Kenneth Lee

Dr. Lee received all his civil engineering degrees from the University of California Irvine and is a registered professional engineer in Montana and Ohio.  Before joining Farmingdale State College, Dr. Lee was the engineering dean at Montana Technological University.  Dr. Lee held faculty positions at Western New England University, UMass Lowell, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, and Rutgers University and has postdoctoral experience from Princeton University.

Education and Professional Licensure

• BS (1992), MS (1995), Ph.D.(1999), Civil Engineering, University of California Irvine.
• Professional Engineer (PE) in Montana and Ohio. 

Research Interests

• Groundwater Contamination
• Water Treatment
• Renewable Energy

Selected Journal Publications

• Kostarelos, K., S. Yoon, and K. Y. Lee, Coal tar recovery using enhanced pump-and-treat, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, DOI:10.1002/jctb.4097, 2013.
• Lee, K. Y. and D. T. Ha, Viscosity variations of three-component mixtures comprising an alcohol, various common groundwater contaminants, and water, Environmental Engineering Science, 29(1), 26-34, DOI:10.1089/ees.2010.0254, 2012.
• Lee, K. Y., A model to describe the binodal curve on a Type 1 ternary phase diagram, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 136(6), 650-656, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000196, 2010.
• Lee, K. Y. and D. T. Ha, Phase separation behavior of three common alcohols with methoxy-nonafluorobutane or ethoxy-nonafluorobutane in water, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 36, 738-742, DOI:10.1139/L09-020, 2009.
• Lee, K. Y., Viscosity of high-alcohol content fuel blends with water: Subsurface contaminant transport implications, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 160, 94-99, DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.02.088, 2008.
• Lee, K. Y., Phase partitioning modeling of ethanol, isopropanol, and methanol with BTEX compounds in water, Environmental Pollution, 154(2), 320-329, DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2007.10.001, 2008.
• Lee, K. Y., J. Khinast, and J-H. Kim, Numerical modeling of contaminant transport resulting from dissolution of a coal tar pool in an experimental aquifer, Hydrogeology Journal, 15, 705-714, DOI:10.1007/s10040-006-0144-y, 2007.
• Gang, D., K. Y. Lee, and R. K. Kadari, Review: Nonpoint sources, Water Environment Research, 78(10), 1959-1974, DOI:10.2175/106143006x119468, 2006.
• Lee, K. Y. and C. V. Chrysikopoulos, Dissolution of a multicomponent DNAPL pool in an experimental aquifer, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 128(2-3), 218-226, DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.08.005, 2006.
• Lee, K. Y. and J-Y. Lee, Photochemical destruction of PCE and TCE from the exhaust of an air-stripper, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 131(10), 1441-1446, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:10(1441), 2005.
• Lee, K. Y., Modeling long-term transport of contaminants resulting from dissolution of a coal tar pool in saturated porous media, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 130(12), 1507-1513, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:12(1507), 2004.
• Lee, K. Y., K. Kostarelos, and D. E. Fennell, Modeling the transport of dissolved contaminants originating from a NAPL source containing PAH compounds in groundwater, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 3(6), 541-548, DOI:10.1139/S04-030, 2004.
• Lee K. Y., J.-Y. Lee, and J. J. Mellett, Transport of dissolved methoxy-nonafluorobutane through a saturated column, Environmental Geology, 46(6-7), 883-889, DOI:10.1007/s00254-004-1098-9, 2004.
• Lee, K. Y. and C. A. Peters, UNIFAC modeling of cosolvent phase partitioning in NAPL-water systems, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 130(4), 478-483, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:4(478), 2004.
• Stencel, J. R., and K. Y. Lee, The voluntary siting process, a case study in New Jersey, Health Physics Supp., 86(2), 57-63, 2004.
• Lee, K. Y., J-Y. Lee, J. Khinast, J. R. Stencel, and M. Lavid, Photo-chemical remediation of PCE: Reactor design, construction, and preliminary results, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 130(1), 100-103, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:1(100), 2004.
• Chrysikopoulos, C. V., P-Y. Hsuan, M. M. Fyrillas, and K. Y. Lee, Mass transfer coefficient and concentration boundary layer thickness for a dissolving NAPL pool in porous media, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 97(1-3), 245-255, 2003.
• Lee, K. Y., Transport of dissolved contaminants originating from a rectangular prism shaped multicomponent nonaqueous phase liquid source in saturated porous media, Environmental Geology, 43(1-2), 132-137, 2002.
• Lee, K. Y. and C. V. Chrysikopoulos, Dissolution of a well-defined trichloroethylene pool in saturated porous media: Experimental results and model simulations, Water Research, 36(15), 3911-3918, 2002.
• Chrysikopoulos, C. V., K. Y. Lee, and T. C. Harmon, Dissolution of a well-defined trichloroethylene pool in saturated porous media: Experimental design and aquifer characterization, Water Resources Research, 36(7), 1687-1696, 2000.
• Tatalovich, M. E., K. Y. Lee, and C. V. Chrysikopoulos, Modeling the transport of contaminants originating from the dissolution of DNAPL pools in aquifers in the presence of dissolved humic substances, Transport in Porous Media, 38(1-2), 93-115, 2000.
• Lee, K. Y. and C. V. Chrysikopoulos, NAPL pool dissolution in stratified and anisotropic porous formations, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 124(9), 851-862, 1998.
• Chrysikopoulos, C. V. and K. Y. Lee, Contaminant transport resulting from multicomponent nonaqueous phase liquid pool dissolution in three-dimensional subsurface formations, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 31(1-2), 1-21, 1998.
• Lee, K. Y. and C. V. Chrysikopoulos, Numerical modeling of three-dimensional contaminant migration from dissolution of multicomponent NAPL pools in saturated porous media, Environmental Geology, 26(3), 157-165, 1995.