Barbara-Ann G. Lewis

Associate Professor emeritus

A125 Technological Institute
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-3109

E-mail address: b-lewis@northwestern.edu
Phone: (847) 491-4027
Fax: (847) 491-4011

Education

• Ph.D.,University of California at Berkeley
• M.S.,University of California at Berkeley, Soil Science
• B.S.,Philippine Women's University, Manila, Chemistry

Research

Professor Lewis' research includes: the physics and chemistry of geomaterials; surface reactions on colloids in the environment; reactions and transport of radium, radon, and other radionuclides in soil, water, and vegetation; incorporation of fine-grained waste in concrete; soil chemistry and physics applied to waste disposal, seepage from waste disposal sites, and the reclamation of surface-mined land; soil-vegetation-environmental contaminant interactions; soil decontamination; environmental impact evaluation and methods for impact prediction; plant physiology and biochemistry in response to environmental contaminants and environmental change; fate, kinetics, and transport of nutrients and contaminants in wetlands.

Teaching Activities

• CIV_ENG  367/467 Aquatic Chemistry

Selected Publications

• Modeling Radon and Radium Transport Through Soil and Vegetation. 2003.  J. Contaminant Hydrology 66:179-200. ( With J. Kozak and H. Reeves).
• Electrochemical Water-Splitting at Bipolar Interfaces of Ion Exchange Membranes and Soils. 2002.  J. Soil Science Soc. Amer. 66:1518-1525.   (With B.  Desharnais).
• Anaerobic Nitrogen Fixers on Mars.  2000.  In Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration. p  LPI Contribution No. 1062, Lunar and and Planetary Institute, NASA.
• Phytoremediation of Soil Radon.  1999.  Hydrological Science and Technology 15:41-51. (With J. Kozak).