Hossein Ganjidoust
Professor
Speciality: Environmental Engineering
  • BS/BA: Chemical Engineering
  • MS: Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
  • PhD: Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
  • Phone: 82883332
  • Fax: 82884914
  • Email: h-ganji@modares.ac.ir
  • Address: Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Last Updated: January 2014 

 

 PERSONAL INFORMATION:

 Name: Hossein Ganjidoust, Ph.D., Full Prof.               

 Address: Environmental Engineering Division         
Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty
Tarbiat Modares University
P.O.Box 14115-111                
Tehran, Iran                              
 
Tel:(98-21) 8288 3332
Fax:(98-21) 82884914
E-mail:h-ganji@modares.ac.ir                            
Homepage:https://www.modares.ac.ir/en/Schools/civil/academic-staff/~H-GANJI

­EDUCATION:

·      B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1976
·      M.Sc. in Industrial Management, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri, 1977
·      M.Sc. in Sanitary Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1980
·      Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, 1988
·      One Year of Sabbatical Leave At The National Institute for Resources & Environment (NIRE), Tsukuba Science City, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, March 1995 to April 1996

 

­CONSULTING EXPERIENCES:

 

Department of Environment (DOE)
from 1988 till now
Tehran Sewerage Company
from 1992 till now
UNESCO Committee of Man & Environment
from 1977 till now
World Bank & Guilan Water & Wastewater Company (GWWC)
from 1984 till 1988
Tehran, Meteorological Organization (IRIMO)
from 1992 till 1988
Ministry of Ind. & Mine (Environ. Office)
from 1992 till 1985
DOE’s Sustainable Development
from 1996 till 1984
Several Industries and companies
 from 1998 till now
 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:­

 ·      Members of several scientific Journals such as: 

o American Chemical Society (ACS)
o American Water Work Association (AWWA)
o Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T)
o Water Science & Technology (WS&T)
o The Int. Assoc. on Water Quality (IAWQ)
o Water Environment & Technology (WET)
·      Editorial Board of:
o Tarbiat Modares Civil & Environmental Engineering
o Shahid Beheshti Environmental Science
o Iran Transportation Research

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCES:

 

I)       GRADUATE COURSES:
 
·      Water Treatment (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Wastewater Treatment (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Industrial Wastewater Treatment (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Physicochemical Water & Wastewater Processes (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Water Chemistry (2 Cr. Hr.)
·      Sanitary Engineering Microbiology (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Unit Operation Laboratory (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Solid Waste Management (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Hazardous Waste Management (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Air Pollution Control (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Surface & Groundwater Modeling (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Surface and Ground Water Pollution & Control (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Soil Pollution (2 Cr. Hr.)
·      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Special Course on: Waste Minimization & Hazardous Waste Management (3 Cr. Hr.)
 
II)     ­ UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
 
·      Introduction to Environmental Sanitation (2 Cr. Hr.)
·      Water Chemistry & Microbiology (2 Cr. Hr. Lecture & 1 Cr. Hr. Laboratory)
·      Water & Wastewater Unit Operations & Processes (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Water & Wastewater Engineering (3 Cr. Hr.)
·      Water Treatment Plant Design (2 Cr. Hr.)
·      Wastewater Treatment Plant Design (2 Cr. Hr.)
·      Water Quality (2 Cr. Hr.)

 

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­WORKSHOPS (as Resource Person):

16- Workshop on Strategies for Clean Air in Tehran, Meteorological Organization (IRIMO), 10-12 June 2006, Tehran, Iran

15- Iran-Germany Joint Workshop on The New Technologies in Water and Wastewater Industries in Cooperation with Ministry for Economics & Work of NRW State of Germany, 12-13 Dec. 2004, Tehran, I.R.Iran.

14- Inventory Plan of PCBs, 1 Dec.2004, DOE and UNDP, Tehran, Iran.

13- Workshop on Rain Water Analysis, Organized by Organization of Metrological Research and Tarbiat Modares University, 9-10 December 2003, Tehran, Iran.

12- Workshop on Green Productivity (GP) for Curriculum Developers, Organized by Organization Research and Planning (OERP) with support from Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Department of Environment (DOE), and National Iranian Productivity Organization (NIPO), 30 November - 4 December 2003, Tonkabon, Mazandaran, I.R. Iran.

11- Green Productivity in Iran Khodro Auto. Co. Tehran, Oct. 28-29, 2003.

10- The First National Workshop on Industrial Hazardous Waste Management, Ministry of Industries and Mines: Environmental Office, Brandenburg Technical University (BTU): Chair of Chemical Engineering & Hazardous Wastes, Department of Environment: Water & Soil Pollution Office, Tehran, I.R. Iran, 19-21 July 2003.

9- GP and Hazardous Waste Minimization, Taipei, Taiwan, 28-31 Oct. 2002.

8- The first Workshop on G.P. in Education, Tehran, I.R., Iran, 1-4 Sept. 2002.

7- Industrial Waste Minimization, Yazd, I.R. Iran, July 21, 2002.

6- The first Workshop on Green Productivity (GP) in Petrochemical Industries, Isfahan, I.R., Iran, 16-19 July 2002.

5- ISO 14000 for Electronic & communication Co, Yaza, Iran, 11 July 2002.

4- Water Minimization in Sistan & Baloochestan Prefecture, Zahedan, I.R., Iran, 7-8 May 2002.

3- Environmental Management and Cleaner Technology for the Petrochemical Industry in the Asia Pacific Region, Organized by Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC, Oct. 16-20, 2000

2- Air Pollution Management, Dept. of Environment, Tehran, Iran, 1998.

1- ISO 14000, Manama, Bahrain, November 1997.

 

PUBLICATIONS:
Book:
 
·      Application of Moving Bed Biofilm Reacor (MBBR) in Sanitary & Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Tarbiat Modares Univ. Pub., Feb. 2011 (in Persian)
·      Hazardous Waste Management in Islamic Republic of Iran, HWM Policies and Practices in Asian Countries, pp. 124-154, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, October 2001
 
Journals & Proceedings:
 
·      Publication of 84 papers in scientific national and ISI Journals
·      More than 150 scientific papers have been presented in Iranian national & international as well as in abroad international conferences which were published in proceedings of the conferences. The list is available upon the request.

 Journals:

84- Optimization of Photo-Catalytic Process by Tio2 Nano Powder Immobilized on Concrete Surface for Treatment of Phenolic Wastewater, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol. 10, No. 10, pp. 1459- 1466, October 2010
83- Study of dye removal from aqueous solution using sawdust and clay, Modares Civil Engineering Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 67-76, Autumn 2011 (in Persian)
82- Investigation of amount and effective factors on Trihalomethane production in potable water of Yazd, Iran. J. Health & Environ., Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer 2011 (in Persian).
81- Survey on Soft-Wares and Introducing Emission Model for SO2 & H2S in the Ground Level, J. of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 29-42, Summer 2011 (in Persian).
80- Comparison between epoxy and waterproof sealers in TiO2 immobilization on concrete surface for treating phenolic wastewater, Modares Civil Engineering Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 17-28, Summer 2011 (in Persian)
79- Effect of Natural Polymer in Accelerating Granule Formation in Anaerobic Baffled Reactor, Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (IJCCE), Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 9-16, Winter 2011 (in Persian).
78- Determining the Optimized Hydraulic Retention Time in the USBF Reactor for Biological Phosphorus Removal, Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (IJCCE), Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1-8, Winter 2011 (in Persian).
77- Reuse of Sewagw Sludge for Agriculturak Soil Improvement (Case Study: Kish Island), J. of Water and wastewater, Vol. 22, No. 2, Summer 2011(in Persian)
76- Effects of Natural Absorbents on Copper and Lead Removal, J. of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 97- 108, Spring 2011 (in Persian).
75- Investigation of PHA Polymer Production from Sludge of MunicipalWastewater Treatment Plant and Its Effect on Sludge Volume Reduction, Iran. J. Health & Environ., Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.451-460, Winter 2011 (in Persian).
74- Study of RBC Efficiency in Aniline Removal with Increasing Contactors Specific Surface, Accepted for Publicationin J. of Water and wastewater, Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 2010(in Persian)
73-Production of PHAs by Activated Sludge Using Municipal Wastewater, Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (IJCCE), Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 169-177, Autumn 2010 (in Persian).
72- Performance of Aerated Submerged Fixed-Film Bioreactor for Treatment of Acrylonitrile-Containing Wastewater, J. of Environ Health Sci. Eng., Iran. J. Health & Environ., Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 327-336
71- Removal of nitrate from drinking water and food processing water in a hydrogenised biofilter, inJournal of Food Science and Technology, Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer 2010 (in Persian).
70- Akrylovnytryl removal from synthetic wastewater using laboratory-scale ASFFR, Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tabriz, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Serial 61), pp. 21-31, Spring 2011 (in Persian).
69- Treatment of nitrate-contaminated drinking water by autotrophic denitrification in a hydrogenised biofilter, J. of Water and wastewater No.1, pp. 34-39, Spring 2010 (in Persian).
68- Feasibility of immobilized concrete by nano TiO2 for the treatment of phenolic wastewater, Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tabriz, Vol. 39, No. 4 (Serial 60), Winter 2010 (in Persian).
67- USBF Performance in Nitrogen Removal and Determination of Reactor Optimum Conditions, J. of Civil & Environmental Engineering Journal, University of Tabriz, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 1-9, Autumn 2009 (in Persian).
66- Prediction of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) Performance for Treatment of Aniline using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 179, pp. 769-775, 2010
65- Use of Particle Counting to Optimize Water Treatment Plants Operation,J. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tabriz, Vol. 39, No. 2 (Serial 59), pp.55-67, Summer 2009 (in Persian).
64- Effect of Chitosan and Polyacrylamid on Accelerating Granule Formation Rate in UASB Reactor, J. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tabriz, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Serial 58), pp.45-52, Spring 2009 (in Persian).
63- Investigating of Nitrogen Removal Efficiency from Wastewater Using Modified Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (MABR), Iran. J. Health & Environ., Vol. 2, No. 4, pp.284-295, Winter 2010 (in Persian).
62- Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water in a Packed- Bed Bioreactor Coupled by a Methanol Based Electrochemical Gas Generator, Environmental Progress, on line
61- Enhanced Electro-kinetic Remediation of Mercury-Contaminated Tailing Dam Sediments, Journal of ASTM International (JAI), Vol. 6, No. 5, 2009, paper ID: JAI102141
60- Investigation of Environmental Pollution in Shiah Keshim Wetland, J. of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp.117-132, Spring 2009 (in Persian).
59- Feasibility of immobilized concrete by nano TiO2 for the treatment of phenolic wastewater, Accepted for publication in J. of Civil & Environmental Engineering Journal (in Persian).
58- USBF Performance in Nitrogen Removal and Determination of Reactor Optimum Conditions, Accepted for publication in J. of Civil & Environmental Engineering Journal (in Persian).
57- Removal of Nitrate from Drinking Water and Food Processing Water in a Hydrogenised Biofilter, Accepted for publication inJournal of Food Science and Technology(in Persian).
56- Comparison of Moving Bed Biofilm and Sequencing Batch Reactors in Salty Wastewater Treatment of Food Industries, Accepted for publication inJournal of Food Science and Technology  (in Persian).
55- Effect of Food Wastes on Sludge Dewatering Capability, Accepted for publication inJournal of Food Science and Technology(in Persian).
54- Comparison between epoxy and waterproof sealers in TiO2 immobilization on concrete surface for treating phenolic wastewater, Journal of Modares Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 17-28, Summer 2011 (in Persian)
53- Reuse of Sewage Sludge for Agricultural Soil Improvement (Case Study: Kish Island), J. of Water and wastewater, Vol. 22, No. 2, Summer 2011(in Persian)
52- Effect of Natural Polymer in Accelerating Granule Formation in Anaerobic Baffled Reactor, Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (IJCCE), Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 9-16, Winter 2011 (in Persian).
51- Determining the Optimized Hydraulic Retention Time in the USBF Reactor for Biological Phosphorus Removal, Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (IJCCE), Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1-8, Winter 2011 (in Persian).
50- Production of PHAs by Activated Sludge Using Municipal Wastewater, Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (IJCCE), Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 169-177, Autumn 2010 (in Persian).
49- Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water in a Packed- Bed Bioreactor Coupled by a Methanol Based Electrochemical Gas Generator, Environmental Progress, On-line
48- Study of RBC Efficiency in Aniline Removal with Increasing Contactors Specific Surface, Accepted for Publicationin J. of Water and wastewater, Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 2010(in Persian)
47- Cyanid Removal from Contaminated Sediment of Tailing Dam by Electro kinetic Technology, Modares Civil Engineering Journal, Vil. 10, No. 4, pp. 47-56, Winter 2011
46- Treatment of nitrate-contaminated drinking water by autotrophic denitrification in a hydrogenised biofilter, J. of Water and wastewater No.1, pp. 34-39, Spring 2010 (in Persian).
45- Prediction of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) Performance for Treatment of Aniline using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Vol. 179, pp. 769-775, 2010
44- Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation of Mercury-Contaminated Tailing Dam Sediments, Journal of ASTM International (JAI), Vol. 6, No. 5, 2009, paper ID: JAI102141
43- Cement- Based Solidification/ Stabilization of Heavy Metal Contaminated Solis with the Objective of Achieving High Compressive Strength for the Final Marix, Scientia Iranica, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 107-115, April 2009
42- Isolation & Characterization of a Novel Native Bacillus strain Capable of Degrading Diesel Fuel, Int. J. Sci. Tech, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 435-442, Summer 2009
41- Investigating of Nitrogen Removal Efficiency from Wastewater Using Modified Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (MABR), Iran. J. Health & Environ., Vol. 2, No. 4, pp.284-295, 2010 (in Persian).
40- Investigation of the Kinetic Parameters Using SBR reactor for Cellulose Wastewater Industries, Modares Technical And Engineering Journal, Tarbiat Modares University, No. 36, pp. 1-12, Summer 2009 (In Persian).
39- Use of Particle Counting to Optimize Water Treatment Plants Operation, J. of Civil & Environmental Engineering Journal Vol. 39, No. 2, pp.55-67, Summer 2009 (in Persian).
38- Fento Remediation of MTBE & Effects of Reaction Conditions on the Byproducts Formed, J. of Water and wastewater, No. 4, pp. 36-41, 2009 (in Persian)
37- Effect of Chitosan and Polyacrylamid on Accelerating Granule Formation
Rate in UASB Reactor, J. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tabriz, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp.45-52, Spring 2009 (in Persian).
36- Investigation of Environmental Pollution in Shiah Keshim Wetland, J. of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp.117-132, Spring 2009 (in Persian).
35- Reaction Kinetics of Aniline Synthetic Wastewater Treatment by Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor, Iran. J. Health & Environ., Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 76-87, 2009 (in Persian).
34- USBF Performance in Treating Sugar Industries Wastewater, Iran. J. Health & Environ., Vol. 1, No. 2, pp.113-120, 2008 (in Persian).
33- Usage of Natural Adsorbents for COD Removal of Industrial Wood Fiber Wastewater, Journal of Environmental Studies Vol.34, No.48,pp.41-50, 2009 (In Persian).
32- Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 29-39, Winter 208 (In Persian)
31- Isolation and Identification of an Acrylonitrile-degrading Bacterial Strain from a Petrochemical Wastewater Treatment System Activated Sludge and Its Efficiency in Acrylonitrile Removal, J. of School of Public Health & Institute of Public Health Research, Vol. 6, No. 3 & 4, pp. 118-129, Autumn-Winter 2008-2009
30- Effect of Nitrogenous Compounds Coexistence in the Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Activated Sludge, Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 85-92 (in Persian)
29- Treatment of Wastewater Containing Aniline using a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR), J. of Water and wastewater, Vol. 19, No. 68, pp. 9-19, 2008 (in Persian)
28- Investigation of Surfactant Removal using Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR), J. of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 123-134, 2008 (in Persian)
27- Effect of Volatile Fatty Acids in Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Activated Sludge, Journal of Polymer Science & Technology, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 83-90, Autumn 2008 (IN Persian).
26- Biodegradation of Aromatic Amine Compounds using Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors, Iranian J. of Environ Health Sci. Eng., Vol. 5, No. 4, 243-250, 2008
25- Degradation of Aromatic Compounds using Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors, Iranian J. of Environ Health Sci. Eng.,Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 107-112, 2007
24- Use of Hybrid Reactor in Treating Cellulose Wastewater, Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. 31, No. 1-2, pp. 210-218, 2007.
23- Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Air of Tehran, The Iranian J. of Environmental Health Sci. & Eng., Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 247-254, 2006.
22- Comparing the Efficiency of UAFF, UASB with Hybrid Reactor in Treating Wood Fiber Wastewater, The Iranian J. of Environmental Health Sci. & Eng., Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 2006
20- Interaction’s Effect of Organic Material & Aggregation on Extraction Efficiency of TPHs from Petrolum Contaminated Soils with MAE, Iranian J. of Environmental Health Sci. & Eng., Vol.2, No. 4, pp. 213-220, 2005
19- Use of Plastic Waste (Poly- ethylene Terphthalate) in Asphalt Concrete Mixture as Aggregate Replacement, Waste Management & Research, Vol. 23, pp. 322-327, 2005.
18- Effects of Natural Polymers & Chemical Coagulants on the Dewatering of Sewage Sludge, Journal of Polymer Science & Technology, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 485-491, Autumn 2005 (In Persian).
17- Natural and Synthetic Polymers Effect on Rate of Granulation in UASB System, Iranian Journal of Polymer Science & Technology, Vol. 18, No.1, pp. 29-35, Spring 2005 (In Persian).
16- Design of Hybrid Reactors in Wood Fiber Wastewater Treatment, Modares Technical And Engineering Journal, No. 21, pp. 49-57, Autumn 2005 (In Persian).
15- Use of Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs) in Treatment of Wood Fiber Wastewater, Iranian J. of Environmental Health Sci. & Eng., Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 91-96, Autumn 2004
14- Investigation of Polyhydroxyalkonates (PHAs) Production in Activated Sludge Reactor, Iranian Journal of Polymer Science and Technology, Vol. 17, No.6, pp 353-357, Winter 2005 (In Persian).
13- Biodegradation of Anthracene in Supersaturated Medium by Contaminated Soil Microorganisms Mixed Culture, Modares Technical And Engineering Journal, Tarbiat Modares University, No. 17, pp. 39-48, Feb. 2004.
12- Optimization Model for Water Treatment, J. of Iranian Civil Eng. J, No. 16, 2003.
11- Water and Wastewater Minimization Plan in Food Industries, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 45, No. 12, pp. 361-365, 2002.
10- Comparison of Natural Polymers & Chemical Coagulants in the Reduction of Organic Load of Whey, Journal of Iran Science & Technology, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 75- 79, Summer 2002 (In Persian).
9- Cellulose Wastewater Treatment by Sequencing Batch Reactors, Journal of Iran Science & Technology, Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 2001 (In Persian).
8- Hazardous Waste Management in Islamic Republic of Iran, HWM Policies and Practices in Asian Countries, pp. 124-154, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, October 2001
7- Comparison of Natural Polymers and Chemical Coagulant on Reduction of the Whey Organic Load, Iranian Journal of Polymer Science and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2001.
6- The Effect of Polymers on the Cellulose WWT and Their Comparison with Chemical Coagulant, Iranian J. of Polymer Sci. & Tech., Spring 2000 (In Persian).
5- Performance of the Subsurface Constructed Wetland in Tehran, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 38, No.1, 1999.
4- Effect of Synthetic & Natural Coagulant on Lignin Removal from Pulp & Paper Wastewater, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 35 No. 2-3, pp. 291-296,1997.
3- Role of Peroxidase and Chitosan in Removing Chlorophenols from Aqueous Solution, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 34 No. 10, pp. 1591-159, 1996.
2- UASB Start up for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 23, No. 1-2, 1994
1-                   The Fate and Transport of Hazardous Chemicals in Subsurface Environment Water Science and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 1-4, pp. 169-176, 1992.

 

Proceedings:

Presenting more than 100 papers in Iran and abroad

 

M.S. & Ph.D. THESIS:

Biopolymer Effects on Sludge Dewatering, M.S. Thesis, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri (1980).

Sorption and Desorption of Volatile Organic Compounds by Soils and Sediments, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri (1988).

 Journals: