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Mojtaba Nouri Goukeh

Tallahassee,USA

Summary

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Engineering at Florida State University, specializing in the fate and removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in landfill leachate and gas.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Research Assistant

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
05.2021 - Current

I worked as a research assistant, focusing on the measurement and removal of PFAS.

Project #1: Non-Thermal Plasma Degradation of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from Landfill Leachate.

  • Removing a high percentage of PFAS; writing the final reportand presenting data to sponsor

Project #2: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Landfill Gas Emissions.

  • Sampling landfill gas and leachate; measuring PFAS; writing final report, and presenting data to sponsor.

Project #3: Fate of PFAS and Other Contaminates During Leachate Evaporation.

  • Evaporating landfill leachate and evaluating PFAS and contaminants regulated by 40 CFR 445.11; writing final report, and presenting data to sponsor.

Project #4: Fate and Transport of PFAS in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.

  • Measuring PFAS in consumer products and evaluating their release during landfilling, writing final report, and presenting data to sponsor.

Project #5: Collection of surface water and the measurement of PPCPs.

  • Sampling surface water, measurement by LC/MS/MS

Education

Ph.D. - Environmental Engineering

Florida State University
Tallahassee
03-2025

Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering-Minor: Environmental Engineering

Florida State University
Tallahassee
01-2023

Skills

  • Waste management and landfill design
  • Stormwater design
  • PFAS removal by AOPs and adsorption
  • Water and wastewater treatment
  • GC/MS and LC/MS/MS
  • Groundwater remediation

Affiliations

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
  • Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
  • Emerging Water Quality Issues Committee in AWWA

Certification

  • Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) - Environmental Engineering
    Issued by NCEES

Publications

I have published 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and 4 final reports covering various areas, including landfill leachate, waste management, PFAS measurement and removal, advanced oxidation processes, and runoff management. 

Software

  • ArcGIS-AutoCAD-MODFLOW-WaterCAD-SewerCAD-LandGEM

Timeline

Research Assistant

Florida State University
05.2021 - Current

Ph.D. - Environmental Engineering

Florida State University

Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering-Minor: Environmental Engineering

Florida State University
Mojtaba Nouri Goukeh