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Gangadhar Andaluri

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Gangadhar Andaluri

  • College of Engineering

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering

      • Assistant Professor

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 3711

Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate

CEE 4447

Senior Design Project I for Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate

CEE 4721

Water and Wastewater Systems Design

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. 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. 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114400

  • 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. 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. 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. 10.3934/environsci.2020019

  • 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. 10.1080/01919512.2017.1327802

Recent

  • Fowzi, M., Hosseinzadeh, A., Andaluri, G., Emenike, C., & Ebrahimpour, K. (2026). Tackling microplastics and their ecological risks in industrial wastewater: Evaluation of the removal efficiency of continuous-flow activated sludge and sequencing batch reactors. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 83, 109499-109499. Elsevier BV. 10.1016/j.jwpe.2026.109499

  • Prantor, R.M., Islam, M.S., Absar, M.N., Rimi, N.A., Karim, M.R., Das, H., & Andaluri, G. (2026). Assessing microplastic fate through textile wastewater treatment plants: Stage-specific retention and removal performance. Journal of Environmental Sciences. Elsevier BV. 10.1016/j.jes.2026.03.002

  • Fowzi, M., Ebrahimpour, K., Dehnavi, A., Jamshidi, S., & Andaluri, G. (2025). Microplastics as emerging contaminants in municipal solid waste compost: Distribution, characterization, and ecological risk. Environ Res, 284, 122248. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122248

  • Fowzi, M., Jafarpisheh, E., Andaluri, G., Ebrahimi, A., & Ebrahimpour, K. (2025). Silent contaminants in a vanishing wetland: microplastics and their ecological risks in the Gavkhoni Wetland sediments. Environ Geochem Health, 47(11), 469. Netherlands. 10.1007/s10653-025-02782-5

  • Akbari, E. & Andaluri, G. (2025). Characterizing PFAS Risk, Distribution, and Source Dynamics in an Urban Watershed: A Case from the Schuylkill River System. ACS ES&T Water, 5(9), 5438-5446. American Chemical Society (ACS). 10.1021/acsestwater.5c00508

  • 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. 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. J Environ Manage, 377, 124619. England. 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. 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. SAGE Publications. 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. 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 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