Recent Invited Presentations

• "Oxidation Reactions in Aqueous and Gas Phase using Ozone or Hydrogen Peroxide with Iron Oxide", Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, October 17, 1997.
• "Application of Oxidation Processes for the Treatment of Hazardous Waste", Drexel University, Olin Workshop on Chemical and Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, October 16, 1997.
• "Developments in Use of Ozone and Advanced Oxidation Technologies in Water Treatment" Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI), Istanbul, Turkey, December 27, 1996.
• "Recent Developments in Hazardous Waste Treatment Technologies" Industrial Technology Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan, July 3, 1996.
• "The application of Ozonation for Drinking Water Treatment", National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, July 2, 1996.
• "A Seminar Series on Application of Chemical Oxidation for Water and Waste Treatment" Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 28 - Sept. 8, 1995.
• "Research Developments and Research Needs on Non-Thermal Chemical Oxidation Processes," An Intertech Conference on Oxidative Treatment of Pollutants in Wastewater", Philadelphia, PA, March 21-22, 1994.
• "Destruction of Organic Contaminants by Non-Thermal Chemical Oxidation Processes" Presented at the Research Conference of Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, Ann Arbor , MI, Sep. 20-22,1993.
• "The Application of Chemical Oxidation for Pollution Control," Lehigh University, Dept. of Civil Eng., 4/21, 1993.
• "Environmental Challenges in the 90s" Schuylkill County Chamber of Commerce and Allied-Signal, Inc., 4/23, 1992.
• Guest Speaker at the Society of Women Engineers' Fourth Annual Awards Banquet, April 4, 1992.
• "Application of Ozonation in Drinking Water Treatment", Tulane University, Civil Engineering Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 16, 1991.
• "Chemical Oxidation Techniques in Removal of Hazardous Chemicals from Environment" Purdue University, Civil Engineering Department, West Lafayette, Indiana, March 22, 1991.
• "Hazardous Waste Management in the U.S." Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Institute, Gebze, Turkey, November 13, 1990; Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 1990; Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, November, 28, 1990.

Recent Conference Presentations

• "Formaldehyde Formation During Ozonation of Drinking Water", by student Z. Can. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 1999.
• "Formaldehyde Formation During Ozonation of Drinking Water", by student Z. Can. California Water Works Association Meeting, Orlando, CA, May 1999.
• "Investigation of Perchlorate Removal in Drinking Water Sources by Chemical Methods" by student K. Kim. American Chemical Society, 218th National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug., 1999.
• "Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation" Fourteenth Ozone World Congress, Dearborn, Michigan, August 1999.
• "Kinetics and Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation" The Fifth International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Water and Air Remediation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 1999.
• "Catalytic Ozonation of Trichloroethylene in Air" by Student B. Bagaria. The Air and Waste Management Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June 1998.
• "Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation by Hydrogen Peroxide", The Fourth Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Water and Air Remediation", Orlando, FL, Sept. 23-26, 1997.
• "Interaction of UV Light with Humic Substances During Oxidation with Ozone and Hydrogen Peroxide", The Third International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Cincinnati, OH., October 26-29, 1996.
• "Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Hydrogen Peroxide" The Biannual Conference of the International Association of Water Quality, Singapore, June 23-28, 1996.
• "Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation Using Hydrogen Peroxide or Ozone with Iron Oxide Particles" Second International Symposium on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, San Francisco, CA,February 28-March 1, 1996
• "Iron Oxide Particles as a Catalyst in Chemical Oxidation of Organic Contaminants" American Chemical Society, I&EC Division Special Conference on Emerging Technologies" Atlanta, GA, September 17-29, 1995.
• "Oxidation of Chlorobenzene by Ozone and Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation" The 27th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference, Bethlehem, PA, July 1995.
• "A Comparison of H2O2/UV and O3/UV Processes for Oxidation of Organic Substances" The First International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies" London, Ontario, June 25-30, 1994.
• "The Effect of Humic Substances on UV Photolysis of H2O2 and O3" American Water Works Association Annual Conference, New York, N.Y., June 19-23, 1994.
• "Destruction of Organic Contaminants by Non-Thermal Chemical Oxidation Processes" Presented at the Research Conference of Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, Ann Arbor , MI, Sep. 20-22, 1993.
• "An Investigation of Process Parameters for Ozone Photolysis," 11th Ozone World Congress, San Francisco, 8/1993.
• "Photolysis of H2O2 and O3: Prediction of Oxidation Efficiency," Symposium on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Sponsored by EPRI and NSF, San Francisco, Feb 22-24, 1993.
• "UV Photolysis of H2O2 and O3 for Treatment of Aqueous Waste," Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Miami Beach, FL, Nov. 1-6, 1992.
• "Effect of Water Quality on Efficiency of Chemical Oxidation," Advanced Oxidation Processes Workshop, sponsored by the International Water Supply Association and AWWA's Research Division. Miami, FL, April 13-16, 1992.
• "Chemical Oxidation of Pentachlorophenol and Trichloroethylene in Soil," A Symposium on In-Situ Treatment of Contaminated Soil and Water, Sponsored by Air & Waste Management Association and the U.S. EPA, Cincinnati, OH, February 3-6, 1992.
• "Enhanced Biodegradation of Pentachlorophenol and Trichloroethylene in Soil by Chemical Oxidation, " A Symposium on In-Situ Treatment of Contaminated Soil and Water, Sponsored by Air & Waste Management Association and the U.S. EPA, Cincinnati, OH, February 3-6, 1992.
• "Removal of Chain Promoting Organic Contaminants by Ozone and Ozone/UV Processes" The Second International Symposium on Chemical Oxidation Technology for the Nineties, Nashville, TN, February 19-21, 1992.
• "Fenton's Reagent as a Chemical Oxidant for Soil Contaminants" The Second International Symposium on Chemical Oxidation Technology for the Nineties, Nashville, TN, February 19-21, 1992.
• "The Effect of Water Quality on the Removal of Organic Contaminants in Photolytic Ozonation: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study," Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 17-22, 1991.
• "Investigation of H2O2/UV Oxidation Process in a CSTR," Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 17-22, 1991.
• "Laboratory Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Chemical Oxidation to Enhance the Biodegradation of Pentachlorophenol in Soil," Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 17-22, 1991.
• "Effectiveness of Chemical Oxidation for Treatment of Soils Contaminated with Pentachlorophenol and Trichloroethylene: A Laboratory Study," Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 17-22, 1991.
• "Modeling of H2O2/UV Oxidation Process for Water treatment in a CSTR" National Meeting of American Water Works Association, June 23-27, 1991, Philadelphia, PA (with C.H. Liao.)
• "Chemical Oxidation of Hazardous Compounds in Soil Environment" National Research & Development Conference on the Control of Hazardous Materials , February 20-22, 1991, Anaheim, CA ( with J.X. Ravikumar.)
• "In-Situ Enhancement of Biodegradation of Hazardous Chemicals by Chemical Oxidation" Water Pollution Control Federation 63 rd Annual Conference , Washington, D.C. Oct 7-11, 1990 (with J.X. Ravikumar.)

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