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 Sandu, Alex  

Part-time Lecturer

Contact Information
 
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaprielian Hall, 210
University of Southern California
3620 S. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90089-2531

Tel:  (213) 740-0603
Fax:  (213) 740-1426
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EDUCATION

Post Doc., Johns Hopkins Univ., Institute for Policy Studies, Baltimore, Maryland, 2000

Ph.D. University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest
           Water and Waste Water Treatment
           Romania,1998

M.S.  University of Neuchatel and Polytechnical School
          of Lausanne, Switzerland
          Hydrology and Hydrogeology, 1995

B.S.  University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest
          Civil Eng. Technical Science, Sanitary Eng.,1994

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATONS

Professional Engineer Civil, California 71589
Romanian Civil Engineer Registration

SUMMARY

Civil Engineer/Water Resources/Water Treatment
  (State, Municipal Utilities and Private Clients)

Project Management, Water Resources and Environment,
  Stormwater Quality, TMDL compliance, BMP Design and
  Implementation, WTP Design, Construction Management,
  Pilot Plant Design

AWARDS

Team member that received CASQA Outstanding
  Public/Private Civil Eng. Project 2006
  California)– Cienega Filtration Project

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Technical University of Civil Engineering
  Sanitary Eng. and Water Protection Dept.
  Bucharest, Romania

Assistant Professor (2000-2001)
Water Supply Systems and Sewage Eng.
Water Supply System Design

Teaching Assistant (1997–1999)
Lecturer: Water Supply Systems and Sewerage Eng.
Workshop: Water Supply System Design with
          the French Teaching Dept.
       
LANGUAGES

English, French, Romanian and Spanish

AFFILIATIONS

AWWA
WEF
ASCE
FMA (Flood Management Association)
ARA (Romanian Water Association)
Sr. Fellow, Johns Hopkins Univ.,
    Institute for Policy Studies, Baltimore, Maryland

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Alex Sandu, R. Borch, Jim Howell, “Recent Progress in the Development of a Large-Volume Selenium Treatment Process for an Urban Environment in Southern California”, 2007.CASQA Conference.

Alex Sandu, F. Federico:” High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mats Field Evaluation”, 2007, Flood Management Association Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA.

Sandu, A.R., Dan Radulescu.(2003):” Pre-Ozonation Effects-Pilot Plant tests”, October 2003 AWWA San Diego Conference.

Sandu, A.R., Gabriel R. (2001): "Rehabilitation and upgrading of existing WTP's in Romania".   International Water Association Congress October 2001, Berlin, Germany.

Sandu, A.R., Marin, S., Racoviteanu, G. (2000): “Water Supply ". UTCB, Bucharest, Romania, 178 pages.

Sandu, A.R., Racoviteanu G. (1999): "TOC Removal by Advanced Coagulation". Proceedings of the IAWQ Biofilm Conference, New York, US.

Sandu, A.R., Mujea G. (1999): "Rehabilitation Solutions of the Budeasa Water Treatment Plant - Pitesti, Romania". Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Water Treatment Plants from Romania Symposium, Bucharest, Romania, vol.1, pp.8.1-8.13.

Sandu, A.R., Racoviteanu, G., (1998): "Correlation Water Quality -Technological Parameters for Water Treatment Filters". Proceedings of the Water Quality Symposium, Timisoara, Romania, vol.1, pp.103-111.

Sandu, A.R., Dobre A., (1998): "Estimation of Longitudinal Dispersivity in Porous Media as function of Experimental Scales. Results obtained through a Laboratory 3D Model". Paper presented at the 6-th Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, vol.2, Skopje, Macedonia, pp.387-395.

Sandu, A.R (1997): "Un Nouveau Model Physique 3D pour l'Etude de la Nappe Libre. Expérimentations Hydrodynamiques et Hydrodispersives". Report for the Ph.D. Thesis, Poiters, France.

Sandu, A.R (1996): "Theoretical Aspects of Filtration Basins combined with Slow Filters". Paper presented at the International Water Symposium, Bucharest, pp.56-62.

Sandu, A.R., (1996): "Groundwater Artificial Recharge with Infiltration Basins". Civil Engineering University's Bulletin, Vol.5, No., pp.22-34,

Sandu, A.R.; Porel, G.(1995): "Non-reactive Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media - Macro Dispersion Experimental Approach". Civil Engineering University's Bulletin, Vol.2, pp.43-56.