Ali K. Oskouie , Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

Office: Alumni Memorial Hall Room 208
Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: 708.588.4070
Fax: 708.780.6706
Email: oskouie@iit.edu

Expertise

Advanced Statistical Methods for Environmental, Chemical and Biological Sciences
Mathematical Modeling and Optimization of Complex Environmental Systems
Modeling and Control of Air Pollutants and Odors Emissions
Biological Treatment of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
Nanotechnology (laser-based fine particle characterizatrion)
Design of Air and Water Pollution Control Systems
Water Resources and Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Stormwater Management
Energy Management for Wastewater Treatment Plants
Aerosol Characterization and Mechanics
Experimental and Mathematical Modeling of Aerodynamic and Hydrodynamics as Applied to Environmental Systems

Education

PhD, Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1996
Post-Doc Fellow, Illinois Institute of Technology and American Air-Liquide
MSE, Water Resources and Hydraulics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1990
BSc, Water Resources and Hydraulics, University of Tabriz, Iran, 1986

Curriculum Vitae

Research & Major Accomplishments

Dr, Oskouie has taught 14 different graduate level courses at IIT for the past 12 years in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering; Environmental Management, Stuart Graduate School of Business; and Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences. Dr. Oskouie has served as a consultant for R&D division of laser –based particle size analyzer manufacturer in Massachusetts, has conducted postdoctoral work on fluid dynamics on characterization of air and water pollutants, and has established particle technology laboratory at IIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering. He has also developed an educational and research partnership with Chicago Department of Water Management. He serves as a full time Research Scientist at the Research Division of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago which includes 7 treatment plants in the Chicago area. He conducts full scale, and laboratory testing as well as modeling for wastewater systems at the MWRDGC. Some of his areas of research at IIT and at the MWRDGC are as follows:

• Biological, Physical and Chemical Treatment of Wastewater

• Modeling Gaseous Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Processes

• Renewable Energy

• Odors and Corrosion in Large Wastewater Interceptors

• Parametrization for Modeling Engineering Systems

• Aerosol Sampling, Measurement and Control

• Hydrological Processes and Hydraulic Systems Analysis

• Modeling Supersonic Flow Field for Characterization of Fine Particles

• Characterization of Surfactants using Innovative on-Line Techniques

• Modeling Dry Deposition of Atmospheric Pollutants

• Computational Fluid Dynamics

Current Projects

Energy Management for Treatment Plants
Hydraulics and Hydrological Modeling
Characterization of Particles for Biomedical Applications
New Polymer Development for Removal of Taste and Odor Causing Organic Compounds from Lake Michigan
Development of TeleAroma Drive for Web-Based Dissemination of Odors
Innovative Methods for Surfractant and Polymer Characterization
Wastewater Disinfection and Deodorizations
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wastewater Plants
Advanced Computational Modeling for Two-Phase Flow Systems

Awards/Honors

Who's Who in Science and Engineering; Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World for Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in Scince and Engineering

Patents

Apparatus for Generating Aroma Upon Electrical Signal, US Patents #6004516 and #6548025, published in Washinton Post, Science Section, November 22, 1999

Books

Co-Author with K.E. Noll - Solutions Manual for "Fundamentals of Air Quality Systems: Design of Air Pollution Control Devices." American Academy of Environmental Engineers.

Selected Publications

Oskouie A., Lordi D., Granato T., Kollias L. Plant Specific Correlations to Predict the Total VOC Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants, Atmospheric Environment, 42 (2008), 4530-4539.

Rashmawi K., Oskouie A., Noll. K. E. Development of a Copolymer for Removal of Taste-and-Odor causing Compounds from Lake Michigan Water.ASCE, J. of Environmental Engineering, 134 (7) July 1, 2008.

Oskouie, A., Lordi, D. T., Sawyer, B., Lanyon, R. Comment on “ Locating and Quantifying PCB Sources in Chicago: Receptor Modeling and Field Sampling” Environ. Sci Technol, 37 (24): 5837 (2003).

Lestari, P., Oskouie, A., Noll K. E. Size Distribution and Dry Deposition of Particulate Mass, Sulfate and Nitrate in an Urban Area," Atmospheric Environment, 37 (2003), 2507-2516.

Oskouie, A., Noll, K. E., Wang H-C. "Minimizing the Effect of Density in Determination of Particle Aerodynamic Diameter Using a Time of Flight (TOF) Instrument," J. Aerosol Science, 34: 501-506 (2002).

Oskouie A., Noll K.E., Wang H-C. Determination of Particle Diameter and Lumped Density and Shape Factor Using a Three-Beam Time-of-Fight (TOF) Instrument, J. Aerosol Sci. 33(8), 17-30 (2002).

Oskouie A., et al.: Dependency of the Highest occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) Electron Density on the Freundlich Exponent. Carbon, 40(8): 1199-1202 (2002).

Noll K. E., Jackson M., Oskouie A. Development of Atmospheric particle Dry Deposition Model. Aerosol Sci. and Technol, 35: 627-636 (2001).

Mura Y., Chang H. T., Oskouie A., Noll K.E. Dependency of the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) Electron density on Freundlich Exponent. Refereed proceeding on Adsorption Science and Technology, Australia, May 2000.

Rasuli P., Rasouli F, Oskouie A., Morrish W. An Expert System for the Diagnosis of Brain lesions based on their features Depicted on MR and CT, PC AI, November-December, 1999.

Kucuk S., Oskouie A., Cinar A. Particle trajectory in riser using finite element method (Presented at AICHE bioengineering division, November1999).

Kucuk S., Oskouie A., Cinar, A., Numerical study on solid-liquid flow in a riser, (Presented at AICHE bio-engineering division, November 1999)

Oskouie A., Wang H-C., Noll K. E., Mavliev R. Calculated calibration curves for particle size determination based on time-of-flight, J. Aerosol Sci. and Technol. 29:433-441 (1998)

Oskouie, A., Rasouli, P. Gallegos, M., Aderangi, N. Evaluation of embolization particles using on-line light scattering particle size analyzer in normal saline and non-ionic contrast medium solution, (Presented at the 4th Annual AIChE, Chicago Section, Northwestern University, (First Place Winner) Evanston, Illinois (1998).

Oskouie A., Wang H-C. Noll K. E. On the drag coefficient for calculating the calibration curves for API Aerosizer. (Presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) in Orlando-Florida, 1996).

Oskouie A., Wang H-C., Noll K.E. Theoretical study on simultaneous determination of particle size, density and shape factor using time-of-flight sizers. (Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) in Pittsburgh,1995).

Professional Society Memberships

Editorial Board Service

Co-editor of fluid particle interactions symposiums (American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AIChE, 1999
Peer Review Board Member, Environmental Science and Technology, 2003-present
Peer Review Board Member, ASCE, J, of Environmental Engineering, 2003-present
Peer Review Board Member, Journal of Atmospheric Envrionment, 2004-present
Peer Review Board Member, Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 2004
Peer Review Board Member, Journal of Aerosol Science and Technology, 2005-present
Peer Review Board Member, Session Chair of AIChE World Congress on Numerical Simulation of Fluid/Particle Flow Systems, 2006
Peer Review Board Member, Energy Exploratory Team Member of Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) to develop RFPs for Water and Wastewater Industry, 2006-present