Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Assistant Professor
- US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
- 0519085256
Summary
Assistant Professor (PhD in Civil Engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA), Specializes in energy efficient wastewater treatment technologies and algal based biofuels
Academic Background
PhD
(Wastewater Treatment, Oxygenic Photogranules) University of Massachusetts at Amherst
September 01, 2015 - September 01, 2020
Honours and Awards
President's Gold Medal
Awarded for B.E. Environmental Engineering
April 18, 2013
President's Gold Medal
Awarded for MS Energy Systems Engineering
April 18, 2018
Publications
Parametric analysis and prototype development of smog-free tower for sustainable urban environment
July 30, 2025
Separation and Purification Technology - Volume 362, Part 2, Article Number 131776
Investigating the impact of oxygenic photo granules (OPGs) structure on wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation
June 01, 2025
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 13, Issue 3, Article Number 116838
A review on characteristics and synergistic behaviour of coal-biomass blends in co-pyrolysis process for bioenergy generation
May 10, 2025
Carbon Letters - Pages 1-40
Performance prediction of sludge volume index of oxygenic photogranule based wastewater treatment system using machine learning algorithms
September 03, 2024
Journal of Water Process Engineering - Volume 66, Article Number 106064
Current and future implications of bitcoin mining on energy and climate change
April 26, 2024
MRS Energy and Sustainability - Pages: 14
The Coupled Effect of Light and Iron on the Photogranulation Phenomenon
June 05, 2023
Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) - Volume 57, No. 24, Pages 9086-9095
The fate and dynamics of iron during the transformation of activated sludge into oxygenic photogranules (OPGs) under hydrodynamic batch conditions for environmental applications
August 01, 2022
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 10, Issue 4, Article Number 108190
Investigating the characterisation, kinetic mechanism, and thermodynamic behaviour of coal-biomass blends in co-pyrolysis process
July 01, 2022
Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Volume 163, Pages 645-658
Thermokinetics synergistic effects on co-pyrolysis of coal and rice husk blends for bioenergy production
June 15, 2022
Fuel - Volume 318, Article Number 123685
Environmental Impact Assessments of the Renewable Energy Technologies Adaptation
May 17, 2022
Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Technology - Volume 5, Number 2, Pages 100-103
Photogranulation in a Hydrostatic Environment Occurs with Limitation of Iron
August 03, 2021
Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) - Volume 55(15), Pages 10672-10683
Hydrodynamic granulation of oxygenic photogranules
February 01, 2021
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology - Volume 7, Pages 427-440
Development of Cost-Effective Fertilizer-Based Media for the Microalgae Cultivation Aimed at Effective Biomass Production
December 01, 2020
NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences - Volume 13, No. 2, Pages 45-51
Growth Progression of Oxygenic Photogranules and Its Impact on Bioactivity for Aeration-Free Wastewater Treatment
January 07, 2020
Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) - Volume 54(1), Pages 486-496
Effects of seeding density on photogranulation and the start-up of the oxygenic photogranule process for aeration-free wastewater treatment
June 01, 2019
Algal Research - Volume 40, Article No.101495
Fermentation of Sugarcane Molasses Using Zymomonas Mobilis for Enhanced Bioethanol Production
April 11, 2018
Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology - Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 31-38
Physical abrasion method using submerged spike balls to remove algal biofilm from photobioreactors
December 02, 2017
BMC Research Notes - Volume 10, Issue 1, Article Number 666
Wastewater treatment by local microalgae strains for CO2 sequestration and biofuel production
November 01, 2017
Applied Water Science - Volume 7, Issue 7, Pages 4151-4158
Comparative study of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses by using Zymomonas mobilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
August 24, 2015
African Journal of Biotechnology - Volume 14, Issue 31, Pages 2455-2462
Conferences
Plastic recycling via catalytic pyrolysis for energy generation
June 17, 2024 - June 20, 2024
Ali Raza, Dr Asif Hussain Khoja, Dr Abeera Ayaz Ansari, Waqar ul Habib Khan, Dr Salman Raza Naqvi, Kinza Rizwan, Ghayoor Abbas,
24th EEEIC International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Socio-economic impacts of micro hydro power (MHP) electrification on the rural community of Pakistan: a case study of 150 kw MHP plant at village Lalkoo (Swat)
December 14, 2023 - December 15, 2023
Bilal Ayaz Khan, Dr Abeera Ayaz Ansari, Dr Muhammad Yousif,
5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2023)
Bioethanol Production from sugarcane Molasses by using Zymomonas mobilis
October 22, 2014 - October 24, 2014
Asif Hussain Khoja, Dr. Abeera Ayaz Ansari, Azra Nawar, Hamza Ehsan, Ehsan Ali,
3rd International Conference on Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development (EESD2014)