Sergiy Popov

**** ****** **., ***. ****, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA

757-***-****, acqg5b@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

• Experienced engineer/researcher with 20+ years of extensive training and expertise in commercial production of chemicals, water/wastewater treatment, environmental engineering, and biofuel research

• Exceptional leadership, organizational, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

• Professional/research interests: physical, chemical (electrochemical), and biological processes for water/wastewater treatment, sustainable development, pollution prevention and control, hazardous waste management, site remediation, renewable fuel production

• 24 publications and 8 inventions in the areas of water/wastewater treatment and biofuel production

EDUCATION

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia August 2015 Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (GPA 3.9)

South-Russian State Technical University, Novocherkassk, Russia June 1981 B.S./M.S. in Chemical Engineering (GPA 4.7/5.0)

COURSE WORKS

Physicochemical Treatment Processes, Aquatic Chemistry, Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, Hazardous Waste Management, Advanced Analytical Techniques in Environmental Engineering, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Robust Engineering Design, Biofuel Engineering, Experimental Methods, Pollution Prevention and Control

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Vodokanal (Municipal Water Supply Co.), Horlivka, Ukraine 1994-2010 Head of Environmental Monitoring Service 2002-2010

• Managed Research and Development Division, Design Group, and Wastewater Laboratory

• Was in charge of office and personnel management, strategic planning, decision making, budget control, and keeping documentation and correspondence

• Monitored wastewater properties at different sites of the city, enforced regulations for industrial companies, designed and implemented innovations aimed at pollution abatement

• Innovations and optimization of the central wastewater treatment plant performance resulted in reduction of operating costs by 5%

• Worked with designers, contractors, and utility agencies on upgrading and construction of new wastewater treatment facilities

• Supervised design, installation, and maintenance works Head of Research &Development Division 1994-2002

• Directed research, development, and design works aimed at improvement of water supply, water quality, and wastewater treatment efficiency

• Monitored the operation of wastewater treatment plants at different stages, developed and implemented innovations for improvement of their performance

• Advised utility agencies and private companies on site remediation, landfill construction, hazardous waste management projects

• Optimized an aeration station of the central wastewater treatment plant (10,000 m3/d), which reduced power inputs by 10%

• Carried out industrial scale tests, wrote research proposals and progress reports Heat Power Research Institute, Horlivka, Ukraine

Department of Water and Wastewater Treatment 1985-1994 Researcher 1988–1994

• Investigated application of electrodialysis and reverse osmosis for water desalination at heat and nuclear power stations

• Conducted research on regeneration of acid and alkaline solutions from ion-exchange plant wastewater using electrodialysis with bipolar membranes

• Designed and assembled the experimental units and studied the efficiency of industrial wastewater treatment with electrocoagulation, electroflocculation, electrolysis, ultrasound and other nontraditional methods

• Developed and studied the performance of regenerable fine filters for water pretreatment before electrodialysis and reverse osmosis units

• Designed and conducted experiments both on a laboratory and industrial scales, analyzed the obtained data, wrote reports and research proposals, trained personnel Senior Engineer 1985–1988

• Tested and adjusted water treatment plants with electrodialysis and reverse osmosis units at heat and nuclear power stations

• Calculated material and energy balances, desalination degrees, power efficiencies, specific power inputs, and ion flows through membranes of electrodialysis and reverse osmosis units, estimated the overall efficiency of the processes

• Optimized/adjusted the performance of anthracite/sand filters, ion-exchange filters, cooling towers, clarifiers

• Worked with a multidisciplinary team on design and construction of new facilities for water treatment plants

Chemical Plant, Zima, Russia 1981-1985

Production Manager 1983-1985

Shift Supervisor 1981-1983

• Managed vinyl chloride production process

• Provided direct leadership, management, and supervision of the department (shift) personnel

• Addressed and resolved process, system, and equipment issues

• Maintained environmental health, safety, and compliance with regulations/standards ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

Graduate Research Assistant 2011-2015

• Studied the removal of heavy metals and toxic organic matters (dioxin) from water with activated biochar produced in situ from biomass

• Investigated the efficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater with a native microalgae Scenedesmus sp.

• Designed and investigated the process for rapid continuous deoxygenation of algal oil to produce fuel range hydrocarbons

• Developed and studied the process for hydrothermal liquefaction and gasification of microalgae

• Mastered a number of analytical techniques for water/wastewater and biofuel analyses Graduate Teaching Assistant

• ENGN 110 Exploring Engineering and Technology Fall 2012, Fall 2013

• CEE 459/559 Biofuels Engineering Spring 2013, Spring 2014

• CEE 495/595 Analytical Techniques in Environ. Engineering Fall 2013, Fall 2014

• CEE 350 Environmental Pollution and Control Fall 2014 HONORS AND AWARDS

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Award for Excellence in Research 2015 Honorable Mention, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency P3 Award Competition 2014 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, full member 2013-Present Golden Key International Honour Society, member 2012-Present Batten College of Engineering and Technology Dean’s Fellowship 2011-2013 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

American Chemical Society (ACS)

SKILLS

Languages Native inUkrainian and Russian, fluent/proficient in English Laboratory skills Gas and liquid chromatography, GC/MS, UV-spectrophotometry, elemental analysis, nephelometry/turbidimetry, calorimetry, titration, TOC/TN, FTIR, NMR, XRD, BET, SEM, TGA

Computer skills Statistical Analysis System (SAS), Microsoft Office 2013, ChemDraw Ultra 12.0, Polymath 6.1, some AutoCAD

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Popov, S., Abdel-Fattah, T., Kumar, S. Hydrothermally assisted oil extraction and biochar production from oilseeds. Renewable Energy, DOI 10.1016/j.renene.2015.07.048 (just accepted). Popov, S., Kumar, S. Rapid hydrothermal deoxygenation of oleic acid over activated carbon in a continuous flow process. Energy & Fuels, 29 (5), 3377–3384 (2015). Popov, S., Ruhl, I., Uppugundla, N., da Costa Sousa, L., Balan, V., Hatcher P.G., Kumar, S. Bio-oil via catalytic liquefaction of unhydrolyzed solids in aqueous medium. Biofuels, 5 (4), 431-446 (2014). Popov, S., Kumar, S. Renewable fuels via catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lipid-based feedstocks. Biofuels, 4 (2), 219-239 (2013).

PATENT APPLICATION

Kumar, S., Popov, S., Majeranowski, P.J., Kostenyuk, I. Subcritical water assisted oil extraction and green coal production from oilseeds. International patent application PCT/US2013/064966, October 23, 2012.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Popov, S., Kumar, S. Rapid hydrothermal hydrogenation and decarboxylation of oleic acid over activated carbon using formic acid as in situ source of hydrogen. 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, 2015 (accepted).

Popov, S., Kumar, S. A novel integrated process for producing oil and biochar from oilseeds. 247th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Dallas, TX, March 16-20, 2014. Popov, S., Kumar, S. Hydrothermal catalytic liquefaction of unhydrolyzed solids for bio-oil production. 14th Annual Tidewater Student Research Poster Session, Newport News, VA, November, 2012 (3rd prize).

Popov, S., Kumar, S., Ruhl, I. Balan, V., da Costa Sousa, L., Uppugundla, N., Dale, B.E. Hydrothermal processing of unhydrolyzed biomass for biocrude and biochar production. 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2012.

Garcia Moscoso, J.L., Popov, S., Kumar, S. Microalgae as a feedstock for alternative fuels: Opportunities and challenges. The 4th International Forum on Systems and Mechatronics, Virginia Beach, VA, August, 2012.

Balan, V., Kumar, S., Popov, S., Uppugundla, N., da Costa Sousa, L., Bokade, V., Dale, B. E. Hydrothermal processing of unhydrolyzed solids produced after enzyme hydrolysis of AFEXTM pretreated biomass to generate bio-oil and green charcoal. Society for Industrial Microbiology Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May, 2012 (poster).

REFERENCES

Dr. Gary Schafran, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529; 757-***-****, acqg5b@r.postjobfree.com Dr. Mujde Erten-Unal, Associate Professor and Director of Sustainable Development Institute, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529; 757-***-****, acqg5b@r.postjobfree.com

Dr. Sandeep Kumar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norfolk, VA 23529; 757-***-****, acqg5b@r.postjobfree.com

Dr. Jose Garcia, Technical Officer, Fiberight LLC, Lawrenceville, VA 23868; 434-***-****, acqg5b@r.postjobfree.com

APPENDIX

PUBLICATIONS

Parykin, V.S., Korchagin, I.P., Smirny, V.A., Petrochenko, V.P., Popov, S.B., Chupakhina, I.A. Application of reverse osmosis for water desalination at power stations. Power Engineering and Electrification, 1995(6), 13-15.

Popov, S.B., Parykin, V.S., Smirny, V.A., Petrochenko, V.P., Korchagin, I.P. Field Experience of a reverse osmosis plant operation. Power Engineering and Electrification, 1994 (6), 1-4. Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B. Desalination of H-cation exchanged water with reversal electrodialysis. Power engineering and Electrification, 1994 (2), 5-7.

Parykin, V.S., Lebedev, V.Yu., Popov, S.B., Getmansky, V.A., Yatsimirsky, V.A., Pavlovsky, E.P. Field experience of electrodialysis desalination of H-cation exchanged water with high mineralization. Power Stations, 1994 (1), 18-20.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Lebedev, V.Yu., Pavlovsky, E.P., Bobrova, E.A. Prospects of application of electrodialysis for water treatment plans at heat power stations. Power Plant Construction, 1993 (3), 27- 31.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Lebedev, V.Yu., Yatsimisky, V.A. Application of phosphorous-containing complexons to water desalination with electrodialysis. Heat Power Engineering, 1992 (7), 23-25. Parykin, V.S., Konovsky, N.V., Lebedev, V.Yu., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B. Calculation of gas emissions during water desalination with electrodialysis and safety conditions. Power Stations, 1990 (11), 53-56. Parykin, V.S., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B., Pronko, S.D. Prospects of application of electrodialysis for water and wastewater treatment at power stations. Power Stations, 1987 (1), 51-55. Parykin, V.S., Pronko, S.D., Popov, S.B., Zaitsev, Yu.S., Bobrov, O.G. Application of sodium-containing wastes for regeneration of Na-cation exchange filters. Power Engineer, 1986 (12), 25-26. PATENTS

Alifirenko, D.G., Popov, S.B., Tykulov, V.G., Ivanenko P.B. Method of utilization of solid wastes. Patent 63042 A (Ukraine). Bulletin 1, 2004.

Kurtov, S.N., Alifirenko, D.G., Popov, S.B. Plant for production of useful products from solid wastes. Certificate 26200 (Russian Federation). Bulletin 32, 2002. Alifirenko, D.G., Popov, S.B. Method of utilization of solid wastes. Patent 49420 A (Ukraine). Bulletin 9, 2002.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Vovk, L.Yu. Cartridge filter. Patent 7525 (Ukraine). Bulletin 3, 1995. Popov, S.B., Parykin, V.S., Lebedev, V. Yu. Method of water desalination by electrodialysis. Affirmative decision on application 4916851/26/117616 of 12/10/1990. Popov, S.B., Parykin, V.S. Electrolysis unit for water softening. Copyright Certificate 1611884 (USSR). Bulletin 45, 1990.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B. Method of natural water softening. Copyright Certificate 1562325 (USSR). Bulletin 17, 1990.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Dudchenko, N.I. Filter for purification of liquids. Copyright Certificate 156005 (USSR). Bulletin 17, 1990.

Petrov, A.D., Parykin, V.S., Radionov, P.A., Popov, S.B. Filter for fine purification of liquids. Copyright Certificate 1457962 (USSR). Bulletin 16, 1989.

Popov, S.B., Parykin, V.S., Petrov, A.D. Filter for purification of liquids. Copyright Certificate 1445757

(USSR). Bulletin 47, 1988.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Vovk, L.Yu. Cartridge filter. Copyright Certificate 1386239 (USSR). Bulletin 13, 1988.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B. Filter for fine purification of water. Copyright Certificate 1341165 (USSR). Bulletin 36, 1987.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

Popov, S.B., Tykulov, V.G. Legal and technical problems of the control over wastewater production. Reports of 2nd International Practical Conference “Sustainable Development System Analysis in Ecology”, September 9-12, 1996, Sevastopol, p.64.

Popov, S.B., Parykin, V.S. Ecological assessment of complexons application in the industrial water supply. Reports of 1st International Scientific Practical Conference “Sustainable Development: Environmental Pollution and Ecological Safety”, December 4-8, 1995, Dnepropetrovsk, vol. 1, 153-154. Parykin, V.S., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B., Konovsky, N.V. Technology of recovery of Na-cation exchange filter regenerants. Bulletin of Ukrinformenergoservice of Ministry of Energy, Kiev, 1994, Paper

#10.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Konovsky, N.V. Fiber filter for water and wastewater purification from suspensions and mineral oils. Bulletin of Ukrinformenergoservice of Ministry of Energy, Kiev, 1994, Paper #6.

Parykin, V.S., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B., Bobrova, E.A. Results of testing of new electrodialysis plants for water desalination at heat power stations. Reports of Republican Scientific and Technical Conference

“Ecological Problems of Thermal Power Engineering”, Kiev, 1990, 78-79. Parykin, V.S., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B., Lebedev, V.Yu. Application of electrodialysis for minimization of mineralized sewage of water treatment plants. Reports of Republican Scientific and Technical Conference “Ecological Problems of Thermal Power Engineering”, Kiev, 1990, 77-78. Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Kovachev, S.I. Filter for fine water purification F-50M. Bulletin 111-89, Donetsk, 1989.

Popov, S.B., Parykin, V.S. Reagent-free scheme of a plant for electrochemical desalination of natural water with reduced sewage. Bulletin “Reagenless Methods of Scale-Control Treatment at Electric Power Stations”. Rivne, 1988.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B. New equipment for fine purification of water before membrane technology plants. Reports of 4th All-Union Conference “Membrane-Sorption Processes of Substance Separations and Their Application in the National Economy”. Cherkasy, 1988, p.167. Parykin, V.S., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B. Application of electrodialysis to water desalination and wastewater treatment at electric power stations. Reports of 4th All-Union Conference “Membrane- Sorption Processes of Substance Separations and Their Application in the National Economy”. Cherkasy, 1988, 89-90.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B. Reagent-free demineralizing plant with reduced sewage. Reports of All-Union Scientific and Technical Conference “Problems of Sewage Reduction and Development of Closed Loop Systems of Water Consumption at Electric Power Stations”. Chelyabinsk, 1988, 29-30. Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Pozhidaev B.P. Cartridge filter FP-100 for fine water purification. Bulletin 88-047, Donetsk, 1988.

Parykin, V.S., Popov S.B., Lebedev, V.Yu. Electrochemical pretreatment in electrodialysis water desalination technology. Reports of 2nd All-Union Scientific Conference on Electrochemical Activation of Substances. Kazan, 1987, p.44.

OTHER PAPERS

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Vlasova, S.A. at al. Investigation, development, and implementation of membrane technologies of water desalination at Uglegorsk and Zuyevka Power Stations. Research Report, Horlivka, 1995, 80 pp.

Parykin, V.S., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B. at al. Development, technical and economic assessment, and experimental validation of proposals for reducing of saline discharges from water treatment plants of power stations, their deactivation, and recycling with generation of marketable products. Research Report, 1993, Horlivka, 185 pp.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Konovsky, N.V. at al. Development and testing of the system for electrodialysis concentration of saline wastewaters with reprocessing them into acids and alkalis and production of partially demineralized water. Research Report, 1992, Horlivka, 161 pp. Parykin, V.S. Popov, S.B., Pronko, S.D. at al. Development and research of the sediment preventing technology during water desalination with electrodialysis units by application of complexon inhibitors. Research Report, 1992, Horlivka, 90 pp.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Vlasova, S.A. at al. Development, research, and industrial testing of the electrodialysis plant UEO-50-4/12.5a and a regenerable fine filter at water treatment plant. Research Report, 1991, Gorlovka, 74 pp.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Lebedev, V.Yu. at al. Development of technical proposals for increase ofefficiency of electrodialysis plant desalination of medium mineralized water. Research Report, 1989, Horlivka, 115 pp.

Parykin, V.S., Vlasova, S.A., Popov, S.B. at al. Testing of prospective equipment and development of design guidelines for electrodialysis water treatment plants. Research Report, 1988, Horlivka, 102 pp. Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Pronko, S.D. Development of a research work package for substantiation of equipment for a cycling unit of a multiunit power plant. Research Report, 1987, Horlivka, 56 pp. Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Vlasova, S.A. Research of electrodialysis technology elements and development of recommendations on their application at water treatment plans at power stations. Research Report, 1987, Horlivka, 48 pp.

Parykin, V.S., Popov, S.B., Vlasova, S.A., Pronko, S.D. Recommendations on electrodialysis plants design for power stations. Research Report, 1986, Horlivka, 60 pp. Parykin, V.S., Pronko, S.D., Popov, S.B. Development of water treatment scheme with electrodialysis units for wastewater concentration and generation of acid and alkaline solutions. Research Report, 1986, Horlivka, 40 pp.

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