Dr. Gregory V. Korshin

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University of Washington
College of Engineering
Civil Engineering
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2000
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Mailing Address

More Hall 306
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Box 352700
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98155-2700
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 543-2394
Fax: (206) 685-9185
korshin@u.washington.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Kazan Technological University, Russia, Physical Chemistry, 1984.
M.S., Kazan State University, Russia, Optics and Spectroscopy, 1978.
B.S., Kazan State University, Russia, Physics, 1976.

Expertise and Research Interests

Fundamental studies of halogenation/dehalogenation processes in the environment. Development of advanced spectroscopic techniques (e.g., differential UV spectroscopy) to probe the generation of disinfection by-products. Studies of the structure, composition and reactivity of humic species. Development of concentration and characterization techniques for natural organic matter. X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies of complex environmental systems. Speciation of metals in the environment. Corrosion and electrochemistry of copper- and lead-containing materials in potable waters. Development of new technologies for separation of radionuclides and heavy metals from nuclear wastes. Aquatic and general environmental chemistry.

Other Expertise

Analytical and research applications of electrochemical methods. Applications of differential or modulation spectroscopy to study complex systems, including electrochemically-controlled interfaces. Fluorescence spectroscopy in conventional and time-resolved modes. Certified interpreter/translator.

Future Research

Studies of electrochemical transformations of environmentally-important halogenated organic species and their precursors. Studies of pathways and mechanisms of halogenation of organic species by advanced kinetic, computational and structural methods. Further development of fundamentals and instrumental applications of differential spectroscopy. Studies of metal speciation and nature of metal binding sites in waters, soils and sediments by spectroscopic and structure-sensitive methods. Developments of numerical models of electrochemical processes in drinking water distribution networks. Development of highly selective electrochemical processes to control environmental pollutants.

Industrial Relevance

Consulting experience in the field of drinking water treatment, control of copper and lead release, corrosion mitigation and disinfection by-products control. Development of novel methods and devices for environmental control.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Civil Engineering, Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Organic Geochemistry, Spectroscopy.

Additional Terms:

Aquatic Chemistry, Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Technologies, Nuclear Remediation, Organic Geochemistry, Spectroscopy.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Russian: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
French: (Fluent, Functional, Fluent)
Hebrew: (Functional, Functional, Functional)

Memberships

American Chemical Society
American Water Works Association
Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
European Association of Organic Geochemistry
International Humic Substances Society (IHSS)
International Society of Electrochemistry
International X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Society

Honors and Awards

1999, Advising for Best Doctoral Thesis, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, Ph.D. advising in environmental chemistry and engineering (jointly with M.M.Benjamin)
1997, Annual Conference Best Poster Presentation, American Water Works Association, water treatment and environmental engineering (jointly with M.M.Benjamin and HDR Engineering Inc.)
1994, Annual Conference Best Presentation Award, American Water Works Association, corrosion and control of metal release (jointly with S.A.L.Perry and J.F.Ferguson)
1982, Best Presentation Award, All-Union Conference on Physical Chemistry, Russian Ministry of Higher Education, surface spectroscopy and electrochemistry
1976-1978, State Scholarship for Academic Achievements, Russian Ministry of Higher Education, achievements in optics and spectroscopy

Previous Positions

1997-2000, Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1991-1997, Research Associate, University of Washington, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1987-1991, Senior Scientist, Kazan Technological University, Technology, Physical Chemistry
1984-1987, Research Scientist, Kazan Technological University, Technology, Physical Chemistry
1983-1984, Engineer, Medical Instruments Corporation, Metallized Polymers
1978-1980, Engineer, State Institute of Applied Optics, Atomic Absorption Laboratory

Funding Received

  • American Water Works Association Research Foundation: Development of an Electrochemical Treatment System to Facilitate and Improve Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water, $195,000, Sep 2000 to Aug 2002.
  • American Water Works Association Research Foundation: New Techniques for Concentration and Characterization of Natural Organic Matter., $450,000, Sep 1994 to Aug 1997.
  • American Water Works Association Research Foundation: Development of a Differential UV System for On Line DBP Monitoring, $160,000, Oct 1998 to Sep 2000.
  • United States Department of Energy: Adsorption/Membrane Filtration as a Contaminant Concentration and Separation Process for Mixed Wastes and Tank Wastes., $610,000, Oct 1996 to Sep 1999.
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency: Differential UV Spectroscopy for Studies of NOM Halogenation., $360,000, Nov 1998 to Sep 2001.
  • National Science Foundation SBIR: Development of a Differential Long-Path Spectrophotometer, $36,000, Mar 2000 to Oct 2000.
  • Royalty Research Grant: Electrochemical Reactions of Environmentally-Occurring Halogenated Species and Exploration of Relevant Dehalogenation Technologies., $20,000, Mar 1999 to Feb 2000.
  • American Water Works Association Research Foundation: Post-Optimization Lead and Copper Control and Monitoring Strategies, $150,000, Jan 2001 to Dec 2002.
  • CRESP: Use of Iron-Oxide-Coated Sand to Selectively Adsorb Radioactive Strontium from the Hanford Tank Wastes, $80,000, Jan 2001 to Dec 2001.
  • American Water Works Association Research Foundation: Comprehensive Theory and Experimental Approach to Study the Kinetics of Disinfection By-Products Formation., $450,000, Dec 1999 to Nov 2001.
  • American Water Works Association Research Foundation: Corrosion and Metal Release for Lead-Containing Materials: Influence of Natural Organic Matter and Corrosion Mitigation, $200,000, Aug 1994 to Jul 1997.
  • National Research Council: Quantum-Chemical and Spectroscopic Studies of Environmentally-Important Halogenation Reactions (travel grant), $2,500, Apr 1999 to Oct 1999.

Publications

  • Frenkel A.I., G.V.Korshin, Studies of humic substances and metal-humic complexes by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy: current state and future prospects, Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 2001
  • Wells Wu, M.M.Benjamin, G.V.Korshin, Effects of thermal treatment on halogenated disinfection by-products in drinking water, Water Research, 2001
  • Korshin, G.V., M.D.Jensen, Electrochemical reduction of haloacetic acids and exploration of their removal by electrochemical treatment, Electrochimica Acta, 2001
  • Korshin, G.V., M.M.Benjamin, Hong-Bin Xiao, Interactions of chlorine with natural organic matter and formation of intermediates: Evidence by differential spectroscopy, Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica, 2001
  • Chi-Wang Li, M.M. Benjamin, G.V. Korshin, Hongbin Xiao, Use of UV spectroscopy to characterize reactions between NOM and free chlorine, Environmental Science and Technology, 34(12), 2570-2575, 2000
  • Sørensen, M.A., M.M.Stackpoole, A.I.Frenkel, R.K.Bordia, G.V.Korshin, T.H.Christensen, Aging of iron (hydr)oxides by heat treatment and effects on heavy metal binding, Environmental Science and Technology, 34(18), 3991-4000, 2000
  • Korshin, G.V., J.F.Ferguson, A.N.Lancaster, Influence of natural organic matter on the corrosion of leaded brass in potable water. Behavior of the lead phase, Corrosion Science, 42(1), 53-66, 2000
  • Korshin, G.V., Chi-Wang Li, M.M.Benjamin, Use of differential spectroscopy to evaluate the structure and reactivity of humics, Water Science and Technology, 40(9), 9-16, 1999
  • Korshin, G.V, A.I.Frenkel, A.L.Ankudinov, XANES study of Cu2+-binding sites in aquatic humic substances, Environmental Science and Technology, 34(11), 2138-2142, 1999
  • Green-Pedersen, H., G.V.Korshin, Separation of cesium from high ionic strength solutions using a cobalt hexacyanoferrate-modified graphite electrode, Environmental Science and Technology, 33(5), 2633-2637, 1999
  • Frenkel, A.I., G.V.Korshin, EXAFS studies of the chemical state of lead and copper in corrosion products formed on the brass surface in potable water, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 6(3), 653-656, 1999
  • Korshin, G.V., M.U.Kumke, Chi-Wang Li, F.H.Frimmel, Influence of chlorination on chromophores and fluorophores in humic substances, Environmental Science and Technology, 33(8), 1207-1212, 1999
  • Korshin, G.V., A.A.Frenkel, E.A.Stern, EXAFS study of the inner shell structure in copper (II) complexes with humic substances, Environmental Science and Technology, 32(18), 2699-2705, 1998
  • Korshin, G.V., Investigation of the Oxidation of Glassy Carbon by the Method of Electroreflectance. Relevance to Activation Processes, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 446(1), 13-18, 1998
  • Korshin, G.V., Chi-Wang Li, M.M.Benjamin, Principles and applications of differential UV spectroscopy for monitoring and predicting the formation of disinfection by-products, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 90(8), 88-100, 1998
  • Korshin, G.V., Chi-Wang Li, M.M.Benjamin, The decrease of UV absorbance as an indicator of TOX formation, Water Research, 31(4), 946-949, 1997
  • Korshin, G.V., Chi-Wang Li, M.M.Benjamin, Monitoring the properties of natural organic matter through UV spectroscopy. Evaluation of a consistent theory, Water Research, 31(7), 1787-1795, 1997
  • Korshin, G.V., M.M.Benjamin, R.S.Sletten, Adsorption of natural organic matter on iron oxide. Effects of NOM composition and on the formation of organo-halide compounds, Water Research, 31(7), 1643-1650, 1997
  • Korshin, G.V., J.F.Ferguson, S.A.L.Perry, Influence of natural organic matter on corrosion of copper in potable waters, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 88(7), 36-47, 1986

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