Banu Örmeci

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair
(Tier II) in Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Teaching Assignment 2011-2012

On Sabbatical

Previous Assignments

  • ENVE4005 Wastewater Treatment Principles and Design
  • ENVE5701 Sludge Treatment and Disposal
  • ENVE4907 4th Year Research Project – Project Supervisor
  • ENVE4908 4th Year Design Project – Project Supervisor

Research Interests

Water and wastewater disinfection, biosolids treatment and disposal, advanced UV processes, fate and persistence of contaminants.  Check out videos:

Honours and Awards

  • 2011 Graduate Student Mentor Award, Carleton University
  • 2010 OCRI Research Award Finalist
  • 2008 Outstanding Young Scientist, Royal Society of Canada and InterAcademy Panel
  • 2007 Ontario Early Researcher Award
  • 2007 Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Wastewater and Public Health Engineering
  • 2007 Canada Foundation for Innovation – Leaders’ Opportunity Fund
  • 2006 Research Achievement Award
  • 2006 Carty Research Fellowship
  • 2005-2006 Teaching Excellence Award

Post Doctoral Fellows

Meaghan Gibbons

Graduate Students

M.A.Sc. (In Prog.)
James Alexander Brian Diak
Ph.D. (In Prog.) Freeze-thaw Treatment of Wastewater Sludges Using Ferrate(VI) Oxidation and Lime Stabilisation as a Pre- and Post-Treatment
Graham Houze
M.Eng. (Project) (In Prog.)
Kerim Kollu
Ph.D. (In Prog.) Investigation of Factors that Limit the Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Efficiency of Water and Wastewater
Natalie Estelle Lucie Marie Linklater
Ph.D. (In Prog.) Sequential disinfection of wastewater using low and medium pressure ultraviolet irradiation and chlorine-free chemicals.
Audrey Murray
Ph.D. (In Prog.) Use of Molecularly Imprinted and Non-imprinted Polymers for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Ziyad Muslat
Ph.D. (In Prog.)
M.Eng. (Coursework) (In Prog.)
M.A.Sc. (In Prog.)
Golam Sharif
M.Eng. (Coursework) (In Prog.)
Fariba Shiran
M.Eng. (Coursework) (In Prog.)
Sahar Soleimani
Ph.D. (In Prog.) Prevention and Control of Microbiologically Influenced Concrete Deterioration in Wastewater Concrete Structures using E.coli Biofilm
Shweta Tambde
M.Eng. (Project) (2011) Exploring an Entrapment Technology for Application in Coagulation and Flocculation Processes for Treatment of Water
Natalie Estelle Lucie Marie Linklater
M.A.Sc. (2010) Evaluation of the ATP Bioluminescence Assay as a Real-time Monitoring Tool for Surface Water Monitoring and Disinfection Performance
Ann McAlduff Juurlink
M.Eng. (Coursework) (2010)
Audrey Murray
M.A.Sc. (2009) Evaluation of Molecularly Imprinted and Non-Imprinted Nanoparticles for Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Surface Water and Wastewater.
James Alexander Brian Diak
M.A.Sc. (2008) Effect of enzyme additions, micro-aeration and grinding on septic tank performance and sludge accumulation rates.
Elizabeth Mundiyattu Issac
M.Eng. (Coursework) (2008)
Kerim Kollu
M.A.Sc. (2008) Effect of particles and bio-flocculation on ultraviolet disinfection.
Julie Gardner
M.A.Sc. (2007) Fate, Survival and Growth of Fecal Coliforms through Centrifuge Dewatering
Ayaz Ahmad
M.Eng. (2007) An Indirect Method for Shear Measurements in Conditioned Wastewater Sludges

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