P hani Kumar Peddi

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College Station, Tx 77840

Ph: 614-***-****

Email: p hanikuma ablzho@r.postjobfree.com

Qualification Summa ry:

Graduate in Envi ronmental Engineering with a good experience and

p roven ability in the field of water/wastewater research.

Skilled at consulting with clients to explore and analyze their needs and provide

necessary strategic and technical support.

Pilot scale and bench scale modeling, laboratory analysis using high end analytical

chemistry tools.

Comprehensive knowledge and experience in handling and t reatment of effluents

f rom industries like power plants, chemicals manufacturing plant, desalination

p lants, petroleum refineries etc.

Education:

Texas A&M University College

S tation, Texas

Master of Science in Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering

A ug 2008- Aug 2010

C GPA: 3.64

Relevant Courses: A nalysis of Treatment Processes (biological, physical and chemical

t reatment systems analysis, membrane t reatment), Environmental Engineering Processes-I

(Physical Treatment Processes-t ransport modeling, adsorption, diffusion, mass t ransfer,

reactor modeling), Environmental Engineering Processes-I I (Chemical Treatment

P rocesses- desalination, chemical t reatments, buffer systems, gas liquid partitioning, acid-

base chemistry), Biological Waste Treatment Systems ( onsite waste water t reatment, wet

l ands, lagoons, activated sludge process, septic tanks), Water Quality Engineering (storm

Water management, sediment t ransport, TMDLs), Geo Mechanics, Statistics in Research,

A pplied Mathematics.

Andhra University College of Engineering

Visakhapatnam, I ndia

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering

2004-2008

CGPA: 3.88

Relevant courses: E ngineering Mathematics, Drinking Water and Supply, Waste Water

T reatment, Air Pollution( Effects, Analysis Techniques and Controlling measures),

E nvironmental Impact Assessment, Industrial Waste Treatment, Engineering mechanics,

Computer programming(C Language), Transportation Engineering, Structural analysis .

Experience:

Agri Life Research, Texas A&M University College

S tation, TX

Graduate Research Assistant (Wastewater T reatment)

M ay 2009- Present

Ground water sampling and Soil sampling, laboratory analysis to estimate water quality

using Ion Chromotographer, HPLC, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, GCMS, UVVIS.

Design and Analysis of Pilot scale model to t reat Flue gas Desulphur ization water from coal

burnt power plants to t reat heavy metals like selenium, mercury, arsenic using Zero Valent

I ron. Silica concentration analysis in groundwater using spectrometer. Conduct bench scale

and batch scale tests to evaluate the performance of systems.

D epartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, TAMU

College Station, TX

Lab Student Worker (Wastewater T reatment) J an

2009- May 2009

Performed groundwater sampling, soil sampling, tests on wastewater and sludge samples:

ion content by ion chromatography, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand

by spectrometry, oil and grease content, pH, alkalinity, I ron content by spectrometry.

Summer I ntern

V isakhapatnam Port T r ust

M ay 2007- Jun 2007

Worked primarily on impact of Cargo handling and other port operations on surrounding

a tmosphere. Studied Marine water pollution due to oil spilling from vessels. Conducted

u nderground water quality tests to determine the portability of the water in the port area

for the port operations. Analyzed the preventive measures taken by the port t rust

environment department in order to prevent the air pollution caused due to Cargo

handling.

R esearch Activities:

Developed a cost effective t reatment system to t reat heavy metals like Selenium, Arsenic,

Mercury from Flue Gas Desulphurization waters from coal burnt power plants using highly

reducing systems combined with adsorption process using ZVI and achieved 99% removal

efficiency under EPRI guide lines.

Developed a t reatment system to t reat acid mine drainage and petroleum refineries

effluents to restrict the highly toxic pollutants like mercury, heavy metals according to

EPA concern using ZVI technology.

Developed silica t reatment system to control membrane fouling in desalination process

using membrane (Reverse Osmosis) by polymerizing silica.

Remediation technique to control arsenic pollution of groundwater in Texas using I ron

coated sand particles to adsorb arsenic.

Good working knowledge of Water Quality Estimation Equipment like

1. Ion Chromatography (IC)

2. Ult raviolet Visible Spectroscopy (UV Vis)

3. Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AA)

Academic Accomplishments:

• Attended practical t raining on GPS SURVEY and GIS held at Andhra University

College of Engineering.

• Presented a technical paper on Fly ash U tilization and i ts Disposal -Indian Scenario

and secured First Place (Sep-2006) in Andhra University College of Engineering.

• Presented a research paper on Utilization of Silica Fumes and Rock f lour in

Geotechnical Applications and secured First Place ( Feb- 2007) SRKR College of

E ngineering,India.

Computer Skills:

Packages: A utoCad, Staad Pro, SPSS (Data Mining and Statistical Analysis Software),

M ATLAB, MS Office (Word, excel, power point, outlook)

Languages: C, C++

Operating Systems: W indows, Mac and MS DOS

Academic Affiliations and Activities:

Member of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), TAMU.

Member of American Water Resources Association (AWRA), TAMU.

Student Coordinator, Civil Engineering Department, AUCE, I ND IA.

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