Dr. Suri's teaching interests include water and wastewater treatment (physical, chemical, and biological processes), aquatic chemistry, environmental process engineering, and fate and transport of contaminants in the environment. His research interests include sustainable development, adsorption, regeneration of adsorbents, advanced oxidation processes (sonolysis, photocatalysis), and process combination. Professor Suri was the recipient of the best M.S. and second best Ph.D. paper awards from the Water Environment Federation in 1993 and 1994, respectively.

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Education

Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering), Michigan Technological University, 1995
M.S. (Civil Engineering),Michigan Technological University, 1992
B.S. (Civil Engineering), Institute of Technology, India, 1990

Awards/Honors

Recipient of second place Ph.D. paper award from Water Environment Federation, 1994. "Removal and Destruction of Hazardous Organic Contaminants in Water using Adsorption and Photocatalysis"

Recipient of best M.S. paper award from Water Environment Federation, 1993. "Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hazardous Organic Contaminants in Water"

Advisor of M.S. student who received second place paper award from Water Environment Federation, 1997. "Sonochemical Destruction of Hazardous Organic Compounds in Water"

Thesis advisor of M.S. graduate student who received  second place research paper award from Water Environment Federation, 1999.

Thesis advisor of M.S. student who received second place Poster award at the 44^th Annual Conference of Air and Waste Management Association, Mid-Atlantic States Section, Philadelphia, November 11-13, 1998.

Current Research

Sustainable Development

Fate, Analysis and Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds

Chemical Sensors
Destruction of hazardous organic compounds in water using sonolysis
Adsorption process for water treatment 
Removal of mercury from industrial wastewater using adsorbents

Publications

Cyr, P., Suri, R.P.S., and Helmig, E., (2002) AA Pilot Scale Evaluation of Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption of Mercury from Pharmaceutical Wastewater@ Water Research, vol 36, 4725-4734.

Suri, R.P. and Kamrajapuram, A. (2003), “Heterogeneous Ultrasonic Destruction of Aqueous Organic Contaminants” Water Science and Technology.

Suri, R.P.S., Paraskewich, M., Zhang, Q. (1999), AEffect of Process Variables on Sonochemical Destruction of Aqueous Trichloroethylene@ Environmental Engineering Science, volume 16, number 5, pages 345-351.

Suri, R.P.S., J. Liu, D. Hand, J.C. Crittenden, and D. Perram (1999), "Removal and Destruction of Organic Contaminants in Water Using Adsorption, Steam Regeneration, and Photocatalytic Oxidation - a Pilot-Scale Study@, Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, volume 49, pages 951-958.

Cyr, P., Zhang, Q., and Suri R.P.S. (1999), ASonochemical Destruction of Trichloroethylene in Water@ International Association on Water Quality (IAWQ) journal - Water Science and Technology, volume 40, number 4, pages 131-136.

Suri, R.P.S., J.C. Crittenden, D. Hand, and D. Perram (1999), "Steam Regeneration of Adsorbents, and Photocatalytic Destruction of Organic Compounds", American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)  Journal of Environmental Engineering, volume 125, number 4, 897-905.

Crittenden, J.C.,  R.P.S. Suri, D. Perram, D. Hand (1997), "Decontamination of Water using Adsorption and Photocatalysis", International Association on Water Quality (IAWQ) journal- Water Research, volume 31, number 3, pg 411-418.

Suri, R.P.S., M. Paraskewich., and Q. Zhang, ASonochemical Destruction of Methyl Ethyl Ketone in Water@, in press Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies.

Suri, R.P.S., J. Liu, D. Hand, J.C. Crittenden, D. Perram, and M. Mullins, (1993) "Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hazardous Organic Contaminants in Water", Water Environment Research, vol. 64, no. 5, 665-673.

Thornton, H., Christensen, G.L., and Suri, R.P.S., (1998) AHeterogeneous Photocatalysis: A New Process for Water and Wastewater Disinfection@ published in Keystone Water Quality Manager, volume 31, number 5, pages 31-35

Suri, R.P.S., J.C. Crittenden, D. Hand, and M. Dziobak, "Removal and Destruction of Hazardous Organic Contaminants in Water Using Adsorption and Photocatalysis", in proceedings of Water Environment Federation Annual Conference at Chicago, IL, October, 1994.

Christensen, G.L., H.Thornton, and R.P.S. Suri, "Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Disinfection of Water", in proceedings of the Joint CSCE/ASCE Environmental Engineering Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, July, 1997.

Suri, R.P.S., M. Paraskewich, and Q. Zhang, "Destruction of hydrophilic and hydrophobic organic compounds using Ultrasound", in proceedings of the 29th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Roanoke, Virginia, July, 1997.

Christensen, G.L., H.Thornton, and R.P.S. Suri, "Investigation of TiO2 - Based Photocatalysts for Inactivation of E.Coli in Water", in proceedings of the 29th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Roanoke, Virginia, July, 1997.

Suri, R.P.S., "Thermal Regeneration of Adsorbents, and Photocatalytic Destruction of Hazardous Organic Compounds", Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan Technological University, 1995.

Suri, R.P.S., "Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hazardous Organic Compounds in Water", M.S. Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 1992.

Courses Taught

Graduate Level

• Introduction to Environmental Engineering Processes
• Aquatic Chemistry for Environmental Engineers
• Environmental Processes - Physical/Chemical
• Fate and Transport of Contaminants 
• Advanced Physical/Chemical Treatment Processes

Undergraduate Level

• CEE 2311 Environmental Engineering Science
• CEE 3501 Environmental Engineering I
• CEE 4522 Environmental Engineering II
• CEE 4922 Environmental Engineering Lab
• CEE 2101 Engineering Mechanics - Statics
• CEE 2102 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 

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