Syed A. Hashsham

Syed A. Hashsham is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Michigan State University's College of Engineering. He serves as an Environmental Engineering Faculty Consultant for capstone design projects and teaches graduate courses in biological processes and environmental engineering labs.

• Current Courses: ENE804 (Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering), ENE806 (Environmental Engineering Process Laboratory)
• Past Courses: CE487 (Microbiology for Environmental Science & Engineering), CE272 (Engineering Economics module), CE280 (Introduction to Environmental Engineering)

His research focuses on:

• Development of low-cost microfluidic devices for microbial nucleic acid testing
• Environmental genomics and organohalide respiration
• Bioremediation technologies for dioxin-contaminated sites

He contributes to the Superfund Research Program (SRP) Project 4, focusing on economical dioxin remediation strategies. Recent publications highlight his work in computational modeling of dioxin detoxification and graphene-based biosensors.