Monica Palomo

• Board Certified Environmental Engineer, Water Supply/Wastewater Engineering
• Professional Licensed Engineer, California
• PhD. Civil Engineering. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. May 2008            
• M.S. Civil Engineering. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. May 2003.
• B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico December 1999. Summa cum laude.
  • Exchange student, Civil Engineering Department, CSU, Sacramento. Sponsored by NAFTA, fall 1997- spring 1998

• Environmental Engineering
• Water Resources
• Hydraulic Engineering
• Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory
• Water and Wastewater Engineering
• Water and Wastewater Engineering Laboratory
• Groundwater, Solute, Transport and Remediation
• Project Design Principles and Applications
• Advance Water Treatment
• Unit Operation Processes in Environmental Engineering
• Environmental and Water Resources Seminar

Refereed Journals:

• Mladenov, N.; Bigelow, A. **; Pietruschka, B.; Palomo, M.; Buckley, C.(2017) Using submersible fluorescence sensors to track the removal of organic matter in decentralized wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) in real time. Water Science and Technology. 77.
• Palomo, M. Manuscript titled: Sustainable infrastructure- Introduction to Sustainability. Submitted for peer review to the Center for Sustainable Engineering Educational Modules. September 2015. http://csengin.syr.edu/electronic-holdings-library/search-results/
• Palomo, M., A. Bhandari, H. Enriquez*, W. Rodriguez*. Natural Treatment of Surface Water and Groundwater with Woodchip Reactors. In Novel Solutions to Water Pollution, American Chemical Society Publications. Publication Date (Web): March 18, 2013 | doi: 10.1021/bk-2013-1123.ch004. 2013.
• Palomo, M.; A. Bhandari. Stabilization of Enzymatically Polymerized Phenolic Chemicals in a Model Soil Organic Matter-Free Geomaterial. Journal of Environmental Quality. Vol. 41 No. 6, p. 1916-1922, 2012.
• Palomo, M. and Bhandari, A. Peroxidase-Catalyzed Stabilization of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in Alkali-Extracted Soils. Journal of Environmental Quality. Vol. 40, No. 1, p: 126-32, 2011.
• Starret, S.; Yunsheng, S.; Heier, T.; Klein, J.; Holste, J.; and Palomo, M. Long-term Monitoring of nutrient loss in runoff from a golf course. USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online 7(18):1-9, 2008.
• Palomo, M.; Bhandari, A. Impact of aging on the formation of bound residues after peroxidase-mediated treatment of 2,4-DCP contaminated soils. Environmental Science & Technology. 40:3402-3408, 2006.
• Fitzpatrick, J.; Wallis-Lage, C.; Bhandari, A.; Palomo, M. Bubble trouble - Researchers find that wet weather ballasted flocculation effluent has a tendency to foam. Water Environment & Technology. 17 (12) 2005.
• Palomo, M.; Bhandari, A. Time-dependent sorption-desorption behavior of 2,4-dichlorophenol and its polymerization products in surface soils. Environmental Science & Technology. 39: 2143-2151, 2005.

Refeered Conference Proceedings:

• Casad, B., Palomo, M., Mladenov, N. International Scientific Research Experiences: Developing Global Citizens and Nurturing Engineers and Scientists of the Future. Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City UT, June 24- 27, 2018.
• Palomo, M., Cole, G. An Innovative approach to recruit and retain historically underrepresented students in engineering. Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 25 - 28, 2017.
• Ribas, G.*, Bautista, J.*, Gonzalez-Figueroa, J.*, Palomo, M. Bioretention Systems: Stormwater Management Utilizing Low Impact Development Principles (Bioretention Cells). Paper prepared for the CSU Wide Student Research Competition Presentation at San Luis Obispo, April 28-29, 2017.
• Palomo, M., N. Mladenov, n. Casad, B. Training future scientists in sustainable sanitation through international research experiences (IRES). Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Pacific South West Conference, Pomona, CA, June 25 - 28, 2016.
• Palomo, M.; Cole J. Expanding institutional bonds for teaming up students for the creation of research environmental projects. Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA June 14 – 17, 2015.
• Palomo, M. Linking a Senior Civil Engineering Water Analysis Laboratory to Public Education. Proceedings in the American Society for Engineering Education Southwest (ASEE/PSW) Conference: Emerging Paradigm in Engineering Education, San Diego, California, April 10-11, 2015.
• Calderon, B. M.*; Attanayake, C. P.; Palomo, M.; Hettiarachchi, G. M. Sustainable gardening initiatives in previously used urban soils. Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Congress 2015, Austin TX, May 17-21, 2015.
• Rodriguez, W.*, Palomo, M. Reclamation of Tile Effluent: Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors. Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Congress 2010, Challenges of Change. 2010 ASCE.
• Palomo, M.; Bhandari, A. Peroxidase-mediated Stabilization of 2,4-dichlorophenol in a Model Humin-mineral Geomaterial. Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Congress. 2009 ASCE. Kansas City Missouri.
• Palomo, M.; Bhandari, A. Peroxidase Mediated Enhancement in Sorption and Binding of 2,4-Dichlorophenol to Modified Surface Soil. Proceedings of the National Technical & Career Conference of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Lake Buena Vista, FL. January 4-8, 2006.
• Bhandari, A.; Fitzpatrick, J.; Palomo, M.; Wallis-Lage, C. Ballasted flocculation - surfactants and effluent foaming potential. Proceedings of the 78th Annual Conference and Exposition, Water Environment Federation, Washington, DC. October 29-November 2, 2005.
• Palomo, M.; Phillips, H.M.; Bhandari, A. Effect of sorption contact time on the recovery of organic solutes from surface soils. Extended abstract in the Proceedings of the 226th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society - Physicochemical Processes in Environmental Systems: A Symposium in Honor of Professor Walter J. Weber, Jr., New York, NY, Sep 7-11,Vol. 43, No. 2, 2003.