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1 Abdul Rehman Memon CURRENT POSITION Associate Professor EDUCATIONAL Ph.D. University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2011 M.E. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro Pakistan, 2004 B.E. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro Pakistan, 1990 CONTACT INFO Mob , ; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan, April 15, 2013 to present. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan, October 2011 to April, Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan, February 2001-October Demonstrator, Institute of Environmental Engineering & Management Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan, January February Research Assistant, National Scientific Research and Development Board Islamabad project entitled Environmental problems due to sugar mills of Sindh and its solution, October 1991-December 1992.

2 RESEARCH INTERESTS Sugar industry wastewater treatment Biofuels production Bioremediation with algae-bacterial consortium Bioenergy resources engineering Bioreactor technology Reengineering CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS National Scientific Research and Development Board Islamabad project entitled Environmental problems due to sugar mills of Sindh and its solution, October 1991-December MEMBERSHIPS Pakistan Engineering Congress (CHEM-2289) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Reviewer Particulate Science and Technology (IF: 0.545) PUBLICATIONS a. Research Journals 1. M.I. Abro, A. G. Pathan, A. R. Memon, Sirajuddin, (2013) Dual Polymer Flocculation Approach to Overcome Activation of Gangue Minerals During Beneficiation of Complex Iron Ore, Research paper published in Elsevier s Powder Technology Journal (IF: 2.08) Vol. 245, pp: Muddasar Habib, Unsia Habib, Abdul Rehman Memon, Amad Ullah Khan, Usman Amin, Sayed Naveed, Sultan Ali, Zahid Karim, (2013) Predicting colloidal fouling of tap water by silt density index (SDI): Pore blocking in a

3 membrane process, Research paper published in Elsevier Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol. 1, pp: Tanweer Hussain, Abdul Rehman Memon and Javed Larik (2013) Analysis of Thermal Desorption System for the Chemical Treatment of Old Storages of Oil Based Mud, Research paper published in Mehran University Research Journal of Engg. & Tech., Vol. 32, No. 2, April 2013, pp: Shaheen Aziz, Abdul Rehman Memon, Syed Feroz Shah, Suhail A. Soomro, Anand Parkash, (2013) Prototype Designing and Operational Aspects of Microbial Fuel Cell Review Paper, Research Review paper published in Science International, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp: Shaheen Aziz, Abdul Rehman Memon, Syed Feroz Shah, Suhail A. Soomro, Anand Parkash, Abdul Sattar Jatoi (2013) Electricity Generation from Sewage Sludge Using Environment-Friendly Double Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell, Research paper published in Science International, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp: Abdul Rehman Memon, Niaz Ahmed Memon, Muddasar Habib (2012) End-ofpipe Wastewater Disposal and Quality Comparison of Old and New Sugar Mills in Sindh, Research paper published in Quaid-e-Awam University Research Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp: xx-xx. 7. Niaz Ahmed Memon, Abdul Rehman Memon, Noorullah Soomro (2012) Assessment of Raw Water Quality Supplied to Hyderabad for Drinking Purposes, Research paper published in Quaid-e-Awam University Research Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp: xx-xx. 8. Roshan Sehto, Abdul Rehman Memon, Niaz Ahmed Memon, (2012) Assessment of Drinking Water Quality Supplied to Quaid-E-Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology Nawabshah A case Study, Research paper published in Quaid-e-Awam University Research Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp: xx-xx. 9. Muddasar Habib, Abdul Rehman Memon, Unsia Habib, Amadullah Khan, Usman Amin, Syed Naveed and Sultan Ali (2012) Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Sound Technique of Emulsification and Phase Inversion for Producing Stable Droplets Applications of Membrane Emulsification to

4 Polymerization: A Review, Research Review paper published in Pakistan Journal of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp: Abdul Karim Shah, Abdul Rehman Memon and Syed Farman Ali Shah (2012) Assessment of Coagulant Synergy for the Depollution of Binder Emulsion Plant Effluent, Research paper published in Pakistan Journal of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp: Abdul Karim Shah, Feroz Shah Syed, Abdul Rehman Memon, Farman Ali Shah, Khanji Harijan (2012) Efficient Coupling Optimization of Coagulants with the Adsorbent for Depollution of Dyes Manufacturing Effluent, Research paper published in Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), Vol. 44, No. 4, pp: Suhail A. Soomro, Shaheen Aziz, Abdul Rehman Memon, Mukhtar ul Hassan, Abdul Jabbar Chaudhary (2011) Photo-catalytic degradation of surfactants Hexadecyltrimethyl-Ammonium Chloride in aqueous medium A Kinetic study, Research paper published in Science International, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp: Shaheen Aziz, Farman Ali Shah, Suhail, A. Soomro, Abdul Rehman Memon, M. Aslam Uqaili, Hafeez ur Rahman Memon, G.Yaseen Shaikh and M. I. Rajoka, (2011) Effect of Nitrogen on Ethanol production from Black Strap Molasses as Renewable Energy Source, Research paper published in Science International, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp: Inamullah Bhatti, Khadija Qureshi, and Abdul Rehman Memon, (2009) Thermal Properties of Insulating Material Prepared from Coal Fly Ash and Asphalt, Research paper published in Mehran University Research Journal of Engg. & Tech., Vol. 28, No. 3, July 2009, pp: Abdul Rehman Memon and Abdul Khaliq Ansari, (2001) Impacts of Sugar Industry Fly Ash Emissions on Environment, Research paper published in Mehran University Research Journal of Engg. & Tech., Vol. 20, No. 4, October 2001, pp: b. Conferences and Symposia proceedings

5 1. Abdul Rehman Memon, and Abdul Khaliq Ansari, (1997), Environmental hazards posed by sugar industries on LBOD and allied ecology, Paper presented in the Symposium on Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) Project and its Impacts held in Mehran University of Engg. & Tech. Jamshoro on c. Books 1. As author of three chapters in the following book: Uqaili, M. A., Harijan, K., Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Springer Wien New York, Details of three chapters authored in the above book: i. As First Author of Chapter on: Environmental Impact of Untreated Effluents from Sugar Industry A case study, pp ii. As One of the Authors in Mutli-authored Chapters on: A promising Technology of Pressure into Power: A case study of pressure into power approach in Gas transmission lines in Pakistan, pp Hospital waste generation and management: A case study of hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, pp d. Newspapers 1. News item entitled Study finds Sugar mills a big health hazard published in Daily Dawn on , followed by editorial on it in the same daily on Letter entitled Reducing Plagiarism published in Daily Dawn on Last updated on Rehman, A.; Andresen, J. Remediation of simulated sugar factory wastewater using an algal-bacterial raceway reactor promoted by Polyacrylate polyalcohol. Biosystems Engineering (submitted in July, 2012).

6 2. Rehman, A.; Andresen, J. Photoheterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella Vulgaris in sugar water: Process optimization and influence on organic loading. Desalination (submitted in November, 2012).