Assistant Professor

B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2004
M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2010

Contact

108 Holden Hall
Phone: (540) 231-8139
Email: esarver@vt.edu

Research Interests

• Impacts of mining on water quality
• Water resource management at mining/mill operations
• Electrochemical remediation techniques for mining/mill wastewaters
• Advancements in hydrometallurgical processing for base metals
• Corrosion mititgation for mining/milling operations

Current and Past Research

• Water quality influences on non-uniform copper corrosion in potable water systems and mitigation strategies
• Brass dezincification and lead leaching corrosion issues in premise plumbing systems
• Alternate anode reaction technology for hydrometallurgical processing of copper

Courses

• MinE 2504 Introduction to Mining and Minerals Engineering
• MinE 4544 Mine Reclamation and Environmental Management
• CEE 3104 Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Selected Publications

• Sarver, E., Zhang, Y., Edwards, M., Review of Dezincification Corrosion in Potable Water Systems.
  Corrosion Reviews. Vol. 28, No. 3-4, 2010.
• Sarver, E., Dodson, K., et al. Investigating Copper Pitting Corrosion in High pH, High Chlorine Potable Waters. Journal of the American Water Works Association (accepted 2010, in press).
• Sarver, E., Edwards, M. Effects of Flow, Brass Location, Tube Materials and Temperature on Corrosion of Brass Plumbing Devices. Corrosion Science (submitted 2010, in revision)
• Sarver, E., Edwards, M. Mitigation of Copper Pitting in Chlorinated, High pH Potable Waters. Corrosion (submitted 2010)