Design Engineering

GANGADHAR ANDALURI

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Philadelphia, PA 19104 **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a full time position in the field of water and wastewater design and treatment

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

• Operation and maintenance of analytical instruments: Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UPLC/MS/MS & LC/QToF), Gas Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS/MS)

• Proficient in sample extraction and analysis techniques

• Knowledge of Chemical Engineering applications and processes

• Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment and design processes

• Strong technical, analytical, team management and communication skills

AWARDS and HONORS

• First Place Research Award, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA), 2009

• Young Professional Research Award, American Water Works Association (PA-AWWA), 2008

• First Place Student Award, Hudson Delaware Chapter – Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, NJ, April 2007

• Research was featured in CNN Money, “8 Technologies for a Green Future”, February 2007

• Featured in Chemistry and Industry, “Sound Idea to cleanup wastewater”, September 2008

EDUCATION

• PhD. Environmental Engineering, Temple University, PA GPA: 4.0/4.0 Aug 2010

• M.S. Chemical Engineering, Villanova University, PA GPA: 3.7/4.0 May 2006

• B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, India GPA: 3.8/4.0 May 2003

PROJECTS

• Treatability studies for removal of 1, 4-Dioxane and Perfluoro-octanoic compounds (National Science Foundation and Water & Environmental Technology Center)

• Engineered the Ultrasound Reactor

• Optimized the operational conditions at mini-pilot scale level

• Improved the reaction rate kinetics for removal of contaminants

• Assisted in the development of analytical techniques for trace level detection of contaminants

• Treatability studies for the removal of pharmaceutical waste from water and wastewater (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals)

• Pioneered an innovative treatment technology for estrogen hormone removal using electrical potential and ultrasound

• Designed the first Ultrasound Pilot Scale system for treatment of pharmaceutical waste at Wyeth Manufacturing Facility in Brazil

• Reduced capital costs for pilot scale pharmaceutical waste treatment system by $21 Million

• Performed optimization of process conditions and design parameters for contaminant removal from industrial wastewater

• Developed 3D-models of ultrasound reactor design and optimization parameters

• Wrote confidential and technical reports for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and US-EPA

• Chemical Sensors for detection and monitoring of environmental pollutants

• Developed Metalloporphyrin sensors for the detection of estrogenic compounds

• Illustrated the use of Fuzzy logic models to identify unknown dye-chemical reactions

• Managed a team of four graduate and undergraduate students

• Pollution Prevention of Pharmaceutically Active Chemicals from University Dormitories and Municipal Wastewater Systems (US-EPA)

• Designed a model for Universities to study and perform pharmaceutical waste reduction

• Monitored the presence of estrogen hormones in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants (influents, effluents, municipal biosolids, animal manure and agricultural wastes)

• Assisted in surveys conducted on solid waste (pharmaceuticals) disposal from university dormitories

• Computational quantum chemistry investigation for dissociation pathways of chlorinated alkyl sulfides (Master’s Thesis)

• Designed models for energy level diagrams

• Evaluated Gaussian G3 and CBS-QB3 methods for energy estimation of molecules

• Developed energy level diagrams to identify dissociation pathways of chlorinated compounds

PUBLICATIONS

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S. and Kuldip K., “Occurrence and leachability of estrogen hormones in biosolids, animal manure, and mushroom compost”, submitted to Environ. Mont. Assessment, 2010

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S. and Ekatrina R. “Sonochemical Removal of Estrogen Hormones at Mini-Pilot Scale Operation: Optimization of Parameters”, manuscript under preparation, 2010

• Andaluri, G. and Suri, R.P.S., “Sonochemical removal of 1,4 dioxane at mini-pilot scale operation: effect of oxidizing agents”, manuscript under preparation, 2010

• Andaluri, G. and Suri, R.P.S. “Ultrasound assisted degradation of pharmaceutically active compounds: Effect of reactor design variables”, WEFTEC, 2009

• Suri, R.P.S., Andaluri, G., Abburi, S., and Velicu, M., “Ultrasound assisted removal of estrogen hormones”, Waste Management and environment IV: Ecology and the Environment, 109, 2008

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S., and Velicu, M., “Occurrence of estrogen hormones in municipal wastewater, biosolids, surface water, animal manure, and mushroom Compost”, Proceedings of Knowledge Need Assessment of Pharmaceutical Products in Environmental Waters, Nimes, France, 2008

• Velicu, M., Suri, R.P.S., Fu. H., Andaluri, G., and Chimchirian, R., “Occurrence of estrogen hormones in environmental systems”, Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resource congress, ASCE, Tampa, Florida, May 2007

• Suri, R.P.S., Fu, H., and Andaluri, G., “Estrogen contamination from wastewater treatment plants and animal wastes”, Proceedings of AWRA Summer Specialty Conference, Vail, Colorado, 2007

PRESENTATIONS

• Andaluri, G., and Suri, R.P.S., Effect of reactor design variables on ultrasound induced destruction of emerging contaminants, WEFTEC, Oct 10 - 14, 2009

• Andaluri, G., and Suri, R.P.S., Ultrasound assisted degradation of pharmaceutically active compounds: Effect of reactor design variables, Penn TEC: Annual conference of the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, June 7 - 10, 2009

• Suri, R.P.S., Singh, T.S., Andaluri, G., Fu, H., Mandepanda, U., Use of Ozone for the destruction of steroid hormones, VA-AWWA Conference, Oct 2008

• Andaluri, G., and Suri, R.P.S., Nano materials in indoor air treatment and solar energy harvesting, Pennsylvania Green Growth Partnership Forum: Innovate, Connect, Build Pennsylvania’s Green Economy, Sep 2008

• Andaluri, G., and Suri, R.P.S., Aqueous phase destruction of active pharmaceutical ingredients using ultrasound, 60th Annual PA - AWWA Conference, May 2008

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S., Fu, H., Pharmaceutically active compounds in animal matrix and their leaching properties, National Water Quality Monitoring Council: Sixth National Conference, Water Environment Federation, 2008

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S., and Velicu, M., Occurrence of PhACs in wastewater, surface water, and animal waste matrices, World Environmental and Water Resource Congress, Hawaii, 2008

• Andaluri, G., Abburi, S., and Suri, R.P.S., Ultrasound assisted removal of estrogen hormones, Waste Management, 2008

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S., and Abburi, S., Removal of emerging contaminants from aqueous streams, Fifth Annual Maine Benzodiazepine Study group conference & Fourth Annual Unused Drug Return Conference: Improving Patient Safety through Informed Medication prescribing and Disposal Practices, Portland, Maine, 2007

• Suri, R.P.S., Fu, H., and Andaluri, G., A new issue in sustainable development: Emerging micro pollutants from human and agricultural activities, Environmental Sustainability Conference, Pittsburgh, 2007

• Suri, R.P.S., Fu, H., Andaluri, G., and Velicu, M., Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment: An emerging public health problem, Hershey, 2007

• Suri, R.P.S., Fu, H., Andaluri, G., and Abburi, S., Fate of estrogen hormones at wastewater treatment plants and their control, NE Water Science Forum on PPCPs, Portland, Maine, 2007

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S., Fu, H., Chimchirian, R., and Meduri, S., Pharmaceutical chemical contamination in surface water, and their aqueous phase destruction using ultrasound, AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, Ontario, Canada, 2007

• Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S., and Fu, H., Occurrence of estrogen hormones in solid wastes and their leaching properties, 23rd Annual meeting of Hudson-Delaware chapter of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Apr 2007

• Fu, H., Suri, R.P.S., and Andaluri, G., Estrogen contamination from wastewater treatment plants and animal wastes, AWRA Conference on Emerging Contaminants, Colorado, 2007

CERTIFICATIONS

• Environmental Protection in Chemical Process Industries May 2006

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Water Environment Federation (WEF)

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

• Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA)

• American Water Works Association, Pennsylvania Chapter (PA-AWWA)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows and Macintosh

Applications: Auto CAD-2D, Gaussian 03, Gauss View, ChemDraw, MathCAD, MineQL+, MS Office, Mat LAB-Fuzzy Logic toolbox, Aspen, Statistica

REFERENCES

• Available upon request

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