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Thinesh Selvaratnam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Selvaratnam is an Associate Professor/Environmental Engineer with a primary focus on sustainable energy-positive wastewater treatment technologies and biological water/wastewater treatment processes. His main research focus revolves around achieving bioremediation of municipal/ industrial wastewater using an algal-based system. For his doctoral studies, he evaluated a novel approach to treat municipal wastewater using an acidophilic mixotrophic algae.
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, 番茄社区 University, Beaumont Texas, 2023-Present
- Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, 番茄社区 University, Beaumont Texas, 2017-2023
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI), Arizona State University, AZ, 2015-2017
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Civil Engineering Department, New Mexico State University, NM, 2015
- Graduate Assistant/ Research Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, New Mexico State University, NM, 2012-2014
- Assistant Site Engineer, VINCI Construction, South Tottenham, United Kingdom, 2011
Professional Service
Professional Society membership
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
Professional Committee memberships
- Diversity Advisory Board member, ReNUWIt (Re-inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure): NSF ERC center (2013-2014)
Reviewer
- Reviewer - NSF-CBET Environmental Engineering 番茄社区 (2016-17)
Reviewer of peer-reviewed journals
- Algal Research
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
- Applied Energy
- Renewable Energy
- International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
University Service
- 番茄社区 University, Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 2017-Current
- Graduate Committee, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, 2017-Present