Research Thrusts
- water safety more specifically water quality monitoring and fate and transport of pollutants
- water conservation, recycling and sustainability such as low impact development
- water purification including the use of novel technologies such as nanomaterials
- technology comparisons and improvements for water and wastewater treatment
- biofilm formation and treatment
- physiochemical interactions of pollutants in the built environment
Research Projects
6/30/2017-6/29/2021 “Graduate Fellowship Program in Nuclear Safety: Critical Thinking, Research Skills and Professional Development” Sponsored by Nuclear Regulatory Commission $399,351, PI-Shipley, Co-PI Montoya
6/1/2017-5/31/2020 “Rain Gardens to Improve Stormwater Treatment at the University of Texas at San Antonio Main Campus” Sponsored by City of San Antonio $1,069,663, PI-Giacomoni Co-PI Shipley
3/14/2017-3/13/2018 “Understanding Interactions of Chemical Contaminants to DOE Facility Materials using Spectroscopic Techniques” Sponsored by DOE $273,134, PI-Shipley, Co-PIs Montoya and Nash
1/1/2017-12/31/2017 “Synthesis of Nano Embedded Zeolites for Water Pollutant Removal” Sponsored by NSF $65,000, PI-Shipley, Co-PI Nash
9/1/2016-8/31/2017 “Molecular characterization and quorum sensing of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) bacteria in pipeline populations.” Sponsored by CONNECT Program $125,000, PI-Shipley UTSA Reeves-SwRI, Co-PI Lamas-Samanamud, Gauge, and Lange.
3/1/2016-2/31/2017 “Monitoring Stormwater Quality at UTSA Main Campus”, Sponsored by San Antonio River Authority $15,000, PI-Giacomoni, Co-PI-Shipley
3/1/2016-2/31/2017 “Monitoring Stormwater Quality at UTSA Main Campus”, Sponsored by Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance $28,700, PI-Giacomoni, Co-PI-Shipley
10/1/2015-8/31/2018 “The Role of Cell-to-Cell Communication in Micro-Aeruginosa Blooms”, Sponsored by National Science Foundation $290,468, PI-Shipley
8/1/2015 – 7/31/20 “S-STEM: Scholarship Program for Undergraduates Retention and Success (SPURS)”, Sponsored by National Science Foundation $626,890, PI-Shipley, Co-PI Castillo, Bizios, Guo
10/1/2014 – 9/31/2016 “Opportunities for Higher Education and Research Experience in Renewable Energy and Water Quality to Enable STEM Hispanic Leaders” Sponsored by US Dept. of Agriculture $200,000, PI- Castillo, Co-PI Shipley, Chen, Giacomoni
10/1/2014 – 10/1/2015 “Activated Sludge Aeration Waste Heat for Membrane Evaporation of Desalination Brine Concentrate: A Bench Scale Collaborative Study”, Sponsored by US Bureau of Reclamation $97,587, PI-Johnson, Co-PI Shipley and Esther Harrah
9/1/2014-8/31/2015 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) “Support for Historical Data Review and Source Analysis for Lower Leon River Watershed,” Sponsored by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality” $68,381.00, PI-Johnson, Co-PI Shipley
8/1/2014-7/31/2016 NSF “ADVANCE IT-Catalyst: Institutional Self-Study on Women Faculty in STEM and SBS Disciplines at UTSA” $168,000, PI-Frederick and Shipley Co-PIs Acevedo, Sponsel
5/1/2014-9/30/2014 Texas Workforce Commission “Governor’s Summer Merit Robotics Camp” $100,000, PI-Shipley, Co-PI: Wan
9/1/2013-8/31/2014 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) “Support for Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring in Lower Leon Creek”, $50,000, PI-Pei, Co-PI: Shipley and Johnson
7/1/2011-6/30/2013 Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems “Wastewater Improvements and Lean Transformation, The Nugget Company, Inc”, $56,000, PI- Shipley, Co-PI-HungDa Wan
9/1/10 to 8/31/11 Interactive Technology Experience Center-UTSA “Discover Where Your Water Comes From”, $20,000, PI-Shipley, affiliated faculty member
9/1/09 to 4/30/10 University of Texas-San Antonio Health Science Center “Excretion and Toxicity of Gold-Iron Nanoparticles”, $9,600, PI-Shipley, sub-contract
8/1/09 to 7/31/12 NSF OCI 0923468 “Acquisition of an Integrated System for Advanced Visualization with Haptic Feedback Control” $495,700, PI- Yusheng Feng co-PI- Harry Millwater, Heather Shipley, Brent Nowak, Ruyan Guo
8/1/09 to 7/31/14 NSF CREST “SiViRT: Integrating High Performance Computing in Research and Education” $5,000,000, PI-Harry Millwater, Member of Center- Shipley (my part ~$200,000)
1/1/09 to 8/31/09 UTSA TRAC Grant “Environmental Fate of Metal-containing and Carbonaceous Nanoparticles”, $22,000, PI-Shipley
11/14/08 to 12/31/09 San Antonio Water Systems “Hydrogen Sulfide Project”, $55,000, PI-Drew Johnson, co-PI-Shipley
8/1/08 to 7/31/11 NSF Award No: EEC-0823685 “BRIGE Program: Sorption Behavior of Contaminants to Manufactured Nanomaterials for Potential Use as Remediation and Water Treatment Technologies”, $174,054, PI-Shipley