Kauser Jahan, Ph.D., P.E.
Kauser Jahan, Ph.D., P.E.
Kauser Jahan, Ph.D., P.E.
Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor and Department Head
Biography
Website: http://users.rowan.edu/%7Ejahan/personal/kjweb/jahan.htm
Education:
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Impactful Research Areas:
Health
Environment
Sustainability
Green Construction
Education
Advancing Pedagogical Innovation
Disrupting Inequalities in Engineering
Equipping Students for Success
Research Expertise:
Water and Wastewater Treatment and Design; Biodegradation of Pollutants-Organics and Metals; Biodegradation Kinetics of Pollutants; Green and Sustainable Engineering; K-12 Outreach Materials for Science and Engineering
My research projects and clinics include: Algae Derived Biofuel Studies with the DOE; Heavy Metal Contamination in Highway Marking Glass Beads with the NJDOT; Nonylphenol and other Endocrine Disruptors in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent with the NJWWRRI; Wastewater Reuse Impacts on Wetlands with Burlington County; Novel membrane process for Denitrification with the WERF; Fate and Transport of Surfactants with the NHRSC; Innovative Membrane Process for a WWTP with Biothane Inc.; Use of E-noses for Odor Detection in Wastewater Treatment Plants with the NATC; NDE evaluation of concrete sewers with the WERF; Water Quality Assessment for Newton Creek, USEPA; Hands on an Aquarium:K-12 Outreach Materials with the NSF; Digital Imaging Across the Curriculum-NSF.
Awards and Honors:
Fulbright Scholar 2015
WEPAN 2013 Women in Engineering Initiative Award
ASCE 2013 SJ Branch George Stout Award
ASEE WIED Sharon A. Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education 2010