Jon has over 15-yrs of experience as a consulting water treatment engineer and researcher scientist. His area of expertise is physicochemical separation processes with an emphasis on membrane processes. Current research projects and interests include process development for recovering rare earth elements and precious metals from produced waters and other brines; development of nanocomposite membranes for thermally-driven separation processes for produced water management; synthesis of engineered nanomaterials for water treatment applications; and characterization of the environmental implications of nanotechnology.