Katherine Guerra
Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Environmental Applications and Research
Contact Information: (303) 445-2013, kguerra@usbr.gov
Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program
Katherine Guerra began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2005 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2013 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topic Desalination and Water Treatment.
The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Katherine Guerra is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.
Investigation of benefit and application of desalination fuel cells to meet Reclamation's rural water needs
Project ID: 8673
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013
Research Results: contact Katherine Guerra
Assessment of Low-pressure Membrane Technology to Reduce the Cost of Desalination
Project ID: 4141
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2011 - 2012
Research Results:
- Techno-economic model for evaluation of ceramic membranes for surface water treatment (interim, PDF, 2.3MB)
- Investigation of low pressure membrane performance, cleaning, and economics using a techno-economic model (interim, PDF, 2.3MB)
An Analysis of Nanofiltration Treatment Applications on Recycled and Potable Water Supplies
Project ID: 400
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2011
Research Results: contact Katherine Guerra
Evaluation of Hybrid Pulsed-Power Electromagnetic/Reverse Osmosis System
Project ID: 3195
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2011
Research Results: contact Katherine Guerra
Treatment of Produced Water for Beneficial Use in the Western United States
Project ID: 3180
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2007 - 2010
Research Results:
- Geographical Assessment of the Potential for Beneficial Use of Produced Water (final, PDF, 12.2MB)
- Produced Water in the Western United States: Geographical Distribution, Occurrence, and Composition (final, PDF, 12.2MB) Document ID 136 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Please contact the Principal Investigator to request a copy of this document.
- Oil and Gas Produced Water Management in the Western United States (final, PDF, 12.2MB)
Development of Coatings for Polymeric Membranes to Minimize Biofouling
Project ID: 9741
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2008 - 2009
Research Results: contact Katherine Guerra
Chemical Treatment Technology for Removal of Selenium
Project ID: 9030
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2007 - 2008
Research Results: contact Katherine Guerra
Surface Modification to Nanofiltration (NF) Membranes
Project ID: 9549
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2005 - 2006
Research Results: contact Katherine Guerra
Fouling Resistant Membrane for Produced Water Desalination
Project ID: 8552
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2006
Research Results: contact Katherine Guerra
This information was last updated on June 19, 2013
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