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Kurt Rhoads

Director of the First-year Engineering Experience
Associate Professor, Division of Education and Student Programs
Engineers environmental water, wastewater and energy processes using biotechnology
Office: 216 Bingham
Phone Number: (216) 368-2952
Email: kurt.rhoads@case.edu

Education

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2009
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2001
B.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, 2000

Awards and Recognitions

2021, Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Development , Case Western Reserve University

Research Interests

Environmental Engineering, Environmental Fate of Pollutants, Bioremediation, Algal Biofuel Development, Engineering Education

Teaching Interests

Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology, First-year Engineering, Experiential learning

Professional Leadership and Service

- PRESENT,

Publications

Rhoads, K. R., Rostkowski, K., Kitanidis, P., & Criddle, C. (2013). Use of On-Site Bioreactors to Estimate the Biotransformation Rate of N-Ethyl Perfluorooctane Sulfonamidoethanol (N-EtFOSE) during Activated Sludge Treatment. Chemosphere, (92), 702-707.
Cramer, H., Okicki, J., Rhoads, K. R., Wang, X., Silverman, E., & Heston, W. (2007). 2-5A ligands--a new concept for the treatment of prostate cancer.. Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids, 26 (10-12), 1471-7.