Devin L. Shaffer
Principal Investigator
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
Education
Ph.D., 2016
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yale University
M.Eng., 2003
Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., 2002
Civil Engineering
Oklahoma State University