Speakers
Kalliat T. Valsaraj, PhD
Kalliat Valsaraj graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology with a masters degree in Chemistry and received his PhD in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University. He joined the Louisiana State University faculty in 1986, and he currently serves as the chairman of the Cain Department of Chemical Engineering.
Education
- PhD Chemistry (Chemical Engineering Minor), Vanderbilt University, 1983
- M. Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1980
- B. Sc. Chemistry, University of Calicut, India, 1978
Professional Experience
- 8/06-present: Department Chair, Chemical Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 1/05-8/06: Interim Department Chair, Chemical Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 1/05-present: Charles and Hilda Roddey Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 8/04-12/04: Visiting Scientist (on sabbatical leave from LSU), Environmental Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi
- 8/00-present: Ike East Professorship in Chemical Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 8/00-present: Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering; Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 1995-00: Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 1994-95: Associate Professor (Research), Department of Chemical Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 1991-94: Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Chemical Engineering, LSU, Baton Rouge
- 1986 - 91: Research Associate V and Affiliate Faculty, LSU-EPA Hazardous Waste Research Center, LSU, Baton Rouge
Awards and Honors
- Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009
- Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), June, 2008
- Rotary International Vocational Excellence Award, Rotary Club of Cannanore North, Kerala, India, January, 2009
- First Prize award for Best Student Paper from AIChE Environmental Division for PhD student Nicholas Ashley, August 2008
- 2008 Undergraduate Student Award for Ms. Noelle McBride from the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry, April, 2008
- Best PhD dissertation award for student, Dr. Yuan Qingzhong, Baton Rouge AIChE Section, 2007
- Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology – an ACS publication, June, 2007
- Donald W. Clayton Faculty Mentor Award, LSU College of Engineering, April, 2006
- Best PhD dissertation award for student, Dr. Hongfei Lin, Baton Rouge AIChE Section, 2006
- #1 cited paper in Environmental Science and Technology, "Chemical and microbiological parameters in New Orleans floodwater following Hurricane Katrina", October-December 2006
- Invited participant to the Gordon Research Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, Big Sky, Montana, September 4-9, 2005
- Charles & Hilda Roddey Distinguished Professorship in chemical engineering, LSU, January, 2005
- Ike East Professorship in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, LSU, August 1999
Publications
- 3 books
- 28 book chapters
- 154 peer-reviewed journal articles
- 230 international/national presentations
