Civil and Environmental Engineering
David Jassby
Professor
- 5732G Boelter Hall
- jassby@ucla.edu
- (310) 825-1346
Faculty Information
Research and Interests
Water treatment and desalination, membrane separation processes, membrane material fabrication, electrochemistry, and environmental applications of nanotechnology.
Notable Publications and Books
In the News
- Bay Area City Adds New, Drought-Proof Source of Water | SF Chronicle, November 2025
- Drinkable Seawater? One Company in Drought-Plagued SoCal is Trying a New Approach | Marketplace, March 2025
- Lithium Startups Bet on High Demand in Battery-Powered Future | Bloomberg, August 2024
- Singapore to Build World’s Largest Facility to Boost Carbon-Removal Power of the Ocean | TIME, February 2024
- PUB to build world’s largest facility to help remove CO2 from ocean | The Straits Times, February 2024
- Equatic unveils plans for largest ocean-based carbon removal plant | GasWorld, February 2024
- World’s largest ocean-based carbon dioxide removal plant to be built in Singapore | CNA, February 2024
- LA Tech Week: Local Climate Investors Assess and Vet Green Startups | dot.LA, June 2023
- As the Colorado River Shrinks, Water Managers See Promise in Recycling Sewage | Wyoming Public Radio, September 2022
Education
- Ph.D. (2011), Duke University
- M.S. (2005), University of California, Davis
- B.Sc. (2002), Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Awards and Recognition
- 2016 National Science Foundation, CAREER Award
- ACS Petroleum Research Fund’s Doctoral New Investigator Award
Courses
C&EE 255A: Physical and Chemical Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment