Dr. Robert C. Borden is a Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is the author of over 100 publications and has advised 10 Ph.D and 34 MS students in their graduate studies on research projects supported by the federal government (NSF, EPA, DOE, DOD), state agencies, private industry and consulting firms. His work is focused on the fate and transport of natural and anthropogenic pollutants in surface and groundwater including laboratory studies, fieldwork and mathematical model development. Early work focused on development of methods to document the rate and extent of monitored natural attenuation (MNA) processes in the subsurface and lead the widespread acceptance on MNA by regulatory authorities, greatly reducing groundwater cleanup costs at many sites. More recent work has focused on developing new technologies for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, fuel oxygenates (MTBE and TBA), ethers (THF and 1,4-dioxane), chlorinated solvents, perchlorate, explosives, and radionuclides. This includes treatments to reduce contaminant leaching from surface soils, emulsified oils for enhanced anaerobic bioremediation, and colloidal pH buffers to optimize in situ remediation technologies. Technologies developed by the Borden research group have been used to remediate thousands of waste sites in the US, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Japan.

Recent Research Projects for Borden

• Modified Power Auger for Hygienic Latrine Emptying — 11/01/11 - 04/30/13 Details
• Development and Field Evaluation of Colloidal Mg(OH)2 Buffer — 06/20/11 - 06/19/14 Details
• Generation of Biodegradation - Sorption Barriers for Munitions Constituents 11 EB-ER1-079 (formerly ER1-038) — 03/30/11 - 03/30/15 Details
• Development of Soluble Soy-based Products for Anaerobic Bioremediation — 05/16/10 - 08/31/11 Details
• Numerical Modeling of Post-Remediation Impacts of Anaerobic Bioremediation on Groundwater Quality — 03/22/11 - 03/21/14 Details
• Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation using Soy Flour, Soy Protein Concentrate, and Lecithin — 09/01/08 - 12/31/09 Details
• Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Using Crude Glycerol — 07/01/07 - 12/31/08 Details
• Impacts of Sampling and Handling Procedures on DNA- and RNA-based Microbial Characterization and Quantification of Groundwater and Saturated Soil — 03/19/07 - 03/18/10 Details
• Anaerobic Biotreatment of Acid Mine Drainage at Ore Knob Mine — 11/01/05 - 10/31/08 Details
• Development of a Design Tool for Planning Aqueous Amendment Injection Systems — 03/31/06 - 03/31/12 Details
• Master Agreement - Scientific, Technical, Research, Engineering, and Modeling Support (STREAMS) — 09/27/05 - 09/26/10 Details

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• CE 584 - 001 — Fall '12 Hydraulics Of Ground Water