Prof. Asif Siddiqui - Department of Civil Engineering

DEPARTMENT.FACULTY

Prof. Asif Ali Siddiqui

DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION
PhD
DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION
Professor
DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA
Environmental Engineering, Waste Management
DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS
4/89 Abad Nagar, Dodhpur, Civil Lines, Aligarh 202 002
DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE
9760249915
DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL
aasiddiqui.cv@amu.ac.in aasiddiqui47@yahoo.com
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Time Table

Dr. Asif Siddiqui has been a member of the faculty of Department of Civil Engineering at Aligarh Muslim University since 1997. He received his BScEng and MScEng degrees from Aligarh Muslim University and PhD degree from the University of Southampton, UK. He is a recipient of the University Gold Medal for securing first rank in BScEng. Dr. Siddiqui is a member of the Chartered Institution of Waste Management (UK), International Water Association (UK), International Waste Working Group (Germany), International Solid Waste Association (Austria) and Institution of Engineers (India). Throughout his academic career Dr. Siddiqui has been an active researcher, and has undertaken research particularly in the area of municipal, industrial and solid waste management. He has authored over 40 contributions to technical literature. He has undertaken various consulting assignments in the area of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. His research interests are mainly focussed on water and wastewater treatment processes and systems, biodegradation in landfills, and waste management. He is actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate environmental engineering core courses covering all aspects of water and wastewater treatment. He is on the reviewing panel of various journals.

DEPARTMENT_STAFF.PUBLICATION

Key Publications

Mazhar, M.A., Khan, A.H., Siddiqui, A.A., Hassaballa, A.E., Radwan, N.(2021). Upgrading combined anaerobic-aerobic UASB-FPU to UASB-DHS system: Cost comparison and performance perspective for developing countries, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021.
Ayub, S., Siddiqui, A. A., Khursheed, S., Alam, I., Asgari, E., and Changani, F. (2020). Removal of heavy metals (Cr,Cu and Zn) from electroplating wastewater by electrocoagulation and Adsorption processes. Desalination and Water Treatment 179 (2020) 263-271.
Siddiqui, A.A. (2019). Assessing pretreated municipal solid waste degradation by BMP and fiber analysis. Environmental Research and Technology, Volume 2, Issue 2, Pages 57 - 62.
Hussein, H.M., Ayub, S. and Siddiqui, A.A. (2019). Geo-environmental assessment for naturally and artificially contaminated cohesive soil remediated with granular carbon. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, Volume 16, No. 2, Pages 91 - 99.
Woodman, N.D., Siddiqui, A. A., Powrie, W. P., Stringfellow, A., Beaven, R. P., & Richards, D. J. (2015). Quantifying the effect of settlement and gas on solute flow and transport through treated municipal solid waste. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Volume 153, Pages 106–121.
Siddiqui, A.A. (2014). Pretreated Municipal Solid Waste Behaviour in Laboratory Scale Landfill, International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Volume 9, No.2, Pages 263-276.
Siddiqui, A.A., Powrie, W. and Richards, D.J. (2013). Biodegradation and flushing of MBT wastes. Waste Management, Volume 33, Issue 11, November 2013, Pages 2257–2266.
Siddiqui, A.A., Powrie, W. and Richards, D.J. (2013). Settlement characteristics of mechanically biologically treated waste. ASCE Journal of Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering. Vol.139 No.10, Pages 1676–1689.
Siddiqui, A.A., Powrie, W., Richards, D.J. (2013). Impact of pretreatment on the landfill behaviour of MBT waste, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 173, Pages 627-639.
Baziene, K., Vasarevicius, S. and Siddiqui, A.A. (2012). Clogging test of landfill leachate drainage using different fillers, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 301-306.
Siddiqui, A.A., Richards, D.J. and Powrie, W. (2012). Investigations into the landfill behaviour of pretreated wastes. Waste Management, Volume 32, Issue 7, Pages 1420-1426.