Kim F. Hayes

Professor

Office: 
181 EWRE
Phone: 
(734) 763-9661
Fax: 
(734) 763-2275

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1351 Beal Avenue, 181 EWRE
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125

  • Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University , Stanford CA , 1987
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, Stanford University , Stanford CA , 1982
  • M.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University , Stanford CA , 1980
  • B.S., Chemistry, Stanford University , 1980
  • 2007 AEESP Outstanding Paper Award for Hayes et al., Science, 238, 783-786, 1987. Certificate of Appreciation for 25 years of service to Environmental Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society, 2007.
  • Distinguished Lecture, Auburn University, May, 2006.
  • Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, University of Michigan, 2004.
  • Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), Distinguished Service Award, 2003.
  • American Chemical Society, Environmental Chemistry Division, Paper Awards: 2005, 2004, 2003, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1993.
  • College of Engineering Service Award, University of Michigan, 2001.
  • Elected to Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Board of Directors (2000-2003).
  • Certificate of Appreciation for Service, College of Engineering, University of Michigan 2000.
  • Award for Excellence in Teaching, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996.
  • National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award Recipient, 1989-1995.
  • Conference Organizer, “Metal and Metalloid Speciation and Adsorption in Honor of James O. Leckie,” 237th Amer. Chem. Soc. National Meeting, Salt Lake City, March 22-26, 2009.
  • Invited Participant, Summit on “Biogeochemical Processes in the Degradation of Chlorinated Solvents,” Brooks City-Base, San Antonio Texas, April 25-26, 2007.
  • Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board Review Panel to Assess “Emergency Response Quality Assurance Sampling Plan for Hurricane Katrina, Sept. 2005.
  • Environmental Protection Agency, Consultant to the Science Advisory Board 2002-present.
  • Member of the Metals Assessment Panel, 2002 and 2005.
  • NSF Review Panel: Environmental Engrg./Technology Panel, Feb. 3-4, 2005.
  • Nanoscale Exploratory Research Panel, March 2004.
  • Member, AEESP Strategic Mission Committee, June 2004 to 2005.
  • Technical Advisory Board, Michigan Great Lakes Protection Fund, Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan, March 2000 - 2007.
  • Executive Officer and Board of Directors, AEESP (Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors) 2000-2003.

Professor Hayes’ primary research interests include the effects that mineral surfaces and interfacial properties have on transport and transformation processes of environmental organic (e.g., chlorinated organic compounds) and inorganic contaminants (e.g., heavy metals like Cd, Pb and Hg and radioactive materials such as Uranium) and applications of green chemistry and sustainability principles for creating environmentally benign processes or products and sustainable water supplies. Research efforts ongoing include investigations of (1) development of nanoscale particles for surface-catalyzed reductive dechlorination and metal ion or radionuclide sequestration for groundwater remediation, (2) reformulation and production of environmentally sustainable metal working lubrication and cooling fluids, and (3) the development of a bioreactor system for producing reduced iron sulfide for the simultaneous removal of nitrate, perchlorate, and arsenic. The specific objectives are the: (i) optimization of reduced iron (e.g., FeS) systems for reductive dechlorination and metal ion remediation of mixed-waste contaminated field sites, (ii) design, evaluation, and optimization, of “green” metal working fluid (MWF) properties for enhanced performance, longevity, and low environmental impact in an absolute sense and a relative sense compared to traditional MWFs, and (iii) development of novel water treatment systems to allow sustainable water supplies for municipalities whose drinking water sources come from groundwater contaminated with nitrate, perchorate, and/or arsenic.

T.J. Gallegos , Young-Soo Han, and K.F. Hayes,
“Model Predictions of Realgar Precipitation by Reaction of As(III) with Synthetic Mackinawite Under Anoxic Conditions,”
Environmental Science and Technology, in press, 2008.

A.F. Clarens, J.B. Zimmerman, G.A. Keolian, K.F. Hayes, and S.J. Skerlos,
“Comparison of the Life Cycle Emissions and Energy Consumption for Environmentally Adapted Metalworking Fluids,”
Environmental Science and Technology, in press, 2008.

S.J. Skerlos, K.F. Hayes, A.F. Clarens, and F. Zhao,
“Current Advances in Sustainable Metalworking Fluids Research,”
International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, inaugural issue (invited), Vol. 1, 180-202, 2008.

H.Y. Jeong, J.H. Lee, and K.F. Hayes,
“Characterization of Synthetic Nanocrystalline Mackinawite: Crystal Structure, Surface Area, and Particle Size Determination,”
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72, 493-505, 2008.

F. Zhao, A. Clarens, K.F. Hayes, and S.J. Skerlos,
“Evaluating Activation Conditions for Extreme Pressure Additives in Metal Working Fluids Using the Thread Forming Test,”
North American Manufacturing Research Conference, NAMRI/SME v35, 351-358, July 27, 2007.

T.J. Gallegos, S.P. Hyun, and K.F. Hayes,
“Spectroscopic and Macroscopic Investigation of the Uptake of Arsenic from Solution by Mackinawite,”
Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 7781-7786, 2007.

H.Y. Jeong, H. Kim, and K.F. Hayes,
“Reductive Dechlorination Pathways of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloroethylene and Their Products by Mackinawite (FeS) in the Presence of Metals,”
Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 7736-7743, 2007.

H.Y. Jeong, B. Klaue, J.D. Blum, and K.F. Hayes,
“Sorption of Mercuric Ion Hg(II) by Iron Sulfide,”
Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 7699-7705, 2007.

H.Y. Jeong and K.F. Hayes,
“Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloroethylene by Mackinawite (FeS) in the Presence of Metals: Reaction Kinetics,”
Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 6390-6398, 2007.

A.F. Clarens, K.F. Hayes, S.J. Skerlos, S.J.,
“Feasibility of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Metalworking Fluids,"
Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 8 (1), 1-7, 2006.