Biography
Dr. Tehrani has recently started his tenure-track research position at Temple University. Previously, he has served as an assistant professor of instruction from fall 2013 to fall 2018. His Ph.D. dissertation and post-graduation studies were mainly focused on the employment of molecular biology techniques in environmental engineering. The use of innovative materials and processes is his current passion and new area of research.
Dr. Tehrani has received his Ph.D. from Temple University, department of civil and environmental engineering. He has published the first critical review on the source, fate, and toxicity of OH-PCBs in the environment. He was also the first to systematically study and publish the bacterial degradation pathways for OH-PCBs and genomic responses of bacterial cells exposed to OH-PCBs. He has extensively employed biotechnology tools in investigating bacterial degradation pathways for OH-PCBs. He is currently the chair of the AEESP education committee. He has received his MS degree from the civil engineering department at Dalhousie University in Canada, where he studied arsenic removal from drinking water through adsorption mechanisms.
Webpage: https://www.2dquantom.com/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ry9-ZZQAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests
- Nanobiotechnology and Transcriptomics
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
CEE 2712 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | Undergraduate |
CEE 3711 | Environmental Engineering | Undergraduate |
ENVT 0845 | The Environment | Undergraduate |
CEE 5794 | Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Featured
Subramanian, S., Tehrani, R., & Aken, B.V. (2019). Transcriptomic response of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs). International Journal of Phytoremediation, 21(1), 52-59. doi: 10.1080/15226514.2018.1523872.
Bhalla, R., Tehrani, R., & Aken, B.V. (2016). Toxicity of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (HO-PCBs) using the bioluminescent assay Microtox®. Ecotoxicology, 25(7), 1438-1444. doi: 10.1007/s10646-016-1693-z.
Tehrani, R. & Aken, B.V. (2014). Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in the environment: Sources, fate, and toxicities. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21(10), 6334-6345. doi: 10.1007/s11356-013-1742-6.
Tehrani, R., Lyv, M., Kaveh, R., Schnoor, J., & Aken, B.V. (2012). Biodegradation of mono-hydroxylated PCBs by Burkholderia xenovorans. Biotechnology Letters, 34(12), 2247-2252. doi: 10.1007/s10529-012-1037-x.
Recent
Upadhyay, A., Alimohammadi, F., Aken, B.V., & Tehrani, R. (2021). Biogenic Synthesis of Self-Incorporated Indium Graphitic Composites from Electronic Waste Using Eleocharis acicularis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c04326.
Atmatzidis, K., Alimohammadi, F., Aich, N., & Tehrani, R. (2020). Nano-enhanced Dialytic Fluid Purification: CFD Modeling of Pb(II) Removal by Manganese Oxide. ACS Omega, 5(50), 32697-32705. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05069.
Atmatzidis, K., Alimohammadi, F., Strongin, D., & Tehrani, R. (2020). Biomimetic System for the Application of Nanomaterials in Fluid Purification: Removal of Arsenic with Ferrihydrite. ACS Omega, 5(11), 5873-5880. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04121.
Khajevand, N. & Tehrani, R. (2019). Impact of population change and unemployment rate on Philadelphia's waste disposal. Waste Management, 100, 278-286. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.09.024.
Aken, B.V., Subramanian, S., & Tehrani, R. (2019). Understanding the toxicity of hydroxylated PCBs for plants: A transcriptomic analysis. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 257. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000478861200620&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=abcd71df5a6dac31fd219478b0a9c638.
Tehrani, R., Helferty, J., Kiani, M., Suh, W., & Bellas, E. (2017). A project based approach to introduction to engineering. 2017 FYEE Conference.