SEAS Seminar Series: Engineering Challenges in the 21st Century

Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

Presenter: Professor Rumana Riffat
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Marvin Center, Room 310 (800 21st Street, NW)

Abstract:
Do you ever wonder what happens to all the water that goes down the sink? This presentation will provide an overview of wastewater treatment fundamentals, and discuss sustainable treatment technologies, the problems of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the initiatives taken by wastewater treatment plants to mitigate them. In this context, current research at GW will be presented.

Short bio:
Dr. Rumana Riffat is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The George Washington University. She obtained her graduate degrees from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, and has been involved in teaching and research for the last fifteen years. Dr. Riffat’s research interests are in wastewater treatment, specifically nutrient removal, clarification and anaerobic treatment of wastewater and biosolids. She and her research group have conducted extensive research on kinetics of denitrification, and evaluated various external carbon sources, including certain waste products for denitrification. Dr. Riffat is currently involved in a number of research projects with DC Water and Sewer Authority at Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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