“Vishakha and I were able to collaborate on a couple of projects in our time as graduate students at Texas A&M. I was always impressed with her attention to detail and her initiative to go above and beyond. Specifically, she was very motivated to publish a project we worked on together that involved using systems theory to evaluate the Water-Energy-Food Nexus by investigating the trade-offs between these three vital resources.”
Vishakha Kaushik, P.E.
Houston, Texas, United States
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About
A passionate distribution system water quality treatment engineer at Arcadis. Currently…
Experience
Education
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Texas A&M University
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Worked as a Graduate Research Assistant on a novel chemical water/ wastewater treatment technology.
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Activities and Societies: • Debate Team, Festivals at University (Coordinator and Mediator for Events) • Awarded 3rd prize by Career Launcher in Colloquium, the Entrepreneurial Hunt, organized in the DTU campus in 2011 for all students. The three testing rounds included Aptitude, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
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Activities and Societies: • Have been awarded merit certificate in many interschool debating, declamation, elocution and interjection competitions in various schools of Delhi and other institutes. • Represented Delhi Public School, Rohini, Delhi at DPS, Ahmedabad, Gujarat for the “Summer Science Camp”. • “GOWN HOLDER” (3 consecutive year scholar-85% above aggregate) for my academic achievements at Delhi Public School.
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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President
ASIE-American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects
- 1 year
Science and Technology
Raised funds to give out over $57,000 in scholarships to need based and deserving students in the Greater Houston area
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Advisory Council Member
ASIE-American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects
- Present 1 year 6 months
Science and Technology
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Board Member
ASIE-American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects
- Present 8 years 2 months
Science and Technology
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Member
Enactus
- Present 14 years
Economic Empowerment
• Enactus is a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world.
• Nominated sole representative from Delhi Technological University for Enactus Nationals, Mumbai held in 2011.
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Member
PRASAR (Promotion of Awareness, Social Action and Research)
Social Services
Worked on Ecological and Environment Issues, Improving health and sanitation, and imparting of vocational skills to the needy in Delhi.
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Member
Society for Civil and Environmental Engineers
Environment
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Distribution system water quality committee vice chair
American Water Works Association
- Present 11 months
Health
Publications
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Towards bridging the water gap in Texas: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach
Science of the Total Environment
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Arsenic removal using advanced reduction process with dithionite/UV - a kinetic study
Journal of Water Process Engineering
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Removal of Se(IV) by the Dithionite/Ultraviolet Advanced Reduction Process: Effects of Process Variables
Environmental Engineering Science
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Removal of arsenite by reductive precipitation in dithionite solution activated by UV light
Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Photochemical Degradation of Arsenic and Selenium with Advanced Reduction Processes—Effects of Reagents
Environmental Engineering Science
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Waste Management in Restaurants: A Review
International Journal of Emerging Engineering Research and Technology, Volume. 2 Issue 2, May 2014: 14-24
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Assessment of TDS for ground water and Reverse Osmosis rejects- A Review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Development (IJERD), Vol. 3 No. 4, 2013: 93-95
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Degradation of Acid Orange II dye by Fenton's Reagent: Optimization of parameters and Kinetic Study
To Be Published
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Courses
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Air & Noise Pollution and Control
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Building material & Building construction
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Design of Biological Waste Treatment Systems
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Earth Sciences, GIS & Remote Sensing
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Engineering Analysis of Treatment Systems
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Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology
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Environmental Engineering Processes: Biological
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Environmental Engineering Processes: Chemical
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Environmental Engineering Processes: Physical
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Environmental Hydraulics
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Environmental Impact Assessment & Audit
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Environmental Planning & Management
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Geotechnical Engineering
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Global Warming and Climate Change
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Heavy Metal Removals
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Hydrology & Groundwater Engineering
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Industrial Safety Engineering
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Industrial Waste Management
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Solid Waste Management
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Waste Water Engineering
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Water Engineering
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Water Resource Engineering Planning and Management
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Water Supply & Environmental Sanitation
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Water-Energy-Food Nexus Sustainable Resource Management
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Honors & Awards
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Young Engineer of the Year 2021
American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE)
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Lechner Graduate Fellowship
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
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Campus Ambassador for Rio+21 IYWC (International Year of Water Cooperation)
Rio+21 IYWC (International Year of Water Cooperation) India Program
The objective of the program is to promote Water Cooperation and Sustainable Development through certification programs and workshops for the public, school & college students.
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Certificate of Excellence
Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Certificate of Excellence with grade "A" for completion of a short-term course in Sustainable Development
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Technical Enthusiast
Manav Sthali School
Awarded trophy for "Technical Enthusiast" of the year.
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Hindi
Native or bilingual proficiency
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