Nicole Masters
Work and Contact Information
EMPLOYER:
- Colorado School of Mines
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Golden, CO 80401
EMAIL: nmasters@mines.edu
WEBPAGE: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7908-9711
About the Contributor
Nicole Masters is a PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and focused on microfluidic systems to model bleeding disorders and thrombosis. Aside from PFAS research, Nicole’s work in environmental engineering has included researching soil recovery post-wildfire, wastewater-based epidemiology, and process optimization for wastewater treatment. Her PFAS research includes evaluating the impact of microbial colonization on adsorbents, fate of PFAS in potable reuse systems and use of membranes in PFAS treatment trains. Her thesis focuses on PFAS removal during pilot-scale evaluations of membrane systems and modeling the rejection of a wide range of PFAS by nanofiltration and reverse using mass transfer models. Nicole has published in Lab on a Chip, Nature Nanotechnology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and Separation and Purification Technology. She was awarded the Best Student Technical Paper at the 2025 AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference for her paper and presentation on a pilot demonstration of a closed-circuit membrane system to treat AFFF-impacted groundwater.
