PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications (Google Scholar)

Submitted Articles

1. Blood B., Hasan M. I., Chatterjee A., Dev S., Misra D., Aggarwal S. 2024. "Application of normalized error functions to evaluate isotherm and kinetic model parameters for adsorption of Pb(II) by a sawdust-based biosorbent at low temperatures". Submitted.

2. Kabir F., Hasan M. I., Dev S., Salehi M., Saleh N. B., Aggarwal S. 2024. "Biofilm Detachment and Control Mechanisms and Implications for Water Distribution Systems: A Review". Submitted.

3. Singh R., Hazarika S., Kabir F., Thathola S., Rashedin M., Tiwari A., Singh J., Dev S., Aggarwal S. 2024. "A Comprehensive Review of Microplastics in Agricultural Soils: Sources, Impacts, Monitoring, and Bio-weathering". Submitted.

4. Dev S., Schwarz D., Rashedin M., Hasan M.I., Kholodova D., Billings S., Barnes D., Saleh N. B., Misarti N., Aggarwal S. 2024. "Unveiling Microplastics pollution in Alaskan Waters and Snow". In Revision. 

5. Bharadwaj A.V.S.L., Wang F., Basak B., Jeon B., Hasan M.I., Aggarwal S., Kim J., Kim T. H. 2024. "A review of the utilization of inexpensive chemical catalysts in the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass". Submitted.

Accepted/Published Articles

6. Hasan M. I., Aggarwal S. 2024. "Unraveling the Roles of Temperature, Salinity, and Herder Volume on Environmental Partitioning and Efficiency of OP- 40 Herder During In-Situ Burning". ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00556 

7. Kabir F., Hasan M. I., Aggarwal S. 2024. "Beyond Microbial Inactivation: Unveiling the Potential of Detachment Promoting Agents in Water Distribution System Biofilm Control". ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00734 

8. Saleh N. B., Medina M., Huntington H. P., Baghirzade B. S., Bzdyra B., Dev S., Kirisits M. J., Aggarwal S. 2024. "Explicit Planning for Converging Indigenous Knowledge and Western Scientific Knowledge on Water: A Western Science and Engineering Perspective". ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00623 

9. Johnson B., Molina A., Herrmann M., Aggarwal S. 2024. "The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Increases Residential Payments for Water Services". Environmental Science: Advances. 2024, 3, 186-197. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3VA00219E  

10. Sachan A., Dev S., Briggs B., Ghosh T., Aggarwal S., Dehghani F. 2023. Enhanced Biorecovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal using Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. ACS ES&T Engineering. 3, 11, 1686–1693.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.3c00178

11. Sartz P.P., Hasan M., Aggarwal S. 2023. “Air quality impacts in the vicinity of a chemical herder mediated in-situ burn for Arctic oil spill response”. Science of The Total Environment. 892:163860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163860

12. Mansfeldt C., Maal-Bared R., Kaya D., Bowes D.A., Keenum I., Aggarwal S., Tiwari A., and Hutchison J.M. 2023. “Unveiling the Targeted Opportunities and Universal Challenges of Wastewater-Based Surveillance for Public Health”. ACS ES&T Water. 3(8), 1987–1989 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00291

13. Bowes D.A., Darling A., Driver E.M., Kaya D., Maal-Bared R., Lee L.M., Goodman K., Adhikari S., Aggarwal S., Bivins A., Bohrerova Z., Cohen A., Duvallet C., Elnimeiry R. A., Hutchison J. M., Kapoor V., Keenum I., Ling F., Sills D., Tiwari A., Vikesland P., Ziels R., Mansfeldt C. et al. 2023. "Structured Ethical for Wastewater-Based Testing in Support of Public Health". Environmental Science & Technology. 57, 35, 12969-12980. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c04529  

14. 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. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00528 

15. Bharadwaj A.V.S.L., Dev S., Zhuang J.,  Wang Y., Yoo C.G.., Jeon B., Aggarwal S., Park S.H., Kim T.H. 2023. Review of chemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass using low-liquid and low-chemical catalysts for effective bioconversion. Bioresource Technology. 368, 128339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128339 

16. Tiwari A., Adhikari S., Kaya D., Islam M. A., Malla B., Sherchan S.P., Al-Mustapha A.I., Kumar M., Aggarwal S., Bhattacharya P., Bibby K., Halden R., Bivins A., Lindh E., Oikarinen S., Heikinheimo A., Pitkanen T. 2023. Monkeypox Outbreak: Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Perspective. Science of the Total Environment. 856 (2), 159166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159166  

17. Hasan I. M., Aggarwal S. 2022. In Situ Burning for Oil Spill Response in the Arctic: Recovery and Quantification of Chemical Herding Agent OP-40 from Burned Oil Residues. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 153–163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-022-00958-z  

18. Rashedin M., Johnson B., Dev S., Whitney E., Schmidt J., Madden D., Aggarwal S. 2022. Rural Alaska Water Treatment and Distribution Systems Incur High Energy Costs: Identifying Energy Drivers Using Panel Data Analysis for 78 Communities. ACS EST Water 2022, 2, 12, 2668–2676 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00417  

19. Khan Z., Abraham E., Aggarwal S., Ahmad M., Arguellos R., Babbar-Sebens M. et al. 2022. Emerging themes and future direction of multi-sector nexus research and implementation. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10:918085. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.918085  

20. Bolt G., Wilber M., Huang D., Sambor D.J., Aggarwal S., Whitney E. 2022.Modeling and Evaluating Beneficial Matches between Excess Renewable Power Generation and Non-Electric Heat Loads in Remote Alaska Microgrids. Sustainability. 14(7), 3884. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14073884 

21. Schmidt J., Huntington H.P., Whitney E., Huang D., Wies R.W., Aggarwal S. 2022. From metrics to action: a framework for identifying limiting factors, key causes, and possible solutions in food-energy-water security. Frontiers in Climate. 4, 903855. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.903855 

22. Hossain A.I., Baghirzade B.S., Apul O.G., Kirisits M.J., Dev S., Das S., Islam S., Lai C.Y., Huntington H., Umanzor S., Chen W.T., Aggarwal S., Saleh N.B. 2022. Symbiotic Engineering: A Novel Approach for Environmental Remediation. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2(4), 606-616. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.1c00333 

23. Sambor D.J., Bishop S., Dotson A.D., Aggarwal S., Jacobson M. Z. 2022. Optimizing Demand Response of a Modular Water Reuse System in a Remote Arctic Microgrid. Journal of Cleaner Production. 346, 131110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131110   

24. Dev., S., Barnes, D., Kadir, A., Betha, R., Aggarwal, S. 2022. Outdoor and Indoor Concentrations of Size-Resolved Particulate Matter During a Wildfire Episode in Interior Alaska and the Impact of Ventilation. Air Quality, Atomsphere, and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-021-01094-8

25. Dev, S., Galey, M., Chun, C., L., 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 and Impacts. 23: 2007-2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00256B 

26. Lucas C., Johnson B., Snyder E.H., Aggarwal S., Dotson A.D., 2021. A Tale of Two Communities: Adopting and Paying For an In-Home Non-Potable Water Reuse System in Rural Alaska. ACS ES&T Water. 1(8), 1807-1815. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00113

27. Mehrotra T., Dev S., Banerjee A., Chatterjee A., Singh R., Aggarwal S. 2021. Use of immobilized bacteria for environmental bioremediation: A review. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 105920. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105920

28. Huntington H.P., Schmidt J. I., Loring P. A., Whitney E. W., Aggarwal S., Byrd A., Dev S., Dotson A. D., Huang D., Johnson B., Karenzi J., Penn H. J., Salmon A., Sambor D. J., Schnabel W. E., Wies R. W., Wilber M. 2021. Applying the food-energy-water nexus concept at the local scale. Nature Sustainability. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00719-1

29. 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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145842

30. Chowdhury T., Zhang L., Zhang J., Aggarwal S. 2021. Pb (II) adsorption from aqueous solution by an aluminum-based metal organic framework–graphene oxide nanocomposite. Materials Advances. 2(9), 3051-3059. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00046B

31. 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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c01347

32.  Dev S., Dehghani F., Sachan A., Ghosh T., Briggs B., Aggarwal S. 2020. Mechanisms of Biological Recovery of Rare-Earth Elements from Industrial and Electronic Wastes: A Review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 397, 124596. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.124596

33. Rowles L.S., Hossain A., Kirisits M.J., Aggarwal S., Saleh N.B. 2020. Water Quality and Associated Microbial Ecology in Selected Alaskan Native Communities: Challenges in Off-the-Grid Water Supplies . Science of the Total Environment. 711, 134450. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134450 

34. Mehrotra T., Zaman M.N., Prasad B.B., Shukla A., Aggarwal S., Singh R. 2020. Rapid Immobilization of Viable Bacillus pseudomycoides in Polyvinyl Alcohol/Glutaraldehyde Hydrogel for Biological Treatment of Municipal Wastewater. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27, 9167–9180. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07296-z 

35. Whitney E., Schnabel W.E., Aggarwal S., Huang D., Wies R.W., Karenzi J., Huntington H.P., Schmidt J.I., Dotson A.D. 2019. MicroFEWs – A Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Systems Approach to Renewable Energy Decisions in Islanded Microgrid Communities in Rural Alaska. Environmental Engineering Science, 36 (7), 843-849. DOI: 10.1089/ees.2019.0055

36. Bullock R.J., Perkins R.A., Aggarwal S. 2019. In-situ Burning with Chemical Herders for Arctic Oil Spill Response: Meta-analysis and Review. Science of the Total Environment, 675, 705-716. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.127

37. Gomez-Smith C.K., Aggarwal S. 2019. Overview of Drinking Water Distribution System Microbiome and Water Quality". Wiley Encyclopedia of Water: Science, Technology, and Society. Encyclopedia of Water: Science, Technology, and Society, 1-17, DOI: 10.1002/9781119300762.wsts0193

38. Chowdhury T., Zhang L., Zhang J., Aggarwal S. 2018. Removal of Arsenic (III) from Aqueous Solution Using Metal Organic Framework-Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite. Nanomaterials, 8 (12), 1062. DOI: 10.3390/nano8121062

39. Aggarwal S., Gomez-Smith C.K., Jeon Y.C., LaPara T.M., Waak M., Hozalski R.M. 2018. Effects of Chloramine and Coupon Material on Biofilm Abundance and Community Composition in Bench-Scale Simulated Water Distribution Systems and Comparison with Full-Scale Water Mains. Environmental Science & Technology. 52 (22), 13077-13088. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02607

40. McPhetres A. and Aggarwal S. 2018. An Evaluation of MODIS-Retrieved Aerosol Optical Depth over AERONET Sites in Alaska. Remote Sensing. 10(9), 1384. DOI: 10.3390/rs10091384

41. Joo S.H., Aggarwal S. 2018. Factors Impacting the Interactions of Nanoparticles with Bacterial Cells and Biofilms: Mechanistic Insights and the State of Knowledge. Journal of Environmental Management. 225 (2018) 62-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.07.084

42. Khamkhash A., Srivastava V., Ghosh T., Akdogan G., Ganguli R., Aggarwal S. 2017. Mining-related Selenium Contamination in Alaska, and the State of Current Knowledge. Minerals. 7 (3) 46. DOI: 10.3390/min7030046

43. Aggarwal S., Schnabel W., Buist I., Garron J., Bullock R.J., Perkins R.A., Potter S., Cooper D. 2017. Aerial Application of Herding Agents to Advance In-Situ Burning for Oil Spill Response in the Arctic. Cold Regions Science and Technology 135 (2017) 97–104. DOI:10.1016/j.coldregions.2016.12.010

44. Bullock R.J., Aggarwal S., Perkins R.A., Schnabel W.E. 2017. Scale-Up Considerations for Herder Assisted In-situ Burn Crude Oil Spill Response Experiments in the Arctic: Laboratory to Field-Scale Investigations. Journal of Environmental Management, 190, 266-273. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.044

45. Aggarwal S., Stewart P.S., Hozalski R.M. 2016. Biofilm Cohesive Strength as a Basis for Biofilm Recalcitrance: Are Bacterial Biofilms Overdesigned ?". Microbiology Insights, 8(S2): 29-32. DOI: 10.4137/MBI.S31444 

46. Aggarwal S., Jeon Y., Hozalski R.M. 2015. Feasibility of Using Particle Counting Technologies for Assimilable Organic Carbon (AOC) analysis in drinking water. Biodegradation, 26(5): 387-397. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-015-9741-6

47. Aggarwal S., Hozalski R.M. 2012. Effect of Strain Rate on Mechanical Properties of S. epidermidis Bacterial Biofilms. Langmuir, 28(5): 2812–2816. DOI: 10.1021/la204342q

48. Aggarwal S., Jain R., Marshall J.D. 2012. Real-Time Prediction of Size-Resolved Ultrafine PM on Freeways. Environmental Science and Technology, 46(4): 2234−2241. DOI: 10.1021/es203290p

49. Aggarwal S., Poppele E.H., Hozalski R.M. 2010. Development and Testing of a Novel Micro-cantilever Technique for Measuring the Cohesive Strength of Intact Biofilms.Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 105(5): 924–934. DOI: 10.1002/bit.22605 (Selected as issue’s “spotlight article”)

50. Aggarwal S., Hozalski R.M. 2010. Determination of Biofilm Mechanical Properties from Tensile Tests Performed Using a Micro-Cantilever Method. Biofouling: Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research. 26 (4): pages 479 – 486. DOI: 10.1080/08927011003793080

Dissertations and Reports

1. Aggarwal S., Factors affecting the mechanical properties of bacterial biofilms. Doctoral Dissertation. 2011. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

2. Potter S, Buist I, Cooper D, Schnabel W, Garron J, Perkins R, Aggarwal S, Bullock R, Lane P. 2016. Field Research on Helicopter Application of Chemical Herders To Advance In-Situ Burning. Technical Report prepared for Arctic Response Technology- Joint Industry Programme, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers. 

3.  Aggarwal, S., Drew, E., Huang, D., Veazey, P., Prakash, A., Hinzman, L., and all HLFEW 2016 participants. (2018). The Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus in Islanded Communities and High Latitudes: Issues, Pathways, and Implications (NSF CBET-1622408): Final Report. Available at http://www.hlfew16.alaska.edu/HLFEW.pdf

Conference Proceedings, Oral Presentations, and Poster Presentations

1. Hasan, M I.*, Kabir, F., Matson, S., Haan, T J., Seitz, T J., Dev, S., Drown, D M., and Aggarwal, S. 2022. Implications of COVID-19 Building Closures on the Water Quality Within an Above-ground Water Distribution System in Alaska. Poster presentation at the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28 - 30, 2022. 

2. Kabir, F.* and Aggarwal, S., 2022, June. Evaluating Effects of Distribution System Hydraulics, Disinfectant Dosing, and Temperature on Biofilm Growth and Reattachment Using Capillary Flow-Cell System. Oral presentation at the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28 - 30 2022. 

3. Rashedin, M.*, Dev, S., and Aggarwal, S., 2022. Impact of Continuous and Intermittent Aeration on Performance of Biological Aerated Filter System for Wastewater Treatment. Poster Presentation at 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28-30, 2022. 

4. McKinney K.*, Kanagaratnam S., Hewitt A., Betha R., Aggarwal S., Dev S., Pride D. 2022. Insights into Bioaerosols in Subarctic Interior Alaska. Poster Presentation at 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28-30, 2022. 

5. Yang Q., Aggarwal S., Dev S.* 2022. Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Using Sulfidogenic Packed Bed Bioreactor at Low Temperatures. Oral presentation at the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28 - 30 2022.

6. Dev S., Galey M., Chun C.L., 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. Oral presentation at the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28 - 30 2022.

7. Betha R.*, Kanagaratnam S., McKinney K., Hewitt A., Aggarwal S., Dev S., Pride D. 2022. Sources and Characteristics of Wintertime Subarctic Aerosols in Interior Alaska. Oral presentation at the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28 - 30 2022. 

8. Puente P.*, Masten S., Raskin L., Aggarwal S., Kirisits M.J. 2022. Environmental Engineering Laboratory Courses: From a University Teaching Lab to a Home Kitchen. Oral presentation at the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 28 - 30 2022.

9. Schmidt, J.*, Huntington, H., Whitney, E.W., Huang, D., Wies, R., Aggarwal, S. and Johnson, B. 2021, December. A Framework for Identifying the Limiting Factors, Underlying Causes, and Possible Solutions in Food-Energy-Water Security: a FEW case studies from rural Alaska. Oral presentation at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2021, New Orleans, LA. December 13-17, 2021. 

10. Dev S.*, Galey M., Chun C.L., 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. Poster presentation (virtual) at The 9th Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) Specialist Conference of the International Water Association (IWA). October 18-20, 2021, Delft, Netherlands.

11. Rashedin, M.*, Johnson, B.*, Dev, S., and Aggarwal, S., 2021. Energy consumption by rural Alaska water treatment & distribution systems. Oral Presentation at Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management (ATCEM) 2021 (virtual conference). November 15 - 19, 2021.

12. Puente P*, Raskin L, Aggarwal S*, Kirisits MJ*, Masten S*. 2021. Environmental Engineering Laboratory from Home Overcoming Remote Learning Challenges. Enriching Scholarship conference at University of Michigan (virtual conference) . May 3-5, 2021. 

13. Puente P, Raskin L, Aggarwal S, Kirisits MJ, Masten S*. 2021. Environmental Engineering Laboratory Course: From a University Teaching Lab to a Home Kitchen. Spring Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Student Success (virtual conference). Michigan State University. May 4-7, 2021. 

14. Rashedin, M.*, Dev, S., Whitney, E., Madden, D. and Aggarwal, S., 2020. Energy consumption for domestic water treatment and distribution in remote Alaskan communities. Poster Presentation at AGU Fall Meeting Conference (virtual conference). December 1-17, 2020. https://doi. org/10.13140/RG (Vol. 2, No. 22871.09124).

15. Hasan, M I.*, Kabir, F., Matson, S., Haan, T J., Seitz, T J., Dev, S., Drown, D M., and Aggarwal, S. 2021. Implications of COVID-19 Related Building Closures on the Water Quality Within a University Distribution System, Oral Presentation at Building Water SLAM conference (virtual conference), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. July 7-9, 2021.

16. Matson, S.*, Hasan, M I., Kabir, F., Haan, T J., Seitz, T J., Dev, S., Drown, D M., and Aggarwal, S., 2021. Evaluating Microbial Communities in Water Distribution Systems After COVID19 Building Closures. Poster Presentation at 2021 Midnight Sun Science Symposium, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. April 15-16, 2021. 

17. Kabir, F.*, Hasan, M I.,  Jeon, Y., Hozalski, R M. and Aggarwal, S., 2020, December. Effect of Detachment Promoting Agents on Disruption of Single-Species and Multi-Species Simulated Drinking Water Biofilms. Oral presentation at the International Water Association (IWA) Biofilms 2020 Virtual Conference, Notre Dame, Indiana. December 7-9, 2020.

18. Wies, R., Karenzi, J.*, Sambor, D., Whitney, E.W., Huang, D., Aggarwal, S., Schnabel, W. and Schmidt, J. (2019). Development of Energy Models with Limited Data to Optimize Use and Benefits of Renewable Energy Resources in Isolated Food–Energy–Water Systems: A Remote Alaska Community Example. AGU Fall Meeting 2019.

19. Aggarwal S.* (2019). Impact of Chloramine and Surface Material on Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Poster presentation at AEESP 2019 Meeting Tempe, AZ, May 14-16, 2019.

20. Sachan A.*, Ghosh T., Ganguli R., Dehghani F., Aggarwal S, Briggs B. 2019. Enhanced bio-weathering of Alaskan coal for Rare Earth Element (REE) extraction. Oral Presentation at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) Annual Conference & Expo, February 24-27, 2019, Denver, Colorado, US. 

21. Wies R.W.*, Huang D., Whitney E., Aggarwal S., Dotson A.D., Pike C., Karenzi J., Sambor D. 2018. Understanding the Impacts of Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Loads on Food-Energy-Water Security in Remote Arctic Communities. Oral Presentation at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2018. Washington D.C., December 10-14, 2018.  Abstract Link

22. Blood B.*, Aggarwal S., and Misra D. 2018. Investigating low-cost alternatives to mitigate metal contamination in water. Poster presentation at 58th Annual State-wide Conference for Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association (AWWMA), Anchorage. May 6-12, 2018. 

23. Kadir A.* and Aggarwal S. 2018. Investigation of Particulate Air Pollution in Interior Alaska.  Oral presentation at the Environmental Chemistry Symposium, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 7th April 2018.

24. Joo SH*, and Aggarwal S. 2017. Mechanistic insights for the interactions of engineered nanoparticles with bacterial cells and biofilms. Poster presentation at 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2017.

25. Bullock R., Aggarwal S., Perkins R., Schnabel W., Sartz P. 2017. Environmental Partitioning of Herding Agents Used During an In-Situ Burning Field Study in Alaska. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings. 2017(1), 2935-2954. DOI: 10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.2935, eprint: http://ioscproceedings.org/doi/pdf/10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.2935

26. Potter S., Buist I., Cooper D., Aggarwal S., Schnabel W., Garron J., Bullock R., Perkins R., Lane P. 2017 Aerial Application of Herding Agents can Enhance In-Situ Burning in Partial Ice Cover. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings. 2017(1), 2955-2975. DOI: 10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.2955., e-print:  http://ioscproceedings.org/doi/pdf/10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.2955 

27. Potter S., Buist I., Cooper D., Aggarwal S., Schnabel W., Garron J., Bullock R.*, Perkins R., Lane P. 2017 Aerial Application of Herding Agents can Enhance In-Situ Burning in Partial Ice Cover. Oral Presentation at International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) Proceedings, Long Beach, CA. May 15-18. 2017.

28. Sartz P.* and Aggarwal S. 2017. Poster: Ambient Air Quality in the Vicinity of a Herder Mediated In-Situ Burn Field Test in Alaska. Poster Presentation at the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) Proceedings. 2017(1), 2955-2975. DOI: 10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.000149. Poster presentation at IOSC 2017, Long Beach, CA. May 15-18. 2017.  e-print: http://ioscproceedings.org/doi/pdf/10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.000149

29. Bullock R.*, Aggarwal S., Perkins R., Schnabel W., Sartz P. 2017. Environmental Partitioning of Herding Agents Used During an In-Situ Burning Field Study in Alaska. Oral Presentation at International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) Proceedings, Long Beach, CA. May 15-18. 2017.

30. Gilmore B.*, Guerard J., and Aggarwal S. 2017. Characterization of biofilms related to sub-Arctic drinking water systems. Poster Presentation at the Environmental Chemistry Symposium, University of Alaska Fairbanks, April 21st, 2017.

31. McPhetres A.* and Aggarwal S. 2017. Validation of MODIS aerosol optical depth (AOD) for prediction of near-ground air quality in Alaska. Oral presentation at the Environmental Chemistry Symposium, University of Alaska Fairbanks, April 21st, 2017.

32. Kadir A.* and Aggarwal S. 2017. Evaluation of near-roadway ultrafine particulate matter and associated health risk in the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB). Oral presentation at the Environmental Chemistry Symposium, University of Alaska Fairbanks, April 21st, 2017.

33. Khamkhash A.*, Ghosh T., Aggarwal S., Akdogan G., Ganguli R. 2017. Mining-related selenium contamination in Alaska: State of knowledge. Oral Presentation at 2017 SME (Society of Mining Engineering) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Feb 19-22, 2017.

34. Sartz P., Aggarwal S. 2016. Air Quality Impacts of Chemical Herder Mediated In-Situ Burning for Arctic Oil Spills. Proceedings of the Thirty-ninth AMOP Technical Seminar, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, pp. 735-750, 2016.  

35. Bullock RJ., Aggarwal S., Schnabel W., Sartz P., Perkins R. 2016. Arctic In-situ Burn Experiments: Laboratory, Meso-, and Field-scale Observations and Scale-up Considerations. Proceedings of the Thirty-ninth AMOP Technical Seminar, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, pp. 784-794, 2016.

36. Billings S., Bullock R., Aggarwal S., Perkins R. 2016. Analysis of a chemical thickening agent (herder) in water. Proceedings of the Thirty-ninth AMOP Technical Seminar, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, pp. 728-734, 2016.

37. Aggarwal, S.*, Prakash, A., Balazs, M., Panda, S.K., Waigl, C., Veazey, A., Gens, R., Buzard, R., and Stuefer, M. 2016. Role of data visualization in communicating impacts of climate change and associated risks to communities. Poster presented at Alaska EPSCoR annual meeting held at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Nov 3-4, 2016.

38. Drew E.*, Aggarwal S., Huang D., Veazey P., Prakash A., Hinzman L.. 2016. Food-Energy-Water (FEW) in Islanded Communities and High Latitudes: Issues, Pathways, and Implications. Poster presented at Alaska EPSCoR annual meeting held at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Nov 3-4, 2016.

39. Aggarwal S.* 2016. Investigating approaches to mitigate biofilms in drinking water distribution systems. Oral Presentation at ACS Fall 2016 National Meeting, Chemistry of the people, by the people, for the people. Philadelphia,PA. August 21-25, 2016.  

40. Aggarwal S.*, Jeon Y., Gomez-Smith CK, LaPara T, Hozalski RM. 2016. Biofilms in a simulated drinking water systems- impact of disinfection and pipe material on biofilm abundance and microbial community. Oral Presentation at ACS Fall 2016 National Meeting, Chemistry of the people, by the people, for the people. Philadelphia,PA. August 21-25, 2016.   

41. Bullock R.*, Aggarwal S. 2015. Fate of Chemical Herders and Burn Residue in Arctic Waters Following In Situ Burns. Poster presentation at Environmental Chemistry Symposium. UAF, Fairbanks, AK. April 24, 2015.

42. Sartz P.*, Aggarwal S. 2015. Air Quality Impacts of Chemical Herder Mediated In-Situ Burning for Arctic Oil Spills. Poster presentation at Environmental Chemistry Symposium. UAF, Fairbanks, AK. April 24, 2015.

43. Bullock RJ.*, Aggarwal S. 2015. Fate of Chemical Herders and Burn Residue in Arctic Waters Following In Situ Burns. Poster presentation at Alaska Oil Spill Technology Symposium, Fairbanks, AK. March 31 – April 1, 2015.

44. Sartz P.*, Aggarwal S. 2015. Air Quality Impacts of Chemical Herder Mediated In-Situ Burning for Arctic Oil Spills. Poster presentation at Alaska Oil Spill Technology Symposium, Fairbanks, AK. March 31 – April 1, 2015.

45. Aggarwal S.* and Shukla A. 2014. Variation of site-specific pollutants with vehicular traffic in New Delhi: A case study. Poster presentation at American Geophysical Union Fall 2014 meeting, San Francisco, CA. Dec 12-21, 2014.

46. Aggarwal S.* 2014. Investigating Approaches to Mitigate Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Oral presentation at Annual American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Meeting, Alaska Chapter, Denali State Park, AK. May 30-31, 2014.

47. Aggarwal S.*, Leuck AM, Dunny G, Hozalski RM. 2013. Poster Presentation on Developing approaches to Manipulate Biofilms via Synthetic Ecology. 2013 Annual Synthetic Ecology Symposium. Biotechnology Institute. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. June 18, 2013.

48. Aggarwal S., Leuck AM, Dunny G.*, Hozalski R.M.*. 2013. Oral Presentation: Engineering the Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Biofilms via Synthetic Ecology. 2013 Annual Synthetic Ecology Symposium. Biotechnology Institute. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. June 18, 2013.

49. Aggarwal S.* and Hozalski RM. 2012. Mechanical Properties of Biofilms in Drinking Water. Poster presentation at the Conference on the Environment, Minneapolis, MN, November 14, 2012.

50. Aggarwal S.* 2011. Factors Affecting the Cohesive Strength of Bacterial Biofilms. Doctoral Defense Presentation. Department of Civil Engineering. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. January 31, 2011.

51. Aggarwal S.*, Jain R., Marshall J.D. 2010. Real-Time Prediction of Size-Resolved Ultrafine PM on Freeways. Poster presentation at the Conference on the Environment, Minneapolis, MN, November 9, 2010.

52. Aggarwal S., Jain R.*, Marshall J.D. 2010. Real-time, size-resolved prediction of ultrafine and accumulation mode particle concentrations on freeways. 2010. Oral presentation at the Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), Seoul, Korea, August 28- September 1, 2010.

53. Stewart P.S.*, Brindle E., Aggarwal S., Hozalski RM, Miller D. 2009. Altering Biofilm Cohesion as a Control Strategy. Oral presentation at the 5th American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Conference on Biofilms, Cancun, Mexico. November 15- 19, 2009.

54. Aggarwal S.* and Hozalski RM. 2009. The cohesive strength of Bacterial Biofilms. Poster and oral presentation at the Conference on the Environment, Minneapolis, MN, November 12, 2009.

55. Stewart P.S., Miller D.A., Aggarwal S., Hozalski R.M.* 2009. Development of a microcantilever method for measuring the cohesive strength of biofilms. Oral Presentation at the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) Montana Biofilm Science & Technology Meeting, Bozeman, MT. July 7-9, 2009.

56. Aggarwal S.* and Hozalski R.M. 2009. Effect of Strain-rate and Calcium on the Cohesive Strength of S. epidermidis Biofilms. Oral presentation at the 13th IACIS International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science and the 83rd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, New York, NY. June 14- 19, 2009.

Invited Talks and Presentations

1. Aggarwal S. 2022. Recovery of Critical Minerals from Waste Streams. Invited presentation as a panel member at Alaska Critical Minerals Summit at Fairbanks, Alaska. August 22-23, 2022. 

2. Aggarwal S. 2021. Water and sanitation infrastructure in remote Alaska communities: challenges and solutions. 2021. Invited Seminar at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Warren Lecture Series. October 15, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvKqFRV_mjQ 

3. Aggarwal. S. 2021. Use of Chemical Herders for In-situ burning: A tool for oil spill response. Invited talk at the US-Brazil Oil Spill Response and Restoration Workshop co-sponsored by NOAA and the Brazilian Ministry for Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI). May 24-28, 2021.

4. Aggarwal S. 2020. Use of Herders for In-situ burning - Lessons from Experiments in the Arctic and Beyond. Invited presentation at University of Alaska Anchorage, College of Engineering weekly professional development seminar series. Oct 16, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb8U-25jfFw 

5. Aggarwal S. 2020. Use of Herders for In-situ burning - Lessons from Experiments in the Arctic and Beyond. Invited presentation as a panel member at a half-day seminar on Herding oil at the surface: Surface collecting agents in oil spill response organized by Louisiana Sea Grant Program and Sea Grant Programs of the Gulf of Mexico. March 12, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qls-R8TnbzU 

6. Aggarwal S., 2018. Bacterial biofilms - A Public Health Nuisance? Invited presentation at the meeting on Health Surviellance in the Arctic at - Department of State International Leadership Meeting held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. May 22-23, 2018.

7. Aggarwal S. 2018. Microcantilever technique for biofilm mechanical properties. Invited presentation at NSF Biofilm Mechanical Properties Workshop, April 22-23, 2018 University of Notre Dame. April 22-23, 2018.

8. Aggarwal S. 2017. Air Quality Issues in Interior Alaska. Invited Talk at the Monthly Meeting of Fairbanks branch of American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE). February 15th, 2017.

9. Aggarwal S. 2016. Bacterial Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems: Problems and Solution Approaches. 2016. Invited Seminar at the Department of Civil Engineering. University of California Los Angeles. December 1st, 2016.

10. Aggarwal S. 2014. Investigating Approaches to Mitigate Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Invited oral Presentation at Water and Environmental Research Center (WERC) Seminar series, Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska. April 28, 2014.

11. Aggarwal S. 2013. Role of Biofilms in Environmental Engineering. Invited talk at the Department of Civil Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. October 10, 2013. 

12. Aggarwal S. 2013. Investigating Biofilm Control Techniques in Engineered Systems. Invited Oral Research presentation at Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska. June 2013. Invited Talk.

13. Aggarwal S. and Leuck A.M. 2013. Employing Synthetic Ecology for Altering Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Biofilms. Invited Oral Presentation at the ‘Biofilm Club’, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. March 15, 2013.

14. Aggarwal S. 2012. Investigating Approaches to Mitigate Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Invited oral presentation at the Annual AWWA Conference, MN Chapter, Duluth, MN. September 19-21, 2012. Invited Talk.

15. Aggarwal S.* 2012. Investigating Approaches to Mitigate Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Invited presentation at the Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. November 16, 2012. Invited Talk.

16. Aggarwal S. 2011. Factors Affecting the Cohesive Strength of Bacterial Biofilms. Invited presentation at Anchor QEA (an environmental consulting firm), Montvale, New Jersey. March 15, 2011. Invited Talk.

17. Aggarwal S. 2010. Intact Micro-cantilever Method for Biofilm Mechanical Properties: A Biophysical Perspective. Invited presentation at Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. April 26, 2010. Invited Talk

18. Aggarwal S. 2009. Micro-mechanical Methods for the Strength of Biofilms. Invited presentation at the Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. January 29, 2009.

Op-Eds, News Articles and Interviews

1. Whitney, E., Schnabel, W., Huntington, H., Huang, D., Aggarwal, S., Schmidt, J., Wies, R., Jr., Haupert, C., Pike, C., Wilber, M., Sambor, D., Chamberlin, M., Dev, S., Holland, S. 2022. “Combining research and education to realize renewable energy benefits for remote communities.” Op-Ed in Anchorage Daily News, July 21, 2022. (https://www.adn.com/opinions/2022/07/21/opinion-research-and-education-help-renewable-energy-efforts-for-rural-alaska/)

2. Whitney, E., Schnabel, W., Huntington, H., Huang, D., Aggarwal, S., Schmidt, J., Wies, R., Jr., Haupert, C., Pike, C., Wilber, M., Sambor, D., Chamberlin, M., Dev, S., Holland, S. 2021. “Improving food, energy and water security in rural Alaska.” Op-Ed in Anchorage Daily News, May 19, 2021. (https://www.adn.com/opinions/2021/05/19/improving-food-energy-and-water-security-in-rural-alaska/) 

3. Aggarwal S. 2020. "Melting glacial ice presents new scientific concerns for Alaska’s water quality" KTVF News Interview regarding new NSF NNA project by Ryan Osborne, September 10, 2020 (https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2020/09/11/melting-glacial-ice-presents-new-scientific-concerns-for-alaskas-water-quality/) 

4. Pride D., Aggarwal S., 2021. "Study will explore thermal storage heaters to reduce pollution" a UAF News article regarding a new NSF NNA project by Jeff Richardson, July 27, 2021. (https://uaf.edu/news/archives/news-archives-2010-2021/study-will-explore-thermal-storage-heaters-to-reduce-pollution.php) 

5. Aggarwal S. 2020. "Srijan Aggarwal awarded NSF ‘10 Big Ideas’ grant" a UAF News article regarding a new NSF NNA project, August 31, 2020. (https://uaf.edu/news/archives/news-archives-2010-2021/srijan-aggarwal-awarded-nsf-10-big-ideas-grant.php) 

6. "UAF researchers awarded NSF early-career grants". UAF News article regarding Aggarwal's NSF CAREER award by Jeff Richardson, May 23, 2018. (https://news.uaf.edu/uaf-researchers-awarded-nsf-early-career-grants/)