Dr. Arif Reza, Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Arif Reza is a Postdoctoral Associate with the CCWT. Dr. Reza completed his Master’s in Environment Management from Independent University, Bangladesh (2011) and earned his PhD in Environmental Science from Kangwon National University, South Korea (2016). His research is primarily focused on resource recovery from waste streams, process development and optimization, wastewater treatment, water quality monitoring and assessment, nutrient dynamics in agroecosystems, and agricultural nutrient management. Before joining the CCWT, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Soil and Water Systems at University of Idaho. As a postdoctoral researcher at CCWT, Dr. Reza’s current focus is on developing cost-effective,practical, and sustainable P-removing and recovery technologies for onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) in New York State (NYS). In addition, he is working to determine optimal solutions for the development of P removal modules and P removal with barrier technology in NYS. Dr. Reza has a keen interest in interdisciplinary research and collaborates closely with experts from diverse backgrounds, including civil and environmental engineering, chemical engineering, soil science, limnology, ecology, chemistry, plant and animal sciences, and agricultural economics. He is also passionate about science communication and has been involved in outreach activities to engage the public and inspire the next generation of scientists.