Absar Alum

Research Assistant Professor,

School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Other ASU affiliations

Water Institute

Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

ISTB4 336 Tempe, AZ 85281
Mail code: 3005

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Absar Alum joined the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University as an assistant research professor in 2001. His research is in the area of health-related environmental microbiology with primary focus on the survival, transport, and control of microbial pathogens in soil, fresh water, wastewater, biofilms and biosolids. He has extensive experience in the application of cultural and molecular techniques for the detection of bacteria, viruses, parasites, algae and fungi. He is also involved in the development of rapid methodologies for the detection of pathogens. Alum played an instrumental role in the establishment of environmental toxicology research at ASU using cell culture-based assay.

Education

Ph.D. Soil Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona 2001
M.Sc. Mycology (Honors), University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan 1986
B.Sc. Mycology (Honors), University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan 1984

Research Activity

Abbaszadegan,Morteza*, Alum,Absar. Legionella- How Big is a Threat to Groundwater under High Recharge Conditions (ASUF 30005948). ASU FDN(1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014).
Abbaszadegan,Morteza*, Alum,Absar. Methods to Assess GWUDI and Bank Filtration Performance. AWWA RESEARCH FDN(8/1/2006 - 4/1/2010).

Courses

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
CEE 790	Reading and Conference