Biography
Dr. Rominder Suri is Director of the W.E.T. Center in the College of Engineering. His research involves the evaluation of emerging contaminants, water quality, and advance oxidation processes for the pharmaceutical industry. Funding comes from many federal and state agencies, as well as private companies.
Research Interests
- Emerging Contaminants
- Advanced Oxidation Processes (Sonolysis, Ozonation, UV, Photcatalysis)
- Industrial Waste Treatment
- Absorption/Desorption
- Water Chemistry
- Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability
- Reactor Engineering and Process Combination
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
CEE 4721 | Water and Wastewater Systems Design | Undergraduate |
CEE 4722 | Water/Wastewater Lab | Undergraduate |
CEE 5701 | Physical Principals of Environmental Systems | Graduate |
CEE 8701 | Advanced Physical/Chemical Treatment Processes | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
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. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124619.
Das, D., Bordoloi, A., Achary, M.P., Caldwell, D.J., & Suri, R.P. (2022). Degradation and inactivation of chromosomal and plasmid encoded resistance genes/ARBs and the impact of different matrices on UV and UV/H2O2 based advanced oxidation process. Sci Total Environ, 833, 155205. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155205.
Esfandiar, N., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2022). Competitive sorption of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn from stormwater runoff by five low-cost sorbents; Effects of co-contaminants, humic acid, salinity and pH. J Hazard Mater, 423(Pt A), 126938. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126938.
Barisci, S. & Suri, R. (2021). Electrooxidation of short- And long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) under different process conditions. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4). doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105323.
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. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105639.
Ebrahimi, F., Lewis, A.J., Sales, C.M., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2021). Linking PFAS partitioning behavior in sewage solids to the solid characteristics, solution chemistry, and treatment processes. Chemosphere, 271, 129530. England. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129530.
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.
Barisci, S. & Suri, R. (2021). Removal of polyfluorinated telomer alcohol by Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) in different water matrices and evaluation of degradation mechanisms. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 39. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101745.