Gary Schafran

Professor Gary Schafran is a faculty member in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU), located in Norfolk, Virginia. He holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Syracuse University. His research focuses on environmental engineering, aquatic chemistry, water treatment technologies, and reservoir management.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Syracuse University, 1988
• M.S. in Sanitary Engineering, Syracuse University, 1985
• B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, 1980

Research Interests: Professor Schafran’s work addresses physicochemical treatment processes, lake oxygenation, and pollution control in natural systems. He has led projects on tributyltin removal in shipyard waters, hypolimnetic aeration in reservoirs, and nutrient recovery via struvite crystallization. His expertise spans water quality monitoring, sediment dynamics, and advanced coagulation techniques.

Grants & Projects: Notable funding includes a $750,000 Federal grant for algal biomass technology (2009–2011), a $1.28M project for TBT wastewater treatment (2001–2002), and studies on reservoir management and lake restoration. His research often involves collaboration with industry and government agencies.

Awards: No scientific awards explicitly mentioned in the text.

Labs/Teams: Active in ODU’s Environmental Engineering Analysis Laboratory and contributes to interdisciplinary projects on shipyard wastewater treatment and coastal reservoir systems.