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Eric M.V. Hoek is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. Their research primarily centers on engineering and environmental science, with a strong focus on water science and technology as well as biomedical engineering. Additional subfields include electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their work extensively covers topics related to membrane separation technologies and membrane-based ion separation techniques. They have also investigated solar-powered water purification methods, fuel cells and related materials, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, membrane separation and gas transport, and the water-energy-food nexus.

Eric M.V. Hoek has published numerous papers across various reputable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Desalination
  • Journal of Membrane Science Letters
  • ACS ES&T Water

Among their recent papers are:

  • Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Harvesting Blue Energy Based on Salinity and Temperature Gradient: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Unaccounted Microplastics in Wastewater Sludge: Where Do They Go?, 2021, ACS ES&T Water
  • Fine-tuning the architecture of loose nanofiltration membrane for improved water flux, dye rejection and dye/salt selective separation, 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Mineral Scale Prevention on Electrically Conducting Membrane Distillation Membranes Using Induced Electrophoretic Mixing, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Eric M.V. Hoek collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors. The most frequent coauthors include:

  • David Jassby
  • Jishan Wu
  • Minhao Xiao
  • Sung-Ju Im
  • Bongyeon Jung

Best Publications

  • Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface

    Andre E. Nel;Lutz Mädler;Darrell Velegol;Tian Xia

  • A review of the antibacterial effects of silver nanomaterials and potential implications for human health and the environment

    Catalina Marambio-Jones;Eric M. V. Hoek

  • A review of water treatment membrane nanotechnologies

    MaryTheresa M. Pendergast;Eric M.V. Hoek

  • Preparation and Characterization of Membranes Formed by Nonsolvent Induced Phase Separation: A Review

    Gregory R. Guillen;Yinjin Pan;Minghua Li;Eric M. V. Hoek

  • Interfacial polymerization of thin film nanocomposites: A new concept for reverse osmosis membranes

    Byeong-Heon Jeong;Eric M.V. Hoek;Yushan Yan;Arun Subramani

  • Impacts of support membrane structure and chemistry on polyamide–polysulfone interfacial composite membranes

    Asim K. Ghosh;Eric M.V. Hoek

  • Impacts of reaction and curing conditions on polyamide composite reverse osmosis membrane properties

    Asim K. Ghosh;Byeong-Heon Jeong;Xiaofei Huang;Eric M.V. Hoek

  • Cake-enhanced concentration polarization: a new fouling mechanism for salt-rejecting membranes.

    Eric M. V. Hoek;Menachem Elimelech

  • Extended DLVO interactions between spherical particles and rough surfaces.

    Eric M.V. Hoek;Gaurav K. Agarwal

  • Effect of Membrane Surface Roughness on Colloid−Membrane DLVO Interactions

    Eric M. V. Hoek;Subir Bhattacharjee;Menachem Elimelech

  • Membrane-based production of salinity-gradient power

    Guy Z. Ramon;Benjamin J. Feinberg;Eric M. V. Hoek

  • Influence of Zeolite Crystal Size on Zeolite-Polyamide Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes

    Mary Laura Lind;Mary Laura Lind;Asim K Ghosh;Asim K Ghosh;Anna Jawor;Anna Jawor;Xiaofei Huang;Xiaofei Huang

  • Probing polyamide membrane surface charge, zeta potential, wettability, and hydrophilicity with contact angle measurements

    Gil Hurwitz;Gregory R. Guillen;Eric M.V. Hoek

  • Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling.

    Vera S. Koutnik;Jamie Leonard;Sarah Alkidim;Francesca J. DePrima

  • Dispersion and stability optimization of TiO2 nanoparticles in cell culture media.

    Zhaoxia Ji;Xue Jin;Saji George;Tian Xia

  • Electrospun nanofiber supported thin film composite membranes for engineered osmosis

    Nhu-Ngoc Bui;Mary Laura Lind;Mary Laura Lind;Eric M.V. Hoek;Jeffrey R. McCutcheon

  • A critical review of transport through osmotic membranes

    Jinwen Wang;Derrick S. Dlamini;Ajay K. Mishra;Mary Theresa M. Pendergast

  • Direct observation of biofouling in cross-flow microfiltration: mechanisms of deposition and release

    Seok-Tae Kang;Arun Subramani;Eric M.V. Hoek;Marc A. Deshusses

  • Modeling concentration polarization in reverse osmosis processes

    Suhan Kim;Eric M.V. Hoek

  • Using nanocomposite materials technology to understand and control reverse osmosis membrane compaction

    Mary Theresa M. Pendergast;Jodie M. Nygaard;Asim K. Ghosh;Eric M.V. Hoek

  • High-throughput screening of silver nanoparticle stability and bacterial inactivation in aquatic media: influence of specific ions.

    Xue Jin;Minghua Li;Jinwen Wang;Catalina Marambio-Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Kaner
Richard B. Kaner University of California, Los Angeles
Bhekie B. Mamba
Bhekie B. Mamba University of South Africa
Subir Bhattacharjee
Subir Bhattacharjee University of Alberta
Robert Damoiseaux
Robert Damoiseaux University of California, Los Angeles
David Jassby
David Jassby University of California, Los Angeles
Menachem Elimelech
Menachem Elimelech Rice University
Andre E. Nel
Andre E. Nel University of California, Los Angeles
Lutz Mädler
Lutz Mädler University of Bremen
Yushan Yan
Yushan Yan University of Delaware
Tian Xia
Tian Xia University of California, Los Angeles

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