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
- Hachemi, C.,Enfrin, M.,Rashed, A.,Jegatheesan, V.,Hodgson, P.,Callahan, D.,Lee, J.,Dumee, L. (2023). The impact of PET microplastic fibres on PVDF ultrafiltration performance – A short-term assessment of MP fouling in simple and complex matrices In: Chemosphere, 310, 1 - 12
- Wijerathna, W.,Lindamulle Mudiyansele, L.,Nanayakkara, K.,Rathnayake, R.,Jegatheesan, V.,Jinadasa, K. (2023). Post-treatment of matured landfill leachate: Synthesis and evaluation of chitosan biomaterial based derivatives as adsorbents In: Environmental Research, 218, 1 - 12
- Du, Y.,Pramanik, B.,Zhang, Y.,Dumee, L.,Jegatheesan, J. (2022). Recent Advances in the Theory and Application of Nanofiltration: a Review In: Current Pollution Reports, 8, 51 - 80
- Gautam, R.,Kamilya, T.,Verma, S.,Muthukumaran, S.,Jegatheesan, J.,Navaratna, D. (2022). Evaluation of membrane cake fouling mechanism to estimate design parameters of a submerged AnMBR treating high strength industrial wastewater In: Journal of Environmental Management, 301, 1 - 10
- Velasco, P.,Jegatheesan, J.,Othman, M. (2022). Effect of long-term operations on the performance of hollow fiber membrane contactor (HFMC) in recovering dissolved methane from anaerobic effluent In: Science of The Total Environment, 841, 1 - 13
- Romeiro Manoel Dos Santos, K.,Bergamasco, R.,Jegatheesan, J. (2022). Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Enhanced Membrane Bioreactor (eMBR) System Treating Synthetic Textile Effluent In: Water, 14, 1 - 22
- Botelho, G.,Pereira, M.,dos Santos, L.,Alonso, C.,Jegatheesan, V.,Filho, L. (2022). Management of waste printed circuit boards via supercritical water technology In: Journal of Cleaner Production, 368, 1 - 11
- Du, Y.,Pramanik, B.,Zhang, Y.,Jegatheesan, V. (2022). Influence of molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of commercial ultrafiltration substrate on the performance of thin film composite nanofiltration membrane In: Desalination, 541, 1 - 13
- Zhang, X.,Koirala, R.,Date, A.,Jegatheesan, V. (2022). Modelling and simulation of flux prediction and salinity variation in direct contact membrane distillation for seawater desalination and brine treatment In: Desalination, 540, 1 - 13
- Jegatheesan, J.,Pachova, N.,Velasco, P.,Mowjood, M.,Pham, H., et al, . (2022). Co-development of an integrated assessment framework to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of selected nature-based water treatment technologies in Sri Lanka, The Philippines, and Vietnam In: Environmental Quality Management, , 1 - 31
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
8 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)
- 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) 2021 onwards 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)
- Advancing research cooperation through joint workshops between Australia and India: water scarcity and ways to reduce the impact. Funded by: Australia India Council Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2016)