Anh Pham

Anh Pham is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He obtained a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Hanoi University of Technology (Vietnam), and M.S. and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (USA). Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, Prof. Pham was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University (Jan 2015- Dec 2018), and a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University (2012 – 2014). His research group applies aquatic chemistry and geochemistry principles and employs analytical chemistry tools to investigate contaminant fate and transformation. Prof. Pham's current research focus is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

• Aquatic Chemistry and Geochemistry, Contaminant Fate and Transport, Remediation of Soil and Groundwater, Emerging contaminants, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Water/Wastewater Treatment

Research Interests, •Soil and groundwater remediation, •Fate, transport, and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), •Passive sampling tools for contaminant monitoring., •Analytical chemistry,

• 2012, Doctorate Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Berkeley, USA
• 2007, Master of Applied Science Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Berkeley, USA
• 2005, Bachelor of Applied Science Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam

• Kim, H., Koster van Groos, P., Zhao, Y., Pham, A. L. T. Removal of PFAS by hydrotalcite: adsorption mechanisms, the effect of adsorbent aging, and thermal regeneration. Water Research, 2024, 121925
• Ozelcaglayan A. C., Parker W. J., Pham A. L. T. The fate of 15 PFAS in two full-scale wastewater sludge handling systems: An interstage mass balance analysis, ACS ES&T Water, 2024, 4, 2361-2368
• Hakimabadi, S. G., Taylor, A., Pham, A. L. T., 2023. Factors affecting the adsorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by colloidal activated carbon. Water Research, 242, 120212.
• Medon B., Pautler B. G, Sweett A., Roberts J., Risacher F. R., D’Agostino L. A., Conder J., Gauthier J. R., Mabury S. A., Patterson A., McIsaac P., Mitzel R., Hakimabadi S. G., Pham A. L. T. A field-validated equilibrium passive sampler for the monitoring of PFAS in sediment pore water and surface water. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 2023, 25, 980-995.
• Ozelcaglayan A. C., Parker W. J., Pham A. L. T. The analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater sludges and biosolids: which adsorbents should be used for the cleanup of extracts? Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2023, 9,794-805.
• Shafieiyoun, Pham A. L. T., Thomson N. R. Evidence of precipitate formation and byproduct transfer to nonaqueous phase liquids as a result of persulfate exposure. Remediation Journal, 2022, 32, 211-219.
• Chow H., Ingelsson M., Roberts E. P. L., Pham, A. L. T. How does periodic polarity reversal affect the faradaic efficiency and electrode fouling during iron electrocoagulation? Water Research, 2021, 203, 117497.
• Kim H. H., Hakimabadi S. G., Pham, A. L. T. Treatment of electrochemical plating wastewater by heterogeneous photocatalysis: the simultaneous removal of 6:2 FTS and hexavalent chromium. RSC Advances, 2021, 11 (59), 37472-37481.
• Chow H., Pham A. L. T. Mitigating electrode fouling in electrocoagulation by means of polarity reversal: the effects of electrode type, current density, and polarity reversal frequency. Water Research, 2021, 197, 117074.
• Kim H., Lee, H., Lee, D., Ko Y., Woo H., Lee J., Lee C., Pham A. L. T. Activation of hydrogen peroxide by a titanium oxide-supported iron catalyst: evidence for surface Fe(IV) and its selectivity. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54, 15424-15432.