EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• 1994-Present Assistant Professor, Civil and Env. Eng. Dept., Florida International University
• Project Engineer, IT Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- 1992-1994
• Research Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- 1987-1992
• Teaching Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- 1987-1992
• Consultant, Aluminum Association and Gas Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- 1991
• Trainee Engineer, Waggonfabrik Talbot, Aachen, Germany- 1985

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Environmental chemistry; physicochemical and microbial processes affecting the fate of organic/inorganic contaminants in natural soil and water systems; hazardous waste treatment technologies; quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) in chemical toxicity determination; environmental protection in developing countries.

RESEARCH SPONSORS

REGISTRATION/SOCIETIES

Registered Professional Engineer in Florida, Societies: Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (AEEP), American Chemical Society (ACS), International Association on Water Quality (IAWQ), Water Environment Federation (WEF).

SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS

• Laha, S. and Luthy, R.G. "Oxidation of Aniline and Other Primary Aromatic Amines by Manganese Dioxide", Environ. Sci. Technol., 24:363-373, 1990.
• Liu, Z., Laha, S., and Luthy, R.G. "Surfactant Solubilization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Compounds in Soil-Water Suspensions", Wat. Sci. Tech., 23:475-485, 1991.
• Laha, S. and Luthy, R.G. "Inhibition of Phenanthrene Mineralization by Nonionic Surfactants in Soil-Water Systems", Environ. Sci. Technol., 25: 1920-1930, 1991.
• Laha, S. and Luthy, R.G. "Effects of Nonionic Surfactants on the Solubilization and Mineralization of Phenanthrene in Soil-Water Systems", Biotechnol. Bioeng., 40: 1367-1380, 1992.
• Amekudzi, A.A., Attoh-Okine, N.O., and Laha, S. "Brownfields Redevelopment Issues at the Federal, State, and Local Levels", J. Environ. Systems, 25(2): 97-121, 1996.
• Laha, S. and Petrova, K.P. "Biodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol by Indigenous Microbial Populations in Everglades Soils", to appear in Biodegradation, 1998.
• Laha, S.; Shott, D.J. and Gupta, S.K., "Integrated Technological Solution for a Multidimensional Superfund Site", presented at the IT Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ, June 1993. Also presented at the 8th Conference of the IACMAG, Morgantown WV, June 1994.
• Gupta, S.K.; Laha, S. and Zhang, J. "Subsurface Transport of Oxygen and Nutrients in an In-Situ Bioremediation Application", presented at the I&EC Special Symposium, ACS, Atlanta GA, September 19-21, 1994.
• Laha, S.; Liu, Z.; Edwards, D.A.; and Luthy, R.G. "Surfactant Solubilization of Phenanthrene in Soil-Aqueous Systems and its Effects on Biomineralization", in Aquatic Chemistry: Interfacial and Interspecies Processes; Editors: Huang, C.P., O'Melia, C.R., and Morgan, J.J., Advances in Chemistry Series 244, 1995.
• Bramwell, D.P. and Laha, S. "Surfactant Solubilization of Phenanthrene", presented at the 1996 ASCE South Florida Section Annual Meeting, Palm Beach Shores, FL, September 27-28, 1996.
• Bramwell, D.P. and Laha, S. "Effects of Surfactant on the Solubilization, Partitioning, and Toxicity of Phenanthrene", presented at the ACS I&EC Division Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management IX, Pittsburgh, PA, September 15-17, 1997.