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Abbaszadegan

Morteza Abbaszadegan

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Dr. Abbaszadegan joined the department in 1999 having spent more than six years as a Microbiology Research Manager in private industry. His research interest is in health-related water microbiology. He has developed an Environmental Microbiology course (CEE 467/567) for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. In addition to teaching and research activities, Dr. Abbaszadegan successfully established a National Science Foundation Water Quality Center at ASU, and he serves as the PI and the Director of the Center. The center has provided research resources and capabilities to the participating members in a variety of water quality arenas.

 

Contemporary water quality issues related to health-related water microbiology including microbial detection methodologies, pathogens inactivation and removal mechanisms during water treatment processes, water quality in water distribution systems, microbial induced taste & odor in drinking water, endocrine disruptors.

Ph.D.
University of Arizona 1991

Chair, Section 9510, Detection of Enteric Viruses for Standard Methods. 2004-2008

 
International Editorial Board Member, Journal of Water & Health, 2003-Present.


Microbiological Contaminants Research Committee, Chair, 1999-2003Research Division, American Water Works Association

Served on many review committees for journals and international conferences:

European Commission – Research Directorate-General 

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Water and Health

Journal of Am Water Works Assoc.

Water Research

National Science Foundation

Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute of Health

World Health Organization

International Water Association-Health-related Water Microbiology

International Water Association-World Water Congress

Gerrity, D., B. Mayer, H. Ryu, J. Crittenden, and M. Abbaszadegan. 2009. A comparison of pilot-scale photocatalysis and enhanced coagulation for disinfection byproduct mitigation. Water Research. Accepted

Rahman, R., A. Alum, H. Ryu, M. Abbaszadegan. 2009. Identification of microbial fecal sources in the New River in the United States-Mexican border region. Water & Health. In press

Alum, A., B. Mobasher, A. Rashid and M. Abbaszadegan. 2009. Image Analyses Based Non-Disruptive Method to Quantify Algal Growth on Concrete Surfaces. Environmental Engineering. Accepted

Gupta, V., W. Johnson, P. Shefian, H. Ryu, A. Alum, M. Abbaszadegan, S. Hubbs, T. Rauch-Williams. 2009. Riverbank Filtration: Comparison of Pilot Scale Transport with Practice & Theory. Environmental Science & Technology. Accepted

Mayer, B., H. Ryu, and M. Abbaszadegan. 2008. Treatability of U.S. EPA Contaminant Candidate List viruses: removal of coxsackievirus and echovirus using enhanced coagulation, Environmental Science & Technology, 42:18:6890-6896.

Alum, A., A. Rashid, B. Mobasher, and M. Abbaszadegan. 2008. Cement-based biocide coatings for controlling algal growth in water distribution canals. Cement & Concrete Composites. 30: 839–847.

Ryu H., D. Gerrity, J.C. Crittenden, and M. Abbaszadegan. 2008. Photocatalytic inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum with TiO2 and low-pressure ultraviolet irradiation. Water Research. 42:1523-1530.

Abbaszadegan, M., P. Monteiro, N. Nwachuku, A. Alum and H. Ryu. 2008. Removal of adenovirus, calicivirus, and bacteriophages by conventional drinking water treatment. J. Enviro. Sci. Health: A43:171-177.

Gerrity, D., H. Ryu, J. Crittenden, and M. Abbaszadegan. 2008. UV Inactivation of Adenovirus Type 4 Measured by Integrated Cell Culture qPCR, Journal of Environmental Science and Health: Part A – Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering. 43:14:1628-1638.

Ryu, H. and M. Abbaszadegan. 2008. Long-term study of Cryptosporidium and Giardia occurrence and quantitative microbial risk assessment in surface waters of Arizona in the USA. Water & Health.  06.2:263-273.

Gerrity, D., H. Ryu, J. Crittenden and M. Abbaszadegan. 2008. Photocatalytic inactivation of viruses using titanium dioxide nanoparticles and low-pressure UV light, Journal of Environmental Science and Health: Part A – Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering, 43:11:1261-1270.

CEE 467/567 Environmental Microbiology, CEE 100 Introduction to Civil & Environmental Engineering