Kaushik Venkiteshwaran
استادیار · Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment
University of South Alabama (USA)معرفی
Dr. Kaushik Venkiteshwaran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Alabama. His work focuses on sustainable water and wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery, and microbial ecology in engineered systems.
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Marquette University
- M.S. in Civil Engineering, Clarkson University
- B.Tech. in Biotechnology, ICFAI University
His research emphasizes biological process development, bio-adsorbent design, microbial community modeling, and advanced oxidation for contaminant removal. Recent publications highlight innovations in phosphate-binding proteins and microplastics remediation.
Key trends in his 15 most recent articles (2025–2022) span nutrient recovery, microplastics removal, bio-energy production, fermentation optimization, and socio-technical wastewater systems. Technologies include protein-based phosphate adsorption, algal biogas upgrading, and microfluidic microbial analysis.
He teaches foundational courses in environmental engineering and wastewater treatment design. A provisional patent (US20210147259A1) covers phosphate recovery using selective proteins.
