Dr. Ramesh Goel

Education

• Postdoc, Environmental Engineering, The University of Wisconsin, Madison (With Dr. Daniel Noguera), 2005
• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, The University of South Carolina, Columbia (With Dr. Joe Flora), 2003
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 1996
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 1994

Overview

Resilient wastewater treatment using innovative biotechnologies, surface water quality, environmental sustainability using microbial ecology in engineered bioreactors and natural ecosystems, virology with a specific focus on bacteriophages, food sustainability through agricultural sustainability, management of emerging pollutants (PFAS), the nitrogen cycle in engineered and natural ecosystems, and bioinformatics and big data. Nearly $5.5 million in research projects ongoing. More than 100 research articles (ES&T, Water Research, Nature Communications, Chemosphere, Bioresource Technology, Scientific Reports, J of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Pollution, and more) and more than 200 conference papers/presentations.

Awards and Recognition

• Outstanding reviewer – Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology; A Royal Society of Chemistry Journal, 2020
• AEESP Outstanding service award, 2019
• Outstanding researcher, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2018
• Outstanding mentor; Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2017
• Outstanding researcher, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2016
• Outstanding mentor; Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2015
• Outstanding mentor; Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2014
• Best Environmental Engineering Education Paper, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Atlanta, 2013
• Appreciation letter from the office of the president for K-12 educational outreach, 2013
• NSF CAREER Award (Environmental Engineering), 2011
• Outstanding researcher, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2009
• Best student advisor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2009
• Best teaching award for tenure-track faculty, Civil & Environmental Engineering, U of Utah, 2008
• Best Poster, WEFTEC, Chicago, 2008
• Outstanding Graduate Student, College of Engineering, U of South Carolina, 2003

Recent Publications

1. Qureshi, T., Goswami, A., Murthy, S., Giraldo, E. and Goel, R. (2026). Process intensification using reactive migrating carrier for biomass densification and micropollutant management, Under Review in Bioresource Technology.

2. Steger, N.R., Masset, E., Rizos, C.M., Sarrion, A., Flora, J.R.V., Goel, R., Liu, L. and Berge, N. (2026). Laboratory evaluation of water washing as a post-processing strategy for food waste-derived hydrochar intended for use as a soil amendment. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 16:364.

3. Zabrecky, J.M., Elliot, T.A., Hickey, M. Bouma-Gregson, K., Boyer, G.L., Fitzpatrick, R.M., Goel, R., Johnson, G., Manzoor, F., Sohrab, A., Stancheva, R., Triumph, Z. and Blaszczak, J.R. (2026). Algal and bacterial assemblages associated with benthic cyanobacteria Microcoleus and Anabaena vary among rivers and with anatoxin detection in northern California rivers. In Review in Harmful Algae.