工科教授们，你们其实距离 MacArthur并不远# Faculty - 发考题
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看这位，就是一般的工科教授而已，完全没有所谓的两点啊。懂行的说说。
https://www.macfound.org/fellows/930/
Kartik Chandran
Environmental Engineer
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering
Columbia University
New York, New York
Age: 41
Published September 28, 2015
Kartik Chandran is an environmental engineer integrating microbial ecology,
molecular biology, and engineering to transform wastewater from a
troublesome pollutant to a valuable resource. Traditional facilities for
biologically treating wastewater remove pathogens, organic carbon, and
nutrients (where necessary) through decades-old technology that requires
vast amounts of energy and resources, releases harmful gases into the
atmosphere, and leaves behind material that must be discarded. Chandran
approaches wastewater treatment with the goal of producing useful resources
such as fertilizers, chemicals, and energy sources, in addition to clean
water, in a way that takes into account the climate, energy, and nutrient
challenges we face today.
The key insight of Chandran’s research and applications thereof is that
certain combinations of mixed microbial communities, similar to those that
occur naturally, can be used to mitigate the harmful environmental impacts
of wastewater and extract useful products. For example, Chandran has
determined an optimal combination of microbes (and associated wastewater
treatment technologies) to remove nitrogen from waste while minimizing the
release of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. This approach also
involves reduced chemical and energy inputs relative to traditional
treatments and has the added benefit of preventing algal blooms downstream
by maximizing nitrogen removal. More recently, using ammonia-oxidizing
bacteria, Chandran has enabled the transformation of bio-generated methane
gas into methanol, a chemical that is both easily transported and widely
useful in industry (including the wastewater industry).
Chandran imaginatively tailors his solutions to be locally appropriate. In
rural Ghana, in conjunction with his Engineers without Borders students, he
has re-engineered source-separation toilets to both provide sanitation and
recover nutrients for use in agriculture. In Kumasi, Ghana, he is testing
the large-scale conversion of sludge into biofuel while also providing new
training opportunities for local engineers and managers. Through his
groundbreaking research and its practical applications, Chandran is
demonstrating the hidden value of wastewater, conserving vital resources,
and protecting public health.
Kartik Chandran received a B.S. (1995) from the Indian Institute of
Technology at Roorkee (formerly, University of Roorkee) and a Ph.D. (1999)
from the University of Connecticut. He was a senior technical specialist (
2001–2004) with the private engineering firm Metcalf and Eddy of New York,
Inc., before returning to academia as a research associate (2004–2005) at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Currently an associate
professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at
Columbia University, his work has been demonstrated in New York City and
Ghana and has been published in such journals as PLoS ONE, Environmental
Microbiology, Environmental Science & Technology, and Biotechnology and
Bioengineering, among others.
- See more at: https://www.macfound.org/fellows/930/#sthash.uWHTlljr.dpuf
https://www.macfound.org/fellows/930/
Kartik Chandran
Environmental Engineer
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering
Columbia University
New York, New York
Age: 41
Published September 28, 2015
Kartik Chandran is an environmental engineer integrating microbial ecology,
molecular biology, and engineering to transform wastewater from a
troublesome pollutant to a valuable resource. Traditional facilities for
biologically treating wastewater remove pathogens, organic carbon, and
nutrients (where necessary) through decades-old technology that requires
vast amounts of energy and resources, releases harmful gases into the
atmosphere, and leaves behind material that must be discarded. Chandran
approaches wastewater treatment with the goal of producing useful resources
such as fertilizers, chemicals, and energy sources, in addition to clean
water, in a way that takes into account the climate, energy, and nutrient
challenges we face today.
The key insight of Chandran’s research and applications thereof is that
certain combinations of mixed microbial communities, similar to those that
occur naturally, can be used to mitigate the harmful environmental impacts
of wastewater and extract useful products. For example, Chandran has
determined an optimal combination of microbes (and associated wastewater
treatment technologies) to remove nitrogen from waste while minimizing the
release of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. This approach also
involves reduced chemical and energy inputs relative to traditional
treatments and has the added benefit of preventing algal blooms downstream
by maximizing nitrogen removal. More recently, using ammonia-oxidizing
bacteria, Chandran has enabled the transformation of bio-generated methane
gas into methanol, a chemical that is both easily transported and widely
useful in industry (including the wastewater industry).
Chandran imaginatively tailors his solutions to be locally appropriate. In
rural Ghana, in conjunction with his Engineers without Borders students, he
has re-engineered source-separation toilets to both provide sanitation and
recover nutrients for use in agriculture. In Kumasi, Ghana, he is testing
the large-scale conversion of sludge into biofuel while also providing new
training opportunities for local engineers and managers. Through his
groundbreaking research and its practical applications, Chandran is
demonstrating the hidden value of wastewater, conserving vital resources,
and protecting public health.
Kartik Chandran received a B.S. (1995) from the Indian Institute of
Technology at Roorkee (formerly, University of Roorkee) and a Ph.D. (1999)
from the University of Connecticut. He was a senior technical specialist (
2001–2004) with the private engineering firm Metcalf and Eddy of New York,
Inc., before returning to academia as a research associate (2004–2005) at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Currently an associate
professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at
Columbia University, his work has been demonstrated in New York City and
Ghana and has been published in such journals as PLoS ONE, Environmental
Microbiology, Environmental Science & Technology, and Biotechnology and
Bioengineering, among others.
- See more at: https://www.macfound.org/fellows/930/#sthash.uWHTlljr.dpuf
