Ramesh C. Chawla
Professor and Chair
Chemical Engineering
Howard University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Ramesh Chawla has over forty years of experience in teaching, research and industrial consulting in chemical and environmental engineering. He has authored/co-authored over 75 technical papers and made numerous technical presentations in these fields at national and international conferences. His publications include research studies in the areas of air pollution, surfactant and co-solvent assisted bioavailability enhancement, combustion and incineration chemistry and kinetics, kinetic modeling, measurement and monitoring of low level organic pollutants in air and water, photochemical smog formation, disinfection of water and wastewater, and hazardous waste treatment in aqueous and soil systems. Dr. Chawla is a fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and a member of several honor and professional societies in chemical and environmental engineering fields. He is a technical reviewer for professional journals and a reviewer for the NSF, NRC and EPA research proposals.
Research Interest
Hazardous Waste Treatment; Air and Water Pollution; Separation Processes; Mechanism and Kinetics in Environmental Systems
Publications
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Mlusu, J., Chawla, R.C., “Kinetics of reductive reactions of hexavalent chromium in waste containing TCE.†Proceedings, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division. American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition: Denver, CO, Aug. 2011.
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Ighere, J. and Chawla, R.C., “Controlled-Release Analysis of Potassium Permanganate Using PMMA Matrix,†Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 6: 539-544, Nov. 2014,
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Ighere, J. and Chawla, R.C., “Using Ferrous Ion for the Reductive Degradation of Hexavalent Chromium,†Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science, Vol.5 No.1, Jan. 2015.
