Syed R. Qasim, Ph.D., P.E.
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Professor Emeritus
UTA Box 19308
Arlington, TX 76019-0308
Phone: (817) 272-2665
E-Mail: qasim@uta.edu |
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Ph.D. 1965 West Virginia University
M.S.C.E. 1981 1962 West Virginia University
B.S.C.E. 1957 Aligarh Muslim University
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental engineering to include: water and wastewater quality and
treatment; treatment processes, plant design and operation; industrial
pollution control; solid wastes management; hazardous wastes
management; environmental health engineering; and environmental impact
analysis.
Background:
Dr. Qasim is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has
had industrial experience in design of water and wastewater treatment
facilities with Alden E. Stilson and Associates, Columbus, Ohio, and
conducted full-time research with Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus
Laboratories. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Texas
at Arlington in 1973, he served on the faculty of Polytechnic
University, Brooklyn, New York. His major research assignments include
water and wastewater management systems for aircraft, watercraft, naval
ships, military bases; treatability studies using bench and pilot plant
facilities; design and process evaluation of municipal and industrial
water and wastewater treatment facilities; biological nutrient removal;
taste and odor control in municipal water supplies; water reclamation
and reuse in industrial plants; leaching of sanitary landfills;
monitoring of toxic chemicals in natural waters; biogas generation; and
preparation of environmental assessment reports. He has published over
120 technical papers, book and encyclopedia chapters, and research
reports. He has authored and co-authored three books; Water Works
Engineering: Planning, Design and Operation, 2000 (Prentice Hall);
Wastewater Treatment Plants: Planning, Design and Operation, 2nd
edition, 1999 (Technomic Publishing Co., Inc.); and Sanitary Landfill
Leachate: Generation, Control and Treatment, 1994 (Technomic Publishing
Co., Inc.).
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