معرفی
Saravanan Shanmugam is an Assistant Research Professor at the Department of Biosystems Engineering, College of Engineering, Auburn University. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Windsor, Canada, and an M.S. in Industrial Biotechnology from SASTRA University, India.
- Education:
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, Canada
- M.S. Industrial Biotechnology, SASTRA University, India
Research Interests focus on bioenergy production, nutrient upcycling from organic waste, biopolymer synthesis, and anti-infective development. His work emphasizes anaerobic digestion, black soldier fly larvae-based waste treatment, and pharmaceutical applications of microbial polymers.
Recent Publications analyze biochar catalysis, insect-driven bioremediation, seaweed-derived antimicrobials, and thermochemical waste valorization. These papers demonstrate interdisciplinary applications of waste streams across energy, environmental, and biomedical fields.
Collaborative activities include mentoring undergraduate researchers in the Higgins Lab and developing commercial biofertilizers and bioproducts through his start-up ENVIROHIL Solutions.
