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Naim Rashid - Department of Environmental Engineering

Assistant Professor
406-496-4446
nrashid@mtech.edu

Education

Ph.D. – Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea (2010- 2013)

MS. -Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Myongji University, Republic of Korea (2007-2009)

Academic Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Dept of Environmental Engineering, 51社区nological University, USA (2024—Present)
  • Associate Professor, Dept of Water Resources Engineering and Management, National University of Science and Technology (2023—2024)
  • Researcher, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation (2019—2023)
    Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University (2015—2021)
  • Senior Researcher, Advanced Biomass R&D Centre, Republic of Korea (2017—2018)
  • Fulbright Research Scholar, School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment, Arizona State University (2016—2017)

Courses Taught

  1. Climate Resilient Water and Wastewater Treatment
  2. Innovative Energy for the Planet Sustainability
  3. Systems Approach to Industrial Ecology
  4. Environmental Process Engineering
  5. Energy and Environment
  6. Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  7. Renewable Bio-energy
  8. Water Supply Engineering and Management
  9. Policies, Planning, and Strategies for Disaster Managemen
  10. Fundamentals of Disaster Management
  11. Research Methodologies in Environmental Sciences

Academic Service

  • Curriculum Review Committee, 51社区
  • Graduate Council, 51社区
  • Gradute Thesis Cimmitte Chair: Schreiber, Benjamin
  • Graduate Thesis Committee: Heneba, Ellaine Abena; Ravyn Goodwin

Research Interests

  • Integrated treatment of diverse industrial and municipal wastewater streams using phototrophic microalgae and purple bacteria
  • Advancing biofilm and bio-flocculation technologies for efficient dewatering and circular resource recovery
  • Resource recovery from waste streams and generation of value-added biorefinery products, including bioplastics, photopigments, and single-cell protein.
  • Life cycle assessment of environmental processes/products
  • Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) from contaminated water sources

On-going Projects

  • Chemical treatment of coal ash ponds wastewater
  • Bioremediation of coal combustion residue with acidophilic microalgae Galdieria sulphuraria to improve water quality
  • Integration of acid mine drainage treatment and synthesis of aquaculture feed in a biofilm reactor using a mixed culture of purple bacteria

Selected Publications

  1. Naim Rashid (2022). Let’s talk about authorship. Science. 377(6614):1574. DOI: 
  2. Sultan Shaikh, Naim Rashid, Gordon McKay, Hamish Robert Mackey (2024) Resource recovery through bioremediation of fuel-synthesis wastewater in a biofilm photobioreactor using purple non-sulfur bacteria: a circular bioeconomy approach. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 100614
  3. S Shaikh, Naim Rashid, G McKay, AR Liberski, HR Mackey (2023). Nitrogen influence on suspended vs biofilm growth and resource recovery potential of purple non-sulfur bacteria treating fuel synthesis wastewater. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 190 108754
  4. S Shaikh, Naim Rashid, U Onwusogh, G McKay, HR Mackey (2023) Effect of nutrients deficiency on biofilm formation and single cell protein production with a purple non-sulfur bacteria enriched culture. DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2022.100098 Biofilm. 5, 100098
  5. Naim Rashid*, Mirna NA Abdelnabi, Annette Shoba Vincent, Hamish R Mackey (2022). Simultaneous treatment of fruit juice industry wastewater and single-cell protein synthesis using purple non-sulfur bacteria. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 324 (1-12) DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-03669-6
  6. Naim Rashid, Udeogu Onwusogh, Hamish R Mackey (2022). Exploring the metabolic features of purple non-sulfur bacteria for waste carbon utilization and single-cell protein synthesis Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-03273-8
  7. Naim Rashid, Ae Jin Ryu, Ki Jun Jeong, Bongsoo Lee, Yong-Keun Chang (2019). Energy Conversion and Management 196 (640-648). DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.05.106
  8. Naim Rashid, Manoranjan Nayak, William I Suh, Bongsoo Lee, Yong-Keun Chang (2019). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26, 27396-27406 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05904-6
  9. Naim Rashid, Manoranjan Nayak, Bongsoo Lee, Yong-Keun Chang (2019). Journal of Cleaner Production 10 (150-156). DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.154

Book Chapters

  1. Naim Rashid, S Pradhan, HR Mackey (2022) Sustainability of wastewater treatment (Chapter-15)- Petroleum Industry Wastewater. 223-248. Elsevier.
  2. Naim Rashid, T.Selvaratnam, W.Park (2020) Microalgae Cultivation for Biofuels Production, 337-351. Elsevier.
  3. Naim Rashid*, B.Lee, YK Chang. (2019). Recent trends in microalgae research for sustainable energy production and bio-refinery applications. A book titled "Microalgae Biotechnology for Development of Biofuel and Wastewater Treatment”. Springer Nature.

Professional Development Activities

  • ABET Symposium and Workshop. Fundamentals of Program Assessment (organized by ABET)
  • Member, The Pacific Northwest International Section (PNWIS) of the Air & Waste Management Association (Montana Chapter)
  • Member, Air and Waste Management Association
  • Advisor, Environmental Engineers of 51社区 (EEMT) club

Awards

  1. Green Talent Award, International Forum for High Potential in Sustainable Development, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germnay  
  1. Prestigious Global Young Academy Membership Award (2017—2022)
  1. Fulbright Scholar Award