Kofi Christie
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
3240F Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-1523 / Fax: (225) 578-4945
Email: kchristie@lsu.edu
Twitter – https://twitter.com/cleanwaterkofi
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kofi-christie/
Educational Background
- B.S. Physics, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, 2014
- M.S. Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2016
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2020
- Post-Doc, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2020-2022
Employment History:
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 08/2022 to present.
- Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08/2020 to 08/2022.
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 08/2014 to 05/2020
Research Interests:
Dr. Kofi Christie’s research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to improve sustainability at the water-energy nexus. His work spans areas such as wastewater treatment and reuse, desalination, resource recovery, remediation and pollution control, and carbon capture and utilization. His research interests include:
- Elucidating the complex thermodynamic stabilities of highly saline wastewater solutions
- Designing and fabricating novel membrane materials and processes for resource recovery
- Process optimization for membrane-based liquid separations
- Thermo-responsive soft materials for water treatment
- Valorization of waste materials for long-term CO2 storage
Professional Service:
· National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
· National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
· North American Membrane Society (NAMS)
· American Chemical Society (ACS)
· Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
· International Water Association (IWA)
· Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Media and Press:
Episode 2 of the Seasoned & STEAMed Podcast (2020)
Episode 22 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast (2020)
Travel Journal from Summer Research Program at Kyoto University (2012)
Awards:
DuPont Growth Opportunities Leading in Diversity Program (2021)
Dow Building Engineering & Science Talent Symposium (2021)
Princeton Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2020)
National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Grant (2020)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2015)
IBM-Vanderbilt Graduate Student Fellowship (2014)
United Negro College Fund Jack H. Skirball Scholarship (2013)
Society of Physics Students Quadrennial Conference Poster Award (2012)
Morehouse College Full TRB Academic Scholarship (2011)