Sachiyo Mukherji, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Mukherji is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Houston–Clear Lake. She received her B.S. in Chemical and Biological Science from Japan Women's University, M.E. in Environmental Engineering from Old Dominion University, Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa, and postdoctoral training in Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Utah.

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Areas of Expertise

• Resource recovery from solid wastes and wastewater
• Microbial remediation and phytoremediation of environmental pollutants

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Publications

• Tanaka, S., Brentner, L.B., Merchie, K.M., Yoon, J.M., Schnoor, J.L. and Van Aken, B. (2007) Analysis of gene expression in poplar trees (Populus deltoids × nigra DN34) exposed to the toxic explosive hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX). Int. J. Phytorem. 9:15-30.
• Tanaka, S., Walters, K.S. and Schnoor, J.L. Experimental method: In-situ localization of endophytes and xenobiotics in Populus. In Prospects and Applications for Plant-associated Microbes A laboratory manual, Part A: Bacteria. Eds. Sorvari S. and Pirttila, A.M. BioBien Innovations, Finland, pp 325
• Tanaka, S., Walters, K.S., Merchie, K. and Schnoor J.L. Methods to investigate the role of endophytes in phytoremediation: FISH and autoradiography. In Prospects and Applications for Plant-associated Microbes A laboratory manual, Part A: Bacteria. Eds. Sorvari S. and Pirttila, A.M. BioBien Innovations, Finland, pp.169.
• Brentner, L.B., Mukherji, S.T., Merchie,K.M., Yoon,J.M., Schnoor, J.L., and Van Aken, B. (2008) Expression of glutathione S-transferases in poplar trees (Populus trichocarpa) exposed to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). Chemosphere 73: 657-662
• Brentner, L.B., Mukherji, S.T., Walsh, S., and Schnoor, J.L. (2010) Localization of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in poplar and switchgrass plants using phosphor imager autoradiography. Environ. Pollution 158 470-475
• Mukherji, S.T, Leisen, J., Hughes, J.B., (2011) Removal and biosorption of C60 from water by an aquatic plant, Ceratophyllum sp., Chemosphere 84: 390-396
• Han, S., Mukherji, S.T., Rice, A. and Hughes, J.B., (2011) Determination of 2,4- and 2,6-dinitrotoluene biodegradation limits, Chemosphere 85: 848-853
• Bhattachaerjee, A.S., Mohaghegh, A., Mukherji, S.T. and Goel, R., (2015) Bacteriophage therapy for membrane biofouling in membrane bioreactors and antibiotic resistant bacterial biofilms in medical applications, Biotechnol. Bioeng. 112:1644-1654
• Huang, P., Mukherji, S.T., Wu, S., Muller, J., Goel, R., (2016) Fate of 17β-estradiol in source separated urine during integrated chemical P recovery and treatment using partial nitritation-anammox process, Water Res. 103:500-509

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Courses (Current Academic Year)

• ENSC1301/ENSC1101 Introduction to Environmental Science I and Lab
• ENSC1302/ENSC1102 Introduction to Environmental Science II and l
• ENSC3301 Energy in the Environment
• ENSC4251 Lab for Environmental Analysis 
• ENSC4352 Water Chemistry and Pollution
• ENSC4332 Advanced Environmental Sciences
• ENSC5431 Contaminant Fate and Transport
• ENSC5535 Environmental Biotechnology
• ESNC5530 Research Methods in Environmental Sciences
• ENSC6731 Seminar in Environmental Sciences
• ENSC6838 Research Project

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Research Projects

Her research is centered on resource recovery from waste, focusing on creating sustainable solutions that transform waste into valuable resources. Through her work, she seeks to increase awareness of environmental sustainability and inspire communities to better understand the urgent environmental challenges we face. 

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Awards and Accomplishments

• New Faculty Award 2022

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