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Virender Sharma
- Professor, Director of the Program on Environmental and Sustainability
- Office:
- 212 Adriance Lab Rd.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 979-436-9323
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- University of Delhi, India, BSc, 1980
- Graduate Education
- University of Delhi, India, MSc, 1982
- Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, MTech, 1984
- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, PhD, Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, 1989
Areas of Expertise
- Chemistry and applications of ferrates (VI, V, and IV) (inactivation of virus, bacteria, and toxins in water and air and removal of emerging contaminants such as antibiotics, estrogens and toxic metals in water)
- Formation, fate, and toxicity of silver and gold engineered and natural nanoparticles in aquatic environment
- Applications of ferrites to destroy toxins and pollutants under solar light