Anditya Rahardianto, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Co-Principal Investigator, & Adjunct Assistant Professor

Appointments:
UCLA Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES)

Affiliations:
UCLA Water Technology Research (WaTeR) Center
UCLA Polymer & Separations (PolySep) Laboratory
Contact: andi at ucla dot edu

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RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE

• Membrane science and technology
• Water treatment and desalination.
• Fundamentals of membrane-based separations.
• Crystallization and precipitation.
• Remotely-managed distributed water treatment
• Surface fouling and mineral crystallization (i.e., scaling). 
  
• Real-time monitoring of nucleation and growth processes on surfaces (e.g., fouling, mineral scaling).
• Real-time monitoring of mass transfer in membrane systems.
• Process development, design, and control of membrane-based systems.
• Process automation
• Process integration/intensification.
  
• Prototyping and pilot systems.

IN THE NEWS

• Scientists hope to use SIMS water treatment technology to tackle drought, Daily Bruin.
• Reimagining a smart water future for disenfranchised California communities, UCLA IoES.
• Who needs an ocean? San Joaquin Valley projects give new life to salty water, Fresno Bee.
• Desalination out of Desperation, MIT Technology Review.
• UCLA researchers unveil a better way to clean brackish water, LA Times.
• UCLA Engineering's mobile plant hits the road to treat polluted water, UCLA Newsroom.
• UCLA researchers combine techniques into new technology to create drinking water from the sea, Daily Bruin.
• Researchers achieve major breakthrough with water desalination system, Water World.
• UCLA starts water technology research center, Public Works.

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