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John H. Koon

Professor of the Practice

Affinity Group: Environmental Engineering
Office: EST 3218
Address:

311 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0512
Phone: 404/894-9365
Email: john.koon@ce.gatech.edu

Biography

Dr. John Koon , P.E ., is an environmental engineer, licensed as a Professional Engineer in five states, and a Board Certified Environmental Engineer. In addition to his experience in the U.S . with industry, municipalities, and federal facilities, he has worked with industrial clients in Western Europe, Canada, Latin and South America, and the South Pacific. With more than 35 years of [Read More]

Research Interests

  • Treatment of industrial wastewaters (experience with all categories of manufacturing industry; heavy experience in pharmaceutical and bio-pharma, petroleum refining, organic chemicals, and pulp and paper)
  • Removal of emerging contaminants including selenium; 1,4 dioxane, RDX, and HEPES
  • Biological treatment of wastewaters including conventional activated sludge, BNR, MBRs, MBBRs, trickling filtration, fluidized bed reactors, SBRs
  • Water reuse in industrial and military applications
  • NPDES permitting issues with manufacturing industry
  • Municipal wastewater treatment

Education

  • B.E., Civil Engineering, 1967, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  • M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1969, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, 1971, University of California, Berkeley, California