Pascal Elias Saikaly is a Lebanese professor of Environmental Science and Engineering. He is best known for the use of omics for applied studies of microbiology in engineered and natural wastewater treatment systems, including bioelectrochemistry, membrane bioreactors, and granular sludge.[1][2][3][4]
Pascal Saikaly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pascal Elias Saikaly |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering |
| Known for | Bioelectrochemistry |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut University of Cincinnati |
| Thesis | Ecological Approach to Mitigate Toxic Shock Loads in Activated Sludge Systems (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel Oerther |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Environmental engineering |
| Sub-discipline | Wastewater treatment |
| Institutions | American University of Beirut King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
| Website | https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/pascal-saikaly |
Saikaly collaborates with and leads teams of scientist and engineers who have developed novel approach to harvest electrical energy from wastewater while simultaneously producing useful byproducts.[5] In particular, he combines advances from nanotechnology and materials research with advances from microbial ecology to develop devices to create bioelectricity.[6] This work supports the long-term strategic efforts of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to research and commercialize alternative sources of energy. Saikaly's research addresses broader issues of importance in water-limited environments, including the use of seawater for toilet flushing.[7]
Education
editSaikaly earned his B.S. and M.S. from the American University of Beirut. In 2005, he completed his Ph.D. at the University of Cincinnati. From 2005 to 2007, he was completed postdoctoral studies at North Carolina State University. From 2008 to 2010, he was an assistant professor at the American University of Beirut. In 2010, he joined the faculty of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, where he is currently a full professor.
Bibliography
editSaikaly has more than 100 publications listed on Scopus that have been cited a total of more than 3000 times, giving him an h-index of more than 30. His most cited articles include:
- Saikaly, Pascal; Stroot, Peter; Oerther, Daniel (2005). "Use of 16S rRNA gene terminal restriction fragment analysis to assess the impact of solids retention time on the bacterial diversity of activated sludge". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71 (10): 5814–5822. Bibcode:2005ApEnM..71.5814S. doi:10.1128/AEM.71.10.5814-5822.2005. PMC 1265999. PMID 16204492.
- Maleb, Lilian; Le-Clech, Pierre; Vrouwenvelder, Johannes; Ayoub, George; Saikaly, Pascal (2013). "Do biological-based strategies hold promise to biofouling control in MBRs?". Water Research. 47 (15): 25447–5463. Bibcode:2013WatRe..47.5447M. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.033. PMID 23863390.
- Logan, Bruce; Wallack, Maxwell; Kim, K-Y; Hu, Weihua; Feng, Yuejeng; Saikaly, Pascal (2015). "Assessment of Microbial Fuel Cell Configurations and Power Densities". Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 2 (8): 206–214. doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00180. hdl:10754/561402.
References
edit- ^ Bashraheel, Aseel (2020-01-21). "A Saudi Eco-friendly food waste startup brings value-added benefits". Arab News. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Briny Pool Bacteria Can Clean Up and Power Up". R and D World. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Serving the unserved population of Saudi Arabia with KAUST invented decentralized wastewater recycling system". Water Desalination and Reuse Center. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "ISMET Awards 2020". The International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "KAUST team develops new chemolithoautotroph bioreactor to convert CO2 to chemicals". Green Car Congress. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Bionic catalysts to produce clean energy". Phys.org. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Scientists Are Considering Using Saltwater Instead Of Freshwater In Your Toilet, Here's Why". Moms.com. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
