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Benjamin S. Magbanua, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
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Benjamin S. Magbanua, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
Undergraduate Coordinator and Associate Professor
Office: 235N Walker Engineering Building
magbanua@cee.msstate.edu
P
662.325.9777
Education
Ph.D., Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Vanderbilt University, May 1994.
Major Area: Water Quality Engineering
Minor Areas: Hazardous Waste Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Substrate Conversion and Soluble Microbial Product Formation in Dual Substrate
Aerobic Biotreatment Systems
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines, 1987.
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines, 1982.
Research Interests
Biotreatment and bioremediation processes
Biological process kinetics and modeling, including uncertainty and reliability analysis
Biodegradation and fate of xenobiotic compounds in engineered systems
Pathogen destruction in chemical and biological treatment processes
Microbial ecology and population dynamics of engineered systems and contaminated environments
Metabolic regulation in bioreactor systems
Application of biochemical assays and techniques to environmental systems
Phytoremediation of organic contaminants
Teaching Interests
Biological wastewater treatment and process simulation
Unit operations, unit processes and reactor engineering applications in environmental engineering
Water and wastewater treatment
Hazardous waste engineering
Fundamentals of environmental engineering
Fundamentals of environmental chemistry and environmental microbiology
Service Interests
Professional Memberships – American Society of Civil Engineers, Water Environment Federation
Judge, Student Research Poster Competition
Manuscript/technical review for 22 publications, 5 funding agencies