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Dr. Julie Korak (she/her) is a member of the Environmental Engineering Program at the Â鶹ӰԺ and is rostered in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering. She has an interdisciplinary background in Chemical and Environmental Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. Prior to joining CU, she worked in the Water Treatment Group at the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior in Denver, CO.
Dr. Korak’s research interests are broadly focused on water treatment engineering spanning municipal drinking water, water reuse and industrial waste management. Her recent projects include developing holistic water treatment and waste brine management processes for ion exchange systems and evaluatingÌýcorrosion of drinking water distribution systems. Her research also focuses on using optical sensing techniques to characterize dissolved organic matter (DOM) fate and transport in drinking water treatment processes.
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Interests
Inorganic Contaminants
- Ion exchange for inorganic contaminant removal (e.g., chromium and arsenic)
- Integration of membrane processes for water treatment waste management
- Environmental monitoring of contaminants in watersheds using online and remote samplers
Corrosion Control in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Evaluation of lead and copper release in drinking water systems
Corrosion potential screening due to municipal source water changes
Optical Monitoring for Water Treatment Processes
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) characterization using optical measurements (fluorescence and absorbance)
Application optical sensors to monitor water treatment processes