Jitka Macadam
Research Fellow
Cranfield Water Science Institute
Cranfield University
United Kingdom
Biography
Jitka obtained her first degree in Biochemistry, specialising in Biochemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague. In 2000 she took up a position as a Research Assistant at Cranfield University studying calcium carbonate chemistry with emphasis on scale formation in domestic appliances. She went on to do her PhD here on the same subject with particular interest in the inhibitory effects of trace metals such as zinc and copper on calcium carbonate formation. Jitka graduated in 2005 and following a maternity break stayed on at Cranfield University as a postdoctoral researcher working on a number of projects including the application of advanced oxidation for both potable and wastewater treatment and broadening her expertise in calcium carbonate chemistry and inhibition. In 2012Jjitka completed NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety and is currently studying towards obtaining NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety. She is Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Interest
Dr. Jitks's main research skills in water chemistry and chemical processes.
Publications
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Autin O, Romelot C, Rust L, Hart J, Jarvis P, MacAdam J, Parsons SA & Jefferson B (2013) Evaluation of a UV-light emitting diodes unit for the removal of micropollutants in water for low energy advanced oxidation processes., Chemosphere, 92 (6) 745-751.
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Ibrahim MAS, MacAdam J, Autin O & Jefferson B (2014) Evaluating the impact of LED bulb development on the economic viability of ultraviolet technology for disinfection, Environmental Technology, 35 (4) 400-406.
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Hartshorn AJ, Prpich G, Upton A, Macadam J, Jefferson B & Jarvis P (2015) Assessing filter robustness at drinking water treatment plants, Water and Environment Journal, 29 (1) 16-26.
