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Arun Kumar Rayavellore Suryakumar is a sanitation professional, with experience in the development sector. With Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from Kuvempu University, India (2000), and Master of Science in Environmental Management from National University of Singapore, Singapore (2006), Arun has a work experience of over 18 years in wastewater and faecal waste management. He has been part of both non-profits and for-profits organizations, working in the sanitation space at various levels. Before embarking the academics, Arun led the team in designing and field implementation of an innovative thermal treatment approach of faecal sludge in India.
Arun also has founded Energy and Environment Resource Group Inc., an India based social enterprise working in the sanitation sector.
Arun likes to travel, read and enjoys his coffee.
Project title: Investigations on water boundness of Faecal Sludge and Fresh Faeces and the correlation of its properties.
Project description: The water content in the faecal sludge and fresh faeces plays an important role in its treatability. The research aims to study the proportions of different types of moisture in the faecal matter by various methods, and further study the properties which influence the moisture content to get deeper insights on the inter-dependencies and inter-influences of these properties in the context of the wetness of faecal matter.
Starting date: February 2020
Supervisor: Dr Santiago Septien Stringel
Co-Supervisor: Dr Jon Pocock
