Dr. Phillip Butterfield
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Associate Research Professor Phone: (509) 335-7715, Pullman, WA |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1998, Montana State University
- M.S., Civil Engineering, 1977, University of Colorado
- B.S., Civil Engineering, 1976, University of Colorado
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Research Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2007 – Present
- Research Scientist/Engineer, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, 2003-07.
- Research Assistant Professor, Center for Biofilm Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Montana State University, 1999-2003.
- Senior Technologist (Biofilm in Water and Reuse Systems), CH2M HILL Global Water Business Group, 1998-present.
- Department, Staff and Project Manager, Water Business Group, CH2M HILL, 1981-94.
- Project Engineer, HKM Associates, 1980-81.
- Project Engineer, Wright-McLaughlin Engineers, 1978-80.
- Project Engineer, Stahly Engineering & Associates, 1977-78.
AWARDS
- Fellow, Burton K. Wheeler Center for Montana Public Issues. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1996-97.
- Co-recipient of the Characklis Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1997.
RESEARCH
- Impacts of biofilm on the microbial quality of drinking water in airliner storage tanks
- Novel techniques to concentrate and detect pathogens in drinking water
- Capture and survival of pathogens in drinking water biofilm in home water systems and municipal distribution systems
- Biofilm’s role in modifying the microbial quality of reuse water in distribution systems
TEACHING
- Water, Wastewater and Environmental Health
- Environmental Health Laboratory
- Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- Engineering Hydrology
Past teaching experience has included:
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Butterfield, P.W. and Camper, A.K. 2004. "Development of a Toolbox to Assess Microbial Contamination Risks in Small Water Systems" Journal of Water and Health, 2(4), 217-232.
- Butterfield, P.G. and Butterfield, P.W. 2003. "Pesticide exposure: Risk and treatment strategies" Environmental Health and Nursing Practice, Sattler, B. and Lipscomb, J. (Eds.), Springer Publishing Company, New York.
- Butterfield, Phillip W., Camper, A.K., Biederman, J.A., and Bargmeyer, A.M. 2002. "Minimizing Biofilm in the Presence of Iron Oxides and Humic Substances" Water Research 36(15), 3898-4405.
- Butterfield, Phillip W., Bargmeyer, Alex M., Camper, A.K., and Biederman, J.A. 2002. "Modified Enzyme Activity Assay to Determine Biofilm Biomass" Journal of Microbiological Methods, 50(1), 23-31.
- Butterfield, Phillip W., Camper, A.K., Ellis, B.D. and Jones, W.L. 2002. "Chlorination of Model Drinking Water Biofilm: Implications for Growth and Organic Carbon Removal" Water Research, 36(17), 4391-4405.
- Camper, A., Burr, M., Ellis, B., Butterfield, P. and Abernathy, C. 1999. "Development and structure of drinking water biofilms and techniques for their study" J. Appl. Microbiol. Symp. Suppl. 85, 1S-12S.
- Ellis, B.D., Butterfield, P., Jones, W.L., McFeters, G.A., and Camper, A.K. 1999. "Effects of Carbon Source, Carbon Concentration and Chlorination on Growth Related Parameters of Heterotrophic Biofilm Bacteria" Microbial Ecology, 38, 330-347.
LINKS
- Center for Environmental, Sediment and Aquatic Research (CESAR) www.cesar.wsu.edu
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