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David Sabatini

David Sabatini

David Ross Boyd Professor and Sun Oil Company Chair
Gallogly College of Engineering

Dr. Sabatini joined OU in 1989 and is Founding Director of the Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center and Associate Director of the Institute for Applied Surfactant Research. His research focuses on sustainable drinking water systems for developing countries, surfactant-based environmental and biofuel technologies, and understanding / characterizing contaminant transport and remediation in the subsurface. His research focuses on sustainable solutions at the nexus of technology, economics, and human behavior.

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Iowa State University
  • M.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, Memphis State University
  • B.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois

Research Interests

  • Water technologies for emerging regions
  • Groundwater quality management
  • Water and wastewater treatment

Books

Innovative Subsurface Remediation: Field Testing of Physical, Chemical, and Characterization Technologies book cover

Innovative Subsurface Remediation: Field Testing of Physical, Chemical, and Characterization Technologies

American Chemical Society, 1999

Surfactant Enhanced Subsurface Remediation: Emerging Technologies book cover

Surfactant Enhanced Subsurface Remediation: Emerging Technologies

American Chemical Society, 1995

Subsurface Transport and Fate Processes book cover

Subsurface Transport and Fate Processes

CRC Press, 1993

Transport and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants: Colloidal, Interfacial, and Surfactant Phenomena book cover

Transport and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants: Colloidal, Interfacial, and Surfactant Phenomena

American Chemical Society, 1992

Recent Articles


Ding, Y., Sabatini, D. A., Butler, E. C.  “Phosphorus recovery and recycling from model animal wastewaters using materials prepared from rice straw and corn cobs.”  Water Science and Technology.  2021, 83 (8), 1893-1906, DOI:10.2166/wst.2021.094.


Sharmin, N., Sabatini, D. A., Butler, E. C.  “Phosphorus recovery and reuse using calcium-silicate hydrate made from rice husk.”  Journal of Environmental Engineering 2021, 147(6), 04021015, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001877.

 


Deal, P. and Sabatini, D. A.  “An assessment of penetration for pay-to-fetch water kiosks in rural Ghana using the Huff Gravity Model.”  Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development.  2020, 10(4), 670-679.


Mahmoud-Elhaj, D., Tanner, B., Sabatini, D. and Feltz, A.  “Measuring Objective Knowledge of Potable Recycled Water.”  Journal of Community Psychology, 2020, 48, 2033-2052.


Phaodee, P., Harwell, J. H. and Sabatini, D. A.  “Correlation between detergency of different oily and solid non-particulate soils and hydrophilic-lipophilic deviation (HLD).”  Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 2020, 23(5), 953-962.


Deal, P. and Sabatini, D. A.  “Evaluating the level of household water service provided by a private water enterprise in Ghana.”   Water.  2020, 2, 693; doi:10.3390/w12030693, 1-18.


Deal, P. and Sabatini, D. A.  “Utilizing Indicator Kriging to Identify Suitable Zones for Manual Drilling in Weathered Crystalline Basement Aquifers.”   Groundwater for Sustainable Development.  2020, 11, doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100402, 1-15.


Nijhawan, A., Butler, E., and Sabatini, D. A. "Fluoride Adsorption on Porous Hydroxyapatite Ceramic Media:  A Study of Kinetics.”  Environmental Engineering Science.   2020, 37(6).  DOI: 10.1089/ees.2019-0392, 409-416. 


Chamberlain, J.F., Tromble, E., Graves, M. and Sabatini, D.  “Water Reuse vs. Water Conveyance for Supply Augmentation: Cost and Carbon Footprint.”   AWWA Water Science. 2020; e1170.  https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1170

David Sabatini

Address: 202 West Boyd Street
Office: Room 334
Phone: (405) 325-4273
Email: sabatini@ou.edu
Bio: sabatini.ou.edu