Arup K. SenGupta P.C. Rossin Professor - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Lehigh University 13 East Packer Avenue Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 Phone: (610) 758-3534 Email: aks0@lehigh.edu or arup.sengupta@lehigh.edu

• Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, 1984
• M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, 1982
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India, 1973

• Environmental chemistry
• Reaction Kinetics in environmental engineering
• Environmental Separation and Control

• Environmental Separation, Control and Monitoring
• Characterisation and Tailoring of Polymeric and Hybrid Materials for Environmental Control
• Environmental Kinetics

Professional / Academic Experience

• 1973-1980 Process Development Engineer, Kuljian Corporation
• 1985-1990 Assistant Professor, Lehigh University
• 1990-1994 Associate Professor, Lehigh University
• 1994-Present Professor, Lehigh University
• 1998-2005 Chairperson, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Honors and Awards:(complete list)

• 2007 Grainger Silver Prize Award from the National Academy of
  Engineering (NAE) for providing sustainable engineering solution for arsenic-contaminated drinking water in the Indian subcontinet.
• 2005 Mondialogo Sustainable Engineering Award from Daimler-Chrysler and UNESCO for the arsenic removal project in West Bengal, India
• 2004 International Ion Exchange Award in Cambridge University, England from Separation Science and Technology Division of the Society of chemical Industry (SCI) in the United Kingdom
• 2001 Frontier Research Award from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) and Malcom Pirnie.
• 2001 Professional Research Award from the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA).
• 1999 Industrial Ecology Fellowship Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Lucent Technologies.
• 1995 Eleanor and Joseph Libsch Award from Lehigh University for outstanding achievement in research.
• 1996 USANC Founders’ Award as the US Author of the best paper published in Water Research Journal during 1995 calendar year.
• 1994 Rudolph Hering Medal (Best research paper in J.Env.Eng.Div) Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• 1993 Best Paper Award published in AWWA Jour. from the Research Division of the American Waterworks Association (AWWA)
• Awarded University Gold Medal for ranking first in B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1973.

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
• Sigma-Xi
• Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE)

• Consultant, Dupont Chemical Company
• Kuljian Corporation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• "Arsenic Crisis In Indian Subcontinent: An Indigenous Solution"
• Recent Research Activities and New Materials

• SenGupta, A.K. and Lim, L., "Modeling chromate ion-exchange processes", AIChE. Journal, (1988). Vol. 34, No. 12, pp. 2019-2029.
• I. N. Mitra, A.K. SenGupta, I.J. Kugelman and R. Creighton, "Evaluating Composite Ion Exchangers (CIX) for improved stability of anaerobic biological reactors," Water Research, Vol 32, No. 11 pp 3267-3280, 1998.
• P. Li and A.K. SenGupta, "Genesis of Selectivity and Reversibility for Sorption of Synthetic Aromatic Anions onto Polymeric Sorbents," Environmental Science and Technology, 32, 3756-3766, 1998.
• Li, P. and SenGupta, A.K., "Intraparticle diffusion during selecrive ion exchange with a macroporous exchanger" Reactive Polymers, (2000), 44, 273-287.
• Leun D. and SenGupta, A. K. "Preparation and characterization of magnetically active polymeric particles (MAPPs) for complex environmental separations"  Environmental Science and Technology, (2000), 34, 3276 -3282.
• Zhao, D. and SenGupta, A.K., "Ligand separation with a copper(II)-loaded polymeric ligand exchanger" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., (2000), 39, 455-462.
• Sengupta, Sukalyan and Sengupta, Arup K. "Chelating ion-exchangers embedded in PTFE for decontamination of heavy-metal-laden sludges and soils", Colloids and Surfaces, (2001), 191, 79-95.
• Mukherjee, Parna and SenGupta, Arup K., "Ion exchange selectivity as a surrogate indicator of relative permeability of ions in reverse osmosis processes", Environmental Science and Technology, (2003), 37, 1432 - 1440.
• DeMarco, M.J., SenGupta, A.K., Greenleaf, J. (2003) "Arsenic removal using a polymeric/hybrid inorganic sorbent", Water Research, 37, 164-176.
• Prakash, P., Hoskins, D. and SenGupta, A.K. "Application of homogeneous and heterogeneous cation-exchange membranes in coagulant recovery from water treatment plant residuals using Donnan membrane process." Journal of Membrane Science, 237, (2004), 131-144.
• Cumbal, L., SenGupta, A.K. "Arsenic Removal Using Polymer-Supported Hydrated Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles: Role of Donnan Membrane Effect." Environmental Science and Technology, (2005), 39, 6508-6515.
• Prakash P, SenGupta AK, "Modeling Al3+/H+ ion transport in Donnan Membrane Process for Coagulant Recovery"
  AIChE Journal (2005), 51 (1): 333-344.
  

Books Edited:

• "Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction: A Series of Advance." Volume 14 (EDs A. K. SenGupta and Y. Marcus). Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 2001. ISBN No. 0-8274-0508-4.
• "Environmental Separation of Heavy Metals:Engineered Processes" 381 pages. ISBN: 1-56676-884-5. Lewis Publishers (CRC press), Boca Raton, Fl. 2001.
• "Ion Exchange Technology: Advances in Environmental Pollution Control". (Ed. A.K. Sengupta). Technomic Publishing Co., (1995). Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 399 pages, ISBN No. 1-56676-241-3.