Assoc Prof Jega Jegatheesan |
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| Education: B.Sc (Eng.) Hons (Peradeniya), M.Eng. (AIT), PhD (UTS); have more than 200 peer reviewed publications in the form of books, book chapters, journal and conference articles and commercial-in-confidence reports. Founder of the International Conference series on the “Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering”, CESE, which is being held annually since 2008. Managing Guest Editor for eleven special issues in peer reviewed journals. Research interests
CareerAssociate Professor Deakin University 2011- to dateAssociate Professor James Cook University 2007-2010 Senior Lecturer James Cook University 2004-2006 Lecturer James Cook University 2001-2003 Senior Consultant Sydney Water Corporation 1997-2001 Key publicationsV. Jegatheesan, L. Shu and C. Visvanathan (2011) Aquaculture Effluent: Impacts and Remedies for Protecting the Environment and Human Health, In: Nriagu JO (ed.) Encyclopedia of Environmental Health Vol 1, pp. 123–135 Burlington: Elsevier, ISBN 10: 0-444-52273-5, ISBN 13: 978-0-444-52273-3D. Navaratna and V. Jegatheesan (2011) Implications of short and long term critical flux experiments for laboratory-scale MBR operations, Bioresource Technology Vol 102, No 9 , pp. 5361-5369 Elsevier J. Virkutyte, R. S. Varma and V. Jegatheesan (eds.) (2010) Treatment of Micropollutants in Water and Wastewater, pp.483 IWA Publising, ISBN – 9781843393160 Y. Wang, L. Shu, V. Jegatheesan and B.Gao (2010) Removal and adsorption of diuron through nanofiltration membrane: The effects of ionic environment and operating pressure, Separation and Purification Technology Vol 74, pp. 236-241 Elsevier V. Jegatheesan, D. Phong, L. Shu and R. Ben Aim (2009) Performance of ceramic micro- and ultra-filtration membranes in treating raw sugar cane juice, Journal of Membrane Science Vol 327, pp. 69-77 Elsevier View entire list of audited publications Professional activitiesEditorial Board Member – Bioresource Technology (2010 IF = 4.253), ElsevierEditorial Board Member – Journal of Cleaner Production (2010 IF = 1.867), Elsevier Editorial Board Member – International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering, Wolters Kluwer Health Associate Editor - Journal of Water Sustainability International Advisory Board Member – International Journal of Applied Engineering, Eureka Press; International Advisory Board Member – Kalasalingam University, Madurai, India Related linksChallenges in Environmental Science and Engineering, CESE-2013www.cese-conference.org PhD studentsStudent nameThesis titleGreg Keir (completed 2012)Modeling the fouling of membrane with computational fluid dynamics Dimuth Navaratna (completed 2012)Application of membrane bioreactor for the removal persistent organic pollutants Jenna Castorina (completed 2011)Modeling corrosion in a drinking water distribution system (James Cook University) Susanthi Liyanaarachchi (2011-)Sludge reduction in pre-treatment processes of seawater reverse osmosis Harish Ravishankar (2012-)Heavy metal removal by nanotechnology Masters studentsStudent nameThesis title Adam NeillyModeling the performance of forward osmosis (James Cook University)Teaching areasSEV222 Hydraulics and HydrologySEV328 Water & Wastewater Treatment; SET401 Advance Topics in Engineering I (Sustainable Water Management) SEV455 Civil Engineering Design II; SEN740 Water Treatment Processes Catchment, Stream and Lake Engineering, Pollutant Transport through Porous Media, Membrane Technology, Water Sensitive Urban Design, Wastewater Treatment and Cleaner Production |
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