Joel Jean Ducoste

Fat, Oil, and Grease Sewer Waste Management System: A Modeling Platform for Simulating the Formation of FOG Deposits in Sewer Networks

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 150(4).

Microbial community assembly in engineered bioreactors

Water Research.

Biotransformation of micropollutants in moving bed biofilm reactors under heterotrophic and autotrophic conditions

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 460.

Growth of Dunaliella viridis in multiple cycles of reclaimed media after repeated high pH-induced flocculation and harvesting

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 891.

Microplate-Based Cell Viability Assay as a Cost-Effective Alternative to Flow Cytometry for Microalgae Analysis

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 57(50), 21200–21211.

Quasi-Mechanistic 3D Finite Element Model Predicts Temperatures in a U.S. Landfill

Hao, Z., Barlaz, M. A., & Ducoste, J. J. (2023, November 28). ACS ES&T ENGINEERING, Vol. 11.

Effects of UV-C Disinfection on N95 and KN95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Reuse

Bernardy, C., Elardo, N., Trautz, A., Malley, J., Wang, D., & Ducoste, J. (2022, September 21). APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 9.

AEESP Endured Despite a Challenging Year

Ducoste, J. J. (2021, September 1). ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol. 38, pp. 819–821.

AEESP: A Collective Force to Achieve Educational and Research Heights in Environmental Engineering and Science

Environmental Engineering Science, 38(1), 1–3.

Algae Dynamic and functional modeling of carbon metabolism in photosynthetic microalgae

Wang, D., Lai, Y., Karam, A. L., de los Reyes, F. L., III, & Ducoste, J. J. (2021, June). Presented at the 10th Algal Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts Conference.

Biodegradation of organophosphorus pesticides in moving bed biofilm reactors: Analysis of microbial community and biodegradation pathways

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 408.

Chlorophyll a and non-pigmented biomass are sufficient predictors for estimating light attenuation during cultivation of Dunaliella viridis

ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS, 55.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Suspended Solids Transport in a Secondary Facultative Lagoon Used for Wastewater Treatment

WATER, 13(17).

Ding Ding Ding, Fatberg right ahead!: The challenges of sewer collection system sustainability and dealing with fats, oils, and grease discharge

Ducoste, J. J. (2021, March). Presented at the Drexel University, (Virtual).

Factors that Influence the Formation and Surface Adhesion of Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Deposits

Kusum, S. A., Pour-Ghaz, M., & Ducoste, J. (2021, March). Presented at the Water Environment Foundation Collection Systems Virtual Event, (Virtual).

Measurement of heat release during hydration and carbonation of ash disposed in landfills using an isothermal calorimeter

Waste Management, 124, 348–355.

Modeling environmental bioreactors treating wastewater by integrating biological processes, floc microenvironments, and computational fluid dynamics

Weaver, J., de los Reyes, F., & Ducoste, J. J. (2021, June). Presented at the Early Career Research Conference, (Virtual).

The Healing and Joyful Power of the Service to Others

Environmental Engineering Science, 38(4), 209–210.

The effect of activated sludge floc morphology on the measurement of biomass half-saturation coefficient: A 2D CFD biofilm model-based evaluation and experimental verification

Biochemical Engineering Journal, 168, 107931.

Understanding the Generation of Elevated Temperature Landfills through Finite Element Modeling

Ducoste, J. J. (2021, April). Presented at the University of Florida, (Virtual).

Assessment of alternative herbicides for residential sewer root treatment and their effects on downstream treatment plant nitrification

Journal of Environmental Management, 258, 110058.

Changing the Tide of Post Tenure Review

Ducoste, J. J. (2020, June). Presented at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Virtual Annual Conference, (Virtual).

Clearing the Haze from Grease Interceptor Design

Ducoste, J. J. (2020, August 27). Presented at the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) Capacity, Management, Operation & Maintenance (CMOM) Virtual Conference, (Virtual).

Development of methods to measure heat released from ash hydration and carbonation in landfills

Narode, A., Pour-Ghaz, M., Ducoste, J., & Barlaz, M. (2020, February 23). Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.

Does the inoculum source improve anaerobic digestion of marine microalgae Dunaliella viridis?

Lai, Y.-C., Ducoste, J. J., & de los Reyes, F. L. (2020, June 15). Presented at the 10th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, Pittsburgh, PA (Conference postponed).

Dynamic and functional modeling of carbon metabolism in photosynthetic microalgae

Presented at the 10th Algal Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (Conference postponed).

Evaluation of Fly Ash as a cement replacement to reduce sewer collection system infrastructure maintenance and enhance sustainability

Kusum, S., Pour-Ghaz, M., & Ducoste, J. (2020, March 18). Presented at the Water Resource Research Institute (WRRI) Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC (Conference Cancelled).

Experimental Measurement of Heat Production from Al Corrosion under Landfill-Relevant Conditions

Hao, Z., Ducoste, J., & Barlaz, M. (2020, February 23). Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.

Explaining the Formation of Elevated Temperatures in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Ducoste, J. J. (2020, February). Presented at the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

Finite-Element Modeling of Landfills to Estimate Heat Generation, Transport, and Accumulation

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 146(12), 04020134.

Improving Diversity in Environmental Engineering and Science

Ducoste, J. J. (2020, August). Presented at the CentrEau Webinar, Laval University, (Virtual).

Increased loading stress leads to convergence of microbial communities and high methane yields in adapted anaerobic co-digesters

Water Research, 169, 115155.

Modeling cell aggregate morphology during aerobic granulation in activated sludge processes reveals the combined effect of substrate and shear

Water Research, 170(115384), 115384.

Reducing fat, oil, and grease (FOG) deposits formation and adhesion on sewer collection system structures through the use of fly ash replaced cement-based materials

Water Research, 186, 116304.

Successfully Obtaining Tenure and Promotion at an R1 University

Ducoste, J. J. (2020, May). Presented at the Preparing Future Minority Faculty (PFMF) 2020 Symposium, NC A&T University.

Designing Efficient Grease Abatement Systems

Ducoste, J. J. (2019, March). Presented at the National Precast Concrete Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

Dynamic Modeling of Microalgae Growth and Lipid Production under Transient Light and Nitrogen Conditions

Environmental Science & Technology, 53(19), 11560–11568.

Dynamic modelling of the iron deficiency modulated transcriptome response in Arabidopsis thaliana roots

In Silico Plants, 1(1).

Evaluation of alternative light models for estimating light attenuation during microalgal cultivation

Karam, A., de los Reyes, F., III, & Ducoste, J. (2019, May). Presented at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) 2019 Research and Education Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

Flux modeling for monolignol biosynthesis

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 56, 187–192.

Full of Gold (FOG): Identifying value added initiatives for Fats, oil, and Grease waste streams

Ducoste, J. J. (2019, August). Presented at the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) Capacity, Management, Operation & Maintenance (CMOM) Conference, Austin, TX.

Genetic Algorithm–Genetic Programming Approach to Identify Hierarchical Models for Ultraviolet Disinfection Reactors

Journal of Environmental Engineering, 145(2), 04018139.

It’s Time to Disrupt this Industry

Presented at the Water Environment Federation (WEF) Interactive Knowledge Exchange (IKE) video submission, Water Environment Federation Technology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Measuring the Shape and Size of Activated Sludge Particles Immobilized in Agar with an Open Source Software Pipeline

Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2019(143).

Relating nitrogen concentration and light intensity to the growth and lipid accumulation of Dunaliella viridis in a photobioreactor

Journal of Applied Phycology, 31(6), 3397–3409.

Tips on Successfully Navigating Graduate School

Ducoste, J. J. (2019, October). Presented at the Florida International University, Miami, FL.

A Spatial Variation Model Describing Generation, Accumulation, and Propagation of Heat in Municipal Solid

Hao, Z., Ducoste, J., & Barlaz, M. (2018, February). Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.

A life’s Journey in Being a Transformative Agent of Change

Ducoste, J. J. (2018, November). Presented at the Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Alternative Binder Materials and its Application in Concrete Sewer Structures for Possible Reduction in Fat, Oil and Grease (FOG) Related Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs)

Presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NC AWWA) Water Environment Association (WEA) Spring Symposium Conference, Ashville, NC.

Another Grand Challenge: Diversity in Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering Science, 35(6), 568–572.

Assessing Surface Characteristics to reduce the adhesion of Fats, Oils, and Grease Deposits

Ducoste, J. J. (2018, October). Keynote presented at the North Carolina ONSITE Water Protection Conference.

Assessing the impact of the 4CL enzyme complex on the robustness of monolignol biosynthesis using metabolic pathway analysis

PLOS ONE, 13(3), e0193896.

Building your Academic Brand

Ducoste, J. J. (2018, March). Presented at the Academic and Research Leadership Network Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA.

Controlling aerobic biological floc size using Couette-Taylor Bioreactors

Water Research, 147, 177–183.

Development of Photochemical Microsensors for Evaluating Light Distributions within Algal Photosynthetic Bioreactors

Ducoste, J. J. (2018, April). Presented at the Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

Development of Photochemical Microsensors for Evaluating Photosynthetic Light Dose Distributions in Microalgal Photobioreactors

Environmental Science & Technology, 52(21), 12538–12545.

Dynamic modeling of Dunaliella viridis growth and storage molecule production under different light and nitrogen conditions

Presented at the North Carolina Microbiome Consortium Symposium, Raleigh, NC.

Evaluating alternative binder materials for Sewer Collection System Concrete Structures to reduce FOG related SSOs

Kusum, S., Pour-Ghaz, M., & Ducoste, J. (2018, April 8). Presented at the Water Environment Foundation (WEF) Collection System Specialty Conference, Virginia Beach, VA.

Improving wood properties for wood utilization through multi-omics integration in lignin biosynthesis

Nature Communications, 9(1), 1579.

Preliminary tests of sensors to detect sewer network blockages

ASABE 2018 Annual International Meeting.

Slip Sliding away: Minimizing FOG Deposit Adhesion to Sewer Surfaces

Ducoste, J. J. (2018, August). Presented at the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT), Capacity, Management, Operation & Maintenance (CMOM) Conference, Austin, TX.

The Art of a graduate school Application: What’s in the mind of Faculty

Ducoste, J. J. (2018, November). Presented at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL.

Tips/information to successfully navigate graduate school Application/Decision and Fellowship Opportunities

Ducoste, J. J. (2018, October). Presented at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC.

Unintended Consequences of a Local Fats, Oils, and Grease Limits

Sadler, M., Wischer, B., Gordon, J., Wilkerson, C., Tabor, C., Fredericks, D., & Ducoste, J. (2018, March 5). Presented at the Virginia Water Environment Association (WEA) Industrial Waste & Pretreatment Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

A Model to Describe Heat Generation and Accumulation at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, (276), 281–288.

A critical review of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) in sewer collection systems: Challenges and control

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 47(13), 1191–1217.

Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for determination of Long Chain Free Fatty Acid concentration in oily wastewater using the double wavenumber extrapolation technique

TALANTA, 165, 526–532.

Construction and Setup of a Bench-scale Algal Photosynthetic Bioreactor with Temperature, Light, and pH Monitoring for Kinetic Growth Tests

Journal of Visualized Experiments, 6(124).

Development of Photochemical Microsensors for Evaluating Light Distribution within Microalgal Photosynthetic Bioreactors

Karam, A. L., Ducoste, J. J., & de los Reyes, F. L., III. (2017, June). Presented at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Drinking Water Treatment: What Happens from Source to Tap

Seminar presented at the St Augustine University, Raleigh, NC.

Heat Generation and Accumulation in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Environmental Science & Technology, 51(21), 12434–12442.

Holy Dish Pan Hands Batman, there are Soaps in the Sewers: Fats, Oil, and Grease Issues in Sewer Systems

Seminar presented at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Integrative Dynamic Modeling Using Diverse Biological Datasets

Williams, C., Koryachko, A., Matthiadis, A., Muhammad, D., Brady, S. M., Ducoste, J., … Long, T. A. (2017, June). Presented at the Crops In Silico Symposium and Workshop, University of Oxford, UK.

Modeling fats, oil and grease deposit formation and accumulation in sewer collection systems

JOURNAL OF HYDROINFORMATICS, 19(3), 443–455.

Physiological responses of microalgae, Dunaliella viridis, during nitrogen–limited growth

Lai, Y. C., Karam, A., Ranjithan, R., Levis, J., de los Reyes, F. L., III, & Ducoste, J. (2017, June 18). Presented at the 7th International Conference on Biofuels, Biomass, and Bioproducts, Miami, FL.

Quantifying Light Distributions within Microalgal Photosynthetic Bioreactors Using Novel Microsensors

Karam, A., Lai, Y. C., Liu, J., Ranjithan, R., Levis, J., de los Reyes, F. L., III, & Ducoste, J. (2017, June 18). Presented at the 7th International Conference on Biofuels, Biomass, and Bioproducts, Miami, FL.

Raising the Value of Water: A strategy for Greater Public Health Protection

Seminar presented at the Shaw University, Raleigh, NC.

Unintended Consequences of a Local Fats, Oils, and Grease Limits Revisions: One Utilizity’s Experience with FOG

Sadler, M., Wischer, B., Gordon, J., Wilkerson, C., Tabor, C., Fredericks, D., & Ducoste, J. (2017, August 28). Horizons New Letter.

Unintended consequences of a local limits revision: One utility's experience with fats, oils, and grease

Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017, 8, 5522–5534. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052083486&partnerID=MN8TOARS

A Proteomic-Based Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship Between Monolignol Biosynthetic Protein Abundance and Lignin Content Using TransgenicPopulus trichocarpa

In V. C. Kumi Yoshida & S. Quideau (Eds.), Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research (Vol. 5, pp. 89–107).

CFD for wastewater treatment: an overview

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 74(3), 549–563.

Clustering and Differential Alignment Algorithm: Identification of Early Stage Regulators in the A. thaliana Iron Deficiency Response

Williams, C., Koryachko, A., Matthiadis, A., Muhammad, D., Foret, J., Brady, S. M., … Long, T. A. (2016, March). Presented at the Pittcon Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Computational prediction of regulatory relationships: New players in the Arabidopsis thaliana iron deficiency response

Matthiadis, A., Koryachko, A., Muhammad, D., Foret, J., Brady, S. M., Ducoste, J., … Long, T. A. (2016, July). Presented at the Salt & Minerals Symposium, American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Determination of Long Chain Free Fatty Acid (LCFFA) in Wastewater Using a Novel Double Wavenumber FTIR Technique for the Protection of Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems

Hao, Z., Malyala, D., & Ducoste, J. (2016, November 13). Presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NCAWWA)-Water Environment Association (WEA), Raleigh, NC.

Determining the fate of Long Chain Free Fatty Acids and Fats, Oils and Grease in Sewer Collection Systems using a double waveband FTIR technique

Malyala, D., Hao, Z., & Ducoste, J. (2016, November 13). Presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NCAWWA)-Water Environment Association (WEA), Raleigh, NC.

Directing microbial community assembly in anaerobic reactors: implications for increasing methane yields and improving start-up

de los Reyes, F. L., III, Wang, L., Shen, P., Yeh, J., Aziz, T., & Ducoste, J. J. (2016, March). Presented at the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Drinking Water Treatment: What Happens from Source to Tap

Presented at the Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC.

Fluid shear variation potentially plays a role in aerobic granular sludge formation

WEFTEC 2016 - 89th Water Environment Federation Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, 3, 5737–5744. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85070715342&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Game Changer: A New Technique for Measuring the Performance of Grease Interceptors

Presented at the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) Capacity, Management, Operation & Maintenance (CMOM) Conference, Austin, TX.

Good modelling practice in applying computational fluid dynamics for WWTP modelling

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 73(5), 969–982.

Grease Removal Devices: Challenges in the Removal of FOG Emulsions and the Impact of Food Service Establishment Operations

Presented at the 32nd Annual Onsite Water Protection Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Inducing Aerobic Granular Sludge Formation Through Unevenly Distributed Hydrodynamic Shear Rates

Weaver, J. E., Ducoste, J. J., & de los Reyes, F. L. (2016, November 13). Presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NCAWWA)-Water Environment Association (WEA), Raleigh, NC.

Photochemical Micro-sensors for Evaluating Light Distribution within Photosyntheitic Biioreactors for Biofuels Production

Karam, A., de los Reyes, F. L., III, Levis, J., Ranjithan, R., & Ducoste, J. (2016, June 26). Presented at the 6th International Conference on Algal Biomass and Bioproducts, San Diego, CA.

Quantifying fat, oil, and grease deposit formation kinetics

WATER RESEARCH, 88, 786–795.

Structural characteristics and development of the cake layer in a dynamic membrane bioreactor

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 167, 88–96.

Trends in Population and Demographics of US Environmental Engineering Students and Faculty from 2005 to 2013

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 33(8), 578–590.

Understanding and Predicting Temperatures in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Hao, Z., Sun, M., Ducoste, J., Barlaz, M., Benson, C., Castaldi, M., & Luettich, S. (2016, January). Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.

Algorithm application to identify novel regulators in the Arabidopsis thaliana iron deficiency response

Matthiadis, A., Koryachko, A., Muhammad, D., Foret, J., Brady, S. M., Ducoste, J., … Long, T. A. (2015, July). Presented at the Ionomics Workshop, International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR), Paris, France.

Clustering and Differential Alignment Algorithm: Identification of Early Stage Regulators in the Arabidopsis thaliana Iron Deficiency Response

PLOS ONE, 10(8).

Computational approaches to identify regulators of plant stress response using high-throughput gene expression data

Current Plant Biology, 3-4, 20–29.

Computational fluid dynamics modeling alternatives for UV-initiated advanced oxidation processes

WATER QUALITY RESEARCH JOURNAL OF CANADA, 50(1), 4–20.

Coupling fluid dynamics with kinetic modeling to quantify the effects of photosynthetic bioreactor design and operation on yield performance

Presented at the 249th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, Denver, CO.

Directing Microbial Community Assembly by Deterministic Niche Differentiaion in Anaerobic Digesters

WEFTEC 2015 : the water quality event : conference program and exhibitor guide : 88th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA, September 26-30, 2015. Presented at the 88th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, IL.

Heuristic optimization of a continuous flow point-of-use UV-LED disinfection reactor using computational fluid dynamics

Water Research, 83, 310–318.

How Restaurant Kitchen Practices Influence FOG Deposit Formation in Sewer Collection Systems

Presented at the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) Capacity, Management, Operation & Maintenance (CMOM) Conference, Austin, TX.

How to train your digester - Using step and pulse feeding of grease waste to increase community resistance and methane yield by up to 336%

Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 3, 1581–1589. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84983745996&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Internal and External Grease Interceptors: Challenges in the Removal of FOG Emulsions and the Impact of Food Service Establishment Kitchen Operations

Keynote presented at the Fat, Oil and Grease (FOG) - New Times New Solutions Conference, Cranfield University UK.

Population balance models: a useful complementary modelling framework for future WWTP modelling

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 71(2), 159–167.

Pore Channel Tortuosity in 3D Nonwoven Structures

Vallabh, R., Seyam, A., Banks-Lee, P., & Ducoste, J. (2015, May 26). Presented at the 6th World Conference on 3D Fabrics and their Applications, Raleigh, NC.

Using 16s metagenomics to determine microbial population shifts associated with a 336% boost in methane yield during anaerobic co-digestion of grease waste

88th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2015, 8, 6112–6118. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992022948&partnerID=MN8TOARS

A protocol for the use of computational fluid dynamics as a supportive tool for wastewater treatment plant modelling

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 70(10), 1575–1584.

CFD as a tool for WWTP Unit Process Modeling

Samstag, R., Ducoste, J., Gribrio, A., Nopens, I., Batstone, D., Wicks, J., … Potier, O. (2014, March 30). Presented at the International Water Association (IWA)/Water Environment Federation (WEF) Waste Water Treatment (WWT) MOD, Belgium.

Challenges in Designing a UV LED Reactor for Disinfection: Why CFD Should be your Best Friend

Jenny, R., & Ducoste, J. (2014, November 16). Presented at the American Water Works Association, Water Quality Technology Conference (AWWA WQTC), New Orleans, LA.

Complete Proteomic-Based Enzyme Reaction and Inhibition Kinetics Reveal How Monolignol Biosynthetic Enzyme Families Affect Metabolic Flux and Lignin in Populus trichocarpa

The Plant Cell, 26(3), 894–914.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Optimization of a Continuous Flow Point of Use UV LED Disinfection Reactor

Presented at the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) Regional Conference, White Plains, NY.

Creating Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Program Awareness in Schools: A tool Towards the Success of Community WASH Programs,

EDULEARN14 Proceedings, 6922–6927. IATED.