Institutions of Undergraduate Study
2004. Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) Programme, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. Supervisor: Dr. Vinod Tare, Professor; Dr. Purnendu Bose, Associate Professor; Thesis Topic: "Ozone Assisted Biological Treatment of Distillery Spent-wash."

2001. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. Supervisor: Dr. Vinod Tare, Professor. Project Topic: “Development of an Infrastructure Information System-A Step towards Environmental Management Plan for IIT Kanpur Campus”

Research Interest
Interested in the (1) development of cost-effective iron oxide coated fibrous sorbents for arsenic removal and want to understand the physicochemical processes involved using experimental and theoretical approaches, and (2) application of risk-analysis to  understand complex environmental problems.

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

Graduate Student Research Award from Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Drexel University, U.S.A. (2007)

3^rd Prize in Pennsylvania Section of the American Water Works Association Conference’s Student-Young Professional Poster Presentation, Kumar, A., P.L. Gurian, R. H. Bucciarelli-Tieger, “Development of Iron-Oxide-Coated Fiberglass for Arsenic (V) Removal”. (2006)

George Hill, Jr. Fellowship from Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Drexel University, U.S.A. (2005)

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

Kumar, A., P.L. Gurian, R.H. Bucciarelli-Tieger, and J.M. Blackwood. “Iron-Oxide-Coated Fibrous Sorbents for Arsenic Removal”. (Under review) 

Mitchell-Blackwood, J., P.L. Gurian, A. Kumar, and M. Sarich. “Iron Oxide Coating of Geosynthetic Fibers for Water Treatment Applications”. (Under review) 

Kumar, A., D. P. Saroj, V. Tare, and P. Bose. “Treatment of Distillery Spent-wash by Ozonation and Biodegradation: Significance of pH Reduction and Inorganic Carbon Removal Prior to Ozonation,” Wat. Environ. Res., 78 (9): 994-1004 (2006). 

Saroj, D.P., A. Kumar, P. Bose, V. Tare, and Y. Dhopavkar. “Mineralization of Some Natural Refractory Organic Compounds by Biodegradation and Ozonation,” Wat. Res., 39: 1921-1933 (2005). 

Saroj, D.P., A. Kumar, P. Bose, and V. Tare. “Enhancement in Mineralization of Some Natural Refractory Organic Compounds by Ozonation-Aerobic Biodegradation,” J Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 81 (2): 115-127 (2005). 

Harijan, N., A. Kumar, S. Bhoi, and V. Tare. “Course of River Ganga Over a Century Near Kanpur Based on Remote Sensing Data,” Photonirvachak, 31 (1): 1-2 (2003). 

Conference proceedings

Kumar, A., P.L. Gurian, and Z. S. Nickolov. “Iron Oxide Phase Transformation of a Commercial Granular Iron Hydroxide Based Arsenic Adsorbent: A Mineralogical Investigation”. Proceedings of the AWWA 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. (Under review)

Kumar, A., P.L. Gurian, and Z. S. Nickolov. “Phase Transformation of a Commercial Granular Iron Hydroxide Arsenic Adsorbent during Arsenic Removal from Groundwater”. Proceedings of the PA Section AWWA 2008 Conference, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. (Under review) 

Kumar, A., P.L. Gurian, G. Camacho, R. H. Bucciarelli-Tieger and J. K. Joseph. “Development of Cellulose-Based Iron-Oxide Coated Fibers”. Proceedings of the 8^th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems, Coimbatore, India (to be published in 2008). 

Kumar, A., M. Sarich, P.L. Gurian, and T. Montoya. “Effect of Time and pH History on Arsenic Removal by Granular Iron Hydroxide Media”. Proceedings of the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2007). 

Blackwood, J. M., P. L. Gurian, A. Kumar, and M. Sarich. “Iron-Oxide Coated Polypropylene Fibers in Column Treatment”. Proceedings of the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2007). 

Kumar, A., P.L. Gurian, and R. Bucciarelli-Tieger. “Development of Iron-Oxide-Coated Fiberglass for Arsenic (V) Removal”. Proceedings of the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A. (2006).  

Bose, P., D. P. Saroj, and A. Kumar. “Enhancement in Mineralization of Some Natural Refractory Model Organic Compounds by Ozonation/Aerobic Biodegradation”. Proceedings of the 17^th World Congress and Exhibition- Ozone and Related Oxidants Innovative and Current Technologies, Strasbourg, France (2005).