RESEARCH INTERESTS

¨      Major research topics of interest include:
¨      Conversion of biomass and organic wastes into energy
¨      Kinetics and simulation of bioconversion processes
¨      Water quality
¨      Fate and transport of non-point source pollutants
¨      Modeling

EDUCATION

Ph.D.   Environmental and Biological Systems Engineering
            University of California, Davis (UC Davis), 1988

M.S.    Applied Mechanics & Engineering Science.
            University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), 1982

B.S.     Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)
            United States International University (USIU), San Diego, 1980

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate   

Statics, ECI 35
Engineering Economics, E-106
Electric Motor Equipment, E-111
Water Quality Management, ECI-148
Solid Waste Management, ECI-147

Graduate          

Water and Wastewater Treatment, ECI-243A&B
Conversion of Organic Solid Waste into Energy, ECI-298

Professional      

Bioconversion of Biodegradable Waste into Energy
Advanced Composting, Solid Waste Management Technologies
Solid Waste Management Problem Solving
Biotreatment of Toxic Organic Chemical Wastes

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

¨      Characterization of highway runoff pollutants.
¨      Comprehensive water quality database with data analysis tool and map objects interface capabilities.
¨      Dynamics of particle size distribution and their relationships with runoff contaminants.
¨      Electronic data deliverable and data validation software.
¨      First flush of pollutants based on particle size distribution and toxicity
¨      GIS model to predict storm water pollutant mass loading from different land use.
¨      Impact of variables on highway runoff pollutant concentrations.
¨      Pollutographs and loadographs of organic and inorganic pollutants.
¨      Procedures to analyze censored water quality.

RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES

¨      June 2002: Major contributor and organizer of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
      workshop on Stormwater Monitoring Techniques, 2002.
¨      2000-present: Editorial Board Member of Stormwater, the Journal of Surface Water Quality.
¨      2000-present: Elected Member of the Board of Directors for UC Davis Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA).
¨      1998-present: Serving as the technical advisory committee for Caltrans, Storm Water Management Program.
¨      1992-present: Peer reviewer of scientific articles for journals of: ASCE Environmental Engineering,
      Water Science and Technology, Environmental Science and Technology, Water Environment Research,
      Biomass and Bioenergy, Environmental Technology, Biocycle, MSW Management,
      Solid Waste Technology and Management and Transportation Research Records.

PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

¨      Worked for and with the following environmental consulting firms to solve many challenging problems
       related to wastewater, solid waste, biomass, energy recovery, and non-point source pollution:
¨      Brown and Caldwell
¨      California Waste Recovery Systems, Inc.
¨      Camp Dresser and McKee (CDM), Inc.
¨      CH2MHILL
¨      Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.
¨      Institute for Applied Research
¨      Integrated Recycling, Inc.
¨      IT Corporation
¨      Kinetics Laboratory, Inc.
¨      Laboratory Data Consultants, Inc.
¨      Larry Walker and Associates, Inc.
¨      Law Crandall Environmental Engineering and Services
¨      Microgen Corporation
¨      Montgomery Watson, Inc.
¨      Pan American Resources, Inc.
¨      Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation
¨      URS Corporation
¨      Vector Engineering, Inc.
¨      Western Environmental Science and Technology Wildermuth Environmental, Inc.

HONORS AND AWARDS

¨      A Closer Look at University Teaching Award, UC Davis.
¨      Academic Federation International Traveling Award, UC Davis.
¨      Academic Federation Professional Development Award, UC Davis.
¨      Certificate of Appreciation, California Integrated Waste Management Board.
¨      Distinguished Achievement Award, finalist, UC Davis.
¨      Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, finalist, UC Davis.
¨      Distinguished Scholar Tuition Fee Fellowship, UC Davis.
¨      Elected Graduate Student Representative, in the Graduate Student Association at UC Davis.
¨      Elected president of Alpha Epsilon, Engineering Honorary Society, UC Davis.
¨      Jastro-Shields Research Foundation Scholarship, UC Davis.
¨      National Dean's List, USIU, San Diego, CA.    
¨      Ten and Fifteen Years Service Awards, UC Davis.
¨      University of California Washington Center Research Award, UC Davis.

PUBLICATIONS

Textbooks and Solution Manuals

Text Book      Contributing author of Chapter 14 of  “Integrated Waste Management:
1993                Engineering Principles and Management Issues.”  McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, NY, 1993,
                       by Tchobanoglous, G., Theisen, H. and Vigil, S.

Solution           Co-author of the solutions manual to accompany “Small and
Manual 1        Decentralized Wastewater Management Systems.”  WCB/McGraw-Hill Inc.
1998                New York, NY, by Crites, R. and G. Tchobanoglous.

Solution           Prepared problems for Chapter 14 with solutions for the manual to accompany
Manual 2        “Integrated Waste Management: Engineering Principles and Management
1993                Issues.”  McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, NY, by Tchobanoglous, G., Theisen, H. and Vigil, S.

Solution           Prepared solutions for Chapters 15 and 19 for the manual to accompany “Water
Manual 3        Resources Engineering, 4th edition.”  McGraw-Hill Book Company, New
1992                York, by Linsley, Franzini, Freyberg and Tchobanoglous.

Refereed Journal Articles

Published Papers

Kayhanian, M., A. Singh, Claus Suverkropp and S. Borroum "Impact of Annual Average Daily Traffic on Highway Runoff Pollutant Concentration." ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, In Press, 2003.

R. H. Shumway, R. H., A. S. Azari and M. Kayhanian "Statistical Approaches To Estimating Mean Water Quality Concentrations with Detection Limits." Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 36, No. 15, pp 3345-3353, 2002.

Kayhanian, M., A. Singh, S. Meyer "Impact of Non-Detect on Water Quality Data on Estimation of Constituent Mass Loading." Water Science and Technology, Vol. 45, No. 9, pp 219-225., 2002.

Kayhanian, M., J. Johnston, H. Yamaguchi, and S. Borroum. "Caltrans Storm Water Management Program." Stormwater, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 52-67, 2001.

Kayhanian, M., K. Murphy, L. Regenmorter, and R. Haller "Characteristics of Construction Sites Storm Water Runoff in California." Journal of Transportation Research Board (Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Water Quality), Vol. 32, No. 1743, pp. 33-40, 2001.

Kayhanian, M. "An Innovative System for Integrated Solid Waste Management and Pollution Prevention." Regional Futures, Vo. 1, No. 1, pp. 21-30, 2001.

Kayhanian, M.  "Design, Operation, and Performance of an Innovative Compressed Windrow Composting Process." Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 36-44, 1999.

Kayhanian, M.  "Ammonia Inhibition in High-Solids Biogasification: A Comprehensive Overview and Practical Solutions." Environmental Technology, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 355-366, 1999.

Jenkins, B. M., M. Kayhanian, L. Baxter, and D. Salour "Combustion of Residual Biosolids from a High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion/Aerobic Composting Process." Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 567-581, 1997

Kayhanian, M. and D. Rich "Sludge Management using the Biodegradable Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste as a Primary Substrate." Water Environment Research, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 240-252, 1996.

Kayhanian, M., G. Tchobanoglous and J. Mata-Alvarez "Development of a Mathematical Model for the Simulation of the Biodegradation of Municipal Solid Waste in a High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion Process." Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol. 66, No. 7, pp. 312-322, 1996.

Kayhanian M., B. Tresan, and G. Eowan "Compressed Windrow Composting in California." BioCycle, Vol. 37, No. 11, pp. 44-45, 1996.

Kayhanian, M. and D. Rich "Pilot-Scale High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste with an Emphasis on Nutrient Requirements." Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 433-444, 1995.

Kayhanian, M. "Biodegradability of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in a High-Solids Anaerobic Digester." Waste Management and Research, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 123-136, 1995.

Kayhanian, M. and S. Hardy "The Impact of Four Design Parameters on the Performance of a High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste for Fuel Gas Production." Environmental Technology, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 557-567, 1994.

Kayhanian, M. "Performance of A High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion Process Under Various Ammonia Concentrations." Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol. 59, No. 5, pp. 349-352, 1994.

Rich, D. and M. Kayhanian "Anaerobic Co-composting Yields Quality Humus."  BioCycle, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 82-87, 1994.

Kayhanian, M. and G. Tchobanoglous "Innovative Two-Stage Process for the Recovery of Energy and Compost from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste"  Water Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 133-143, 1993.

Salour, D., B. M. Jenkins, M. Vafaei, and M. Kayhanian "Control of in-Bed Agglomeration by Fuel Blending in a Pilot Scale Straw and Wood Fueled AFBC."  Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 412-423, 1993.

Kayhanian, M. "Anaerobic Composting for MSW." BioCycle, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 32-34, 1993.

Kayhanian, M. and G. Tchobanoglous "Computation of C/N Ratios for Various Organic Fractions." BioCycle, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 42-45., 1992.

Kayhanian, M., K. Lindenauer, S. Hardy and G. Tchobanoglous "Two-Stage Process Combines Anaerobic and Aerobic Methods." BioCycle, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 48-64, 1991.

Kayhanian, M., D. J. Hills and B. M. Jenkins  "A Parametric Study on the Single Stage Membrane Purification of Anaerobic Digester Gas." Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 191-196, 1998.

Kayhanian, M. and D. J. Hills "Membrane Purification of Anaerobic Digester Gas." Biological Waste, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 1-15, 1987.

Hills, D. J. and M. Kayhanian " Methane from Settled and Filtered Flushed Dairy Waste." Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 865-869, 1985.

Submitted/In Review Papers

Kayhanian, M., S. Kummerfeldt, Kim Lee, N. Gardiner, and K. Tsay “Litter Pollutograph and Loadograph,” Water Science and Technology, In Review, 2003.

Kim, L. H., M. Kayhanian, and M. K. Stenstrom “Prediction of Event Mean Concentrations and First Flush Effects Using a Mass Interpolation Wash-Off Model for Highway Runoff, Water Science and Technology, In Review, 2003.

Lau, S. L., M. Ma, M. Kayhanian and M. K. Stenstrom “First Flush of Organics in Highway Runoff.” Water Science and Technology, In Review, 2003.

Ma, M., S. Khan, S. Li, L.H. Kim, H. Ha, S. L. Lau, M. Kayhanian and Michael K. Stenstrom  “First Flush Phenomena for Highways: How it can be Meaningfully Defined.” Water Science and Technology, In Review, 2003.

Syrek, D., M. Kayhanian and Scott Meyer “A Regression Model to Predict Litter Volume at the Freeway Outfalls after Rainstorms.” ASCE Environmental Engineering, Submitted., 2003.

Kim, H. L., M. Kayhanian and M.K. Stenstrom “Event Mean Concentration and Mass Loading of Litter in Highway Outfalls during Rainstorms.” Total Environment, Submitted., 2003.