Crop & Soil Sciences: Personnel: Faculty
Sayed Hassan
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Academic Rank: | Associate Research Scientist and Director of Laboratory for Environmental Analysis |
| Academic History: | Ph.D., U.C., Cairo, Egypt (Analytical Chemistry) 1975 | |
| Area of Expertise: | Soil, Water & Waste Management | |
| Campus: | Athens | |
| Office Location: | 134 Phillips Building | |
| Email: | shassan@uga.edu | |
| Phone: | 706/227-7993 | |
| Fax: | 706/542-0914 | |
| Shipping Address: | Laboratory for Environmental Analysis The University of Georgia 134 Phillips Building 160 Phoenix Rd. Athens, GA 30605-5843 |
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| Additional Web site: | Laboratory for Environmental Analysis Curriculum Vitae |
Research, Teaching, and Extension Work
I do research, teaching and provide analytical support to projects carried out by UGA scientists as well as those working for not-for-profit organizations nationwide. My research interests include abiotic remediation of halogenated organic contaminants (VOC's, chlorinated solvents, pesticides, PCB's and others) in the environment using mixtures of zero-valent metals and metal sulfides. I also participate in enhancing bioremediation of contaminated soils using metabolic substrates, and in the study of the health implications of environmental pollutants. On the teaching side, my contribution is currently limited to fundamentals and applications of gas chromatography in a graduate/undergraduate course in chemical analyses of soils and water. In addition, I am responsible for supervising the work and providing the technical expertise for the Lab for Environmental Analysis. The self-supported lab was initiated in 1996 and has been equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation to provide analytical support in both the organic and inorganic fields. The lab also provides training to students in instrumental analysis where demonstrations and experiments in gas chromatography, ion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry are usually carried out.