NADA MARIE ASSAF-ANID earned her Chemical Engineering degree from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, where she specialized in Biochemical Engineering. While in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dr. Anid received a doctorate degree in Environmental Engineering and earned two national awards from the American Chemical Society.

She joined the Environmental Engineering Department at Manhattan College in Fall 1994, and the Chemical Engineering Department in Fall 1999. She has recently been appointed Research Associate at Columbia University's Earth Engineering Center. Dr. Anid has also served on the faculty at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and in Rome, Italy, where she mainly taught Chemical Thermodynamics and Analytical Chemistry at the undergraduate level.

While at Manhattan College, Dr. Anid has taught courses in Field Laboratory Analysis, Unit Operations in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Hazardous Waste Management and Design, Statistics for Engineers, Environmental Microbiology, Introduction to Programming, and is presently teaching the senior ChE Unit Operations Laboratory course. Dr. Anid has also participated in several workshops in Statistics and Data Management and Analysis in China and Barbados.

Dr. Anid lives in Riverdale where she serves as a resident member on Community Board 8 for the Environment and Sanitation. She is also an active member of the Fieldston School Parent & Teachers Association. Dr. Anid's hobbies are linguistics, etymology, and writing poetry. Her family life revolves around spending a lot of time with her husband Paul, also an engineer who works at Hydroqual, Inc., and two daughters Ingrid and Audree. They all love sports, including soccer, swimming and tennis, and enjoy entertaining, listening to music, and going to museums and to the theater.

Professional Activites

Currently, Dr. Anid is writing a book Chapter on "Abiotic Dehalogenation Processes" and is putting together a book proposal on Chemical and Environmental Engineering Calculations. She is presently mentoring nine undergraduate and graduate students and collaborating with several faculty in the Environmental Engineering and Biology Departments at Manhattan College. Dr. Anid has also research and academic collaborations with Rutgers University, where she has served on the committees of Ph.D. students.

Dr. Anid has served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation, several scientific journals and is included in the Peer Review Panelist Information System (PRPIS) of the U.S. EPA. She is working as a consultant for the United Nations, the Government of Barbados, Hydroqual, Inc., and Columbia University. She is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society for Engineering Education, American Society for Microbiology, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, and Sigma Xi, The Scientific Society. Dr. Anid also serves on the New York Water Environment Association Science Committee and on the Planning Committee for the 1^st National ChE Department Chairs Forum at the 1999 AIChE Annual Conference in Dallas, TX.

Research Interests

Dr. Anid's graduate research has focused on plasmid transfer and later on biochemical transformations of chlorinated pollutants (i.e., solvents and PCBs) in the environment. Her present research activities include a study funded by the Westchester DEC that looks at the impacts of bacterial and chemical non-point source pollution from Westchester County into Long Island Sound. She is also directing projects dealing with the bacterial contamination of the drinking water supply in Jericho, LI, under a grant from the Jericho Water District, and with the bacterial kill efficiency of different disinfection methods on wastewater effluent in Queens, NY, under a grant from Camp, Dresser and McKee. She has also collaborated on a grant from the DEP on pollution prevention of Perchloroethylene waste. Most of the above studies require chemical and bacteriological analyses as part of a DOH-ELAP certification program under Dr. Anid’s direction.

Recent Publications

Refereed articles

Assaf-Anid, N., Hutson, J., Klausner, D., Lowe, S. and Jeris, J. Nutrients Loads from Lower Westchester County, N Y to Long Island Sound. In preparation.

Assaf-Anid, N., Hellwege, C. and M. Haggblom. Detection of Chloroalkyl Intermediates by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. In preparation.

Assaf-Anid, N. and Lin, K-Y. Reductive Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride by Iron Sulfide. In preparation.

Assaf-Anid, N., Anid, P., Haggblom, M., Nies, L. and Vogel, T. Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Biphenyls: Limitations and Perspectives. Critical review submitted to Environmental Science and Technology.

Assaf-Anid, N., Hayes, K. and Vogel,T. Verification of the Nernst Equation for the Reducing Agent Dithiothreitol. Research article submitted to Environmental Science and Technology.

Assaf-Anid, N., Hayes, K.F., Vogel, T.M. 1994. Reductive Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride by Cobalamin(II) in the Presence of Dithiothreitol: Mechanism, Effect of Redox Potential and pH. Environmental Science & Technology, 28: 246-252.

Assaf-Anid, N., Nies, L., Vogel, T.M. 1992. Reductive Dechlorination of a PCB congener and Hexachlorobenzene by Vitamin B12. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 58: 1057-1060.

Thesis, book chapters and proceedings

Speaker at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20th Annual meeting, 14-18 November, 1999, Philadelphia, PA. "Estimation of the Redox Potentials and Gibbs Free Energies of Dechlorination of Polychlorinatd Biphenyls".

Assaf-Anid, N., Theodore, L., Johnson C., and Braun, D. Problems and Solutions for Environmental Engineers. In preparation.

Assaf-Anid, N. Chemical and Environmental Engineering Calculations. Book proposal in preparation.

Assaf-Anid, N. Abiotic Dehalogenation Processes. In, Dehalogenation: Microbial Processes and Environmental Applications. Haggblom, M. and Bossert, I., editors (in preparation).

Montgomery, L., Assaf-Anid, N., Nies, L., Anid, P.J., and Vogel, T.M. 1995. Anaerobic Biodegradation of Chlorinated Organic Compounds. Chapter 12, pp: 256-276. In: Biodegradation and Bioreclamation Technologies, K.G. Rasul Chaudry (ed.). Chapman and Hall, London, UK.

Assaf-Anid, N. 1993. Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Pollutants by Metals and Organometallic Compounds. 350 pp. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Michigan, under Timothy M. Vogel, Ann Arbor, MI.

Richards, S.L., Assaf-Anid, N., Vogel, T.M. 1990. Microbial Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds - Halogenated Aliphatic Compounds. Chapter 8, pp:115-125, Proceedings from Seminar on Biological Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment. February, 1990. American Water Works Association.

Abstracts, Papers and Presentations

Invited Speaker, The Nassau Suffolk County Water Commissioners Association, "Identification of Bacterial Contaminants in the Jericho Water District". November, 1998.

Speaker at the Manhattan College Summer Institute for Water Pollution Control, June 96, 97, 98, 99. "Bioassaying Toxic Compounds". Manhattan College, New York.

Hutson, J., Klausner, D., Lowe, S., Assaf-Anid, N., Jeris, J. 1998. Westchester County Watershed Nutrient Loadings to long Island Sound. The NYEA 70th Annual Meeting, Student Research Forum Session., New York, February 2-4, 1998. The New York Water Environment Association: Abstracts of Technical Papers, p: 26. (Student oral presentation).

Invited speaker, The National Society of Black Engineers, Zone Fall Conference. October 1997. "Environmental Engineering: The New Discipline". Manhattan College, New York.

Invited speaker, Summer Workshop for Highschool Minority Students. July 1997. "Why Do We Care? A Discussion about Water Quality". Manhattan College, New York.

Invited Speaker, The Metropolitan Chapter of the New York Water Environment Association and Hazen and Sawyer, Engineers and Scientists. April 1997. "Innovative Chemical and Biochemical Methods for Reducing Chlorinated Contaminants in Ground Water". Hazen and Sawyer, Engineers and Scientists, NY.

Invited speaker, The American University of Beirut, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. March 1997. Innovative Technologies for the Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Ground Water and River Sediments. Beirut, Lebanon.

Assaf-Anid, N., Hellwege, C., and Haggblom, M. 1997. An HPLC method for the detection of cobalamin-alkyl intermediates. The ASM 97th National Meeting,,Session on Biodegradation of Chlorinated Solvents, Miami Beach, Fl, May 4-8, 1997. The American Society for Microbiology: Washington, DC, 1997; Abstract No. Q-100 p: 472. (Poster presentation).

Assaf-Anid, N., Lin, K-Y and Mahony, J.D. 1997. Reductive Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride by Iron(II) sulfide. Preprints of Papers Presented at the 213th ACS National Meeting, Symposium on Redox Reactions in Natural and Engineered Systems, San Fransisco , April 13-17, 1997. The American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1997; Vol.37 (1) pp: 194-196. (Poster presentation).

Christopoulou, A., Gajwani, G., Assaf-Anid, N. and Yapijakis, C. 1996. Perc Source Identification and Pollution Prevention Study. The NYEA 68h Annual Meeting, Student Research Forum Session, January 2-4, 1996. The New York Water Environment Association: Abstracts of Technical Papers, 1996. (Student oral presentation).

Assaf-Anid, N., Mahony, J.D., and Farley, K. 1996. An Innovative Field Laboratory Course. The AAEE/AEEP Engineering Education and Practice Conference, Orono, Maine, August 3-6, 1996. (Poster presentation).

Assaf-Anid, N. and Nies, L. 1995. Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Aliphatics and Aromatics by Elemental Metals. Preprints of Papers Presented at the 209th ACS National Meeting, Symposium on Reductive Dechlorination by Elemental Metals, Anaheim, April 2-6, 1995. The American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1995; Vol. 35 (1) pp: 908-911. (Poster presentation).

Invited speaker, The Center for Water Resources and Environmental Research, Department of Civil Engineering, the City College, CUNY, NY. March, 1995. "Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Pollutants by Metals and Organometallic Compounds".

Invited speaker, The University of Rome, La Sapienza. January, 1994. Innovative Chemical and Biological Transformations of Hazardous Chemicals.

Recent External Grants

"Phase II Disinfection Pilot Study for the Spring Creek Auxiliary Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrade". Nada Assaf-Anid (PI), Robert Sharp (Co-PI), and Walter Faber (Co-PI). Under a subcontract with Camp Dresser and McKee. Amount granted: $23,000 (Fall 1999).

"Water Quality Monitoring Program for Lower Westchester County". Funded by the Department of Planning, Westchester County. Nada Assaf-Anid (Co-PI), Scott A. Lowe (Co-PI), John S. Jeris (Advisory PI). Amount granted: $366,844 (3 years starting January 1997).

"Identification of Possible Contamination Sources in the Jericho Water Distribution System". Nada Assaf-Anid (PI), Walter Faber (Co-PI) and Robert Sharp (Co-PI). (July, 1998-September 1999). Amount granted: $60,495.

US-based Training Component of the "Phased Water Quality Monitoring Program in Barbados". August, 1998. Under a subcontract with Hydroqual, Inc. Amount granted: $4,500 (Summer 1998).

"Development of Laboratory Experiments as Part of the New Undergraduate Course in Environmental Microbiology (ENVL-317)". Manhattan College Summer Grant : $2000 (Summer 1996).

"Perc Source Identification and Pollution Prevention Study" a University Consortium research project. Constantine Yapijakis (Co-PI/Cooper Union), Victor Goldsmith (City University/Co-PI), Miriam Haran (City University/Co-PI), Nada Assaf-Anid (Co-PI). Amount granted: $ 41,451 (1996).

Pending Support

"Biogeochemical Transformation of PCBs in Marine Sediments". Nada Assaf-Anid (PI), Max Haggblom (Co-PI/Rutgers University) and Lily Young (Co-PI/Rutgers University). EPA Exploratory Research, Chemistry. Amount requested: $210,000 (2 years starting January 2000).

"Correlation of Organic Carbon Fractions to Bacterial Regrowth in Drinking Water Supplies". Nada Assaf-Anid (PI) and James Kilduff (Co-PI/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). Hazen and Sawyer. Amount requested: $60,000 (1 year starting January 2000).

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