberts, M., Fitch,
M.W., and M. Mormile, “Toluene Removal in Membrane Bioreactors Under
Recirculating and Non-Recirculating Liquid Conditions”, Clean Technologies
and Environmental Policy, Nov 2005, Pages 1 - 11.
In review: 5. Padmasiri, S. I., Zhang, J., Fitch, M.,
Norddahl, B., Morgenroth, E., and L. Raskin, “Methanogenic population dynamics
in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treating swine manure”, submitted
to Water Research, 24 February 2006. 6. Regmi S, Liu, Y.,, Ongwandee, M., Morrison,
G., Fitch, M., and R. Surampalli, (2006) “Hog Farm Odor Control: Effectiveness
of Porous Covers for Manure Storage Lagoons” submitted to J. Air Waste
Management Assoc., Jan 2006
Advising 1 Ph.D.(Selman), 0 M.S. (Thesis) (Wulff), 2 Undergraduate(Sitzes,
Granich) |
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