imageEducation:
  • Ph. D., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, September 2006 - present
  • B. S., Chemical Engineering, G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology (Sardar Patel University), India, September 2002 - June 2006

    • Research

    My broad research interest is in the field of Environmental Biotechnology. Currently I am working on the understanding and application of biotrickling filters for waste gas treatment, with Dr. Marc Deshusses (Duke University). Some research aspects that have been/will be covered are: (1) gas-liquid mass transfer in biotrickling filters, (2) designing better packing material for biotrickling filters for improved bacterial adhesion and short start-up times, (3) using novel microorganisms in biotrickling filters to treat contaminants thought to be recalcitrant, and (4) using molecular tools to monitor changes in process culture during performance of biotrickling filters.