Krishna R. Pagilla, Ph.D., P.E.

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL 60616.
Phone: 312-567-5717 Fax: 312-567-8874
E-mail: pagilla@iit.edu

PhD University of California, Berkeley - Civil Engineering - 1994
MS University of Oklahoma, Norman - Civil Engineering - 1989
BE Osmania University , India - Civil Engineering - 1987

Areas of Expertise:

Water and Wastewater Engineering, Environmental Microbiology, Biological Nutrient Control, Soil Remediation, Sludge Treatment and Disposal.

Research and Teaching Interests:

Professor Pagilla is interested in physicochemical and biological methods of water pollution control. Professor Pagilla is an expert on control of filamentous bulking and Nocardia foaming in activated sludge. His work to date includes Nocardia control in activated sludge, biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal, aerobic thermophilic treatment of sludges, remediation of Cr contamination in soils, and heavy metals from wastewater. Professor Pagilla currently teaches courses in physicochemical and biochemical processes for water and wastewater treatment, unit processes laboratory, environmental biology, and industrial waste treatment.

Publications and Presentations:

Fainsod, A., Pagilla, K.R., Jenkins, D., Pitt, P.A., and Mamais, D. (1996) The Effect of Anaerobic Selectors on Nocardia Growth in Activated Sludge, 69th Annual Water Environment Federation Conference, Dallas, TX, October 5-9.

Pagilla, K.R., Kido, W.H., and Jenkins, D. (1996) Nocardia Control in Activated Sludge by Classifying Selectors, Water Environment Research, 68(2), P 235.

Pagilla, K.R., Craney, K.C., and Kido, W.H. (1996) Aerobic Thermophilic Pretreatment of Mixed Sludge for Pathogen Reduction and Nocardia Control, Water Environment Research, in press.

Pagilla, K.R., Byers, S.M., Kido, W.H., and Craney, K.C. (1995) Optimization of Secondary Clarification Process: Determination of Solids Mass and Clarifier Safety Factor, 68th Annual WEF Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, October 21-25.

Pagilla, K.R., Kido, W.H., and Jenkins, D. (1994) Nocardia Control in Activated Sludge by Classifying Selectors and Anaerobic Selectors, 67th Annual WEF Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 15-19.

Pagilla, K.R., and Canter, L.W. (1995) Chromium Remediation in Soils, accepted for publication in Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Journal, Hingam, MA.

Reddy, M.P., Pagilla, K.R., Senthilnathan, P., Golla, P.S., and Johnson, H.W. (1994) Estimation of Biomass Concentration and Population Dynamics in a Captor-Activated Sludge System, Water Science and Technology, 29, P 149.