Education:

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1993
M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines, 1987

Research:

Specialization: Environmental Engineering

Interests: Environmental process modeling, electrochemically-mediated biological degradation, and water, wastewater and hazardous waste treatment.

Current Research Projects:

CAREER: Development Bioelectrochemical Systems for Remediation and Treatment, National Science Foundation.

Center for Water Research and Policy: Use of Microcapsules in In Situ Permeable Barriers for pH Control of Groundwater, SCRI/Department of Energy.

Enhancing Sustainable Development Through Environmental Education and Research in the Philippines, Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development / United States Agency for International Development.

Potable Water Distribution Network: Biofilm and Chlorine Residual Characteristics, US-Egypt Joint Board on Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

Courses Taught:

ECIV 350 Introduction to Environmental Engineering (with Laboratory)
ECIV 551 Water and Wastewater Treatment
ECIV 750 Principles of Environmental Engineering Processes
ECIV 751 Water and Wastewater Treatment Theory I
ECIV 752 Water and Wastewater Treatment Theory II
ECIV 753 Unit Operations Laboratory for Water and Wastewater Treatment
ENGR 360 Fluid Mechanics

Professional Experience:

Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environ. Engr., Univ. of South Carolina, 1999-present
Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Environ. Engr., National Univ. of Singapore, 2001-2002
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environ. Engr., Univ. of South Carolina, 1993-1999
Faculty Affiliate, School of the Environment, Univ. of South Carolina, 1995-present.
Graduate Research Assistant, Univ. of Cincinnati, 1991-1993.
Graduate Research Assistant, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988-1990.
Instructor, University of the Philippines, 1987-1988.

Professional Affiliation:

American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society for Engineering Education
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
Water Environment Federation
Registered Professional Engineer, State of South Carolina

Honors and Awards:

National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1998
Chi Epsilon, 1998
Graduated magna cum laude, B.S. Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines, 1987.
Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, 1987.

Selected Publications:

Goel, R.K., Flora, J.R.V., and Ferry, J. “Mechanisms for Naphthalene Removal During Electrolytic Aeration of Groundwater,” Water Research, 37(4), 891-901, 2003.

Liu, L., Rust, C.M., Flora, J.R.V., and Aelion, C.M. “Mathematical Modeling of Encapsulated Buffer Performance in Sand Columns.” ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 128(12), 1128-1138, 2002.

Zaveri, R. and Flora, J.R.V. “Laboratory Septic Tank Performance Response to Electrolytic Stimulation.” Water Research, 36(18), 4513-4524, 2002.

Franz, J.A., Williams, R., Flora, J.R.V., Meadows, M.E., and Irwin, W., “Electrolytic Oxygen Generation for Subsurface Delivery: Effects of Precipitation at the Cathode and Side Reactions.” Water Research, 36(9), 2243-2254, 2002.

Rust, C.M., Aelion, C.M., and Flora, J.R.V., “Laboratory Sand Column Study of Encapsulated Buffer Release for Potential In Situ pH Control.” Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 54(1-2), 81-98, 2002.

Flora, J.R.V., Hargis, R.A., O’Dowd, W.J., Pennline, H.W., and Vidic, R.D., “Modeling Sorbent Injection for Mercury Control in Baghouses: I-Model Development and Sensitivity Analysis,” Accepted for publication in the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.

Flora, J.R.V., Hargis, R.A., O’Dowd, W.J., Pennline, H.W., and Vidic, R.D., “Modeling Sorbent Injection for Mercury Control in Baghouses: II-Pilot-Scale Studies and Model Evaluation,” Accepted for publication in the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.