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 |
ENVT 0845 | The Environment | Undergraduate |
ENVT 0945 | Honors: The Environment | Undergraduate |
CEE 5751 | Water and Wastewater Treatment | Graduate |
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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. (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), 302-319. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2020019.
Shende, T., Andaluri, G., & Suri, R.P. (2019). Kinetic model for sonolytic degradation of non-volatile surfactants: Perfluoroalkyl substances. Ultrason Sonochem, 51, 359-368. Netherlands. 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), 65. Netherlands. 10.1007/s10661-017-6438-9
Andaluri, G., Suri, R.P., & Graham, K. (2017). Steroid hormones in environmental matrices: extraction method comparison. Environ Monit Assess, 189(12), 626. Netherlands. 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), 423-434. doi: 10.1080/01919512.2017.1327802.
Dietrich, M., Andaluri, G., Smith, R., & Suri, R. (2017). Combined Ozone and Ultrasound for the Removal of 1,4-Dioxane from Drinking Water. Ozone: Science and Engineering, 39(4), 244-254. doi: 10.1080/01919512.2017.1321981.
Recent
Somepalli, K. & Andaluri, G. (2025). Spatiotemporal distribution and environmental risk assessment of 6PPDQ in the Schuylkill River. Emerging Contaminants, 11(2), 100501-100501. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.emcon.2025.100501.
Niavol, K.P., Andaluri, G., Achary, M.P., & Suri, R.P. (2025). How does carbon to nitrogen ratio and carrier type affect moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR): Performance evaluation and the fate of antibiotic resistance genes. Journal of Environmental Management, 377, 124619-124619. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124619.
Akbari, E., Shah, T., Nazaruk, K., Suri, R., Conkle, J., & Andaluri, G. (2025). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Urbanized Section of the Delaware River Watershed: Risk Assessment and Geographical Distribution. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(3). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1007/s11270-025-07835-0.
Akbari, E., Powers, L., Shah, T., Suri, R., Jedrusiak, S., Bransky, J., Chen, F., & Andaluri, G. (2024). Microplastics in the Delaware River Estuary: Mapping the Distribution and Modeling Hydrodynamic Transport. Environmental Engineering Science, 41(12), 552-562. Mary Ann Liebert Inc. doi: 10.1089/ees.2024.0041.
Shende, T., Andaluri, G., & Suri, R. (2023). Chain-length dependent ultrasonic degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 15, 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. 10.3390/molecules28031442
Andaluri, G., Singh, R., & Pandey, V.C. (2022). Chapter 1 - Cities’ water pollution—Challenges and controls. In Array, Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities Bioremediation, Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. Elsevier. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128242704000158.
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. 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, 105639. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105639
Nayunigari, M., Gupta, S., 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), 29-40. doi: 10.1111/wej.12501.