Management Project

Sarita Banjade

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Education Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, December 2008

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

GPA: 3.77

Related areas of study in Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering Design (Design of wastewater

treatment facilities and Water treatment plant design),

Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Microbiology,

Environmental Monitoring and Sampling, Environmental

Engineering Principles, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management,

Environmental Assessment and Remediation, Hydrology, Soil

Sciences, Environmental Impact Assessment, Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology.

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, with honors, June 2005

Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

GPA: 3.8

Qualification Engineer in Training (EIT)

Master's Thesis Effectiveness of sequential anaerobic and aerobic

digestion of sludge and its implication on the land

application of the bio-solids.

Advisor: Professor John Novak

Experience Environmental Engineering Intern, February 2009-July 2009

Sierra Piedmont, Inc. 12045 Highway 92, Woodstock, GA.

. Performed environmental research of rules and regulations

for local office

. Carried out engineering calculations

. Prepared, reviewed and edited engineering drawings using

AutoCAD

. Conducted regular site visits to local and non-local

clients

. Assisted field work which included environmental compliance

and environmental remediation work.

Graduate Research Assistant, December 2006-August 2008

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia

Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

. Studied the advantages of the combined processes over the

individual anaerobic or aerobic digestion process.

. Analyzed the effectiveness of the digestion processes on

the basis of reduction of volatile solids, carbon and

nitrogen loads.

. Examined dewatering properties of the effluent and odor

production potential of the resulting bio-solids.

Project member of Virginia Water Environment Association

Virginia Section- American Water Works Association Student

Design Competition, 2008

. Developed effluent reuse plan for the New Kent County

Parham Landing Wastewater Treatment Facility, Virginia.

. The project was presented at 19th Annual VWEA Operations

Challenge & 5th Annual VWEA/VA AWWA Student Design

Competition, Fredericksburg, Virginia in April 2008.

. The Design Project was selected to participate in the

National Competition at WEFTEC.08 in Chicago, Illinois

(October 18-22, 2008).

Environmental Internship with District of Columbia Water

and Sewer Authority (DCWASA), May-August 2007

Funded by Edna Bailey Sussman Fund

. Worked in the lab to study and analyze the

effect of sequential anaerobic-aerobic sludge digestion on

the properties of effluent bio-solids.

. Studied the implications of land application of the bio-

solids.

Environmental Camp Counselor May 2006 to June 2006

Environmental Camp for Conservation

Awareness, Kathmandu

Conducted trainings on school children, youths and community

leaders on renewable energy resource use, environmental

resource conservation and social mobilization

Solid Waste Management Consultant, September 2005 to January

2006

Department of Solid Waste Management, Kathmandu Metropolitan

City

. Studied different solid waste management practices

. Worked in a project involving landfill site development and

management and its implication in public health and

environment.

Environmental Inspector, September 2004-October 2004

Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre,

Kathmandu

. Studied characteristics of household and municipal solid

waste

. Conducted community awareness programs to motivate and

mobilize public in solid waste management activities.

Academic Projects

. Conceptual design of a water treatment plant for the city

of Cedar Creek, Virginia (2008)

. Wastewater treatment plant design using Biowin (2007)

. Impact of Khimti I Hydropower Project on the Ecological

Status of the River taking Fish as an Indicator and

Sustainable Livelihood of the Fishermen in the Region,

Nepal (Undergraduate final year project, 2005)

. Initial Environmental Assessment (IEE) of Kavre Auto Care

Workshop, Nepal (2004)

. A Watershed Management plan for Shivapuri Subwatershed,

Nepal (2003)

. Assessment of water quality of Punyamata River, Nepal

(2002)

Computer Skills

BIOWIN, MS Office, R, ArcView, AUTOCAD

Publications

John T Novak, Sarita Banjade, Sudhir N Murthy. Combined

anaerobic and aerobic digestion for increased solids reduction

and nitrogen removal. Water research.2011 Jan; 45(2): 618-24

Christopher A Wilson, Charan T Tanneru, Sarita Banjade, Sudhir N

Murthy and John T Novak. Anaerobic digestion of raw and

thermally hydrolyzed wastewater solids under various operational

conditions. Water Environ Res 83(9):815-25 (2011)

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