Subhabrata Dev

Portrait of Subhabrata Dev
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering
EIB 301Q
(907) 786-0515
sdev@alaska.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mining and Environmental Engineering
  • Master's in Biotechnology
  • Bachelor's in Microbiology

Teaching Responsibilities

  1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  2. Water and Wastewater Treatment Design
  3. Chemical and Physical Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
  4. Solid Waste Systems and Technologies

Research Interests

  • Impact of climate change on Water Quality
  • Critical Minerals Recovery from Mining Wastes
  • Remediation of Emerging Contaminants 
  • Microplastics
  • Wastewater Treatment 

Publications

Journals
  1. Sachan, A., Dev, S., Ghosh, T., Aggarwal, S., Dehghani, F., Martinez, M., Briggs, B. R (2023). Bioweathering using Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 enhances recovery of rare earth elements from Alaskan coal mines. ACS ES&T Engineering, 3: 1686-1693.
  2. Alvey, J., Dev, S., Quiñones, O., Dickenson, E., Aggarwal, S., Dotson, A (2023). Photocatalytic membrane reactor utilizing immobile photocatalytic active layer on membranes for the removal of micropollutants. ACS ES&T Water, 3: 1050-1059.
  3. Rashedin, M., Johnson, B., Dev, S., Whitney, E., Schmidt, J., Madden, D.,M., Aggarwal, S., (2022). Rural Alaska water treatment and distribution systems incur high energy costs: identifying energy drivers using panel data-analysis for 78 communities. ES&T Water, 12: 2668-2676.
  4. Bharadwaj, A.V.S.L., Dev, S., Zhuang, J., Wang, Y., Yoo, C.,G., Jeon, B., H., Aggarwal, S., Park, S., H., Kim, T., H., (2022). Review of chemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass using low-liquid and low-chemical catalysts for effective bioconversion. Bioresource Technology, 368: 128339.
  5. Hossain, A., Baghirzade, B., Apul, O., Kirisits, M. J., Dev, S., Das, S., Islam, S., Lai, C. Y., Huntington, H., Umanzor, S., Chen, W. T., Aggarwal, S., Saleh, N., (2022). Symbiotic Engineering: A Novel Approach for Environmental Remediation. ACS ES&T Engineering, 2: 606-616.
  6. Dev, S., Galey, M., Chun, C., Novotny, C., Ghosh, T., Aggarwal, S., (2021). Enrichment of Psychrophilic and Acidophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial Consortia - A Solution toward Acid Mine Drainage Treatment in Cold Regions. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 23: 2007-2020.
  7. Dev, S., Barnes, D., Kadir, A., Betha, R., Aggarwal, S., (2021). Outdoor and indoor concentrations of size-resolved particulate matter during a wildfire episode in interior Alaska and the impact of ventilation. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 15: 149-158.
  8. Mehrotra, T., Dev, S., Banerjee, A., Chatterjeee, A., Singh, R., Aggarwal, S., (2021). Use of Immobilized Bacteria for Environmental Bioremediation: A Review. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9: 105920.
  9. Huntington, H., P., Schmidt, J., I., Loring, P., A., Whitney, E., Aggarwal, S., Byrd, A., G., Dev., S., Dotson, A., D., Huang, D., Johnson, B., Karenzi, J., Penn, H., J., F., Salmon, A., Sambor, D., J., Schnabel, W., E., Wies, R. W., Wilber., M., (2021). Applying the FEW nexus concept at the local scale. Nature Sustainability 4: 672-679.
  10. Eichelberger, L., Dev, S., Barnes, D., Bortz, E., Briggs, B., R., Cochran, P., Dotson, A., D., Drown, D., M., Hahn, M., B., Mattos, K., Aggarwal, S., (2021). Implications of inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure for community spread of COVID-19 in remote Alaskan communities. Science of The Total Environment 776: 145842.
  11. Dev, S., Khamkhash, A., Ghosh, T., Aggarwal, S., (2020). Adsorptive removal of Se(IV) by citrus peels: Effect of adsorbent entrapment in calcium alginate beads. ACS Omega 5(28): 17215-17222.
  12. Dev, S., Sachan, A., Dehghani, F., Ghose, T., Briggs, B., Aggarwal, S., (2020). Mechanism of biological recovery of rare-earth elements from industrial and electronic wastes: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal 397: 1-17.
  13. Dev, S., Saha, S., Kurade, M., B, Salama, E., S., El-Dalatony, M., M., Ha, G., S., Chang, S., W., Jeon, B., H., (2019). Perspective on anaerobic digestion for biomethanation in cold environments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 103: 85-95.
  14. Salama, E., S., Saha, S., Kurade, M., B., Dev, S., Chang, S., W., Jeon, B., H., (2019). Recent trends in anaerobic co-digestion: fat, oil and grease (FOG) for enhanced biomethanation. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 70: 22-42.
  15. Salama, E., S., Roh, H., S., Dev, S., Khan, M., A., Abou-Shanab, R., A., I., Chang, S., W., Jeon, B., H., (2019). Algae as a green technology for heavy metals removal from various wastewater. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 75: 1-19.
  16. Dev, S., Roy, S., Bhattacharya, J., (2017). Optimization of the operation of packed bed bioreactor to improve the sulfate and metal removal from acid mine drainage. Journal of Environmental Management 200: 135 – 144.
  17. Dev, S., Roy, S., Bhattacharya, J., (2016). Understanding the performance of sulfate reducing bacteria based packed bed reactor by growth kinetics study and microbial profiling. Journal of Environmental Management 177: 101-110.
  18. Dev, S., Roy, S., Das, D., Bhattacharya, J., (2015). Improvement of biological sulfate reduction by supplementation of nitrogen rich extract prepared from organic marine wastes. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 104: 264 – 273.
  19. Dev, S., Patra, A., K., Mukherjee, A., Bhattacharya, J., (2015). Suitability of different growth substrates as source of nitrogen for sulfate reducing bacteria. Biodegradation 26: 415 – 430.
  20. Dev, S., Bhattacharya, J., (2014). Use of marine waste extract as a nitrogen source for biological sulfate reduction: development of a suitable alternative. Mine Water and the Environment 33: 362 – 371.
  21. Das, B., K., Roy, S., Dev, S., Das, D., Bhattacharya, J., (2015). Improvement of the degradation of sulfate rich wastewater using sweetmeat waste (SMW) as nutrient supplement. Journal of Hazardous Materials 300: 796 – 807.

Bookand Chapters
  1. Bhattacharya,J.,Dev, S, Das, B, K, (2017). Innovations in low cost wastewater bioremediation technology. Accepted. 1st Edition, PaperbackISBN:9780128125106, Elsevier,NewYork,p. 336.
  2. Bhattacharya, J., Das, B.,Dev, S.(2022). Subchapter 3.5-Geogenic sulfate-rich wastewater: Sources, characteristics, effects and treatment technologies. in: Innovative Exploration Methods for Minerals, Oil, Gas, and Groundwater for Sustainable Development, (Eds.) A.K. Moitra, J.R. Kayal, B. Mukerji, J. Bhattacharya, A.K. Das,Elsevier, pp. 249-273.

Conferences
  1. Dev, S., Galey, M., Chun, C., Novotny, C., Ghosh, T., Aggarwal, S. (2022). Psychrophilic and Acidophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial consortium enriched from Arctic mine sediments could assist in developing biological treatment of Acid Mine Drainage in Cold Regions. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors research and education conference, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, June 28-30, 2022.
  2. Yang, Q., Aggarwal, S., Dev, S. (2022). Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage using Sulfidogenic Packed Bed Bioreactor at low temperatures. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors research and education conference, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, June 28-30, 2022.
  3. Hasan, M. I., Kabir, F., Matson, S., Haan, T. J., Seitz, T. J., Dev, S., Drown, D., Aggarwal,4 S. (2022). Implications of COVID-19 Building Closures on the Water Quality Within an Above-ground Water Distribution System in Alaska. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors research and education conference, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, June 28-30, 2022.
  4. Rashedin, M., Dev, S., Aggarwal, S. (2022). Impact of Continuous and Intermittent Aeration on Performance of Biological Aerated Filter System for Wastewater Treatment. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors research and education conference, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, June 28-30, 2022.
  5. Betha, R., Kanagaratnam, K., McKinney, K., Hewitt, A., Aggarwal, S., Dev, S., Pride, S., (2022). Sources and Characteristics of Wintertime Subarctic Aerosols in Interior Alaska. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors research and education conference, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, June 28-30, 2022.
  6. McKinney, K., Kanagaratnam, S., Hewitt, A., Betha, R., Aggarwal, S., Dev, S., Pride, D. (2022). Insights into Bioaerosols in Subarctic Interior Alaska. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors research and education conference, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, June 28-30, 2022.
  7. Dev, S., Galey, M., Chun, C., Novotny, C., Ghosh, T., Aggarwal, S., (2021). Enriching Psychrophilic and Acidophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial Consortium from mine sediments could assist in the biological treatment of Acid Mine Drainage in Cold Regions. IWA 9th Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Conference, 18-20 October, 2021, Delft, Netherlands.
  8. Aggarwal, S., Dev, S., Rashedin, M., Whitney, E., W., Madden, D., (2020). Electrical energy consumption for domestic water treatment and distribution in remote Alaskan communities. AGU Fall Meeting 2020.
  9. Dev, S. (2019). Marine waste extract as cost-effective nitrogen supplement to improve the biological treatment of acid mine water. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors research and education conference, Arizona State University, USA, May 14-16, 2019.
  10. Jang, J-Y, Dev, S., Lee, S-H, Jeon, B-H (2018). Pyrolytic treatment for the remediation of crude oil contaminated soil. American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  11. Dev, S., Bhattacharya, J., (2015). Assessment of biological sulfate reduction efficiency of Desulfovibrio vulgaris using marine waste extract as a nitrogen source. International conference on processing of lean grade and urban ores, CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur, India.
  12. Dev, S., Bhattacharya, J., (2014). Sulfate Reduction and Growth Kinetics of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria While Using Marine Waste Extract as Nitrogen Source. – In: Sui, Wanghua; Sun, Yajun & Wang, Changshen: An Interdisciplinary Response to Mine Water Challenges. – p. 636 – 639; Xuzhou, China (China University of Mining and Technology). ISBN 978-7-5646-2437-8.
  13. Dev, S., Patra, A., K., Bhattacharya, J., (2013). Sulfate Reduction Performance of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria Using Marine Waste Extract as Nitrogen Source. – In: Brown, A.; Figueroa, L. & Wolkersdorfer, Ch : Reliable Mine Water Technology, Vol I, p. 325 – 331; Denver, Colorado, USA. ISBN 978-0-615-79385-6.

Career History/Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, Jan. 2024- Present
Research Assistant Professor, Water and Environmental Research Centre, Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Sept. 2021- Jan. 2024.
Postdoctoral research fellow, Water and Environmental Research Centre & Mineral Industry Research Laboratory, Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Jul. 2018- Sept. 2021.
Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul Korea. Apr. 2017- Feb. 2018.
Project associate, Department of Mining Engineering, Project associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Mar. 2016- Jan. 2017.
Research scholar, Department of Mining Engineering, Project associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Sept. 2012- Feb. 2016
Civil Engineering Faculty