Gangadhar Andaluri

Gangadhar Andaluri

  • College of Engineering

    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Assistant Professor

Office Location

1947 N 12th Street

Phone

215-204-4667

Biography

Dr. Andaluri is an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Civil and Engineering Department at Temple University. He received his PhD in Engineering from Temple University (2011), MS and BS in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University (2006) and Osmania University (2003), respectively. Before joining the department as an Assistant professor, Dr. Andaluri worked as an NTT faculty, Senior Lab Manager, and post-doctoral fellow in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Temple. His research focus is on emerging contaminants, advanced oxidation technologies, analytical methods, chemical sensors, artificial neural networks, chemical engineering thermodynamics, and computational quantum chemistry techniques. He is also the faculty advisor for the Society of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (SEES) student chapter at Temple University.

Labs: Thermal Technologies and Analytical Methods Laboratory

Research Interests:
1. Thermal Treatment technologies for PFAS/emerging contaminants
2. Advanced Analytical methods for emerging contaminants (LC/MS/MS, GC/MS/MS, ICP/MS, LC/MS/QToF)
3. Microplastics in the environment
4. Antibiotic Resistant Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance
5. Reverse and Forward Osmosis
6. Advanced Oxidation Technologies

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Research Interests

  • Antibiotic Resistance, Advanced Oxidation Processes, Emerging Contaminants, Advanced Analytical Techniques, Physical/Chemical Treatment Processes, Chemical Sensors, Novel Materials

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

CEE 2712

Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate

CEE 3711

Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate

CEE 3725

Water Quality and Analysis Lab

Undergraduate

CEE 4721

Water and Wastewater Systems Design

Undergraduate

CEE 4722

Water/Wastewater Lab

Undergraduate

CEE 5701

Physical Principals of Environmental Systems

Graduate

CEE 5751

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Graduate

ENVT 0845

The Environment

Undergraduate

Selected Publications

Featured

  • Shashikumar, U., Jha, B.C., Chawla, S., Hussain, C.M., Andaluri, G., Lin, Y., & Ponnusamy, V.K. (2023). Nanoceramics: Fabrication, properties and its applications towards the energy sector. Fuel, 336, pp. 126829-126829. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126829

  • AS, V., Kumar, G., Dey, N., Karunakaran, R., K, A., Patel, A.K., S, T., Andaluri, G., Lin, Y., Raj, D.S., & Ponnusamy, V.K. (2023). Valorization of nano-based lignocellulosic derivatives to procure commercially significant value-added products for biomedical applications. Environmental Research, 216, pp. 114400-114400. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114400

  • Antonisamy, A.J., Marimuthu, S., Malayandi, S., Rajendran, K., Lin, Y., Andaluri, G., Lee, S.L., & Ponnusamy, V.K. (2023). Sustainable approaches on industrial food wastes to value-added products – A review on extraction methods, characterizations, and its biomedical applications. Environmental Research, 217, pp. 114758-114758. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114758

  • Pasupuleti, R.R., Ku, Y., Tsai, T., Hua, H., Lin, Y., Shiea, J., Huang, P., Andaluri, G., & Ponnusamy, V.K. (2023). Novel fast pesticides extraction (FaPEx) strategy coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS for rapid monitoring of emerging pollutant fipronil and its metabolite in food and environmental samples. Environmental Research, 217, pp. 114823-114823. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114823

  • Gurrani, S., Prakasham, K., Ying, J.L.Z., Shiea, J., Ku, Y., Lin, Y., Huang, P., Andaluri, G., Lee, K., & Ponnusamy, V.K. (2023). A low-cost eco-friendly fast drug extraction (FaDEx) technique for environmental and bio-monitoring of psychoactive drug in urban water and sports-persons’ urine samples. Environmental Research, 217, pp. 114787-114787. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114787

  • Kekre, K.M., Tiburcio, D., Ronen, A., Suri, R., Andaluri, G., & Yuan, H. (2022). Electrically charged forward osmosis: Promoting reverse salt flux to enhance water recovery and struvite precipitation. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 186, pp. 106522-106522. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106522

  • Shende, T., Andaluri, G., & Suri, R. (2021). Frequency-dependent sonochemical degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances and numerical analysis of cavity dynamics. Separation and Purification Technology, 261. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118250

  • Vilimanovic, D., Andaluri, G., Hannah, R., Suri, R., & Macgillivray, A.R. (2020). Occurrence and aquatic toxicity of contaminants of emerging concern (Cecs) in tributaries of an urbanized section of the delaware River Watershed. AIMS Environmental Science, 7(4), pp. 302-319. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2020019

  • Shende, T., Andaluri, G., & Suri, R.P.S. (2019). Kinetic model for sonolytic degradation of non-volatile surfactants: Perfluoroalkyl substances. Ultrason Sonochem, 51, pp. 359-368. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.08.028

  • Andaluri, G., Manickavachagam, M., & Suri, R. (2018). Plastic toys as a source of exposure to bisphenol-A and phthalates at childcare facilities. Environ Monit Assess, 190(2), p. 65. Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6438-9

  • Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P.S., & Graham, K. (2017). Steroid hormones in environmental matrices: extraction method comparison. Environ Monit Assess, 189(12), p. 626. Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6345-0

  • Andaluri, G. & Suri, R. (2017). Removal of 1,4-Dioxane and Volatile Organic Compounds from Groundwater Using Ozone-Based Advanced Oxidation Process. Ozone: Science and Engineering, 39(6), pp. 423-434. doi: 10.1080/01919512.2017.1327802

  • Dietrich, M., Andaluri, G., Smith, R.C., & Suri, R. (2017). Combined Ozone and Ultrasound for the Removal of 1,4-Dioxane from Drinking Water. Ozone: Science and Engineering, 39(4), pp. 244-254. doi: 10.1080/01919512.2017.1321981

Recent

  • Shende, T., Andaluri, G., & Suri, R. (2023). Chain-length dependent ultrasonic degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 15, pp. 100509-100509. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.ceja.2023.100509

  • Prakasham, K., Gurrani, S., Shiea, J., Wu, M., Wu, C., Ku, Y., Tsai, T., Hua, H., Lin, Y., Huang, P., Andaluri, G., & Ponnusamy, V.K. (2023). Rapid Identification and Analysis of Ochratoxin-A in Food and Agricultural Soil Samples Using a Novel Semi-Automated In-Syringe Based Fast Mycotoxin Extraction (FaMEx) Technique Coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS. Molecules, 28(3). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/molecules28031442

  • Andaluri, G., Singh, R., & Pandey, V.C. (2022). Chapter 1 - Cities’ water pollution—Challenges and controls. In V.C. Pandey (Ed.), Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities Bioremediation, Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. Elsevier. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/

  • Nayunigari, M.K., Suri, R., & Andaluri, G. (2022). Synthesis and Characterization of High Viscosity Cationic Poly(Proline-Epichlorohydrin) Composite Polymer with Antibacterial Functionalities. Polymers (Basel), 14(14). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/polym14142797

  • Shende, T., Andaluri, G., & Suri, R. (2021). Power density modulated ultrasonic degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances with and without sparging Argon. Ultrason Sonochem, 76, p. 105639. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105639

  • Nayunigari, M.K., Gupta, S.K., Nasr, M., Andaluri, G., Suri, R., & Maity, A. (2020). Artificial neural network and cost estimation for Cr(VI) removal using polycationic composite adsorbent. Water and Environment Journal, 34(S1), pp. 29-40. doi: 10.1111/wej.12501

  • Li, H., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Z., Andaluri, G., & Ren, F. (2019). Electron-beam induced in situ growth of self-supported metal nanoparticles in ion-containing polydopamine. Materials Letters, 252, pp. 277-281. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2019.05.087