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Devin L. Shaffer
Principal Investigator

Devin Shaffer: Overview
Dr. Shaffer is a researcher and engineer with a focus on membrane separations for water purification and for chemical separations. Currently, he investigates new membrane materials with tailored separation properties for applications in membrane distillation to treat high-salinity brines, desalination to purify drinking water, and membrane reactors to capture and recover contaminants. He employs novel fabrication techniques like layer-by-layer assembly and characterization techniques like neutron radiography and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to gain insight into the structure-property relationships that influence membrane performance.
Appointments
2018 - present
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Houston
2016 - 2017
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Materials Science and Engineering
National Institute of Standards and Technology
2011 - 2016
Graduate Research Assistant
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yale University
2003 - 2011
Professional Engineer
Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
Devin Shaffer: Research
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