C.A.G.E. DEPT FACULTY
Dr. Nirmala N. Khandan

N. Nirmala Khandan
Professor, CAGE Department,
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: (505) 646 5378; Fax: (505) 646 6049; email: nkhandan@nmsu.edu

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 1970
• M.S. Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, PA, 1985
• Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, PA, 1988

Professional Registration:

• Association of Professional Engineers, Delaware

Professional Affiliations:

• Member, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
• Member, American Chemical Society
• Member, International Association on Water Quality
• Chi Epsilon- NMSU Chapter
• Tau Beta Pi- NMSU Chapter

Number of Refereed Journal Publications: 43
Number of Citations in Science Citation Index: 217

Honors and Awards:

• 1991 USA National Committee Founders Award- for the best research paper published in Water Research, 24, 5, p 615, 1990.
• 1992 Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award - An annual award given to two faculty from the NMSU campus for superior undergraduate teaching.
• 1994 Award for Science and Engineering Research Training [ASERT] from DOD/AFOSR for excellence in research training.
• 1996 El Paso Natural Gas Foundation Faculty Achievement Award- An annual award given to three faculty from the NMSU campus for outstanding teaching and research.
• 1997 Outstanding Instructor- From General Motors Technical Education Program

Teaching Activities:

• Undergraduate courses- Hydraulic engineering; Fundamentals of environ. engineering;
  Ambient air pollution control; Hazardous wastes system design.
• Graduate courses- Air pollution control system design; Biological unit operations in wastewater treatment; Natural water pollution control; Fate and transport of environmental contaminants; Soil and groundwater remediation system design.
• Interactive Television courses, shortcourse, and workshops on: Hazardous wastes system design; Air pollution control system design; Natural water pollution control; Fate and transport of environmental contaminants; and Soil and groundwater remediation system design.

Research Activities:

• Physical and biological technologies for removal of organic contaminants from air, soil, and groundwater;
• QSAR techniques for chemical characterization, process engineering, and modeling fate and transport of organic contaminants in the environment;
• Treatability studies and process engineering for managing organic chemicals in industrial/municipal wastes;
• Computer simulation of natural and engineered processes for in-class teaching, research, publication, and consulting.

International Experience:

• Worked/trained in: Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, Philippines, England, Belgium, France, West Germany, and Switzerland.
• Presented papers in England, Australia, Hungary, China, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, India and Turkey.
• Member of Water Pollution Delegation to China, led by Prof. W. W. Eckenfelder.
• Member of Water Pollution Delegation to South Africa, led by Prof. W. W. Eckenfelder.

Consulting Appointments:

Montgomery Watson; Roy F. Weston, Inc.; du Pont; OLI Systems Inc.; GMA Inc.;
Geoscience Consultants Ltd.; Sybron Chemicals Inc.; Conrex Pharmaceutical;
Cortez III Service Corp.; M&E Turnkey Engineers Ltd.; City of Las Cruces.

Hobbies:

Nature-wildlife-travel-events photography

Member Dona Ana Camera Club

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Updated on 5/15/1998