Introducing Jennie Louie...

I moved to Stanford in June 2000 after completing my B.Sc. in Engineering Chemistry at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario (a few hours east of Toronto, my hometown).  After obtaining my M.S. in 2001, I worked in environmental consulting for almost two years.  I returned to Stanford for the Ph.D. program in July 2003 and joined the newly formed water treatment membrane research group. My research explores the effects of a novel anti-fouling coating on the performance of reverse osmosis membranes.  I use surface analytical methods as well as gas and liquid permeation tests to understand how coatings affect membrane morphology and mass transport.  This information will help determine the best ways to improve membrane productivity using anti-fouling coatings. Outside of work I enjoy sewing projects involving recycled materials, word puzzles, origami and Japanese game shows.

Publications J. S. Louie, I. Pinnau, I. Ciobanu, K. P. Ishida, A. Ng, M. Reinhard, Effects of polyether-polyamide block copolymer coating on performance and fouling of reverse osmosis membranes, J. Membr. Sci., 280 (2006) 762. J. S. Louie, I. Pinnau, M. Reinhard, Gas and liquid permeation properties of modified interfacial composite reverse osmosis membranes, submitted to J. Membr. Sci. (2008). M. Reinhard, J. Montgomery-Brown, J. S. Louie,  B. Gross, From effluent to new water:  performance evaluation and quality assurance,  Chimia, 57 (2003) 561. S. H. Yeom, J. Louie,  A. J. Daugulis, The use of partitioning bioreactors for the treatment of high-concentration benzene solutions, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 79(5) (2001) 785. Contact Information Jennifer (Jennie) Louie none at the moment