Allyson McGaughey
Allyson McGaughey
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Education
PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, 2021
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, 2017
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 2014
Contact Information
CENT 3042
allysonmcgaughey@unm.edu
Website
Profile
Dr. McGaughey’s research group focuses on developing and leveraging mechanistic understanding of relationships between materials fabrication, properties, and performance in separations processes for water reuse, resource recovery, and environmental remediation. Prior to joining UNM, Dr. McGaughey was a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University. She received her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington and her master’s and doctoral degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Southern California. Dr. McGaughey has been the recipient of several awards, including the 2019 American Membrane Technology Association and Affordable Desalination Coalition Fellowship, the USC CEE Best Dissertation Award in environmental engineering, and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Jenny Wang Excellence in Teaching Award.
Teaching Interests
- Physical-chemical water and wastewater treatment processes
- Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Research Interests
- Physical and chemical separation processes
- Membrane processes and materials
- Water treatment and reuse
- Resource Recovery
