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Dr. Madjid Mohseni is a professor at the University of
British Columbia, specializing in drinking water quality
and treatment. His research focuses on advanced oxidation
and reduction processes, electrochemical water treatment,
and the removal of emerging contaminants such as PFAS. He
aims to develop efficient and cost-effective technologies
to improve drinking water quality and protect human health
and the environment. With a strong academic background,
Dr. Mohseni holds a Ph.D. and M.A.Sc. from the University
of Toronto, and a B.Sc. from Amirkabir University of
Technology in Iran. His work involves both laboratory and
field evaluations of water treatment technologies,
collaborating with community partners to implement
innovative solutions for water purification.
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Madjid Mohseni
Professor
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Research Expertise
Drinking water quality
Drinking water treatment
Water Quality and Treatment
About
Dr. Madjid Mohseni is a professor at the
University of British Columbia, specializing
in drinking water quality and treatment. His
research focuses on advanced oxidation and
reduction processes, electrochemical water
treatment, and the removal of emerging
contaminants such as PFAS. He aims to develop
efficient and cost-effective technologies to
improve drinking water quality and protect
human health and the environment. With a
strong academic background, Dr. Mohseni holds
a Ph.D. and M.A.Sc. from the University of
Toronto, and a B.Sc. from Amirkabir University
of Technology in Iran. His work involves both
laboratory and field evaluations of water
treatment technologies, collaborating with
community partners to implement innovative
solutions for water purification.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
in landfill leachate, condensate, and
groundwater: Characterization by landfill
age and evaluation of activated carbon,
ion exchange, and electrochemical
treatment
Journal of Environmental
Management
2025
Biological ion exchange for natural
organic matter removal from drinking water
Water Research
2025
Degradation of PFOS in concentrated saline
waste streams using UV/ Sulfite process:
Critical impact of aggregation
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2025
Development of
Poly(diallyldimethylammonium)
Chloride-Modified Activated Carbon for
Efficient Adsorption of Methyl Red in
Aqueous Systems
Clean Technologies
2025
Adsorption of Methyl Red on
Poly(diallyldimethylammonium)
Chloride-Modified Clay
Materials
2025
A mini-review on advanced reduction
processes for per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances remediation: current status and
future prospects
Current Opinion in Chemical
Engineering
2024
Managing PFAS exhausted Ion-exchange
resins through effective
regeneration/electrochemical process
Water Research
2024
Structural dependence of PFAS oxidation in
a boron doped diamond-electrochemical
system
Environmental Research
2024
Decomposition of PFOA in IEX regeneration
wastewater: Comparison of UV/sulfur-based
processes, key parameters and submicellar
aggregates on degradation kinetics
Chemical Engineering Journal
2024
Ion exchange and advanced
oxidation/reduction processes for per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances treatment: a
mini-review
Current Opinion in Chemical
Engineering
2023
Vacuum-UV Radiation Capable of
Catalyst-Free Decomposition of 6:2 FTSA:
The Transformation Mechanism and Impacts
of the Water Matrix
ACS ES&T Water
2023
Design considerations for biological ion
exchange drinking water filters: Resin
selection, backwash, and regenerations
AWWA Water Science
2023
Photolysis of chloramines in vacuum-UV and
vacuum-UV/chlorine advanced oxidation
processes for removal of 1,4-dioxane:
Effect of water matrix, kinetic modeling,
and implications for potable reuse
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2023
Effects of water matrix on per- and
poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
treatment: Physical-separation and
degradation processes – A review
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Advances
2023
Electrochemical degradation of PFOA and
its common alternatives: Assessment of key
parameters, roles of active species, and
transformation pathway
Chemosphere
2023
Antimicrobial Activity of Filtered Far‐UVC
Light (222 nm) against Different Pathogens
BioMed Research International
2023
Biological Activity Offsets Diffusion
Limitations of Biofilms in Biological Ion
Exchange Water Filters
ACS ES&T Water
2022
COVID-19 pandemic lesson learned- critical
parameters and research needs for UVC
inactivation of viral aerosols
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Advances
2022
Removal of Zwitterionic PFAS by MXenes:
Comparisons with Anionic, Nonionic, and
PFAS-Specific Resins
Environmental Science &
Technology
2022
Photochemical Properties of Free Chlorine
and Inorganic Chloramines at 185 nm for
VUV/UV/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation
ACS ES&T Water
2022
Influence of sulfate and the interactions
of major organic and inorganic solutes on
the formation of nitrite during VUV
photolysis of nitrate-rich water
Journal of Environmental Chemical
Engineering
2021
PFAS and DOM removal using an organic
scavenger and PFAS-specific resin:
Trade-off between regeneration and faster
kinetics
Science of The Total Environment
2021
Application of ultraviolet light-emitting
diodes (UV-LEDs) for water disinfection: A
review
Water Research
2016
PFAS removal by ion exchange resins: A
review
Chemosphere
2021
Biofiltration of mixtures of hydrophilic
and hydrophobic volatile organic compounds
Chemical Engineering Science
2000
UV-H2O2 based AOP and its integration with
biological activated carbon treatment for
DBP reduction in drinking water
Chemosphere
2007
Development of novel TiO2 sol–gel-derived
composite and its photocatalytic
activities for trichloroethylene oxidation
Applied Catalysis B:
Environmental
2004
Synthesis of photocatalytic nanosized
TiO2–Ag particles with sol–gel method
using reduction agent
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A:
Chemical
2005
The Impact of UV/H2O2
Advanced Oxidation on Molecular Size
Distribution of Chromophoric Natural
Organic Matter
Environmental Science &
Technology
2007
Application of MXenes for water treatment
and energy-efficient desalination: A
review
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2022
A critical review of advanced oxidation
processes for emerging trace organic
contaminant degradation: Mechanisms,
factors, degradation products, and
effluent toxicity
Journal of Water Process
Engineering
2021
UV-LED fluence determination by numerical
method for microbial inactivation studies
Journal of Photochemistry and
Photobiology A: Chemistry
2020
A study on the relationship between
biodegradability enhancement and oxidation
of 1,4-dioxane using ozone and hydrogen
peroxide
Water Research
2004
Mechanisms investigation on bacterial
inactivation through combinations of UV
wavelengths
Water Research
2019
Integrated ozone and biotreatment of pulp
mill effluent and changes in
biodegradability and molecular weight
distribution of organic compounds
Water Research
2005
Microorganisms inactivation by wavelength
combinations of ultraviolet light-emitting
diodes (UV-LEDs)
Science of The Total Environment
2019
Production and Transformation of
Mixed-Valent Nanoparticles Generated by
Fe(0) Electrocoagulation
Environmental Science &
Technology
2015
PFOA and PFOS removal by ion exchange for
water reuse and drinking applications:
role of organic matter characteristics
Environmental Science: Water Research
& Technology
2019
Effects of UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation on
chemical characteristics and chlorine
reactivity of surface water natural
organic matter
Water Research
2010
Using UV pretreatment to enhance
biofiltration of mixtures of aromatic VOCs
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2007
Degradation of natural organic matter in
surface water using vacuum-UV irradiation
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2011
Efficient removal of GenX (HFPO-DA) and
other perfluorinated ether acids from
drinking and recycled waters using anion
exchange resins
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2020
Microorganisms inactivation by continuous
and pulsed irradiation of ultraviolet
light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs)
Chemical Engineering Journal
2018
In-situ identification of iron
electrocoagulation speciation and
application for natural organic matter
(NOM) removal
Water Research
2013
Development of a method for the
characterization and operation of UV-LED
for water treatment
Water Research
2017
Kinetic study and modeling of the
vacuum-UV photoinduced degradation of
2,4-D
Chemical Engineering Journal
2012
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
modeling of VUV/UV photoreactors for water
treatment
Chemical Engineering Journal
2014
Advanced Oxidation Processes: Applications
in Drinking Water Treatment
Comprehensive Water Quality and
Purification
2014
Experimental and CFD analysis of
photocatalytic gas phase vinyl chloride
(VC) oxidation
Chemical Engineering Science
2004
Removal of legacy PFAS and other
fluorotelomers: Optimized regeneration
strategies in DOM-rich waters
Water Research
2020
Impact of UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation
treatment on molecular weight distribution
of NOM and biostability of water
Water Research
2012
Heavy metals risk assessment in drinking
water: An integrated probabilistic-fuzzy
approach
Journal of Environmental
Management
2019
Gas phase vinyl chloride (VC) oxidation
using TiO2-based photocatalysis
Applied Catalysis B:
Environmental
2003
Photo-chemical/catalytic
oxidative/reductive decomposition of per-
and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),
decomposition mechanisms and effects of
key factors: a review
Environmental Science: Water Research
& Technology
2022
Oxidation of gas phase trichloroethylene
and toluene using composite sol–gel TiO2
photocatalytic coatings
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2006
Biological ion exchange as an alternative
to biological activated carbon for
drinking water treatment
Water Research
2020
Gas phase trichloroethylene (TCE)
photooxidation and byproduct formation:
photolysis vs. titania/silica based
photocatalysis
Chemosphere
2005
Effects of inorganics on the degradation
of micropollutants with vacuum UV (VUV)
advanced oxidation
Journal of Environmental Science and
Health, Part A
2017
Sensitivity of Bacteria, Protozoa,
Viruses, and Other Microorganisms to
Ultraviolet Radiation
Journal of Research of the National
Institute of Standards and
Technology
2021
UV-LED radiation modeling and its
applications in UV dose determination for
water treatment
Journal of Photochemistry and
Photobiology A: Chemistry
2018
Standardizing electrocoagulation reactor
design: Iron electrodes for NOM removal
Chemosphere
2013
Irradiance modeling in annular
photoreactors using the finite-volume
method
Journal of Photochemistry and
Photobiology A: Chemistry
2010
A study of enhanced performance of VUV/UV
process for the degradation of
micropollutants from contaminated water
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2015
Modeling and experimental evaluation of
vacuum-UV photoreactors for water
treatment
Chemical Engineering Science
2011
Application of MXenes for air
purification, gas separation and storage:
A review
Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews
2022
The fate of natural organic matter during
UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation of drinking
water
Journal of Environmental Engineering
and Science
2013
Membranes based on electrospun
lignin-zeolite composite nanofibers
Separation and Purification
Technology
2017
Impacts of hydraulic fracturing on water
quality: a review of literature,
regulatory frameworks and an analysis of
information gaps
Environmental Reviews
2016
Computational fluid dynamics modeling of
immobilized photocatalytic reactors for
water treatment
AIChE Journal
2010
Predictive radiation field modeling for
fluidized bed photocatalytic reactors
Chemical Engineering Science
2008
Protocol for Determining Ultraviolet Light
Emitting Diode (UV-LED) Fluence for
Microbial Inactivation Studies
Environmental Science &
Technology
2018
CFD modeling of mass transfer in annular
reactors
International Journal of Heat and Mass
Transfer
2009
Fluence-based photo-reductive
decomposition of PFAS using vacuum UV
(VUV) irradiation: Effects of key
parameters and decomposition mechanism
Journal of Environmental Chemical
Engineering
2022
Impact of natural organic matter
properties on the kinetics of suspended
ion exchange process
Water Research
2016
Transient Performance of Biofilters
Treating Mixtures of Hydrophilic and
Hydrophobic Volatile Organic Compounds
Journal of the Air & Waste
Management Association
1999
Modeling of annular reactors with surface
reaction using computational fluid
dynamics (CFD)
Chemical Engineering Science
2010
CFD simulation of UV photocatalytic
reactors for air treatment
AIChE Journal
2005
Utilizing ultraviolet photooxidation as a
pre‐treatment of volatile organic
compounds upstream of a biological gas
cleaning operation
Journal of Chemical Technology &
Biotechnology
2004
Degradation of cyanotoxin microcystin-LR
in synthetic and natural waters by
chemical-free UV/VUV radiation
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2020
In-situ determination of current density
distribution and fluid modeling of an
electrocoagulation process and its effects
on natural organic matter removal for
drinking water treatment
Water Research
2020
Pilot-scale
UV/H2O2advanced
oxidation process for surface water
treatment and downstream biological
treatment: effects on natural organic
matter characteristics and DBP formation
potential
Environmental Technology
2011
Human health risk-based life cycle
assessment of drinking water treatment for
heavy metal(loids) removal
Journal of Cleaner Production
2020
Using ozone to reduce recalcitrant
compounds and to enhance biodegradability
of pulp and paper effluents
Water Science and Technology
2004
A Fifty-Year History of Japan's Pulp and
Paper Industry, and its Future Prospects
JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL
1998
Impact of natural organic matter on the
degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic
acid in a fluidized bed photocatalytic
reactor
Chemical Engineering Journal
2017
Impact of anionic ion exchange resins on
NOM fractions: Effect on N-DBPs and C-DBPs
precursors
Chemosphere
2016
Long-term performance of biological ion
exchange for the removal of natural
organic matter and ammonia from surface
waters
Water Research
2018
Photocatalytic degradation of
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in a
fluidized bed photoreactor with composite
template-free TiO2 photocatalyst
Applied Catalysis A: General
2011
Coupling ultraviolet photolysis and
biofiltration for enhanced degradation of
aromatic air pollutants
Journal of Chemical Technology &
Biotechnology
2005
General Potential-Current Model and
Validation for Electrocoagulation
Electrochimica Acta
2014
Metal type and natural organic matter
source for direct filtration
electrocoagulation of drinking water
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2013
The treatment of waste air containing
phenol vapors in biotrickling filter
Chemosphere
2008
Impact of hydrodynamics on pollutant
degradation and energy efficiency of
VUV/UV and H2O2/UV oxidation processes
Journal of Environmental
Management
2015
Application of neural network in metal
adsorption using biomaterials (BMs): a
review
Environmental Science: Advances
2023
Impact of organic and inorganic carbon on
the formation of nitrite during the VUV
photolysis of nitrate containing water
Water Research
2020
Temperature dependence of the absorbance
of 185 nm photons by water and commonly
occurring solutes and its influence on the
VUV advanced oxidation process
Environmental Science: Water Research
& Technology
2018
Performance evaluation of a thermophilic
biofilter for the removal of MTBE from
waste air stream: Effects of inlet
concentration and EBRT
Biochemical Engineering Journal
2009
The impact of chloride and chlorine
radical on nitrite formation during vacuum
UV photolysis of water
Science of The Total Environment
2021
Simultaneous uptake of NOM and
Microcystin-LR by anion exchange resins:
Effect of inorganic ions and resin
regeneration
Chemosphere
2018
Inuence of major anions on the 185 nm
advanced oxidation process - Sulphate,
bicarbonate, and chloride
Chemosphere
2018
Parameter estimation and characterization
of a single-chamber microbial fuel cell
for dairy wastewater treatment
Bioresource Technology
2013
Radiation field modeling of multi-lamp,
homogeneous photoreactors
Journal of Photochemistry and
Photobiology A: Chemistry
2008
Progress and prospect of anodic oxidation
for the remediation of perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and
wastewater using diamond electrodes
Current Opinion in
Electrochemistry
2021
Drinking Water Treatments for Arsenic and
Manganese Removal and Health Risk
Assessment in White Rock, Canada
Exposure and Health
2019
Pilot-scale treatment of 1,4-dioxane
contaminated waters using 185 nm
radiation: Experimental and CFD modeling
Journal of Water Process
Engineering
2017
Pilot-scale iron electrocoagulation
treatment for natural organic matter
removal
Environmental Technology
2018
Evaluation of Weak and Strong Basic Anion
Exchange Resins for NOM Removal
Journal of Environmental
Engineering
2016
Characteristics of competitive uptake
between Microcystin-LR and natural organic
matter (NOM) fractions using strongly
basic anion exchange resins
Water Research
2018
Impact of pH on the kinetics of
photocatalytic oxidation of
2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid in a
fluidized bed photocatalytic reactor
Applied Catalysis B:
Environmental
2017
Design Improvement of Immobilized
Photocatalytic Reactors Using a
CFD-Taguchi Combined Method
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
Research
2011
Composite template-free TiO2
photocatalyst: Synthesis, characteristics
and photocatalytic activity
Applied Catalysis B:
Environmental
2011
The effect of particle morphology and
concentration on the directly measured
yield stress in filamentous suspensions
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
1995
Ozone Oxidation of Pulp and Paper
Wastewater and its Impact on Molecular
Weight Distribution of Organic Matter
Ozone: Science & Engineering
2008
Removal of Microcystin-LR from spiked
natural and synthetic waters by anion
exchange
Science of The Total Environment
2019
Characteristics of Natural Organic Matter
and Formation of Chlorinated Disinfection
By-Products from Two Source Waters that
Respond Differently to Ozonation
Ozone: Science & Engineering
2008
Education
University of Toronto
Ph.D. / 1998
University of Toronto
M.A.Sc. / 1994
Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
B.Sc.
Experience
University of British Columbia
Professor / November, 2000 — Present
Professor / November, 2000 — Present
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