Robert Sharp

• New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA). “New York City Food Waste Co-Digestion Demonstration Project”. Funding Period: 1/2016 – 6/2019.
• Mayor’s Office/DCAS ExCEL. “Feasibility of Thermochemical Hydrolysis for Energy Neutrality”, 2017-2018.
• NSF, National Science Foundation. “Intensification of Resource Recovery” Conference Grant. August 2015
• New York City-CUNY. “Food Waste Co-digestion Treatability Study”. Funding Period: 12/14 4/15.
• NYC DEP/CUNY. “Proof-of-Principle of Novel Denitratation Anammox Process”. Funding Period: 12/14 – 4/15.
• NYC DEP. “New York City Applied Biological Nitrogen Removal Research Program”. Funding Period: 8/08 – 8/14.
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• USEPA University Partnership "Contamination Warning System Demonstration Pilot Project".  PIs: Robert Sharp and Richard Carbonaro.  Funding Period: 5/2010 - 6/2011.
• New York City DEP. “Corrosion Inhibitor Study”. PI. Robert Sharp.  Funding approved 5/09. Start Date: 6/2010 - 6/2011.
• New York City DEP. "New York City Applied Biological Nitrogen Removal Research Program: PO-88." CH2M-Hill/Hazen and Sawyer/ Manhattan College. Budget: $7.5 million. Co-Research Director. Funding Period: 8/08 - 8/12.
• New York City DEP. "Manganese Oxidizing Biofilm Characterization and Control Study." PIs: Robert Sharp and Richard Carbonaro.  Funding period: 8/08 - 8/10.
• New York City DEP. "Impact of Chloramine Disinfection on Biological Regrowth and Corrosion in New York City's Drinking Water Distribution System." PI: Robert Sharp.  Funding period: 8/06 - 8/09.
• Treatment Facilities." PI: Krishna Pagilla, Illinois Institute of Technology. Co-PI: Robert Sharp. Funding Period: 8/07 - 5/09NYC DEP. 
• NYCDEP and CDM “Impact of Wastewater Characteristics on Disinfection Efficacy and Total Residual Chlorine.”  PI: Robert Sharp Funding Period: 2004-2006.
• New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) "Pilot Testing of an Innovative Small Footprint- High Efficiency BNR Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant for Production of Re-Use Quality Water.”  PI: Robert Sharp. Funding Period: 2004-2006.
• USEPA and Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. “Inhibition of Biological Nitrogen Removal (BNR) at POTWs.” PIs: Robert Sharp, Manhattan College. Co-PI: Barth Smets, University of Connecticut.  PI: Robert Sharp.  Funding Period: 8/2003 - 5/2005.

Recent Publications

• Sharp, R., W. Khunjar, D. Daly, J. Perez-Terrero, K. Chandran, A. Niemiec, and Pace. 2020. “Nitrogen removal from water resource recovery facilities using partial nitrification, denitratation-anaerobic ammonia oxidation (PANDA)”. Science of the Total Environment, V. 724, 1 July 2020, 138283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138283

• Taterka, A.,  R. Miskewitz, R. Sharp, J. Patpczka, J. 2019 “Modeling chlorine-produced oxidant demand and dilution in chlorinated combined sewer overflow discharges”. 2019, Jour. of Environ. Sci. and Heatlh, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. Published online: 14 Nov 2019.

• Robert Sharp, Section 22: Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, 9th Ed. McGraw-Hill Education, New York. 2018.

• Santos, M., R. Carbonaro and R. Sharp. “Control Strategies for the Mitigation and removal of attached Manganese Biofilms”, Jour. Environ. Engr. 2018 Vol. 144. Iss 1.

• Sharp et. al. “Development of a novel deammonification process for cost effective separate centrate and main plant nitrogen removal”.  Intl. Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 2017 Vol. 12, No.1 pp.11-21.  

• Ariane C Brotto, Hongkeun Park, Robert Sharp, Keith Beckmann, Allen Deur, Kartik Chandran*. (In review) "Investigation of Nitrous Oxide Emissions from a Full-Scale Separate Centrate Process Operated Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source." Submitted Jour. Environmental Science and Technology.

• Robert Sharp, Section 22: Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, 9th Ed. McGraw-Hill Education, New York. 2018.
• Sharp, R and J. Brown. Nutrient Roadmap, Chapter 2 “Setting the Stage for Nutrient Management”, WEF, 2015.
• Sharp, R., E. Vadiveloo, R. Fergen, M. Moncholi, P. Pitt, D. Wankmuller, R. Latimer. “A Theoretical and Practical Evaluation of Struvite Control and Recovery”. 2013 of Wat. Envir. Res. (V. 85, No. 8, August 2013 , pp. 675-686(12)).
• Khunjar, W. et. al.,“From Bother to Benefit: Extractive Nutrient Recovery as a Green Option for Managing Phosphorous in Sidestreams.”. Water Envir. Tech, pp. 52-37. April 2013.
• J, J. Perez, J. Brown, G. Nakhla, A. Singh and R. Sharp. “Using a Chemically Hydrolyzed Biosolids for Co-digestion”. In Proc. IWA Sludge Tech, London, 2017.
• Sharp, R., et. al. “Converting refuse to resources: A holistic evaluation of food waste co-digestion”.   Water Environment and Technology. V. 29, No. 7. July 2017.
• Gouchev, V., R. Sharp, P. Knowles, P. Saurer, T., Lauro and M. Van Horne. “Streamlined Multi Facility Residuals and Biosolids Master Planning with Triple Bottom Line Optimization”. In Proc. WEFTEC 2017, Chicago, IL
• Sharp, R., A.Fiore, A. Fok, J. Brown, K. Mahoney, and B Atieh. “A Holistic Evaluation of Food Waste Co-digestion”. In Proc. WEFTEC 2015, Chicago, IL
• J, J. Perez, J. Brown, G. Nakhla, A. Singh and R. Sharp. “Using a Chemically Hydrolyzed Biosolids for Co-digestion”. In Proc. IWA Sludge Tech, London, 2017.
• Brown, J., J. Registe, G. Nakhla, R. Sharp, A. Singh. “Using A Thermal-Chemically Hydrolyzed Biosolids As A Carbon Source For BNR”. In Proc WEF/IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery, Denver CO June 2016.
• Rosalyn Matthews, Robert R. Sharp and Paul Pitt. “Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria and the Potential Importance of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen” WEF Conference on Nutrient Recovery and Management, 2011. (Invited Paper for special issue of the journal Water Environment Research).
• Chakkrid Sattayatewa, Krishna Pagilla, Robert Sharp, and Paul Pitt “Fate of Organic Nitrogen in Four Wastewater Treatment Plants”. Journ. of Water Environment Research, V82, No. 12, pp. 2306-2325(10).
• Sharp, R., N. Dubanowitz, C. Sattayatewa, K. Pagilla, P. Pitt and S. Murthy. “Biodegradability of Effluent Dissolved Organic Nitrogen: Impacts of Treatment Technology, Process Variables, and Other Effluent Water Quality Parameters”.  Water Environment Research (Invited paper, submitted 7/09).
• Sattayatewa. C, K. Pagilla, R. Sharp, and P Pitt. C. “Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Fate in Biological Nitrogen Removal Plants.” IWA Journal of Water Science and Technology Accepted January 2010)
• Sattayatewa. C.,  N. Dubanowitz, K. Pagilla, R. Sharp, P. Pitt, C. White, T. Bruton. “DON and CON in Seven BNR Wastewater Treatment Plant Processes and Effluents.” WEFTEC 2009.
• Sharp R., Rosenfeldt, B., Laun, S., Becker, B., and Freud, S. “Lead Leaching from Lead Service Lines: Impact of Disinfection Type, Stagnation Time and Scale Chemistry.”  2009 AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC) in Seattle, Washington, November 15-19, 2009
• Robert Sharp and Paul Pitt, Co-Chairs of the WEFTEC 2009 workshop titled ” Sustainable Solutions for Utilities to Address Carbon Footprint and Resource Recovery.” 
• Robert Sharp “Optimizing Nutrient Removal through Carbon Management and Beneficial Reuse”.  at WEFTEC 2009 workshop titled ” Sustainable Solutions for Utilities to Address Carbon Footprint and Resource Recovery.”
• Sharp, R.R., et. al. “Leaching from Lead Service Lines: Impact of Disinfection Type, Stagnation Time and Scale Chemistry ”.  Presented at the American Water Works Association Water Quality and Technology Conference held in Seattle, Washington, November 2009.
• Sharp, R.R., et. al. “Chlorine vs. Chloramine: Impact of Disinfection Residual Type on Metal Leaching and Corrosion in Low Alkalinity Water”.  Presented at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE) held in San Diego, CA in June 2009.
• Cunningham, A, R.R. Sharp, F.Caccavo and R. Gerlac. "Effects of Starvation on Bacterial Transport Through Porous Media." Jour. Advances Wat. Resources. Elsevier Press. 2007, V. 30; Iss. 6-7, pp. 1583-1592.
• R. R. Sharp, J. Levinson, R. Gerlac, C. Groth and A.B. Cunningham. "Impacts of biofilm development on reactive transport in porous media under variable flow regimes." Biofilm Journal (Ab) (In Press).
• Sharp, R., P. Stoodley, M. Adgie, and A. Cunningham. "Visualization and Characterization of dynamic patterns of flow, growth and activity of Vibrio fischeri biofilms growing in porous media." Wat. Sci. Tech. Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 85-90 (2005)
• R.R. Sharp. "Wastewater Management". Perry's Chemical Engineering Handbook, 8th Edition Eds. R. Perry and D. Green. McGraw-Hill, NY, NY. 2008.
• Komlos, J., A. Cunningham, and R. Sharp. " Effect of Substrate Concentration on Dual-Species Biofilm Population Densities of Klebsiella oxytoca and Burkholderia cepacia in a Porous Media Flow-Through System." Biotechnol. Bioengeer. V. 93. No. 3. pp. 434-442.
• Sharp, R.R., M. Dolphin, and G. Heslin. "Evaluation of Novel Membrane Bioreactor System for Water Reuse Applications in Urban Environments" Water Pollution Vol. 8 , pp. 249-259. WIT, London UK
• J. Komlos, R. Sharp. A. Camper, and A. Cunningham. "Biofilm Barriers to Contain and Degrade Dissolved Trichloroethylene (TCE)." AIChE Journal of Environmental Progress. Vol. 23, No. 1, pp 69-77 (2004).
• A Cunningham, R. Sharp, R. Heibert, and G. James. "Fundamentals and Applications of Starved Cell Sub-Surface Biological Barriers." Journal of Bioremediation. 7(4-3); 1 -13 (2004).
• J. Komlos, A. Cunningham, A. Camper, and R. Sharp. "Interaction of Klebsiella oxytoca and Burkholderia cepacia in Dual-Species Batch Cultures and Biofilms as a Function of Growth Rate and Substrate Loading." Microbial Ecology. Vol. 49 pp. 114 - 125 (2005).
• Sharp, R. B. Smets, C. Johnson, and J. Brown "A New Field Assay For Measuring And Characterizing Nitrification Inhibition." In Proc. WEF 10th Annual Specialty Conference on Industrial Wastes. August 22 - 25, 2004. Philadelphia, PA.
• Sharp, R., P. Stoodley, M. Adgie, and A. Cunningham. "Visualization and Characterization of dynamic patterns of flow, growth and activity of Vibrio fischeri biofilms growing in porous media." Wat. Sci. Tech. Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 85-90 (2005).
• Sharp, R., G. James, A. Cunningham, and J. Komlos. "Novel Subsurface Biobarriers to Contain and Remediate Contaminated Ground Water." Contaminated Soils, Vol. 10, 2005.
• Sharp, R., J. Heslin, M. Dolphin and N. Mehta. "Development of a Novel Wastewater Treatment System for Water Reuse Application." WEFTEC 2003. Vol. 82-E. Los Angeles, CA. 2003.
• Sharp. R., M. Adgie, and A. Cunningham. "Influence of biofilm accumulation on flow and reactive transport in porous media." Geophys. Res. Ab. Vol. 5, 2003.
• Sharp, R., R. Heibert, A. Cunningham, and G. James. "Demonstration of Starved Cell Subsurface Biofilm Barrier Technology." Contaminated Soil, Sediment & Water. Vol. 101, pp. 45 - 49. August, 2001.
• Sharp, R., J. Crippen, D. Nickols, J. Schaefer, and A. Camper. "Use of Biofilm Based Methods to Evaluate Water Quality and Regrowth Potential of Treated Surface Waters." Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 5, pp. 403-410, May 2001.
• Sharp, R., R. Gerlack, and A. Cunningham. "Microbial Transport Issues Related to Biobarrier Design and Development." Engineering Approaches for In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Contamination. Eds. A.M. Leeson and B. Alleman. Battelle Press, 2001.
• Sharp, R.R. et al. "Transport Processes in and to the Biofilm: Thick Biofilm Accumulation and Structure In Porous Media and Effects on Mass Transport." Microbial Ecology Of Biofilms. Ed. Bruce Rittman. Oriented K.S. Press. Prague, CZ, 1999.
• Komlos J., A. Cunningham, R. Sharp and A. Camper. "Enhancement of TCE Degradation Using a Dual-Species Bioreactor." Engineering Approaches for In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Contamination. Eds. A.M. Leeson and B. Alleman. Battelle Press, 2001.
• Sharp, R., J. Komlos, J. Billmayer and A. Cunningham. "Observation of the Structure of Thick Biofilm Accumulation in Porous Media and the Corresponding Hydrodynamic and Mass Transfer Effects." Water Science and Technology, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 195-201, 1999.
• Sharp, R., J. Bryers, and M. Shields. "Retention and Activity of pTOM31c the Transconjugant Pseudomonas cepacia 17616 in Suspended Cultures." Biotechnol. Bioengineer. Vol 57:3, February 1998.
• Sharp, R., J. Bryers, and W. Jones. "Retention and Activity of pTOM31c the Transconjugant Pseudomonas cepacia 17616 in Biofilm Cultures." Biotechnol. Bioengineer. Vol. 59:3, August 1998.
• Bryers, J. and R. Sharp. "Retention and Expression of Recombinant Plasmids in Suspended and Biofilm-Bound Bacteria Degrading Trichloroethene (TCE)." Water Science and Technology. Vol. 36. No. 10, pp. 1 - 8, 1997.
• Bryers, J. D. and Sharp, R.R. "Comparison of Retention and Expression of Recombinant Plasmids Between Suspended and Biofilm-bound Bacteria Degrading TCE", Immobilized Cells: Basics and Applications, R.H. Wijffels, R.M. Buitelaar, Burke, C., and J. Tramper (Eds.), Elsevier Science B.V., pp. 239-248, (1996).
• Sturman, P.J., R.R. Sharp, J.B. DeBar, P.S. Stewart, A.B. Cunningham, and J.H. Wolfram, "Scale-up Implications of Respirometrically Determined Microbial Kinetics Parameters," Applied Biotechnology for Site Remediation, R.E. Hinchee, D.B. Anderson, F.B. Meeting Jr. and G.D. Sayles (Eds.), CRC Press, p. 300-304 (1994).

Conference and Chort-Course Organizer and Chair

• Workshop Co-Chair, WEFTEC 2009.  Workshop: Sustainable Solutions for Utilities to Address Carbon Footprint and Resource Recovery. October 11, 2009.
• Program Co-Director. Annual Summer Institute for Water Pollution Control. Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 2003 - 2009.
• Poster Session Chair. Gordon Conference - Environmental Sciences. "Chemical Reactivity and Bioavailability in Environmental Systems: Assessing the State of the Science for Metals and Organic Chemicals." Holderness School, Plymouth, NH. June 23-28, 2002
• Program Co-Director. 48th Annual Summer Institute for Water Pollution Control. Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, June 7-11, 2003.
• Conference Organizer and Co-Chair. Second Annual IBC Conference on Subsurface Barrier Technologies, Scottsdale, AZ. February 2-3, 1999.
• Conference Co-organizer, Co-Chair and presenter. First Annual IBC Conference on Subsurface Barrier Technologies, La Paloma Resort, Tucson AZ. January 25-26, 1998.

Editor and Committee Reviewed Conference Proceedings

• Sattayatewa. C, K. Pagilla, R. Sharp, and P Pitt. C. “Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Fate in Biological Nitrogen Removal Plants.”  IWA 2nd Specialized Conference: Nutrient Management in Wastewater Treatment Plants.  June 6-9, 2009. Krakow, Poland.
• Sharp, R., N. Dubanowitz, C. Sattayatewa, K. Pagilla, P. Pitt and S. Murthy. “Biodegradability of Effluent Dissolved Organic Nitrogen: Impacts of Treatment Technology, Process Variables, and Other Effluent Water Quality Parameters”.  WEF Nutrient Removal Conference  2009. Washington D.C., July 1st, 2009.
• Sharp, R.R, C, Glaser, B. Rosenfeldt, Salome Freud, and W. Becker. “Chlorine Vs. Chloramine: Impact of Disinfection Residual Type on Metal Leaching and Corrosion in Low Alkalinity Waters.” AWWA ACE 2009, San Diego CA.
• Sattayatewa, Sharp, R., N. Dubanowitz, K. Pagilla, and P. Pitt. “Fate of Organic Nitrogen in Seven BNR Wastewater Treatment Plants”. WEF Nutrient Removal Conference  2009. Washington D.C., July 1st, 2009
• Porro, J., J. Brown, R. R. Sharp, and N. Dubanowitz. "Method development for determining the Biodegradability of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in the Stamford WPCA Effluent". WEFTEC 2008.
• Sharp, R.R, C, Glaser, B. Rosenfeldt, and W. Becker. Switching to Chloramines in the New York City Water System: Impacts on Lead and Copper Leaching, Corrosion, and Regrowth. In Proc. AWWA-WQTC. Charlotte, NC. 2007.
• Sharp R.R., E. Coleman, B. Gaylord, and B. Rosenfeldt. "Impact of Switching from Chlorine to Chloramine on Regrowth & Corrosion of Various Distribution Materials." AWWA Research Symposium. Distribution Systems: The Next Frontier. Reno, Nevada, March 2-3, 2007.
• Sharp, R., A. Cunningham, and R. Gerlach. "Use of Bioluminescence to Study Reactive Solute Transport and Biofilm Growth and Activity in Porous Media" 2004 AGU Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Ca. Dec. 13 - 17, 2004.
• Sharp, R., A.Cunningham, and J, Komlos. "Development of a Subsurface Biobarrier to Contain and Remediate TCE Contaminated Ground Water." In Proc. Sixth International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Prague CR, September 1-4, 2003.
• A. B. Cunningham, R. Sharp, M. Adgie, R. Hiebert and G. James. 2003. "Subsurface Biofilm Barriers For Containment And Remediation Of Contaminated Groundwater." Presented at and in Proc. of INRA 2003 Subsurface Science Symposium. Salt Lake City, UT.
• Sharp, R., J. Heslin, M. Dolphin and N. Mehta. "Development of a Novel Wastewater Treatment System for Water Reuse Application (83E)." In Proc. WEFTEC, Los Angeles, 2003.
• Sharp, R., P. Stoodley, M. Adgie, and A. Cunningham. "Visualization and Characterization of dynamic patterns of flow, growth and activity of Vibrio fischeri biofilms growing in porous media." In Proc. IWA Biofilms 2004: Structure and Activity of Biofilms. 24-26 October 2004 - Las Vegas, NV, USA.
• Sharp. R., M. Adgie, and A. Cunningham. "Influence of biofilm accumulation on flow and reactive transport in porous media." In Proc. Eurpoean Geophysical Union - American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly. Nice, France. April, 2003.
• Cunningham, A. and R. Sharp. " Subsurface Biofilm Barriers: An Emerging Technology For Containment And Remediation Of Contaminated Aquifers." In Proc. American Geophysical National Meeting, Washington D.C., May 28-31, 2002.
• Sharp, R., R. Heibert, A. Cunningham, and G. James. "Development and Demonstration of Starved Cell Subsurface Biofilm Barrier Technology". In Proc. AEHS First International Congress on Petroleum Contamination. London, UK, August 17, 2001.
• Sharp, R., A. Camper, N. Zebrowski, and J. Herzner. "Use of Biofilm Methods to Study the Effects of Primary and Sequential Disinfection Processes on Drinking Water Biostability". In Proc. AWWA, Water Quality and Technology Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, November 5 - 9, 2000.
• Sharp, R. and J. Bryers, "Cell Injury and Toxicity Caused by Continuous Exposure to TCE." In Proc. American Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 1-4, 1999.
• Sharp, R., G. Zornes, A. O'Conner, A. Camper, K. Muller, L. VandeVeter, and S. Leggiero. "Use of Biofilm Methods to Evaluate Piloting Studies and the Effects of Design and Operation Parameters on Biological Stability." In Proc. American Water Works Association, Water Quality and Technology Conference. Tampa Bay, FL, October, 1999.
• Faber, W., R. Sharp and P. Calatozza. "Factors Affecting the Culture of Heliobacter pylori: An Emerging Waterborne Pathogen." In Proc. American Water Works Association, International Symposium on Waterborne Pathogens, Milwaukee WI, August 31- September 1, 1999.
• Komlos, J., R. Sharp and A. Cunningham. "Feasibility of Enhancing the Persistence and Activity of a Non-Mucoid Reactive Bacterial Population in Porous Media." In Proc. KSU Great Plains/Rocky Mountain HSRC-EPA Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, May 25 -27, 1999.
• Sharp, R., J. Crippen, A. O'Connor. A. Camper, J. Schaefer. D. Nichols, and D. Silverman. "Assessing the Biostability of Drinking Water using Biofilm Based Techniques." In Proc. AWWA Annual Conference, Dallas Convention Center, June 21 - June 25, 1998.
• Komlos, J., A. Cunningham, A. Camper and R. Sharp. "Effect of Substrate Concentration on Population Dynamics in a Multi-Species Biofilm." In Proc. KSU Great Plains/Rocky Mountain HSRC-EPA Annual Haz-Waste Conference, Denver, CO. May 20 -23, 2000.
• Sharp, R., J. Bryers, M. Shields, and W. Jones. "Retention and Expression of pTOM31c in the Transconjugant Pseudomonas cepacia 17616 in Suspended and Biofilm Cultures." In Proc. The Third International In-Situ and On-site Bioreclamation Symposium, San Diego, CA, April 24-27, 1995.

Ph.D. Dissertation

• "Feasibility of Applying pTOM31c to a TCE Biofilm Reactor." Department of Civil/Environmental Engineering, Montana State University, December, 1995.

Master’s Thesis

• "Correlating Hydrogenase Activity of Sulfate-reducing Bacteria to Rates of Microbially Induced Corrosion." Civil Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, December, 1991.

• Water Environment Federation Fellow, 2019
• 2019 Samuel Arnold Greeley Award for the paper, “Control Strategies for the Mitigation and Removal of Attached Manganese Biofilms,” in Jourl of Env. Engr. . Co-Authors Richard Carbonaro and Marc Santos.
• 2018 issue of Journal of Environmental Engineering.
• Granted Sabbatical leave 12/2015-9/2015 Nitrification inhibition research at Columbia University, Anaerobic co-digestion research and consulting
• Board Certified Environment Engineer through the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists via Eminence
• 2011 Water Environment Federation Eddy Medal for Applied Research
• Granted Sabbatical Leave, 2009-2010. International consulting and research
• Outstanding Teacher Award, Manhattan College, School of Engineering, 2010-2011
• Outstanding Teacher Award, Manhattan College, School of Engineering, 2007-2008
• Awarded The Donald J. O’Connor Endowed Faculty Fellowship, 2005
• Outstanding Teacher Award, Manhattan College, School of Engineering, 2004-2005
• Granted Sabbatical Leave Academic Year 2003/2004 – Prague, CZ and Arizona State University.
• Early Promotion to Associate Professor, August 2000.
• Outstanding Teacher Award, Manhattan College, School of Engineering, 1999 – 2000.
• USEPA Ph.D. Research Fellowship, 1991-1994.
• G. Characklis Outstanding Ph.D. Award, 1994
• DOE Hazardous/Radioactive Waste Management Certification (WERC Program), 1991

Professional Activities 

• WEFTEC Program Committee 2020-present
• NYWEA Met Chapter University Chair 2020-present
• Water Research Foundation Nutrients Treatment Advisory Committee
• WEF Nutrient Removal and Recovery Program Committee 2017- present
• WEF Awards & Recognitions Committee, 2016-present.
• NYWEA Annual Meeting Program Committee, 2014-present
• Served on over a 20 peer review panels for National Science Foundation, US EPA, USGS, The National Academy of Sciences, WERF, WRF and the Institute for Regulatory Science, 1996-current
• New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) Disinfection Task Force, 2015-present
• Invited member of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Working Group for Triennial review of New York State Water Quality Regulation Standards, 2013-2015
• WERF Issue Area Team Member for New Research Challenge Funding “Nutrient Recovery”, 2011-present
• WERF Exploratory Team – “Wastewater as a Resource”, (2010 – 2011)
• WERF Nutrient Challenge, Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Sub-Committee Member, 2008 – present
• Water Environment Federation Municipal Wastewater Treatment Design Committee, 2010-2014
• NYWEA New York Water Environment Association 2008 – Present
• Invited Speaker. NYAWWA NYC Metro Section. “The Flint Water Crisis: What Happened, What Can We Learn From it, and How to Control Lead.” Queens College, January 26, 2017.
• Session Co-Chair: “Research and Education at Primary Undergraduate Institutions”, AEESP Conference, Yale University, 2015
• Session Speaker. “Developing Research Programs at PUIs through Collaborations, Teaming and Leveraging”, AEESP Conference 2015, Yale University
• WaterRF “Water and Wastewater Utility Energy Research Roadmap Workshop”, New York November 5-6, 2014
• Presenter, “Plants of the Future” LabACT, Hartford, CT. December 2014.
• Presenter, Water Environment Research Foundation – Nutrient Challenge Workshop “On-Line Instrumentation and BNR Process Control”, Hartford, CT. July 18, 2012.
• Poster Session Chair. Gordon Conference - Environmental Sciences. "Chemical Reactivity and Bioavailability in Environmental Systems: Assessing the State of the Science for Metals and Organic Chemicals." Holderness School, Plymouth, NH. June 23-28, 2002.
• Conference Organizer and Co-Chair. Second Annual IBC Conference on Subsurface Barrier Technologies, Scottsdale, AZ. February 2-3, 1999.
• Conference Co-organizer, Co-Chair and presenter. First Annual IBC Conference on Subsurface Barrier Technologies, La Paloma Resort, Tucson AZ.  January 25-26, 1998.
• Met Chapter NYWEA Board of Directors, University Chair. 2010-2014
• Chair of New NYWEA Environmental Science Committee, 2006 to 2010
• Co-Director Manhattan College Institute in Water Pollution Control 2003-present
• Chair of New NYWEA Met Chapter Environmental Science Committee, 2005-2009

 WEF Conference and Forum Participation

• WEF Intensification of Resource Recovery 2 2017 (IR² 2) – Host, Chair and Steering Committee
• WEF Intensification of Resource Recovery 2015 (IR²) – Host, Chair and Steering Committee
• WEF Forum, 2013: “Activated Sludge on its 100th Birthday: Challenges and Opportunities”. Poster Session Chair
• WEFTEC Special Session: “Anaerobic Digestion: Causes and Control of Digester Foaming”. WEFTEC 2017, Chicago. IL
• WEFTEC Workshop: Vice-Chair. “Biosolids Master Planning: A Holistic Approach”; WEFTEC 2016, New Orleans, LA
• WEFTEC Workshop: Activated Sludge and BNR Process Control: Hands-On in the Real World. WEFTEC 2016, New Orleans, LA
• WEFTEC Workshop: Activated Sludge and BNR Process Control: Hands-On in the Real World. WEFTEC 2017, Chicago. IL
• WEFTEC Workshop: Activated Sludge and BNR Process Control: Hands-On in the Real World. WEFTEC 2016, New Orleans, LA
• Presenter, WEFTEC 2011, Workshop: Operational Aspects of Supplemental Carbon for Nitrogen Removal. “Development of a Crude Glycerin Specification Accounting for Design, Operational and Sustainability Issues”. October 2011. Los Angeles, CA
• Workshop Co-Chair, WEFTEC 2009. Sustainable Solutions for Utilities to Address Carbon Footprint and Resource Recovery. October 11, 2009. Orlando, FL
• Facilitates and Moderated many session for WEFTEC and WEF Specialty Conferences, as well as NYWEA Annual Conferences.