Bipro Dhar, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Anaerobic Digestion Microbial Electrochemical Technologies Dark Fermentation Bioenergy Resource Recovery Waste and Wastewater Treatment Environmental Engineering and Science Canada Research Chair U of A Engineering Research Chair

About

Please check Dr. Dhar's Research Group Website for updates on the latest publications and research opportunities. 

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2016
• M.E.Sc., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, 2011
• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2008

Selected Awards, Honors & Recognitions

• Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award, University of Alberta, 2021
• APEGA Summit Early Accomplishment Award, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), 2020
• National Research Award (For Best Published Research on Environmental and Biological Resources field; Collaborative work with Sultan Qaboos University), Oman, 2020
• Engineering Early-Career Research Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, 2018/2019
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2016 (declined)
• Philip H. Jones Award, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), 2016
• Laurence Hamlin Memorial Award for classroom teaching, University of Waterloo, 2015
• NSERC PGS, 2013-2016
• President’s Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, 2013-2016
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), Canada, 2013 (declined)
• Chandrashekar Memorial Award in Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 2013

Professional Services

• Editor, Water Environment Research
• Vice-President, (Western Canada), Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), 2022-Present
• Regional Director (Western Canada), Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), 2021-2022
• Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, 2021-Present
• Editorial Board Member, Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 2021-Present
• Member, Research Themes Advisory Council, Future Energy Systems, October 2020-Present
• Conference Co-chair, 1st Virtual Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, July 23-24, 2020.
• Guest Editor to Water Environment Research: Special issue on ‘Anaerobic Treatment in Canada’, expected to be published in 2020.
• Editorial Board Member, Processes (2020-2021)
• Conference Chair, 11th Western Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, May 10, 2019, Edmonton, Canada.
• Member, Environment Panel for Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE), Government of Ontario, Canada, 2019.
• Scientific Committee Member and Session Chair, 54th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, Canada, February 2019.
• Scientific Committee Member and Session Chair, 53rd Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, Canada, February 2018.
• Program Co-organizer (Environmental Engineering and Waste Management/Oil Spill Recovery) and Session Chair, 67thCanadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Edmonton, Canada 2017.
• Scientific Committee Member and Session Chair, 52nd Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, Canada, February 2017.

Professional Memberships

• Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
• Member, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ)
• Life Member, International Bioprocessing Association
• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
• Member, International Water Association (IWA)

Research

Broad Research Interests

Dr. Dhar's research program focuses on bioenergy and resource recovery from organic waste and high-strength wastewater. His research areas include microbial electrochemical technologies (METs), anaerobic digestion (AD), dark fermentation, and physicochemical processes.

Publications:  https://brdhar.com/publications/ 

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