Shahnawaz Sinha is a Research Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla), followed by a master's degree in chemical engineering from University of Toledo and M.S. degree in environmental engineering from the University of Kansas (Lawrence). He received his doctorate in civil (environmental) engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder. After completing his doctorate, he spent next 17 years working in academia and industry as an environmental engineer, before joining ASU in Jan 2016. Prior to ASU, he was at the Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC) at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His primary area of research has been in the area of drinking water, water treatment plant optimization, water quality research, pilot-scale studies, seawater and brackish water desalination and industrial water treatment.
Education
Ph.D. Civil (Environmental) Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder.
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo
M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Kansas-Lawrence
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Research Interests
Drinking Water Treatment
Water Quality Research
Pilot-scale Studies
Research Activity
Westerhoff,Paul*, Sinha,Shahnawaz. Assessment characterization and analysis of pretreatment organic matter and analysis of the Scottsdale CAP3 membrane filtration. (7/25/2016 - 2/24/2017).
Perreault,Francois*, Sinha,Shahnawaz, Westerhoff,Paul. NEWT Project: Evaluation of electropositive filtration for fouling mitigation in membrane-based treatment of tertiary wastewater effluents. (6/13/2016 - 6/12/2017).
