Civil & Environmental Engineering

College of Engineering

Publications

Thinesh Selvaratnam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Thinesh Selvaratnam, Ph.D.

Refereed Journal Publications

  1. L. Kharel, I. Shrestha, M. Tan, M. Nikookar, N. Saraei, T. Selvaratnam, Cyanidiales-Based Bioremediation of Heavy Metals, BioTech, 12 (2023) 29.
  2. Selvaratnam, L. Haselbach, B. Eren-Tokgoz, G. Gummelt, K. Boudreaux, B.D. Williams, M.I. Pyne, I. Linkov, Establishing a regional interdisciplinary resilience center: a bottom-up approach, Environment Systems and Decisions, (2023).
  3. Selvaratnam, S. Pan, A. Rahman, M. Tan, H.L. Kharel, S. Agrawal, T. Nawaz, Bioremediation of Raw Landfill Leachate Using Galdieria sulphuraria: An Algal-Based System for Landfill Leachate Treatment, Water, 14 (2022) 2389.
  4. Nikookar, N.A. Brake, M. Adesina, A. Rahman, T. Selvaratnam, H.A. Snyder, O. Günaydın-Sen, Reutilization of oil and gas produced water in cement composite manufacturing, Journal of Cleaner Production, 381 (2022) 135113.
  5. Rahman, S. Pan, C. Houston, T. Selvaratnam, Evaluation of Galdieria sulphuraria and Chlorella vulgaris for the Bioremediation of Produced Water, Water, 13 (2021) 1183.
  6. Pan, K.L. Dixon, T. Nawaz, A. Rahman, T. Selvaratnam, Evaluation of Galdieria sulphuraria for nitrogen removal and biomass production from raw landfill leachate, Algal Research, 54 (2021) 102183.
  7. P.R. Dandamudi, M. Mathew, T. Selvaratnam, T. Muppaneni, M. Seger, P. Lammers, S. Deng, Recycle of nitrogen and phosphorus in hydrothermal liquefaction biochar from Galdieria sulphuraria to cultivate microalgae, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 171 (2021) 105644.
  8. Agrawal, R. Ranjan, B. Lal, A. Rahman, S.P. Singh, T. Selvaratnam, T. Nawaz, Synthesis and Water Treatment Applications of Nanofibers by Electrospinning, Processes, 9 (2021) 1779.
  9. Rahman, S. Agrawal, T. Nawaz, S. Pan, T. Selvaratnam, A Review of Algae-Based Produced Water Treatment for Biomass and Biofuel Production, Water, 12 (2020) 2351.
  10. Nawaz, A. Rahman, S. Pan, K. Dixon, B. Petri, T. Selvaratnam, A Review of Landfill Leachate Treatment by Microalgae: Current Status and Future Directions, Processes, 8 (2020) 384.
  11. Mazumder, R. Das, M.S.J. Sajib, A.J. Gomes, M. Islam, T. Selvaratnam, A. Rahman, Comparison of Different Hydrotalcite Solid Adsorbents on Adsorptive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel Oil, Technologies, 8 (2020) 22.
  12. Nirmalakhandan, T. Selvaratnam, S.M. Henkanatte-Gedera, D. Tchinda, I.S.A. Abeysiriwardana-Arachchige, H.M.K. Delanka-Pedige, S.P. Munasinghe-Arachchige, Y. Zhang, F.O. Holguin, P.J. Lammers, Algal wastewater treatment: Photoautotrophic vs. mixotrophic processes, Algal Research, 41 (2019) 101569.
  13. Rashid, W.-K. Park, T. Selvaratnam, Binary culture of microalgae as an integrated approach for enhanced biomass and metabolites productivity, wastewater treatment, and bioflocculation, Chemosphere, 194 (2018) 67-75.
  14. Muppaneni, H.K. Reddy, T. Selvaratnam, K.P. Dandamudi, B. Dungan, N. Nirmalakhandan, T. Schaub, F. Omar Holguin, W. Voorhies, P. Lammers, S. Deng, Hydrothermal liquefaction of Cyanidioschyzon merolae and the influence of catalysts on products, Bioresour. Technol., 223 (2017) 91-97.
  15. J. Lammers, M. Huesemann, W. Boeing, D.B. Anderson, R.G. Arnold, X. Bai, M. Bhole, Y. Brhanavan, L. Brown, J. Brown, J.K. Brown, S. Chisholm, C. Meghan Downes, S. Fulbright, Y. Ge, J.E. Holladay, B. Ketheesan, A. Khopkar, A. Koushik, P. Laur, B.L. Marrone, J.B. Mott, N. Nirmalakhandan, K.L. Ogden, R.L. Parsons, J. Polle, R.D. Ryan, T. Samocha, R.T. Sayre, M. Seger, T. Selvaratnam, R. Sui, A. Thomasson, A. Unc, W. Van Voorhies, P. Waller, Y. Yao, J.A. Olivares, Review of the cultivation program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, Algal Research, 22 (2017) 166-186.
  16. M. Henkanatte-Gedera, T. Selvaratnam, M. Karbakhshravari, M. Myint, N. Nirmalakhandan, W. Van Voorhies, P.J. Lammers, Removal of dissolved organic carbon and nutrients from urban wastewaters by Galdieria sulphuraria: Laboratory to field scale demonstration, Algal Research, 24, Part B (2017) 450-456.
  17. Henkanatte-Gedera, T. Selvaratnam, N. Nirmalakhandan, Sustainable Autarky of Food-Energy-Water, Int. J. of Thermal & Environmental Engineering, 14 (2017) 89-93.
  18. Selvaratnam, S.M. Henkanatte-Gedera, T. Muppaneni, N. Nirmalakhandan, S. Deng, P.J. Lammers, Maximizing recovery of energy and nutrients from urban wastewaters, Energy, 104 (2016) 16-23.
  19. K. Reddy, T. Muppaneni, S. Ponnusamy, N. Sudasinghe, A. Pegallapati, T. Selvaratnam, M. Seger, B. Dungan, N. Nirmalakhandan, T. Schaub, F.O. Holguin, P. Lammers, W. Voorhies, S. Deng, Temperature effect on hydrothermal liquefaction of Nannochloropsis gaditana and Chlorella sp, Applied Energy, 165 (2016) 943-951.
  20. Selvaratnam, H. Reddy, T. Muppaneni, F.O. Holguin, N. Nirmalakhandan, P.J. Lammers, S. Deng, Optimizing energy yields from nutrient recycling using sequential hydrothermal liquefaction with Galdieria sulphuraria, Algal Research, 12 (2015) 74-79.
  21. Selvaratnam, A.K. Pegallapati, H. Reddy, N. Kanapathipillai, N. Nirmalakhandan, S. Deng, P.J. Lammers, Algal biofuels from urban wastewaters: Maximizing biomass yield using nutrients recycled from hydrothermal processing of biomass, Bioresour. Technol., 182 (2015) 232-238.
  22. Selvaratnam, A. Pegallapati, F. Montelya, G. Rodriguez, N. Nirmalakhandan, P.J. Lammers, W. van Voorhies, Feasibility of algal systems for sustainable wastewater treatment, Renewable Energy, 82 (2015) 71-76.
  23. M. Henkanatte-Gedera, T. Selvaratnam, N. Caskan, N. Nirmalakhandan, W. Van Voorhies, P.J. Lammers, Algal-based, single-step treatment of urban wastewaters, Bioresour. Technol., 189 (2015) 273-278.
  24. Selvaratnam, A.K. Pegallapati, F. Montelya, G. Rodriguez, N. Nirmalakhandan, W. Van Voorhies, P.J. Lammers, Evaluation of a thermo-tolerant acidophilic alga, Galdieria sulphuraria, for nutrient removal from urban wastewaters, Bioresour. Technol., 156 (2014) 395-399.

Book Chapters

  1. Tanvir Ahad, M. Md. Shafwat Yazdan, T. Selvaratnam, Z. Siddique, A. Rahman, Chapter 5 – “Biohydrogen from Biomass Fermentation Pathway and Economic Aspects”, Microbiology of Green Fuels (1st ed.). CRC Press. 2023.
  2. Nawaz, T. Selvaratnam, Chapter 7 – “Resource Recovery from Reverse Osmosis Concentrate as a Solution to Water Crisis: A Technological Assessment”, in: V.G. Gude, V. Gadhamshetty, R. Kandiah (Eds.) Sustainable Water: Resources, Management and Challenges, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY, USA, 2020, pp. 267.
  3. Rashid, T. Selvaratnam, W.-K. Park, Chapter 21 – “Resource Recovery From Waste Streams Using Microalgae: Opportunities and Threats”, in: A. Yousuf (Ed.) Microalgae Cultivation for Biofuels Production, Academic Press,2020, pp. 337-351.
  4. Selvaratnam, T., Pegallapati, A., Montelya, F., Rodriguez, G., Khandan, N., Lammers, P., Van Voorhies, W. 2014. “Feasibility of Algal Systems for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment”. in: ICREGA’14 - Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications, (Eds.) M.O. Hamdan, H.A.N. Hejase, H.M. Noura, A.A. Fardoun, Springer International Publishing, pp. 37-48.

Technical Reports

  1. J. Lammers, M. Seger, W. Park, T. Selvaratnam, J. McGowen, J. Quinn, M. Somers, J.R. Cruce, P. Chen, R. Davis, J. Clippinger, F.O. Holguin, K. Mozaffari, A Novel “Platform for Algal Biomass Production Using Cellulosic Mixotrophy (CeMix)”; Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States), 2021, pp. Medium: ED.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Selvaratnam*, H.L. Kharel, M. Tan, “Nutrient and Energy Recovery from Anaerobic Digester (AD) Centrate using an Algal System”, International Conference on Engineering, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2022.
  2. A. Brake, T. Selvaratnam, “Peer Mentorship and a 3D Printed Design-Build-Test Project: Enhancing the First Year Civil Engineering Experience”, ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  3. Haselbach, N. Almeida, T. Selvaratnam, D. Han, “Underground Aggregate Stormwater Infiltration Bed Case Study”, International Low Impact Development Conference 2020, pp. 96-106.

Refereed Conference Presentations

  1. Selvaratnam, H. Kharel, M. Tan. “Algal-Based Bioremediation of Landfill Leachate”, 2022 AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, November 13-18, 2022.
  2. Selvaratnam, H. Kharel, M. Tan. “Algal-Based Bioremediation”, 2022 Algae Biomass Summit, Virtual Conference, October 8-28, 2022.
  3. Selvaratnam. “Lamar University’s Center for Resiliency: A Holistic Approach to Resilience”, Southeast Symposium on Contemporary Engineering Topics, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, September 16, 2022 (Invited Speaker).
  4. Selvaratnam, H. Kharel, M. Tan. “Nutrient and Energy Recovery from Anaerobic Digester (AD) Centrate Using an Algal System”, International Conference on Engineering (ICE 2022), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, August 19, 2022 (Invited Speaker).
  5. M Tan, Selvaratnam. “Removal of Heavy Metals from Municipal Landfill Leachate using Galdieria Sulphuraria”, 2022 SURF Symposium, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, August 5, 2022.
  6. Selvaratnam, H. Kharel, M. Tan. “Algal-based Bioremediation of Landfill Leachate” AEESP Research and Education Conference, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, June, 2022.
  7. Rahman, T. Selvaratnam. “Evaluation of Galdieria Sulphuraria for the Bioremediation of Produced Water”, 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting (Environmental Division), Boston, November 7-19, 2021.
  8. Houston, T. Selvaratnam. “Biological Treatment of Produced Water”, 9th annual Texas STEM Conference, Beaumont, Texas, October 2021.
  9. Tan, T. Selvaratnam. “Studying the Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Galdieria sulphuraria As Flocculation Aid for Improving Algal Harvesting Efficiency”, 9th annual Texas STEM Conference, Beaumont, Texas, October 2021.
  10. Houston, T. Selvaratnam. “Biological Treatment of Produced Water”, 2021 SURF Symposium, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, August 10, 2021.
  11. Tan, T. Selvaratnam. “Studying the Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Galdieria sulphuraria As Flocculation Aid for Improving Algal Harvesting Efficiency”, 2021 SURF Symposium, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, August 10, 2021.
  12. Selvaratnam, C. Houston, M.Tan. “Algal-based Bioremediation of Landfill Leachate”, The 10th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, June 2021.
  13. Houston, T. Selvaratnam. “Development of Algal-based System for Produced Water Bioremediation”, 8th annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Expo 2021, Beaumont, Texas, April 16, 2021.
  14. Nikookara, M. Adesina, Nicholas A. Brake, A. Rahman, T. Selvaratnam. “Sustainability: An Investigation of the Effects of Produced Water as Mixing Water on Mortar and Paste Performance”, Novel Approaches to Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions, NASIS 2021, Virtual Student Conference March 5th - 7th, 2021.
  15. Rahman. S. Pan, T. Selvaratnam. “Cultivation of Halotolerant microalgae Picochlorum Oklahomensis in Hypersaline Produced Water”, 2021 Produced Water Society Seminar to be held on February 23- 24, 2021.
  16. Rahman, T. Benson, T. Selvaratnam. “Sustainable Treatment of Produced Water Using Algae”, AIChE Annual Virtual Meeting in San Francisco, California, November 15- 20, 2020.
  17. Wyche, T. Selvaratnam. “Characterization of Algal-based Extracellular Polymeric Substances”, 8th Annual STEM Conference, Beaumont, Texas, October 24, 2020.
  18. Rodriquez, T. Selvaratnam. “Biological Treatment of Produced Water”, 8th Annual STEM Conference, Beaumont, Texas, October 24, 2020.
  19. Rahman, S. Pan, T. Selvaratnam. “Produced water: A Potential Resource for Halophilic Microalgae Cultivation”, 8th Annual STEM Conference, Beaumont, Texas, October 24, 2020.
  20. Dixon, T. Selvaratnam. “Development of an Algal‐based Landfill Leachate Treatment System, 7th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Expo 2020, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, September 25, 2020.
  21. Brake, T. Selvaratnam., “Peer Mentorship and a 3D Printed Design-Build-Test Project: Enhancing the First Year Civil Engineering Experience”, 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, June 2020.
  22. Haselbach, N. Almeida, T. Selvaratnam, D. Han. “Underground Aggregate Stormwater Infiltration Bed Case Study”, International Low Impact Development (LID), Maryland, July 19-22, 2020.
  23. Haselbach, N. Almeida, T. Selvaratnam, D. Han. “Modeling Underground Aggregate Stormwater Infiltration Beds”, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting, January 2020.
  24. Selvaratnam, S. Pan, D.B. Agusdinata, M. Seger, P.J. Lammers. “New Options for Anaerobic Digester Centrate Nutrient Management Coupled with Energy Management”, The 9th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, Boulder, CO, USA, June 2019 (Invited Speaker).
  25. Selvaratnam, S. Pan, P.J. Lammers. “Anaerobic Digester Centrate Management” AEESP Research and Education Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, May 2019.
  26. Rashid, T. Selvaratnam. “Algal-based Bioremediation”, 5th International Conference on Energy Environment and Sustainable Development, Jamshoro, Pakistan, Nov 14-18, 2018.
  27. J. Lammers, T. Selvaratnam. “Wastewater Treatment Plants as Bio-refineries: New Options for Anaerobic Digester Centrate”, Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), New Orleans, Louisiana, Sept. 29-Oct 3, 2018.
  28. T. Selvaratnam, M. Segar, P.J. Lammers. “Anaerobic Digester Centrate – A Case for Algae-based Energy Production in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems”, In Algal Biomass Summit, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2017 (Invited Speaker).
  29. Selvaratnam, M. Seger, P.J. Lammers. “Ammonium Uptake Kinetics of Galdieria Sulphuraria”, Algae Biomass Summit, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 2016.
  30. M. Seger, T. Selvaratnam, N. Csakan, M. Green, and P.J. Lammers. “Annual Biomass Productivity Utilizing a Crop Rotation Strategy in Photobioreactor Systems”, The Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation. Algae Biomass Summit, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 2016.
  31. T. Selvaratnam, M. Seger, P.J. Lammers. “Nutrient Uptake Kinetics of Galdieria Sulphuraria”, The 6th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts, San Diego, USA, June 2016 (Invited Speaker).
  32. M. Seger, M.F. Green, T. Selvaratnam, N. Csakan, P.J. Lammers. “Molecular Diagnostic Tools (PCR and CAPS-analysis) of Red and Green Algae, an important step in Quality Control of Strain Stocks”, The 6th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts, San Diego, USA, June 2016.
  33. T. Selvaratnam, N. Nagamany, F.O. Holguin, P.J. Lammers. “Maximizing nutrient and energy recovery from urban wastewaters using algal-based systems”, The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts, San Diego, USA, June 2015.
  34. P.J. Lammers, T. Selvaratnam, S.M. Henkanatte-Gedera, M. Seger, S. Deng, T. Muppaneni, N. Nirmalakhandan. “Municipal wastewater treatment with a Red Algal extremophile, Galdieria sulphuraria”, The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts, San Diego, USA, June 2015.
  35. S.M. Henkanatte-Gedera, T. Selvaratnam, N. Nirmalakhandan, W.V. Voorhies, P.J. Lammers. “Algal System for BOD and Nutrient Removal from Urban Wastewater”, The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts, San Diego, USA, June 2015 (Poster).
  36. T. Selvaratnam, N. Nirmalakhandan, P. J. Lammers. “Energy Efficient Urban Wastewater Treatment Using Galdieria Sulphuraria”, 249th ACS Denver National Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA, 22-26, 2015.
  37. T. Muppaneni, K. P. R. Dandamudi, T. Selvaratnam, N. Khandan, T. Schaub, B. Dungan, F. Holguin, P.J. Lammers, W. Voorhies, S. Deng. “Sequential Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Galdieria Sulphuraria Algal Biomass to Enhance Biocrude Oil Yield”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2015.
  38. P. J Lammers, T. Selvaratnam, N. Nirmalakhandan, H. Reddy, S. Deng. “A Route to Algal Biofuels via EcoSystem Services:  The Case for an Extremophile, Galdieria Sulphuraria”, 2nd International Symposium on Energy Challenges & Mechanics, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, August 19-21, 2014.
  39. T. Selvaratnam, A. Pegallapati, N. Khandan, P. J. Lammers. “Algal System for Net Energy Generation and Nutrient Recovery from Urban Wastewaters”, 4th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, Santa Fe, NM, USA, June 15-18, 2014.
  40. M. Seger, W. Van Voorhies, T. Selvaratnam, F. Montoya, N. Khandan, A. Unc, P.J. Lammers. “Genetic Diversity in Galdieria Sulphuraria Strains and Survivability of Wastewater Coliform Bacteria Under Different pH, Temperature, and CO2 Conditions”, 4th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, Santa Fe, NM, USA, June 15-18, 2014 (Poster).
  41. T. Selvaratnam, A.K. Pegallapati, F. Montelya, G. Rodriguez,  N. Nirmalakhandan,  W. Van Voorhies, P.J. Lammers. “Feasibility of Algal Systems for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment”, 3rd International Conference of Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications, Al Ain, UAE, March 2-5, 2014.
  42. H. K. Reddy, T. Muppaneni, S. Ponnusamy, T. Selvaratnam, B. Dungan, N. Nirmalakhandan, T. Schaub, F. Holguin, P.J. Lammers, W. Voorhies, S. Deng. “Kinetic Modeling of Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algal Biomass”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2014.
  43. A. Pegallapati, T. Selvaratnam, N. Khandan, P. J. Lammers. “Sustainable Urban Development: Options for Maximizing Energy Extraction from Domestic Wastewater”, 8th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Sept. 22-27, 2013.
  44. H. K. Reddy, T. Selvaratnam, T. Muppaneni, N. Nirmalakhandan, T. Schaub, B. Dungan, N. S. Appuhamilage, P.J. Lammers, W. Voorhies, and S. Deng. “Algal Biorefinery: Production of Biocrude Oil & Byproducts”, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2013.