STAFF PROFILE
Professor Jega Jegatheesan
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399250810
Email:
jega.jegatheesan@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Zhang, X.,Koirala, R.,Pramanik, B.,Fan, L.,Zhang, Y.,Date, A.,Jegatheesan, V. (2024). Performance of membrane distillation assisted crystallization and crystal characteristics for resource recovery from desalination brine In: Desalination, 574, 1 - 13
- Zhang, X.,Koirala, R.,Pramanik, B.,Fan, L.,Date, A.,Jegatheesan, J. (2023). Challenges and advancements in membrane distillation crystallization for industrial applications In: Environmental Research, 234, 1 - 14
- DU, Y.,Pramanik, B.,Zhang, Y.,Jegatheesan, V. (2023). Resource recovery from RO concentrate using nanofiltration: Impact of active layer thickness on performance In: Environmental Research, 231, 1 - 12
- DU, Y.,Pramanik, B.,Zhang, Y.,Jegatheesan, V. (2023). Synthesis of nanofiltration membranes with enhanced monovalent and divalent selectivity using ß-cyclodextrin, tannic acid and ZIF-8 In: Desalination, 561, 1 - 14
- Botelho, G.,Pereira, M.,Mourao, L.,Alonso, C.,Jegatheesan, V.,Cardozo-Filho, L. (2023). Valorization of e-waste via supercritical water technology: An approach for obsolete mobile phones In: Chemosphere, 337, 1 - 10
- Shu, L.,Jegatheesan, V.,Jegatheesan, L. (2023). Thermodynamic properties of common salts in aqueous solutions In: Desalination, 564, 1 - 8
- Lu, W.,Du, Y.,Fu, R.,Tan, M.,Zhou, G.,Jegatheesan, V.,Zhang, Y. (2023). Effect of electrodialysis on colloidal geometry and dynamics: Why my membrane stack was clogged even after a fine pretreatment? In: Science of the Total Environment, 901, 1 - 11
- Wijerathna, W.,Wimalaweera, T.,Samarajeewa, D.,Lindamulle Mudiyansele, L.,Rathnayake, R.,Nanayakkara, K.,Jegatheesan, V.,Wei, Y.,Jinadasa, K. (2023). Imperative assessment on the current status of rubber wastewater treatment: Research development and future perspectives In: Chemosphere, 338, 1 - 17
- Yusuf, H.,Roddick, F.,Jegatheesan, V.,Gao, L.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Tackling fat, oil, and grease (FOG) build-up in sewers: Insights into deposit formation and sustainable in-sewer management techniques In: Science of the Total Environment, 904, 1 - 18
- Rathod, N.,Mishra, S.,Mishra, S.,Upadhyay, P.,Fan, L.,Jegatheesan, V.,Kulshrestha, V. (2023). Fabrication of efficient bipolar membranes with functionalized MOF interfacial layer for generation of various carboxylic acids via electrodialysis In: Chemical Engineering Journal, 477, 1 - 14
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
13 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions9 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions
Water (Treatment, Distribution, modelling) Wasterwater (MBR, Membranes in Agriculture, Aquaculture), Salt Water Intrusion, Resource Recovery (Mine Tailing Ponds, Dye and Salt from Textile Effluent), Novel Technologies (FO, MD)
- Hydrometallurgical routes for neodymium recovery from permanent magnets (Postgraduate Student Agreement). Funded by: CSIRO Scholarship from (2024 to 2027)
- Augmenting water bodies with highly treated recycled water. Funded by: Water Research Australia Contract from (2023 to 2027)
- Integrated assessment of existing practices and development of pathways for the effective integration of nature-based water treatment in urban areas in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Vietnam. Funded by: Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) from (2021 to 2023)
- Integrated water management through the application of advanced wastewater treatments (Research Exchange with the Universidad Estuado de Maringa). Funded by: Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions - Competitive from (2018 to 2019)
- Research Capability Category 3 Water Treatment plant technologies and process improvement (Umbrella agreement). Funded by: Seqewater Contract from (2018 to 2021)