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Kalliat
T. Valsaraj
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
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Name
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Degree and Year graduated
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Thesis or dissertation title
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Present Affiliation
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| Suresh Raja |
M.S., 2003,
Ph.D., 2005
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Transport and kinetics of aromatic hydrocarbons
into micron-sized liquid droplets with applications to atmospheric
chemistry |
Research Asst. Prof., Clarkson University,
Potsdam, NY |
| Neha Damle |
MS, 2008 |
Fog-smog reactor for organic chemicals processing
in fog. |
LSU, Baton Rouge |
| Melanie K Harris |
M.S., 2005 |
An in-situ capping design for the remediation
of petroleum contaminated sediments |
Weyerhaueser, Ohio |
| Jing Chen |
PhD, 2008 |
Adsorption and photochemical reactions of
PAHs at the air-water interface in the atmosphere. |
Lecturer, Beijing Normal University, China. |
| Yuan Qingzhong |
Ph.D., 2007 |
Experimental and modeling studies on capping
effectiveness in a contaminated sediment environment |
GE Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue,
WA. |
| Hong Fei Lin |
Ph.D., 2005 |
Photocatalysis in a novel semiconductor
optical fiber monolith reactor for wastewater treatment |
Gas Reaction Technologies, Santa Barbara,
CA. |
Nicholas Ashley
|
Ph.D., in progress |
Fate and transport of nanomaterials in the
environment. |
LSU, Baton Rouge |
| Ming Yin |
Ph.D., 2007 |
Metal migration from contaminated sediments
through capping material investigated by synchrotron X-ray. |
Walk Hydel & Associates, Baton Rouge |
| Jianrong Liu |
MS, 2007
PhD, 2008
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Mercury transport a capping sediment |
LSU, Baton Rouge |
| Maoming Ren |
Ph.D., in progress |
Use of polyaphron templates for synthesis
of extended structures |
LSU, Baton Rouge |
| Bruce Ellis |
M.S., 2004 |
Modeling of cane sugar colorant removal
in packed-bed ion exchange columns and an investigation into
pretreatment methods. |
Houston, TX |
| Hugh A. Broadhurst |
M.S., 2002 |
Modeling adsorption of cane sugar solution
colorant in packed-bed exchangers |
Rohm & Haas Co, Louisville, KY |
| David T Solberg |
M.S., 2004 |
Online Heat Transfer Measurement and Analysis
for Sugar Mill Evaporators |
Associate Engineer, ProSys Inc., Baton Rouge,
LA |
| Ravikrishna, R |
Ph.D., 2000 |
Evaporative mass transfer of hydrophobic
organic compounds from exposed, contaminated sediment and
dredged materials. |
Assistant Professor, IIT- Madras, India. |
| De Seze, Guilheme |
Ph.D., 1999 |
Sediment-air partitioning of hydrophobic
organic chemicals |
Proctor & Gamble, Brussels, Belgium |
| Jain, Preeti M |
M.S., 1998 |
Surfactant-modified mineral oxides for
dilute solution separation. |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Baton Rouge |
| Vidrine, W |
M.S., 1999 |
Flow of polyaphrons through porous media |
TRW Inc., Salt Lake City, UT |
| Zhang, C L |
Ph.D., 1997 |
Removal of hydrophobic organic compounds
and surfactants from wastewater: Polyaphron-enhanced solvent
extraction and biodegradation |
Assistant Professor, University of Houston,
Clear Lake |
| Smith, J. S. |
Ph.D., 1996 |
Solvent sublation for industrial wastewater
treatment |
ExxonMobil Chemicals, Baytown, TX |
| Sojitra, I |
M.S., 1994 |
Colloid-enhanced transport of hydrophobic
organic compounds through porous media. |
Union Carbide, New Orleans |
| Lu, X Y |
M.S., 1991 |
Solvent sublation for treatment of contaminated
water |
Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality,
Baton Rouge |
| Subramanyam, V |
M.S., 1989 |
Gas-to-particle partitioning of PAHs in
the Baton Rouge atmosphere. |
Seimens Corporate Research , New Jersey |
| Koulermos, A. C. |
M.S., 1988 |
Colloid transport from bed sediments. |
CK Associates, Baton Rouge. |
POST DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
- Dr. Kommalapati, R R, 1996-98, Project: Partitioning of hydrophobic
organics on soils and sediments, evaluation of colloidal gas and
liquid aphrons for wastewater remediation using mineral oxides
and natural plant-derived surfactants. (Presently, Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Civil Engineering, Prairies View A&M University,
Houston, TX).P
- Dr. Smith J S, 1997-98, Project: Reactive Distillation and
Mineral Oxide based Wastewater Treatment.. (Presently, Research
Engineer, Exxon Chemical Americas, IBCT, Freeport, TX)
- Dr. Zhang, C. L,1997-99, Project: Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation
of PPI wastewaters containing chlorinated hydrocarbons. (Presently,
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, University
of Houston, Clearlake, TX).
- Dr. Ravikrishna, R, 2000-2005, Project: Evaporation of explosives
from soil surfaces at military installations.
- Dr. Justin Birdwell, 2008, Project: HOC behavior on sediments.
VISITING RESEARCHERS HOSTED AND SUPERVISED
- Mr. Y Qingzhong, visiting scholar from the Department of Chemical
Engineering, Shangdong Institute of Light Industry, Peoples Republic
of China, 1999-2000, Project: Development of semiconducting monolithic
reactor for wastewater treatment.
- Ms. Palsander, M hosted as part of CHUST program between LSU
and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Summer 1994. Project:
Analysis of colloid-bound PAHs in porewater.
- Ms. Jernelov, T, hosted as part of CHUST program between LSU
and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Summer 1992. Project:
Analysis of PAHs in sediment porewater.
- Ms. A Dahlbeck, hosted as part of CHUST program between LSU
and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Summer 1993. Project:
Capping of contaminated sediments.
- Dr. R. R. Kommalapati, visiting assistant professor from the
Department of Civil Engineering, Prairie View A&M University,
Prairie View, TX, Summer, 2000, Project: Desorption equilibrium
and kinetics of VOCs from a Louisiana Superfund site soil.
- Dr. R. R. Kommalapati, visiting assistant professor from the
Department of Civil Engineering, Prairie View A&M University,
Prairie View, TX, Summer, 2002; Summer 2003; Summer, 2005; Summer
2006. Project: Fog Water Chemistry in Baton Rouge, LA.
- Dr. Jasmina Khanam, Visiting professor from the department
of pharmaceutical engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India;
(Faculty Training and development under the World Bank assistance
scheme TEQIP, Government of India). Summer 2006. Project: Adsorptive
bubble separation techniques.
- Prof. Pedro Buchler, Departmento de Engenharia Quimica, Escola
Politecnica da USP, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
(Visiting Professor, (December 2007- January 2008).
- Prof. Baagi T Mmereki, Department of chemistry, University
of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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