Institutions of Undergraduate Study
University of Pittsburgh (B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering) Drexel University (M.S. Civil Engineering)

Research Interest
Water quality and treatment, microbial risk assessment, environmental policy, environmental modeling, statistics, bioterrorism

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

ORISE Research Appointment with the U.S. Center for Health Promotion and Preventitive Medicine, Summer 2008

National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 Fellowship, 2008/2009

Department of Education Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship, 2007/2008

The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM)

Ph.D. Engineering Fellowship, 2006/2007Department of Education Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship, 2005/2006

Publications
Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Patrick L. Gurian, Arun Kumar and Mak Sarich, “Iron Oxide Coating of Geosynthetic Fibers for Water Treatment Applications,” Geosynthetic International (under review) 

Jade M. Blackwood, Patrick L. Gurian,  Arun Kumar, and Mak Sarich, “Iron-Oxide Coated Polypropylene Fibers in Column Treatment,”Proceedings of the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2007).

Yongsoon Shin, Jade M. Blackwood, In-Tae Bae, Bruce W. Arey, and Gregory J. Exarhos, “Synthesis and Stabilization of Selenium Nanoparticles on Cellulose Nanocrystal,” Material Letters, (2007)  61 (21) 4297-4300

Arun Kumar, Patrick .L. Gurian, Robin .H. Bucciarelli-Tieger, and Jade M. Blackwood "Iron-Oxide-Coated Fibrous Sorbents for Arsenic Removal," Journal of the American Water Works Association(under review)

Contact Information
E-Mail: jade@drexel.edu