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Dr. Michael J. Nalbandian received his B.S. in Environmental Engineering and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Riverside in 2010 and 2014, respectively.

Dr. Nalbandian joined CBU's College of Engineering as a visiting professor in the fall of 2015 and currently serves as a full professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, where he teaches environmental engineering courses including aquatic and atmospheric chemistry. Prior to this, he balanced roles as a postdoctoral researcher in the Innovation Economy Corporation Laboratory at UC Riverside and an adjunct chemistry professor in CBU's Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. He is passionate about engaging and encouraging students in STEM and its connection to God鈥檚 creation and character.

Dr. Nalbandian specializes in environmental chemistry, water treatment, emerging contaminants, and environmental nanotechnology. As an undergraduate researcher, he contributed to a project on catalytic ozonation for degrading organic contaminants using carbon nanotubes. His doctoral research鈥攆unded by a 2011 U.S. EPA grant on electrospun nanofibers for water treatment鈥攔esulted in seven peer-reviewed publications, a feature in ACS鈥檚 top ten sustainable chemistry papers (2016), and a citation by the Nanotechnology Signature Initiative white paper. Recently, he co-authored an extensive review on the applications of electrospun nanomaterials in watertreatment technologies in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances

Dr. Nalbandian is an active member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and belongs to several honor societies, including Tau Beta Pi and Omicron Delta Kappa. He also serves as a peer reviewer for multiple international journals, including Materials and Design, Processes, and Sustainability.

Dr. Nalbandian was born in Cr茅teil, France, and raised in Alfortville, France, before moving to Burbank, 91短视频, with his family at an early age. He is married to Dr. Jenifer N. Nalbandian, whose love language is passport stamps and dog kisses. Outside of the classroom, he enjoys spending time with his wife, working on arts and crafts, watching and playing sports, playing music, and gaming. He also actively serves at Discovery Christian Church in Moreno Valley.

Engineer-in-Training (EIT), December 2011
Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists

ENGR 1010 - Christian Engineering Worldview
ENGR 1020 - Introduction to Engineering Design
ENGR 1220 - Visualization Language I
ENGR 1810 - Elementary Mathematics for Engineering Applications, Lab
ENGR 1820 - Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications, Lab
ENGR 2560 - Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering
ENGR 3420 - Fluid Mechanics, Lab
ENGR 3560 - Hydrology
ENGR 4530 - Environmental Engineering I
ENGR 4540 - Environmental Engineering II
ENGR 4560 - Sustainable Civil Engineering
CHEM 1020 - Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 3510 - Organic Chemistry I, Lab
CHEM 3520 - Organic Chemistry II, Lab

Environmental chemistry
Drinking water/wastewater treatment
Nanofabrication
Environmental nanotechnology

Teaching Assistant/ Guest Lecturer
University of 91短视频, Riverside (2011 鈥� 2014)

Journal Publications
Nalbandian, M. J.; Kim, S.; Gonzalez, H.; Myung, N. V.; Cwiertny, D. M. 鈥淩ecent Advances and Remaining Barriers to the Development of Electrospun Nanofibers and Nanofiber Composites for Point of Use and Point of Entry Water Treatment Systems.鈥� Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2022, 8, 100204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100204

Zhang, M.; Park, S.-D.; Kim, J.; Nalbandian, M. J.; Kim, S.; Choa, Y. H.; Lim, J.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淪ynthesis and Thermoelectric Characterization of Lead Telluride Hollow Nanofibers.鈥� Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018, 6, 436.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Zhang, M.; Sanchez, J.; Nam, J.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Myung, N. V. 鈥溛�-Alumina/Hematite (胃-Al2O3/Fe2O3) Composite Nanofibers for Heavy Metal Removal.鈥� Science of Advanced Materials, 2017, 9, 22-29.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Greenstein, K. E.; Shuai, D.; Zhang, M.; Choa, Y. H.; Parkin, G. F.; Myung, N. V.; Cwiertny, D. M 鈥淭ailored Synthesis of Photoactive TiO2 Nanofibers and Au/TiO2 Nanofiber Composites: Structure and Reactivity Optimization for Water Treatment Applications.鈥� Environmental Science and Technology 2015, 49, 1654-1663. (*In ACS Chemistry & Engineering News Top Ten Sustainable Chemistry Papers for 2016) https://doi.org/10.1021/es502963t

Nalbandian, M. J.; Zhang, M.; Sanchez, J.; Choa, Y. H.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淪ynthesis and Optimization of Fe2O3 Nanofibers for Chromate Adsorption from Contaminated Water Sources.鈥� Chemosphere 2016, 144, 945-981.

Oulton, R. L.; Haase, J.; Kaalberg, S.; Nalbandian, M. J.; Cwiertny, D. M. 鈥淗ydroxyl Radical Formation during Ozonation of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Performance Optimization and Demonstration of a Reactive CNT Filter.鈥� Environmental Science and Technology 2015, 49, 3687-3697.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Zhang, M.; Sanchez, J.; Choa, Y. H.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淪ynthesis and Optimization of BiVO4 and Co-catalyzed BiVO4 Nanofibers for Visible light-activated Photocatalytic Degradation of Aquatic Micropollutants.鈥� Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 2015, 404, 18-26.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Zhang, M.; Sanchez, J.; Kim, S.I.; Choa, Y. H.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淪ynthesis and Optimization of Ag-TiO2 Composite Nanofibers for Photocatalytic Treatment of Impaired Water Sources.鈥� Journal of Hazardous Materials 2015, 299, 141-148.

Presentations
Farmer, M.; Morales, S.; Calderon, B.; Dransfeldt, D., Nalbandian, M. J.; 鈥淪ynthesis and characterization of electrospun silica-based nanofibers for Cu(II) removal of contaminated water.鈥� ACS Fall 2022 National Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 2022, Chicago, Il.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Ico, G.; Nam, J.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淓lectrospun Ceramic Nanofibers as High Performance Photoactive and Piezoelectric Materials.鈥� 40th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Jan. 2016, Daytona Beach, FL.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淭ailored Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanofibers for Photocatalytic Treatment of Emerging Organic Contaminants.鈥� 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting and Exhibit, Apr. 2014, San Francisco, CA.

Shuai, D.; Nalbandian, M. J.; Choa, Y. H.; Myung, N. V.; Cwiertny, D. M., 鈥淥ptimizing photocatalytic performance of electrospun TiO2 nanofibers for removal of emerging organic contaminants.鈥� 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Apr. 2013, New Orleans, LA.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淪ynthesis and Optimization of Photocatalytic TiO2 Nanofibers for Treatment of Impaired Water Supplies.鈥� 244th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 2012, Philadelphia, PA.

Nalbandian, M. J.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Myung, N. V. 鈥淪ynthesis and Optimization of Photoactive Electrospun TiO2 Nanofibers for use in Water and Wastewater Treatment.鈥� UCR Water Research Symposium, Apr. 2012, Riverside, CA.

Oulton, R. L.; Nalbandian, M. J.; Fairbrother, H.; Cwiertny, D. M. 鈥淧roduction of hydroxyl radical during ozonation of carbonaceous nanomaterials.鈥� Gordon Research Conference Environmental Sciences: Water, Jul. 2012, Holderness, NH.

Oulton, R. L.; Nalbandian, M. J.; Fairbrother, H.; Wepasnick, K.; Cwiertny, D. M. 鈥淎dvanced oxidation processes with carbon nanotubes: surface-promoted formation of hydroxyl radical during ozonation.鈥� 2011 AiChE Annual Meeting, Oct. 2011, Minneapolis, MN.

Oulton, R. L.; Nalbandian, M. J.; Wepasnick, K.; Fairbrother, H.; Cwiertny, D. M. 鈥淚nfluence of multi-wall carbon nanotube surface oxidation on hydroxyl radical formation during ozonation.鈥� 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Mar. 2011, Anaheim, CA.

Oulton, R. L.; Nalbandian, M. J.; Cwiertny, D. M. 鈥淐arbon nanotubes promote hydroxyl radical formation during ozonation.鈥� 240th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 2010, Boston, MA.


Dissertation
"Development and Optimization of Chemically-Active Electrospun Nanofibers for Treatment of Impaired Water Sources" Dec. 2014

Church Membership
Discovery Christian Church, Moreno Valley, CA

Spending time with my wife, singing and playing music, interactive electronic software

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
-James 1:5